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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 17

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

4.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.86%83.94% (+4.1%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6567 (+2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $211M (-$3.93M)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.08%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
28
Reduced
17
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$47.4M +$3.84M +66,082 +8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.4M +$3.06M +52,612 +10%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$25.7M -$2.07M -35,672 -7%
MG
4
Mather Group
Illinois
$15.8M +$2.09M +35,900 +14%
Bank of Montreal
5
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13.8M +$10.2M +175,860 +228%
SFI
6
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$9.3M +$1.97M +33,860 +25%
HF
7
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$8.37M +$118K +2,022 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.98M -$1.28M -22,036 -15%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.48M -$421K -7,238 -7%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.45M +$335K +5,770 +8%
FPCM
11
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$3.21M +$152K +2,620 +5%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.12M +$1.76M +30,268 +113%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.08M +$3.08M +52,958 +1,470%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.89M +$3.08M +52,952 New
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.34M +$173K +2,980 +7%
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
$2.32M +$1.07M +18,450 +77%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.28M +$132K +2,268 +6%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.04M -$454K -7,818 -17%
SB
19
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.94M +$283K +4,874 +16%
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.66M -$495K -8,524 -22%
ST
21
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.61M +$1.72M +29,582 New
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$1.32M +$380K +6,544 +37%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$988K +$24.3K +418 +2%
Koshinski Asset Management
24
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$960K +$22.9K +394 +3%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$870K +$43.2K +744 +5%

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $211M — down 1.8% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ITA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Chanos & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.52M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2015, up from 65 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $211M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Chanos & Company, an estimated $6.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.