Messy Fund Update
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Fund / Signal update · 1 August 2026 · vnext-2026-07-24
Weekly workflow proof for Guru micro test funds on Base (base01, base02, base04, base05, base06). Screening prepares evidence; the Chair decides; the system records the resolution; only then can execution mutate the book. Macro and narrative below are the postures those sessions used — not a live market refresh at publish time.
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This week at a glance
- 39 council sessions across 5 micro funds — 19 executed, 1 hold.
- Week regime path: Neutral (N) → Risk-off (R-) — Macro evidence points to a deteriorating, risk-off leaning environment with fresh but mixed underlying data, supporting a measured, capped shift toward more defensive positioning.
- Narrative tape (session-frozen): Across 16 active narrative(s), 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES ranges from SocialFi at +44.9pp to DeFAI at -44.2pp.
- base02 NAV $41.4 (-10.8% 7d, 4 exec / 1 hold).
- base05 NAV $45.71 (-3.4% 7d, 4 exec / 0 hold).
- 1INCH led aggregate screens this week — a candidate signal, not an automatic trade.
Across the councils
- Posture moves stayed partial — Chairs sized with cautious conviction rather than jumping fully to target bucket midpoints. (base01, base02, base04; 3 funds).
- Several Chairs flagged soft narrative tape — a large share of beta book value sat in narratives with negative 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES. (base02, base05; 2 funds).
What's new in the app
- Fund pages in the app now include full council minutes — open any fund and tap Council to read what the portfolio committee debated, what the Chair decided, and whether trades were executed. How the AI investment council works →
- We publish five Guru micro test funds (base01, base02, base04, base05, base06). base04 and base05 joined on 10 July; base06 began council meetings in the week of 1 August. Every change on those test funds goes through screening, council review, and signed execution — the same path future AI-managed funds will use.
Week regime · what the councils used
Regime path
Neutral (N) → Risk-off (R-)
Closing macro brief
Risk-off (R-) · as of 2026-08-01
Macro evidence points to a deteriorating, risk-off leaning environment with fresh but mixed underlying data, supporting a measured, capped shift toward more defensive positioning.
Soft narrative tape
Across 16 active narrative(s), 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES ranges from SocialFi at +44.9pp to DeFAI at -44.2pp.
- 53.3% of beta book value (attributed by primary narrative) sits in narratives with negative trailing 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES.
Micro funds · week scan
| Fund | NAV | 7d | Sessions | Exec | Hold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base01 | $90.23 | -2.1% | 15 | 4 | 0 | Council |
| base02 | $41.4 | -10.8% | 9 | 4 | 1 | Council |
| base04 | $44.01 | -2.7% | 4 | 4 | 0 | Council |
| base05 | $45.71 | -3.4% | 6 | 4 | 0 | Council |
| base06 | $23.84 | -2.7% | 5 | 3 | 0 | Council |
base01 — council & book
No trades executed this session because target finalization failed on a reduce-without-destination condition in the beta sleeve.
Week strip: Mon exec · Tue exec · Wed exec · Fri exec · Sat target · 15 sessions
Week net · Cash 20.9% → 33.6% · Base 20.4% → 25.6% · High-beta 58.7% → 40.8%
Tue exec Coverage is degraded (macro, event_calendar, recent_news, custom_tools all not_configured), reinforcing a cautious stance per policy warn_if_degraded on increase_top_down_beta.
Closing session
Cash 33.6% · Base 20.6% → 25.6% · High-beta 45.8% → 40.8%
Measured conviction and an aligned-down EMA trend justify moving toward the regime target midpoint, but the move is constrained to the maximum session movement cap of 0.05 per bucket rather than the…
- Tlos concentration at 21.4% NAV / ~46.7% of sleeve book is elevated but supported by strong dual-window rank; a partial trim to fund the base raise is proportionate to concentration risk without disputing…
- Zero unfunded new-entry capacity means any addition (e.g., mrdn) must be strictly sell-funded and sized modestly; do not let rotation sizing exceed what the funding leg raises.
- MRDN's single-run fresh rank 1 has no aggregate history; hold off on any addition until it shows durability across runs.
Top aggregate candidates — 7-day lookback , as of 1 August 2026
base02 — council & book
The council's rebalance for the base02 beta sleeve executed and reconciled.
Week strip: Mon exec · Tue exec · Wed hold · Fri exec · 9 sessions
Week net · Cash 20.9% → 18.2% · Base 19.8% → 19.7% · High-beta 59.3% → 62.1%
Wed hold Zero deployable new-entry capacity this session; any addition must be a sell-funded, same-sleeve replacement recorded in the target, not a fresh unfunded add.
Closing session
Cash 23% → 18.2% · Base 19.4% → 19.7% · High-beta 57.6% → 62.1%
The measured conviction label and aligned_down EMA trend support moving roughly 60% of the way from current weights toward the regime target midpoint, well inside the deterministic movement caps and…
- Wallet is 30.8% NAV concentration with no executable price and 2639bps exit cost — cannot be sized down via ordinary rebalancing, only via ratified required exit.
- Unibtc similarly lacks a trusted chain-local price and requires a ratified required exit rather than discretionary trims.
- 46.5% of beta book value sits in narratives with negative trailing 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES, per narrative signal.
Top aggregate candidates — 7-day lookback , as of 1 August 2026
base04 — council & book
The rebalance executed and reconciled, moving the fund toward a ratified posture of cash 42%, base 30%, and high beta 28% (from about 43.8/28.0/28.2%), though realized post-execution weights are not yet available.
Week strip: Mon exec · Tue exec · Wed exec · Sat exec · 4 sessions
Week net · Cash 41.9% → 42% · Base 27.8% → 30% · High-beta 30.3% → 28%
Tue exec Dickbutt's fresh rank 1 is driven primarily by a +21 social-score jump with only 2 of 7 aggregate runs of support; treat as thin-pedigree evidence, not a durable multi-run leader.
Closing session
Cash 43.8% → 42% · Base 28% → 30% · High-beta 28.2% → 28%
The measured conviction label and aligned-down EMA signal support a moderate move toward the regime's defensive target midpoint, but movement is capped at 5% per bucket and tempered because…
- Deployable new-entry beta capacity is $0.00; any addition to the sleeve (e.g. cocoro) must be strictly funded by a recorded exit/reduction, not treated as incremental new capacity.
- ani and bald carry no aggregate screening rank and minimal liquidity ($18.2k and $3.1M global respectively, ani vol 24h only $29), making their evidence pedigree the weakest in the sleeve despite small NAV…
- ANI and BALD removals were affirmatively proposed by only one PM seat each; monitor whether future sessions surface an explicit thesis for names this evidence-thin before further reliance on silent…
Top aggregate candidates — 7-day lookback , as of 1 August 2026
base05 — council & book
The council's rebalance executed and reconciled, holding jarvis, trimming dickbutt, and trimming swarm inside a locked posture that moved cash from about 42% to about 37% and base from about 23% to about 28%, with high beta essentially flat near 35%; realized post-execution weights are not yet available, and a small residual of about $0.01 remains from an asymmetric pairing.
Week strip: Mon exec · Tue exec · Wed exec · Sat exec · 6 sessions
Week net · Cash 40.1% → 37% · Base 22.5% → 28% · High-beta 37.4% → 35%
Tue exec Zero unfunded new-entry capacity; any addition must be strictly sell-funded from a recorded exit/reduction.
Closing session
Cash 41.9% → 37% · Base 23% → 28% · High-beta 35.1% → 35%
Analyst recommendation exceeded session movement limits and was clamped by validation.
- 100% of beta book value sits in narratives with negative 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES
- Deployable beta buy budget is zero; only sell-funded replacement capacity ($16.07) exists
- SWARM's exit evidence is directional (concentration plus coverage loss) but not yet corroborated by a fresh deterioration signal; this reduce is a risk-management trim, not a deterioration call.
Top aggregate candidates — 7-day lookback , as of 1 August 2026
base06 — council & book
No trades executed because target finalization failed on a reduce-without-destination conflict in the sleeve's single holding, kaito.
Week strip: Mon exec · Tue exec · Wed exec · Sat target · 5 sessions
Week net · Cash 100% → 47.9% · Base 0% → 38.1% · High-beta 0% → 14%
Tue exec 100% of beta book value (by primary narrative) sits in narratives with negative 30d momentum vs TOTAL3ES; the incoming 1inch add continues this concentration rather than diversifying away from it.
Closing session
Cash 51.3% → 47.9% · Base 39.7% → 38.1% · High-beta 9% → 14%
Analyst recommendation exceeded session movement limits and was clamped by validation.
- Executable new-entry capacity is capped at 1 position this session; adding both 1inch and omi as proposed by trend_momentum_pm exceeds funded capacity absent a further reduction.
- Kaito shows fresh/aggregate rank divergence and multi-metric score decay (RelStr -8, Mom/Vol -3, Social -3), consistent with a momentum-breakdown thesis rather than a data glitch.
- Sleeve has only one active member; any reduction of kaito requires a named destination (a ratified addition) since no other member can absorb freed weight.
Top aggregate candidates — 7-day lookback , as of 1 August 2026
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