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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $725M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.8M | Put options by funds: $20M

0.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.31%56.54% (+0.23%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 334315 (-19)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $866M → $725M (-$140M)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 49

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 146

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-5.69%
% of All Funds
6.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
34
Increased
65
Reduced
146
Closed
49
Calls
$40.8M
Puts
$20M
Net Calls
+$20.8M
Net Calls Change
+$18.4M

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

315 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $725M — down 16% from $866M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of ITA and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 146 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $24.3M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2020, down from 334 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $725M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $24.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.