Hedge funds made strategic adjustments to their portfolios throughout the first quarter of 2024. Firms are looking for high-return opportunities beyond the mega-cap tech giants preferring to focus on cyclical sectors and artificial intelligence (AI)-related infrastructure stocks. Except for Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), positions in several ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks — Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft Corp (NYSE:MSFT), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) — were trimmed from hedge funds. Still, the strong performance of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7′ tech stocks maintained their weight at 13% of hedge fund long portfolios, according to the latest Goldman Sachs’ Hedge Fund Monitor report. Cyclical Sectors In parallel, hedge funds expanded their investments in cyclical sectors, elevating the exposure to Financials. Information Technology remained the largest net sector weight at the start of Q2 2024. It accounts for 18% of total net exposure. However, it also registered the largest underweight relative to the Russell 3000, with a -913 basis points (bp) difference. Health Care was the largest overweight sector, with a +375 bp difference.