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ITA vs XT
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 XT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITA | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.92% | 0.80% |
| Only in ITA | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.80% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
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 | XT | ITA | XT | ITA | XT | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | +3.1% | −6.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −3.7 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | +18.7% | −21.9 pts | +3.5 pts | −26.9 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +31.3% | −5.7 pts | +11.3 pts | −11.4 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +62.6% | +22.9 pts | −15.3 pts | +7.4 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +285.1% | +125.7 pts | −59.8 pts | −747.0 pts | −339.5 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Defense | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 49 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and XT 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 XT?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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