Travel + Leisure Co. (TNL) Surged on Strengthening Value Proposition of Timeshare Industry
TCW Funds, an investment management company, has released its Q3 2025 “TCW Global Real Estate Fund” Investor Letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund (Stock I) generated a return of +2.37% over the quarter, compared to +4.50% for the S&P Global REIT index. The overweight in diversified real estate businesses had a favorable impact on the relative performance of the fund during the quarter, while the overweight in Telecom Tower REITs had a negative effect. Additionally, please see the fund’s top five holdings for its top picks in 2025.
In its third quarter 2025 investor letter, TCW Global Real Estate Fund highlighted stocks such as Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL). Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) a hotel services and travel products company operating in the vacation ownership and travel and membership segments. Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL)’s one-month return was 6.50%, and its shares have gained 44.96% over the past 52 weeks. On December 26, 2025, Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) stock closed at $72.54 per share, with a market cap of $4.716 billion.
TCW Global Real Estate Fund stated the following regarding Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:
“Our best performing stocks for the quarter were Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) (TNL; 2.85%**; Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines) and Merlin Properties SOCIMI, SA (MRL; 4.10%**; Diversified Reits).
Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) is not on our list of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds. According to our database, 32 hedge fund portfolios held Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) at the end of the third quarter, up from 30 in the previous quarter. In the third quarter of 2025, Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) reported revenues above $1 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $266 million and adjusted earnings per share of $1.80, all showing significant year-over-year growth. While we recognize Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL)’s potential as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for a hugely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the reshoring trend, check out our free report on the best AI stock in the short term.
