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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

218% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 11

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $309M (+$97.9M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6783 (+16)

6.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.94%90.05% (+6.1%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+23.88%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
11
Closed
8
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
$67.7M +$16.1M +274,790 +32%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50.3M +$15M +256,660 +43%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$29.2M +$1.3M +22,248 +5%
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25.9M +$10.8M +184,800 +73%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$15.2M +$9.27M +158,460 +162%
MG
6
Mather Group
Illinois
$14.3M -$2.79M -47,714 -16%
SFI
7
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$9.93M -$156K -2,660 -2%
HF
8
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$9.32M +$243K +4,156 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.6M +$1.01M +17,346 +14%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.18M +$3.33M +56,846 +70%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.78M +$3.62M +61,792 +117%
CC
12
Chanos & Company
New York
$5.41M +$5.35M +91,450 New
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.04M +$1.68M +28,772 +51%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.85M +$3.81M +65,118 New
FPCM
15
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$3.77M +$280K +4,778 +8%
MWM
16
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$3.23M +$3.11M +53,214 New
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.18M +$639K +10,924 +25%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$3.07M +$1.62M +27,688 +114%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.87M -$510K -8,720 -15%
SB
20
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.3M +$195K +3,330 +9%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.15M +$351K +5,994 +20%
ST
22
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.8M +$52.5K +898 +3%
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.56M -$906K -15,488 -37%
NPC
24
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.56M +$1.21M +20,598 +246%
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.52M +$896K +15,310 +147%

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

83 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $309M — up 46% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ITA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Mather Group, cutting an estimated $2.79M.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $309M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Mather Group, an estimated $2.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.