First Heartland Consultants Inc. Buys 2,502 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 86.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,381 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,502 shares during the period. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 151,757 shares during the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 19.2% in the second quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 26,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,234,000 after buying an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 18.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 269,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,826,000 after acquiring an additional 42,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.1% during the second quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 2,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ITA opened at $243.11 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $129.14 and a fifty-two week high of $246.22. The firm has a market cap of $10.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $230.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $213.72.

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.