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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

322 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.66M | Put options by funds: $3.05M

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 34

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.66%28.95% (+0.29%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 329322 (-7)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $850M → $759M (-$91.6M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 114

Holders
322
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.13%
% of All Funds
5.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
35
Increased
76
Reduced
114
Closed
34
Calls
$7.66M
Puts
$3.05M
Net Calls
+$4.62M
Net Calls Change
-$36.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$127M +$4.17M +39,313 +3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$124M -$5.08M -47,856 -4%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$56.9M -$2.4M -22,577 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28.4M -$7.43M -70,014 -20%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$27M -$6.7M -63,120 -20%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.6M -$2.17M -20,407 -8%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21M -$1.09M -10,308 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.2M +$1.6M +15,083 +9%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$17.1M -$2.63M -24,737 -13%
Mercer Global Advisors
10
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$15.8M +$15.7M +147,506 +4,014%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$15.1M -$682K -6,424 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$13M -$1.31M -12,315 -9%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.87M -$1.57M -14,817 -15%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.27M -$666K -6,271 -8%
KAS
15
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$6.73M -$592K -5,577 -8%
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.63M +$1.47M +13,844 +28%
JMPWA
17
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$5.91M +$475K +4,472 +9%
LJAC
18
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$5.84M -$5.43M -51,160 -48%
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$5.77M +$584K +5,499 +11%
Rockefeller Capital Management
20
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$5.76M +$34.9K +329 +0.6%
CA
21
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$5.54M +$682K +6,421 +14%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$5.43M -$2.28M -21,478 -29%
CAN
23
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.31M +$617K +5,813 +13%
IFG
24
Independent Financial Group
California
$5.04M +$492K +4,639 +11%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.76M +$4.85M +45,678 New

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

322 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $759M — down 11% from $850M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new ITA positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 76 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, adding an estimated $15.7M. The largest seller was Meitav Investment House, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 322 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2021, down from 329 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $759M of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 34 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $15.7M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.