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	367	$63.2B	Technology
2	AAPL	Apple Inc.	363	$120.1B	Technology
3	NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	347	$81.9B	Technology
4	AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	346	$46.0B	Consumer Cyclical
5	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc.	333	$32.5B	Communication Services
6	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	308	$14.4B	Financial Services
7	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	302	$14.0B	Healthcare
8	GOOG	Alphabet Inc.	301	$22.5B	Communication Services
9	META	Meta Platforms, Inc.	296	$29.9B	Communication Services
10	V	Visa Inc.	284	$12.8B	Financial Services
11	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	283	$14.0B	Financial Services
12	LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	281	$13.1B	Healthcare
13	CVX	Chevron Corporation	280	$6.6B	Energy
14	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	275	$23.6B	Technology
15	ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	275	$6.2B	Healthcare
16	COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	274	$6.6B	Consumer Defensive
17	WMT	Walmart Inc.	268	$5.9B	Consumer Defensive
18	BAC	Bank of America Corporation	263	$7.5T	Financial Services
19	HD	The Home Depot, Inc.	263	$3.9B	Consumer Cyclical
20	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	262	$20.0B	Financial Services
21	CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	257	$6.9B	Technology
22	PG	The Procter & Gamble Company	255	$5.3B	Consumer Defensive
23	KO	The Coca-Cola Company	255	$4.4T	Consumer Defensive
24	MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	255	$5.9B	Healthcare
25	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	254	$17.7B	Financial Services
26	TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	235	$10.9B	Consumer Cyclical
27	CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	235	$5.4B	Industrials
28	VTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF	235	$24.9B	Financial Services
29	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	228	$13.0B	Technology
30	AMGN	Amgen Inc.	225	$3.8B	Healthcare
31	INTC	Intel Corp.	223	$6.5B	Technology
32	MU	Micron Technology, Inc.	223	$16.0B	Technology
33	PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	222	$3.3B	Consumer Defensive
34	RTX	RTX Corporation	222	$3.2B	Industrials
35	MA	Mastercard Incorporated	222	$7.6B	Financial Services
36	IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	221	$2.9B	Technology
37	MCD	McDonald's Corporation	220	$4.2B	Consumer Cyclical
38	ORCL	Oracle Corporation	218	$3.0B	Technology
39	ABT	Abbott Laboratories	213	$2.6T	Healthcare
40	GEV	GE Vernova Inc.	205	$2.9B	Industrials
41	PFE	Pfizer Inc.	205	$2.1T	Healthcare
42	GE	GE Aerospace	204	$6.4B	Industrials
43	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	204	$9.9B	Technology
44	AQLT	ISHARES TR	204	$5.2T	—
45	AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	201	$6.5B	Technology
46	NFLX	Netflix, Inc.	200	$4.2T	Communication Services
47	IJR	iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	200	$2.6B	Financial Services
48	AXP	American Express Company	200	$2.9B	Financial Services
49	PANW	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	197	$4.9B	Technology
50	GS	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	197	$4.2B	Financial Services
51	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	195	$6.0T	Financial Services
52	DIS	The Walt Disney Company	194	$5.2B	Communication Services
53	VUG	Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF	194	$7.5T	Financial Services
54	UNH	UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	193	$5.3B	Healthcare
55	NEE	NextEra Energy, Inc.	193	$2.8T	Utilities
56	UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	190	$2.5B	Industrials
57	TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	185	$4.7B	Healthcare
58	QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	185	$3.2B	Technology
59	T	AT&T Inc.	185	$2.0T	Communication Services
60	VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	184	$2.7T	Financial Services
61	TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	182	$4.6B	Technology
62	IJH	iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	181	$3.0T	Financial Services
63	ETN	Eaton Corporation plc	180	$3.2B	Industrials
64	DE	Deere & Company	179	$2.5B	Industrials
65	LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	175	$1.5B	Consumer Cyclical
66	WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	174	$3.5T	Financial Services
67	XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	173	$2.6B	Financial Services
68	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	172	$1.4B	Financial Services
69	IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	171	$1.6B	Financial Services
70	LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	171	$7.1B	Technology
71	PLTR	Palantir Technologies Inc.	170	$6.0B	Technology
72	VTV	Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF	170	$6.6B	Financial Services
73	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	170	$1.8B	Industrials
74	BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	169	$2.7T	Healthcare
75	ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	167	$2.6B	Technology
76	MO	Altria Group, Inc.	167	$1.3T	Consumer Defensive
77	EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	166	$1.8B	Industrials
78	COP	ConocoPhillips	166	$2.5B	Energy
79	CRM	Salesforce, Inc.	164	$3.2B	Technology
80	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	164	$6.8T	Financial Services
81	TJX	The TJX Companies, Inc.	164	$2.8B	Consumer Cyclical
82	BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	164	$2.0B	Financial Services
83	VO	Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF	163	$2.0T	Financial Services
84	IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	162	$3.1B	Financial Services
85	DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	161	$1.3B	Utilities
86	VB	Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF	160	$2.0B	Financial Services
87	GLW	Corning Inc	159	$2.8B	Technology
88	VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	158	$2.1B	Financial Services
89	SO	The Southern Company	158	$1.3T	Utilities
90	SYK	Stryker Corporation	158	$1.9B	Healthcare
91	PSX	Phillips 66	156	$1.3B	Energy
92	SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	154	$1.3T	Consumer Cyclical
93	MDT	Medtronic Plc	153	$3.8T	Healthcare
94	CRWD	CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.	153	$3.7B	Technology
95	LIN	Linde plc	153	$5.1B	Basic Materials
96	MMM	3M Company	152	$1.0B	Industrials
97	GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	152	$2.9B	Healthcare
98	CB	Chubb Limited	151	$20.9B	Financial Services
99	RSP	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	151	$2.3B	Financial Services
100	WM	Waste Management, Inc.	151	$2.4B	Industrials

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.