Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA, Financial), the largest e-commerce company in China, fell in the fourth quarter as a result of weakness in the Chinese currency relative to the U.S. dollar and increased spending by the company on original video programming. We continue to believe that Alibaba represents a unique opportunity to invest in the dominant provider of e-commerce and cloud-related services in the growing Chinese market. (Ashim Mehra)
From Baron Emerging Markets Fund fourth quarter 2016 commentary.
