Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Buys 85,852 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 28.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 389,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 85,852 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $81,540,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in 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 worth $146,726,000 after buying an additional 53,710 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 609,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,019,000 after purchasing an additional 450,652 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 523,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,814,000 after purchasing an additional 73,117 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,470.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 437,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,545,000 after purchasing an additional 409,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,013,000 after purchasing an additional 151,757 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 52.9%

BATS ITA opened at $226.48 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $209.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $202.56. The stock has a market cap of $9.97 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.

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.