LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. Takes $749,000 Position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $749,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 20.1% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 728,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,357,000 after purchasing an additional 121,945 shares during the period. Barometer Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barometer Capital Management Inc. now owns 790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 912,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,950,000 after buying an additional 302,774 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $259,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 124,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,148,000 after buying an additional 7,412 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Down 0.4%

ITA stock opened at $238.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $236.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.23. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $129.14 and a 12-month high of $250.65.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Company 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). The Index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the United States equity market. Aerospace companies include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts.