Greenhaven Road Capital, an investment management firm, published its third-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The fund returned approximately -6% net for the third quarter, bringing YTD returns to approximately +14%. You can take a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to have an idea about their best picks for 2021.
Green Haven Road, in its Q3 2021 investor letter, mentioned MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) and discussed its stance on the firm. MarketWise, Inc. is a United States-based multi-brand subscription services platform with a $2.5 billion market capitalization. MKTW delivered a -26.90% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are down by -23.08%. The stock closed at $7.50 per share on November 2, 2021.
Here is what Greenhaven Road Capital has to say about MarketWise, Inc. in its Q3 2021 investor letter:
“MarketWise (MKTW) – During Q3, MarketWise reported their first quarter of earnings as a public company. I think it is fair to say that the market was underwhelmed. As of the writing of this letter, shares are down approximately 30% from our purchase price, which I thought was a fair one. As a reminder, MarketWise sells subscriptions to financial newsletters and related products. It is one of a very small handful of businesses that I know of that has grown to $500M+ in annual revenue with only $50,000 invested in the business to date. Gross margins are higher than most software companies at 86%, the company has been profitable all 20 years of operation, and revenue has grown for 18 of the 20 years. In the second quarter, they grew revenues 71%, generated over $50M in cash flow from operations, grew paid subscribers 45%, and grew free subscribers 75%…” (Click here to see the full text)
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Based on our calculations, MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) was not able to clinch a spot in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) delivered a -43.82% return in the past 3 months.
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