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United States Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. federal agency that enforces securities laws and regulates securities markets and major market participants (public companies, brokers, exchanges, and asset managers)

Also known as USSEC, US Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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Clearwater Capital Reports Broad Q1 ETF Position Changes

In the first quarter, Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC actively adjusted holdings across multiple ETFs, buying several new positions and increasing exposure in others while trimming a stake in SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF. The firm added 4,031 shares of ProShares Ultra Technology, 16,513 shares of Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares, and 11,204 shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (now totaling 479,209 shares), while raising First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF to about 909,130 shares and cutting SPMB by 29.2% to 236,435 shares.

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Danica Pension Buys New AMD Stake Worth $38M

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab disclosed new investments in five companies in the first quarter, taking new positions in AMD, McDonald’s, GE Vernova, Amgen, and Accenture. The moves occur amid broader institutional activity in these stocks as other investors adjust their holdings.

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Chase Investment Counsel Corp Expands Multi-Stock Holdings

Chase Investment Counsel Corp disclosed new positions in BWX Technologies, Packaging Corporation of America, MYR Group, and Silicon Motion Technology, acquiring 6,029; 2,509; 10,731; and 28,472 shares respectively, with approximate values of $1.23 million, $532,000, $3.03 million, and $3.20 million. Other institutional investors also expanded stakes in these firms during the period.

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Oslo Pensjonsforsikring Expands North American Bank Stakes in Q1

Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS disclosed new positions in five companies in the first quarter, buying stakes in Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, The Charles Schwab Corporation, CVS Health, and Bank of America, with share values ranging from under a million to about $32 million. The moves reflect a diversified, cross-sector investment strategy across major banks, a leading investment services firm, a health insurer, and a consumer bank.

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SEC Warns Crypto Vaults May Be Securities

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that crypto vaults and on-chain lending strategies may fall under existing federal securities laws depending on their structure, with the Howey test guiding whether they are securities. She stressed that regulators will assess each product case-by-case, that moving activities onchain does not automatically remove them from regulation, and urged developers and participants to engage with the agency rather than assume blockchain design exempts them.

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Key facts

Country: United States
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Inception: June 6, 1934
Website: http://www.sec.gov/

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