Top ten stocks

Ever wish you knew what the smart money is buying? Wish granted.

Here are the top ten stocks owned by the world’s largest hedge funds!

10. Uber Technologies

The ride-hailing app used by everyone. Getting into a stranger’s car you met online 15 years ago would’ve been crazy, but now it’s a business worth hundreds of billions.

Last year alone Uber made about $37 billion, but their stock hasn’t done much lately:

Who owns them? Geode Capital Management. They manage over a TRILLION dollars.

9. Mastercard

Visa’s twin brother. The credit card company made $25 billion last year. Stock has been doing pretty well!

Who owns them? Citadel - the hedge fund famous for having a founder who bought the Constitution.

8. Taiwan Semiconductor

This is the world’s largest computer chip manufacturer, with their products used in basically every piece of electronics you own. They made about $71 billion last year and the stock has been RIPPING.

Who owns them? Sanders Capital - they’re an American asset manager focused on investing in companies they think offer good value for how much money they make.

7. Visa

The other twin! They made about $33 billion last year and their stock has done about the same as Mastercard:

GMO is a major investor in Visa. GMO stands for Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (its founders’ last names), they manage $63 billion and are often “contrarian investors” - buying companies that other people aren’t interested in.

6. Alphabet

The parent company of Google and an advertising giant. They made a mind-boggling $307 billion last year.

Two Sigma is one of the hedge funds that owns Google. They’re a “quant shop” meaning they almost exclusively use complicated algorithms to decide which stocks to buy.

5. Meta

AKA Facebook - the social media giant that also owns Instagram and Whatsapp among other companies. Their CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, decided recently he would become a mega-bro. Let the guy live!

Meta’s stock has been *FLYING*.

One major hedge fund that owns them is DE Shaw - another quant shop that manages about $60 billion.

4. Nvidia

Originally focused on computer chips used for gaming, they’ve become the poster-child for the AI boom. Their stock has been absolutely pumping:

Jane Street Capital is one of the major hedge funds that owns them - another quant shop!

3. Amazon

What started as a place to buy books online is now the place where you buy everything. They made $575 billion last year. And their stock price has been on a steady climb:

Fisher Investments is one of the major investors that owns their stock.

2. Apple

They’re the world’s largest company and one that revolutionized the computer industry. Last year they made $380 billion.

One of their largest owners is Berkshire Hathaway, run by the legendary investor, Warren Buffet. It’s worth noting that he’s reduced his investment in Apple significantly in the last few months.

1. Microsoft

Making software, hardware, and now also deeply into the AI mega-trend, Microsoft is the most widely-held company by major hedge funds. They made about $230 billion in 2023, but their stock price hasn’t been that crazy. Maybe the hedge funds think the big gains are yet to come.

Tiger Global Management is one of the major hedge funds that owns Microsoft. They manage about $80 billion and are mostly focused on buying companies that they see growing very quickly.

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