Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Buys 6,387 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 57.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,535 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,387 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $2,313,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 72.2% in the third quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 111.5% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 39,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,174,000 after acquiring an additional 20,766 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 457,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,489,000 after acquiring an additional 24,877 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 88,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,385,000 after acquiring an additional 1,673 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 14.1% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 16,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,767,000 after acquiring an additional 2,054 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of ITA stock opened at $133.15 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $145.00 and a 12 month high of $206.56. The stock has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $134.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $128.97.

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).