Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Invests $711,000 in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $711,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 777,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,726,000 after buying an additional 53,710 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 609,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,019,000 after acquiring an additional 450,652 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 523,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,814,000 after acquiring an additional 73,117 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,013,000 after purchasing an additional 151,757 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 303,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,310,000 after purchasing an additional 6,502 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 38.3%

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $204.72 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $207.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $198.95. The company has a market capitalization of $9.01 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $129.14 and a 12 month high of $198.47.

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).