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ITA vs NLR
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITA and NLR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITA | NLR |
|---|---|---|
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1.25% | 6.77% |
| Only in ITA | Only in NLR |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | Cameco Corp 8.39% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | Constellation Energy Corp 8.03% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 7.08% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | Fortum Oyj 5.74% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Oklo Inc 5.21% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Centrus Energy Corp 5.04% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | Uranium Energy Corp 4.99% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% | NexGen Energy Ltd 4.96% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | NLR | ITA | NLR | ITA | NLR | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | −1.8% | −6.3 pts | −6.5 pts | −3.7 pts | −3.9 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | −11.8% | −21.9 pts | −27.0 pts | −26.9 pts | −32.0 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +4.0% | −5.7 pts | −16.0 pts | −11.4 pts | −21.6 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +95.8% | +22.9 pts | +17.9 pts | +7.4 pts | +2.4 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +200.2% | +125.7 pts | −611.2 pts | −747.0 pts | −1483.9 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VanEck |
| Theme | Defense | Nuclear and uranium |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 15.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 99.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 8.0% |
| Holdings | 49 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 61.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.52% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.52% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +4.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | −16.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | −21.6 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −27.0% |
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
NLR in plain words
By weight, 15% of NLR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.0 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and NLR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ITA or NLR?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NLR has 15%, so NLR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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