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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 14

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $139M (-$1.78M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 60 (-2)

6.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.12% → 73.26% (-6.9%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
17
Reduced
14
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
+$5.44M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.04M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.44M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.08M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$930K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$5.7M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$5.21M
3
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$4.72M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.38M
5
SWM
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
-$1.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NCM
26
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$573K -$165K -3,000 -23%
WA
27
WESPAC Advisors
California
$546K +$331 +6 +0.1%
PHS
28
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$546K +$525K +9,522 New
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$494K +$55.9K +1,014 +13%
NPC
30
National Planning Corporation
California
$486K – – –
LSA
31
L & S Advisors
California
$469K +$450K +8,174 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$447K -$244K -4,424 -36%
RIG
33
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$386K +$19.3K +350 +5%
PAM
34
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$377K +$362K +6,570 New
CCMH
35
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$372K -$491K -8,912 -58%
DC
36
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$323K – – –
N
37
Nuveen
North Carolina
$319K – – –
SA
38
Strategic Advisors
New York
$252K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$239K -$14K -254 -6%
MG
40
MDE Group
New Jersey
$234K -$110K -2,000 -33%
B
41
Baird
Wisconsin
$209K -$18.6K -338 -8%
SI
42
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$204K +$196K +3,560 New
MFS
43
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$161K +$143K +2,600 +1,238%
BPBT
44
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$132K +$32.3K +586 +34%
OIA
45
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$112K – – –
KIG
46
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$33K – – –
LWA
47
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$26K +$25.4K +460 New
VIA
48
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
TCOV
49
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$17K – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$17K +$15.4K +280 +2,333%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — down 1.3% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ITA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Colony Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.44M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2014, down from 62 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $139M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Colony Group, an estimated $5.44M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.