Banco Santander
SAN
About: Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the most significant operation, with Brazil making the largest contribution. Its continental European business is mainly in Spain and Portugal. Santander's UK presence is the result of its acquisition of Abbey building society. In the US, Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
Employees: 204,330
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
183% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 218 | Existing positions reduced: 77
112% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 43
64% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.8M | Put options by funds: $12.1M
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.65B [Q1] → $3.19B (+$532M) [Q2]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 416 [Q1] → 454 (+38) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 3 (+0) [Q2]
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.62% [Q1] → 2.53% (-0.09%) [Q2]
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about SAN published over the past 30 days