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That is 36.2% of the $18.0bn that 20 active APs created and redeemed across 64 funds.\n Most active authorized participants (APs) for alternative ETFs, ranked by the dollars of shares each created and redeemed, in Form N-CEN periods ending Sep 30, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. Share is of all APs\u2019 dollars in these funds. Source: ETFIQ from Form N-CEN. # Firm What it is ETFs served Active in Created Redeemed Created and redeemed Share Only active AP in \n 1 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC The US broker-dealer of Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank and asset manager headquartered in New York. 59 40 $3.9bn $2.6bn $6.5bn 36.2% 1 \n 2 Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. A BofA Securities subsidiary that cleared options and equities trades for market makers and professional traders. 28 24 $2.8bn $1.3bn $4.0bn 22.5% 0 \n 3 Jane Street Capital, LLC A quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity to markets worldwide, trading stocks, bonds and options. 40 31 $1.6bn $724m $2.3bn 12.8% 0 \n 4 BofA Securities, Inc. The US securities arm of Bank of America, serving institutional clients in banking, trading and research. 42 29 $1.5bn $688m $2.2bn 12.3% 1 \n 5 Virtu Americas LLC A Virtu Financial broker-dealer that makes markets and provides execution services across global securities venues. 59 48 $1.6bn $437m $2.0bn 11.4% 4 \n 6 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC The US broker-dealer of JPMorganChase, serving corporate, institutional and government clients in investment banking and markets. 44 18 $141m $205m $346m 1.9% 0 \n 7 UBS Securities LLC The US investment banking and securities subsidiary of UBS, serving corporate and institutional clients. 30 4 $76.5m $81.3m $158m 0.9% 0 \n 8 RBC Capital Markets, LLC The US broker-dealer of RBC Capital Markets, the investment bank of Royal Bank of Canada. 39 4 $89.0m $22.2m $111m 0.6% 0 \n 9 Citadel Securities LLC A market maker that provides liquidity in equities, options, fixed income and currencies to institutional and retail investors. 30 3 $24.5m $17.6m $42.1m 0.2% 0 \n 10 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC The main US broker-dealer of Morgan Stanley, serving institutions in investment banking, sales, trading and research. 29 3 $14.4m $27.6m $42.0m 0.2% 0 \n 11 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. The US broker-dealer and investment banking arm of Citigroup, covering markets, underwriting and advisory for institutional clients. 33 2 $41.1m $0 $41.1m 0.2% 0 \n 12 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. The US broker-dealer of BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking, covering markets, financing and securities services. 28 2 $28.0m $5.6m $33.5m 0.2% 0 \n 13 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated The broker-dealer behind Merrill's wealth management and investment advisory business, owned by Bank of America. 4 2 $6.4m $25.1m $31.5m 0.2% 0 \n 14 Jane Street Execution Services, LLC A Jane Street broker-dealer that executes orders for other broker-dealers and institutions, acting only as agent. 2 2 $8.1m $4.6m $12.7m 0.1% 0 \n 15 SG Americas Securities, LLC The US broker-dealer of Societe Generale, covering underwriting, sales and trading, advisory, prime brokerage and clearing. 22 1 $5.7m $5.6m $11.2m 0.1% 0 \n 16 BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC A BNY broker-dealer that underwrites, distributes and trades securities, clearing most trades through BNY's Pershing. 22 1 $10.0m $0 $10.0m 0.1% 0 \n 17 Mizuho Securities USA LLC The US broker-dealer of Mizuho Financial Group, underwriting securities and advising corporate and institutional clients. 29 1 $4.4m $2.2m $6.5m 0.0% 0 \n 18 Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. The US broker-dealer of South Korea's Mirae Asset, offering clearing, prime brokerage, securities lending and execution. 35 1 $3.1m $3.2m $6.3m 0.0% 0 \n 19 JP Morgan Securities, Inc. A former J.P. Morgan broker-dealer registration; the business now operates as J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. 5 1 $0 $3.2m $3.2m 0.0% 0 \n 20 Virtu Financial A Virtu Financial broker-dealer subsidiary, renamed from EWT, LLC to Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC in 2012. 1 1 $1.4m $0 $1.4m 0.0% 0 \n \n Questions people ask\n Who is the largest authorized participant (AP) for alternative ETFs? Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, which created $3.9bn and redeemed $2.6bn of alternative ETFs shares in Form N-CEN periods ending Sep 30, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026, 36.2% of all AP dollars in them. Which firms create and redeem the most alternative ETFs? In order: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, $6.5bn; Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., $4.0bn; Jane Street Capital, LLC, $2.3bn; BofA Securities, Inc., $2.2bn; Virtu Americas LLC, $2.0bn. Method\n Every row is one authorized participant (AP) listed in item E.2 of an ETF\u2019s latest Form N-CEN, with the dollars of the fund\u2019s shares it purchased from the fund (created) and redeemed in the fund\u2019s reporting period, as filed. A fund\u2019s period is its own fiscal year, or less where the filing says so, so a firm\u2019s total adds periods that end on different days. Rows are grouped into firms by the identifiers each row carries: the CRD number first, the SEC file number and LEI where the CRD is missing or typed wrong, never by name. 71 of 75,056 rows carry a CRD their file number and LEI place on another firm, and are counted there. A firm\u2019s name is its registration on the SEC\u2019s list of active broker-dealers where it is on it. Spot crypto and commodity trusts and ETNs file no N-CEN and are not here.\n Where to next\n Most active APs for U.S. stock ETFs Most active APs for international stock ETFs Most active APs for sector stock ETFs Most active APs for bond ETFs Most active APs for commodity ETFs Most active APs for allocation ETFs Most active APs for buffer ETFs Most active APs for income ETFs Most active APs for theme ETFs Most active APs for leveraged and inverse ETFs Most active APs for crypto ETFs Every ETF authorized participant (AP) The most active APs Most active APs for U.S. stock ETFs Most active APs for international stock ETFs Most active APs for sector stock ETFs Most active APs for bond ETFs ETF lead market makers (LMMs) How the AP list is built The open data file Fund flows Where these figures came from\n SEC Form N-CEN data sets, the source of every AP row Form N-CEN, item E.2: each authorized participant and its dollars SEC list of active broker-dealers, the source of each firm\u2019s registered name ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement.\n A list of firms is not a rating or a recommendation. 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