iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Purchased by Stephen J. Garry & Associates LLC

Stephen J. Garry & Associates LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 62.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,892 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,043 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF comprises about 1.4% of Stephen J. Garry & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Stephen J. Garry & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,152,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $676,788,000 after purchasing an additional 325,026 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,993,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $642,674,000 after buying an additional 171,385 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,270,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,782,000 after buying an additional 148,199 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 912,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,950,000 after buying an additional 302,774 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 877,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,684,000 after buying an additional 100,299 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

ITA stock opened at $238.99 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $10.52 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $227.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.48. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a one year low of $177.56 and a one year high of $250.65.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF 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.