GreensKeeper Asset Management, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Value Fund has reached the midpoint of 2025, recording a decline of -3.6% net of fees and expenses. The US dollar has experienced a substantial depreciation, negatively impacting performance by over 5.0% year-to-date (YTD). The fund’s robust beginning in Q1 was reversed in Q2 as markets shrugged off President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and adopted a full “risk on” stance. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2025.
In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, GreensKeeper Asset Management highlighted stocks such as Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), the parent company of Google, offers various platforms and services operating through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The one-month return of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was 6.51%, and its shares gained 26.60% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On August 25, 2025, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock closed at $208.49 per share, with a market capitalization of $2.525 trillion.
GreensKeeper Asset Management stated the following regarding Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Our second-best performer in the quarter was Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) +13.5%. During the quarter, Alphabet hosted its annual developer conference, highlighting its advancements in AI tools across its product suite. Google’s AI Overview product continues to gain traction with over 1.5 billion monthly users, and its direct ChatGPT competitor, Gemini, is now used by more than 400 million people each month. Recent updates have reinstated the company’s models to the top of the AI power rankings. Importantly for shareholders, AI Overviews have been increasing the total number of queries at Google, which the company is monetizing at a similar rate to traditional search. Google’s business fundamentals remain healthy, with operating earnings growing 20 % in Q1.”
A laptop and phone open to Google’s services in an everyday setting.
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is in 4th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 219 hedge fund portfolios held Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at the end of the second quarter, which was 227 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) 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.
