Smart Money Positioning — Q1 2026
Net Equity Flow
−$37B
Net Δ Exposure
−4.3%
Net Sellers
71%
Gross Bought
$79B
Gross Sold
$116B
Funds Measured
42
Across 42 tracked superinvestors, the cohort was a net SELLER of U.S. stocks this quarter (−$37B) — 30 of them (71%) sold more than they bought. 13F shows no cash, so read this as reduced equity exposure, not necessarily cash raised.
Net Buying vs Selling Over Time
Equity Flow by Fund
% of book = net dollars (bought − sold) ÷ the stock book the fund held entering the quarter (its prior filing). Negative = net seller (reduced disclosed equity exposure); 13F shows no cash, so this is not literally cash raised. Funds with no trades this quarter are omitted.
Where the Crowd Agrees
Clustered New Buys
- SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INCSUNB5 funds$1.3B
- ALPHABET INCGOOGL4 funds$946M
- VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INCVSNT4 funds$188M
- ASML HOLDING N VASML3 funds$680M
- META PLATFORMS INCMETA3 funds$679M
- WATERS CORPWAT3 funds$461M
- Coupang IncCPNG3 funds$409M
- MERCADOLIBRE INCMELI3 funds$247M
- Broadcom IncAVGO3 funds$202M
- FORGENT POWER SOLUTIONS INCFPS3 funds$159M
- EQUIPMENTSHARE COM INCEQPT3 funds$117M
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCMU3 funds$65M
- DAUCH CORPDCH3 funds$38M
- Janus Living, Inc.JAN3 funds$11M
- DELTA AIR LINES INCDAL2 funds$2.6B
Clustered Exits
- EXACT SCIENCES CORPEXK5 funds$194M
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCUNH4 funds$2.1B
- Flutter Entmt PlcFLUT4 funds$906M
- MICROSOFT CORPMSFT3 funds$4.8B
- ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCAMD3 funds$1.1B
- OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPOXY3 funds$280M
- POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATIONPCH3 funds$129M
- DAYFORCE INCDAY3 funds$109M
- CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD3 funds$93M
- HILLENBRAND INC9HI3 funds$91M
- Qnity Electronics IncQ3 funds$83M
- Cidara Therapeutics IncCDTX3 funds$74M
- TEGNA INCTGNA3 funds$42M
- DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPDVAX3 funds$26M
- VISA INCV2 funds$2.9B
Hedging & Defensiveness (Puts)
Put Notional
$6.2B
vs Prior Quarter
−$2.7B
Funds Holding Puts
3
Puts ÷ Long Book
0.8%
| # | Investor | Put Notional | Put Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Singer - Elliott Management | $4.0B | 12 |
| 2 | George Soros - Soros Fund Management | $1.7B | 7 |
| 3 | Howard Marks - Oaktree Capital | $551M | 3 |
Put and call values are the options' underlying NOTIONAL as reported on Form 13F — not the premium at risk — so a single index put can look enormous. Position and holder counts are shown alongside. Many conviction managers never use options at all.
How these figures are calculated