State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
182% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 11
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 27
33% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.34M | Put options by funds: $1M
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 120 (+19)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $502M → $570M (+$67.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
4.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 53.81% → 49.03% (-4.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Clearwater,
Florida
|
+$5.65M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.95M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.82M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.64M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$2.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$21.7M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.76M |
| 3 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$2.93M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$2.9M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.26M |
XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
120 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $570M — up 13% from $502M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new XAR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flaharty Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.65M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.7M sold.
- 120 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q4 2017, up from 101 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $570M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $5.65M added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $21.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.