Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund Maintains Its Structural Investment Thesis for Netflix (NFLX). Here’s Why

Soumya Eswaran

Fri, February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM GMT+9 4 min read

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Loomis Sayles, an investment management company, released its “Global Growth Fund” investor letter for the fourth quarter of 2025.  A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund prioritizes investments in high-quality companies that possess a lasting competitive advantage and long-term growth drivers, capable of generating attractive cash flow and sustained value for investors. The Fund returned -3.05% in Q4 2025 compared to 3.29% for the MSCI ACWI Index Net. As a patient investor, the firm maintains coverage of high-quality businesses to capitalize on meaningful price dislocations. Please review the Fund’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2025.

In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund highlighted stocks like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is a streaming entertainment company. On February 12, 2026, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock closed at $75.86 per share. One-month return of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) was -13.80%, and its shares are down 28.34% over the past twelve months. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has a market capitalization of $321.79 billion.

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund stated the following regarding Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Founded in 1997, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of the world’s leading internet entertainment platforms and a pioneer of subscription video on demand (SVOD), which it first launched in 2007 Today the company is a global leader with over 300 million paid subscribers, out of what we estimate is a total addressable market of one billion households outside of China, who access TV series, movies, mobile games, and other entertainment content across a wide variety of genres, languages, and devices. The company has subscribers in over 190 countries, with an estimated global audience in excess of 700 million, and generates almost 60% of its revenue from outside of North America.

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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is in 14th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 154 hedge fund portfolios held Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) at the end of the third quarter, which was 133 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and shared a list of best 52-week low blue-chip stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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