BEDZ: 2nd Quarter 2022 Portfolio Review
Performance
After having a strong 1st quarter in 2022 and beating the S&P 500 by over 5%, BEDZ gave those gains back in the 2nd quarter of 2022. It was a very difficult quarter for the hotel and cruise industry and BEDZ returned -25.70% (NAV) for Q2 2022 with most of the negative performance occurring in June.
Portfolio
The hotel industry is beginning to feel the impact of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive approach to curbing inflation. We are finding ourselves in a fine balance between capturing the pent-up demand from delayed weddings and events with increased labor costs, a tight labor market, and a delayed rebound to pre-pandemic levels in business travel and business events. So, in an industry that still needs to invest in new properties, technologies and services, the cost of the capital required is steadily increasing.
Contributors / Detractors
For the quarter, basically all the positions were down, led by Airbnb, Expedia and Golden Entertainment.
Important Portfolio Trades
Several trades were made throughout the quarter, most notable was the increase of over 17,000 shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts. The rest of the trades were smaller tactical adjustments to the portfolio, mostly around the casino hotel industry.
New Positions
No new positions were added during the quarter.
General Update
The markets are clearly volatile this year. We have what some would call an overheated economy driven by the unprecedented action of both the Fed during the pandemic and by Federal legislators who were aggressively driving capital into citizen’s bank accounts in an attempt to offset business losses during the lockdown. Now with the Fed trying to tame inflation, there is a bill to be paid for all the financial stimulus. Additionally, there is war in Ukraine, and China is still struggling to contain their COVID related issues.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Security Description | Portfolio Weight % |
| BVH | BLUEGREEN VACATIONS HOLDING | 8.09% |
| RRR | RED ROCK RESORTS INC-CLASS A | 6.64% |
| TH | TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP | 6.29% |
| PLYA | PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS NV | 4.81% |
| MCRI | MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC | 4.71% |
| GDEN | GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC | 4.66% |
| MAR | MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -CL A | 4.62% |
| BYD | BOYD GAMING CORP | 4.52% |
| WH | WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC | 4.50% |
| CHH | CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC | 4.40% |
As of 06.30.2022. Cash is excluded. Subject to change.
Please see our complete Fund holdings at advisorshares.com/etfs/bedz. The holdings details are updated each market day.
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Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. The hotels, restaurants & leisure industry is highly competitive and relies heavily on consumer spending for success. The prices of securities of companies in the industry may fluctuate widely due to general economic conditions, consumer spending and the availability of disposable income, changing consumer tastes and preferences and consumer demographics, in addition may be affected by the availability and expense of liability insurance. Legislative or regulatory changes and increased government supervision. Companies in the hotels, resorts & cruise lines sub-industry may be affected by unique supply and demand factors that do not apply to other sub-industries. Weak economic conditions in some parts of the world, changes in oil prices and currency values, political instability in some areas, and the uncertainty over how long any of these conditions could continue may have a negative impact on the lodging industry. As a result of such current economic conditions and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the lodging industry may continue to experience weakened demand for occupancy in some markets.
Shares are bought and sold at market price (closing price) not NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Market price returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined), and do not represent the return you would receive if you traded at other times.
Holdings and allocations are subject to risks and to change.
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