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Global X Defense Tech ETF

421 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.6B invested in Global X Defense Tech ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 195 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

713% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 195 | Existing positions closed: 24

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 39

146% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.9M | Put options by funds: $5.23M

122% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $2.6B (+$1.43B)

67% more funds holding

Funds holding: 252421 (+169)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

16.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.24%57.86% (+17%)

Holders
421
Holders Change
+169
Holders Change %
+67.06%
% of All Funds
5.53%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
195
Increased
156
Reduced
39
Closed
24
Calls
$12.9M
Puts
$5.23M
Net Calls
+$7.65M
Net Calls Change
+$133K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$445M +$177M +2,814,771 +80%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$224M +$75.1M +1,195,874 +60%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$164M +$39.4M +628,344 +37%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$162M +$126M +2,007,626 +688%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
5
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$155M +$73.2M +1,166,507 +110%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$63.5M +$12.8M +204,446 +29%
HC
7
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$53.3M
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
8
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$47.1M +$11M +175,123 +35%
SW
9
SoFi Wealth
California
$40.1M +$35.8M +570,199 New
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.5M +$27.5M +438,828 +353%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$37.5M +$14.1M +224,014 +60%
OIA
12
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$35.3M +$31.3M +498,323 +10,495%
SA
13
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$35.2M +$28.5M +454,032 +972%
Raymond James Financial
14
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$34.7M +$4.14M +66,003 +15%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$33.9M -$243K -3,867 -0.8%
MFG
16
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$32.7M +$24.2M +386,214 +487%
Cetera Investment Advisers
17
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$28.8M +$9.79M +155,934 +62%
QC
18
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$28M +$4.11M +65,556 +20%
AWM
19
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$27.5M +$15.5M +246,209 +169%
AWMS
20
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$25M +$22.4M +356,223 New
BEI
21
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$23.4M -$3.07M -48,854 -13%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.4M +$12M +190,612 +134%
NA
23
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$21.7M +$18M +286,496 +1,315%
AG
24
Ascent Group
Virginia
$15.7M +$14.1M +224,050 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.4M +$6.33M +100,888 +97%