Applied Materials
AMAT
3,529 hedge funds and large institutions have $477B invested in Applied Materials in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 714 funds opening new positions, 1,084 increasing their positions, 1,369 reducing their positions, and 118 closing their positions.
505% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 714 | Existing positions closed: 118
138% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 142 → 338 (+196)
46% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $33.8B | Capital outflows: $23.1B
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,961 → 3,529 (+568)
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.07% → 83.66% (+2.6%)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.1B | Put options by funds: $15.8B
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,084 | Existing positions reduced: 1,369
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$4.13B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.03B |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.33B |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.03B |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$877M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$3.37B |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.17B |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.15B |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$728M |
| 5 |
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
-$679M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
3,529 of the 8,376 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $477B — up 118% from $219B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 714 funds opened new AMAT positions and 118 closed out — a net gain of 596 holders — while 1,084 added to existing stakes and 1,369 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $4.13B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $3.37B.
- 3,529 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q2 2026, up from 2,961 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $477B of Applied Materials stock for Q2 2026, up 118% quarter-over-quarter.
- 714 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q2 2026 and 118 closed out, a net change of +596 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q2 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $4.13B added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q2 2026 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $3.37B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.