Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter “Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. 2025 marked a positive period for the equity market. The S&P 500 Index returned 2.7% in Q4 and finished the year up 17.9%. The year started with potential disruptions and heightened volatility, while it ended with optimism driven by strong AI investment, clarity in policies, and U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cuts. The market’s performance was significantly affected by the communication services and technology sectors. From a return‑driver standpoint, the market expansion in the year was driven by earnings growth. The firm observes favorable conditions as 2026 approaches, and believes it can achieve another year of strong equity returns. The Fund holds net assets of $493.06 million across 48 holdings. Please review the Strategy’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2025.
In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund highlighted stocks like The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD). The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is a leading home improvement retailer. The one-month return of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) was 3.04%, and its shares lost 5.27% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On February 11, 2026, The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) stock closed at $390.68 per share, with a market capitalization of $388.926 billion.
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund stated the following regarding The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:
“The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) traded lower after reporting weaker‑than expected same‑store sales for the prior quarter. While weather‑related events boosted results in the prior quarter, the additional demand management anticipated failed to materialize. On a positive note, recent acquisitions continue to perform well and appear likely to be a tailwind as the business environment improves.”
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 104 hedge fund portfolios held The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) at the end of the third quarter, which was 93 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of THE HOME DEPOT, INC. (NYSE:HD) 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 THE HOME DEPOT, INC. (NYSE:HD) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we covered THE HOME DEPOT, INC. (NYSE:HD) and shared a list of stocks Jim Cramer discussed. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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