WealthShield Partners LLC Sells 12,761 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $ITA

WealthShield Partners LLC decreased its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 83.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,445 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,761 shares during the period. WealthShield Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $460,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 55.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,013,000 after purchasing an additional 151,757 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 298.7% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the second quarter worth about $359,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 24,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,687,000 after buying an additional 1,688 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF stock traded down $0.56 on Friday, reaching $239.06. The stock had a trading volume of 496,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,059,541. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $232.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $231.02. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1 year low of $188.38 and a 1 year high of $251.49.

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.