Y.D. More Investments Ltd Raises Stock Holdings in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Key Points

• Y.D. More Investments raised its stake in Broadcom (AVGO) by 41.1% in Q4 to 32,001 shares worth $11.076 million, making the stock its 26th-largest holding (0.5% of assets).
• Several large institutions also increased exposure—Arrowstreet (+499% to 5.63M shares), Nordea (+47.5% to 9.81M) and MFS (+41.6% to 8.52M)—leaving institutions with 76.43% ownership as Broadcom secures multi‑year AI deals with Google and Anthropic.
• Insiders have been net sellers, offloading 315,282 shares worth $103.1M in the past three months, while analysts maintain a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a $435.30 price target and the company carries a ~$1.76 trillion market cap.

Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 41.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,001 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 9,325 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for 0.5% of Y.D. More Investments Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Y.D. More Investments Ltd's holdings in Broadcom were worth $11,076,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 499.4% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,634,232 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,858,789,000 after purchasing an additional 4,694,313 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 47.5% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,814,757 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $3,406,211,000 after purchasing an additional 3,160,586 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Broadcom during the third quarter valued at $987,488,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 41.6% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,520,644 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $2,811,046,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 212.5% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,016,048 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $332,714,000 after acquiring an additional 1,919,017 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In related news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total transaction of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 787,184 shares of the company's stock, valued at $271,759,532.32. This represents a 1.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,450,145.60. This trade represents a 15.36% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 315,282 shares of company stock worth $103,102,779. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the topic of several research reports. Mizuho set a $480.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. DA Davidson upgraded Broadcom to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Broadcom from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $410.00 to $430.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $435.30.

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $371.46 on Friday. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.61 and a 52 week high of $414.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $1.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 72.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.24. The stock's fifty day moving average is $326.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $343.12.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.60 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom's payout ratio is currently 50.78%.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom locked multi‑year AI chip deals with hyperscalers (Google, Anthropic), underpinning expectations for durable, high‑margin AI revenue growth and licensing/accelerator demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market writeups credit the Google/Anthropic deals for today’s rally and re‑rate Broadcom as a major AI infrastructure beneficiary vs. peers — coverage notes that Broadcom’s business model (custom accelerators + networking) captures hyperscaler capex. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large investors and well‑known managers appear to be increasing exposure (reports on Israel Englander, Ken Fisher adding AVGO), which supports institutional momentum and can amplify price moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in the April snapshot is effectively meaningless (shows zero/NaN), so it provides no actionable signal about bearish positioning or squeeze risk at present.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/framing pushback: Seaport Global downgraded Broadcom and Seaport Research gave a "Neutral" rating, while at least one major bank reset its forecast — these notes reflect concern about industry limits, margins sustainability, or valuation and may cap upside until clarity on deal economics arrives. Article Title Article Title

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc NASDAQ: AVGO is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for a broad range of markets. The company's semiconductor business provides components and systems for wired and wireless communications, enterprise and cloud storage, networking and broadband access, serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers and industrial customers worldwide. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates globally with research, development and sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia.

On the semiconductor side, Broadcom's portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions, radio-frequency and connectivity components, Ethernet switching and PHY devices, storage adapters and controllers, optical transceivers and other networking silicon.

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