iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
349 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
104% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 26
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 83
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.92B (+$323M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 326 → 349 (+23)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 12 (0)
7.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.79% → 69.27% (-7.5%)
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.3M | Put options by funds: $30.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$80.8M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$28.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$15.2M |
| 4 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$9.57M |
| 5 |
FSA
Financial Sense Advisors
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
-$305M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$23.8M |
| 3 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$13.3M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$11.5M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
349 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.92B — up 20% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new ITA positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $80.8M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $305M.
- 349 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2018, up from 326 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.92B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $80.8M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $305M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.