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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 3

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.3M → $107M (+$34.7M)

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 46 (+12)

6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.95% → 66.95% (-6%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+35.29%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
17
Reduced
6
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.48M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.83M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.79M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.67M
5
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$1.58M

Top Sellers

1
PFG
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
-$2.68M
2
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$885K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$590K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$571K
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$361K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.6M +$5.48M +111,060 +30%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.9M -$571K -11,586 -3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$11.2M +$3.83M +77,630 +58%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$5.35M +$41K +832 +0.8%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.9M +$31.6K +640 +7%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$4.28M +$2.79M +56,598 +233%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.5M +$2.67M +54,124 +451%
FFS
8
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$2.86M +$2.67M +54,104 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.62M -$590K -11,968 -19%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$2.51M +$1.03M +20,962 +79%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$2.36M +$135K +2,730 +7%
SMM
12
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$2.32M -$885K -17,940 -29%
CIBC World Market
13
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.69M +$1.58M +31,980 New
AP
14
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.61M +$1.5M +30,492 New
BCM
15
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.33M +$1.24M +25,200 New
PFG
16
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$1.31M -$2.68M -54,412 -69%
DADC
17
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.29M -$38.2K -774 -3%
FMP
18
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$1.29M +$1.2M +24,352 New
WSTAM
19
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.18M +$1.1M +22,344 New
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.18M +$755K +15,300 +220%
WF
21
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.13M +$1.05M +21,302 New
NCM
22
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$624K -$74K -1,500 -11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$587K +$10.1K +204 +2%
TH
24
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$511K +$477K +9,672 New
WA
25
WESPAC Advisors
California
$463K +$432K +8,764 New
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ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

46 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $107M — up 48% from $72.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new ITA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.48M. The largest seller was Pacific Financial Group, cutting an estimated $2.68M.

  • 46 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2013, up from 34 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $107M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.48M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Pacific Financial Group, an estimated $2.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.