iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA Shares Bought by Keel Point LLC

Keel Point LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 598.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,088 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,358 shares during the quarter. Keel Point LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $2,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $65,013,000 after purchasing an additional 151,757 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 298.7% in the 2nd 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 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.3% in the 2nd 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 last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 5.0%

Shares of BATS:ITA opened at $236.04 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52 week low of $177.56 and a 52 week high of $250.65. The company’s 50 day moving average is $225.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $225.95. The company has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87.

About iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

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.