Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its “Polen Global Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Volatility returned in the third quarter, in contrast to the first half of the year characterized by an increasingly crowded AI trade. The Strategy returned 3.85% gross (3.54% net) compared to the MSCI ACW Index’s 6.61% return. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.
Polen Global Growth Strategy highlighted stocks like MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) in its Q3 2024 investor letter. MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community. The one-month return of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) was -0.57%, and its shares gained 15.94% of their value over the last three months. On November 14, 2024, MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) stock closed at $606.14 per share with a market capitalization of $47.504 billion.
Polen Global Growth Strategy stated the following regarding MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“In the third quarter, the top relative and absolute contributors to the Portfolio’s performance were MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), SAP, and AON. MSCI bounced back following an unusually weak second quarter that saw elevated cancellations in their index business, primarily resulting from the merger between UBS and Credit Suisse. As we noted last quarter, we added to our position on the view that this softness would be short-lived. This effectively played out in the third quarter, with the company reporting strong results and a retention rate more aligned with historical averages. MSCI remains a competitively advantaged, highly profitable business with secular growth tailwinds.”
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MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 47 hedge fund portfolios held MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) at the end of the second quarter which was 53 in the previous quarter. MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) reported adjusted earnings per share growth of 12% and total revenue growth of 16% in the third quarter 2024. While we acknowledge the potential of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we discussed MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) and shared ClearBridge Growth Strategy’s views on the company. Polen Capital’s Focus Growth Strategy increased its position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) during Q3 2024, due to its impressive performance. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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