State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $749M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
247% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $535K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
91% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $391M → $749M (+$358M)
79% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 19
23.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.88% → 55.93% (+23%)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 147 → 160 (+13)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$296M |
| 2 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
+$16.9M |
| 3 |
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
North Andover,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.81M |
| 4 |
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$6.76M |
| 5 |
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Marietta,
Georgia
|
+$5.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$39.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14M |
| 3 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$7.87M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.46M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.44M |
XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
160 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $749M — up 91% from $391M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new XAR positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $39.9M.
- 160 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q1 2019, up from 147 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $749M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 91% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Citigroup, an estimated $296M added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $39.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.