iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Acquired by Ascentis Independent Advisors

Ascentis Independent Advisors increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 239.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,681 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,006 shares during the quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,243,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 20.2% during the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 280 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Veracity Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 1,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $692,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Realta Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Realta Investment Advisors now owns 5,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,144,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $245.11 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $184.49 and a fifty-two week high of $251.49. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $230.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $230.57.

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.