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ITA vs XAR
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
50% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 49 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR'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 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and XAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ITA or XAR?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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