Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD Invests $10.74 Million in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 44,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,739,000. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD owned about 0.10% of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ITA. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,152,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $676,788,000 after acquiring an additional 325,026 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,997,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,807,000 after purchasing an additional 104,802 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,993,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $642,674,000 after purchasing an additional 171,385 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,270,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,782,000 after purchasing an additional 148,199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 12.9% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 877,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,684,000 after purchasing an additional 100,299 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

ITA stock opened at $223.53 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.84 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $194.63 and a 12 month high of $256.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $239.50 and its 200 day moving average is $233.37.

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.