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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF

541 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.8M | Put options by funds: $45.5M

1.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.86%51.15% (-1.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 556541 (-15)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 180

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 68

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.06B → $2.51B (-$545M)

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 169 (-7)

Holders
541
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
8.59%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-43.75%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
56
Increased
161
Reduced
180
Closed
68
Calls
$77.8M
Puts
$45.5M
Net Calls
+$32.3M
Net Calls Change
-$14.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$855M +$15.7M +137,403 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$185M -$13.7M -120,456 -6%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$101M -$2M -17,574 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$101M -$19.1M -167,711 -15%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$86.2M -$15.4M -135,302 -14%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$65.5M -$11.7M -102,970 -14%
RBA
7
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$64.8M -$6.67M -58,490 -9%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$64.4M -$6.68M -58,564 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$48.5M +$2.84M +24,877 +6%
Osaic Holdings
10
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$46.8M +$13.6M +119,556 +37%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$46.1M -$4.51M -39,554 -8%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$31.1M -$2.33M -20,429 -7%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$28.2M +$6.24M +54,676 +26%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$27.1M -$1.01M -8,865 -3%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$25.6M +$26M +228,100 +1,641%
MML Investors Services
16
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$20.4M +$1.21M +10,614 +6%
FWCM
17
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$18.7M -$1.41M -12,373 -7%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17.3M -$3.81M -33,390 -17%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$16.6M -$3.88M -34,019 -18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$15.1M -$772K -6,768 -5%
JCM
21
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$14.7M -$713K -6,249 -4%
SFI
22
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$14.6M +$15.8M +138,145 New
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14.6M +$1.66M +14,576 +12%
CAN
24
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$13.4M +$1.11M +9,717 +8%
Two Sigma Advisers
25
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$12.7M +$13.6M +119,400 New

ITA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

541 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $2.51B — down 18% from $3.06B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of ITA and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 180 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Menora Mivtachim Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $148M sold.

  • 541 institutional investors held iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) as of Q3 2023, down from 556 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 68 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Menora Mivtachim Holdings, an estimated $148M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.