Should You Now Consider Selling Your Sea Limited (SE) Position?

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, published its “Global Growth Strategy” fourth quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. During the fourth quarter, the ClearBridge Global Growth Strategy outperformed its MSCI ACWI benchmark. The Strategy delivered gains across eight of the nine sectors in which it was invested (out of 11 total), with the information technology (IT) and industrials sectors the primary contributors. The communication services sector was the sole detractor. Spare some time to check the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a clue about their top bets for 2022.

ClearBridge Investments Global Growth Strategy, in its Q4 2021 investor letter, mentioned Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) and discussed its stance on the firm. Founded in 2006, Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) is a Tempe, Arizona-based global consumer internet company with a $69.6 billion market capitalization, and is currently spearheaded by its CEO, Forrest Li. Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) delivered a -45.87% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are down by -48.78%. The stock closed at $121.10 per share on April 01, 2022.

Here is what ClearBridge Investments Global Growth Strategy has to say about Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) in its Q4 2021 investor letter:

“We also sold and trimmed several names in the emerging market and emerging growth areas, to manage risk and pursue growth companies with a better long-term risk/reward. We exited Sea Limited, a leading emerging markets provider of eCommerce, digital payments, and gaming services, which has been weighed down by increasing operating losses in its key growth segments.”

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Our calculations show that Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) ranks 16th on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) was in 108 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 117 funds in the previous quarter. Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) delivered a -45.87% return in the past 3 months.

In March 2022, we also shared another hedge fund’s views on Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) in another article. You can find other letters from hedge funds and prominent investors on our hedge fund investor letters 2021 Q4 page.

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