Here's Why Drove Growth in Entegris' (ENTG) Products

Investment management company Ave Maria recently released its “Ave Maria Growth Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, the fund returned 0.84% compared to the S&P 500 Index’s 8.12% return and the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index’s 4.84% gain. You can check the fund’s top 5 holdings for its best picks for 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Ave Maria Growth Fund highlighted stocks such as Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG). Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) offers materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. The one-month return of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) was 5.10%, and its shares lost 0.20% of their value over the last 52 weeks.  On January 6, 2026, Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) stock closed at $99.56 per share, with a market capitalization of $15.093 billion.

Ave Maria Growth Fund stated the following regarding Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

"New positions were initiated in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG), Shift4 Payments, Inc. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Entegris is a specialty chemical company that primarily provides consumables for semiconductor manufacturing. Its products are engineered alongside the manufacturing processes development, making it difficult for customers to switch to a competitor. Semiconductor fabrication is becoming increasingly material intensive at the cutting edge as layers are added and new materials are required to shrink transistor sizes. Rapidly growing demand for the most advanced chips and a potential rebound in demand for less advanced chips should drive growth in demand for Entegris’s products."

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 38 hedge fund portfolios held Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) at the end of the third quarter, which was 54 in the previous quarter. Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) reported sales of $807 million for Q3 2025, flat year-over-year and up 2% sequentially. While we acknowledge the potential of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) 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 Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) and shared the list of best rising tech stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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