Richie Capital Group, an equity investment firm, released its first-quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. The RCG Select Alpha strategy gained +12.2% and the RCG Long Short strategy lost 4.5% in the first quarter, while their respective benchmarks, the Russell 2500 Index and the Equity Long Short Index, gained +3.4% and +2.0%, respectively. The Top 10 Strategy gained +4.2% compared to +7.5% for the S&P 500 Index. The collapse of SVB and further financial sector contagion impacted the small and midcap stocks in the quarter as the volatility rose more than 30% while the large-cap funds remained relatively stable. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2023.
Richie Capital Group highlighted stocks like American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in the first quarter 2023 investor letter. American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a multitenant communications real estate operator. On April 11, 2023, American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) stock closed at $210.38 per share. One-month return of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) was 3.98%, and its shares lost 18.19% of their value over the last 52 weeks. American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) has a market capitalization of $97.963 billion.
Richie Capital Group made the following comment about American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in its Q1 2023 investor letter:
“American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) (down -3.6%) – Shares of American Tower lagged in the quarter after a lackluster earnings report and a broader sell-off of in REIT’s. Rising interest rates have hampered the REIT sector as 1) income investors can now find comparable yields from U.S. treasuries, and 2) debt financing for real estate has become considerably more expensive.
In the fourth quarter earnings report, American Tower recorded a -$642 million impairment charge when VIL, American Tower’s largest customer in India, was unable to make their scheduled payments. Management views India as more of an opportunistic growth driver and commented that they are open to all possibilities, including a partial equity sale of the India business. India is a very attractive market long term due to favorable demographics and a growing need for data, but it is encouraging to see that management is clear eyed in assessing this new market.
Despite these temporary headwinds, American Tower’s core business is strong. Management anticipates double digit AFFO growth in 2023 driven by solid organic leasing trends across the global portfolio including a meaningful step up in U.S. and Canadaian organic tenant billings in 2023. Longer term, we believe the ever-expanding need for data will drive more tower demand and density. American Tower has an incredibly attractive business model supported by long-term contracts with large communications companies which include annual price escalators.”
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American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 61 hedge fund portfolios held American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 62 in the previous quarter.
We discussed American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in another article and shared the performance of stocks Jim Cramer recommended back in October 2022. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2023 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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