Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITAFree Report) by 5.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,169 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $624,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 223.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 205,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,131,000 after acquiring an additional 142,141 shares during the last quarter. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $16,511,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,693,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11,712.6% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 73,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,048,000 after purchasing an additional 73,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.6% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 973,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,716,000 after purchasing an additional 69,091 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

ITA stock opened at $154.51 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $150.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $142.20. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1-year low of $145.00 and a 1-year high of $206.56. The firm has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60.

About iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

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