iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Purchased by New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 195.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,150 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,917 shares during the quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $6,868,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,997,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,807,000 after acquiring an additional 104,802 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 749,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,932,000 after purchasing an additional 51,671 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 15.9% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 616,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,489,000 after purchasing an additional 84,677 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 559,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,308,000 after purchasing an additional 59,323 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 352,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,026,000 after purchasing an additional 8,777 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of ITA opened at $71.73 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.02. The company has a market capitalization of $12.22 billion, a PE ratio of 28.29 and a beta of 0.78. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52-week low of $65.24 and a 52-week high of $85.53.

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.