Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Benefited From An Underweight Exposure In Tesla (TSLA)

Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The U.S. equity market experienced a modest decline in Q1 2025, with the S&P 500 Index falling 4.27%, while bonds showed stability with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index rising 2.78%. In the first quarter, Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Strategy delivered -9.55% gross of fees (-9.68% net of fees), outperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index’s -9.97% return. Security selection led the portfolio to outperform in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Aristotle Atlantic Large Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, as well as energy generation and storage systems. The one-month return of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) was -8.20%, and its shares gained 47.34% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On April 23, 2025, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock closed at $250.74 per share with a market capitalization of $807.624 billion.

Aristotle Atlantic Large Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:

“The underweight in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) contributed to performance in the first quarter of 2025. Tesla’s automobile sales declined in the quarter, in part due to factory changeovers that were required for updates to the company’s best-selling vehicle, the Model Y. This resulted in slower sales volume in the quarter. Competition from China’s BYD is causing market share losses for Tesla in several non-U.S. markets. The CEO’s position as an advisor to President Trump has damaged Tesla’s brand image among a cohort of traditional electric vehicle buyers.”

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In another article, we covered Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and shared the list of best stock picks of Marjorie Taylor Greene. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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