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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA

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
IGGA
301
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Utah
$42K – – –
JCM
302
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$42K – – –
SJIM
303
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$39K – – –
AF
304
Arrow Financial
New York
$38K – – –
WCM
305
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$38K +$37K +360 New
S
306
SignatureFD
Georgia
$36K – – –
1IA
307
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$36K +$34.6K +336 New
WB
308
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$35K – – –
PMFA
309
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$33K – – –
HI
310
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$33K +$206 +2 +0.7%
TCOV
311
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$32K – – –
WT
312
Whittier Trust
California
$31K +$24.7K +240 +480%
IF
313
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$28K +$20.6K +200 +345%
GI
314
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$28K +$26.7K +260 New
HWA
315
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$28K +$26.7K +260 New
BWM
316
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$27K – – –
AF
317
Allworth Financial
California
$27K +$25.7K +250 New
LFASL
318
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$22K -$29.8K -290 -59%
PWAG
319
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$22K +$10.3K +100 +100%
CAL
320
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
PK
321
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$17K – – –
HNB
322
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$16K – – –
PAI
323
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$16K – – –
WIM
324
Westside Investment Management
California
$15.4K -$411 -4 -3%
DAM
325
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$15K – – –
11 12
13
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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.