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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $102M invested in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.44%65.33% (-0.11%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$5.9M
2 +$1.75M
3 +$1.43M
4
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$1.03M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$683K

Top Sellers

1 -$2.86M
2 -$1.64M
3 -$1.4M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.05M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$832K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
1
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$14.4M
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$13.7M
KCFA
3
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$11.5M
DADC
4
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$9.82M
MA
5
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$8.71M
Raymond James Financial
6
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$6.51M
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.49M
PFG
8
Prosperity Financial Group
California
$4.42M
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.73M
BEI
10
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$2.09M
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.92M
CCFM
12
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.75M
Cetera Investment Advisers
13
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.6M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.47M
CIAS
15
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.41M
TAP
16
Tounjian Advisory Partners
Florida
$1.21M
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.1M
OL
18
Owen LaRue
Kentucky
$1.06M
JWCA
19
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.03M
BRWA
20
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$989K
GAA
21
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
$943K
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$900K
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$874K
SPC
24
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$718K
AWC
25
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$714K