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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

514 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

319% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 32

224% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.8M | Put options by funds: $14.1M

160% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 513 (+8)

112% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 91

47% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $2.14B (+$686M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 422514 (+92)

3.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.08%46.21% (+3.1%)

Holders
514
Holders Change
+92
Holders Change %
+21.8%
% of All Funds
8.26%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+160%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
134
Increased
193
Reduced
91
Closed
32
Calls
$45.8M
Puts
$14.1M
Net Calls
+$31.6M
Net Calls Change
+$15.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$447M +$47.8M +449,396 +13%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$178M +$4.55M +42,748 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$115M +$3.58M +33,650 +3%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$99.7M +$17.6M +165,733 +23%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$96M +$10.8M +101,580 +13%
RBA
6
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$72.3M +$2.51M +23,624 +4%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$69.1M +$13.4M +125,966 +26%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$60M +$15.1M +141,862 +36%
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$44.4M +$41.9M +393,800 +13,127%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$40M +$7.13M +67,011 +23%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.2M +$5.23M +49,118 +20%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$29.4M +$5.01M +47,052 +22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$29.3M +$4.59M +43,094 +20%
DCM
14
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$25.1M +$18.3M +171,500 +324%
CA
15
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
$24.1M +$22.9M +215,300 New
NRA
16
NSI Retail Advisors
Pennsylvania
$24.1M +$22.9M +215,300 New
Twin Tree Management
17
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$23M +$13.9M +130,388 +173%
FWCM
18
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$23M +$9.11M +85,601 +71%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.2M +$3.75M +35,259 +26%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$17.5M +$1.34M +12,632 +9%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.6M +$1.4M +13,145 +10%
MMFA
22
Main Management Fund Advisors
California
$16.2M +$15.4M +144,500 New
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.4M +$1.42M +13,349 +11%
MFS
24
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
$14.1M -$2.18M -20,509 -14%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$13.9M +$2.16M +20,259 +19%

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

514 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.14B — up 47% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new ITA positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 102 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $47.8M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $85.1M.

  • 514 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q4 2022, up from 422 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 134 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +102 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $47.8M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $85.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.