Hedge funds are handily beating the market - and Goldman Sachs says these are the 16 stocks they can't live without
16. Broadcom
15. Autodesk
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
14. Citigroup
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
13. Netflix
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
12. Monsanto
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
11. Apple
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
10. Aetna
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
9. NXP Semiconductors
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
8. Bank of America
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
7. Visa
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
6. Alibaba
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
5. Alphabet
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
4. Microsoft
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
3. Time Warner
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
2. Amazon
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
1. Facebook
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
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