Here’s What Lifted Highwoods Properties (HIW)

Cullen Capital Management, LLC, operating under the name Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc. (SCCM), has released its “SCCM Small Cap Value Equity Strategy” third-quarter investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The US equity market continued the rally in the third quarter, with the Russell 2000 returning 12.4% and the Russell 2000 Value surging 12.6%. The Small Cap Value Equity strategy returned 14.4% (gross of fees) and 14.2% (net of fees) in the quarter. The small caps delivered strong results in the quarter, driven by Fed rate cuts, broad-based economic resilience, and renewed investor appetite for risk. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, the SCCM Small Cap Value Equity Strategy highlighted Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW). Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) is a publicly traded, fully integrated office real estate investment trust. The one-month return for Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) was -1.87%, and its shares lost 14.08% over the last 52 weeks. On November 26, 2025, Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) stock closed at $27.88 per share, with a market capitalization of $3.064 billion.

SCCM Small Cap Value Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“Our strong stock selection within Real Estate made the sector a meaningful contributor to relative performance for the quarter. Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) (+4.1%) also added modestly, benefiting from stable occupancy and disciplined expense management. The sector’s positive results reflected a selective focus on companies with strong balance sheets and exposure to segments of commercial real estate demonstrating early signs of recovery.”

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 20 hedge fund portfolios held Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) at the end of the second quarter, compared to 22 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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