Weitz Investment Management, an investment management firm, released its “Multi-Cap Equity Fund” third-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund reported a strong third quarter on both an absolute and relative basis. The fund’s Institutional Class returned +10.45% in the quarter compared to +6.23% for the Russell 3000. The Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut of this cycle during the quarter. Investors responded by pausing the sharp increase in large-cap technology stocks (and alleged AI winners in particular) and shifting funds to smaller and midsized businesses that were thought to be more interest-rate-sensitive. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to find out its best picks for 2024.
Weitz Multi-Cap Equity Fund highlighted stocks like Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA), in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) is a company that engages in communications businesses. The one-month return of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) was 6.64%, and its shares gained 4.68% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On November 22, 2024, Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) stock closed at $86.29 per share with a market capitalization of $12.409 billion.
Weitz Multi-Cap Equity Fund stated the following regarding Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“The absolute performance news was also good this quarter. Gains were broad based: just over half of our companies experienced double-digit gains and there were few material detractors from quarterly performance. Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) (32% owner of Charter Communications) shares jumped as the company disclosed proposals to combine the Liberty holding company with Charter, making it a top contributor for the quarter. We anticipate negotiating final terms will take time but welcome the potential combination and elimination of the holding company’s discount to its underlying Charter investment.”
A technician at a site of a fiber connectivity service installation, using tools to install the high-speed data networking that the company offers.
Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 25 hedge fund portfolios held Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) at the end of the third quarter which was 18 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) 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 Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) and shared Madison Mid Cap Fund’s views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
READ NEXT: Michael Burry Is Selling These Stocks and A New Dawn Is Coming to US Stocks.
Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.