Most Crowded 13F Stocks — Q1 2016

This archive ranks Q1 2016's 15 most crowded stocks by the number of distinct institutional investors — hedge funds, family offices, and endowments — reporting the name in SEC Form 13F filings, alongside each position's median portfolio weight.

Data as of Q1 2016

In Q1 2016, MSFT (Microsoft) was the most institutionally crowded stock in the 13F universe, held by 24 funds.

The Q1 2016 crowding universe covers the 150 most-held stocks reported in SEC Form 13F filings across 318 institutional investors.

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Top 15 Most Crowded Stocks Q1 2016

Ranked by the number of distinct institutions holding the name from SEC Form 13F-HR filings.

Top 15 most crowded stocks reported in SEC Form 13F-HR filings as of Q1 2016 — ranked by the number of distinct 13F filers holding the name.
#	Ticker / Company	Sector	Funds	Δ QoQ	Median Wt
1	MSFT MICROSOFT	Technology	24	—	3.3%
2	GOOG ALPHABET CL C	Communication Services	24	—	2.9%
3	V VISA	Financial Services	23	—	3.7%
4	GOOGL ALPHABET CL A	Communication Services	23	—	2.9%
5	WFC WELLS FARGO	Financial Services	20	—	2.7%
6	AAPL APPLE	Technology	19	—	1.7%
7	AMZN AMAZON.COM	Consumer Cyclical	19	—	2.0%
8	MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATED	Financial Services	18	—	1.9%
9	BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B	Financial Services	18	—	1.3%
10	META META PLATFORMS INC	Communication Services	17	—	3.3%
11	BAC BANK OF AMER CORP	Financial Services	16	—	1.1%
12	CMCSA COMCAST CLASS A	Communication Services	16	—	1.9%
13	AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS	Financial Services	15	—	0.7%
14	SYN_16117M305 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D	Unknown	15	—	4.7%
15	JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON	Healthcare	14	—	1.3%

Crowding metrics are derived from SEC Form 13F-HR filings submitted by institutional investment managers. For each security we count the number of distinct filers reporting a long position and the median portfolio weight across those filers. See the full crowding tracker for methodology, FAQ, and the interactive 3D universe.