Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Just Sold All of His Nvidia Shares and Bought This Rapidly Growing Artificial Intelligence Stock-Split Stock
Stanley Druckenmiller wowed investors year after year with his winning streak at the helm of Duquesne Capital Management. There, he scored an average annual return of 30% over 30 years — and didn’t post a single year of money losses. This top investor closed the fund in 2010 but has since continued investing through the Duquesne Family Office — and one of his favored stocks in recent times has been artificial intelligence (AI) giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).
Druckenmiller bought shares of the AI chip leader in the fourth quarter of 2022, as the AI boom picked up momentum. Since that time, through the beginning of this year, they gained 400%. Earlier this year, this star investor started cutting his Nvidia holding, and in the third quarter, he sold all of his Nvidia shares.
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At the same time, Druckenmiller opened a $41 million position in a rapidly growing AI player that, like Nvidia, also split its stock this year after enormous gains. This represents the investor’s second-biggest new position by value in the quarter. Let’s find out more about this famous investor’s latest moves and consider whether you should follow.
First, let’s consider Druckenmiller’s sale of Nvidia. Does this mean he’s lost faith in the AI leader?
Not at all. According to comments made in press interviews, Druckenmiller believed valuation had reached a high point — and it was time to lock in profits. Meanwhile, Nvidia continued to advance and now is heading for an increase of more than 180% this year. In a Bloomberg interview last month, Druckenmiller even said closing the Nvidia position was a mistake, and if the price were to decline, he would consider scooping up Nvidia shares again.
Though Druckenmiller viewed Nvidia shares as a bit pricey, he continues to believe in the Nvidia story and potential for more growth ahead. If Nvidia’s valuation dips at some point moving forward, it’s very possible the stock will once again find itself in Druckenmiller’s portfolio.
Let’s move on to Druckenmiller’s recent AI addition. This company saw its shares soar more than 400% over five years, surpassing $1,000 and, like Nvidia, it announced a 10-for-1 stock split this year to make the stock more accessible for a broad range of investors. A split doesn’t change anything fundamental about a company, but through the issuance of more shares to current holders, it lowers the per-share price.
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