Most Crowded Hedge Fund Stocks — Q4 2025
Stocks held by the largest number of institutional investors based on Q4 2025 13F filings. High crowding can signal momentum consensus — but also risk when sentiment shifts and multiple funds exit simultaneously.
When thousands of funds independently own the same stock, it reflects broad institutional consensus about the company's quality or growth prospects.
Heavily crowded stocks can drop sharply when sentiment shifts — many funds selling simultaneously amplifies price declines beyond what fundamentals warrant.
Use crowding as context. A new buy from a differentiated fund in a crowded name is less meaningful than the same buy in an under-owned name.
Top Stocks by Institutional Holder Count
Full list →Ranked by number of distinct institutional holders, Q4 2025.
| # | Stock | Funds Holding | New This Qtr | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | 5,713 | — | $458.4B |
| 2 | AVGO BROADCOM INC | 4,388 | +2 | $323.1B |
| 3 | NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5,449 | — | $953.0B |
| 4 | TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC | 2,946 | +2 | $67.1B |
| 5 | META META PLATFORMS INC | 4,818 | +4 | $318.5B |
| 6 | MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2,544 | +3 | $100.1B |
| 7 | VST VISTRA CORP | 1,263 | +2 | $15.4B |
| 8 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | 5,927 | +2 | $586.3B |
| 9 | NFLX NETFLIX INC. | 3,324 | +3 | $105.6B |
| 10 | PNFP PINNACLE FINL PARTNERS INC | 64 | +18 | $4.7B |
| 11 | GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC | 308 | +5 | $4.3B |
| 12 | ENTG ENTEGRIS INC | 564 | +3 | $4.6B |
| 13 | AZN ASTRAZENECA PLC | 59 | +17 | $19.2B |
| 14 | SPOT SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A | 1,254 | +2 | $19.9B |
| 15 | CRWV COREWEAVE INC | 703 | +2 | $4.0B |
| 16 | AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC | 215 | +4 | $1.6B |
| 17 | CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP | 1,896 | +1 | $22.4B |
| 18 | SF STIFEL FINL CORP | 597 | +2 | $3.6B |
| 19 | CVX CHEVRON CORPORATION | 3,765 | +1 | $111.0B |
| 20 | AAPL APPLE INC | 5,727 | +2 | $795.5B |
| 21 | LITE LUMENTUM HLDGS INC | 727 | +4 | $20.6B |
| 22 | GLW CORNING INC | 1,809 | +3 | $26.5B |
| 23 | LLY ELI LILLY & CO | 4,196 | — | $173.8B |
| 24 | MCD MCDONALDS CORP | 3,381 | +1 | $52.4B |
| 25 | HBAN HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC | 1,035 | +2 | $9.1B |
| 26 | AA ALCOA CORP | 619 | +3 | $5.3B |
| 27 | TEX TEREX CORP NEW | 346 | +2 | $2.9B |
| 28 | WCC WESCO INTL INC | 586 | +2 | $4.9B |
| 29 | VNOM VIPER ENERGY INC | 410 | +1 | $2.6B |
| 30 | CLX CLOROX CO DEL | 991 | +1 | $3.4B |
FAQs: Crowded Hedge Fund Trades
What is a crowded trade in investing?
A crowded trade is one where a large number of investors are holding the same position. In the hedge fund context, a stock is "crowded" when it appears in the portfolios of many funds simultaneously. If sentiment shifts, they may all sell at once, exaggerating price declines.
How do I find the most popular hedge fund stocks?
SEC 13F filings from all institutional managers with $100M+ in U.S. equities show every holding quarterly. By aggregating all 13F filings, you can rank stocks by the total number of institutional holders — this is exactly what HedgeTrack does.
Are crowded stocks more or less risky?
Neither inherently. High-quality large-caps like Apple or Microsoft are crowded because they are widely recognized as excellent businesses. Mid-cap crowding can be riskier — if a specific thesis becomes widely shared and then breaks, the exit can be violent.