Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, an investment adviser managing Sequoia Fund, released its Q4 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the fourth quarter, the fund returned 8.81% compared to a 7.56% return for the S&P 500 Index. The fund returned -30.52% in 2022 compared to -18.11% for the index. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2022.
Sequoia Fund highlighted stocks like The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) in the Q4 2022 investor letter. Headquartered in Westlake, Texas, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is a savings and loan holding company. On March 20, 2023, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) stock closed at $56.11 per share. One-month return of The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) was -29.77%, and its shares lost 39.14% of their value over the last 52 weeks. The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) has a market capitalization of $105.295 billion.
Sequoia Fund made the following comment about The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) in its Q4 2022 investor letter:
“The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW)’s shares held up quite well this year in the face of the broad market drawdown. Business performance was excellent. For the full year, Schwab’s revenues and EPS are expected to be up approximately 13% and 21%, respectively. Versus 2019, the company’s revenues and EPS are expected to have compounded at annual rates of approximately 25% and 14%, respectively.
The most obvious development for Schwab this year was the rather sudden change in the interest rate environment. In a higher rate environment, Schwab earns more interest revenue on client cash balances. Rates aside, this is a company that has for decades executed a consistently client-friendly strategy. The result is massive scale, a trusted brand, and an ever- expanding portfolio of products and services.
At month-end September 2022, Schwab’s total client assets stood at $6.6 trillion, making it one of the largest wealth management platforms in the US. This scale allows the company to serve its customers well and at a virtually unrivaled cost, creating something of a virtuous circle. Schwab continues to gather client assets from higher-cost channels, where multiple trillions still reside, at an impressive pace. Through the first nine months of 2022, the company grew client assets 6% organically, consistent with trends over the past many years…” (Click here to read the full text)
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The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 74 hedge fund portfolios held The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 75 in the previous quarter.
We discussed The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) in another article and shared the list of best bank dividend stocks to buy. 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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