iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Bought by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 81.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,654 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,987 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,674.1% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,780,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,000,304,000 after acquiring an additional 4,510,762 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2,172.2% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 483,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,136,000 after purchasing an additional 462,031 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% in the 2nd 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 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 valued at $91,545,000 after buying an additional 409,618 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 9,026.7% in the third quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 402,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,186,000 after buying an additional 397,897 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

Shares of ITA stock opened at $234.87 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1-year low of $129.14 and a 1-year high of $244.76. The firm has a market cap of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of $225.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $211.37.

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). 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.