Applied Materials

AMAT • NASDAQ

Applied Materials is a semiconductors company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Gary E. Dickerson, with a market cap of $214.65B. As of Q3 2025, 78% of shares are held by 2,280 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 9.6%.

CEOGary E. Dickerson

Market Cap$214.65B

Semiconductors

Technology

Employees34.0K

Websiteappliedmaterials.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AMAT as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $163.10B

All Institutions

Institutions: 2,280
Value Held: $127.69B
Shares Held: 623.3M
Avg Position: $56.0M
Median Position: $1.2M

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 96
Value Held: $3.9B
Shares Held: 18.9M
Avg Position: $40.4M
Median Position: $5.6M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

75.91%

$123.82B

Hedge Funds

2.38%

$3.9B

Retail & Other

21.71%

$35.4B

Based on market cap of $163.10B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AMAT as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$15.7B 0.23% of portfolio	9.60% 76.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$15.2B 0.27% of portfolio	9.34% 74.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$7.8B 0.27% of portfolio	4.79% 38.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$4.3B 0.27% of portfolio	2.63% 20.9M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	Sardar Sheraz Iftikhar CEO	$3.0B 0.57% of portfolio	1.87% 14.9M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$532.36B
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager	Seth Perry Bernstein CEO	$2.6B 0.82% of portfolio	1.60% 12.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$317.45B
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Jim Cracchiolo CEO	$2.6B 0.59% of portfolio	1.57% 12.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$433.11B
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$2.3B 0.14% of portfolio	1.39% 11.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.65T
Sanders Capital, LLC Long Only Manager	Lewis Alan Sanders CEO	$2.2B 2.77% of portfolio	1.38% 11.0M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$81.3B
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	Jan Frederick Vaneck CEO	$2.2B 2.24% of portfolio	1.32% 10.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$96.6B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AMAT in Q3 2025

Net Flow: +$233.8M
Buyers: 854
Sellers: 1,040
Total Bought: +$10.2B
Total Sold: −$10.0B
Avg Position: $56.1M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	+$2.1B +10.3M shares	$3.0B 14.9M shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	+$1.6B +7.9M shares	$1.9B 9.1M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$733.7M +3.6M shares	$2.6B 12.5M shares
Sanders Capital, LLC Long Only Manager	+$671.7M +3.3M shares	$2.2B 11.0M shares
F FIL Ltd Institution	+$577.1M +2.8M shares	$580.2M 2.8M shares
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution	+$471.8M +2.3M shares	$499.5M 2.4M shares
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	+$344.4M +1.7M shares	$2.2B 10.6M shares
Holocene Advisors, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$339.4M +1.7M shares	$339.4M 1.7M shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$198.1M +967.8K shares	$243.9M 1.2M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$154.9M +756.4K shares	$1.2B 6.0M shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$882.4M −4.8M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	−$805.1M −3.9M shares	$930.3M 4.5M shares
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$373.7M −1.8M shares	$180.5M 881.5K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$278.3M −1.4M shares	$76.3M 372.7K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$263.5M −1.3M shares	$1.3B 6.3M shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	−$259.0M −1.3M shares	$618.5M 3.0M shares
A Amundi Institution	−$193.2M −864.3K shares	$1.6B 7.0M shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$179.3M −875.6K shares	$15.2B 74.4M shares
CITIGROUP INC Institution	−$174.2M −850.9K shares	$506.3M 2.5M shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$171.8M −838.9K shares	$15.7B 76.4M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited AMAT in Q3 2025

New Positions: 85
New Value: $478.4M
Exited Positions: 149
Exited Value: $1.9B

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. Long Only Manager	$222.9M 1.1M shares
Junto Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$51.6M 251.9K shares
SORA INVESTORS LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$42.1M 205.7K shares
Alta Park Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$27.9M 136.3K shares
F FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. Institution	$20.0M 97.5K shares
Benchstone Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$17.3M 84.3K shares
S SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$17.0M 83.1K shares
S SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$12.3M 60.0K shares
FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT RIA/Wealth	$9.4M 45.7K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$8.0M 38.9K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$882.4M 4.8M shares
HARDING LOEVNER LP Long Only Manager	$130.4M 712.2K shares
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP Long Only Manager	$127.1M 694.4K shares
A AXA Institution	$124.7M 681.2K shares
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD Long Only Manager	$119.4M 652.2K shares
I ING GROEP NV Institution	$90.2M 492.8K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	$83.9M 458.4K shares
N Noked Israel Ltd Institution	$42.1M 230.2K shares
L Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$27.6M 150.7K shares
C COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$25.0M 136.7K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in AMAT as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 66
Call Value: $3.1B
Put Positions: 62
Put Value: $4.2B

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$857.3M 41.9K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$374.0M 18.3K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$337.5M 16.5K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$165.3M 8.1K contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$157.3M 76.8 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$128.3M 6.3K contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$116.7M 5.7K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$115.7M 5.6K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$65.0M 3.2K contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$63.5M 3.1K contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$813.6M 39.7K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$491.7M 24.0K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$361.2M 17.6K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$306.4M 15.0K contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$294.7M 143.9 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$239.4M 11.7K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$150.3M 7.3K contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$138.5M 6.8K contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$133.5M 6.5K contracts
C Capula Management Ltd Institution	$124.7M 6.1K contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with AMAT as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
A ABRAMS BISON INVESTMENTS, LLC RIA/Wealth	Gavin M Abrams Managing Partner	17.21% $219.5M	0.13% 1.1M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$1.3B
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Masroor Taale Siddiqui CEO	15.35% $180.5M	0.11% 881.5K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$1.2B
H Harbor Island Capital LLC RIA/Wealth	Paul David Fortin Owner	12.59% $29.4M	0.02% 143.6K shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$233.7M
Maj Invest Holding A/S Real Assets	Benjamin Jason Weprin CEO	8.29% $242.6M	0.15% 1.2M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$2.9B
LOUNTZIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Apostolos Paul John Lountzis President	8.07% $24.6M	0.02% 120.2K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$304.7M
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. Long Only Manager	George Geoffrey Macdonald CEO	7.37% $986.4M	0.60% 4.8M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$13.4B
Four Tree Island Advisory LLC RIA/Wealth	Eric James Gregg Owner	7.29% $11.4M	0.01% 55.1K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$156.9M
C CALIFORNIA FIRST LEASING Corp Institution	-	6.96% $19.0M	0.01% 92.8K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$273.1M
F FIRST COMMUNITY TRUST NA Institution	-	6.06% $7.8M	0.00% 38.2K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$129.2M
DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS Long Only Manager	Gary Paul Tyc President	5.94% $1.1B	0.70% 5.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$19.2B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

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J. Goldman & Co LP

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerJay Glenn Goldman

Portfolio Value: $2.6B
Positions: 268
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Applied Materials

Market Value: $18.1M
Shares Held: 88.5K
Portfolio Weight: 0.69%
Owned Since: 2024-Q2

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