Is AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock a Buy For 2021?
Baron Health Care Fund recently published its fourth-quarter commentary – a copy of which can be downloaded here. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Baron Health Care Fund returned 17.1% (institutional shares). In comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 Index was up 12.15%, while the Russell 3000 Health Care Index was up 10.08%. You should check out Baron’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of 2021.
In the Q4 2020 Investor Letter, Baron Health Care Fund highlighted a few stocks and AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) is one of them. AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) is a pharmaceutical company. In the last three months, AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) stock lost 4.4% and on February 17th it had a closing price of $51.45. Here is what Baron Health Care Fund said:
Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Stock a Buy For 2021?
Baron Health Care Fund recently published its fourth-quarter commentary – a copy of which can be downloaded here. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Baron Health Care Fund returned 17.1% (institutional shares). In comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 Index was up 12.15%, while the Russell 3000 Health Care Index was up 10.08%. You should check out Baron’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of 2021.
In the Q4 2020 Investor Letter, Baron Health Care Fund highlighted a few stocks and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) is one of them. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) is a biopharmaceutical company. In the last three months, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) stock gained 0.5% and on February 17th it had a closing price of $214.85. Here is what Baron Health Care Fund said:
Bill Gates’ Most Recent Investments
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 by the American billionaire, philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the fund reported $22.34 billion in managed 13F securities. Its top 10 holdings account for about 96% of the total portfolio. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is not your usual hedge fund investing money to optimize profits and increase returns. The foundation says its goal is to solve key problems faced by humans worldwide, including poverty, diseases, food insecurity and lack of opportunities. As of 2018, Bill and his wife Melinda Gates has donated around $36 billion to the foundation. Legendary investor Warren Buffett, who is also a close friend of Gates’, plays a key role in the foundation and Gates’ philanthropy projects. In 2006, the 90-year-old Oracle of Omaha pledged most of his fortune to the Gates Foundation.