World Investment Advisors Sells 2,371 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

World Investment Advisors trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 9.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,667 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,371 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $4,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ITA. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,013,000 after purchasing an additional 151,757 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 298.7% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 24,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,687,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $248.19 on Monday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52-week low of $184.49 and a 52-week high of $250.65. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $229.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $229.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87.

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.