5 Dow Jones Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds

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1. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 258

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a leading technology company with products include operating systems, cross-device productivity applications, server applications, business solution applications, desktop and server management tools, software development tools, and video games. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) boasts over 1.4 billion monthly active devices running its flagship operating system, Windows 10 or 11.

Earlier this year, Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. The proposed acquisition, if completed, is expected to accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console, and cloud. The acquisition could also help Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) gain market share in the metaverse market, which is expected to grow substantially in the next ten years.

As of Q2 2022, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the most sought-after stock among the 895 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey as 258 of these hedge funds held shares in the software giant, valued at $56 billion. Fisher Asset Management was the largest shareholder in the company owning 28.7 million shares valued at $7.4 billion.

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