Calton & Associates Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Calton & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,545 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,395 shares during the quarter. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $2,834,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITA. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 37.4% in the 3rd quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 16,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Lee Johnson Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Lee Johnson Capital Management LLC now owns 9,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,899,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 5,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,204,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $234.87 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $225.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.47. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1 year low of $129.14 and a 1 year high of $244.76. The company has a market capitalization of $10.33 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.