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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.5M invested in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 5

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2126 (+5)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.9M → $42.5M (+$7.65M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.2%78.51% (-4.7%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+23.81%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
1
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$8.84M -$214K -8,331 -2%
KCFA
2
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$8.53M -$226K -8,794 -3%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$4.46M +$2.87M +111,678 +213%
Osaic Holdings
4
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.62M +$243K +9,439 +8%
GAA
5
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
$3.18M +$2.21M +85,742 New
MA
6
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$3.14M +$752K +29,235 +34%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
7
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.78M +$179K +6,955 +12%
TCM
8
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$1.03M -$82.3K -3,196 -8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
9
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$999K +$436K +16,959 +86%
BFWM
10
Bright Futures Wealth Management
New York
$914K +$836K +32,494 New
BFEC
11
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$901K +$386K +14,994 +83%
NFA
12
Northwest Financial Advisors
Virginia
$627K +$594K +23,065 New
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$625K +$592K +23,003 New
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$615K +$145K +5,646 +33%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$590K +$558K +21,682 New
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$521K +$26 +1 +0%
SPC
17
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$427K +$404K +15,715 New
OMC
18
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$368K -$265K -10,278 -43%
AWC
19
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$350K +$76.6K +2,976 +30%
KAS
20
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$278K +$263K +10,213 New
JIP
21
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$274K -$786K -30,555 -75%
OL
22
Owen LaRue
Kentucky
$218K
CIAS
23
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$176K +$34K +1,322 +26%
IA
24
IFP Advisors
Florida
$35.6K
T
25
Tidemark
California
$517 +$489 +19 New

MISL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

26 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $42.5M — up 22% from $34.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new MISL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.87M. The largest seller was AE Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.26M sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) as of Q1 2024, up from 21 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $42.5M of First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.87M added.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2024 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $4.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.