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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA

626 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.46B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 228 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $25.6M

207% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 44

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $3.46B (+$952M)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 228 | Existing positions reduced: 173

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 541 → 626 (+85)

5.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.15% → 56.69% (+5.5%)

Holders
626
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+15.71%
% of All Funds
9.13%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
135
Increased
228
Reduced
173
Closed
44
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$25.6M
Net Calls
+$69.1M
Net Calls Change
+$36.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$261M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$68.1M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$29M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$21.4M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$35M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$25.5M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$12.7M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$12.6M
5
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWA
276
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$604K -$25.5K -221 -4%
HWM
277
Howard Wealth Management
Connecticut
$600K +$21K +182 +4%
WI
278
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$600K -$23.1K -200 -4%
Deutsche Bank
279
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$595K +$427K +3,700 +370%
CCM
280
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$593K +$123K +1,065 +29%
TWM
281
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$591K -$57.5K -498 -10%
Focus Partners Wealth
282
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$590K +$538K +4,660 New
ATPW
283
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$587K +$577 +5 +0.1%
SWM
284
Silverlake Wealth Management
Vermont
$584K -$33.4K -289 -6%
DI
285
DAGCO Inc
Ohio
$576K +$525K +4,549 New
DWS
286
Dynamic Wealth Strategies
California
$576K +$525K +4,549 New
TF
287
Trek Financial
Arizona
$569K +$519K +4,493 New
PTC
288
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$569K +$173K +1,499 +50%
SSWM
289
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$562K +$346 +3 +0.1%
FCM
290
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$560K – – –
KPWG
291
KFA Private Wealth Group
Virginia
$558K +$8.66K +75 +2%
IAS
292
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$553K -$7.04K -61 -1%
BCM
293
Birmingham Capital Management
Alabama
$544K +$231K +2,000 +87%
MWM
294
MGB Wealth Management
Texas
$540K +$492K +4,262 New
WF
295
Warner Financial
Maryland
$537K +$142K +1,229 +41%
ICP
296
Interchange Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
$533K -$108K -932 -18%
BMCM
297
Burns Matteson Capital Management
New York
$533K -$29.8K -258 -6%
IAIM
298
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$523K +$478K +4,135 New
RWA
299
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$521K +$475K +4,116 New
HH
300
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$515K +$50.2K +435 +12%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

626 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $3.46B — up 38% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new ITA positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 91 holders — while 228 added to existing stakes and 173 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $261M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $35M.

  • 626 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2023, up from 541 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.46B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 44 closed out, a net change of +91 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $261M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.