Crowding Universe

Most Crowded 13F Stocks — Q4 2022

This archive ranks Q4 2022'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 Q4 2022

In Q4 2022, MSFT (Microsoft) was the most institutionally crowded stock in the 13F universe, held by 81 funds.

The Q4 2022 crowding universe covers the 150 most-held stocks reported in SEC Form 13F filings across 344 institutional investors.

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Top 15 Most Crowded Stocks Q4 2022

Ranked by the number of distinct institutions holding the name from SEC Form 13F-HR filings · change versus Q3 2022.

Top 15 most crowded stocks reported in SEC Form 13F-HR filings as of Q4 2022 — ranked by the number of distinct 13F filers holding the name.
# Ticker / Company Sector Funds Δ QoQ Median Wt Trend
1 MSFT MICROSOFT Technology 81 ↑ 2 5.9%
2 AMZN AMAZON.COM Consumer Cyclical 76 ↓ 6 5.6%
3 META META PLATFORMS INC Communication Services 65 ↑ 2 3.4%
4 GOOGL ALPHABET CL A Communication Services 63 ↑ 4 3.5%
5 GOOG ALPHABET CL C Communication Services 58 ↑ 4 4.7%
6 V VISA Financial Services 57 ↑ 3 4.9%
7 UNKNOWN ABOVENET INC Unknown 44 ↓ 4 0.0%
8 BABA ALIBABA GRP-ADR Consumer Cyclical 39 ↑ 5 1.7%
9 MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Financial Services 36 ↑ 1 3.3%
10 BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B Financial Services 35 ↑ 1 2.2%
11 CRM SALESFORCE INC Technology 33 ↑ 2 3.7%
12 UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC Technology 32 ↓ 2 2.7%
13 DIS DISNEY WALT CO Communication Services 31 ↑ 1 1.4%
14 AAPL APPLE Technology 31 ↑ 4 0.9%
15 UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP Healthcare 27 ↑ 4 2.8%

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.