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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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650 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 52

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44.7M | Put options by funds: $26.1M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 618 → 650 (+32)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 205

6.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.77% → 45.16% (-6.6%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.18B → $2.79B (-$394M)

Holders
650
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+5.18%
% of All Funds
9.33%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
90
Increased
212
Reduced
205
Closed
52
Calls
$44.7M
Puts
$26.1M
Net Calls
+$18.6M
Net Calls Change
+$20.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MSCM
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
+$15.6M
2
BEI
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
+$13.1M
3
ACA
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
+$10.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.74M
5
FNC
First National Corp
Massachusetts
+$9.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$725M
2
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
-$63.5M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$12.1M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$10.8M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RWPA
651
Richard W. Paul & Associates
Michigan
$299 – – –
BWL
652
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$202 – – –
AWM
653
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
– -$6.08M -45,422 Closed
WC
654
Wexford Capital
Florida
– -$4.72M -35,728 Closed
GECH
655
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
– -$3.96M -30,000 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
656
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$2.32M -17,600 Closed
TCA
657
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
– -$1.1M -8,338 Closed
RFWA
658
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$1.08M -8,154 Closed
HOWA
659
Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$1.04M -7,906 Closed
FIA
660
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
– -$920K -6,970 Closed
QIM
661
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$694K -5,257 Closed
TCM
662
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
– -$687K -5,203 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
663
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$641K -4,858 Closed
SCM
664
Steele Capital Management
Iowa
– -$637K -4,826 Closed
YIH
665
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$562K -4,257 Closed
TCM
666
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$510K -3,860 Closed
CWS
667
Confluence Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
– -$495K -3,748 Closed
CFO
668
Colony Family Offices
North Carolina
– -$454K -3,436 Closed
IAIM
669
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
– -$452K -3,424 Closed
CSS
670
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$466K -3,305 Closed
PFA
671
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
– -$425K -3,219 Closed
IA
672
IFG Advisory
Georgia
– -$311K -2,355 Closed
TWP
673
TFO Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$307K -2,325 Closed
PP
674
Patron Partners
Texas
– -$303K -2,294 Closed
EFG
675
Ehrlich Financial Group
California
– -$295K -2,235 Closed
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

650 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $2.79B — down 12% from $3.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new ITA positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 212 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $725M.

  • 650 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2024, up from 618 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2024, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 52 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, an estimated $15.6M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $725M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.