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WFC

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WELLS FARGO & CO

Financials·Diversified BanksYield: Mid (1-3%)

Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The company's financial products and services includes checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services.

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Held by 3 AI ETFs

PQUS1.270%

as of Jul 21

LQAI0.340%

as of Jul 17

AIVL0.244%

as of Jul 17

Signal performance

Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.

Buy signals20
Win rate85% (17/20)
Avg buy return+5.15%
PQUSnow 1.270% of fund11 signals

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

The Pictet Asset Management-managed PQUS, utilizing its AI ranking system for US large-cap selections, evidently found increasing merit in Wells Fargo & Co. The system's periodic rebalancing, not daily adjustments, accounts for the step-wise weight increases seen from July 2nd through July 9th. This sustained allocation boost within the ETF's ~165 US large-cap holdings suggests the AI identified a strong fundamental case, likely driven by WFC's 72.75% revenue growth. Such decisions adhere to the fund’s layered sector-balance and concentration rules, integrating WFC's position within the Financials sector. The AI appears to be capitalizing on WFC's current price of $85.56, which sits at 89% of its 52-week high, indicating potential for further appreciation while managing overall portfolio risk.

weight 1.260% → 1.280% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 7.3% in the 30 days before

Jul 9·entry $86.91·now $86.33Fresh

-0.67%
since Jul 9

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

Pictet Asset Management's PQUS, which employs an AI ranking system across US large-cap stocks, adjusted its exposure to WFC during a periodic rebalance. The consecutive weight decrease, moving from 1.28% to 1.21%, suggests the AI’s model flagged WFC for reduced allocation, possibly influenced by its recent price appreciation. Despite WFC exhibiting a 72.75% revenue growth, the stock's +15.3% return over the past 30 days likely prompted a re-evaluation within the AI's algorithm, especially as the fund manages around 165 US large caps with sector-balance rules. This measured adjustment in position aligns with PQUS's stated style of maintaining a US large-cap portfolio with contained turnover.

weight 1.280% → 1.210% (-0.070 pp)·stock up 7.6% in the 30 days before

Jul 2·entry $85.51·now $86.33

+0.96%
since Jul 2

PQUS · Weight increase · 4d

Pictet Asset Management's AI ranking system for the PQUS ETF, managing approximately 165 US large caps, appears to have identified a compelling opportunity in WFC, driving a sustained increase in its portfolio weight. Given the fund rebalances periodically rather than daily, this consecutive series of upward adjustments from 1.22% to 1.29% suggests WFC's improving position within the AI's sector-balanced and concentration-rule governed universe. WFC's substantial 72.75% revenue growth and a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.87 likely factored into the AI model's positive reassessment. This financial strength, paired with WFC's recent 13.6% 30-day return, suggests the AI is capitalizing on observed momentum while the stock trades at $83.86, still below its 52-week high.

weight 1.220% → 1.290% (+0.070 pp)·stock up 10.2% in the 30 days before

Jun 27·entry $83.51·now $86.33Drifting

+3.38%
since Jun 27

PQUS · Weight increase · 3d

WFC's financial profile, featuring a 72.75% revenue growth and a 12.02% ROE alongside a PER of 11.87 and PBR of 1.62, aligns with an AI system seeking US large-cap companies that demonstrate both profitability and growth potential at a measured valuation. This combination likely positioned WFC favorably within Pictet Asset Management's AI ranking system, contributing to its selection and subsequent weight adjustments within the PQUS portfolio of approximately 165 large caps. The consecutive weight increases in PQUS, observed from June 24 to June 26, occurred as WFC’s stock experienced a 30-day return of 15.2%, yet remained at 88% of its 52-week high. The fund’s periodic rebalancing mechanism permitted the AI to incrementally increase its exposure to WFC as its recent price performance and underlying metrics continued to meet the large-cap strategy’s criteria, layering on top of the sector-balance and concentration rules.

weight 1.220% → 1.280% (+0.060 pp)·stock up 10.2% in the 30 days before

Jun 26·entry $83.86·now $86.33Drifting

+2.95%
since Jun 26

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

WFC is currently trading at $84.30, sitting at 87% of its 52-week high, following a 12.1% return over the past 30 days after a 90-day decline of 3.1%. This recent positive price trajectory for WFC likely contributed to an improved ranking in Pictet Asset Management's AI system, which evaluates US large-cap stocks for the PQUS ETF. Given WFC's financial metrics, including a revenue growth of 72.75% and a return on equity of 12.02% alongside a PER of 11.87 and PBR of 1.62, the AI's periodic rebalancing mechanism for PQUS likely identified WFC as a suitable candidate for increased allocation. Consequently, the fund executed consecutive weight increases on June 24th and 25th, moving WFC from 1.22% to 1.27% of the portfolio, adhering to the ETF's sector-balance and concentration rules within its approximately 165 US large-cap holdings.

weight 1.220% → 1.270% (+0.050 pp)·stock up 9.3% in the 30 days before

Jun 25·entry $84.74·now $86.33Fresh

+1.88%
since Jun 25

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

The detected pattern for WFC in PQUS reveals a slight, two-day consecutive weight decrease, moving from 1.25% on June 19th to 1.22% on June 20th, 2026. This subtle, incremental adjustment aligns with Pictet Asset Management's measured turnover style for this newer fund, which launched in 2025. With WFC’s current price at $82.20, standing at 85% of its 52-week high after a 30-day gain of 3.8%, the AI ranking system likely initiated this fine-tuning. Despite WFC’s 72.75% revenue growth and 12.02% ROE, this minor reduction could reflect the AI's optimization for sector-balance and concentration rules across its ~165 US large-cap holdings, adhering to its periodic rebalancing schedule rather than daily changes. These small adjustments enable the AI system to maintain overall portfolio objectives without drastically altering positions.

weight 1.260% → 1.220% (-0.040 pp)·stock up 10.3% in the 30 days before

Jun 20·entry $83.84·now $86.33

+2.97%
since Jun 20

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

The weight of WFC within PQUS experienced a distinct, multi-day step-down, moving from 1.46% on June 11th to 1.25% on June 12th, followed by a further reduction to 1.24% on June 13th. This pronounced shift, consistent with PQUS's periodic rebalancing schedule and measured turnover style, indicates the AI ranking system initiated a significant adjustment for Wells Fargo. Despite WFC's recent 30-day price gain of 3.6% and revenue growth of 72.75%, its current price of $83.73, still 87% below its 52-week high and following a 90-day decline of 10.1%, might signal reduced relative attractiveness to the AI. The AI's sector-balance and concentration rules, coupled with its objective to rank US large-caps, likely prompted a reallocation away from Wells Fargo to optimize the portfolio's overall risk-adjusted returns within its mandated universe.

weight 1.460% → 1.240% (-0.220 pp)·stock up 13.9% in the 30 days before

Jun 13·entry $83.14·now $86.33

+3.84%
since Jun 13

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

weight 1.370% → 1.460% (+0.090 pp)·stock up 1.9% in the 30 days before

Jun 7·entry $80.96·now $86.33Drifting

+6.63%
since Jun 7

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

stock down 5.8% in the 30 days before

May 21·entry $75.92·now $86.33Chased

+13.71%
since May 21

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

stock down 9.6% in the 30 days before

May 17·entry $74.37·now $86.33Chased

+16.08%
since May 17

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

stock down 6.5% in the 30 days before

May 7·entry $79.16·now $86.33

+9.06%
since May 7
LQAInow 0.340% of fund3 signals

LQAI · Weight increase · 2d

WFC’s current price of $87.51, sitting at 91% of its 52-week high after a 7.2% gain over 30 days, signals recent positive momentum likely detected by the Qraft AI ranking engine used by LQAI. As a core large-cap fund employing AI-driven selection, LQAI's weekly rebalancing mechanism appears to be responding to WFC’s underlying financials, which include a 72.75% revenue growth and 12.55% ROE. The consecutive weight increases to 0.33% and then 0.34% on July 15th and 16th, occurring when the stock is near its annual high, suggest the AI algorithm identifies sustained positive signals despite the recent appreciation.

weight 0.320% → 0.340% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 5.9% in the 30 days before

Jul 16·entry $88.07·now $86.33Fresh

-1.98%
since Jul 16

LQAI · Weight increase · 2d

WFC's consecutive weight increase in LQAI reflects a targeted signal detected by the Qraft AI ranking applied to its US large-cap core universe. This AI-driven selection, which powers the approximately 100-holding portfolio and rebalances weekly, saw WFC’s allocation rise from 0.1900% to 0.3300% within days. The algorithm appears to have recognized the substantial 72.75% revenue growth and 12.02% ROE within the financials sector as a compelling driver. Despite WFC trading at $87.18, near 90% of its 52-week high, the AI's analysis indicates a strong conviction, positioning it as a key allocation within the fund's dynamically managed structure. This specific adjustment illustrates LQAI's method of actively tilting toward perceived opportunities identified by its Qraft engine.

weight 0.190% → 0.330% (+0.140 pp)·stock up 6.8% in the 30 days before

Jul 7·entry $87.18·now $86.33Fresh

-0.97%
since Jul 7

LQAI · New entry · 1d

weight 0 → 0.190% (new)·stock up 8.4% in the 30 days before

Jun 9·entry $82.00·now $86.33Drifting

+5.28%
since Jun 9
AIVLnow 0.244% of fund14 signals

AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d

The AIVL ETF gradually reduced its allocation to WFC, specifically from 0.2399% on June 24th to 0.2314% by June 30th, indicating a consistent, subtle downweighting rather than an abrupt portfolio shift. This adjustment likely stems from the AI manager's mandate to distinguish true value from value traps within its US value-factor universe, particularly as WFC experienced an 11.1% increase in its 30-day return, now trading at 86% of its 52-week high of $96.39. While WFC presents a P/E of 11.87 and P/B of 1.62, initially qualifying it for AIVL's value-tilted pool, its rapid recent price ascent to $82.64, combined with a 72.75% revenue growth that might already be priced in, likely reduced its attractiveness based on the AI's internal valuation scores for future potential. The system, evaluating fundamentals like margins and return on capital alongside valuation metrics such as P/E and P/B, would be re-scoring WFC as its relative valuation metrics change, thereby adjusting its conviction in the stock as a genuine value opportunity within its portfolio of approximately 100 US value stocks.

weight 0.240% → 0.231% (-0.009 pp)·stock up 6.6% in the 30 days before

Jun 30·entry $82.64·now $86.33

+4.47%
since Jun 30

AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d

AIVL's AI algorithm, designed to distinguish genuine value from value traps within its approximately 100 US value stock portfolio, executed a consecutive weight decrease for WFC. Utilizing fundamental and valuation metrics, the AI likely detected a shift in WFC's relative attractiveness. The stock's recent 30-day return of +13.7%, moving its price to $83.51 and 87% of its 52-week high, may have diminished its appeal within the value-factor pool. Such price appreciation, despite a P/E of 11.87, could trigger the AI’s scoring mechanism to reallocate capital during its periodic rebalances, leading to the observed reductions from 0.2404% to 0.2354% between June 23 and June 26.

weight 0.240% → 0.235% (-0.004 pp)·stock up 10.2% in the 30 days before

Jun 26·entry $83.86·now $86.33

+2.95%
since Jun 26

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

WisdomTree's AIVL, which leverages AI to distinguish genuine value within its approximately 100 US value stocks, showed gradual accumulation in WFC's weighting. The fund's AI likely identified WFC's valuation metrics, such as a P/E of 11.87 and a P/B of 1.62, as meeting its pre-filtered value factor criteria. Furthermore, the 72.75% revenue growth and 12.02% ROE could have signaled underlying fundamental strength, differentiating it from potential value traps. These minor adjustments occurred within the ETF's periodic rebalancing schedule, as WFC traded at $84.13, still 87% below its 52-week high despite a recent 14.3% 30-day gain.

weight 0.238% → 0.240% (+0.003 pp)·stock up 10.8% in the 30 days before

Jun 23·entry $84.13·now $86.33Drifting

+2.62%
since Jun 23

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

WFC is currently trading at $83.81, near the upper end of its 52-week range at 87% of the high, following a recent 30-day gain of 4.2% but still down 11.4% over the past 90 days. This recent price action, particularly the 90-day decline, likely presented an entry point for the WisdomTree AIVL fund, which focuses on US value stocks and employs AI to identify genuine value rather than value traps. The AI system appears to have assessed WFC's financial metrics, including a P/E ratio of 11.56, a P/B ratio of 1.62, and a 12.02% return on equity, as meeting its fundamental criteria for the value factor. Furthermore, the 72.75% revenue growth alongside these valuation multiples may have signaled to the AI that WFC offered a compelling blend of business expansion and attractive pricing within its pre-filtered universe, leading to the observed gradual increase in its portfolio weighting.

weight 0.229% → 0.241% (+0.012 pp)·stock up 15.8% in the 30 days before

Jun 16·entry $85.05·now $86.33Fresh

+1.50%
since Jun 16

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

Currently at $83.14, WFC trades at 86% of its 52-week high, navigating a 90-day return of -9.6% followed by a recent +5.0% uptick over 30 days. This price pattern likely cued AIVL’s AI, which evaluates US value stocks to differentiate true value from potential traps, to begin a gradual accumulation. The system’s analysis of WFC’s fundamentals, including its PER of 11.56, PBR of 1.62, 12.02% ROE, and 72.75% revenue growth, appears to have scored the financial company favorably as a value candidate. Increasing WFC's weight from 0.2252% to around 0.2392% within a two-week span indicates the AI identified persistent appeal in the stock at this price level, consistent with its strategy of periodic rebalancing.

weight 0.225% → 0.239% (+0.014 pp)·stock up 13.9% in the 30 days before

Jun 12·entry $83.73·now $86.33Drifting

+3.11%
since Jun 12

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

A series of incremental increases in WFC’s allocation within AIVL occurred across late May and early June, with the percentage rising from 0.2207% to 0.2411% by June 10th, pausing only briefly. This gradual accumulation, initiated as WFC’s price experienced a 10.7% 90-day decline to $82.40, indicates AIVL's AI actively identified an attractive entry point within its US value-factor pool. The algorithm likely observed WFC’s P/E of 11.56 and P/B of 1.62 as appealing valuation metrics, particularly when viewed alongside its 12.02% ROE and 72.75% revenue growth. This measured increase suggests the AI was systematically building a position, distinguishing WFC as a genuine value opportunity rather than a value trap, aligning with its mandate to leverage fundamentals and valuation.

weight 0.221% → 0.238% (+0.017 pp)·stock up 9.6% in the 30 days before

Jun 11·entry $82.40·now $86.33Drifting

+4.77%
since Jun 11

AIVL · Accumulation · 6d

WFC's current price of $81.97, which sits at 85% of its 52-week high after a recent 90-day return of -11.2%, likely signaled a buying opportunity for AIVL. This price dip, contrasted with a positive 1-year return, would attract an ETF focused on value factor investing. The AI manager then evaluated WFC's financial fundamentals and valuation metrics, noting its PER of 11.56, PBR of 1.62, ROE of 12.02%, and a revenue growth of 72.75%. These specific figures suggest WFC meets the AI's criteria for a genuine value stock within its US value-factor pool, rather than a value trap, enabling it to distinguish underlying strength. The observed gradual accumulation, with the ETF's weight in WFC incrementally increasing from 0.2182% to 0.2411% over several weeks, indicates the AI's measured addition to the position during its periodic rebalancing process.

weight 0.218% → 0.241% (+0.023 pp)·stock up 11.4% in the 30 days before

Jun 10·entry $81.97·now $86.33Drifting

+5.32%
since Jun 10

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

WFC's PER of 11.2 and PBR of 1.62 align with AIVL's focus on US value stocks, while its 72.75% revenue growth and 12.02% ROE likely signaled to the AI a genuine value opportunity, rather than a value trap, distinguishing it within the fund's pre-filtered universe by assessing fundamental health. This perspective likely drove AIVL's gradual accumulation of WFC, with its weight increasing from 0.2179% to 0.2414% in late May and early June. This consistent buying occurred as WFC traded at $82.00, approximately 85% of its 52-week high, after experiencing a 90-day return of -9.4%. The AI's systematic evaluation of valuation metrics and underlying fundamentals, such as return on capital, appears to have identified WFC as an attractive holding following its recent price adjustment.

weight 0.218% → 0.238% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 2.3% in the 30 days before

Jun 8·entry $80.96·now $86.33Drifting

+6.63%
since Jun 8

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.222% → 0.241% (+0.019 pp)·stock up 1.9% in the 30 days before

Jun 5·entry $81.94·now $86.33Drifting

+5.36%
since Jun 5

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

stock up 2.2% in the 30 days before

Jun 4·entry $81.62·now $86.33Drifting

+5.77%
since Jun 4

AIVL · Weight increase · 3d

stock down 0.6% in the 30 days before

Jun 3·entry $78.68·now $86.33Drifting

+9.72%
since Jun 3

AIVL · Weight increase · 2d

stock down 6.2% in the 30 days before

Jun 1·entry $77.17·now $86.33Chased

+11.87%
since Jun 1

AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d

stock down 13.8% in the 30 days before

May 11·entry $73.58·now $86.33

+17.33%
since May 11

AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d

stock down 12.1% in the 30 days before

May 8·entry $75.64·now $86.33

+14.13%
since May 8
QRFTno longer held2 signals

QRFT · Exit · 1d

stock down 1.7% in the 30 days before

Jun 2·entry $79.44·now $86.33

+8.67%
since Jun 2

QRFT · Weight decrease · 2d

stock down 13.8% in the 30 days before

May 11·entry $73.58·now $86.33

+17.33%
since May 11

Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.

Buffett-style framework

Fails the frameworkas of Jun 21

AI ETF signals are mixed for Wells Fargo; while PQUS shows a decreasing weight trend, AIVL is gradually accumulating and LQAI has recently entered. This contrasts with the framework's 'Fail' verdict, which is driven by fundamental concerns regarding management integrity and financial health metrics, issues that quantitative AI models may interpret differently.

  • Circle of CompetenceThe diversified banking operations of Wells Fargo offer sufficient stability and long-term predictability to be within the framework's circle of competence for cash flow projections.
  • Economic MoatWells Fargo benefits from substantial brand recognition, high customer switching costs, economies of scale, and regulatory barriers to entry, which together constitute a durable economic moat.
  • ManagementWells Fargo's history of significant regulatory misconduct and sales practice scandals indicates a profound failure in past management integrity and capital allocation discipline.
  • Financial HealthThe reported ROE of 12.02% falls below the 15% average target, and the company's financial performance has been significantly burdened by substantial fines and remediation costs, impacting owner earnings.
  • Margin of SafetyDue to failures in management and financial health, the company does not qualify as a 'wonderful business at a fair price,' and no defensible margin of safety can be established to compensate for these fundamental shortcomings.

Wells Fargo generally falls within the circle of competence and possesses a durable economic moat. However, a 'Fail' verdict is reached due to the company's well-documented history of management integrity issues and associated financial burdens, which also cause its financial health, specifically ROE and owner earnings, to fall short of the framework's criteria, precluding the identification of an adequate margin of safety.

Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.