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State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $887M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 11

111% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.29M | Put options by funds: $613K

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 49

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $749M → $887M (+$138M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160181 (+21)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.93%56.81% (+0.88%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

Holders
181
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+13.13%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
34
Increased
65
Reduced
49
Closed
11
Calls
$1.29M
Puts
$613K
Net Calls
+$681K
Net Calls Change
-$642K

XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $887M — up 18% from $749M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new XAR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.2M. The largest seller was Arlington Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.2M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q2 2019, up from 160 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $887M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $34.2M added.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Arlington Capital Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.