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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA

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
Fifth Third Bancorp
76
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$18K -$82.5K -1,410 -82%
TCOV
77
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$18K – – –
IWMPD
78
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$10K -$7.72K -132 -43%
ASN
79
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$10K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
80
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$4K -$4.8K -82 -55%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
81
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4K +$3.98K +68 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
82
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11 +$11.1K +190 New
Citadel Advisors
83
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.04M -37,438 Closed
Millennium Management
84
Millennium Management
New York
– -$566K -10,390 Closed
VKH
85
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$511K -9,374 Closed
EDRH
86
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
– -$88K -1,622 Closed
EDRS
87
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
– -$88K -1,622 Closed
GT
88
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$13K -250 Closed
WA
89
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$11K -200 Closed
CK
90
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado
– -$8.72K -160 Closed
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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.