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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA

541 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.8M | Put options by funds: $45.5M

1.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.86% → 51.15% (-1.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 556 → 541 (-15)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 180

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 68

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.06B → $2.51B (-$545M)

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 9 (-7)

Holders
541
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
8.59%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-43.75%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
56
Increased
161
Reduced
180
Closed
68
Calls
$77.8M
Puts
$45.5M
Net Calls
+$32.3M
Net Calls Change
-$14.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$26M
2
SFI
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
+$15.8M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$15.7M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$13.6M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$13.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MMH
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
-$148M
2
MMFA
Main Management Fund Advisors
California
-$25.3M
3
CA
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$25.1M
4
NRA
NSI Retail Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$25.1M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$19.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFD
501
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$9.57K +$7.98K +70 +350%
PMFA
502
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$9.32K +$4.33K +38 +76%
HWA
503
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$9.01K – – –
HIIFS
504
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$9K – – –
EDRH
505
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$8.48K – – –
AIM
506
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$7.63K – – –
GI
507
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$7.21K – – –
CAL
508
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$7K +$7.07K +62 New
AAG
509
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$6.89K – – –
PA
510
PSI Advisors
Florida
$6.36K – – –
RG
511
Retirement Group
California
$6.25K – – –
NMG
512
New Millennium Group
Utah
$5.78K – – –
WWM
513
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$5.41K – – –
BFPW
514
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$5.31K +$5.7K +50 New
HPC
515
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$5.3K – – –
PGAM
516
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$5.3K – – –
HBW
517
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$5K – – –
IPW
518
Impact Partnership Wealth
Georgia
$4.24K – – –
VWM
519
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$4.13K +$4.45K +39 New
DFA
520
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$3.95K +$4.22K +37 New
AWM
521
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$3.71K – – –
AIP
522
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$3.29K – – –
GWMIA
523
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$2.86K -$1.03K -9 -25%
SSWM
524
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.34K +$2.51K +22 New
FWM
525
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$2.15K – – –
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

541 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $2.51B — down 18% from $3.06B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of ITA and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 180 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Menora Mivtachim Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $148M sold.

  • 541 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2023, down from 556 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 68 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Menora Mivtachim Holdings, an estimated $148M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.