5 Most Famous Hedge Fund Managers and Their Top Stock Picks

2. George Soros

Top Stock Pick: Horizon Therapeutics Public Ltd Co. (NASDAQ:HZNP)

Billionaire George Soros is one of the most respected and notable hedge fund managers in the world, with a net worth of over $6.7 billion. The 93 year-old Hungarian American is known as the philosopher investor in the Wall Street, mainly due to his contributions to philosophy and his deep desire to leave his mark in the world of philosophy, which many believe he fulfilled thanks to his General Theory of Reflexivity for capital markets.

Soros’ fund Soros Fund Management manages over $7 billion under managed securities. The fund’s biggest holding as of the end of September 2023 was Horizon Therapeutics Public Ltd Co. (NASDAQ:HZNP). The fund had a $381 million stake in Horizon Therapeutics Public Ltd Co. (NASDAQ:HZNP).