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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

218% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 11

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $309M (+$97.9M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 83 (+16)

6.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.94% → 90.05% (+6.1%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+23.88%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$10.8M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.27M
5
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
+$5.35M

Top Sellers

1
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
-$2.79M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.04M
3
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$1.16M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$906K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$566K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
26
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.37M +$424K +7,254 +45%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$1.34M +$430K +7,352 +48%
AIG
28
American International Group
New York
$1.34M -$1.16M -19,912 -47%
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.15M +$77.6K +1,326 +7%
BCM
30
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M +$1.02M +17,400 New
Koshinski Asset Management
31
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$953K – – –
KCM
32
Karp Capital Management
California
$877K +$105K +1,800 +14%
VFS
33
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$843K -$14.4K -246 -2%
IA
34
IFP Advisors
Florida
$755K +$747K +12,776 New
BTS
35
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$716K +$709K +12,118 New
UR
36
USCA RIA
Texas
$692K +$685K +11,702 New
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$648K +$405K +6,924 +171%
LSA
38
L & S Advisors
California
$631K +$282K +4,822 +82%
WAS
39
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$626K +$620K +10,600 New
BIA
40
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$612K – – –
NCM
41
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$591K – – –
CA
42
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$590K +$318K +5,442 +122%
Commonwealth Equity Services
43
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$516K +$191K +3,258 +60%
HighTower Advisors
44
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$502K +$164K +2,802 +50%
CIBC World Market
45
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$449K +$4.91K +84 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$431K +$53.8K +920 +14%
RIG
47
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$358K -$12.9K -220 -4%
WDL
48
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$345K +$342K +5,838 New
DC
49
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$332K +$48.6K +830 +17%
PVH
50
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$319K +$316K +5,400 New
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

83 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $309M — up 46% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ITA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Mather Group, cutting an estimated $2.79M.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $309M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Mather Group, an estimated $2.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.