Applied Materials
AMAT
2,927 hedge funds and large institutions have $219B invested in Applied Materials in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 460 funds opening new positions, 967 increasing their positions, 1,153 reducing their positions, and 111 closing their positions.
314% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 460 | Existing positions closed: 111
41% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 100 → 141 (+41)
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $170B → $219B (+$48.7B)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,629 → 2,927 (+298)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.06B | Put options by funds: $4.87B
2.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.34% → 81.01% (-2.3%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 967 | Existing positions reduced: 1,153
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.25B |
| 2 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.11B |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$636M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$526M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$488M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.09B |
| 2 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$1.01B |
| 3 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$895M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$563M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$510M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
2,927 of the 8,130 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $219B — up 29% from $170B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 460 funds opened new AMAT positions and 111 closed out — a net gain of 349 holders — while 967 added to existing stakes and 1,153 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.25B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.09B.
- 2,927 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2026, up from 2,629 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $219B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2026, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 460 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2026 and 111 closed out, a net change of +349 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.25B added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2026 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.09B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.