iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) Shares Sold by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC cut its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,602 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,137,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 973,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,716,000 after purchasing an additional 69,091 shares in 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 valued at $45,657,000 after buying an additional 3,677 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 285,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,773,000 after buying an additional 7,522 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 8.8% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 267,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,092,000 after acquiring an additional 21,721 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.5% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 256,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,343,000 after acquiring an additional 30,428 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

ITA opened at $146.13 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $149.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.64. The firm has a market cap of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $145.00 and a fifty-two week high of $206.56.

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).