13,196 Shares in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) Bought by D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,196 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,917,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 6,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. IPG Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 7,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 15.3%

Shares of ITA opened at $170.78 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a PE ratio of 32.14 and a beta of 0.84. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $129.14 and a 12 month high of $173.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $155.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.68.

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).