10 Top Stocks Fund Managers Are Loading Up On in 2026

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6. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 83

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is one of the 10 top stocks fund managers are loading up on in 2026.

On March 27, 2026, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) announced the completion of a $600 million direct cash investment in Polymarket as part of a larger equity fundraising. The recent investment follows an initial $1 billion investment made earlier in October 2025. In addition, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) has planned to purchase up to $40 million in securities from existing holders, thereby meeting its total investment obligations. Although the specifics of these investments remain undisclosed until the completion of the funding round, it is expected that these transactions will not materially impact the company’s financial results or capital return strategies.

Prior to this, on March 24, 2026, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)’s subsidiary, NYSE, announced a partnership with Securitize to develop a tokenized securities platform. Securitize has been named the first eligible digital transfer agent and will mint blockchain-native securities for corporate and ETF issuers. Part of the partnership involves the NYSE further serving as a premier design partner alongside Securitize to facilitate a digital transfer agent program that supports the on-chain settlement of tokenized security transactions.

Founded in 2000, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is a leading American multinational financial services company that, together with its subsidiaries, specializes in providing technology and data to financial institutions, corporations, and government entities. Its headquarters is in Georgia.

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