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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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626 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.46B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 228 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $25.6M

207% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 44

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $3.46B (+$952M)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 228 | Existing positions reduced: 173

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 541 → 626 (+85)

5.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.15% → 56.69% (+5.5%)

Holders
626
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+15.71%
% of All Funds
9.13%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
135
Increased
228
Reduced
173
Closed
44
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$25.6M
Net Calls
+$69.1M
Net Calls Change
+$36.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$261M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$68.1M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$29M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$21.4M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$35M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$25.5M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$12.7M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$12.6M
5
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lido Advisors
101
Lido Advisors
California
$2.79M +$1.27M +11,004 +100%
Creative Planning
102
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.79M -$49.9K -432 -2%
Cerity Partners
103
Cerity Partners
New York
$2.69M +$1.87M +16,166 +316%
TWC
104
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.69M +$812K +7,032 +48%
AWM
105
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$2.68M +$32.9K +285 +1%
Two Sigma Investments
106
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.66M -$25.5M -221,000 -91%
BA
107
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$2.65M +$150K +1,300 +7%
MSFS
108
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.59M +$10.6K +92 +0.5%
DAS
109
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$2.57M +$216K +1,868 +10%
WAS
110
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$2.49M +$84K +727 +4%
TAM
111
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$2.49M +$2.27M +19,689 New
HF
112
HRT Financial
New York
$2.47M -$2.49M -21,596 -53%
GS
113
GTS Securities
New York
$2.46M +$1.94M +16,762 +626%
CAL
114
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$2.45M +$115 +1 +0%
SPIA
115
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.35M -$389K -3,372 -15%
IWC
116
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$210K +1,816 +11%
Fisher Asset Management
117
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$2.32M +$978K +8,472 +86%
AF
118
Apollon Financial
South Carolina
$2.27M +$2.07M +17,930 New
FAIM
119
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$2.24M -$11.2M -97,293 -85%
VWM
120
Vivid Wealth Management
Iowa
$2.24M +$2.04M +17,686 New
SCA
121
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$2.22M -$17.7K -153 -0.9%
EWA
122
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$2.19M -$71.4K -618 -3%
FTUS
123
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.18M +$1.99M +17,209 New
GPFA
124
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$2.13M +$1.94M +16,825 New
AIP
125
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$2.11M +$23.6K +204 +1%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

626 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $3.46B — up 38% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new ITA positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 91 holders — while 228 added to existing stakes and 173 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $261M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $35M.

  • 626 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2023, up from 541 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.46B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 44 closed out, a net change of +91 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $261M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.