Barclays
About: Barclays is a universal bank headquartered in the United Kingdom. It operates via five principal segments; UK (retail), UK corporate bank, private bank and wealth management, investment bank, and US consumer bank. In its UK segment, the bank provides current accounts, mortgages, savings and investment management services, credit cards, and business banking services to retail clients and small and medium-size enterprises. The international segment includes a corporate bank offering banking solutions to large corporates, a bulge-bracket global investment bank, and a credit card and payments business.
Employees: 91,500
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
44% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.95B [Q4 2024] → $4.25B (+$1.3B) [Q1 2025]
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 47
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 392 [Q4 2024] → 400 (+8) [Q1 2025]
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 135
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $61.9M | Put options by funds: $59.2M
0.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.66% [Q4 2024] → 1.93% (+0.26%) [Q1 2025]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 2 (-1) [Q1 2025]
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