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First movers · bought before the crowd

Who bought it first?

Across HoldLens’s 8-quarter archive, 382 tickers have at least one new-position entry. On 175 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.

382
Tickers with a new-position entry
175
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 (13)
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)Stanley Druckenmiller· +8Q (Q2 2026)
#2
MSFT logoMSFT
Microsoft
12 own now·3Q lead·−11
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·3Q lead·−15
First opened Q1 2025 · crowd arrived Q4 2025
Then the crowd (4)
Stephen Mandel· +3Q (Q4 2025)Seth Klarman· +4Q (Q1 2026)Chase Coleman· +5Q (Q2 2026)Glenn Greenberg· +5Q (Q2 2026)
#4
GOOGL logoGOOGL
Alphabet Inc
9 own now·3Q lead·−27
First opened Q4 2024 · crowd arrived Q3 2025
Then the crowd (7)
Stanley Druckenmiller· +3Q (Q3 2025)Warren Buffett· +3Q (Q3 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +4Q (Q4 2025)Chris Hohn· +5Q (Q1 2026)Lee Ainslie· +5Q (Q1 2026)Stephen Mandel· +5Q (Q1 2026)Stanley Druckenmiller· +6Q (Q2 2026)
#5
NVDA logoNVDA
NVIDIA
8 own now·4Q lead·+7
First opened Q1 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (4)
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·2Q lead·+14
First opened Q1 2026
#7
MA logoMA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
6 own now·2Q lead·0
First opened Q4 2025 · crowd arrived Q2 2026
Then the crowd (1)
Terry Smith· +2Q (Q2 2026)
#8
GOOG logoGOOG
Alphabet Class C
4 own now·2Q lead·+2
First opened Q3 2025 · crowd arrived Q1 2026
Then the crowd (2)
Warren Buffett· +2Q (Q1 2026)Lee Ainslie· +3Q (Q2 2026)
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Full list · every first-mover entry

All 382 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
Q1 2025
Greenberg
3Q10
4GOOGL
Alphabet Inc
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q9
5NVDA
NVIDIA
Q1 2024
Tepper*
4Q8
6MCO
MOODYS CORP
Q1 2026
Lu*
2Q7
7MA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Q4 2025
Mandel*
2Q6
8GOOG
Alphabet Class C
Q3 2025
Klarman*
2Q4
9BABA
Alibaba
Q1 2024
Burry
2Q4
10BAC
Bank America Corp
Q2 2025
Druckenmiller*
5Q3
11AAPL
APPLE INC
Q1 2025
Tepper*
4Q3
12FERG
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
Q4 2024
Rochon*Capital*Klarman*
4Q3
13NFLX
NETFLIX INC.
Q3 2025
Halvorsen*Coleman*
3Q3
14AMZN
AMAZON COM INC
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
2Q3
15BLK
BLACKROCK INC
Q4 2024
NygrenGreenblatt*Mueffling*
2Q3
16NICE
NICE LTD
Q1 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
6Q2
17MU
Micron Technology
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
5Q2
18BILL
BILL HOLDINGS INC
Q2 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
5Q2
19MKS
MKS INC
Q2 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
5Q2
20FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
Q2 2025
Akre*
4Q2
21LSXMA
Liberty Media Corp Del
Q3 2025
Druckenmiller*Mueffling*
4Q2
22CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY
Q3 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q2
23CHEWY
CHEWY INC
Q3 2025
Halvorsen*Capital*
4Q2
24MSI
MSI
Q3 2025
NygrenSlater*
4Q2
25SCHW
Charles Schwab
Q4 2025
Armitage*
3Q2
26LLYVK
LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC
Q4 2025
Greenblatt*Buffett*
3Q2
27GRBK
GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC
Q4 2025
Capital*
3Q2
28MELI
MERCADOLIBRE INC
Q2 2025
Burry
3Q2
29VST
Vistra Corp
Q3 2024
Klarman*Marks*
2Q2
30DASH
DOORDASH INC
Q4 2025
Druckenmiller*Mandel*
2Q2
31IVV
ISHARES TR
Q2 2025
Marks*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
32CRS
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
Q2 2025
Capital*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
33NU
NU HLDGS LTD
Q4 2024
Capital*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
34UNH
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*Rochon*
2Q2
35GPGI
GPGI INC
Q1 2026
Greenblatt*Capital*
2Q2
36IES
IES HOLDINGS INC
Q1 2026
Greenblatt*Capital*
2Q2
37ZTS
Zoetis Inc
Q2 2025
NygrenRolfe*
2Q2
38WAT
WATERS CORP
Q1 2026
Halvorsen*Nygren
2Q2
39ABNB
Airbnb Inc
Q4 2024
NygrenSlater*
2Q2
40PDD
PDD HOLDINGS INC
Q4 2024
Coleman*Burry
2Q2
41TSM
Taiwan Semi
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
1Q2
42BRK.B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL
Q2 2026
Tepper*Slater*
1Q2
43DPC
DPC HOLDINGS PLC
Q2 2026
Halvorsen*Marks*
1Q2
44BLOCK
BLOCK INC
Q1 2025
Coleman*Tepper*
1Q2
45MNST
MongoDB Inc
Q3 2025
Coleman*Druckenmiller*
1Q2
46BLDR
Builders Firstsource Inc
Q1 2025
Rochon*Greenberg
1Q2
47FLUOR
Fluor Corp
Q1 2026
Greenblatt*Capital*
1Q2
48PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
Q4 2025
Halvorsen*Ainslie*
1Q2
49FIGMA
FIGMA INC
Q3 2025
Coleman*Slater*
1Q2
50LRCX
Lam Research Corp
Q1 2026
Ainslie*Capital*
1Q2
51TLN
TALEN ENERGY CORP
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*Ainslie*
1Q2
52FLEX
FLEX LTD
Q2 2026
Greenblatt*Ainslie*
1Q2
53UNP
UNION PAC CORP
Q3 2025
NygrenAinslie*
1Q2
54AMD
AMD
Q2 2025
Halvorsen*Nygren
1Q2
55TRMD
Torm plc
Q1 2024
Marks*
10Q1
56CVI
THE CIGNA GROUP
Q1 2024
Burry
10Q1
57BP
BP PLC
Q1 2024
Burry
10Q1
58TEVA
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD
2023-Q4
Einhorn
10Q1
59DHT
DHT HOLDINGS INC
2023-Q3
Einhorn
10Q1
60VRSN
VIATRIS INC
2023-Q4
Einhorn
10Q1
61HPP
HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
9Q1
62POOL
POOL
Q3 2024
Buffett*
8Q1
63EFX
EQUIFAX INC
Q4 2024
Kantesaria*
7Q1
64IDEX
IDEX CORP
Q4 2024
Smith*
7Q1
65J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
Q4 2024
Rochon*
7Q1
66EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
Q4 2024
Marks*
7Q1
67GRACO
GRACO INC
Q4 2024
Smith*
7Q1
68MEDP
MEDPACE HLDGS INC
Q4 2024
Smith*
7Q1
69FTV
FORTIVE CORP
Q4 2024
Ainslie*
7Q1
70TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
71FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
72NERDY
NERDY INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
73IBEX
IBEX LTD
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
74EVGO
EVGO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
75FUNKO
FUNKO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
76GM
GENERAL MTRS CO
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
77ZS
ZSCALER INC
Q4 2024
Coleman*
7Q1
78PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
79SNAP
SNAP INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
80DFS
DISCOVER FINL SVCS
Q4 2024
Ainslie*
7Q1
81AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
82CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC N
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
83FOUR
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
7Q1
84ATS
ATS CORP
Q4 2024
Watsa
7Q1
85EL
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC
Q4 2024
Burry
7Q1
86HCA
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
Q4 2024
Burry
7Q1
87ROKU
Roku Inc
Q1 2025
Druckenmiller*
6Q1
88CHK
Expand Energy Corporation
Q1 2025
Druckenmiller*
6Q1
89KE
KE HOLDINGS INC
Q1 2025
Marks*
6Q1
90SHOP
SHOPIFY INC
Q1 2025
Marks*
6Q1
91GUESS
GUESS INC
Q1 2025
Marks*
6Q1
92GRAB
GRAB HOLDINGS LTD
Q1 2025
Marks*
6Q1
93CGI
CGI INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
6Q1
94ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
6Q1
95ALCON
ALCON AG
Q1 2025
Mueffling*
6Q1
96HTZ
HERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INC
Q1 2025
Ackman*
6Q1
97CADIZ
CADIZ INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
6Q1
98APTIV
APTIV PLC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
6Q1
99AMMO
AMMO INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
6Q1
100ANGI
ANGI INC
Q1 2025
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.