§ 13F · FUND PROFILE
Barclays PLC.
Barclays PLC is a major UK investment bank with $251.9 billion in assets under management, operating as a dealer bank with an extensive portfolio of 11,369 positions across various securities. The firm maintains significant exposure to broad market ETFs and technology stocks, with top holdings including major index funds like SPY and QQQ alongside individual equities such as NVIDIA.
AUM · $838.0B (13F)Positions · 21084Turnover · 34% · Q1Filed · May 15, 2026
CONCENTRATION
32%
Top 10 holdings
NEW BUYS
+281
+$1.5B deployed
EXITS
0
No exits
SECTOR SHIFT
MEDIA → TECHNOLOGY
-1pp · +3pp
3YR HIT RATE
—
Top-5 overlap
§ 01 · TOP HOLDINGS
The book · Q1 2026
FILED MAY 15, 2026
| # | Ticker | Name | Shares | $ value | % port | Δ Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EEM | ISHARES TR | 712.30M | $40.5B | 9.7% | +6427% |
| 2 | MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 60.82M | $22.5B | 5.4% | +196% |
| 3 | SPY | STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T | 33.79M | $22.0B | 5.3% | −53% |
| 4 | NVDA | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 51.87M | $9.0B | 2.2% | +9% |
| 5 | QQQ | INVESCO QQQ TR | 14.91M | $8.6B | 2.1% | −10% |
| 6 | IWM | ISHARES TR | 30.78M | $7.6B | 1.8% | +1% |
| 7 | QQQ | INVESCO QQQ TR | 12.49M | $7.2B | 1.7% | — |
| 8 | MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 16.54M | $6.1B | 1.5% | — |
| 9 | AAPL | APPLE INC | 24.06M | $6.1B | 1.5% | −2% |
| 10 | GOOGL | ALPHABET INC | 14.27M | $4.1B | 1.0% | −23% |
§ 02 · SECTOR ALLOCATION
Where the money is
Other27.2% (−1pp)
Technology14.5% (+3pp)
Semiconductors11.0% (±0)
Media6.1% (−1pp)
Retail4.9% (±0)
Financial Services3.6% (−1pp)
§ 03 · THE BARCLAYS SIGNAL
AC read
Barclays PLC's most recent 13F filing reflects the characteristic footprint of a large dealer bank rather than a traditional discretionary asset manager. The filing shows 21,084 distinct positions, a breadth consistent with a market-making and structured-products operation that must report extensive holdings across derivatives, index-linked exposures, and hedging books rather than a curated investment thesis. Notably, the filing shows zero new positions initiated and zero positions exited this quarter, a pattern that is unusual for active managers but not atypical for dealer entities where 13F reporting often captures a snapshot of a continuously rebalanced book rather than discrete buy/sell decisions in the traditional sense.
Read the full dossier →§ 04 · FILING HISTORY
Q-by-Q deltas
14 FILINGS
Q1 2026
Busy quarter
+281 buys · −0 exits · 3862 changed
Q4 2025
Busy quarter
+217 buys · −0 exits · 4052 changed
Q3 2025
Busy quarter
+853 buys · −0 exits · 4252 changed
Q3 2025
Busy quarter
+853 buys · −0 exits · 4252 changed