Hedge funds are handily beating the market - and Goldman Sachs says these are the 16 stocks they can't live without

Ticker: ADSK

Sub-sector: Application software

Market cap: $30 billion

Year-to-date return: 30%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 24

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: C

Sub-sector: Diversified banks

Market cap: $187 billion

Year-to-date return: -1%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 26

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: NFLX

Sub-sector: Internet & direct marketing retail

Market cap: $142 billion

Year-to-date return: 70%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 27

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: MON

Sub-sector: Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals

Market cap: $55 billion

Year-to-date return: 8%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 31

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: AAPL

Sub-sector: Technology hardware storage & peripherals

Market cap: $946 billion

Year-to-date return: 1%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 31

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: AET

Sub-sector: Managed health care

Market cap: $58 billion

Year-to-date return: -1%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 34

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: NXPI

Sub-sector: Semiconductors

Market cap: $38 billion

Year-to-date return: -6%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 37

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: BAC

Sub-sector: Diversified banks

Market cap: $321 billion

Year-to-date return: 6%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 38

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: V

Sub-sector: Data processing & outsourced services

Market cap: $236 billion

Year-to-date return: 15%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 42

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: BABA

Sub-sector: Internet services & software

Market cap: $496 billion

Year-to-date return: 14%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 45

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: GOOGL

Sub-sector: Internet services & software

Market cap: $652 billion

Year-to-date return: 3%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 48

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: MSFT

Sub-sector: Systems software

Market cap: $749 billion

Year-to-date return: 14%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 63

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: TWX

Sub-sector: Movies & entertainment

Market cap: $74 billion

Year-to-date return: 4%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 67

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: AMZN

Sub-sector: Internet & direct marketing retail

Market cap: $763 billion

Year-to-date return: 35%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 74

Source: Goldman Sachs

Ticker: FB

Sub-sector: Internet software & services

Market cap: $442 billion

Year-to-date return: 4%

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 97

Source: Goldman Sachs