Centaurus Financial Inc. Sells 15,988 Shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA)

Centaurus Financial Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) by 90.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,663 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,988 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $249,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ITA. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 38.4% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 2,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 223.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 205,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,131,000 after purchasing an additional 142,141 shares during the period. Verity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $224,000. Finally, Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.6% in the first quarter. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL now owns 4,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period.

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

BATS:ITA opened at $153.82 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $145.00 and a 12 month high of $206.56. The firm has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s 50 day moving average is $150.88 and its 200-day moving average is $142.46.

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).