Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., released the “Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund” third quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. Equities rose early in the quarter on the back of a broader appetite for risk, however, they eventually fell when interest rates crossed 4%. Value and growth stocks performed similarly in the market’s large- and mid-cap categories. On the other hand, value stocks proved to be more defensive in the small-cap group. The Russell Midcap Value Index fell 4.5%, with only the energy and financials sectors seeing gains. Healthcare, communication services, and consumer staples detracted. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2023.
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund highlighted stocks like Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) in the Q3 2023 investor letter. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) is a packaging solutions provider. On December 22, 2023, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) stock closed at $36.58 per share. One-month return of Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) was 9.06%, and its shares lost 26.78% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) has a market capitalization of $5.296 billion.
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund made the following comment about Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) in its Q3 2023 investor letter:
“The Russell Midcap Value Index declined 4.5%, with only the energy and financials sectors generating positive returns. The healthcare, communication services, and consumer staples sectors were the weakest. Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) provides packaging solutions to a variety of end markets. The company’s results were negatively impacted by customer inventory destocking.”
A factory line of workers working together to assemble protective packaging solutions.
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 28 hedge fund portfolios held Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) at the end of third quarter which was 27 in the previous quarter.
We discussed Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) in another article and shared Vulcan Value Partners’ views on the company in the previous quarter. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2023 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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