Rising Japanese yields favor scarce cash-flow assets

Conviction: 73% · Horizon: 5Y · 2026-05-26
Global liquidity tightens as the yen carry trade becomes less attractive

Rising Japanese government bond yields make yen-funded leverage more expensive and encourage Japanese capital to remain domestic. If the yen strengthens, leveraged investors may unwind foreign positions, reducing liquidity for global risk assets.

Instrument Side Target Reason
SPY Short We believe expensive U.S. large-cap equities offer too little compensation for equity risk while global liquidity conditions tighten and rates remain restrictive.
Dividend growth and real assets can outperform in a harder macro regime

Businesses tied to scarce physical assets, contracted cash flows, inflation-linked revenues, and durable pricing power may preserve returns better than richly valued growth stocks if margins compress and broad equity returns weaken.

Instrument Side Target Reason
MO Long We believe Altria combines low valuation, high cash generation, pricing power, and dividend reinvestment potential that can compound returns even when broad equity multiples contract.
VNQ Long We believe REIT exposure can benefit from scarce physical property, recurring rental income, and inflation-linked lease structures as digital abundance increases the relative value of non-replicable assets.
AMLP Long We believe midstream energy infrastructure offers predictable fee-based cash flows and exposure to hard assets that can remain resilient if liquidity tightens and growth-stock valuations compress.

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