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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.2B invested in First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 3

784% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $1.2B (+$1.06B)

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 15

66% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5896 (+38)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

27.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.09%93.16% (+27%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+65.52%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
41
Increased
33
Reduced
15
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$796M +$780M +18,592,390 New
HIIFS
2
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$120M +$117M +2,800,000 New
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$27.1M +$7.94M +189,250 +43%
NP
4
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
$22.3M +$21.9M +521,838 New
ASN
5
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$18.8M +$18.4M +438,690 +48,689%
NA
6
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$18.3M +$17.8M +424,597 +14,898%
WWA
7
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
$17.2M +$16.8M +401,695 New
MML Investors Services
8
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$16.6M +$377K +8,999 +2%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$15.3M +$4.44M +105,920 +42%
KCFA
10
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$13.1M -$69K -1,644 -0.5%
P
11
&Partners
Tennessee
$11.7M +$11.4M +270,961 New
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$10.9M -$286K -6,812 -3%
MA
13
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$9.94M +$242K +5,770 +3%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7.8M -$3.1M -74,028 -29%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.83M +$704K +16,784 +14%
PFG
16
Prosperity Financial Group
California
$5.29M +$165K +3,940 +3%
WIA
17
World Investment Advisors
California
$5.06M +$4.96M +118,311 New
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.84M +$4.74M +112,897 +37,383%
BEI
19
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$4.36M +$2.12M +50,516 +98%
PWS
20
Proactive Wealth Strategies
Georgia
$4.34M +$4.25M +101,329 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$3.84M +$3.77M +89,851 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.51M +$1.42M +33,905 +70%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.34M +$3.27M +77,996 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
24
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.27M +$511K +12,182 +19%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.09M +$30.8K +735 +1%