Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, a high value-added investment management firm, published its ‘Artisan Mid Cap Fund’ fourth quarter 2020 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 16.82% was recorded by its Investor Class: ARTMX, 16.87% by its Advisor Class: APDMX, and 16.89% by its Institutional Class: APHMX, in the fourth quarter of 2020, all below its Russell Midcap Growth Benchmark that delivered a 19.02% return and its Russel Midcap Index that was up by 19.91% in the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Artisan Mid Cap Fund, in their Q4 2020 investor letter, mentioned Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLLI) and emphasized their views on the company. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based discount store company that currently has a $5.9 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, OLLI delivered a 10.35% return, impressively extending its 12-month gains to 163.45%. As of March 17, 2021, the stock closed at $90.23 per share.
Here is what Artisan Mid Cap Fund has to say about Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. in their Q4 2020 investor letter:
“We pared our exposures to Ollie’s Bargain Outlet during Q4. Discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has benefited from its ability to keep stores open through the harshest of lockdowns, government stimulus checks and consumer lifestyle changes. However, shares have been pressured over the past couple of quarters as investors contemplate the very tough growth comparisons the company will face in 2021. We share these concerns and have pared our position size accordingly. We continue to believe Ollie’s unique operating model and significant new-store growth opportunity are compelling profit-cycle drivers longer term.”
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Our calculations show that Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLLI) 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, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. was in 21 hedge fund portfolios, compared to 34 funds in the third quarter. OLLI delivered an 11.77% return in the past 3 months.
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