Most Widely Held Stocks by Hedge Funds — Q3 2026

Stocks ranked by total number of institutional investors holding a position. The most widely held stocks represent broad institutional consensus.

Quarter:Q3 2026 Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q3 2025

#	Stock	Company	Holders	Total Value	Sector
1	MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	349	$45.4B	Technology
2	AAPL	Apple Inc.	347	$102.3B	Technology
3	NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	329	$52.3B	Technology
4	AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	328	$28.6B	Consumer Cyclical
5	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc.	314	$22.4B	Communication Services
6	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	291	$9.4B	Financial Services
7	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	288	$9.0B	Healthcare
8	GOOG	Alphabet Inc.	284	$15.1B	Communication Services
9	META	Meta Platforms, Inc.	277	$20.9B	Communication Services
10	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	274	$9.8B	Financial Services
11	V	Visa Inc.	267	$9.0B	Financial Services
12	LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	265	$8.9B	Healthcare
13	CVX	Chevron Corporation	265	$4.5B	Energy
14	ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	261	$4.4B	Healthcare
15	COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	259	$5.1B	Consumer Defensive
16	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	259	$17.2B	Technology
17	WMT	Walmart Inc.	254	$4.6B	Consumer Defensive
18	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	251	$11.6B	Financial Services
19	HD	The Home Depot, Inc.	247	$2.7B	Consumer Cyclical
20	BAC	Bank of America Corporation	247	$4.6T	Financial Services
21	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	243	$10.0B	Financial Services
22	CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	241	$4.7B	Technology
23	MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	240	$4.5B	Healthcare
24	KO	The Coca-Cola Company	239	$3.1T	Consumer Defensive
25	PG	The Procter & Gamble Company	239	$3.8B	Consumer Defensive
26	VTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF	225	$21.1B	Financial Services
27	CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	222	$3.8B	Industrials
28	TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	219	$7.3B	Consumer Cyclical
29	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	211	$8.4B	Technology
30	AMGN	Amgen Inc.	211	$2.7B	Healthcare
31	RTX	RTX Corporation	209	$2.4B	Industrials
32	IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	208	$2.0B	Technology
33	INTC	Intel Corp.	207	$4.0B	Technology
34	PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	207	$2.2B	Consumer Defensive
35	MA	Mastercard Incorporated	206	$5.0B	Financial Services
36	MU	Micron Technology, Inc.	206	$10.2B	Technology
37	MCD	McDonald's Corporation	205	$3.2B	Consumer Cyclical
38	ORCL	Oracle Corporation	204	$2.2B	Technology
39	ABT	Abbott Laboratories	197	$1.7T	Healthcare
40	AQLT	ISHARES TR	195	$4.1T	—
41	IJR	iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	191	$1.9B	Financial Services
42	GEV	GE Vernova Inc.	191	$2.0B	Industrials
43	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	191	$4.1B	Technology
44	PFE	Pfizer Inc.	190	$1.5T	Healthcare
45	GE	GE Aerospace	189	$4.8B	Industrials
46	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	187	$3.6T	Financial Services
47	VUG	Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF	187	$5.7T	Financial Services
48	AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	186	$4.9B	Technology
49	AXP	American Express Company	185	$1.8B	Financial Services
50	NFLX	Netflix, Inc.	184	$2.6T	Communication Services
51	PANW	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	183	$3.6B	Technology
52	GS	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	182	$3.1B	Financial Services
53	DIS	The Walt Disney Company	178	$4.2B	Communication Services
54	UNH	UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	178	$3.2B	Healthcare
55	NEE	NextEra Energy, Inc.	177	$1.9T	Utilities
56	VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	176	$1.8T	Financial Services
57	UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	175	$1.6B	Industrials
58	IJH	iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	172	$2.2T	Financial Services
59	QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	171	$2.6B	Technology
60	T	AT&T Inc.	169	$1.3T	Communication Services
61	TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	169	$3.1B	Healthcare
62	ETN	Eaton Corporation plc	166	$2.0B	Industrials
63	XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	166	$1.4B	Financial Services
64	TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	165	$2.7B	Technology
65	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	163	$985.9M	Financial Services
66	IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	163	$988.3M	Financial Services
67	VTV	Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF	163	$5.0B	Financial Services
68	DE	Deere & Company	163	$1.5B	Industrials
69	WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	160	$2.6T	Financial Services
70	LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	160	$1.2B	Consumer Cyclical
71	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	157	$1.2B	Industrials
72	VO	Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF	156	$1.2T	Financial Services
73	MO	Altria Group, Inc.	155	$934.3B	Consumer Defensive
74	LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	155	$4.0B	Technology
75	IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	155	$2.2B	Financial Services
76	PLTR	Palantir Technologies Inc.	154	$3.6B	Technology
77	BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	154	$2.0T	Healthcare
78	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	153	$3.4T	Financial Services
79	ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	153	$2.2B	Technology
80	EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	153	$1.5B	Industrials
81	VB	Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF	153	$1.4B	Financial Services
82	VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	152	$1.2B	Financial Services
83	COP	ConocoPhillips	151	$1.7B	Energy
84	BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	150	$1.3B	Financial Services
85	CRM	Salesforce, Inc.	149	$2.2B	Technology
86	TJX	The TJX Companies, Inc.	149	$1.8B	Consumer Cyclical
87	DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	147	$768.0M	Utilities
88	GLW	Corning Inc	144	$1.2B	Technology
89	RSP	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	143	$1.2B	Financial Services
90	SO	The Southern Company	143	$802.1B	Utilities
91	SYK	Stryker Corporation	143	$1.4B	Healthcare
92	PSX	Phillips 66	143	$737.2M	Energy
93	ASML	ASML Holding N.V.	140	$1.6B	Technology
94	XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	140	$792.5B	Financial Services
95	SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	139	$828.7B	Consumer Cyclical
96	BA	The Boeing Company	139	$1.9B	Industrials
97	MMM	3M Company	138	$687.9M	Industrials
98	CRWD	CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.	138	$2.6B	Technology
99	LIN	Linde plc	138	$2.9B	Basic Materials
100	MDT	Medtronic Plc	136	$1.9T	Healthcare

Data sourced from SEC 13F filings for Q3 2026. Filings are delayed up to 45 days after quarter end.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "most widely held" mean?

This ranking counts the number of distinct institutional investors that report holding each stock in their 13F filings. A higher count means more institutions own the stock.

Why might a stock be widely held?

Widely held stocks are typically large-cap, liquid companies included in major indices. Index funds, ETF managers, and active managers all tend to hold these names.

When is this data updated?

13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter end. This ranking is updated daily as new filings are processed.