Qualivian Investment Partners, an investment partnership focused on long-only public equities, released its Q3 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund outperformed the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) by 69.2% and 61.3% on a gross and net basis, since inception through September 30, 2025. It also exceeded the S&P 500 by 32.7% and 26.1% respectively, on a gross and net basis. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Qualivian Investment Partners highlighted stocks such as Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH). Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) designs and manufactures electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors. The one-month return of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) was -1.94%, and its shares gained 88.58% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On December 22, 2025, Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) stock closed at $135.14 per share, with a market capitalization of $165.419 billion.
Qualivian Investment Partners stated the following regarding Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH): The Elevator Pitch: APH is an industrial giant whose competitive moat derives from selling components that are low cost but mission critical for customers’ products to function, creating extremely high customer switching costs and pricing power. The company is a proven compounder, structurally raising its profit margins while expanding its market share through both organic growth and accretive, disciplined mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 89 hedge fund portfolios held Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) at the end of the third quarter, which was 81 in the previous quarter. Amphenol Corporation’s (NYSE:APH) third quarter sales were up 53% in US dollars and 52% in local currencies to $6.194 billion. While we acknowledge the potential of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) 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.
