Ariel Investments, an investment management company, released its “Ariel Global Strategy” fourth-quarter investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the fourth quarter, the Ariel Global Composite delivered a 10.72% gross of fees compared to a +9.76% return for the primary MSCI ACWI Index and a +14.21% gain for the MSCI ACWI Value Index. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2022.
Ariel Global Strategy highlighted stocks like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in its Q4 2022 investor letter. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a multinational software company that develops, and licenses software, services, devices, and solutions. On March 15, 2023, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock closed at $265.44 per share. One-month return of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was 1.26%, and its shares lost 10.09% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a market capitalization of $1.976 trillion.
Ariel Global Strategy made the following comment about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in its Q4 2022 investor letter:
“Enterprise software provider Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) also traded lower, as higher interest rates and economic concerns have created headwinds for growth-oriented technology companies. We believe this price action runs counter to Microsoft’s solid fundamentals, competitive positioning and long-term business outlook. We continue to anchor on the company driving value creation by capitalizing on a broad and deep set of opportunities, most notably within hybrid cloud infrastructure. The platform continues to demonstrate share gains and strong multi-year purchase intent as enterprises transition to cloud based platforms. At current trading levels, we believe Microsoft’s risk/reward is skewed to the upside.”
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) holds the first position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 259 hedge fund portfolios held Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 269 in the previous quarter.
We discussed Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in another article and shared the list of largest software companies in the world by revenue. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2022 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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