Palantir Billionaire Peter Thiel Sells Nvidia and Tesla, and Buys 2 AI Stocks That Now Account for 61% of His Portfolio | The Motley Fool

Billionaire Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and entrepreneur, is best known for his role in co-founding Palantir Technologies. He still owns more than 3% of the company’s Class A shares, as well as 30% of the Class B shares and 33% of the Class F shares.

Thiel also runs a hedge fund, Thiel Macro, that manages $74 million. He made some interesting trades in the third quarter. First, he sold shares of Nvidia and Tesla, closing his position in the former, and trimming his position in the latter. Second, he added shares of Apple (AAPL +0.62%) and Microsoft (MSFT 0.74%)

Those two artificial intelligence (AI) stocks account for 61% of the hedge fund’s assets: 27% in Apple and 34% in Microsoft. Of course, the portfolio itself represents a microscopic percentage of Thiel’s $26 billion net worth, but the position sizing still points to high conviction in both companies.

Apple: 27% of Thiel Macro’s portfolio

Apple has cultivated a reputation for premium consumer electronics devices because of design expertise that spans hardware, software, and services. Particularly important is its ability to design custom semiconductors, which improve performance and power efficiency of its iPhone, iPad, and Mac products, and help the company control costs.

Apple reported strong financial results in the first…