TimesSquare Capital Management, an equity investment management company, released its “U.S. Focus Growth Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, equities saw double-digit returns as global economic activity expanded. Growth indexes outperformed the value counterparts in the quarter. The global risk factors like Beta, Momentum, and Residual Volatility were highly rewarded, while Earnings Quality, Value, and Growth were detracted. Further, in U.S. small and mid-cap growth indexes, better returns came from stocks with either high valuations, negative earnings, or low returns on equity. Against this backdrop, the strategy returned 11.79% (gross) and 11.56% (net) compared to an 18.20% return for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD). CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a global cybersecurity solutions provider. The one-month return of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) was 0.00%, and its shares gained 65.25% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 10, 2025, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) stock closed at $424.87 per share, with a market capitalization of $106.623 billion.
TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy stated the following regarding CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Among our holdings, we trimmed CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) as it gained 44%. A cloud-based endpoint security provider that secures a range of devices, endpoints, and cloud environments, CrowdStrike benefited early in the quarter as cybersecurity was one of the most resilient areas in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. In June, its results were higher than anticipated, especially with gains in net new annual recurring revenues, which are also expected to double in the next fiscal year. There were some lingering impacts from last year’s outage, but with the resulting customer retention rebates about to expire, we expect CrowdStrike’s revenues will continue reaccelerating.”
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 66 hedge fund portfolios held CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) at the end of the second quarter, which was 64 in the previous quarter. In Q2 2025, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) experienced a total revenue growth of 21% year over year, reaching $1.17 billion. While we acknowledge the potential of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) 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.
