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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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615 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

145% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $87.6M | Put options by funds: $35.8M

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 14 (+3)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 65

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 626 → 615 (-11)

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.69% → 53.71% (-3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.46B → $3.19B (-$274M)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 214

Holders
615
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.76%
% of All Funds
8.86%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
62
Increased
192
Reduced
214
Closed
65
Calls
$87.6M
Puts
$35.8M
Net Calls
+$51.8M
Net Calls Change
-$17.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$106M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$57.8M
3
MSCM
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
+$18.3M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$17.8M
5
ACA
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
+$8.89M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$254M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$95.6M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$25.5M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$25M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
601
PFS Partners
New Jersey
$2.3K – – –
WAM
602
WFA Asset Management
Wisconsin
$2.19K – – –
PA
603
Pineridge Advisors
Missouri
$1.98K – – –
FFA
604
Frazier Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.86K – – –
LFG
605
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1.85K +$753 +6 +75%
RTL
606
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$1.59K – – –
LCM
607
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.06K – – –
APC
608
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.05K +$1K +8 New
MFC
609
Morris Financial Concepts
South Carolina
$1.05K +$1K +8 New
VNA
610
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CJ
611
Caitlin John
Michigan
$924 – – –
KFI
612
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$924 – – –
LWANC
613
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$660 – – –
JWM
614
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$528 – – –
RWPA
615
Richard W. Paul & Associates
Michigan
$264 – – –
HNB
616
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$132 – – –
CCMG
617
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$9.25M -73,080 Closed
AWM
618
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
– -$7.21M -59,336 Closed
MIH
619
Meitav Investment House
Israel
– -$6.6M -52,122 Closed
GBWM
620
Granite Bay Wealth Management
New Hampshire
– -$5.43M -46,456 Closed
KHLMTHM
621
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
– -$5.6M -44,300 Closed
WC
622
Wexford Capital
Florida
– -$5M -39,476 Closed
HW
623
Hamilton Wealth
California
– -$3.11M -24,568 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
624
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$2.66M -21,000 Closed
TAM
625
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$2.49M -19,689 Closed
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

615 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.19B — down 7.9% from $3.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 65 funds closed out of ITA and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 214 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.

The largest buyer was Global Assets Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $254M.

  • 615 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2024, down from 626 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 65 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Global Assets Advisory, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $254M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.