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4. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 63

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is an American multinational tech company that offers a wide range of wireless services and products to its consumers. The company has raised its payouts for 17 years in a row and offers a quarterly dividend of $0.665 per share. As of April 28, the stock has a dividend yield of 6.70%.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) was a part of 63 hedge fund portfolios at the end of Q4 2023, up from 61 in the previous quarter, as per Insider Monkey’s database. Among these hedge funds, Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital Management was the company’s largest stakeholder in Q4.

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