Blue Trust Inc. Has $3.77 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 1,838.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 18,007 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,078 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $3,768,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased 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 lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,470.8% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 437,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,545,000 after acquiring an additional 409,618 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,118,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,013,000 after acquiring an additional 151,757 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 788.3% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 117,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,173,000 after acquiring an additional 104,309 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 48.8%

BATS:ITA opened at $220.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.69 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $129.14 and a 12-month high of $198.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $208.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.36.

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). 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.