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Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
BI Investor of the Month: Meet the fund manager up 28% over the last year
Ankur Crawford's Alger Concentrated Equity ETF rose 30% in the past year. The fund focuses on companies with little competition, like Nvidia and Ferrari. Crawford sees artificial intelligence as a major opportunity for the next decade. Ankur Crawford, manager of the Alger Concentrated Equity ETF (CNEQ), is BI's Investor of the Month for May. Crawford's growth fund launched in April 2024 and has burst onto the scene. Over the last 12 months, it's up 30%, which was good enough to beat 96% of similar funds, according to Morningstar data. The S&P 500, by comparison, has returned 12% in that time. In May alone, CNEQ rose 17%. Markets Insider Crawford said the fund, which has 30 holdings, focuses on finding companies with little to no competition and, therefore, the ability to keep prices and profits high. "I would say 50% of the company would liken itself to being an oligopoly or a monopoly," she said. "A great example of that is we own Ferrari. There's only one Ferrari, and they can raise prices however much they want; they are still sold out for three years." Thematically, Crawford said the fund is betting big on artificial intelligence, which she called "one of the biggest opportunities that we see, probably of our generation." Despite sparking a market frenzy since late 2022, the AI trade is still in its early days, she said, and likely has legs for another 5-10 years. "It is a game-changing technology that is still in its infancy," she said. "What it will do to companies that furnish it and companies that are part of building out the infrastructure is significant." The top holdings in CNEQ reflect Crawford's affinity for AI: Nvidia (NVDA) has a 13.18% weighting, followed by Microsoft (MSFT) at 10.06%, Amazon (AMZN) at 9.27%, and Meta Platforms (META) at 6.1%. Crawford highlighted two companies in particular as leading the AI trade going forward, and that also fit her preference for monopoly or oligopoly firms: graphic processing unit maker Nvidia and semiconductor producer Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM). While both have high valuations, they also have pricing power that's just about unmatched. "Being the only player in the world that can do something so important, I would argue TSM is probably the most strategic business on this planet," Crawford said. "That comes with a lot of rewards, including pricing power." Those considered for BI's Investor of the Month include managers of US-listed mutual funds or ETFs, those whose funds have outperformed peers in a given month, and those whose funds are outperforming a benchmark index (in most cases this will be the S&P 500) on a trailing 12-month basis. Leveraged funds are not considered. Year-to-date leaderboard (as of market close on May 29):
Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tech Stocks Rise on US-China Trade, Trump Talks Apple
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde takes a look at the Nasdaq's return to a bull market following US-China trade talks. Plus, Ankur Crawford from Alger discusses how an easing of US chip curbs to China could help innovation. And Gautam Mukunda, a lecturer at the Yale School of Management, says Tesla risks becoming the next Boeing if it doesn't do more to focus on safety. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US to Pull Back on AI Chip Restrictions
The US has to stop acting as though Nvidia doesn't have competition, says Ankur Crawford, EVP and portfolio manager at Alger. Crawford discussed how she is navigating investment opportunities as the US reexamines chip curbs on China with Caroline Hyde on 'Bloomberg Technology.' (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Technology: Stocks Rise on US/China Trade Talks
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde takes a look at the Nasdaq's return to a bull market following US-China trade talks. Plus, Ankur Crawford from Alger discusses how an easing of US chip curbs to China could help innovation. And Gautam Mukunda, a lecturer at the Yale School of Management, says Tesla risks becoming the next Boeing if it doesn't do more to focus on safety.
