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ITA vs XSD
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 XSD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ITA | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | Astera Labs Inc 3.08% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Intel Corp 2.75% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | Micron Technology Inc 2.73% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.71% |
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 | XSD | ITA | XSD | ITA | XSD | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | −14.0% | −6.3 pts | −18.7 pts | −3.7 pts | −16.1 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | +52.8% | −21.9 pts | +37.7 pts | −26.9 pts | +32.7 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +71.8% | −5.7 pts | +51.8 pts | −11.4 pts | +46.2 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +133.1% | +22.9 pts | +55.2 pts | +7.4 pts | +39.7 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +2140.8% | +125.7 pts | +1329.5 pts | −747.0 pts | +456.8 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Defense | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 49 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and XSD 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 XSD?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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