Crowding Universe

Most Crowded 13F Stocks — Q1 2021

This archive ranks Q1 2021'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 2021

In Q1 2021, META (Meta Platforms) was the most institutionally crowded stock in the 13F universe, held by 88 funds.

The Q1 2021 crowding universe covers the 150 most-held stocks reported in SEC Form 13F filings across 339 institutional investors.

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Top 15 Most Crowded Stocks Q1 2021

Ranked by the number of distinct institutions holding the name from SEC Form 13F-HR filings · change versus Q4 2020.

Top 15 most crowded stocks reported in SEC Form 13F-HR filings as of Q1 2021 — ranked by the number of distinct 13F filers holding the name.
# Ticker / Company Sector Funds Δ QoQ Median Wt Trend
1 META META PLATFORMS INC Communication Services 88 ↑ 7 4.2%
2 MSFT MICROSOFT Technology 70 ↓ 4 4.0%
3 AMZN AMAZON.COM Consumer Cyclical 70 ↑ 1 4.2%
4 GOOG ALPHABET CL C Communication Services 62 ↓ 1 4.7%
5 GOOGL ALPHABET CL A Communication Services 58 ↑ 2 2.8%
6 V VISA Financial Services 52 ↑ 2 2.9%
7 BABA ALIBABA GRP-ADR Consumer Cyclical 43 ↑ 1 3.7%
8 DIS DISNEY WALT CO Communication Services 38 ↓ 4 2.0%
9 UNKNOWN ABOVENET INC Unknown 36 ↑ 2 0.1%
10 BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B Financial Services 35 0 1.7%
11 WFC WELLS FARGO Financial Services 31 ↓ 2 2.1%
12 MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Financial Services 31 ↓ 3 1.5%
13 NFLX NETFLIX INC. Communication Services 30 ↑ 2 2.4%
14 JPM JPMORGAN Financial Services 29 ↓ 5 1.8%
15 CMCSA COMCAST CLASS A Communication Services 28 ↑ 1 1.7%

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.