Morgan Stanley Q2 Holdings: Continued Increase in Technology Stocks, Reduction in SPDR S&P 500 Bearish Index ETF (PUT)

According to the disclosure by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM.US) has released its second quarter (Q2) holdings report (13F) as of June 30, 2023. JPMorgan Chase's total market value of holdings in Q2 was $920.2 billion, an increase of 12% compared to the previous quarter's $820.8 billion. In Q2, JPMorgan Chase added 726 positions to its investment portfolio, increased holdings in 3,186 positions, reduced holdings in 2,417 positions, and completely exited 787 positions. The top ten holdings accounted for 20.84% of the total market value. Among the top five holdings, Microsoft (MSFT.US) ranked first with 113 million shares, with a market value of approximately $38.489 billion, accounting for 4.18% of the investment portfolio. The number of shares held increased by 19% compared to the previous quarter. Apple (AAPL.US) ranked second with 150 million shares, with a market value of approximately $29.1 billion, accounting for 3.17% of the investment portfolio. The number of shares held increased by 11% compared to the previous quarter. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US) ranked third with approximately 59.66 million shares, with a market value of approximately $26.4 billion, accounting for 2.87% of the investment portfolio. The number of shares held increased by 14% compared to the previous quarter. JPMorgan Chase Global Equity Income ETF (JPGE) and Amazon (AMZN.US) ranked fourth and fifth, with market values of $20.8 billion and $17.5 billion, accounting for 2.71% and 1.70% of the investment portfolio, respectively. The top five positions sold were: SPDR S&P 500 Put Options ETF (SPY.US,PUT), JPMorgan Chase Global Equity Income ETF (JPGE), iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (SHV.US), AbbVie (ABBV.US), and SPDR S&P 500 Call Options ETF (SPY.US,CALL). In terms of new positions, Dolphin Research has a position in JPMorgan BetaBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF (BBEM) with a market value of approximately $487 million. In addition, Dolphin Research has a position in VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT BOND ETF-ETF Shares (VUSB) with approximately 4.34 million shares and a market value of approximately $213 million.