Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Real Estate Fund” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In Q1 2025, stocks were sold due to economic growth slowdown, inflation, and policymaking issues, including Baron Real Estate Fund®, without considering value. The fund declined 6.69% (Institutional Shares) in the quarter compared to a 3.11% decline for the MSCI USA IMI Extended Real Estate Index (the MSCI Real Estate Index) and a 0.76% gain for the MSCI US REIT Index (the REIT Index). In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Baron Real Estate Fund highlighted stocks such as American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT). American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a leading independent multitenant communications real estate operator. The one-month return of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) was -8.16%, and its shares gained 4.90% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On April 10, 2025, American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) stock closed at $204.50 per share with a market capitalization of $95.73 billion.

Baron Real Estate Fund stated the following regarding American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:

"American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is the leading global mobile tower operator with 150,000 sites globally, with demand underpinned by the increasing secular growth in mobile data.Why merican Tower Corp (AMT) Is Surging In 2025

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American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 70 hedge fund portfolios held American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) at the end of the fourth quarter compared to 73 in the third quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the undervalued AI stock set for massive gains.

In another article, we covered American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) and shared the list of best-performing real estate stocks. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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