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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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548 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.07B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 232 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

102% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 43

87% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $61.2M

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 131

54% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 20 (+7)

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $3.07B (+$929M)

6.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.21% → 53.2% (+7%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 514 → 548 (+34)

Holders
548
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+6.61%
% of All Funds
8.73%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+53.85%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
87
Increased
232
Reduced
131
Closed
43
Calls
$114M
Puts
$61.2M
Net Calls
+$53M
Net Calls Change
+$21.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$468M
2
MMH
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
+$145M
3
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$68.8M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$31.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$44.3M
2
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
-$25.1M
3
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
-$21M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$18.8M
5
MFS
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
-$14.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LNC
101
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$2.89M +$409K +3,592 +17%
BRWA
102
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.77M +$124K +1,091 +5%
PWAC
103
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$2.74M -$155K -1,367 -5%
JE
104
JMAC Enterprises
Pennsylvania
$2.71M +$47.8K +420 +2%
UWM
105
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$2.68M +$84.1K +739 +3%
GWM
106
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.68M +$1.52M +13,348 +134%
IFA
107
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$2.67M -$85.5K -752 -3%
BWM
108
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$2.57M – – –
FPGK
109
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$2.53M +$183K +1,612 +8%
FEM
110
Fulcrum Equity Management
Texas
$2.49M -$219K -1,922 -8%
MSFS
111
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.48M -$23.8K -209 -1%
WWM
112
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$2.47M +$2.44M +21,429 New
AIP
113
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$2.45M -$6.71K -59 -0.3%
Tudor Investment Corp
114
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.44M -$24.7K -217 -1%
Twin Tree Management
115
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2.41M -$21M -184,874 -90%
Creative Planning
116
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.41M +$21.7K +191 +0.9%
BAM
117
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$2.39M +$1.12M +9,862 +90%
PCIA
118
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.34M -$3.93M -34,509 -63%
SWM
119
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$2.32M -$116K -1,022 -5%
CAL
120
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$2.23M +$114 +1 +0%
TAM
121
TCP Asset Management
Ohio
$2.22M +$502K +4,412 +30%
WAS
122
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$2.21M -$74.5K -655 -3%
FNC
123
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$2.19M +$509K +4,471 +31%
WA
124
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.18M +$556K +4,892 +35%
SFG
125
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$2.12M – – –
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5
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

548 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $3.07B — up 43% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new ITA positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 232 added to existing stakes and 131 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $468M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $44.3M.

  • 548 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2023, up from 514 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $3.07B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 43 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $468M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2023 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $44.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.