Coatue Management Doubles Down on AI Investments, Adds Oracle to Portfolio

Tiger cub hedge fund Coatue Management unveils new position in Oracle, doubles down on AI buildout

Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management unveiled a new position in Oracle, and doubled down on key artificial intelligence beneficiaries Nvidia and Microsoft, as the tech rally came back with a fury in the second quarter. Fund founder Laffont -- known as one of the "Tiger Cub" fund managers that worked under the late investor Julian Robertson -- disclosed a stake in enterprise software company Oracle that amounts to a more than $843.3 million holding for the three months ending June, according to the firm's latest regulatory filing. Oracle outperformed in the second quarter, surging more than 56% on the strength of its cloud infrastructure business helping clients operate artificial intelligence models. The stock is up more than 11% this quarter, thus far. Laffont also doubled down on certain members of the Magnificent Seven names, adding 34% to his Nvidia holding. The chip company was the first public company to reach a $4 trillion valuation as investors continued to be on the AI buildout; it rose more than 45% in the second quarter alone. He also added to Microsoft, increasing his holdings by 20%. The investor continued to bet on the AI buildout, starting a $749.4 million position in Arm Holdings, a British semiconductor and software design company. He has a new allocation in Marvell Technology amounting to $602.4 million. Laffont expanded his allocations to a smattering of other chip names, including Broadcom, which is a top 10 holding, and Lam Research. The investor continued to sell down his shares in key China tech companies . He reduced his stake in Alibaba, for example, by 77%. -- CNBC's Yun Li contributed to this report.

Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management Adds Oracle, Ups Nvidia, Broadcom Stake In Q2 - Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM)

Hedge fund billionaire Philippe Laffont upped his bets on the AI trade in 2025's second quarter, buying up shares of semiconductor and cloud companies. Laffont's Coatue Management filed its quarterly 13F filings on Thursday, reflecting the firm's $35.9 billion in holdings as of June 30. The French fund manager cashed in on CoreWeave Inc's CRWV meteoric rise following its initial public offering earlier in 2025, adding 3,394,574 shares. At the time of filing, the Livingston, New Jersey-based company was Laffont's largest holding. While the stock has since fallen 30%, it is still up over 150% since its IPO. Meanwhile, Laffont has continued to allocate funds to tech giants by adding 663,073 shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT and 2,942,694 shares of NVIDIA Corp NVDA, up 5% and 15%, respectively. He substantially increased his stake in Broadcom Inc AVGO by 58%, adding 2,075,267 shares. Laffont also added 1,264,722 shares of Carvana Co CVNA, the online car retailer, which struggled in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic but has since seen a resurgence in 2024 and 2025. Trending Investment OpportunitiesAdvertisementArrivedBuy shares of homes and vacation rentals for as little as $100. Get StartedWiserAdvisorGet matched with a trusted, local financial advisor for free.Get StartedPoint.comTap into your home's equity to consolidate debt or fund a renovation.Get StartedRobinhoodMove your 401k to Robinhood and get a 3% match on deposits.Get Started There are several notable newcomers to Laffont's portfolio. The MIT alum bought 3,857,262 shares of Oracle Corp ORCL in 2025's second quarter. He previously owned shares of the company in 2023. Other notable additions include Arm Holdings PLC ARM, Chime Financial Inc CHYM and Webull Corp BULL. Laffont shed his shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD by 77% and 53%, respectively. He exited his stake in Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI entirely, which he purchased in late 2024. Also Read: Cisco AI Orders Top $2 Billion, But 2026 Outlook Leaves Investors Wanting More Photo: Wirestock Creators via Shutterstock AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc$180.57-2.09%Stock Score Locked: Want to See it? Benzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock - anytime. Reveal Full ScoreEdge RankingsMomentum87.41Growth92.43Quality75.69Value11.51Price TrendShortMediumLongOverviewARMARM Holdings PLC$139.65-1.38%AVGOBroadcom Inc$309.320.08%BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd$122.76-3.23%BULLWebull Corp$15.221.37%CHYMChime Financial Inc$29.90-0.33%CRWVCoreWeave Inc$102.31-13.1%CVNACarvana Co$344.61-1.50%MSFTMicrosoft Corp$520.970.07%NVDANVIDIA Corp$181.59-%ORCLOracle Corp$243.47-0.29%SMCISuper Micro Computer Inc$45.28-1.71%Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs