Barclays Bank Q2 major portfolio adjustment: Heavy positions added to S&P and Nasdaq ETFs, while reducing holdings in Microsoft and Apple
Barclays Bank submitted its second quarter holding report as of June 30, 2024. The report shows that the total market value of holdings reached $327 billion, an increase of 6.86% compared to the previous period. Barclays increased its holdings in 1122 individual stocks while reducing holdings in 2854 individual stocks. The top ten holdings accounted for 41.94% of the total market value, with S&P 500 Index ETF and Nasdaq 100 ETF ranking first and second, while Microsoft and Apple saw reductions in holdings
According to the disclosure from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained by Zhitong Finance APP, Barclays Bank (BCS.US) submitted its second quarter (Q2) holdings report (13F) as of June 30, 2024.
Barclays Bank's total market value of holdings in the second quarter reached $327 billion, compared to $288 billion in the previous quarter, representing a 6.86% increase. In the second quarter, Barclays Bank added 453 new stocks to its portfolio and increased holdings in 1122 stocks. At the same time, Barclays Bank reduced holdings in 2854 stocks and cleared out 683 stocks. The top ten holdings accounted for 41.94% of the total market value.
Among the top five major holdings, the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY.US) ranked first with approximately 88.327 million shares, a holding market value of around $48.069 billion, accounting for 14.70% of the investment portfolio, an increase of 1131.85% in holdings compared to the previous quarter.
The Nasdaq 100 ETF Call Options (QQQ.US, CALL) ranked second with approximately 37.6912 million shares, a holding market value of around $18.058 billion, accounting for 5.52% of the investment portfolio, an increase of 212.63% in holdings compared to the previous quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT.US) ranked third with approximately 29.5665 million shares, a holding market value of around $13.215 billion, accounting for 4.04% of the investment portfolio, a decrease of 9.44% in holdings compared to the previous quarter.
NVIDIA (NVDA.US) ranked fourth with approximately 102 million shares, a holding market value of around $12.585 billion, accounting for 2.78% of the investment portfolio, an increase of 15.22% in holdings compared to the previous quarter.
Apple (AAPL.US) ranked fifth with a holding market value of $568.321 million, accounting for 3.66% of the investment portfolio, a decrease of 20.74% in holdings compared to the previous quarter.
It is worth mentioning that Barclays Bank significantly increased its investments in Microsoft and Apple in the previous quarter, with the stocks of these two companies ranking first and third in the holdings for that quarter.
In terms of changes in holdings proportion, the top five stocks bought are: S&P 500 Index Call Options, Nasdaq 100 ETF Call Options, Russell 2000 Index ETF Call Options, NVIDIA, and iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Call Options (HYG.US, CALL) The top five selling targets are: Nasdaq 100 ETF put options (QQQ.US, PUT), Russell 2000 Index ETF put options, S&P 500 Index put options, Microsoft, Apple.
