State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
138 hedge funds and large institutions have $666M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
164% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 11
112% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 26
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $570M → $666M (+$95.6M)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 138 (+18)
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.03% → 51.62% (+2.6%)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.45M | Put options by funds: $1.63M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JCM
Janney Capital Management
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$31.1M |
| 2 |
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Bene-Beraq,
Israel
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.93M |
| 5 |
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
North Andover,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$2.52M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.31M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.95M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.91M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.13M |
XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
138 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $666M — up 17% from $570M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new XAR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janney Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.1M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $2.52M.
- 138 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q1 2018, up from 120 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $666M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Janney Capital Management, an estimated $31.1M added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $2.52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.