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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
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136 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

571% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 7

104% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 26

42% more funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 136 (+40)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.28B (+$82.1M)

4.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.16% → 88.8% (-4.4%)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
136
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
47
Increased
53
Reduced
26
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
+$55.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$39.7M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$17.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.8M
5
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$16.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$188M
2
KCFA
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
-$13.1M
3
NP
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
-$5.95M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$4.6M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$3.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIM
51
Marshall Investment Management
Colorado
$1.02M +$1.1M +22,898 New
CCFM
52
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.01M +$360K +7,478 +49%
TF
53
Tudor Financial
Ohio
$964K +$79.7K +1,654 +8%
JWCA
54
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$940K -$61.5K -1,276 -6%
AWC
55
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$929K +$12.1K +252 +1%
LFAS
56
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$888K +$957K +19,856 New
RIA
57
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$799K -$49.7K -1,032 -5%
Truist Financial
58
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$746K +$804K +16,683 New
CW
59
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$722K +$525K +10,901 +207%
FHA
60
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$700K +$721K +14,952 +2,136%
OMC
61
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$690K -$942K -19,550 -56%
EFA
62
Englebert Financial Advisers
Pennsylvania
$688K +$29.2K +606 +4%
MWM
63
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$679K -$107K -2,220 -13%
OC
64
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$669K +$721K +14,966 New
TCOO
65
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$661K -$871K -18,077 -55%
HA
66
HFG Advisors
Ohio
$639K +$689K +14,288 New
SWGC
67
Summit Wealth Group (Colorado)
Colorado
$631K – – –
PFS
68
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$609K +$244K +5,071 +59%
DAS
69
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$607K +$655K +13,587 New
KWS
70
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$597K +$644K +13,359 New
BWM
71
Buska Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$587K +$633K +13,137 New
EW
72
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$568K +$612K +12,701 New
AWM
73
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$532K +$556K +11,529 +3,116%
BPCE
74
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$505K +$544K +11,285 New
WS
75
Wedbush Securities
California
$469K +$262K +5,430 +107%
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MISL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

136 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.28B — up 6.9% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new MISL positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, adding an estimated $55.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $188M.

  • 136 institutional investors held First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) as of Q1 2026, up from 96 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 7 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, an estimated $55.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2026 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $188M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.