Harding Loevner, an investment management firm, published its “Global Equity Fund” second-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 10.70% was recorded by the fund for the Q2 of 2021, beating its Benchmark, the MSCI World Index, which returned 7.89% for the same period. You can take a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to have an idea about their top bets for 2021.
In the Q2 2021 investor letter of Harding Loevner, the fund mentioned PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and discussed its stance on the firm. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a San Jose, California-based financial technology company with a $326.7 billion market capitalization. PYPL delivered an 18.75% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are up by 48.52%. The stock closed at $278.11 per share on September 23, 2021.
Here is what Harding Loevner has to say about PayPal Holdings, Inc. in its Q2 2021 investor letter:
"Digital payments provider PayPal announced strong first-quarter results (with transactions up by over a third) and more product enhancements for its suite of products (including Venmo, Honey, and Braintree) as it continues to deepen its transformation from a digital wallet into a "super-app."
Based on our calculations, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) ranks 9th in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. PYPL was in 143 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the first half of 2021. PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) delivered a -5.29% return in the past 3 months.
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