Benjamin Edwards Inc. Raises Position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,157 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,254 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $2,335,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ITA. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 777,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,726,000 after purchasing an additional 53,710 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 609,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,019,000 after acquiring an additional 450,652 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 523,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,814,000 after acquiring an additional 73,117 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2,172.2% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 483,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,136,000 after acquiring an additional 462,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,470.8% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 437,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,545,000 after acquiring an additional 409,618 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $232.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.25 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a one year low of $129.14 and a one year high of $198.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $210.50 and a 200 day moving average of $203.74.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Company 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.