Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Monitor Report: Top Hedge Fund Holdings

It’s a little late, but I felt it was necessary to share some important aspects from the Goldman Sachs “Hedge Fund Trend Monitor” released on February 22, 2010. It is a compilation of analysis for 627 hedge funds with a fundamental strategy. Below is a listing of the Ten Stocks That Most Frequently Appear In Hedge Funds’ Top Holdings & the Top Ten Stocks Added Most By Hedge Funds. Why is this important? Hedge fund returns are largely dependant on the performance of just a few holdings. These holdings are usually their top holdings.

Ten Stocks That Most Frequently Appear In Hedge Funds’ Top Holdings

Apple – AAPL
Pfizer- PFE
Bank of America- BAC
Google- GOOG
JPMorgan Chase- JPM
Microsoft- MSFT
Mastercard- MA
DirectTV- DTV
Wells Fargo- WFC
CVS Caremark- CVS

Top Ten Stocks Added Most By Hedge Funds

Mead Johnson- MJN
Wells Fargo- WFC
Citigroup- C
Amazon- AMZN
3Com- COMS
Hewlett Packard- HPQ
Wellpoint- WLP
Black & Decker- BDK
CVS Caremark- CVS
Jeffries- JEF

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