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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
WS
126
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.1M -$1.39K -12 -0.1%
GKWIM
127
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$2.09M +$98.3K +851 +5%
MIM
128
Meixler Investment Management
Arizona
$2.05M +$105K +910 +6%
MWA
129
MFA Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.01M +$66.3K +574 +4%
SAF
130
Smith Anglin Financial
Texas
$2M -$55.3K -479 -3%
William Blair & Company
131
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.98M -$3.66M -31,700 -67%
SFG
132
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$1.87M -$373K -3,234 -18%
BMCM
133
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.86M +$1.62K +14 +0.1%
HI
134
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.86M +$390K +3,376 +30%
JCFM
135
JBR Co Financial Management
Oklahoma
$1.85M +$1.69M +14,601 New
UWM
136
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.85M +$33K +286 +2%
SWP
137
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.84M -$16.1K -139 -0.9%
AIC
138
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$1.77M – – –
DADC
139
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.76M +$158K +1,372 +11%
GFPC
140
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$1.73M -$90.7K -785 -5%
GDP
141
Great Diamond Partners
Maine
$1.69M +$11.7K +101 +0.8%
PS
142
Principal Securities
Iowa
$1.68M +$1.54M +13,303 New
RFC
143
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.63M +$341K +2,956 +30%
LPAM
144
Lodestar Private Asset Management
California
$1.63M -$7.62K -66 -0.5%
Vontobel Holding
145
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.63M -$40.4K -350 -3%
AWM
146
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.61M +$221K +1,915 +18%
SHFA
147
SS&H Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1.6M +$1.46M +12,675 New
WCM
148
Winthrop Capital Management
Indiana
$1.6M +$1.46M +12,648 New
WT
149
Whittier Trust
California
$1.59M +$123K +1,065 +9%
SFS
150
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.58M +$1.44M +12,498 New
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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.