11-07-2025
Mar Vista Investment Sold Fanuc Corporation (FANUY) in Q2
Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, an investment management company, released its 'Mar Vista Global Quality Strategy' second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The first half of 2025 concluded on a historic note, as global equities shrugged off earlier turbulence to close at record levels. The rebound in the U.S. stock market challenges investors' confidence in shifting their focus to Europe. In the second quarter, the strategy returned +12.98% net of fees, compared to +11.47% and +11.53% returns for the MSCI World Net Index and the MSCI All Country World Net Index, respectively. In addition, please check the fund's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Mar Vista Global Quality Strategy highlighted stocks such as Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY). Headquartered in Yamanashi, Japan, Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) provides factory automation products. The one-month return of Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) was -3.64%, and its shares lost 11.95% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 10, 2025, Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) stock closed at $12.77 per share, with a market capitalization of $23.832 billion.
Mar Vista Global Quality Strategy stated the following regarding Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:
"We sold our small position in Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) to raise capital to bring GE Aerospace. Moreover, automation equipment was approaching a cycle low prior to the announcement of tariffs on Japan and other Asian nations. We felt it appropriate to neutralize the risk of a trade war by replacing Fanuc with an investment that was less impacted."
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Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 1 hedge fund portfolios held Fanuc Corporation (OTC:FANUY) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 1 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of FANUY as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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