Nvidia Has 80% of Its Portfolio Invested in 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

Nvidia Has 80% of Its Portfolio Invested in 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

By Trevor Jennewine, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-10-22 09:13:00

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is arguably the most critical company in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, given the central role its chips and software play in powering AI workloads.

That deep expertise means Nvidia is well-suited to identifying other potential winners in the AI infrastructure market, so investors should pay attention to where the company keeps its money. Nvidia’s capital allocation strategy can reveal opportunities that extend beyond its core chip business.

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As of the second quarter, Nvidia had 80% of its investment portfolio concentrated in two AI stocks: 33% in Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX) and 47% in Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). Here’s what investors should know.

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Space Exploration Technologies: 33% of Nvidia’s portfolio

SpaceX is a vertically integrated business whose operations span space, connectivity, and artificial intelligence. The company has an important economic moat in reusable rockets, which have made it much less expensive to launch payloads into orbit. That edge helped SpaceX build Starlink, the world’s largest satellite internet service.

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