31,305 Shares in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) Acquired by Simplex Trading LLC

Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 31,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,550,000. Simplex Trading LLC owned 0.07% of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sfmg LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 4,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $230,000. Absolute Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Absolute Capital Management LLC now owns 8,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,211,000 after buying an additional 1,163 shares in the last quarter. Holderness Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Holderness Investments Co. now owns 2,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 6,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

ITA stock opened at $159.47 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $153.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $150.90. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $126.65 and a fifty-two week high of $159.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.31 and a beta of 1.00.

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).