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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

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: 96136 (+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: 31 (-2)

Holders
136
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
1.68%
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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$657M -$188M -3,900,235 -21%
HIIFS
2
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$177M +$55.6M +1,153,000 +41%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$44.4M +$17.4M +360,034 +57%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$40.8M +$39.7M +822,676 +916%
Raymond James Financial
5
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$27M +$11.9M +247,111 +69%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.6M +$16.8M +347,656 +307%
MML Investors Services
7
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$19.2M +$1.98M +41,163 +11%
WWA
8
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
$18.3M +$365K +7,566 +2%
NA
9
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$18.2M -$1.01M -21,043 -5%
NP
10
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
$17.5M -$5.95M -123,430 -24%
KAS
11
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$16.5M +$16.7M +346,567 +1,578%
P
12
&Partners
Tennessee
$16.4M +$4.6M +95,389 +35%
ASN
13
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$15.4M -$4.6M -95,489 -22%
MA
14
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$10.7M +$353K +7,328 +3%
DADC
15
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$10.3M -$1.15M -23,907 -9%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.12M +$6.47M +134,149 +192%
PWS
17
Proactive Wealth Strategies
Georgia
$8.55M +$4.33M +89,793 +89%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$8.23M +$4.92M +102,106 +124%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.18M +$5.06M +104,982 +135%
BEI
20
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$7.93M +$3.64M +75,488 +74%
NC
21
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.64M +$8.23M +170,833 New
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7.37M -$839K -17,411 -10%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.7M +$4.15M +86,151 +135%
SF
24
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$6.66M +$7.18M +148,944 New
DWP
25
Daymark Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.61M +$7.13M +147,894 New