Is Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. (FWAA) A Good Investment to Consider?
Baron Funds, an asset management firm, published its “Baron Real Estate Fund” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 11.08% was delivered by the fund’s institutional shares for the Q1 of 2021, exceeding the MSCI US REIT Index, which appreciated 8.50%, and modestly underperforming the MSCI USA IMI Extended Real Estate Index which rose 12.205 for the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Baron Real Estate Fund, in its Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ: FWAA), and shared their insights on the company. Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I is a Los Angeles, California-based real estate industry focused venture capital firm that currently has a $458 million market capitalization. In the past month, FWAA delivered a 2.37% return, while its 3-month gains are down by -5.13%. As of May 12, 2021, the stock closed at $10.59 per share.
Here is what Baron Real Estate Fund has to say about Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I in its Q1 2021 investor letter:
"In the first quarter, we invested in three SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, that intend to merge with real estate technology companies. In our opinion, each SPAC is led by a seasoned and highly regarded real estate sponsor.
Fifth Wall is among the largest and most active venture capital investors in proptech. Led by co-founder Brendan Wallace, Fifth Wall has developed impressive relationships with the management teams of several exciting public and private real estate companies and has invested in many promising proptech companies."
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Our calculations show that Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ: FWAA) does not belong in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. FWAA delivered a -6.68% return in the past 5 days as of writing.
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