Author is rebalancing hyperscaler holdings, trimming Amazon and adding Microsoft based on relative AI positioning and Azure growth.
MSFT — LONG The author is increasing Microsoft to 20% of his hyperscaler allocation, arguing its recent decline has made it fundamentally more attractive and citing Azure and other cloud services revenue growing 39% YoY. He views Microsoft as winning enterprise AI mindshare, supporting the case for adding exposure. The main stated consideration is the short-term capital gains tax obligation the rebalance triggers.
MSFT recent decline has made it fundamentally more attractive while it reported that Azure and other cloud services revenue increased 39% YoY.
AMZN — LONG The author is trimming Amazon from 55% to 44% of his hyperscaler allocation, citing that he may have been overly optimistic about the asymmetric upside from AI adoption, cloud revenue growth, vertical chip expansion, and operating margin expansion. He still keeps Amazon as his largest position, viewing it as winning on infrastructure and cost. The main stated consideration is the short-term capital gains tax obligation from rebalancing.
Bigger exposure in Amazon is due to potential asymmetric upside from AI adoption due to growing cloud revenue along side vertical expansion in chips and potential operating margin expansion due to existing air pockets in org structures. But now I am reconsidering as I might have been optimistic about the asymmetry here.
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