Here’s What Gives Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) Dominance Across the AI Value Chain

Bailard Inc., an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2025 investor letter for “Bailard Technology Strategy”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy generated 9.36% net of fees in the quarter compared to the S&P North American Technology Index’s 13.14% return, the Morningstar U.S. Open-End Technology Categories’ 11.64% return, and the Lipper Science and Technology Fund Index’s 11.19% gain. The quarter showed improved technology fundamentals following the Q2 market rebound, driven by structural demand trends and evolving regulations across key verticals. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Bailard Technology Strategy highlighted stocks such as NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) offers graphics, compute, and networking solutions. The one-month return for NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was 5.90%, and its shares gained 38.58% over the last 52 weeks. On December 26, 2025, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock closed at $190.53 per share, with a market capitalization of $4.639 trillion.

Bailard Technology Strategy stated the following regarding NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) (+216 bps to Strategy; +18.10%) – A cornerstone holding, Nvidia continues to lead in accelerated computing and datacenter networking. Its unmatched developer ecosystem and innovation cadence underpin dominance across the AI value chain.”

Analyst Explains How NVIDIA (NVDA) Can Reach $8 Trillion Market Cap

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is in 5th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 234 hedge fund portfolios held NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) at the end of the second quarter, compared to 235 in the previous quarter. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported $57 billion in revenues, marking a 62% year over year growth. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and shared the list of most promising robotics stocks according to Wall Street analysts. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

READ NEXT: The Best and Worst Dow Stocks for the Next 12 Months and 10 Unstoppable Stocks That Could Double Your Money.

Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.