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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

424 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.65B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.6M | Put options by funds: $16.1M

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 110

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 61

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.65B (+$258M)

6.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.09%44.62% (+6.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 416424 (+8)

56% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 94 (-5)

Holders
424
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.92%
% of All Funds
7.14%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-55.56%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
73
Increased
150
Reduced
110
Closed
61
Calls
$40.6M
Puts
$16.1M
Net Calls
+$24.5M
Net Calls Change
-$10.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$332M +$142M +1,384,094 +70%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$179M +$13.8M +134,166 +8%
MIFH
3
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$135M +$37M +359,403 +36%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$131M +$133M +1,296,826 +4,573%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$74.9M +$44.7M +434,509 +136%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$71.8M +$11.9M +115,872 +19%
RBA
7
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$60M +$62.3M +605,236 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$45.7M -$1.25M -12,141 -3%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$36.1M -$10.1M -97,885 -21%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$34.5M +$3.37M +32,707 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28.9M +$2.43M +23,583 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26.8M +$8.17M +79,418 +42%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16.3M -$1.56M -15,114 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$15.9M -$1.64M -15,981 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$12.3M +$502K +4,880 +4%
T2I
16
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$11.3M -$7.1K -69 -0.1%
Mercer Global Advisors
17
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$11.3M +$46.7K +454 +0.4%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11M +$4.82M +46,805 +73%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.3M -$605K -5,875 -5%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$10.2M +$3.72M +36,161 +54%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.95M +$7.71M +74,953 +295%
MFS
22
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
$9.91M -$16.7M -162,309 -62%
CAN
23
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$9.34M +$284K +2,763 +3%
MML Investors Services
24
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$9.33M +$1.56M +15,155 +19%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$9.03M +$3.77M +36,631 +67%

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

424 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.65B — up 19% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new ITA positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $142M. The largest seller was Mirabella Financial Services, cutting an estimated $16.7M.

  • 424 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q2 2022, up from 416 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.65B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2022, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 61 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $142M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Mirabella Financial Services, an estimated $16.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.