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State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

137 hedge funds and large institutions have $641M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 32

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 19

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 138137 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $666M → $641M (-$24.9M)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.17M | Put options by funds: $1.25M

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.62%49.79% (-1.8%)

Holders
137
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.72%
% of All Funds
3.14%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
57
Reduced
32
Closed
19
Calls
$1.17M
Puts
$1.25M
Net Calls
-$85K
Net Calls Change
+$95K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$193M +$71M +806,609 +57%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.4M +$3.43M +38,924 +8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$45.5M +$766K +8,699 +2%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$41.8M -$5.01M -56,851 -11%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32.8M +$1.23M +13,961 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
6
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$26.1M
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$24.2M +$1.3M +14,707 +6%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.2M +$1.11M +12,573 +5%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17M +$7.75M +87,996 +82%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$15.3M
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.3M +$1M +11,377 +7%
BHB
12
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$11.5M
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$10.8M -$7.74M -87,886 -41%
MIH
14
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$9.15M -$4.53M -51,437 -33%
BAAM
15
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$8.72M +$774K +8,792 +10%
FAM
16
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$7.98M +$1.23M +13,961 +18%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.31M +$24.2K +275 +0.3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.89M -$620K -7,044 -8%
NEIRG
19
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$6.39M +$233K +2,651 +4%
CA
20
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$5.66M +$120K +1,360 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.08M +$1.23M +13,999 +32%
SAM
22
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$4.85M +$4.91M +55,697 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.8M +$2.95M +33,549 +155%
NCMW
24
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$4.09M +$588K +6,680 +17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.81M +$160K +1,819 +4%

XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

137 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $641M — down 3.7% from $666M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in XAR was balanced in Q2 2018: 19 funds opened new positions, 19 closed out, 57 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $71M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $48.5M.

  • 137 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q2 2018, down from 138 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $641M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $71M added.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $48.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.