Most Widely Held Stocks by Hedge Funds — Q1 2026

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

Quarter:Q1 2026 Q3 2025

#	Stock	Company	Holders	Total Value	Sector
1	AAPL	Apple Inc.	495	$29.1B	Technology
2	MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	494	$181.9B	Technology
3	AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	466	$36.5B	Consumer Cyclical
4	NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	459	$29.1B	Technology
5	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc.	444	$23.3B	Communication Services
6	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corporation	432	$35.9B	Energy
7	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	417	$9.2B	Healthcare
8	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	415	$152.7B	Financial Services
9	META	Meta Platforms, Inc.	408	$11.8B	Communication Services
10	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	405	$13.2B	Financial Services
11	GOOG	Alphabet Inc.	400	$13.9B	Communication Services
12	CVX	Chevron Corporation	393	$4.9B	Energy
13	V	Visa Inc.	388	$25.4B	Financial Services
14	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	383	$17.0B	Technology
15	WMT	Walmart Inc.	375	$4.9B	Consumer Defensive
16	BAC	Bank of America Corporation	373	$3.3T	Financial Services
17	ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	370	$34.0B	Healthcare
18	COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	368	$5.5B	Consumer Defensive
19	LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	366	$5.5B	Healthcare
20	HD	The Home Depot, Inc.	365	$3.4B	Consumer Cyclical
21	PG	The Procter & Gamble Company	361	$95.7B	Consumer Defensive
22	MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	360	$89.4B	Healthcare
23	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	343	$16.3B	Financial Services
24	CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	338	$3.6T	Technology
25	PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	337	$73.2B	Consumer Defensive
26	MCD	McDonald's Corporation	335	$2.3B	Consumer Cyclical
27	CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	333	$3.0B	Industrials
28	KO	The Coca-Cola Company	328	$1.9T	Consumer Defensive
29	TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	322	$5.0B	Consumer Cyclical
30	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	319	$12.5B	Financial Services
31	IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	317	$2.0B	Technology
32	ORCL	Oracle Corporation	317	$75.9B	Technology
33	RTX	RTX Corporation	315	$2.7B	Industrials
34	MA	Mastercard Incorporated	307	$3.6B	Financial Services
35	VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	306	$8.9B	Financial Services
36	ABT	Abbott Laboratories	304	$38.4B	Healthcare
37	AMGN	Amgen Inc.	293	$25.2B	Healthcare
38	PFE	Pfizer Inc.	291	$1.2T	Healthcare
39	NEE	NextEra Energy, Inc.	284	$2.0T	Utilities
40	DIS	The Walt Disney Company	281	$1.7T	Communication Services
41	NFLX	Netflix, Inc.	281	$2.4T	Communication Services
42	HON	Honeywell International Inc.	280	$9.9B	Industrials
43	GE	GE Aerospace	280	$132.0B	Industrials
44	T	AT&T Inc.	280	$955.5B	Communication Services
45	AQLT	ISHARES TR	275	$5.0T	—
46	GEV	GE Vernova Inc.	271	$1.1B	Utilities
47	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	265	$1.5B	Industrials
48	UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	265	$1.7B	Industrials
49	AXP	American Express Company	263	$2.7B	Financial Services
50	GS	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	261	$2.9B	Financial Services
51	WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	257	$1.9T	Financial Services
52	IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	255	$1.9B	Financial Services
53	MU	Micron Technology, Inc.	254	$39.1B	Technology
54	IJR	iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	251	$3.2B	Financial Services
55	UNH	UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	250	$2.0B	Healthcare
56	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	249	$16.7B	Technology
57	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	249	$4.3T	Financial Services
58	TJX	The TJX Companies, Inc.	248	$2.3B	Consumer Cyclical
59	TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	248	$2.5B	Healthcare
60	COP	ConocoPhillips	248	$7.8B	Energy
61	BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	247	$2.0T	Healthcare
62	LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	243	$1.4B	Consumer Cyclical
63	AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	243	$2.4B	Technology
64	QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	243	$63.7B	Technology
65	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	242	$3.0B	Technology
66	VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	240	$2.6T	Financial Services
67	VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	239	$13.0B	Financial Services
68	IJH	iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	238	$3.5T	Financial Services
69	VTV	Vanguard Value ETF	237	$3.7B	Financial Services
70	DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	236	$718.1M	Utilities
71	XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	236	$2.8B	Financial Services
72	VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	232	$2.5B	Financial Services
73	MO	Altria Group, Inc.	231	$636.1B	Consumer Defensive
74	INTC	Intel Corporation	230	$1.0T	Technology
75	ETN	Eaton Corporation plc	229	$1.2B	Industrials
76	DE	Deere & Company	228	$1.2B	Industrials
77	IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	228	$2.7B	Financial Services
78	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	226	$1.2T	Financial Services
79	ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	226	$1.7B	Industrials
80	SO	The Southern Company	224	$731.2B	Utilities
81	PLTR	Palantir Technologies Inc.	224	$2.9B	Technology
82	BA	The Boeing Company	224	$1.1B	Industrials
83	CRM	Salesforce, Inc.	221	$1.5B	Technology
84	EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	219	$1.4B	Industrials
85	TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	219	$2.1B	Technology
86	VB	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	218	$2.1B	Financial Services
87	MMM	3M Company	217	$908.0M	Industrials
88	MDT	Medtronic plc	216	$1.8T	Healthcare
89	PANW	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	216	$1.4B	Technology
90	SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	216	$724.2B	Consumer Cyclical
91	XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	215	$817.5B	Financial Services
92	LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	214	$2.0B	Technology
93	UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc.	214	$678.2B	Industrials
94	SYK	Stryker Corporation	213	$1.7B	Healthcare
95	WM	Waste Management, Inc.	212	$1.2B	Industrials
96	PSX	Phillips 66	211	$28.7B	Energy
97	VO	Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF	209	$2.2B	Financial Services
98	SCHW	The Charles Schwab Corporation	205	$1.6T	Financial Services
99	DHR	Danaher Corporation	203	$9.9B	Healthcare
100	GLW	Corning Incorporated	203	$11.7B	Technology

Data sourced from SEC 13F filings for Q1 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.