LPL Financial LLC Acquires 140,085 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 14.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,113,861 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 140,085 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $161,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,446,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 311,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,218,000 after buying an additional 25,265 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 305,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,657,000 after buying an additional 3,677 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 8.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 287,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,970,000 after acquiring an additional 23,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.5% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 256,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,343,000 after acquiring an additional 30,428 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 6.9 %

Shares of ITA stock opened at $158.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.31 and a beta of 1.00. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $126.65 and a 12-month high of $159.58. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $153.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $150.77.

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).