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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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514 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

319% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 32

224% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.8M | Put options by funds: $14.1M

160% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 13 (+8)

112% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 91

47% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $2.14B (+$686M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 422 → 514 (+92)

3.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.08% → 46.21% (+3.1%)

Holders
514
Holders Change
+92
Holders Change %
+21.8%
% of All Funds
8.26%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+160%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
134
Increased
193
Reduced
91
Closed
32
Calls
$45.8M
Puts
$14.1M
Net Calls
+$31.6M
Net Calls Change
+$15.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$47.8M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$41.9M
3
CA
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$22.9M
4
NRA
NSI Retail Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$22.9M
5
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
+$18.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$85.1M
2
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
-$9.02M
3
OC
One01 Capital
California
-$8.7M
4
WAM
WNY Asset Management
New York
-$2.69M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Tudor Investment Corp
101
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.39M -$616K -5,784 -21%
AIP
102
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$2.39M +$802K +7,538 +55%
FPGK
103
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$2.37M +$431K +4,045 +25%
SWM
104
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$2.37M +$637K +5,984 +39%
WIP
105
WealthCare Investment Partners
Rhode Island
$2.35M +$515K +4,839 +30%
EWA
106
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$2.34M +$2.23M +20,911 New
Creative Planning
107
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.32M +$658K +6,183 +43%
EH
108
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.26M +$177K +1,659 +9%
WAS
109
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$2.22M +$24.5K +230 +1%
CAL
110
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$2.17M +$106 +1 +0%
LHWM
111
Lake Hills Wealth Management
Texas
$2.15M +$2.05M +19,220 New
SFG
112
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$2.06M -$426 -4 -0%
AAS
113
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$2.01M +$782K +7,349 +69%
GPFA
114
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.99M +$651K +6,120 +52%
CI
115
CPR Investments
Michigan
$1.88M +$1.79M +16,832 New
WS
116
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.83M +$567K +5,324 +48%
Lido Advisors
117
Lido Advisors
California
$1.77M -$112K -1,055 -6%
BCM
118
BCK Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.76M – – –
EIP
119
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.72M -$9.79K -92 -0.6%
PFA
120
Peak Financial Advisors
Colorado
$1.71M +$1.62M +15,263 New
GKWIM
121
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$1.67M +$455K +4,271 +40%
TAM
122
TCP Asset Management
Ohio
$1.66M +$1.58M +14,847 New
Vontobel Holding
123
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.65M +$114K +1,071 +8%
PWP
124
Principle Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$1.64M +$106 +1 +0%
FIM
125
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.63M +$1.14M +10,721 +277%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

514 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.14B — up 47% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new ITA positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 102 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $47.8M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $85.1M.

  • 514 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2022, up from 422 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 134 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +102 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $47.8M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $85.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.