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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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650 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 52

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44.7M | Put options by funds: $26.1M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 618 → 650 (+32)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 205

6.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.77% → 45.16% (-6.6%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.18B → $2.79B (-$394M)

Holders
650
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+5.18%
% of All Funds
9.33%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
90
Increased
212
Reduced
205
Closed
52
Calls
$44.7M
Puts
$26.1M
Net Calls
+$18.6M
Net Calls Change
+$20.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MSCM
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
+$15.6M
2
BEI
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
+$13.1M
3
ACA
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
+$10.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.74M
5
FNC
First National Corp
Massachusetts
+$9.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$725M
2
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
-$63.5M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$12.1M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$10.8M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIG
426
Heritage Investment Group
Florida
$280K +$264K +1,870 New
GAM
427
Griffin Asset Management
New York
$279K -$11.6K -82 -4%
GIA
428
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$277K – – –
PFT
429
Providence First Trust
Arizona
$277K – – –
PIA
430
Powell Investment Advisors
Florida
$276K – – –
WE
431
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
$272K +$1.41K +10 +0.6%
SWM
432
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$272K – – –
HAS
433
HBW Advisory Services
California
$271K +$255K +1,808 New
CWM
434
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$270K – – –
DI
435
Diligent Investors
California
$269K – – –
MIM
436
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$269K +$254K +1,800 New
RFA
437
Register Financial Advisors
Georgia
$262K -$4.23K -30 -2%
WAG
438
Windsor Advisory Group
Ohio
$260K +$245K +1,740 New
CW
439
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$260K +$245K +1,739 New
AC
440
Anson Capital
Georgia
$260K – – –
FA
441
Fiduciary Alliance
South Carolina
$258K -$5.08K -36 -2%
BWM
442
BlackDiamond Wealth Management
New York
$255K -$52.3K -371 -18%
FL
443
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
$254K +$240K +1,700 New
OPPS
444
Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions
Maryland
$254K – – –
PFA
445
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$254K – – –
RA
446
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$254K +$7.33K +52 +3%
CA
447
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$253K +$239K +1,692 New
SF
448
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$253K +$238K +1,690 New
CAM
449
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$253K +$238K +1,688 New
VAM
450
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$252K +$846 +6 +0.4%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

650 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $2.79B — down 12% from $3.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new ITA positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 212 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $725M.

  • 650 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2024, up from 618 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2024, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 52 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, an estimated $15.6M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $725M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.