iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Sold by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 74,255 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,756 shares during the quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.17% of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF worth $15,539,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 25.2% in the third quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,352,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the third quarter valued at $201,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 41.2% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 11,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,335,000 after acquiring an additional 3,254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. now owns 2,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 53.6%

ITA stock opened at $227.39 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a one year low of $129.14 and a one year high of $198.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $210.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $203.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.01 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Profile

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). The Index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the United States equity market. Aerospace companies include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts.