Goldman’s Hedge Fund VIP List: AMZN, VST, CRM, BABA, and more

Goldman Sachs’s Hedge Fund VIP List has returned 30% year-to-date, with most of the “Magnificent Seven” stocks, plus additions such as Vistra (VST), Vertiv (VRT), Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), and others.

The Hedge Fund VIP List gathers the top long positions among fundamentally driven hedge funds, knowns as “the stocks that matter the most” as they appear most frequently among the top 10 holdings within hedge fund portfolios.

This list of 50 stocks is not sector-neutral to the S&P 500 (SP500), has outperformed the benchmark year-to-date by 30%, and in 60% of quarters since 2001.

Here is the list:

1. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 107
2. Meta Platforms Inc. (META) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 77
3. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 75
4. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 48
5. NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 48
6. Apple Inc. (AAPL) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 34
7. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSM) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 26
8. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 22
9. Hess Corp. (HES) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 21
10. Visa Inc. (V) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 20
11. Vistra Corp. (VST) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 20
12. Talen Energy Corp (TLN) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 19
13. Uber Technologies (UBER) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 18
14. Apollo Global Mgmt (APO) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 18
15. Spotify Technology SA (SPOT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 18
16. Vertiv Holdings Co. (VRT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 18
17. Mastercard Inc. (MA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 17
18. Salesforce Inc. (CRM) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 17
19. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 17
20. Flutter Entertainment Plc (FLUT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 15
21. Kellanova (K) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 15
22. Liberty Broadband (LBRDK) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 15
23. CRH public limited company (CRH) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 15
24. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 14
25. Smartsheet, Inc. (SMAR) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 14
26. Alibaba Group Hldg (BABA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 13
27. GE Vernova Inc. (GEV) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 13
28. Progressive Corp. (PGR) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 13
29. Alight Inc. (ALIT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 13
30. Endeavor Group Holdings (EDR) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
31. Expedia Group Inc. (EXPE) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
32. Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
33. Insmed Inc. (INSM) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
34. Natera Inc. (NTRA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
35. Carvana Co. (CVNA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 12
36. MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
37. Albertsons Companies (ACI) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
38. ANSYS Inc. (ANSS) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
39. Discover Financial Svc. (DFS) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
40. HashiCorp Inc. (HCP) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
41. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
42. EQT Corp. (EQT) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
43. Energy Transfer LP (ET) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
44. PayPal Holdings (PYPL) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
45. AppLovin Corp. (APP) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 11
46. Booking Holdings (BKNG) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 10
47. Core Scientific Inc. (CORZ) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 10
48. Coupang Inc. (CPNG) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 10
49. Fiserv Inc. (FI) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 10
50. Juniper Networks (JNPR) – No. of funds with stocks as top 10 holdings: 9