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State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.2M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29M → $47.2M (+$18.1M)

33% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2128 (+7)

10.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.13%107.98% (+11%)

Holders
28
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
11
Reduced
3
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.2M +$2.76M +53,512 +31%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.6M +$2.57M +49,854 +56%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.6M +$716K +13,878 +16%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.23M +$2.6M +50,462 +188%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.6M +$240K +4,644 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.13M +$786K +15,240 +36%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$3.1M +$2.48M +47,988 +547%
RAM
8
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$1.93M +$1.82M +35,246 New
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.5M +$151K +2,936 +12%
CAS
10
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$1.03M +$976K +18,920 New
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$690K +$43.6K +846 +7%
DC
12
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$506K -$7.43K -144 -2%
GA
13
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$389K
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$370K +$119K +2,310 +51%
FSA
15
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$324K +$306K +5,928 New
CA
16
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$292K +$274K +5,310 New
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$253K -$24.4K -472 -9%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$235K +$222K +4,296 New
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$86K
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$51K +$2.58K +50 +6%
ASN
21
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$16K +$15.5K +300 New
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$13.2K +$12.5K +242 New
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K -$20.8K -404 -67%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$3K +$2.58K +50 New
PMFA
25
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$3K +$2.58K +50 New

XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

28 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $47.2M — up 62% from $29M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new XAR positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.76M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $814K sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q4 2014, up from 21 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $47.2M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.76M added.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $814K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.