22 Prominent Investors Hold Netflix Stock, With 14 Increasing Their Stakes Recently -- Including Bill Ackman's Pershing Square. Should You Follow Their Example?

Most Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares are held by exchange-traded funds and other financial institutions. The Vanguard Total Stock Market IndexETF (NYSEMKT: VTI) alone owns 3.2% of Netflix stock. That's par for the course, since Netflix is among the top 50 stocks on Wall Street by market cap. But Netflix's popularity goes far beyond the funds required to hold it. Many billionaires and hedge funds that define their own stock-picking models are buying Netflix right now. Data from GuruFocus shows 22 of these funds owning Netflix stock in current ownership filings, and 14 of them increased their stakes recently. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.