Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB), Google Inc (GOOGL): The Most Popular Technology Stocks Among Billionaires

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) also makes a strong move, taking up residence in the portfolios of 15 of the billionaires we track as of March 31, an increase from 12 at the end of 2014. During the quarter, the  social media giant enjoyed strong revenue growth to $3.54 billion, compared to $2.50 billion year-over-year. From an operational standpoint, the highlights of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) include its increase in monthly active users to 1.44 billion as well as its 24% rise in the mobile domain to 1.25 billion users. Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital is among the top billionaire shareholders of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), holding 8.11 million shares as of March 31.

Another popular candidate in the technology sector at the end of the first quarter was Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). The total number of billionaires invested in the company stood at 15, which like Facebook, was also an increase from 12 one quarter prior. Billionaire Daniel S. Och’s OZ Management made a particularly bullish move in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) during the quarter, with the fund increasing its position in Yahoo by 62.90% to 14.65 million shares, valued at $650.88 million, moving it up to the fund’s top pick overall. D E Shaw, the fund founded by billionaire David E. Shaw owns 12.43 million shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) worth $552.52 million.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) lost some of its billionaire investor confidence as the number of billionaires with a stake in the tech company decreased to 13 from 14. The $379.4 billion company’s stock gained more than 16% during the year. Billionaires Ken Fisher and Stephen Mandel hold large stakes in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), while billionaire Och closed his position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) as he went all-in on Yahoo.

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