iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) Shares Acquired by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 315.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 21,283 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,166 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $2,694,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 223.1% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 6,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $813,000 after purchasing an additional 4,436 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 25.1% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 5,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $743,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 4th quarter worth $66,271,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 457,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,489,000 after acquiring an additional 24,877 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $127.46 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $128.17 and a 200 day moving average of $121.44. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $145.00 and a 12 month high of $206.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.25 and a beta of 0.63.

About iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (the Index).