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1. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Bridgewater Associates’ Stake: $721 Million

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the most enduring positions in the 13F portfolio of Bridgewater Associates over the past decade and a half. Since 2011, the fund has owned a stake in the AI infrastructure company. In the fourth quarter of 2012, when little was known about the computing powerhouse, Bridgewater owned over 45 million shares in the company. However, this holding was trimmed significantly in the coming years as the share price skyrocketed. Filings for the fourth quarter of 2025 show that the fund owns a little under 4 million shares in NVIDIA, adding 54% to the stake disclosed in the third quarter of 2025.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) features in the 13F portfolio of many top hedge funds because of a number of factors. The company has high profit margins, some of the best earnings growth numbers, and is undoubtedly the hottest AI stocks on the market. Hedge funds have also been tracking the capital expenditures of tech giants like Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet. As long as these giants keep spending billions on data centers, NVIDIA remains the primary beneficiary. Funds thus view NVDA as a direct proxy for the global build-out of AI infrastructure. Even during volatile periods, hedge funds have held onto NVIDIA stock, signalling confidence in the ability of the firm to weather short-term market fluctuations.

While we acknowledge the potential of NVDA to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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