Most active authorized participants (APs) for sector stock ETFs
In Form N-CEN periods ending Aug 31, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026, Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. created and redeemed more shares of sector stock ETFs than any other AP, $132.4bn. That is 15.5% of the $854.6bn that 35 active APs created and redeemed across 199 funds.
| # | Firm | What it is | ETFs served | Active in | Created | Redeemed | Created and redeemed ↓ | Share | Only active AP in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. | A BofA Securities subsidiary that cleared options and equities trades for market makers and professional traders. | 72 | 67 | $69.1bn | $63.2bn | $132.4bn | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2 | ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC | The US clearing firm of ABN AMRO Clearing, clearing stocks, options and futures for professional traders. | 158 | 87 | $46.3bn | $51.5bn | $97.8bn | 11.4% | 0 |
| 3 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | The US broker-dealer of JPMorganChase, serving corporate, institutional and government clients in investment banking and markets. | 171 | 108 | $43.8bn | $45.5bn | $89.4bn | 10.5% | 2 |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | The US broker-dealer of Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank and asset manager headquartered in New York. | 192 | 160 | $42.1bn | $42.6bn | $84.7bn | 9.9% | 0 |
| 5 | Jane Street Capital, LLC | A quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity to markets worldwide, trading stocks, bonds and options. | 172 | 151 | $36.7bn | $29.8bn | $66.5bn | 7.8% | 1 |
| 6 | BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. | A former BNP Paribas prime brokerage unit; FINRA approved its merger into BNP Paribas Securities Corp. in 2017. | 55 | 33 | $31.9bn | $31.4bn | $63.3bn | 7.4% | 0 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | The main US broker-dealer of Morgan Stanley, serving institutions in investment banking, sales, trading and research. | 165 | 69 | $28.0bn | $27.0bn | $55.0bn | 6.4% | 0 |
| 8 | Citadel Securities LLC | A market maker that provides liquidity in equities, options, fixed income and currencies to institutional and retail investors. | 170 | 128 | $21.4bn | $24.8bn | $46.2bn | 5.4% | 1 |
| 9 | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | The US broker-dealer and investment banking arm of Citigroup, covering markets, underwriting and advisory for institutional clients. | 165 | 64 | $21.0bn | $20.3bn | $41.4bn | 4.8% | 0 |
| 10 | RBC Capital Markets, LLC | The US broker-dealer of RBC Capital Markets, the investment bank of Royal Bank of Canada. | 179 | 109 | $18.6bn | $18.2bn | $36.8bn | 4.3% | 0 |
| 11 | Virtu Americas LLC | A Virtu Financial broker-dealer that makes markets and provides execution services across global securities venues. | 192 | 165 | $19.2bn | $15.3bn | $34.5bn | 4.0% | 0 |
| 12 | BofA Securities, Inc. | The US securities arm of Bank of America, serving institutional clients in banking, trading and research. | 153 | 104 | $17.8bn | $12.4bn | $30.2bn | 3.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Barclays Capital Inc. | The US registered broker-dealer of Barclays Investment Bank, offering advisory, financing and risk management services. | 166 | 34 | $7.6bn | $7.2bn | $14.8bn | 1.7% | 0 |
| 14 | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | The US broker-dealer of BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking, covering markets, financing and securities services. | 150 | 54 | $5.4bn | $5.3bn | $10.8bn | 1.3% | 0 |
| 15 | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | The broker-dealer for Wells Fargo's corporate and investment banking business, covering capital markets and securities services. | 163 | 28 | $4.9bn | $5.4bn | $10.3bn | 1.2% | 0 |
| 16 | UBS Securities LLC | The US investment banking and securities subsidiary of UBS, serving corporate and institutional clients. | 174 | 54 | $4.4bn | $5.1bn | $9.5bn | 1.1% | 0 |
| 17 | Mizuho Securities USA LLC | The US broker-dealer of Mizuho Financial Group, underwriting securities and advising corporate and institutional clients. | 169 | 23 | $4.2bn | $4.3bn | $8.5bn | 1.0% | 0 |
| 18 | HRT Financial LP | The broker-dealer of Hudson River Trading, a quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity to global markets. | 151 | 25 | $5.6bn | $1.5bn | $7.1bn | 0.8% | 0 |
| 19 | SG Americas Securities, LLC | The US broker-dealer of Societe Generale, covering underwriting, sales and trading, advisory, prime brokerage and clearing. | 161 | 17 | $2.7bn | $3.6bn | $6.3bn | 0.7% | 0 |
| 20 | Nomura Securities International, Inc. | The US broker-dealer of Japan's Nomura Group, part of its Americas operations based in New York. | 132 | 12 | $1.2bn | $944m | $2.1bn | 0.2% | 0 |
| 21 | BMO Capital Markets Corp. | The US broker-dealer of BMO Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of BMO Financial Group. | 135 | 8 | $374m | $532m | $906m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 22 | Cowen and Company, LLC | A former Cowen broker-dealer; TD acquired Cowen in 2023 and the business now operates as TD Cowen. | 51 | 2 | $441m | $447m | $888m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 23 | Jefferies LLC | The US broker-dealer of Jefferies, an investment bank covering equities, fixed income, advisory, research and wealth management. | 163 | 12 | $572m | $295m | $867m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 24 | HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | The US broker-dealer of HSBC, an affiliate of HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | 124 | 7 | $577m | $249m | $826m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 25 | BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | A BNY broker-dealer that underwrites, distributes and trades securities, clearing most trades through BNY's Pershing. | 102 | 5 | $55.2m | $660m | $715m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 26 | Natixis Securities Americas LLC | The US broker-dealer of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, serving corporate and institutional clients in the Americas. | 102 | 6 | $40.6m | $606m | $646m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 27 | Cowen Execution Services LLC | Broker-dealer, CRD 35693 | 46 | 9 | $361m | $184m | $544m | 0.1% | 0 |
| 28 | Clear Street LLC | A New York brokerage offering clearing, financing, execution and investment banking to hedge funds, ETF issuers and broker-dealers. | 65 | 1 | $210m | $195m | $404m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 29 | CIBC World Markets Corp. | The US broker-dealer of CIBC Capital Markets, the investment banking brand of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. | 82 | 4 | $316m | $24.5m | $340m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 30 | JP Morgan Securities, Inc. | A former J.P. Morgan broker-dealer registration; the business now operates as J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. | 16 | 5 | $150m | $142m | $292m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 31 | Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. | The US broker-dealer of South Korea's Mirae Asset, offering clearing, prime brokerage, securities lending and execution. | 156 | 6 | $27.1m | $250m | $277m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 32 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated | The broker-dealer behind Merrill's wealth management and investment advisory business, owned by Bank of America. | 16 | 5 | $134m | $85.3m | $219m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 33 | Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | The US arm of Macquarie Capital, Macquarie Group's advisory, capital markets and investing business. | 162 | 4 | $39.2m | $53.5m | $92.7m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 34 | Pershing LLC | BNY's clearing and custody broker-dealer, serving financial advisors, broker-dealers and wealth firms. | 77 | 3 | $41.1m | $45.0m | $86.0m | 0.0% | 0 |
| 35 | National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. | Broker-dealer, SEC file 8-39947 | 89 | 1 | $2.3m | $2.3m | $4.7m | 0.0% | 0 |
Questions people ask
Who is the largest authorized participant (AP) for sector stock ETFs?
Which firms create and redeem the most sector stock ETFs?
Method
Every row is one authorized participant (AP) listed in item E.2 of an ETF’s latest Form N-CEN, with the dollars of the fund’s shares it purchased from the fund (created) and redeemed in the fund’s reporting period, as filed. A fund’s period is its own fiscal year, or less where the filing says so, so a firm’s 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.
The rest of the method
A firm’s name is its registration on the SEC’s 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.
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Questions people ask
Who is the largest authorized participant (AP) for sector stock ETFs?
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., which created $69.1bn and redeemed $63.2bn of sector stock ETFs shares in Form N-CEN periods ending Aug 31, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026, 15.5% of all AP dollars in them.
Which firms create and redeem the most sector stock ETFs?
In order: Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., $132.4bn; ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC, $97.8bn; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, $89.4bn; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, $84.7bn; Jane Street Capital, LLC, $66.5bn.
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