Oakmark Funds, advised by Harris Associates, released its “Oakmark Equity and Income Fund” first quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. The fund increased 3.3% in the first quarter compared to a 4.3% return for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index. The fund generated a 9.4% compounded annual rate of return since its inception in 1995 compared to the Index’s return of 6.7%. The equities returned 4.4% in the quarter underperforming the S&P 500 Index which returned 7.5%. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2023.
Oakmark Equity and Income Fund highlighted stocks like Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in the first quarter 2023 investor letter. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) provides banking and financial services. On April 12, 2023, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) stock closed at $28.48 per share. One-month return of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) was -1.69%, and its shares lost 24.19% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) has a market capitalization of $227.819 billion.
Oakmark Equity and Income Fund made the following comment about Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in its Q1 2023 investor letter:
“The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund has 29% of its equity portfolio in financials. This made the March sell-off painful, but we do not believe that this has meaningfully changed the value of most of our financial equity holdings. In fact, we were adding to financial positions throughout March. We believe that one way to analyze our financial holdings is to look at them in different buckets given their various business models and risk profiles. Almost 30% of our financial exposure is in insurance companies and insurance brokers. Insurance companies have very stable liability profiles, so the main risk is a change in asset values. We are comfortable with their investment portfolios and think these stocks are quite attractive. Around 5% of our financials are asset managers. This leaves a little over 40% of the financials exposure in a varied group of banks and lenders. About 5% of that portfolio is in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) and State Street. These two banks are designated as Systematically Important Financial Institutions and are held to higher regulatory standards. Our largest single financials holding is Bank of America, which has grown deposits during March, and we believe it is one of the best managed companies in the sector.”
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is in 15th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 100 hedge fund portfolios held Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 97 in the previous quarter.
We discussed Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in another article and shared the list of best Warren Buffett stocks to buy according to hedge funds. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2023 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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