Blair William & Co. IL Grows Holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 13.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,726 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,129 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL owned about 0.06% of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF worth $5,383,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,674.1% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,780,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,000,304,000 after buying an additional 4,510,762 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 53,710 shares during the last quarter. 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 acquiring an additional 450,652 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 523,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,814,000 after acquiring an additional 73,117 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 201.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 495,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,650,000 after acquiring an additional 330,963 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Down 0.9%

ITA stock opened at $239.72 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $10.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $235.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $217.08. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1-year low of $129.14 and a 1-year high of $250.65.

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.