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2. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Investors with Long Positions (as of June 30): 85

Aggregate Value of Investors’ Holdings (as of June 30): $4.66 Billion

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) ranks second with a dividend yield of 3.37% as the company currently pays a dividend of $0.28 unchanged for the last several quarters. Moreover, during the second quarter, the biopharmaceutical company gained popularity among the investors we track as the number of funds with long positions went up by four amid a 3% drop of the stock in the same period. Pfizer reported its second-quarter results on July 28, with earnings per share of $0.56 on revenue of $11.9 billion, beating  EPS and revenue estimates of $0.51 and $11.4 billion respectively. Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management owns the largest stake in the company in our database, holding 31.82 million shares valued at $1.07 billion.

1. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

Investors with Long Positions (as of June 30): 107

Aggregate Value of Investors’ Holdings (as of June 30): $18.32 Billion

With a dividend yield of 3.49%, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) tops our list. The fast-food chain declared a dividend of $0.85 for the last three quarters. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) also ranked number one in our list of top recession-proof stocks, with a history of stable dividend payouts. The stock surged by 55.6% between 2007 and 2009, beating the S&P 500 by 70 percentage points. The fast-food giant is facing fierce competition from other emerging food chains and is putting up a fight to maintain its dominance. Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management was the largest shareholder of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) in our database, owning 9.87 million shares valued at $938.31 million at the end of June. Highfields Capital Management is another fund holding a large position in the company, which contains 9.81 million shares.

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