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ITA vs URA
0% 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 URA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ITA | Only in URA |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | CAMECO CORPORATION 23.14% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | Oklo Inc 7.31% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | NEXGEN ENERGY LTD. 6.27% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | URANIUM ENERGY CORP. 5.79% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Joint stock company National atomic comp 4.81% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Sprott Physical Uranium Trust 4.33% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | ENERGY FUELS INCORPORATED 4.24% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% | DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., L 4.07% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | URA | ITA | URA | ITA | URA | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | +1.7% | −6.3 pts | −3.0 pts | −3.7 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | −5.6% | −21.9 pts | −20.7 pts | −26.9 pts | −25.7 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +19.6% | −5.7 pts | −0.4 pts | −11.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +112.1% | +22.9 pts | +34.1 pts | +7.4 pts | +18.6 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | −30.8% | +125.7 pts | −760.5 pts | −747.0 pts | −1465.7 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | URA Global X Uranium ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Theme | Defense | Nuclear and uranium |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 49 | 52 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 66.1% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.69% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +19.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | −0.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −47.6% |
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.
URA in plain words
By weight, 0% of URA'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 66% of the fund across 52 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 47.6% below its all-time high of Feb 2, 2011.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and URA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% 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 URA?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URA has 0%, so URA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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