In this article, we will take a look at billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s 10 best stock picks.
Stanley Druckenmiller originally rose to prominence by managing George Soros’ Quantum Fund, where he oversaw the $10 billion currency bet that “broke the Bank of England” in 1992. Having launched Duquesne Capital in 1981, he delivered annualized returns exceeding 30% before the fund closed in 2010. After the closure, Stanley has been managing his investments through Duquesne Family Office LLC.
Druckenmiller, known for his rigorous, well-timed trading rhythm, employs a top-down approach that blends long and short bets to capitalize on market shifts. According to the Financial Times, the seasoned investor has never experienced a negative year while operating his hedge fund and family office.
The market is once again paying attention to the billionaire, especially after President Trump’s selection of Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, which thrust Druckenmiller into the spotlight, given that he was Warsh’s long-time boss. Druckenmiller had expressed to several on Wall Street that he was hopeful Warsh would obtain the post. Speaking to the Financial Times, the billionaire stated:
“I’m really excited about the partnership between [Warsh] and Bessent. Having an accord between the Treasury secretary and Fed chair is ideal.”
In addition to his longstanding criticism of excessive government borrowing, Druckenmiller holds former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker in high regard as the man who controlled inflation by raising interest rates high enough to trigger a severe recession and restore the Fed’s reputation.
Our Methodology
To curate our list of the best stocks to buy according to billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, we scanned Duquesne Family Office LLC’s Q3 2025 13F filings, using Insider Monkey’s 13F database.
We have added performance for each stock from the end of Q3 2025 through February 13, providing readers with insight into how Duquesne Family Office LLC’s portfolio picks have performed over that period.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 427.7% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 264 percentage points (see more details here).
10. Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U)
Share Price Performance (Sep 30 – Feb 13): -53.35%
Duquesne Family Office’s Stake Value: $35.33 million
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 74
Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U) ranks among billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s 10 best stock picks. On February 12, Benchmark maintained its Hold rating on Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U), citing the company’s fourth-quarter financial results, which topped forecasts. Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U) posted revenue of $503 million in the quarter, up 10% year-over-year and exceeding the average forecast of $492.8 million. At the same time, Unity’s adjusted EBITDA came in at $125 million, with a 25% margin, exceeding the average estimate of $117.8 million.
Unity’s first-quarter projection suggests a major reset, despite the company’s impressive fourth-quarter results. Although the company recorded solid actual results, management provided a forecast for first-quarter revenue between $480 million and $490 million, essentially the same range as the initial estimate for the fourth quarter.
Benchmark sees Unity’s position at the forefront of the AI revolution as misguided, arguing that the company remains part of an older development and ad tech stack that is susceptible to reshaping by frontier AI models that will transform both creation and monetization.
Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U) operates a platform for creating and growing games and interactive experiences for mobile phones, PCs, consoles, and extended reality devices worldwide.
