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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6262 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19

19.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.23%80.12% (-19%)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227M → $140M (-$86.6M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
62
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
26
WESPAC Advisors
California
$512K +$123K +2,298 +32%
NPC
27
National Planning Corporation
California
$457K
WS
28
Wedbush Securities
California
$451K +$450K +8,390 New
KFS
29
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$427K -$6.34K -118 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$409K +$37K +690 +10%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$405K -$27.9K -520 -6%
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$396K -$5.87M -109,248 -94%
RIG
33
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$343K +$4.83K +90 +1%
MG
34
MDE Group
New Jersey
$327K
CHFS
35
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$323K -$215K -4,000 -40%
FLPIM
36
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$323K
DC
37
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$303K +$11.8K +220 +4%
N
38
Nuveen
North Carolina
$300K +$299K +5,570 New
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$259K -$2.02M -37,568 -89%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$238K -$295K -5,488 -55%
SA
41
Strategic Advisors
New York
$237K +$236K +4,400 New
B
42
Baird
Wisconsin
$214K +$214K +3,986 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$181K +$32.2K +600 +22%
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$177K +$4.83K +90 +3%
PAG
45
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$115K +$115K +2,144 New
OIA
46
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$108K +$16.1K +300 +18%
BPBT
47
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$92K
MHS
48
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$79K +$78.9K +1,470 New
PCM
49
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$54K
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$42K +$42.4K +790 New

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

62 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $140M — down 38% from $227M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ITA was balanced in Q3 2014: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mather Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Churchill Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $83.9M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $140M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mather Group, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Churchill Management, an estimated $83.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.