William John Sempolinski Purchases Shares of 19,893 iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

William John Sempolinski acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 19,893 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,822,000. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF accounts for 1.9% of William John Sempolinski’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ITA. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake 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 worth $65,013,000 after buying an additional 151,757 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 298.7% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 469 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.3% in the second 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

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $225.61 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52 week low of $194.59 and a 52 week high of $256.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $240.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $233.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.93 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.