July 15, 2020
Hi there,
I just wanted to express my concerns regarding this new proposal and its harmful effects.
To put it in perspective, for the most recent quarter, that would reduce the number of funds that disclosed their holdings to the public from 5,283 to 549 or almost 90% of all filers. $2.3 trillion in investment holdings would no longer be disclosed to the public resulting in loss of transparency and valuable insight. When Congress first adopted Section 13(f) it did so to stimulate a higher degree of confidence among all investors in the integrity of the US securities markets. Taking this data away will have the opposite effect. Transparency is what gives investors confidence in US markets.