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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 17

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

4.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.86% → 83.94% (+4.1%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 67 (+2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $211M (-$3.93M)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.08%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
28
Reduced
17
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$10.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.84M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.08M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$3.08M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.06M

Top Sellers

1
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
-$6.52M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.12M
3
WF
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
-$2.11M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.07M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
26
Citigroup
New York
$839K -$428K -7,368 -32%
VFS
27
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$791K +$20.2K +348 +2%
KCM
28
Karp Capital Management
California
$711K – – –
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$569K +$170K +2,930 +39%
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$566K +$323K +5,554 +115%
BIA
31
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$565K +$602K +10,360 New
NCM
32
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$545K – – –
VKH
33
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$511K +$85.8K +1,476 +19%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$498K -$64K -1,102 -12%
CIBC World Market
35
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$409K -$104K -1,796 -19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$348K -$138K -2,370 -27%
RIG
37
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$342K -$16.9K -290 -4%
LSA
38
L & S Advisors
California
$319K -$315K -5,414 -48%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$306K +$128K +2,208 +65%
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$298K -$160K -2,760 -34%
SI
41
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$282K +$72.6K +1,250 +32%
DC
42
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$261K -$68K -1,170 -20%
CA
43
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$244K +$259K +4,460 New
SA
44
Strategic Advisors
New York
$240K – – –
GWM
45
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$226K +$235K +4,050 +4,050%
BIAS
46
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$223K – – –
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$221K -$336K -5,776 -59%
SG Americas Securities
48
SG Americas Securities
New York
$207K -$284K -4,894 -56%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$205K -$1.05K -18 -0.5%
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$204K +$218K +3,748 New
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $211M — down 1.8% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ITA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Chanos & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.52M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2015, up from 65 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $211M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Chanos & Company, an estimated $6.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.