{"id":653132,"date":"2026-08-24T02:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/653132\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T02:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:08:17","slug":"billionaires-stanley-druckenmiller-and-dan-loeb-both-sold-broadcom-and-piled-into-this-virtual-monopoly-artificial-intelligence-ai-stock-instead-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/653132\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaires Stanley Druckenmiller and Dan Loeb Both Sold Broadcom and Piled Into This Virtual Monopoly Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Stanley Druckenmiller and Dan Loeb are two of Wall Street&#8217;s most closely watched investors. Druckenmiller is a macro specialist who previously worked as a portfolio manager under George Soros. Today, he runs his own family office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Loeb is the founder of the hedge fund Third Point. He&#8217;s earned a reputation for being an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/terms\/a\/activist-investing\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=040b1eb9-c85d-42dd-aa88-eae1a9d5d0de\" data-ylk=\"slk:activist%20investor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;activist investor&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">activist investor<\/a> and event-driven operator with a keen eye for identifying catalysts and pressing management for change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><strong>Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.<\/strong>\u00a0In 2009, a &#8220;Double Down&#8221; signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.\u00a0For the first time in years, that same &#8220;Total Conviction&#8221; signal is flashing for a company 1\/100th the size of Nvidia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=4c9c981f-ebe3-420b-aa31-0635a0d745d0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fa-sa-dd-total-conviction%3Faid%3D11123%26source%3Disaediica0000074%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-dd-4%26ftm_veh%3Dtop_incontent_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D19375&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=040b1eb9-c85d-42dd-aa88-eae1a9d5d0de\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue%20%C2%BB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Continue \u00bb&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Continue \u00bb<\/strong><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Smart investors pay attention to Druckenmiller and Loeb because each has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to rotate capital into the next leg of growth before the consensus catches on. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their latest 13F filings show a shared pivot: Druckenmiller and Loeb both completely exited <strong>Broadcom<\/strong> (NASDAQ: AVGO) while building positions in <strong>Alphabet<\/strong> (NASDAQ: GOOG)\u00a0(NASDAQ: GOOGL).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Below, I&#8217;ll dig into why this rotation offers a valuable window into how two of the brightest minds on Wall Street are positioning for the next phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/C7F25DC402DD7A3DA94C2572A3BCEEAFA4BA08687292A7A1C469C287555361EC\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fmotleyfool.com%2F6a8dcdd71cd2e2f98622ebc4880d2789.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A hedge fund analyst doing research on a stock.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Image source: Getty Images.           Exiting Broadcom at a strategic juncture in the AI chip cycle          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Broadcom is undoubtedly a central supplier to the AI infrastructure buildout. The company designs custom accelerators and also supplies high-performance networking silicon that links clusters of processors inside data center servers. Demand for these components has fueled Broadcom&#8217;s revenue growth as AI hyperscalers race to expand capacity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Yet the decision by both Druckenmiller and Loeb to fully exit their positions suggests they see better risk-reward elsewhere in the AI ecosystem. Despite some compression, Broadcom&#8217;s valuation still prices in lofty expectations.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/ycharts.com\/companies\/AVGO\/chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"AVGO PE Ratio Chart\" height=\"456\" width=\"720\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ycharts.com\/companies\/AVGO\/pe_ratio\" data-ylk=\"slk:AVGO%20PE%20Ratio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;AVGO PE Ratio&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">AVGO PE Ratio<\/a> data by <a href=\"https:\/\/ycharts.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:YCharts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YCharts&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">YCharts<\/a>           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meanwhile, new GPU architectures from <strong>Nvidia<\/strong> and <strong>Advanced Micro Devices<\/strong> bring continued layers of competitive intensity to the equation. Lastly, capex cycles can shift quickly once capacity catches up with demand &#8212; making Broadcom&#8217;s long-term prospects questionable.  <\/p>\n<p>        The thesis around Alphabet           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Alphabet&#8217;s appeal lies in its complete vertical integration. The company designs its own silicon, known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and operates vast data center and fiber networks. Alphabet also develops AI models through its DeepMind lab under the Gemini family and distributes these capabilities at global scale across Google Search, YouTube, Android, and Workspace.  <\/p>\n<p>    Story Continues  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The theme here is that AI is not an add-on feature for Alphabet. Rather, the company&#8217;s near-monopoly position in online search helps Alphabet weave AI features deeper into the fabric of every other major property the company owns. Search now surfaces AI Overviews to billions of users, while YouTube leverages generative tools for more personalized content recommendations and advertising.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Google Cloud is in a unique position because it sells both the infrastructure (TPUs) and enterprise services that feed usage directly data back into model improvement. This closed loop playbook creates compounding advantages that frontier model developers or merchant-chip suppliers struggle to replicate at scale.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Alphabet&#8217;s AI strategy is producing impressive results. During the second quarter, the company reported total revenue of $119.8 billion &#8212; an increase of 24% year over year. Google Cloud accelerated sharply, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2026\/08\/09\/sundar-pichai-alphabet-grow-google-cloud-capex\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=040b1eb9-c85d-42dd-aa88-eae1a9d5d0de\" data-ylk=\"slk:revenue%20surging%2082%25;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;revenue surging 82%&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">revenue surging 82%<\/a> to $24.8 billion. Meanwhile, backlog in the cloud segment reached $514 billion. Operating income for the company rose 30% to $40.8 billion, expanding Alphabet&#8217;s operating margin to 34%.  <\/p>\n<p>          Should you buy Alphabet stock right now?         <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Alphabet&#8217;s vertical stack gives the company structural cost advantages, unparalleled distribution reach, and multiple monetization levers that competitors simply don&#8217;t match. The company&#8217;s recent earnings validate that the AI investments are generating both top-line acceleration and expanding margins &#8212; translating into measurable traction rather than remaining an open-ended research experiment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">While blindly copying the trades of two billionaires is never wise, I think the logic behind this particular rotation is sound. Druckenmiller&#8217;s and Loeb&#8217;s simultaneous moves simply reinforce that two of the market&#8217;s most successful capital allocators already identified the same opportunity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Investors who believe the next wave of AI will reward platform businesses that own the full stack &#8212; from model development, hardware, and software &#8212; rather than component suppliers have a reasonable case for adding Alphabet to their portfolio.  <\/p>\n<p>          <strong>Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again<\/strong>         <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">In 2009, a &#8220;Double Down&#8221; signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. If you&#8217;d invested $5,000 then,\u00a0<strong>you&#8217;d be sitting on\u00a0$2,788,019<\/strong>\u00a0today.*  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Now, for the first time in years, that same\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=9fcd6a2a-22cb-4179-a051-3345790d0d0c&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fa-sa-dd-total-conviction%3Faid%3D11123%26source%3Disaeditxt0001215%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-dd-4%26ftm_veh%3Darticle_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D19385&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=040b1eb9-c85d-42dd-aa88-eae1a9d5d0de\" data-ylk=\"slk:%22Total%20Conviction%22%20signal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Total Conviction\\&quot; signal&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>&#8220;Total Conviction&#8221; signal<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is flashing for a company 1\/100th the size of Nvidia. It&#8217;s a key player in the $1.8 trillion space race, and with the stock recently sitting 20% off its highs, the window to get in early is closing fast.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=9fcd6a2a-22cb-4179-a051-3345790d0d0c&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fa-sa-dd-total-conviction%3Faid%3D11123%26source%3Disaeditxt0001215%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-dd-4%26ftm_pit%3D19385%26ftm_veh%3Darticle_pitch_feed_yahoo&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=040b1eb9-c85d-42dd-aa88-eae1a9d5d0de\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue%20%C2%BB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Continue \u00bb&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Continue \u00bb<\/strong><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">*Stock Advisor returns as of August 3, 2026  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/author\/20479\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam%20Spatacco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adam Spatacco&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Adam Spatacco<\/a> has positions in Alphabet and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Broadcom, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/legal\/fool-disclosure-policy\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:disclosure%20policy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;disclosure policy&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">disclosure policy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2026\/08\/23\/stanley-druckenmiller-and-dan-loeb-piled-into\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billionaires%20Stanley%20Druckenmiller%20and%20Dan%20Loeb%20Both%20Sold%20Broadcom%20and%20Piled%20Into%20This%20Virtual%20Monopoly%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20(AI)%20Stock%20Instead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Billionaires Stanley Druckenmiller and Dan Loeb Both Sold Broadcom and Piled Into This Virtual Monopoly Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Billionaires Stanley Druckenmiller and Dan Loeb Both Sold Broadcom and Piled Into This Virtual Monopoly Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead<\/a> was originally published by The Motley Fool  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stanley Druckenmiller and Dan Loeb are two of Wall Street&#8217;s most closely watched investors. Druckenmiller is a macro&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[261],"tags":[291,4186,289,290,26663,149164,5527,18,118215,19,17,292,26724,82,108216],"class_list":["post-653132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-alphabet","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-broadcom","tag-dan-loeb","tag-data-center","tag-eire","tag-george-soros","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-nvidia","tag-stanley-druckenmiller","tag-technology","tag-tensor-processing-units"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}