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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
451
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$188K -$1.73K -15 -1%
CF
452
Centaurus Financial
California
$180K +$3.69K +32 +2%
JFG
453
JDM Financial Group
Texas
$171K +$346 +3 +0.2%
GC
454
Garde Capital
Washington
$166K +$9.12K +79 +6%
BFO
455
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$164K – – –
IA
456
IFP Advisors
Florida
$162K +$28.8K +249 +24%
CAM
457
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$157K +$143K +1,237 New
PMAM
458
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$152K -$34.6K -300 -20%
CAL
459
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$147K +$127K +1,099 +1,773%
CA
460
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$147K +$62.4K +540 +87%
TSWM
461
Tyler-Stone Wealth Management
Ohio
$145K – – –
EWM
462
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$140K – – –
AA
463
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$135K -$75.1K -650 -38%
T
464
Tidemark
California
$134K +$122K +1,058 New
SWA
465
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$131K – – –
CPA
466
Cardiff Park Advisors
California
$127K – – –
SFFS
467
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$127K +$37K +320 +47%
AW
468
Avion Wealth
Texas
$125K – – –
TFGT
469
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$123K -$23.9K -207 -18%
FF
470
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$121K +$110K +952 New
WAS
471
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$120K +$577 +5 +0.5%
CHA
472
Carmichael Hill & Associates
Maryland
$120K – – –
GTAM
473
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$119K +$109K +940 New
FFA
474
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$109K +$56.6K +490 +132%
YDMI
475
Y.D. More Investments
Israel
$109K +$12.4K +107 +14%
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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.