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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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615 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

145% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $87.6M | Put options by funds: $35.8M

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 14 (+3)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 65

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 626 → 615 (-11)

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.69% → 53.71% (-3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.46B → $3.19B (-$274M)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 214

Holders
615
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.76%
% of All Funds
8.86%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
62
Increased
192
Reduced
214
Closed
65
Calls
$87.6M
Puts
$35.8M
Net Calls
+$51.8M
Net Calls Change
-$17.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$106M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$57.8M
3
MSCM
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
+$18.3M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$17.8M
5
ACA
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
+$8.89M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$254M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$95.6M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$25.5M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$25M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TC
126
TAP Consulting
Missouri
$2.12M +$2.02M +16,076 New
SPC
127
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.12M +$1M +7,972 +99%
MWA
128
MFA Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.11M +$21.1K +168 +1%
WA
129
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$2.07M +$1.97M +15,699 New
William Blair & Company
130
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.06M -$1.38K -11 -0.1%
SAF
131
Smith Anglin Financial
Texas
$2.04M -$40.1K -320 -2%
AIC
132
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$1.98M +$126K +1,003 +7%
FTUS
133
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.96M -$299K -2,386 -14%
AWM
134
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.95M +$256K +2,039 +16%
BMCM
135
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.93M -$1.12M -8,925 -61%
GDP
136
Great Diamond Partners
Maine
$1.91M +$140K +1,115 +8%
SWP
137
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.91M -$7.03K -56 -0.4%
RCM
138
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.9M +$1.8M +14,384 +89,900%
UWM
139
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.88M -$40.5K -323 -2%
SSWM
140
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.86M +$1.77M +14,132 New
JCFM
141
JBR Co Financial Management
Oklahoma
$1.84M -$86.8K -692 -5%
CCP
142
Clarity Capital Partners
California
$1.8M +$578K +4,609 +51%
CF
143
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
$1.78M +$1.69M +13,500 New
DC
144
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.73M +$259K +2,063 +19%
RFC
145
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.7M -$1.63K -13 -0.1%
Vontobel Holding
146
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.69M – – –
SHFA
147
SS&H Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1.67M – – –
WT
148
Whittier Trust
California
$1.66M – – –
PS
149
Principal Securities
Iowa
$1.64M -$109K -869 -7%
LPAM
150
Lodestar Private Asset Management
California
$1.64M -$59.5K -474 -4%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

615 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.19B — down 7.9% from $3.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 65 funds closed out of ITA and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 214 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.

The largest buyer was Global Assets Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $254M.

  • 615 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q1 2024, down from 626 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 65 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Global Assets Advisory, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $254M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.