Alger, an investment management firm, published its “Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. During the quarter, the largest portfolio sector weightings were Information Technology and Health Care. The largest sector overweight was Financials. Class A shares of the Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund underperformed the Russell 2500 Growth Index during the first quarter of 2021. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund, in their Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSV) and shared their insights on the company. FirstService Corporation is a Toronto, Canada-based public real estate services company that currently has a $7.1 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, FSV delivered a 19.02% return, extending its 12-month gains to 102.05%. As of April 19, 2021, the stock closed at $162.77 per share.
Here is what Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund has to say about FirstService Corporation in their Q1 2021 investor letter:
“FirstService Corp. was among the top contributors to performance during the first quarter of 2021. FirstService Corp. is a leading provider of property management services to owners and homeowners associations of residential communities and high-rise properties, as well as branded services such as California Closets and CertaPro Painters for residential homeowners and restoration services for commercial and residential customers. In February, FirstService posted strong results for the final quarter of 2020. Despite pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an increase in home resales caused the company’s First Service Residential unit to experience a recovery in ancillary services that generated improved organic growth. Ancillary services include maintenance for pools and fitness centers as well as amenity services for residential, commercial and hotel properties. FirstService Brands posted a significant upside surprise driven by very strong results in its restoration business resulting from heavier storm activity that occurred in the third quarter of 2020.”
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Our calculations show that FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSV) 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, FirstService Corporation was in 16 hedge fund portfolios, compared to 12 funds in the third quarter. FSV delivered a 17.37% return in the past 3 months.
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