LPL Financial LLC Acquires 69,091 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 7.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 973,776 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 69,091 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $145,716,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ITA. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the first quarter valued at about $106,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 38.4% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 2,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $245,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,071,000.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

BATS:ITA opened at $154.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $150.38 and its 200-day moving average is $141.94. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1-year low of $145.00 and a 1-year high of $206.56. The stock has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60.

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).