Hinde Group, an investment management company, has released its first-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned -0.50% (gross) and -0.87% (net) compared to -4.27% for the S&P 500 Total Return. Upon taking office on January 20, Trump immediately began implementing his policy agenda. The President’s trade policies weighed on financial markets in the quarter. You can check the fund’s top 5 holdings for its best picks for 2025.
In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Hinde Group highlighted stocks such as Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR). Founded in 1977, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is an automated electronic broker. The one-month return of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) was 2.50%, and its shares gained 75.71% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On June 18, 2025, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) stock closed at $52.60 per share, with a market capitalization of $39.42 billion.
Hinde Group stated the following regarding Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
“Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is a highly automated global securities firm that specializes in routing orders and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds and mutual funds on more than 150 electronic exchanges and market centers around the world. Interactive Brokers custodies and services accounts for hedge and mutual funds, registered investment advisors, proprietary trading groups, introducing brokers and individual investors. More than two-thirds of IB’s customers are based in Europe and Asia and an even greater share of its new customers come from those regions.
Interactive Brokers has no material, direct exposure to any tariffs on goods. The company’s revenues mainly come from commissions and net interest income, neither of which is directly affected by tariffs. The primary components of IB’s cost structure are transaction-related fees, such as fees paid to electronic exchanges, clearing houses, and market data providers, employee compensation, rent, communications expenses, advertising costs and professional services fees. Tariffs don’t apply to most of those costs. Any increase in costs that Interactive Brokers may face due to Trump’s tariffs, such as higher costs for computers and data center equipment, will be insignificant relative to the company’s overall cost structure and will impact the company only gradually as new equipment is purchased. Interactive Brokers is further insulated from any direct impact from Trump’s trade war due to the global nature of its revenues and expenses, as well as its high profit margin…” (Click here to read the full text)
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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 67 hedge fund portfolios held Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) at the end of the first quarter, which was 69 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) 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 undervalued AI stock set for massive gains.
In another article, we covered Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) and shared the list of stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors. While we acknowledge the potential of IBKR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
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