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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.3M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 3

189% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25M → $72.3M (+$47.3M)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

23.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.03% → 72.95% (+24%)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 34 (+5)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+17.24%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
12
Reduced
3
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.24M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$4.45M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.37M
5
PFG
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
+$3.53M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.55M
2
KIG
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
-$562K
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$265K
4
OWP
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
-$30K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.7M +$6.24M +140,396 +53%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.2M +$12.4M +279,684 +298%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.15M +$4.37M +98,202 +276%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$4.61M +$4.45M +100,000 +35,971%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.96M +$384K +8,630 New
PFG
6
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$3.64M +$3.53M +79,292 New
SMM
7
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$2.84M +$1.26M +28,304 +84%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.83M +$2.14M +48,076 +357%
SNC
9
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$1.94M +$647K +14,560 +52%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$1.93M +$911K +20,484 +95%
AIG
11
American International Group
New York
$1.22M +$928K +20,874 +367%
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.16M +$1.12M +25,284 New
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.14M +$667K +15,006 +161%
NCM
14
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$611K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$552K -$1.55M -34,878 -74%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$501K +$485K +10,902 New
KFS
17
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$373K +$361K +8,124 New
CHFS
18
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$368K +$356K +8,000 New
VAM
19
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$361K +$349K +7,856 New
CCMG
20
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$330K +$319K +7,178 New
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$319K +$309K +6,948 New
MBT
22
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$311K +$301K +6,760 New
MG
23
MDE Group
New Jersey
$279K – – –
RIG
24
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$235K +$227K +5,110 New
OC
25
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$227K -$267 -6 -0.1%
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

34 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $72.3M — up 189% from $25M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ITA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.55M.

  • 34 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2013, up from 29 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $72.3M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 189% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.55M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.