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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 14

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $139M (-$1.78M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6260 (-2)

6.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.12%73.26% (-6.9%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
17
Reduced
14
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.1M +$3.04M +55,230 +14%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$25.9M +$1.08M +19,642 +5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$16.8M -$240K -4,348 -1%
MG
4
Mather Group
Illinois
$13.7M +$608K +11,040 +5%
HF
5
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$8.6M -$76.3K -1,384 -0.9%
CG
6
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$5.66M +$5.44M +98,760 New
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.63M +$381K +6,910 +8%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$4.48M -$504K -9,152 -10%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.51M +$3.37M +61,238 New
TH
10
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.58M +$20.7K +376 +0.8%
FPCM
11
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$2.37M +$468K +8,500 +26%
OC
12
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.1M +$183K +3,318 +10%
WF
13
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2.01M +$258K +4,684 +15%
NYLIM
14
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.76M -$900K -16,322 -35%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.5M +$1.44M +26,194 New
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.43M -$3.38M -61,294 -71%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$968K +$930K +16,884 New
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$887K -$5.7M -103,354 -87%
Koshinski Asset Management
19
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$858K +$825K +14,970 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$839K -$297K -5,388 -27%
WS
21
Wedbush Securities
California
$825K +$330K +5,990 +71%
VFS
22
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$820K -$23.5K -426 -3%
KCM
23
Karp Capital Management
California
$786K +$755K +13,700 New
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$748K +$54.4K +988 +8%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$620K +$411K +7,458 +222%

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — down 1.3% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ITA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Colony Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.44M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2014, down from 62 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $139M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Colony Group, an estimated $5.44M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.