iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
650 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 52
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.7M | Put options by funds: $26.1M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 618 → 650 (+32)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 205
6.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.77% → 45.16% (-6.6%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.18B → $2.79B (-$394M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MSCM
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$15.6M |
| 2 |
BEI
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Clayton,
Missouri
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
ACA
Aptus Capital Advisors
Fairhope,
Alabama
|
+$10.3M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$9.74M |
| 5 |
FNC
First National Corp
Rockland,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$725M |
| 2 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$63.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$10.1M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
650 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $2.79B — down 12% from $3.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new ITA positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 212 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.
The largest buyer was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $725M.
- 650 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2024, up from 618 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $2.79B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2024, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 52 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, an estimated $15.6M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $725M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.