iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
89 hedge funds and large institutions have $396M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12
34.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.05% → 124.4% (+34%)
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $309M → $396M (+$87.8M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 89 (+6)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$16.8M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$11.6M |
| 4 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
+$2.65M |
| 5 |
KCM
Karp Capital Management
Sausalito,
California
|
+$2.56M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$24.5M |
| 2 |
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
|
-$5.41M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.03M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.13M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
89 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $396M — up 28% from $309M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new ITA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $24.5M.
- 89 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2016, up from 83 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $396M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $24.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.