UBS Group AG has submitted its Q4 2024 portfolio report (13F) to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing reveals that the total market value of UBS's portfolio stood at $6.2 trillion as of December 31, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 5.65%. During the fourth quarter, UBS established new positions in 1,347 individual stocks and increased its holdings in 4,181 stocks. Concurrently, the bank reduced its stakes in 4,520 stocks and completely exited 1,188 positions. The top ten holdings in the portfolio accounted for 14.52% of its total value.

Among the top five largest holdings, NVIDIA maintained the first position with approximately 77.489 million shares held, valued at around $14.45 billion. This position constituted 2.34% of the portfolio but reflected an 11.47% reduction in the number of shares held compared to the previous quarter. Microsoft secured the second spot with roughly 28.044 million shares, valued at approximately $13.56 billion, accounting for 2.20% of the portfolio. The share count for Microsoft was reduced by 7.64% from the prior quarter. Apple held the third position with about 44.547 million shares, valued at around $12.11 billion, making up 1.96% of the portfolio. The number of Apple shares held decreased by 10.57% quarter-over-quarter. Broadcom was the fourth-largest holding, with approximately 23.774 million shares valued at about $8.23 billion, representing 1.33% of the portfolio. This position saw a slight increase of 0.88% in the number of shares held. Amazon ranked fifth, with around 34.606 million shares valued at roughly $7.99 billion, accounting for 1.30% of the portfolio. The share count for Amazon was reduced by 4.57%.

Notably, UBS also decreased its holdings in Alphabet by 9.05% and significantly reduced its stake in Tesla by 15.09% during the quarter. Among the group often referred to as the "Magnificent Seven," Meta Platforms, Inc. was the only constituent to see a modest increase in UBS's holding, up by 0.85%. The bank also executed substantial reductions in other technology stocks, including Micron Technology (-16.14%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (-15.56%), Oracle (-1.91%), Advanced Micro Devices (-24.28%), and Western Digital (-37.92%).

Conversely, UBS increased its positions in Walmart, Alibaba Group, bitcoin-focused firm MicroStrategy, and optical component manufacturer Lumentum Holdings. The bank also initiated a new position in TotalEnergies SE. An analysis of the largest changes in portfolio weight identified the top five buys as: Microsoft call options, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, MP Materials call options, UBS Group AG shares, and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF put options. The top five sells were identified as: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust put options, Invesco QQQ Trust put options, iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF put options, Microsoft shares, and NVIDIA shares.