iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
331 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
93% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 30
54% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 87
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 14 (+2)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.76B (+$165M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 331 (+26)
3.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.35% → 62.51% (-3.8%)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.7M | Put options by funds: $23.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$39.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$34.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$20.9M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$11.9M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$7.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$45.8M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$26.8M |
| 3 |
FPCM
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.11M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$6.88M |
| 5 |
PI
PFS Investments
Duluth,
Georgia
|
-$6.83M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
331 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.76B — up 10% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new ITA positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $39.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $45.8M sold.
- 331 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2018, up from 305 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.76B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $39.7M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $45.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.