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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $50M invested in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.5M → $50M (+$7.48M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2630 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.51%75.52% (-3%)

Holders
30
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.43%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
1
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$8.95M -$141K -5,096 -2%
KCFA
2
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$8.95M +$169K +6,099 +2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$8.04M +$3.41M +123,086 +75%
MA
4
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$4.6M +$1.09M +39,278 +34%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.53M -$199K -7,173 -5%
OL
6
Owen LaRue
Kentucky
$1.98M +$1.73M +62,588 +782%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
7
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.53M -$303K -10,936 -17%
Cetera Investment Advisers
8
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.16M +$129K +4,645 +13%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.1M +$487K +17,584 +81%
PFG
10
Prosperity Financial Group
California
$1.05M +$1.04M +37,495 New
BFWM
11
Bright Futures Wealth Management
New York
$935K -$16.6K -598 -2%
TCM
12
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$924K -$147K -5,317 -14%
BFEC
13
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$903K -$24.5K -883 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$754K +$120K +4,321 +19%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$646K +$2.52K +91 +0.4%
NFA
16
Northwest Financial Advisors
Virginia
$646K +$277 +10 +0%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$620K +$83.1K +3,000 +16%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$512K +$506K +18,285 New
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$501K +$495K +17,886 New
JIP
20
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$451K +$168K +6,055 +60%
SPC
21
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$446K +$6.15K +222 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$438K +$433K +15,647 New
AWC
23
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$377K +$17K +613 +5%
KAS
24
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$366K +$79.6K +2,873 +28%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$271K +$268K +9,692 New

MISL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

30 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $50M — up 18% from $42.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new MISL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $3.41M. The largest seller was Global Assets Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.18M sold.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) as of Q2 2024, up from 26 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $50M of First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2024, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.41M added.
  • The largest First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Global Assets Advisory, an estimated $3.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.