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5. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)
Kantar’s BrandZ Ranking: 7
Kantar’s BrandZ Value: $191 billion
Q3 2022 Hedge Fund Stakeholders: 165
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is also a payments technology company that provides debit and credit cards to banks for their customers. Like its rival Mastercard, the firm also provides its customers the ability to generate analytics from transaction data.
Insider Monkey studied 920 hedge fund portfolios for this year’s third quarter to determine that 165 had bought Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s shares.
Out of these, Chris Hohn’s TCI Fund Management is Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s largest investor. It owns 19.9 million shares that are worth $3.5 billion.
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4. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)
Kantar’s BrandZ Ranking: 8
Kantar’s BrandZ Value: $186 billion
Q3 2022 Hedge Fund Stakeholders: 177
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is an American firm that is the holding company for the social networking platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s Facebook is ranked number 8 on Kantar’s list, while Instagram is ranked at 20. Facebook is valued at $186 billion by the renowned marketing firm. Insider Monkey’s Q3 2022 survey covering 920 hedge funds revealed that 177 had bought Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s shares.
Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management is Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s largest shareholder with a $1.6 billion stake.
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3. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Kantar’s BrandZ Ranking: 2
Kantar’s BrandZ Value: $819 billion
Q3 2022 Hedge Fund Stakeholders: 196
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is the holding company for Google, the world’s largest social media platform. It also owns YouTube, Gmail, and other platforms.
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google is valued at $819 billion by Kantar, making it the second most valuable brand in the world after Apple. YouTube is ranked lower down the list at number 24. 196 of the 920 hedge funds polled by Insider Monkey during this year’s third quarter had invested in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s largest shareholder is Chris Hohn’s TCI Fund Management. It owns 52 million shares that are worth $5 billion.
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2. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Kantar’s BrandZ Ranking: 4
Kantar’s BrandZ Value: $611 billion
Q3 2022 Hedge Fund Stakeholders: 269
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the largest technology companies in the world. It provides an operating system, productivity software, an email platform, a cloud computing service, and even gaming consoles.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the fourth most valuable brand in the world according to Kantar, and 269 of the 920 hedge funds polled by Insider Monkey during this year’s third quarter had bought a stake in it.
Out of these, Michael Larson’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s largest hedge fund shareholder. It owns 39 million shares that are worth $9 billion.
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1. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Kantar’s BrandZ Ranking: 3
Kantar’s BrandZ Value: $705.6 billion
Q3 2022 Hedge Fund Stakeholders: 269
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the world’s largest and most popular electronic commerce retailer. Set up during the dot com era, the firm is one of the most valuable companies in the world right now.
Insider Monkey profiled 920 hedge funds for their third quarter of 2022 investments to discover that 269 had bought Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s shares. The company ranks at number three on Kantar’s list, second only to Apple and Google. Its brand is valued at a stunning $705.6 billion.
Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management is Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s largest hedge fund shareholder. It owns 49 million shares that are worth $5.6 billion.
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