D.A. Davidson & CO. Buys 2,840 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 49.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,546 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,840 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,788,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 609,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,019,000 after buying an additional 450,652 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,470.8% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 437,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,545,000 after acquiring an additional 409,618 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,118,000. JB Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,103,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,013,000 after acquiring an additional 151,757 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 57.3%

ITA opened at $232.87 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52 week low of $129.14 and a 52 week high of $198.47. The stock has a market cap of $10.25 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50 day moving average of $210.50 and a 200-day moving average of $203.59.

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.