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Brennan Asset Management, an investment management company, released its fourth quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Approximately half of the US was thrilled with the election result, and the equilibrium felt catatonic. At first, the markets surged, mostly due to expectations of tax extensions and maybe regulatory relief. The largest winners were some of the more speculative segments of the market, including Tesla stock, investments with an artificial intelligence theme, “normal” cryptocurrency, Dogecoin and other weird/”less normal” cryptocurrencies. This relief rally stalled following the Federal Reserve's December meeting, which indicated fewer rate cuts in 2025. Meanwhile, markets outside the US continue to trade at extreme discounts, as do value equities to their growth counterparts. Please check the top 5 holdings of the fund for a better understanding of their best picks for 2024.
In its fourth quarter 2024 investor letter, Brennan Asset Management emphasized stocks such as Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK). Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK) offers fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services that operate through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. The one-month return of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK) was 11.55%, and its shares gained 8.10% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On February 12, 2025, Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK) stock closed at $7.34 per share with a market capitalization of $1.44 billion.
Brennan Asset Management stated the following regarding Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
"We have discussed Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK) multiple times in past letters. Unfortunately, the investment has not played out as expected. In our 2024 first-quarter letter, we noted that we sent a letter to LILAK’s CEO and CFO and spoke with them following 2023 fourth-quarter results. In our first-quarter letter, we made the following comment: