GOLDMAN SACHS: Here are the 17 stocks hedge funds love the most
17. Netflix
16. C. R. Bard Inc.
Ticker: BCR
Subsector: Health Care Equipment
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 24
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 28
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 18%
Year-to-date total return: 49%
15. Dell Technologies
Ticker: DVMT
Subsector: Systems Software
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 25
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 44
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 30%
Year-to-date total return: 48%
14. Monsanto
Ticker: MON
Subsector: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 26
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 36
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 10%
Year-to-date total return: 15%
13. Charter Communications
Ticker: CHTR
Subsector: Cable & Satellite
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 29
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 55
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 11%
Year-to-date total return: 18%
12. PayPal
Ticker: PYPL
Subsector: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 30
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 41
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 4%
Year-to-date total return: 97%
11. Visa
Ticker: V
Subsector: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 36
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 64
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 4%
Year-to-date total return: 43%
10. Citigroup
Ticker: C
Subsector: Diversified Banks
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 40
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 60
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 2%
Year-to-date total return: 22%
9. NXP Semiconductors
Ticker: NXPI
Subsector: Semiconductors
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 41
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 49
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 40%
Year-to-date total return: 18%
8. Bank of America
Ticker: BAC
Subsector: Diversified Banks
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 41
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 67
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 2%
Year-to-date total return: 22%
7. Apple
Ticker: AAPL
Subsector: Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 42
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 68
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 1%
Year-to-date total return: 50%
6. Time Warner
Ticker: TWX
Subsector: Movies & Entertainment
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 47
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 62
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 15%
Year-to-date total return: -7%
5. Microsoft
Ticker: MSFT
Subsector: Systems Software
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 52
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 81
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 2%
Year-to-date total return: 37%
4. Alphabet
Ticker: GOOGL
Subsector: Internet Software & Services
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 52
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 84
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 4%
Year-to-date total return: 32%
3. Alibaba
Ticker: BABA
Subsector: Internet Software & Services
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 59
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 78
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 3%
Year-to-date total return: 111%
2. Amazon
Ticker: AMZN
Subsector: Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 75
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 103
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 2%
Year-to-date total return: 52%
1. Facebook
Ticker: FB
Subsector: Internet Software & Services
No. of funds with stock as a top-10 holding: 81
No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 115
% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 4%
Year-to-date total return: 56%
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