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That is 13.3% of the $497.4bn that 36 active APs created and redeemed across 320 funds.\n Most active authorized participants (APs) for theme ETFs, ranked by the dollars of shares each created and redeemed, in Form N-CEN periods ending Jul 31, 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. 291 204 $34.7bn $31.3bn $66.0bn 13.3% 9 \n 2 BofA Securities, Inc. The US securities arm of Bank of America, serving institutional clients in banking, trading and research. 224 122 $36.5bn $28.4bn $65.0bn 13.1% 1 \n 3 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC The US broker-dealer of JPMorganChase, serving corporate, institutional and government clients in investment banking and markets. 269 216 $33.8bn $14.6bn $48.5bn 9.7% 10 \n 4 Jane Street Capital, LLC A quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity to markets worldwide, trading stocks, bonds and options. 250 183 $25.1bn $21.4bn $46.5bn 9.3% 3 \n 5 Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. A BofA Securities subsidiary that cleared options and equities trades for market makers and professional traders. 70 47 $20.5bn $18.0bn $38.5bn 7.7% 0 \n 6 Virtu Americas LLC A Virtu Financial broker-dealer that makes markets and provides execution services across global securities venues. 267 186 $20.0bn $18.5bn $38.5bn 7.7% 3 \n 7 ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC The US clearing firm of ABN AMRO Clearing, clearing stocks, options and futures for professional traders. 202 34 $17.3bn $16.1bn $33.3bn 6.7% 0 \n 8 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC The main US broker-dealer of Morgan Stanley, serving institutions in investment banking, sales, trading and research. 204 42 $14.5bn $13.2bn $27.8bn 5.6% 0 \n 9 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. The US broker-dealer of BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking, covering markets, financing and securities services. 179 21 $12.9bn $11.7bn $24.6bn 4.9% 0 \n 10 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. The US broker-dealer and investment banking arm of Citigroup, covering markets, underwriting and advisory for institutional clients. 202 56 $11.3bn $9.1bn $20.4bn 4.1% 0 \n 11 RBC Capital Markets, LLC The US broker-dealer of RBC Capital Markets, the investment bank of Royal Bank of Canada. 214 40 $8.2bn $11.8bn $19.9bn 4.0% 0 \n 12 UBS Securities LLC The US investment banking and securities subsidiary of UBS, serving corporate and institutional clients. 236 118 $9.1bn $9.6bn $18.7bn 3.8% 0 \n 13 Citadel Securities LLC A market maker that provides liquidity in equities, options, fixed income and currencies to institutional and retail investors. 216 43 $10.0bn $5.7bn $15.7bn 3.2% 0 \n 14 BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. A former BNP Paribas prime brokerage unit; FINRA approved its merger into BNP Paribas Securities Corp. in 2017. 35 8 $7.1bn $5.5bn $12.6bn 2.5% 0 \n 15 Wells Fargo Securities, LLC The broker-dealer for Wells Fargo's corporate and investment banking business, covering capital markets and securities services. 192 11 $3.7bn $4.9bn $8.7bn 1.7% 0 \n 16 Barclays Capital Inc. The US registered broker-dealer of Barclays Investment Bank, offering advisory, financing and risk management services. 195 11 $1.4bn $1.4bn $2.8bn 0.6% 0 \n 17 HRT Financial LP The broker-dealer of Hudson River Trading, a quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity to global markets. 178 9 $1.2bn $1.2bn $2.5bn 0.5% 0 \n 18 Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. The US arm of Macquarie Capital, Macquarie Group's advisory, capital markets and investing business. 183 14 $1.0bn $140m $1.2bn 0.2% 1 \n 19 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated The broker-dealer behind Merrill's wealth management and investment advisory business, owned by Bank of America. 22 17 $496m $576m $1.1bn 0.2% 0 \n 20 Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. A privately held financial services firm offering investment banking, capital markets, prime brokerage and real estate finance. 155 3 $434m $419m $853m 0.2% 1 \n 21 Mizuho Securities USA LLC The US broker-dealer of Mizuho Financial Group, underwriting securities and advising corporate and institutional clients. 213 49 $566m $258m $824m 0.2% 0 \n 22 SG Americas Securities, LLC The US broker-dealer of Societe Generale, covering underwriting, sales and trading, advisory, prime brokerage and clearing. 187 3 $338m $375m $713m 0.1% 0 \n 23 Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. The US broker-dealer of South Korea's Mirae Asset, offering clearing, prime brokerage, securities lending and execution. 179 19 $430m $265m $695m 0.1% 1 \n 24 JP Morgan Securities, Inc. A former J.P. Morgan broker-dealer registration; the business now operates as J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. 13 6 $378m $205m $583m 0.1% 0 \n 25 BMO Capital Markets Corp. The US broker-dealer of BMO Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of BMO Financial Group. 117 2 $275m $267m $543m 0.1% 0 \n 26 BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC A BNY broker-dealer that underwrites, distributes and trades securities, clearing most trades through BNY's Pershing. 98 3 $415m $41.0m $456m 0.1% 0 \n 27 Nomura Securities International, Inc. The US broker-dealer of Japan's Nomura Group, part of its Americas operations based in New York. 111 1 $117m $128m $244m 0.0% 0 \n 28 Jefferies LLC The US broker-dealer of Jefferies, an investment bank covering equities, fixed income, advisory, research and wealth management. 211 6 $7.4m $201m $208m 0.0% 0 \n 29 State Street Global Markets, LLC The US broker-dealer of State Street's markets business, offering trading, financing, foreign exchange and research to institutions. 65 3 $75.0m $0 $75.0m 0.0% 0 \n 30 Clear Street LLC A New York brokerage offering clearing, financing, execution and investment banking to hedge funds, ETF issuers and broker-dealers. 50 1 $64.4m $0 $64.4m 0.0% 0 \n 31 Jane Street Execution Services, LLC A Jane Street broker-dealer that executes orders for other broker-dealers and institutions, acting only as agent. 1 1 $34.6m $16.0m $50.6m 0.0% 0 \n 32 Pershing LLC BNY's clearing and custody broker-dealer, serving financial advisors, broker-dealers and wealth firms. 57 2 $0 $35.1m $35.1m 0.0% 0 \n 33 Natixis Securities Americas LLC The US broker-dealer of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, serving corporate and institutional clients in the Americas. 75 1 $0 $31.5m $31.5m 0.0% 0 \n 34 TD Securities (USA) LLC The US broker-dealer of TD Securities, the investment banking and capital markets arm of Toronto-Dominion Bank. 105 1 $15.1m $0 $15.1m 0.0% 0 \n 35 Virtu Financial A Virtu Financial broker-dealer subsidiary, renamed from EWT, LLC to Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC in 2012. 2 2 $12.5m $0 $12.5m 0.0% 0 \n 36 BTIG, LLC An investment bank and brokerage offering advisory, capital markets, trading, prime brokerage and research to institutions. 1 1 $8.8m $0 $8.8m 0.0% 0 \n \n Questions people ask\n Who is the largest authorized participant (AP) for theme ETFs? Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, which created $34.7bn and redeemed $31.3bn of theme ETFs shares in Form N-CEN periods ending Jul 31, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026, 13.3% of all AP dollars in them. Which firms create and redeem the most theme ETFs? In order: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, $66.0bn; BofA Securities, Inc., $65.0bn; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, $48.5bn; Jane Street Capital, LLC, $46.5bn; Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., $38.5bn. 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 leveraged and inverse ETFs Most active APs for crypto ETFs Most active APs for alternative 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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