iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 14
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $140M → $139M (-$1.78M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 60 (-2)
6.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.12% → 73.26% (-6.9%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CG
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.44M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.04M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.44M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.08M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$930K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$5.7M |
| 2 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$5.21M |
| 3 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$4.72M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.38M |
| 5 |
SWM
Strategic Wealth Management
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.67M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$110 | +2 | New |
|
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — down 1.3% from $140M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ITA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Colony Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.44M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.7M.
- 60 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2014, down from 62 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $139M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Colony Group, an estimated $5.44M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.