iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
334 hedge funds and large institutions have $866M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 141 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $32M | Put options by funds: $29.6M
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $827M → $866M (+$38.2M)
2.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.99% → 56.31% (-2.7%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 347 → 334 (-13)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 53
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 141
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$12.3M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$10.1M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$9.77M |
| 4 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.8M |
| 5 |
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$5.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$33.9M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 3 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$14M |
| 4 |
Mercer Global Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$8.14M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.86M |
ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
334 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $866M — up 4.6% from $827M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of ITA and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 141 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.
The largest buyer was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $33.9M.
- 334 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q2 2020, down from 347 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $866M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 53 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $12.3M added.
- The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $33.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.