Alpha Wealth Funds, LLC, an investment management firm, released its Q3 2025 letter to the Insiders Fund. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 4.96% in September, bringing the year-to-date return to 21.37%. This compares to the benchmark, the S&P 500’s September performance of 3.65% and year-to-date performance through September 30, 2025, of 14.83%. Plus, check out the fund’s top five holdings to learn your best picks in 2025.
In its Q3 2025 investor letter, Alpha Wealth Insiders Fund highlighted stocks like Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT). Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and related industries. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)’s monthly performance was -4.729% and its shares gained 56.83% of its value in the last 52 weeks. On December 31, 2025, Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock closed at $256.99 per share, with a market capitalization of $204.729 million.
Alpha Wealth Insiders Fund stated the following regarding Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in its Q3 2025 investor letter:
“Business: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is a leading semiconductor materials and equipment engineering company. It supplies machines and processes for chip factories, display technology and advanced packaging. Heavy exposure to China and new restrictions on US exports are mitigated by the need and rush to move investment in chip manufacturing back to the US.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) isn’t on our list of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds. According to our database, 89 hedge fund portfolios held Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) at the end of the third quarter, up from 81 in the previous quarter. While we recognize the potential of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater growth potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that’s also benefiting significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the offshoring trend, check out our free report on best short-term AI stock.