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First movers · bought before the crowd

Who bought it first?

Across HoldLens’s 8-quarter archive, 377 tickers have at least one new-position entry. On 171 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.

377
Tickers with a new-position entry
171
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·−4
First opened Q2 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (9)
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)
#2
MSFT logoMSFT
Microsoft
12 own now·3Q lead·+2
First opened Q1 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2024
Then the crowd (3)
François Rochon· +3Q (Q4 2024)Stanley Druckenmiller· +5Q (Q2 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +6Q (Q3 2025)
#3
V logoV
VISA INC
10 own now·2Q lead·+8
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (2)
Glenn Greenberg· +2Q (Q1 2025)Stephen Mandel· +5Q (Q4 2025)
#4
GOOGL logoGOOGL
ALPHABET INC
9 own now·1Q lead·−22
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2024
Then the crowd (4)
Stanley Druckenmiller· +1Q (Q4 2024)Stanley Druckenmiller· +4Q (Q3 2025)Warren Buffett· +4Q (Q3 2025)Andreas Halvorsen· +5Q (Q4 2025)
#5
NVDA logoNVDA
NVIDIA
8 own now·1Q lead·+16
First opened Q1 2024 · crowd arrived Q2 2024
Then the crowd (6)
Andreas Halvorsen· +1Q (Q2 2024)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·+9
First opened Q3 2024
#7
MA logoMA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
6 own now·5Q lead·+13
First opened Q3 2024 · crowd arrived Q4 2025
Then the crowd (1)
Stephen Mandel· +5Q (Q4 2025)
#8
GEV logoGEV
Ge Vernova Inc
4 own now·3Q lead·−10
First opened Q2 2024 · crowd arrived Q1 2025
Then the crowd (2)
Chase Coleman· +3Q (Q1 2025)Stanley Druckenmiller· +5Q (Q3 2025)
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Full list · every first-mover entry

All 377 tickers with an opening quarter on record

#TickerFirst openedFirst moversLeadOwns now
1META
Meta Platforms
Q2 2024
Hohn*Halvorsen*Mandel*+2
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*
1Q8
6MCO
MOODYS CORP
Q3 2024
Greenberg
6Q7
7MA
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Q3 2024
Greenberg
5Q6
8GEV
Ge Vernova Inc
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*Greenblatt*Druckenmiller*+1
3Q4
9GOOG
Alphabet Class C
Q3 2025
Klarman*
2Q4
10BABA
Alibaba
Q1 2024
Burry
1Q4
11OXY
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP
Q2 2024
Lu*
7Q3
12NFLX
NETFLIX INC
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q3
13BAC
Bank America Corp
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
3Q3
14AMZN
AMAZON COM INC
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
2Q3
15SBUX
STARBUCKS CORP
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*Mandel*
2Q3
16AAPL
APPLE INC
Q2 2024
Armitage*Ainslie*
1Q3
17FERG
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*Ainslie*Mueffling*
1Q3
18INSM
INSMED INC
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*
7Q2
19NEVRO
NEVRO CORP
Q2 2024
Marks*Greenblatt*
7Q2
20YUMC
YUM CHINA HLDGS INC
Q3 2024
Rochon*Marks*
6Q2
21SIRI
SIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*Buffett*
6Q2
22ADSK
AUTODESK INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Druckenmiller*
6Q2
23SCHW
Charles Schwab
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q2
24MELI
MERCADOLIBRE INC
Q2 2024
Druckenmiller*
4Q2
25NICE
NICE LTD
Q1 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
4Q2
26MARA
MARA HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Marks*Greenblatt*
4Q2
27GRAIL
GRAIL INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*Slater*
4Q2
28AMAT
APPLIED MATLS INC
Q2 2024
Coleman*Greenberg
4Q2
29FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
Q2 2025
Akre*
3Q2
30MKS
MKS INC
Q2 2025
Marks*Greenblatt*
3Q2
31TLN
TALEN ENERGY CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*Mandel*
2Q2
32UNH
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Q2 2024
Coleman*Mandel*
2Q2
33LYV
Live Nation Entertainment In
Q2 2024
Ainslie*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
34NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISLANDS
Q4 2024
Capital*Druckenmiller*
2Q2
35MU
Micron Technology Inc
Q2 2024
Ainslie*
2Q2
36CHEWY
CHEWY INC
Q3 2025
Halvorsen*Capital*
2Q2
37CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY
Q3 2025
Greenblatt*
2Q2
38TSM
Taiwan Semi
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
1Q2
39LLYVK
LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC
Q4 2025
Greenblatt*Buffett*
1Q2
40VST
Vistra Corp
Q2 2024
Marks*
1Q2
41FLUT
FLUTTER ENTMT PLC
Q2 2024
Druckenmiller*Mueffling*
1Q2
42ZS
ZSCALER INC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*Marks*
1Q2
43MNST
MongoDB Inc
Q3 2025
Coleman*Druckenmiller*
1Q2
44BLOCK
BLOCK INC
Q1 2025
Coleman*Tepper*
1Q2
45CHK
Expand Energy Corporation
Q4 2024
Tepper*Greenblatt*
1Q2
46GRBK
GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC
Q4 2025
Capital*
1Q2
47FIGMA
FIGMA INC
Q3 2025
Coleman*Slater*
1Q2
48CRH
CRH PLC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*Ainslie*
1Q2
49PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
Q4 2025
Halvorsen*Ainslie*
1Q2
50AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
Q2 2025
Halvorsen*Nygren
1Q2
51TRMD
Torm plc
Q1 2024
Marks*
8Q1
52BP
BP PLC
Q1 2024
Burry
8Q1
53DHT
DHT HOLDINGS INC
2023-Q3
Einhorn
8Q1
54HEI
HEICO CORP NEW
Q2 2024
Buffett*
7Q1
55ULTA
ULTA BEAUTY INC
Q2 2024
Buffett*
7Q1
56CPT
Camden Ppty Tr
Q2 2024
Druckenmiller*
7Q1
57VRSN
VERISIGN INC
Q2 2024
Klarman*
7Q1
58VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Q2 2024
Slater*
7Q1
59PAYC
Paycom Software
Q2 2024
Slater*
7Q1
60JPM
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
61DOLE
DOLE PLC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
62EXPRO
EXPRO GROUP HOLDINGS NV
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
63RXO
RXO INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
64SONY
SONY GROUP CORP
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
65AZZ
AZZ INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
66ICHOR
ICHOR HOLDINGS
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
67TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
68MMM
3M CO
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
69MATIV
MATIV HOLDINGS INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
70SEER
SEER INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
71ALL
ALLSTATE CORP
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
7Q1
72BARK
BARK INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
73GERON
GERON CORP
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
74GOGO
GOGO INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
75JOYY
JOYY INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
76RELX
RELX PLC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
77ZKH
ZKH GROUP LTD
Q2 2024
Coleman*
7Q1
78AAON
AAON INC
Q2 2024
Capital*
7Q1
79TECK
TECK RESOURCES LTD
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
7Q1
80ROP
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Q2 2024
Ainslie*
7Q1
81HESS
HESS CORP
Q2 2024
Ainslie*
7Q1
82IBP
INSTALLED BLDG PRODS INC
Q2 2024
Capital*
7Q1
83TME
TENCENT MUSIC ENTMT GROUP
Q2 2024
Mueffling*
7Q1
84UAA
UNDER ARMOUR INC
Q2 2024
Watsa
7Q1
85KEYS
KEYS
Q2 2024
Nygren
7Q1
86FOUR
SHIFT4 PMTS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
7Q1
87HPP
HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC
Q2 2024
Burry
7Q1
88POOL
POOL
Q3 2024
Buffett*
6Q1
89LBTYK
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD
Q2 2024
Marks*
6Q1
90OKTA
OKTA INC
Q3 2024
Marks*
6Q1
91PPL
PPL CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*
6Q1
92FLUOR
FLUOR CORP
Q3 2024
Marks*
6Q1
93LVS
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
Q3 2024
Tepper*
6Q1
94CMCSA
COMCAST CORP NEW
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
6Q1
95DASH
Doordash Inc
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
6Q1
96KW
KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
97WAFD
WAFD INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
98BRAZE
BRAZE INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
99BRC
BRC INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
100CANOO
CANOO INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
101TORO
TORO CO
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
102BXP
BXP INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
103LUCID
LUCID GROUP INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
104ROOT
ROOT INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
105BRF
BRF SA
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
106ANSYS
ANSYS INC
Q3 2024
Ainslie*
6Q1
107DEO
DIAGEO PLC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
108GOPRO
GOPRO INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
109SITE
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
6Q1
110KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO
Q3 2024
Watsa
6Q1
111MRK
MRK
Q3 2024
Nygren
6Q1
112ALLY
ALLY FINL INC
Q3 2024
Greenberg
6Q1
113COHR
Coherent
Q4 2024
Druckenmiller*
5Q1
114EFX
EQUIFAX INC
Q4 2024
Kantesaria*
5Q1
115SYK
STRYKER CORPORATION
Q4 2024
Smith*
5Q1
116EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
Q4 2024
Marks*
5Q1
117ONITY
ONITY GROUP INC
Q2 2024
Marks*
5Q1
118HHH
HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC
Q2 2024
Armitage*
5Q1
119IDEX
IDEX CORP
Q4 2024
Smith*
5Q1
120ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Q2 2024
Druckenmiller*
5Q1
121J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
Q4 2024
Rochon*
5Q1
122GRACO
GRACO INC
Q4 2024
Smith*
5Q1
123ARQ
ARQ INC
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
124SNAP
SNAP INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q1
125IBEX
IBEX LTD
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
126NERDY
NERDY INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
127FTV
FORTIVE CORP
Q4 2024
Ainslie*
5Q1
128APTIV
APTIV PLC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q1
129EVGO
EVGO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
130FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
131TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q1
132CAVA
CAVA GROUP INC
Q2 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
133FUNKO
FUNKO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
5Q1
134GM
GENERAL MTRS CO
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q1
135DFS
DISCOVER FINL SVCS
Q4 2024
Ainslie*
5Q1
136AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW
Q4 2024
Halvorsen*
5Q1
137ATS
ATS CORP
Q4 2024
Watsa
5Q1
138SYF
SYF
Q4 2024
Nygren
5Q1
139EL
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC
Q4 2024
Burry
5Q1
140HCA
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
Q4 2024
Burry
5Q1
141DPZ
DPZ
Q3 2024
Buffett*
4Q1
142ARM
ARM
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
4Q1
143IONQ
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Q4 2024
Rochon*
4Q1
144BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
Q2 2024
Marks*
4Q1
145FIVE9
FIVE9 INC
Q2 2024
Marks*
4Q1
146CCCS
Ccc Intelligent Solutions Hl
Q1 2025
Druckenmiller*
4Q1
147XP
XP INC
Q3 2024
Marks*
4Q1
148KE
KE HOLDINGS INC
Q1 2025
Marks*
4Q1
149LIVN
LIVANOVA PLC
Q1 2025
Marks*
4Q1
150CEG
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP
Q2 2024
Marks*
4Q1
151ROKU
Roku Inc
Q1 2025
Druckenmiller*
4Q1
152GUESS
GUESS INC
Q1 2025
Marks*
4Q1
153LSXMA
Liberty Media Corp Del
Q3 2024
Rochon*
4Q1
154RH
Rh
Q3 2024
Greenblatt*
4Q1
155CGI
CGI INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
156ASML
ASML HOLDING N V
Q2 2024
Ainslie*
4Q1
157BSX
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
4Q1
158UBS
UBS GROUP AG
Q2 2024
Halvorsen*
4Q1
159ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
160NCINO
NCINO INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
4Q1
161CADIZ
CADIZ INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
162OOMA
OOMA INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
163HTZ
HERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INC
Q1 2025
Ackman*
4Q1
164AMMO
AMMO INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
165BATRA
ATLANTA BRAVES HLDGS INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
166BIOTE
BIOTE CORP
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
167VERU
VERU INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
168WEIBO
WEIBO CORP
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
169WTW
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD
Q4 2024
Capital*
4Q1
17089BIO
89BIO INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
171ANGI
ANGI INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
172CIBUS
CIBUS INC
Q1 2025
Greenblatt*
4Q1
173AON
AON PLC
Q3 2024
Halvorsen*
4Q1
174T
AT&T INC
Q1 2025
Ainslie*
4Q1
175GSHD
GOOSEHEAD INS INC
Q4 2024
Greenblatt*
4Q1
176ORCL
ORACLE CORP
Q3 2024
Capital*
4Q1
177MOH
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC
Q2 2024
Burry
4Q1
178PHYS
SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
Q1 2024
Burry
4Q1
179CVI
CVR ENERGY INC
Q1 2024
Burry
4Q1
180WMT
WMT
Q1 2025
Nygren
4Q1
181XOM
XOM
Q1 2025
Nygren
4Q1
182BAIDU
BAIDU INC
Q1 2024
Burry
4Q1
183VAL
VALARIS LTD
Q1 2025
Pabrai
4Q1
184NOBLE
NOBLE CORP PLC
Q1 2025
Pabrai
4Q1
185NUCOR
NUCOR CORP
Q2 2025
Buffett*
3Q1
186LAMR
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO NEW
Q2 2025
Buffett*
3Q1
187ALLE
ALLEGION PLC
Q2 2025
Buffett*
3Q1
188CPRT
COPART INC
Q2 2025
Akre*
3Q1
189TWFG
TWFG INC
Q2 2025
Rochon*
3Q1
190TPG
TPG INC
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q1
191USB
US BANCORP DEL
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q1
192DG
DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW
Q3 2024
Klarman*
3Q1
193XPO
Xpo Inc
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q1
194FNF
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV
Q1 2025
Klarman*
3Q1
195ELV
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC FORMERLY
Q1 2025
Klarman*
3Q1
196C
Citigroup Inc
Q3 2024
Druckenmiller*
3Q1
197YPF
YPF SA
Q2 2025
Marks*
3Q1
198LILAK
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD
Q2 2025
Marks*
3Q1
199JBS
JBS NV
Q2 2025
Marks*
3Q1
200W
WAYFAIR INC
Q3 2024
Marks*
3Q1

* 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.