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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

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

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
SI
76
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.11M -$133K -1,584 -6%
FMBTD
77
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$2.06M +$1.94M +23,100 New
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2.04M +$118K +1,404 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
79
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2M +$265K +3,156 +16%
SPIA
80
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.96M +$79.4K +946 +4%
GWM
81
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.88M -$151K -1,794 -8%
LFPWM
82
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.82M -$2.47M -29,492 -60%
BWM
83
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$1.79M -$41.9K -500 -2%
TM
84
Thiel Macro
California
$1.78M – – –
SPC
85
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.77M +$317K +3,784 +23%
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.74M +$187K +2,234 +13%
EWA
87
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$1.74M -$581K -6,922 -26%
SWM
88
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$1.66M +$39.8K +474 +3%
BHB
89
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.61M +$104K +1,234 +7%
PIM
90
Parker Investment Management
California
$1.61M +$1.52M +18,086 New
KA
91
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.58M -$151K -1,798 -9%
SC
92
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M +$105K +1,254 +8%
IFA
93
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$1.5M +$529K +6,300 +60%
CS
94
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.48M +$1.4M +16,674 New
Goldman Sachs
95
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.46M -$2.18M -25,994 -61%
WC
96
Wexford Capital
Florida
$1.43M +$1.35M +16,032 New
MCM
97
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.42M +$336 +4 +0%
Koshinski Asset Management
98
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.4M -$21.8K -260 -2%
DBIA
99
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.36M +$2.52K +30 +0.2%
BAM
100
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$1.35M +$1.27M +15,130 New
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4
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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.