iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Purchased by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors boosted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 124.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 24,038 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,334 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $5,161,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter worth $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,013,000 after buying an additional 151,757 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 298.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the second quarter worth about $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,688 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

ITA opened at $235.44 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $174.74 and a 12-month high of $250.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $224.07 and a 200-day moving average of $224.37.

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.