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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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349 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 26

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 83

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.92B (+$323M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 326 → 349 (+23)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 12 (0)

7.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.79% → 69.27% (-7.5%)

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.3M | Put options by funds: $30.1M

Holders
349
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+7.06%
% of All Funds
7.98%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
53
Increased
144
Reduced
83
Closed
26
Calls
$13.3M
Puts
$30.1M
Net Calls
-$16.8M
Net Calls Change
+$19.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$80.8M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$28.8M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$15.2M
4
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
+$9.57M
5
FSA
Financial Sense Advisors
California
+$8.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$305M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$23.8M
3
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$13.3M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$13M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCAG
276
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$158K – – –
PCM
277
Princeton Capital Management
New Jersey
$144K – – –
RAM
278
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$144K – – –
RFC
279
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$142K +$15.8K +154 +13%
FWC
280
First Washington Corp
Washington
$136K +$129K +1,258 New
PG
281
Patten Group
Tennessee
$128K +$4.12K +40 +4%
HIIFS
282
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$121K – – –
VFA
283
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$118K +$4.12K +40 +3%
QCIG
284
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$114K – – –
1832 Asset Management
285
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$108K – – –
Barclays
286
Barclays
United Kingdom
$105K – – –
PCA
287
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$102K +$7.2K +70 +8%
GRP
288
Global Retirement Partners
California
$95K -$27.4K -266 -23%
UBS AM
289
UBS AM
Illinois
$86.6K – – –
PCA
290
Peddock Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$69K – – –
CLOS
291
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$65K – – –
MFBTD
292
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$65K +$61.7K +600 New
EFSCE
293
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$60K +$56.6K +550 New
APP
294
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$60K +$57.2K +556 New
CH
295
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$51K +$48.6K +472 New
MFW
296
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$48K – – –
AF
297
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$45K +$5.76K +56 +15%
KJWM
298
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$44K +$16.5K +160 +63%
AA
299
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$44K +$41.6K +404 New
QFA
300
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$43K – – –
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12
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

349 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.92B — up 20% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new ITA positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $80.8M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $305M.

  • 349 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2018, up from 326 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $80.8M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $305M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.