Thematic Signals Vol. 7, #8

Seasons change but strong thematic signals persist

Spring tends to bring longer days and warmer temperatures following the shorter and cooler days of winter. The change of season tends to result in people getting out and about more and actively engaging in all sorts of activities. What hasn’t changed, however, is the continued points of confirmation for our investment themes. As you’ll soon see, the tailwinds for these targeted strategies continue to blow, keeping our level of conviction rather high.

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Aging of the Population
Capturing the demographic wave of the aging population and the changing demands it brings with it:

• Assessing the lingering impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce

• Tech Opportunities In Climate Change And An Aging Population

• Population aging is an urgent challenge, but new technologies can help

• What Investors Need to Know About the Growing Digital Health Space

Consumer Inflation Fighters
Companies poised to benefit as consumers stretch the disposable spending dollars they do have:

• Half of all UK consumers have cut non-essential spending

• State of the US Consumer: March 2023: Improved financial sentiment struggles to boost spending confidence

• RBC Consumer Spending Tracker: Goods spending edges down in March

• US consumer spending on video streaming services drops 25%

• The American shopper just officially had their weakest quarter of spending since the pandemic hit

Cyber Security & Data Privacy
Securing individuals and organizations against cyber threats and privacy violations:

• Cybersecurity-focused network traffic data is useful to the FBI as well

• MSI confirms security breach following ransomware attack claims

• UK criminal records office confirms cyber incident behind portal issues

• The Rise of CCTV Hacks in an Evolving Cyber-Threat Landscape

• Global IT spending forecast to rise 5.5%, fuelled by software, services

Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity
The buildout and upgrading of our Networks, Data Storage Facilities, and Equipment:

• Data Centers don’t usually tie in with environmental solutions but that is changing

• Gartner: Inflation Won’t Stop IT Spend Swell

• 5G connections set to rise past 5.9 billion by 2027

• 5G services set to reach $600 billion by 2026

• How Will the Mainstreamization of 5G Impact IoT in 2023?

Digital Privacy & Identity
Companies providing the tools and services that verify authorized users and safeguard personal data privacy:

• Data breach at Elmbrook School District exposes personal information about former and current employees

• 600K records exposed by a compromised site selling stolen data

• AT&T Vendor Data Breach Exposed 9 Million Customer Accounts

• Healthcare data breach affects more than 4.2 million people

• Italy Bans ChatGPT, Other Nations Threaten the Same

EV Transition
Capturing the transition to EVs and related infrastructure from combustion engine vehicles:

• That $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit may soon be harder to get. Here are 2 workarounds

• EPA to propose auto emissions limits in new EV adoption drive

• Toyota’s new leadership aims for 10 new battery EV models by 2026

• Incentives, tenant demand push CRE owners to add EV charging stations

Luxury Buying Boom
Tapping into aspirational buying and affluent buyers amid rising global wealth:

• While the full report will cost you a pretty penny, this overview of the “Hard Luxury Goods Market” for 2023 - 2031 gives some reasons to be upbeat on this sector

• LVMH Chairman visits Seoul, South Korea to get a feel for what is expected to be a $6.9 billion luxury goods market by 2024

• How Brands Are Selling Quiet Luxury to the Masses

• Hermes Surfs Luxury Boom to €200 Billion Market Value

• LVMH’s Guide to the Global Economy

• Kering turns to artificial intelligence to continue growth trajectory

• Cucinelli Raises Sales Growth Forecast for 2023

• Lamborghini CEO says orders for hybrid Revuelto show ‘incredible’ demand from wealthy car-buyers

Sustainable Future of Food
Companies addressing the challenge of providing healthy, affordable, and nutritious food to a growing global population amid dwindling natural resources:

• Solar panels can play a part in powering farms and reducing water needs

• CNH Industrial Takes Controlling Stake in Bennamann

• Deere’s FurrowVision Brings Eyes of Grower into the Furrow

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Recent Thematic Signals

• Thematic Signals, Vol 7, #6 - Rising Retirement Ages, Inflation, Ransomware, Microbes... and RDJ?

• Thematic Signals, Vol 7, #5 - So many thematic confirmation points to share... yet again!

• Thematic Signals, Vol 7, #4 - In Our Own Words

• Thematic Signals, Vol 7, #3 - Sure there was the 2023 Super Bowl 2023 and its commercials but bring on more thematic confirmation points.

• Thematic Signals Vol 7, #2 - Earnings season, economic data nor a Fed meeting have slowed the pace for confirming signals for our thematic strategies.

• Thematic Signals Vol. 7, #1 - Entering 2023, confirmation points for our thematic strategies continue.

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Tematica Thematic Indices

• Foxberry Tematica Research Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Index

• Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index

• Tematica BITA Cleaner Living Sustainability Screened Index

• Tematica BITA Data Privacy and Digital Identity Index

• Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index

• Tematica BITA Big Spenders & Savers Index 

• Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index