LRT Capital is a fundamental investment hedge fund based in Austin, TX. The firm was founded by Lukasz R. Tomicki. Lukasz cofounded and sold LobbyAssist, a technology company that developed software for tracking state campaign finance and legislation. He also worked in the political consulting industry where he worked with lobbyists, campaign managers and outside groups on structural reforms including improving public education, tax reform and economic growth policies. Few fund managers have such experiences to draw on.
Our sole aim in crafting our investment program is to maximize long-term investment returns. LRT employs a repeatable process to identify undervalued securities. We invest only in companies with durable competitive advantages, i.e. “moats”, the ability to grow and reinvest capital, and led by management teams with a demonstrated history of intelligent capital allocation. At LRT Capital we invest as though it were our own money – because it is.
We focus on moats, management and long growth runways – all three are sources of perpetual inefficiency and mispricing. Our flagship strategy is 20-40% beta-adjusted net long and comprised of a portfolio of 50-75 long names which are hedged with 4-6 market index short positions. Since inception our strategy has outperformed the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 and all relevant hedge fund indexes by a wide margin. Winner of “Best Emerging Manager” Award.