Prospera Financial Services Inc Boosts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 12.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 48,740 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,239 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $7,294,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 904,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,464,000 after purchasing an additional 30,436 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 285,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,773,000 after buying an additional 7,522 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 8.8% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 267,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,092,000 after buying an additional 21,721 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 221,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,189,000 after buying an additional 15,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 19.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 193,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,600,000 after acquiring an additional 31,969 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $150.30 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52-week low of $145.00 and a 52-week high of $206.56. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $149.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.53.

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).