McGuire Investment Group LLC Has $1.37 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

McGuire Investment Group LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,170 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. McGuire Investment Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,372,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ITA. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 904,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,464,000 after buying an additional 30,436 shares during the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $111,303,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 278,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,751,000 after purchasing an additional 8,925 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 246,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,511,000 after purchasing an additional 27,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.5% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 221,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,189,000 after purchasing an additional 15,396 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of BATS:ITA traded up $2.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $152.86. 283,935 shares of the company traded hands. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $145.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.68. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $145.00 and a 12-month high of $206.56. The stock has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60.

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).