Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Acquires Shares of 20,095 iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 20,095 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,396,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew 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 valued at $65,013,000 after buying an additional 151,757 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in 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 worth $118,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 24,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,687,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

BATS ITA opened at $248.19 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $229.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $229.98. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a one year low of $184.49 and a one year high of $250.65. The company has a market capitalization of $10.92 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). 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.