Hedge Funds’ Top Ten Stocks

May 26, 2011 James Heinsman Hedge Fund News

According to Insider Monkey, hedge funds’ top ten stock investments include:

1. Apple, Inc.– listed in the top ten holdings of 63 hedge funds, including those belonging to John Griffin, Dan Loeb, David Einhorn and Chase Coleman

2. Microsoft Co.- owned by 54 hedge funds, including Renaissance, Omega Advisors, Farallon and Appaloosa

3. JP Morgan– 49 hedge funds, including Lansdowne, Viking Global and Highfields Capital

4. Google Inc.– 48 hedge funds, including Coat8e and Artis Capital

5. Citigroup– 43 hedge funds, with the largest stakes belonging to John Paulson and Bruce Berkowitz

6. Qualcomm Inc.- 31 hedge funds, with the largest stakes belonging to Maverick and Lone Pine

7. Lyondellbasell– 30 funds, with Oaktree and Third Point leading the trend

8. Smurfit-Stone Container– 28 new hedge funds, including JANNA Partners, Centaurus and Halcyon

9. Pfizer– 27 funds, including Greenlight, Taconic Capital and Mason Capital

10. CIT Group– 23 hedge funds, including Avenue Capital and Brice Berkowitz’s Fairholme

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