WNY Asset Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 33,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,434,000. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF comprises about 0.8% of WNY Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. WNY Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ITA. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 283.3% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 609,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,019,000 after buying an additional 450,652 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.5% during 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 161.2% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 508,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,152,000 after acquiring an additional 313,740 shares during the period. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $47,721,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 37.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 683,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,680,000 after acquiring an additional 187,900 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 0.6%

ITA stock opened at $239.66 on Friday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a twelve month low of $191.19 and a twelve month high of $251.49. The firm has a market cap of $10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $236.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $232.52.

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.