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Amazon stands out. Having extended its...
— David F. Ridland
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Amazon.com ($AMZN) represents 7.99% of the fund's portfolio. Amazon dominates global...
Amazon ($AMZN) is held within the Eagle Equity Composite and is referenced in the letter as a primary operational benchmark and competitor to MercadoLibre in Latin America.
Amazon.com, Inc. ($AMZN) is cited as a primary example of durable artificial intelligence infrastructure returns, with AWS generating an estimated 25% return on invested capital from incremental spending.
More institutional theses from Castlebay Investments
The manager highlights Meta's rising capital spending guidance of $125 billion to $145 billion alongside server depreciation adjustments that obscure true capital intensity.
Castlebay observes that while Azure reached $100 billion in revenue, Microsoft's capital expenditures exceed $120 billion and cash returns lag deployed capital significantly.
The manager notes that Alphabet's reported net earnings were artificially boosted by $98 billion of non-cash unrealized gains on startup investments amid negative free cash flow.