iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
378 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.1M | Put options by funds: $9.18M
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 42
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 369 → 378 (+9)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.56B (-$107M)
7.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.77% → 68.54% (-7.2%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 140
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$23.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.79M |
| 4 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
+$8.43M |
| 5 |
MWM
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
Saratoga Springs,
New York
|
+$6.65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$292M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$30.4M |
| 3 |
HWA
HCR Wealth Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$29.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$26.8M |
| 5 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$11.8M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
378 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.56B — down 6.4% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new ITA positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 115 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $23.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $292M.
- 378 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2019, up from 369 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.56B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $23.3M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $292M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.