Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., released the “Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter market leadership shifted abruptly. Small and mid-caps outpaced large caps, while value outperformed growth. Over the past 18 months, growth stocks, especially large and mid caps, have outperformed due to investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI). The Russell 2000 Value Index increased more than 10%, with positive returns in ten out of eleven sectors. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund highlighted stocks like Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) is a discount retailer that operates in Dollar Tree and Family Dollar segments. The one-month return of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) was 10.33%, and its shares lost 45.85% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On December 12, 2024, Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) stock closed at $70.83 per share with a market capitalization of $15.403 billion.
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund stated the following regarding Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) operates a chain of discount stores under the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar banners. Results fell short of expectations amid pressure on the lower-end consumer, which prompted management to reduce its outlook for the year.”
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Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 40 hedge fund portfolios held Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) at the end of the third quarter which was 38 in the previous quarter. In the third quarter, Dollar Tree, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:DLTR) net sales increased 3.5% year-over-year to $7.6 billion. While we acknowledge the potential of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) 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 Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) and shared the list of best department store stocks to buy. 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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