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Presenting: the hedge fund darlings of the first quarter. 

Goldman Sachs recently published its Very Important Position (VIP) list of stocks that appear the most among the funds' largest 10 holdings. 

Starwood, Alibaba and Home Depot were among the top stocks that joined the list during the quarter and had not made the cut before.

One disclaimer: the list was compiled based on recent 13-F filings hedge funds made. These stocks were held as of the end of the first quarter, and the funds could have since changed their positions.

Goldman ranked the stocks based on the number of funds that had it as a top-10 holding. 

Here are the top 21, in descending order: 

Delta

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Ticker: DAL

Subsector: Airlines

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 24

No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 41

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 12%

Return year-to-date: -15%

Source: Goldman Sachs

HCA Holdings

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Ticker: HCA

Subsector: Health Care Facilities

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 25

No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 35

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 12%

Return year-to-date: 15%

Source: Goldman Sachs

Citigroup

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Ticker: C

Subsector: Diversified Banks

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 25

No. of funds with 10 to 200 positions owning stock: 40

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 2%

Return year-to-date: -16%

Source: Goldman Sachs

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