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Sir Chris Hohn, a British billionaire, is responsible for managing the portfolio of the London-based investment management fund, TCI Management Limited. Through this fund, he is known for taking a longer-term, relationship-based approach towards investment, through TCI Fund Management’s multi-billion dollar portfolio.
Sir Hohn’s investment fund has holdings in companies belonging to several sectors, ranging from technology to real estate. This portfolio also features new additions, and we will be talking about these companies in the list that follows.
However, even as Sir Hohn grows his portfolio, his biggest investments focus exclusively on established American technology firms, through multi billion dollar investments in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which are now joined by Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR).
TCI Management Limited is also known for its contractual commitment to sharing profits with The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, a charitable organization.
Additionally, Sir Hohn’s activist approach has often brought in wins and losses, with TCI Fund Management having sued governments and made successful and unsuccessful attempts at introducing major change inside large firms. For instance, while the firm was able to stop a German market services provider from a takeover attempt, it lost a lawsuit from an American railroad company.
The New York Times called Hohn one of the “most feared” investors in Europe. In his book titled “Invasion of the Locusts,” Werner G. Seifert, former CEO of trading company Deutsche Börse, described Hohn as someone driven by a “desire to win.”
Therefore, Sir Hohn’s new stock picks are often a must watch. The billionaire was worth $5 billion in 2020, and TCI Management’s portfolio is worth several times its founder’s net worth.
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Our Methodology
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Europe’s Most Feared Investor Chris Hohn is Buying These 6 Stocks
6. Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC)
Sir Hohn’s Stake Value: $8.3 million
Percentage of Sir Hohn’s 13F Portfolio: 0.02%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 26
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) is an American real estate firm that has focused its attention on the West Coast of the Continental United States. The company has properties in localities such as San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle. Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC)’s properties focus mostly on non residential use and the company also has millions of acres of projects under development.
Sir Hohn’s investment firm TCI Fund Management added 120,083 shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) to its portfolio in the second quarter of this year. This stake is worth $8.3 million and it represents 0.02% of Sir Hohn’s sum portfolio holdings.
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC)’s largest shareholder is Howard Marks’s Oaktree Capital Management, which owns $6.3 million through 910,011 shares.
Insider Monkey’s survey of the holdings of 873 hedge funds reveals that 26 held a stake in the real estate company, and Deutsche Bank analyst Derek Johnston upgraded the stock’s rating to Buy and increased its price target to $73 in an investor note released in early October. The analyst believes that the office real estate sector holds strong potential despite recent headwinds.
Alongside Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) is now part of Sir Hohn’s portfolio which includes other holdings such as Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR).
5. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)
Sir Hohn’s Stake Value: $29.7 million
Percentage of Sir Hohn’s 13F Portfolio: 0.07%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 28
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE), as its name suggests, is a real estate investment trust that was founded in 1994.
By posting revenue of $509.6 million and funds from operations (FFO) of $1.93, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) beat analyst estimates for both metrics in the second quarter. In an analyst note issued late October, BTIG raised the company’s price target to $233 from $187, sharing that it believes that the company’s out of the box thinking differentiates it from its competitors.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) is now part of Sir Hohn’s best picks, in a portfolio which includes other holdings such as Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP) and big tech firms such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG).
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)’s largest shareholder is Stuart J. Zimmer’s Zimmer Partners, which owns 1.3 million shares of the company. These shares are worth $241 million. Insider Monkey’s survey of the holdings of 873 hedge funds reveals that 28 had invested in the real estate company by the end of the second quarter.
4. Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP)
Sir Hohn’s Stake Value: $1.3 billion
Percentage of Sir Hohn’s 13F Portfolio: 3.26%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 19
Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) is the largest American real estate owner and developer whose shares trade on a public index. The company owns properties in its hometown Boston and other cities that include San Francisco, California and New York, New York.
Sir Hohn’s investment firm increased its holdings of Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) by 31% in the second quarter of this year, bringing up total share ownership to 11.44 million shares worth a cool $1.3 billion and representing 3.26% of TCI Fund Management’s investment portfolio. The firm is also Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP)’s largest shareholder.
Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP)’s second largest shareholder is Jean-Marie Eveillard’s First Eagle Investment Management, who owns 2.5 million shares worth $287 million.
Investment bank Barclays initiated coverage of Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) in September, as it set the company’s target share price to $134 and set an Overweight rating for the stock.
Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) joins Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), alongside Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) as a top pick in Hohn’s portfolio.
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