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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

218% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 11

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $309M (+$97.9M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 83 (+16)

6.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.94% → 90.05% (+6.1%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+23.88%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$10.8M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.27M
5
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
+$5.35M

Top Sellers

1
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
-$2.79M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.04M
3
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$1.16M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$906K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$566K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
51
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$307K +$1.17K +20 +0.4%
CAN
52
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$300K +$295K +5,034 New
GKWIM
53
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$292K +$290K +4,952 New
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$291K +$67.2K +1,148 +30%
CWM
55
Concert Wealth Management
California
$265K +$263K +4,496 New
SA
56
Strategic Advisors
New York
$260K – – –
GWM
57
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$245K – – –
BIAS
58
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$241K – – –
MLIC
59
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$241K +$238K +4,076 New
SG Americas Securities
60
SG Americas Securities
New York
$224K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$215K -$6.44K -110 -3%
ICAS
62
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$214K +$212K +3,624 New
KeyBank National Association
63
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$200K +$198K +3,390 New
KC
64
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$118K +$117K +2,000 New
MFW
65
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$98K +$97.5K +1,666 New
AP
66
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$97K +$96.2K +1,644 New
PNC Financial Services Group
67
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$73K +$28.2K +482 +63%
Creative Planning
68
Creative Planning
Kansas
$70K +$52.1K +890 +297%
AFP
69
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$36K +$35.8K +612 New
JGIA
70
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$36K +$36.2K +618 New
LWA
71
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$27K – – –
AA
72
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$25K – – –
ADL
73
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$24K +$23.5K +402 New
VIA
74
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
CLOS
75
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$20K +$14K +240 +240%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

83 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $309M — up 46% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ITA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Mather Group, cutting an estimated $2.79M.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $309M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Mather Group, an estimated $2.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.