Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its “Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Small-cap stocks experienced a significant drop in Q1, with the Russell 2000 Growth Index (down 11.12%) trailing the Russell 2000 Value Index (down 7.74%). In the Russell 2000 Growth Index, real estate, which increased by 1.76%, outperformed all sectors both absolutely and relatively. The only other sector delivering positive returns was consumer staples, which rose by 0.67%. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund highlighted stocks such as Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW). Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) is a payments enablement and software company. The one-month return of Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) was 23.13%, and its shares lost 39.01% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 23, 2025, Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) stock closed at $11.03 per share with a market capitalization of $1.365 billion.
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund stated the following regarding Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
“Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) is a global payments enablement and software company that specializes in secure, scalable and efficient cross-border payment solutions across various industries. The stock pulled back dramatically following 2025 guidance, as the outlook came in lower than investors expected. We continue to evaluate the stock as we believe its valuation has become extremely discounted for a business growing revenues in the double digits, expanding margins, and maintaining a clean balance sheet.”
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Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 36 hedge fund portfolios held Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) at the end of the first quarter, which was 34 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ:FLYW) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the undervalued AI stock set for massive gains.
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