Soumya Eswaran
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Third Avenue Management, an investment management company based in New York City, released its “Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. During the quarter, the fund returned -4.54% compared to -5.87% % for the MSCI USA Small-Cap Value Index (the “Index”) and -7.74% return for the Russell 2000 Value Index. The Fund has returned +15.46%, annualized, for the trailing five-year period. For more information on the fund’s top picks in 2025, please check its top five holdings.
In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund highlighted stocks such as Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA). Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA) owns and operates the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club. The one-month return of Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA) was 3.99%, and its shares gained 5.26% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 8, 2025, Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA) stock closed at $43.81 per share with a market capitalization of $2.52 billion.
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund stated the following regarding Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
“Entertainment company Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA), among others, also made important contributions to performance. With regard to Atlanta Braves Holdings, the company reported several pieces of positive news during the quarter relating to both its real estate development assets as well as multiple new media and streaming rights agreements. Entities controlled by John Malone, Atlanta Braves Holding’s controlling shareholder, could also be seen consistently buying shares throughout the quarter.”
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