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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
RIG
1
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$23.5M +$22.6M +676,843 New
BTS
2
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14.2M +$1.36M +40,793 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.2M +$2.53M +75,903 +31%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M +$1.47M +44,065 +17%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$10.5M +$449K +13,472 +5%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.53M +$7.22M +216,595 New
Lazard Asset Management
7
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$6.22M +$5.98M +179,150 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
8
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.82M +$354K +10,608 +8%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.1M +$32K +960 +1%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.1M +$868K +26,031 +41%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.32M +$2.23M +66,818 New
UAS
12
United Asset Strategies
New York
$2.23M -$159K -4,769 -7%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$2.11M +$586K +17,581 +41%
KCM
14
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.56M +$1.5M +44,955 New
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.22M -$74.3K -2,227 -6%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.09M +$35K +1,050 +3%
AIG
17
American International Group
New York
$586K +$4.64K +139 +0.8%
PI
18
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$573K +$549K +16,465 New
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$527K +$506K +15,173 New
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$435K +$417K +12,505 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$338K -$1.1M -33,026 -77%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$315K -$42.5K -1,275 -12%
TH
23
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$251K +$241K +7,224 New
M&T Bank
24
M&T Bank
New York
$232K -$667 -20 -0.3%
OC
25
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$223K -$15.6K -467 -7%
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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.