Alphyn Capital Management, an investment management firm, released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Master Account of the fund returned 2.6% net in the fourth quarter compared to 2.4% for the S&P500 Index. As of fourth quarter 2024, the top ten holdings accounted for approximately 67% of the portfolio, and approximately 9% of the portfolio was held in cash. Despite the market cooling in December, the fund ended the year with a decent overall performance. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.
Alphyn Capital Management highlighted stocks like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in its Q4 2024 investor letter. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) provides consumer products, advertising, and subscription services through online and physical stores that operate through North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. The one-month return of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was -6.01%, and its shares gained 48.14% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On December 24, 2024, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock closed at $218.94 per share with a market capitalization of $2.302 trillion.
Alphyn Capital Management stated the following regarding Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to demonstrate how a massive balance sheet, combined with a relentless focus on customer satisfaction and first-principles thinking, can drive sustainable cash flow growth. Recent earnings highlight strong execution across multiple fronts. At its core, Amazon pursues what customers value most: faster, cheaper delivery. This quarter, 40 million users enjoyed free same-day shipping, reflecting management’s sizable investments in regional logistics. These moves have reduced service costs, supported margin expansion, and set the stage for continued improvements with further robotics integration.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in first position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 286 hedge fund portfolios held Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) at the end of the third quarter which was 308 in the previous quarter. In the third quarter, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered $158.9 billion in revenue, up 11% year-over-year. While we acknowledge the potential of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) 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 cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we discussed Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and shared the list of best NASDAQ stocks to buy in 2025. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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