Hedge funds took a diversified approach to technology investing in the first quarter as the sector builds on its 2024 rally. Technology stocks are off to a strong start this year as artificial intelligence tailwinds and the rotation toward growth continue. The excitement helped the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rise more than 9% in the first quarter. AI darling Nvidia rose more than his 82%, while Meta Platforms soared his 37%. While technology has been far from the most popular sector among hedge funds during this period, some large companies took advantage of the continued uptrend to lock in profits, while others used the quarter to capitalize on their bets. used to increase. This year's .IXIC YTD Mountain Nasdaq Scion Asset Management's Michael Barry and Viking Global's Ole Andreas Halvorsen Zero Zero Position in AI Leader Alphabet, David Tepper's Appaloosa Magnificent We reduced our positions in 7 stocks. But some investors took advantage of the stock's low price relative to its peers and the Nasdaq to strengthen their positions. Chase Coleman's Tiger Global, Seth Klarman's Baupost, Dan Sundheim's D1 Capital and Philippe Laffont's Coatue have lifted their stakes in the search giant, while Dan Loeb's Third Point is worth about $453 million. I got the position. Microsoft also attracted mixed moves from Wall Street's biggest investors. While Tepper, Sundheim and Laffont reduced their holdings, Halvorsen created a new $672 million position. Both Appaloosa and Cotu reduced their stakes in Nvidia during this period, with the latter reducing his stake by 68% to $1.25 billion. The companies also cut positions in Advanced Micro Devices by 19% and 46%, respectively. NVDA YTD Mountain Stock This Year Other prominent investors also benefited from NVIDIA's stock price rally, including Altimeter Capital's Brad Gerstner. Stanley Druckenmiller told CNBC last month that he cut his stake in Nvidia in late March, saying AI was “a little overhyped” in the short term. Apple received renewed attention from Viking Global and an article by Cortue and Warren Buffett about Berkshire Hathaway. Cotu, Third Point, Viking Global and Tiger Global increased their stakes in Amazon, while Appaloosa and D1 Capital reduced their holdings. Coatue also minimized his MetaPlatform position and Tepper reduced his stake by 39% to his $589 million.
