At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 49 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2026 reporting period, and noticed that Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT) was held by 22 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.
Before we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.
Having given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let’s take a look at the change in AMAT positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:
FundNew Position?Change In Share CountChange In Market Value ($ in 1000’s)
Garde Capital Inc.
Existing
UNCH+$76Garner Asset Management Corp
Existing
–565+$788Hartline Investment Corp
Existing
UNCH+$711Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC
Existing
+27+$118Evergreen Private Wealth LLC
Existing
–3,204+$2,424Hoey Investments Inc.
Existing
UNCH+$37R Squared Ltd
NEW
+1,611+$551Meitav Investment House Ltd.
Existing
–973+$242Resonant Capital Advisors LLC
Existing
+400+$343Global Strategic Investment Solutions LLC
Existing
–335+$122United Asset Strategies Inc.
Existing
+57+$682Sather Financial Group Inc
NEW
+629+$215Unified Investment Management
Existing
–297+$134Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC
NEW
+710+$243Advance Capital Management Inc.
Existing
+24+$82Burney Co.
Existing
–8,635+$1,090Signet Private Wealth LLC
Existing
+629+$342Swedbank AB
Existing
–126,794+$208,004Cary Street Partners Financial LLC
Existing
–2,187+$593Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC
Existing
+405+$233Strategic Blueprint LLC
Existing
+181+$194Investment House LLC
Existing
UNCH+$89Aggregate Change:
–138,317+$217,313
In terms of shares owned, we count 7 of the above funds having increased existing AMAT positions from 12/31/2025 to 03/31/2026, with 8 having decreased their positions and 3 new positions.
Looking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the AMAT share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held AMAT at the 03/31/2026 reporting period (out of the 2,847 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of AMAT shares those same funds held back at the 12/31/2025 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AMAT. We found that between these two periods, funds reduced their holdings by 298,882 shares in the aggregate, from 29,112,835 down to 28,813,953 for a share count decline of approximately -1.03%. The overall top three funds holding AMAT on 03/31/2026 were:
We’ll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT).
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