Baird Asset Management controlled Chautauqua Capital Management, a boutique investment firm, released the “Baird Chautauqua International and Global Growth Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The third quarter saw a significant rally in global equities markets, driven by robust stock performance from the U.S., international developed, and emerging markets. The Baird Chautauqua International Growth Fund Net Investor Class returned +9.46% in the third quarter, outperforming the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index® ND, which returned +8.06%. The Baird Chautauqua Global Growth Fund Net Investor Class returned +5.25% compared to a +6.61% return for the MSCI ACWI Index® ND. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.
Baird Chautauqua International and Global Growth Fund highlighted stocks like Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products globally. The one-month return of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) was 16.62%, and its shares gained 45.81% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On October 9, 2024, Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock closed at $101.70 per share with a market capitalization of $112.759 billion.
Baird Chautauqua International and Global Growth Fund stated the following regarding Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“After Micron Technology, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:MU) price appreciated 54% in 1H24, investors became anxious about potential memory weakness, less clear cyclical recovery pace, and whether competitor Samsung will act rationally with capacity expansion. We maintain our long-term positive view on the industry’s demand/supply situation. We believe Micron is well positioned in technology capability, and that its margins will continue to improve.”
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Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is in 16th position on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 120 hedge fund portfolios held Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) at the end of the second quarter which was 115 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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