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Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 6

101% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.5M → $110M (+$55.2M)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 8

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 40 (+9)

9.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.88% → 45.74% (+9.9%)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+29.03%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
12
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$22.6M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$5.98M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.53M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.23M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.78M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.1M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$932K
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$329K
5
IAA
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
-$321K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$182K +$90.1K +2,701 +107%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$156K -$329K -9,867 -69%
WA
28
WFG Advisors
Texas
$125K -$5K -150 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$95K +$91.4K +2,741 New
S
30
SignatureFD
Georgia
$68K +$65.7K +1,970 New
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$57K +$6.67K +200 +14%
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$43K – – –
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$13.7K +$13.3K +400 New
MAS
34
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$8K – – –
FWM
35
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$7K – – –
HI
36
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$7K +$6.67K +200 New
VIA
37
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4K +$33 +1 +0.9%
BRWM
38
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3K +$3.34K +100 New
BFEC
39
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2K – – –
VF
40
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.78M -54,898 Closed
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$932K -28,816 Closed
IAA
42
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
– -$321K -9,916 Closed
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$176K -5,443 Closed
MHS
44
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$45K -1,389 Closed
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$7K -222 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
46
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$33 +1 New
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PPA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

40 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $110M — up 101% from $54.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PPA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.78M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) as of Q4 2014, up from 31 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $110M of Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 101% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.