Barclays significantly increased holdings in Tesla (TSLA.US) and Intel (INTC.US) in Q3, and bought Nasdaq ETF options for hedging

According to Golden Ten Data, based on disclosures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Barclays has submitted its third-quarter holdings report (13F) for the period ending September 30, 2026. The data shows that Barclays' total market value of holdings in the third quarter reached $500 billion, compared to $520 billion in the previous quarter. During the third quarter, Barclays added 545 new stocks to its portfolio and increased holdings in 2,929 stocks. At the same time, Barclays reduced holdings in 1,525 stocks and completely sold out of 495 stocks. The top ten holdings accounted for 39.98% of the total market value.

In terms of sector preference, IT, financial, and consumer discretionary stocks ranked in the top three, accounting for 33.49%, 22.59%, and 12.90% of the total holdings respectively.

Among the top five heavyweight stocks, SPDR S&P 500 ETF put option (SPY.US, PUT) ranked first with approximately 47.926 million shares and a holding value of about $36.55 billion, accounting for 7.31% of the portfolio—a decrease of 40.74% in holding volume compared to the previous quarter.

Microsoft (MSFT.US, CALL) call option ranked second with about 68.359 million shares and a holding value of about $35.06 billion, making up 7.01% of the portfolio—an increase of 9.95% in holding volume from the prior quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM.US) ranked third with holdings of about 398 million shares and a value of approximately $26.61 billion, accounting for 5.32% of the portfolio—a decrease of 57.61% from last quarter.

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF put option (QQQ.US, PUT) ranked fourth with approximately 29.875 million shares, a holding value of about $22.10 billion, and a 4.42% portfolio share—an increase of 27.24% from last quarter.

Tesla (TSLA.US) ranked fifth with holdings of about 60.377 million shares and a value of about $21.42 billion, accounting for 4.28% of the portfolio—an increase of 424.02% in holding volume over the previous quarter.

The sixth to tenth largest holdings are: NVIDIA (NVDA.US), Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF call option (QQQ.US, CALL), Microsoft (MSFT.US), Russell 2000 ETF put option (IWM.US, PUT), and Apple (AAPL.US).

Additionally, among the top twenty holdings, Barclays significantly increased its positions in Broadcom (AVGO.US) and Intel (INTC.US) in Q3, with increases of 28.42% and 90.32% respectively compared to the previous quarter.

In terms of changes in holding proportions, the top five purchases were: Tesla, Microsoft, Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF put option, NVIDIA, and Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF call option.

The top five sales were: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, SPDR S&P 500 ETF put option, Micron Technology put option (MU.US, PUT), iShares Semiconductor ETF put option (SOXX.US, PUT), and Caterpillar (CAT.US).