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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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249 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.5B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 12

121% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 47

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.5B (+$467M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 249 (+49)

0.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.83% → 66.87% (-0.96%)

Holders
249
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+24.5%
% of All Funds
6.21%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
62
Increased
104
Reduced
47
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$85.9M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$49.7M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$44.2M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$34.4M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$105M
2
HWA
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
-$25.1M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$6.49M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$3.09M
5
LFPWM
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
-$2.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CGA
51
Crescent Grove Advisors
Illinois
$3.96M +$272K +3,248 +8%
GKWIM
52
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$3.83M +$2.02M +24,076 +134%
WI
53
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$3.8M +$799K +9,526 +29%
TSS
54
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$3.69M +$3.48M +41,464 New
BCM
55
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.65M -$671K -8,000 -16%
ACM
56
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$3.63M +$15.1K +180 +0.4%
PCM
57
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$3.59M +$3.38M +40,330 New
MIAN
58
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$3.34M +$456K +5,440 +17%
VF
59
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.28M +$3.09M +36,824 New
FTS
60
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$3.18M -$907K -10,810 -23%
FMP
61
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$3.12M +$2.94M +35,100 New
BPC
62
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.1M +$956K +11,400 +49%
WA
63
WESPAC Advisors
California
$3.07M -$161K -1,918 -5%
BFA
64
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.98M -$360K -4,296 -11%
RCG
65
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$2.95M +$237K +2,826 +9%
VC
66
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.83M -$195K -2,324 -7%
CI
67
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$2.79M +$1.2M +14,306 +84%
AI
68
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.78M +$2.62M +31,184 New
BSG
69
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$2.65M +$1.24M +14,780 +98%
JP Morgan Chase
70
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.58M +$208K +2,478 +9%
CCMG
71
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.47M -$1.76M -21,020 -43%
SWP
72
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.41M +$273K +3,256 +14%
UR
73
USCA RIA
Texas
$2.26M – – –
Brown Advisory
74
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.18M – – –
AFNAS
75
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.15M +$2.02M +24,092 New
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

249 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.5B — up 45% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ITA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $85.9M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $105M.

  • 249 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2017, up from 200 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.5B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $85.9M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.