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Rowan Street Capital 1Q19 Letter: Best Quarter Ever; Main lesson from the past 15 months: Volatility and How to Think About It?

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Rowan Street Capital letter to investors for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

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Dear Partners,

We have just closed on our best quarter yet since inception. In the first quarter of 2019, Rowan Street was up +19% (gross) vs. +13% for the S&P 500 Index. April has been a good month for us as well: year-to-date as of this letter the fund is up +28% (gross).

Here is how we stacked up over the past 15 months from January 1, 2018 until March 31, 2019 (gross of fees):

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