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First movers · bought before the crowd

Who bought it first?

Across HoldLens’s 8-quarter archive, 380 tickers have at least one new-position entry. On 170 of those, a second manager followed in a later quarter — that’s the crowd arriving. The names below are sorted by how many superinvestors now own them, tiebroken by first-mover lead time.

Dataroma shows who holds what today. It does not show who had the insight first. HoldLens keeps 8 quarters of move history, so you can separate the first-mover from the late add. The first-mover’s return is asymmetric — the crowd pays retail.

380
Tickers with a new-position entry
170
Where the crowd followed
3Q
Longest first-mover lead
Top 8 · where the bet paid off

First movers, crowd followed

#1
META logoMETA
Meta Platforms
15 own now·3Q lead·+3
First opened Q2 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (12)
Chris Hohn· +3Q (Q1 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +3Q (Q1 2025)Lee Ainslie· +3Q (Q1 2025)Jeffrey Ubben· +4Q (Q2 2025)Glenn Greenberg· +4Q (Q2 2025)Michael Burry· +4Q (Q2 2025)Polen Capital· +5Q (Q3 2025)Stanley Druckenmiller· +5Q (Q3 2025)Bill Ackman· +6Q (Q4 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +7Q (Q1 2026)Lee Ainslie· +7Q (Q1 2026)Polen Capital· +7Q (Q1 2026)
#2
MSFT logoMSFT
Microsoft
12 own now·3Q lead·−8
First opened Q1 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2024
Then the crowd (4)
François Rochon· +3Q (Q4 2024)Stanley Druckenmiller· +5Q (Q2 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +6Q (Q3 2025)Bill Ackman· +8Q (Q1 2026)
#3
V logoV
VISA INC
10 own now·2Q lead·−14
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (3)
Glenn Greenberg· +2Q (Q1 2025)Stephen Mandel· +5Q (Q4 2025)Seth Klarman· +6Q (Q1 2026)
#4
GOOGL logoGOOGL
ALPHABET INC
9 own now·1Q lead·−26
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2024
Then the crowd (7)
Stanley Druckenmiller· +1Q (Q4 2024)Stanley Druckenmiller· +4Q (Q3 2025)Warren Buffett· +4Q (Q3 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +5Q (Q4 2025)Chris Hohn· +6Q (Q1 2026)Lee Ainslie· +6Q (Q1 2026)Stephen Mandel· +6Q (Q1 2026)
#5
NVDA logoNVDA
NVIDIA
8 own now·2Q lead·+8
First opened Q1 2024 · crowd arrived Q3 2024
Then the crowd (5)
Bill Nygren· +2Q (Q3 2024)Lee Ainslie· +4Q (Q1 2025)Michael Burry· +4Q (Q1 2025)Polen Capital· +5Q (Q2 2025)Michael Burry· +6Q (Q3 2025)
#6
MCO logoMCO
MOODYS CORP
7 own now·6Q lead·+16
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2026
Then the crowd (1)
Li Lu· +6Q (Q1 2026)
#7
MA logoMA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
6 own now·5Q lead·0
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2025
Then the crowd (1)
Stephen Mandel· +5Q (Q4 2025)
#8
GOOG logoGOOG
Alphabet Class C
4 own now·2Q lead·−1
First opened Q3 2025 · crowd arrived Q1 2026
Then the crowd (1)
Warren Buffett· +2Q (Q1 2026)
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Full list · every first-mover entry

All 380 tickers with an opening quarter on record

#TickerFirst openedFirst moversLeadOwns now
1META
Meta Platforms
Q2 2024
Hohn*Halvorsen*Mandel*
3Q15
2MSFT
Microsoft
Q1 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q12
3V
VISA INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
2Q10
4GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
1Q9
5NVDA
NVIDIA
Q1 2024
Tepper*
2Q8
6MCO
MOODYS CORP
Q3 2024
Greenberg
6Q7
7MA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Q3 2024
Greenberg
5Q6
8GOOG
Alphabet Class C
Q3 2025
Klarman*
2Q4
9BABA
Alibaba
Q1 2024
Burry
2Q4
10FLUT
FLUT
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Coleman*Greenblatt*+1
1Q4
11BAC
Bank America Corp
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
3Q3
12NFLX
NETFLIX INC
Q3 2025
Halvorsen*Coleman*
3Q3
13AMZN
AMAZON COM INC
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
2Q3
14SBUX
STARBUCKS CORP
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*Mandel*
2Q3
15AAPL
APPLE INC
Q3 2024
Capital*
2Q3
16BLK
BLACKROCK INC
Q4 2024
NygrenGreenblatt*Mueffling*
2Q3
17FERG
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*Ainslie*Mueffling*
1Q3
18YUMC
YUM CHINA HLDGS INC
Q3 2024
Rochon*Marks*
7Q2
19SIRI
SIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*Buffett*
7Q2
20TEVA
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*
7Q2
21ADSK
AUTODESK INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*
7Q2
22MU
Micron Technology Inc
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
5Q2
23NICE
NICE LTD
Q1 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
5Q2
24SCHW
Charles Schwab
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q2
25LPLA
LPL FINL HLDGS INC
Q3 2024
NygrenAinslie*
5Q2
26FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
Q2 2025
Akre*
4Q2
27MARA
MARA HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Marks*Greenblatt*
4Q2
28MKS
MKS INC
Q2 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
4Q2
29CRM
SALESFORCE INC
Q3 2024
Mandel*Slater*
3Q2
30CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY
Q3 2025
Greenblatt*
3Q2
31CHEWY
CHEWY INC
Q3 2025
Halvorsen*Capital*
3Q2
32MSI
MSI
Q3 2025
NygrenSlater*
3Q2
33MELI
MERCADOLIBRE INC
Q2 2025
Burry
3Q2
34LLYVK
LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC
Q4 2025
Greenblatt*Buffett*
2Q2
35TLN
TALEN ENERGY CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*Mandel*
2Q2
36DASH
Doordash Inc
Q4 2025
Druckenmiller*Mandel*
2Q2
37VST
Vistra Corp
Q3 2024
Klarman*Marks*Halvorsen*+1
2Q2
38NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISLANDS
Q4 2024
Capital*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
39UNH
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*Rochon*
2Q2
40GRBK
GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC
Q4 2025
Capital*
2Q2
41ZTS
Zoetis Inc
Q2 2025
NygrenRolfe*
2Q2
42SEA
SEA LTD
Q3 2024
Ackman*Nygren
2Q2
43TSM
Taiwan Semi
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
1Q2
44BLOCK
BLOCK INC
Q1 2025
Coleman*Tepper*
1Q2
45ZS
ZSCALER INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Marks*
1Q2
46MNST
MongoDB Inc
Q3 2025
Coleman*Druckenmiller*
1Q2
47GPGI
GPGI INC
Q1 2026
Greenblatt*Capital*
1Q2
48IES
IES HOLDINGS INC
Q1 2026
Greenblatt*Capital*
1Q2
49PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
Q4 2025
Halvorsen*Ainslie*
1Q2
50FIGMA
FIGMA INC
Q3 2025
Coleman*Slater*
1Q2
51LRCX
LAM RESEARCH CORP
Q1 2026
Ainslie*Capital*
1Q2
52WAT
WATERS CORP
Q1 2026
Halvorsen*Nygren
1Q2
53UNP
UNION PAC CORP
Q3 2025
NygrenAinslie*
1Q2
54AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
Q2 2025
Halvorsen*Nygren
1Q2
55TRMD
Torm plc
Q1 2024
Marks*
9Q1
56CVI
THE CIGNA GROUP
Q1 2024
Burry
9Q1
57BP
BP PLC
Q1 2024
Burry
9Q1
58DHT
DHT HOLDINGS INC
2023-Q3
Einhorn
9Q1
59VRSN
VIATRIS INC
2023-Q4
Einhorn
9Q1
60HPP
HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
8Q1
61POOL
POOL
Q3 2024
Buffett*
7Q1
62OKTA
OKTA INC
Q3 2024
Marks*
7Q1
63LVS
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
Q3 2024
Tepper*
7Q1
64PPL
PPL CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*
7Q1
65CMCSA
COMCAST CORP NEW
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
66BRAZE
BRAZE INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
67SHW
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
Q3 2024
Coleman*
7Q1
68BRC
BRC INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
69KW
KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
70TORO
TORO CO
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
71WAFD
WAFD INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
72CANOO
CANOO INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
73LUCID
LUCID GROUP INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
74ROOT
ROOT INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
75VTI
VANGUARD INDEX FDS
Q3 2024
Capital*
7Q1
76BRF
BRF SA
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
77BXP
BXP INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
78SITE
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
79ANSYS
ANSYS INC
Q3 2024
Ainslie*
7Q1
80GOPRO
GOPRO INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
81DEO
DIAGEO PLC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
82KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO
Q3 2024
Watsa
7Q1
83FOUR
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
7Q1
84ALLY
ALLY FINL INC
Q3 2024
Greenberg
7Q1
85MRK
MRK
Q3 2024
Nygren
7Q1
86EFX
EQUIFAX INC
Q4 2024
Kantesaria*
6Q1
87FLUOR
FLUOR CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*
6Q1
88IDEX
IDEX CORP
Q4 2024
Smith*
6Q1
89J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
Q4 2024
Rochon*
6Q1
90EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
Q4 2024
Marks*
6Q1
91GRACO
GRACO INC
Q4 2024
Smith*
6Q1
92MEDP
MEDPACE HLDGS INC
Q4 2024
Smith*
6Q1
93FTV
FORTIVE CORP
Q4 2024
Ainslie*
6Q1
94TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
6Q1
95NERDY
NERDY INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
96FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
97APTIV
APTIV PLC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
6Q1
98EVGO
EVGO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
99IBEX
IBEX LTD
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
100FUNKO
FUNKO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1

* first-mover is a quality-8+ manager (top tier). Lead column counts quarters between the first “new” record and the next one (or end of archive if crowd hasn’t arrived).

How first movers are identified

8-quarter moving-window, new-action only

  • 1. New-position entries only. We scan every 13F filing in the 8-quarter window (Q1 2024 → Q4 2025) for action="new" records. Adds on top of existing positions don’t count — we want the manager who opened the book.
  • 2. Earliest-quarter rule. For each ticker with at least one new entry, the earliest quarter in the archive with any new record defines the first-mover cohort. Managers in that quarter are first movers. Everyone later is the late wave.
  • 3. Lead quarters. The gap between the first-mover quarter and the next quarter with any new record on the same ticker. If no crowd has arrived, lead = quarters from first-move to the end of the archive.
  • 4. Sorting. Current owner count desc (the bet worked, crowd came), then lead quarters desc (bigger moat), then first-mover quality average desc (higher-quality pick), then ConvictionScore.

The 8-quarter window is a hard limit of the current archive — if a manager opened a position in 2022 and the archive only starts in Q1 2024, they are treated as an established holder, not a first mover. This is a known bias and the archive will extend as quarters close.

Not investment advice. First-mover status reflects archive coverage, not the full public history of a position. Methodology.