Citi's Q3 holdings: playing with options strategies, bearish on Tesla, favoring Apple and Microsoft.
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ According to the disclosure from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Citigroup submitted its third-quarter holdings report (Form 13F) as of September 30, 2022.
According to statistics, Citigroup's total market value of holdings in the third quarter reached $139.726 billion, compared to the total market value of $134.358 billion in the previous quarter, an increase of 4%. Citigroup added 398 individual stocks to its portfolio in the third quarter and increased its holdings in 2,203 individual stocks. At the same time, Citigroup reduced its holdings in 2,656 individual stocks and liquidated 810 individual stocks. Among the top ten holdings, the top five holdings accounted for 30.28% of the total market value. Among the top five major positions, the first one is QQQ PUT US, which is a put option for Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ), with a holding of 35.4054 million shares and a market value of approximately $9.462 billion, accounting for 6.77% of the investment portfolio.
The second one is IWM PUT US, which is a put option for Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), with a holding of approximately 38.4588 million shares and a market value of approximately $6.343 billion, accounting for 4.54% of the investment portfolio.
The third one is QQQ CALL US, which is a call option for Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ), with a holding of 19.5616 million shares and a market value of approximately $5.236 billion, accounting for 3.75% of the investment portfolio.
The fourth one is a put option for S&P 500 ETF (SPY), with a holding of 14.5961 million shares and a market value of approximately $5.213 billion, accounting for 3.73% of the investment portfolio.
The fifth one is an IWM put option for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), with a holding of approximately 21.0904 million shares and a market value of approximately $3.478 billion, accounting for 2.49% of the investment portfolio. In terms of changes in the holding ratio, the top five purchases are: put options for Nasdaq 100 ETF, call options for Nasdaq 100 ETF, TSLA put options, put options for S&P 500 ETF, and put options for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.
The top five sales are: S&P 500 ETF, call options for S&P 500 ETF, put options for iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG.US), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM.US), and iShares Russell 2000 ETF. It is worth noting that Citigroup reduced its holdings of chip stocks such as Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel, Texas Instruments, and Taiwan Semiconductor in the third quarter. Among the FAAMG technology giants in the US stock market, Citigroup reduced its holdings of Amazon and Google, but increased its holdings of Apple, Microsoft, and Meta. At the same time, although Citigroup bought put options for Tesla, it also increased its holdings of Tesla stocks.
Furthermore, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are ranked as the seventh and twelfth major positions for Microsoft, and are the sixth and tenth largest purchases of individual stocks in terms of market value ranking, excluding options.
In addition, Citigroup also reduced its holdings of banking stocks such as JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo to varying degrees. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$
According to statistics, Citigroup's total market value of holdings in the third quarter reached $139.726 billion, compared to the total market value of $134.358 billion in the previous quarter, an increase of 4%. Citigroup added 398 individual stocks to its portfolio in the third quarter and increased its holdings in 2,203 individual stocks. At the same time, Citigroup reduced its holdings in 2,656 individual stocks and liquidated 810 individual stocks. Among the top ten holdings, the top five holdings accounted for 30.28% of the total market value. Among the top five major positions, the first one is QQQ PUT US, which is a put option for Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ), with a holding of 35.4054 million shares and a market value of approximately $9.462 billion, accounting for 6.77% of the investment portfolio.
The second one is IWM PUT US, which is a put option for Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), with a holding of approximately 38.4588 million shares and a market value of approximately $6.343 billion, accounting for 4.54% of the investment portfolio.
The third one is QQQ CALL US, which is a call option for Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ), with a holding of 19.5616 million shares and a market value of approximately $5.236 billion, accounting for 3.75% of the investment portfolio.
The fourth one is a put option for S&P 500 ETF (SPY), with a holding of 14.5961 million shares and a market value of approximately $5.213 billion, accounting for 3.73% of the investment portfolio.
The fifth one is an IWM put option for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), with a holding of approximately 21.0904 million shares and a market value of approximately $3.478 billion, accounting for 2.49% of the investment portfolio. In terms of changes in the holding ratio, the top five purchases are: put options for Nasdaq 100 ETF, call options for Nasdaq 100 ETF, TSLA put options, put options for S&P 500 ETF, and put options for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.
The top five sales are: S&P 500 ETF, call options for S&P 500 ETF, put options for iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG.US), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM.US), and iShares Russell 2000 ETF. It is worth noting that Citigroup reduced its holdings of chip stocks such as Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel, Texas Instruments, and Taiwan Semiconductor in the third quarter. Among the FAAMG technology giants in the US stock market, Citigroup reduced its holdings of Amazon and Google, but increased its holdings of Apple, Microsoft, and Meta. At the same time, although Citigroup bought put options for Tesla, it also increased its holdings of Tesla stocks.
Furthermore, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are ranked as the seventh and twelfth major positions for Microsoft, and are the sixth and tenth largest purchases of individual stocks in terms of market value ranking, excluding options.
In addition, Citigroup also reduced its holdings of banking stocks such as JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo to varying degrees. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$
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