Investment Q&A

Q: If I am reading my sources correctly, NBIS has a short interest of about 8.2%. Isn’t this quite high for a stock that has already increased a lot this year? What are the bears thinking and could there be more upside in a squeeze?

Q: For arguments sake, let’s say AI does start to eat Constellation’s lunch. How could a person hedge their position in Constellation? A company like Palantir?
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i, First a big thanks for your blog report on CSU's meeting to discuss AI impact on their businesses. Do you think the markets will re-rate these companies? If you owned these companies what would you do going forward? Will this impact your weightings in the 5i portfolios? Thx.

Q: Thanks for the detailed Blog Post.

Please advise if you would consider CSU as a buy or hold. What price would you consider as Strong Buy.

Thanks for the great service

Q: Hi 5i,
May I please have your current opinion on Electrovaya as a 3 to 5 year hold?

I see that the stock price has gone up recently.

If you could provide some insight on the company and their future prospects it would be appreciated.

Also, do you feel that there is much in the way of risk related to U.S. tariffs and the upcoming renegotiation of CUSMA.
Thanks!

Q: Have more than a 100% gain on these two companies, is it time to take some profit?

Q: Hi Peter,

Thank you for your answer. I would appreciate it if you could answer the second part of my question as well.

"Q: Hi Peter,

I have a question about Nvidia’s proposed $100 billion investment in OpenAI. From my understanding, the funds will be used to purchase Nvidia’s own GPUs. How should investors interpret this circular funding in terms of valuation integrity and long-term sustainability? Does it raise red flags about inflated revenue or distorted market signals? Considering the deep entanglement between Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft, at what point does this trio resemble a functional monopoly in the AI ecosystem? If it walks and quacks like a duck, it is a duck! Is it time for regulators or competitors like Google and AMD to step in and balance the power? I doubt the government knows or will to do anything. I would love to hear your perspective.

Best,
Matt


5i Research Answer:
Certainly NVDA is trying to tie up the ecosystem, that we are fairly sure of. It wants to control the datacentre market, which of course means a captured market for its GPUs. It is a virtous cycle (invest in a company, it buys chips, sells out space in its datacentre, and gets cash flow to buy more space). However it does rely on incremental demand, and this could be a problem. CRWV, for example, is using debt for much of its funding, and this could certainly backfire when demand slows. For now, it is an arms race, though, with insatiable demand requiring massive funding. NVDA has the ability to fund these companies. However, it does not have $100B sitting around. It will come over time (the deal right now is just a letter of intent). NVDA has said that, in a $10B data centre, as an example, it would sell about $3B of GPUs to it. It is not quite a 100% 'selling to itself' as some believe. But it is a circular event, and some accuse NVDA of essentially funding sales to itself. It is more than this, but does carry risks. "

Best,
Matt

Q: Seems investors are not impressed by CSU and continue to sell off all these names. I have around a 10% allocation to the family (4% CSU, 4% LMN, 2% TOI). I'm contemplating reducing my positions and adding to MDA, ZDC, CLS, ISRG, TOU. What are your thoughts? I'm concerned because CSU and LMN are one of the larger positions in my portfolio. Thank you!

Q: Hi Peter,

I have a question about Nvidia’s proposed $100 billion investment in OpenAI. From my understanding, the funds will be used to purchase Nvidia’s own GPUs. How should investors interpret this circular funding in terms of valuation integrity and long-term sustainability? Does it raise red flags about inflated revenue or distorted market signals? Considering the deep entanglement between Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft, at what point does this trio resemble a functional monopoly in the AI ecosystem? If it walks and quacks like a duck, it is a duck! Is it time for regulators or competitors like Google and AMD to step in and balance the power? I doubt the government knows or will to do anything. I would love to hear your perspective.

Best,
Matt

Q: All 3 stocks have recently been down and are continuing to drop today (Tuesday). Your blog on the CSU/Leonard call about AI recapped what was said and indicated premiums assigned to these stocks may be lowered. Looks like it's now underway. I was hoping for more thought on what might happen in the future? As many of your customers own these stocks, it would be nice if 5i could issue quick reports on them. Are they still rated high or have they gone down a notch, or two or three? Are they rated buy, hold or sell? Where does 5i see these stocks' prices in 3, 6 and 12 months from now? I realize there are many unknowns and predicting the future is tough, but 5i has done this generally quite well in the past. These 3 stocks appear to widely held and deserve more attention at this time.

Q: Thank you for the timely and well-done blog on CSU.
Two questions:

1) Would YOU put new/fresh money into CSU TODAY? Please give a brief reasoning for your answer.

2) If YOU had owned CSU shares for a number of years, what would you do with them today (irrespective of portfolio make-up)? Please give a brief reasoning for your answer.

Thank you

Q: I would like some suggestions for a proxy for KXS. One that you feel has more growth potential.
Regards

Wayne

Q: Has the CSU blog been posted? Could you provide a link?
Thanks.

Q: I am a dividend investor who prefers to hold fewer companies for the long term, gradually adding to the position over time in perpetuity.

5i recently sold OTEX from its Balanced Portfolio. There have been discussions about disruption from AI.

Do you think OTEX remains a viable longterm holding for a dividend investor? Can we expect to see modest continued growth and modest dividend growth - or should this position be sold due to the risks involved?

Q: Can i have you opinion on this company please. What is the risk/reward opportunity.

Thank you for your assistance.

Q: What is your opinion on the ai conference today ? Leonard feels it’s hard to determine which scenario — a renaissance or a recession — is more likely because the state of AI is changing rapidly and no one has a real sense of what it will be capable of a year from now.

Q: Whats driving OKLO up everyday? Thanks!

Q: I own all three of these and am considering consolidating to simplify my portfolio. Would you recommending holding any one vs another or keeping all three.

Q: Hi,

I asked a question on July 31 re Intel - would your analysis change with the investment by US government and Nvidia.

Q: Hello Team,
Could I have three "AI Hardware" names to own now please.
Thanks!