- Goldman Sachs has revealed its Q2 Hedge Fund VIP stock list, which has posted strong performance in 2025.
- The VIP stocks have outperformed the S&P 500, with a 16% gain year-to-date.
- The list includes 50 stocks, but we highlight the 14 most popular below.
It turns out hedge funds are pretty good at picking stocks.
Every quarter, Goldman Sachs shares its latest list of Hedge Fund VIP stocks, or stocks most commonly included in the top 10 holdings of the funds.
The basket of stocks has an impressive track record since launching in 2001, returning an average of 15% annually compared to the S&P 500’s 11%. Year-to-date the group of stocks is up 16% while the benchmark has risen about 10%.
“The basket has been a strong historical performer at the cost of high volatility,” wrote Ben Snider, a senior strategist at Goldman, in an August 20 client note that included the bank’s Q2 2025 edition of the list.
The full list includes 50 stocks, and is heavy on tech and communication services names. In Q2, 16 new stocks joined the group.
Below, we’ve included the 14 stocks on the list that are in the top 10 holdings of at least 25 hedge funds. The stocks’ sub-sectors, market caps, average portfolio weights when the stock is in the top 10 holdings of a fund, and their year-to-date returns.
Amazon
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Microsoft
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Meta Platforms
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NVIDIA
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Alphabet
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Broadcom
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Apple
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Capital One Financial
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Mastercard
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Vistra
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Talen Energy
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Visa
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Uber Technologies
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