Investment gurus have all reported their second quarter portfolios. The GuruFocus S&P 500 screener shows the stocks the most of them purchased. According to the screener, the most popular stocks among gurus tracked are: Citigroup (C, Financial), Ebay (EBAY, Financial), JPMorgan (JPM, Financial), Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) and Apple (AAPL, Financial).
The Most-Bought Stocks
Twenty-six gurus purchased shares of Citigroup during the quarter. Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) had the largest new buy with 267,800 shares purchased, making it 4.6% of his portfolio. Citigroup’s share price averaged $48 in the second quarter.
Citigroup Inc. was incorporated in 1988 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Citigroup Inc. has a market cap of $159.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.47 with a P/E ratio of 17.20 and P/S ratio of 2.12. The dividend yield of Citigroup Inc. stocks is 0.10%.
Shares of Ebay were purchased by 24 gurus during the second quarter. Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) took the largest new stake with 4,436,300 shares, making it 3.6% of his portfolio. The share price averaged $52 in the quarter.
Ebay Inc. was formed as a sole proprietorship in September 1995 and was incorporated in California in May 1996. Ebay Inc. has a market cap of $63.32 billion; its shares were traded at around $51.60 with and P/S ratio of 3.90. Ebay Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 16.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ebay Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
JPMorgan was purchased by 21 gurus in the second quarter. NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) took the largest new stake, buying 3,452,281 shares, which makes it 2% of their portfolio. The company’s share price averaged $56 in the second quarter.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is incorporated under Delaware law in 1968. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a market cap of $227.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.18 with a P/E ratio of 15.60 and P/S ratio of 2.44. The dividend yield of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stocks is 2.60%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.30% over the past 10 years.
Twenty-one gurus also purchased Microsoft shares in the second quarter. The largest new buy went to Chris Shumway (Trades, Portfolio) who bought 7,766,701 shares of the company, which is 2.91% of his portfolio.
Microsoft Corp was founded in 1975. It was incorporated in the State of Washington. Microsoft Corp has a market cap of $388.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $46.77 with a P/E ratio of 17.80 and P/S ratio of 4.51. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp stocks is 2.40%. Microsoft Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 11.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
Twenty gurus bought Apple in the second quarter. The largest new buy was made by Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio), who acquired 2,286,178 shares of the company, which is 0.93% of his portfolio. The stock’s second quarter price averaged $85 per share.
Apple Inc. is a California corporation established in 1977. Apple Inc. has a market cap of $618.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $101.68 with a P/E ratio of 16.40 and P/S ratio of 3.55. The dividend yield of Apple Inc. stocks is 1.80%. Apple Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 63.40% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Apple Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
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