Meet Uranium

In a continued effort to bring you behind the scenes with our investing team, we're going to be profiling some of our biggest thematic bets across our equity strategies. Today, we have part 1 of a 2-part series on uranium: the natural resource behind nuclear energy that has become one of Titan's most significant thematic investments.

We’re invested in four uranium stocks across our strategies: NexGen Energy (NXE) and Denison Mines (DNN) in Opportunities, and Cameco Corp (CCJ) and the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM) in Offshore.

Our Senior Analyst John Bottcher even made a recent research trip to NexGen's facility in Saskatoon, Canada that we'll recap in part 2. The above image is a teaser of his helicopter flight to their primary mining site.

Click here to watch a video recap, or keep reading for an executive summary.

Our Original Thesis.

01. Nuclear is clean, safe, reliable, and here to stay.

11% of total power generation globally (and 20% in the US) is already dependent on nuclear power, and geopolitical conflict is only accelerating the demand for it.

02. There isn't enough uranium to meet demand.

When various factors coalesced into a prolonged uranium bear market, the two largest producers cut production until uranium prices were able to recover. Now, the tables have turned and a supply/demand imbalance is rapidly accelerating.

03. We're reaching an inflection point.

This supply/demand imbalance may be about to accelerate even more rapidly, as over the next couple years the vast majority of U.S. utility companies will need to re-sign long-term contracts to secure nuclear resources for the next decade. Prices could appreciate rapidly.

Our Holdings.

NexGen Energy (NXE)

A pre-revenue, development-stage newcomer with industry-leading economics. Will need to raise external capital before production starts in ~2026, but is well-positioned with high-profile investors and very strong mineral assets in Saskatoon, Canada. We entered at what we believe to be a discounted valuation with a high margin of safety.

Denison Mines (DNN)

One of the largest global uranium companies, with one of the strongest portfolios of uranium properties – located in Alberta's Athabasca Basin. DNN also employs advanced mining techniques that give it higher earnings potential relative to peers. However, they're currently unprofitable, and are dependent on the rise of uranium's spot price to fund future projects.

Cameco Corp (CCJ)

Cameco is the second-largest uranium supplier in the world, and like NXE is also based in Saskatoon, Canada. They have a massive amount of supply (455 million pounds) of high-grade uranium assets, a strong balance sheet, and compelling unit economics. Their operations are highly complex, though, and we're monitoring their ability to execute to try to mitigate risk.

Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM)

A uranium-focused ETF that gives our Offshore strategy a way to gain physical uranium exposure. URNM’s 2nd largest holding (13% as of 10/23/23) is the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust which holds physical uranium tied to the market price-per-pound (spot price) of uranium. A spot price increase due to the supply/demand imbalance accelerating would directly benefit URNM.

 Strong performance to date.

Our uranium thesis has played out even better than expected, driven by the supply/demand imbalance accelerating in each direction beyond our expectations. Major factors:

Since initiating our uranium positions in 2021, we’ve seen performance of up to +68% to date.* (as of 10/23/23)

Certainly correlated to our performance, uranium’s price-per-pound (spot price) has increased more than 100% since our initiation of uranium positions – from $32.40 in July 2021 to now $71.58 as of September 2023.

Lastly, for context, uranium investments have also far outperformed other commodities in 2023 year-to-date:

Volatility should follow.

Uranium has been and will likely continue to be a very volatile commodity. We don't expect performance to be “up and to the right,” and nor should you. There are a variety of factors that we expect might create a bit of a roller coaster for uranium prices and stocks, including:

We aim to navigate this volatility for you by rigorously selecting quality stocks, dynamically sizing positions by trimming or adding based on research, and being disciplined risk managers to ensure you aren't overexposed to one stock or even to uranium as a whole.

TLDR: While volatility is expected with this uranium thesis, we’re prepared for it and aim to use it to our advantage.

Staying ahead of the curve.

One of the greatest risk(s) we see with our uranium thesis is execution. That’s why we try to get boots on the ground whenever possible, and do in-depth work in an effort to both preserve and grow your capital.

Stay tuned for part 2 of this series which will detail John's findings from his research trip to NexGen’s Arrow Mine in Saskatoon, Canada – and what's next for our uranium thesis.

Disclosures:

*The chart shown above is for illustrative purposes only. “Return” represents the actual return of the holding from Titan’s purchase date through 10/23/23. The weight ranges shown represent the range of holding weights in actual client accounts across our three risk profiles. Exact weight for each client will vary depending on client risk profile, investment date, and other account customizations.

As of the date of publication, NXE and DNN are holdings in Titan’s Opportunities strategy and CCJ and URNM are holdings in Titan’s Offshore strategy. All information provided in the above article is as of 10/23/23. Charts, graphs, and other illustrations are for educational and informational purposes only.

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