12 Most Widely Held Stocks by Hedge Funds in 2025

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8. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 179

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is one of the most widely held stocks by hedge funds in 2025. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced on December 18 a significant milestone in the evolution of AI-powered commerce, reporting the successful completion of hundreds of secure, agent-initiated transactions in collaboration with partners across the ecosystem. Management stated that the breakthrough points towards 2025 being the final year where consumers shop and checkout alone, with AI agent-driven payments experiencing a rapid transition from experimentation to mainstream adoption.

The acceleration is built on the company’s launch of Visa Intelligent Commerce earlier in the year. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) reported that it is on track to deliver personalized and secure AI-enabled commerce to consumers by early 2026.

In another development, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced on December 17 a strategic collaboration with Akamai Technologies, Inc. to bring stronger user recognition, identity, and security controls to the developing domain of agentic commerce. Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a cloud computing and cybersecurity company that protects and powers businesses online.

Management further reported that the integration of Akamai’s edge-based behavioral intelligence, bot and abuse protection, and user recognition, with Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol would result in the companies delivering the authentication, identity, and fraud controls necessary to allow merchants to welcome AI agents to their digital storefronts with commerce intent confidently.

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) provides digital payment services. It offers credit cards, debit cards, prepaid products, global automated teller machines, and commercial payment solutions.

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