Mairs & Power, an investment management firm, published its fourth-quarter 2020 ‘Growth Fund’ Investor Letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 13.88% was recorded by the fund in the fourth quarter of 2020, outperforming its S&P 500 TR benchmark that delivered a 12.15% return, but below the Lipper Multi Cap Core Funds index that posted gains of 15.69% in the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.op 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Mairs & Power, in their Q4 2020 investor letter, mentioned Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) and emphasized their views on the company. Bio-Techne Corporation is a Minnesota-based biotechnology company. It currently has a $14.1 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, TECH delivered a 14.66% return, extending its 12-month gains to 101.63%. As of March 9, 2021, the stock closed at $364.11 per share.
Here is what Mairs & Power has to say about Bio-Techne Corporation in their Q4 2020 investor letter:
“The Fund’s biggest relative contributor in 2020 was BioTechne (TECH). Bio-Techne has prospered because of its multiple roles supporting healthcare R&D. We like to describe this Minnesota-based company as the pick-and-shovel supplier for biotechnology.”
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Our calculations show that Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) does not belong in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, Bio-Techne Corporation was in 24 hedge fund portfolios, compared to 30 funds in the third quarter. TECH delivered a 20.71% return in the past 3 months.
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