Raymond James Financial Inc. Sells 20,195 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Raymond James Financial Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 450,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,195 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $69,004,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $132,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 133,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,458,000 after buying an additional 11,768 shares during the period. Cozad Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $206,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2,162.2% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 837 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 79.2% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after buying an additional 1,527 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

BATS ITA opened at $194.3240 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $129.14 and a fifty-two week high of $198.4710. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $190.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.31. The stock has a market cap of $8.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87.

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).