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ITA vs QTUM
3% 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 QTUM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITA | QTUM |
|---|---|---|
| RTX CORPORATION | 14.83% | 1.14% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 4.05% | 1.04% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.92% | 1.00% |
| Only in ITA | Only in QTUM |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | Quantinuum Inc 1.58% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Astera Labs Inc 1.56% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Applied Materials Inc 1.56% |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.80% | KLA Corp 1.51% |
| ROCKET LAB CORPORATION 3.63% | MKS Inc 1.51% |
| AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. 3.17% | Onto Innovation Inc 1.50% |
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 | QTUM | ITA | QTUM | ITA | QTUM | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | −3.0% | −6.3 pts | −7.7 pts | −3.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | +35.5% | −21.9 pts | +20.3 pts | −26.9 pts | +15.3 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +58.6% | −5.7 pts | +38.7 pts | −11.4 pts | +33.0 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +196.2% | +22.9 pts | +118.3 pts | +7.4 pts | +102.8 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +538.2% | +125.7 pts | +337.0 pts | −747.0 pts | +225.3 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Defiance |
| Theme | Defense | Quantum computing |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 35.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 83.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 27.8% |
| Holdings | 49 | 86 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 17.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.40% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +58.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | +38.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | +33.0 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −12.2% |
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.
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and QTUM hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 3% 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 QTUM?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 36%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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