iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
97 hedge funds and large institutions have $379M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 13
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 23
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 97 (+8)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $396M → $379M (-$17.2M)
25.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 124.4% → 98.76% (-26%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$43.3M |
| 2 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$9.17M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.86M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.08M |
| 5 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$4.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$67.2M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$17.5M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$12.1M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.1M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.58M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
97 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $379M — down 4.3% from $396M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ITA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $67.2M.
- 97 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q2 2016, up from 89 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $379M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $43.3M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $67.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.