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Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $319M invested in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 27

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $319M (+$29.7M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 123 (+3)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.37% → 30.23% (-0.14%)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $304K | Put options by funds: $509K

Holders
123
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.5%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
$304K
Puts
$509K
Net Calls
-$205K
Net Calls Change
-$769K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$3.99M
2
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$1.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.25M
4
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$1.19M
5
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
+$1.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.98M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$2.84M
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$2.61M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.61M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFEC
51
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$440K +$148K +2,520 +54%
Envestnet Asset Management
52
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$437K -$892K -15,200 -68%
AFNAS
53
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$413K +$393K +6,690 +31,857%
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$408K -$2.61M -44,398 -87%
KCM
55
Karp Capital Management
California
$392K – – –
Koshinski Asset Management
56
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$382K +$364K +6,208 New
SWP
57
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$371K +$23.1K +394 +7%
RG
58
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
$336K – – –
HCIA
59
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$320K – – –
M&T Bank
60
M&T Bank
New York
$309K -$176 -3 -0.1%
SMC
61
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$300K +$470 +8 +0.2%
KA
62
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$290K +$19.5K +333 +8%
Creative Planning
63
Creative Planning
Kansas
$287K +$4.11K +70 +2%
BCA
64
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$283K – – –
SA
65
Strategic Advisors
New York
$255K +$235 +4 +0.1%
LFAS
66
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$253K -$470 -8 -0.2%
FAIM
67
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$228K -$30.5K -519 -12%
VWA
68
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$228K +$218K +3,705 New
OCM
69
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$225K +$215K +3,665 New
SPC
70
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$212K +$202K +3,448 New
PNC Financial Services Group
71
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$185K -$7.16K -122 -4%
APA
72
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$180K -$12K -205 -7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
73
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$166K +$35.3K +602 +29%
CAC
74
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$132K +$21.2K +361 +20%
AIM
75
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$111K – – –
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PPA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

123 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $319M — up 10% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PPA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.99M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.98M.

  • 123 institutional investors held Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) as of Q3 2018, up from 120 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $319M of Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $3.99M added.
  • The largest Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.