GDX - Alphyn Capital's Q4 2024 Top And Bottom Performers

2025-01-15 08:00:00 ET

Summary

• KKR & Co Inc's broad-based expansion and evolving earnings profile, driven by significant AUM growth and stable revenue streams, highlight its long-term potential despite economic headwinds.
• Amazon's relentless focus on customer satisfaction and strategic investments in logistics and AI infrastructure continue to drive sustainable cash flow growth and margin expansion.
• Alphabet's AI-driven innovations and Waymo's growing commercial viability reinforce its leadership in digital advertising and scalable cloud platforms, promising robust long-term growth.
• Fairfax Financial's robust underwriting profitability and capital allocation, coupled with resilient core insurance operations, ensure sustained value generation for shareholders over the long term.

The following segment was excerpted from this fund letter.

Portfolio – top and bottom performers

KKR & Co Inc ( KKR )

KKR has been a meaningful investment this year, aided by the firm’s well-executed strategy of broad-based expansion. One clear driver is the continued growth of Assets Under Management ((AUM). Thanks to its scale and flexibility, KKR can pursue opportunities in promising areas, even if they’re subject to the current AI hype cycle. Its Global Infrastructure division, for example, expanded AUM from $13 billion to $77 billion in just five years, targeting mobile infrastructure (towers), fixed-line networks (fiber-to-the- home), and cloud, AI, storage, and data centers. Meanwhile, the Credit platform now exceeds $240 billion in AUM, with the Asset-Based Finance (ABF) segment alone surpassing $65 billion....

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