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State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

219 hedge funds and large institutions have $664M invested in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

160% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63M | Put options by funds: $626K

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 24

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 54

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200219 (+19)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

24.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.54%34.4% (-24%)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $664M (-$373M)

Holders
219
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+9.5%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
46
Increased
82
Reduced
54
Closed
24
Calls
$1.63M
Puts
$626K
Net Calls
+$1M
Net Calls Change
+$365K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$79.5M +$11M +102,165 +16%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$53.7M +$5.5M +50,915 +12%
RJFSA
3
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$45.5M +$1.29M +11,949 +3%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$37.8M +$131K +1,217 +0.4%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$34M +$6.02M +55,759 +22%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27.5M -$103K -954 -0.4%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$27.3M -$329M -3,050,000 -92%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$25.6M -$6.29M -58,238 -20%
CA
9
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$21M -$929K -8,600 -4%
HI
10
HBK Investments
Texas
$17.2M +$6.29M +58,225 +58%
BHB
11
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$15.1M +$550K +5,089 +4%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.6M +$5.63M +52,119 +64%
NEIRG
13
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$13.3M +$1.1M +10,200 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.99M +$6.16M +57,053 +165%
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9.76M +$1.18M +10,918 +14%
FAM
16
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$9.43M +$141K +1,309 +2%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.3M -$2.02M -18,724 -18%
AFA
18
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$9.08M +$492K +4,558 +6%
BAAM
19
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$7.76M -$311K -2,880 -4%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.12M -$639K -5,914 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.62M +$172K +1,595 +3%
DCM
22
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.23M -$4.75M -43,970 -44%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.06M +$625K +5,788 +12%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.97M -$234K -2,169 -4%
SPC
25
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$5.61M +$389K +3,604 +8%

XAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

219 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $664M — down 36% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new XAR positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $329M.

  • 219 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) as of Q4 2019, up from 200 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $664M of State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock for Q4 2019, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $329M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.