Data as of .
AMMO vs ITA: which is really different?
AMMO and ITA hold 16% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AMMO scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AMMO and ITA hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AMMO | ITA |
|---|---|---|
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 2.51% | 3.46% |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 2.20% | 4.43% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 1.62% | 2.67% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 1.84% | 1.58% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 1.66% | 1.52% |
| Woodward Inc | 2.09% | 1.43% |
| BWX Technologies Inc | 1.56% | 1.02% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 0.84% | 4.53% |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc | 2.16% | 0.67% |
| AeroVironment Inc | 2.47% | 0.46% |
| Mercury Systems Inc | 1.66% | 0.36% |
| Karman Holdings Inc | 1.17% | 0.34% |
| Only in AMMO | Only in ITA |
|---|---|
| LIG Defense&Aerospace Co Ltd 4.80% | GE AEROSPACE 20.42% |
| Mildef Group AB 3.78% | RTX 16.38% |
| Rheinmetall AG 3.76% | BOEING 7.72% |
| Kitron ASA 3.50% | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.69% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc 3.17% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.66% |
| MP Materials Corp 3.05% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.59% |
| Chemring Group PLC 2.76% | HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 3.91% |
| Cohort PLC 2.76% | AXON ENTERPRISE 2.74% |
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 dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMMO | ITA | AMMO | ITA | AMMO | ITA | |
| 3 months | not published | −10.4% | not published | −12.7 pts | not published | −7.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −3.7% | not published | −21.8 pts | not published | −28.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.6% | not published | −10.9 pts | not published | −16.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +100.0% | not published | +21.6 pts | not published | +1.9 pts |
| Since launch | +0.9% | +884.1% | −0.8 pts | +80.5 pts | −1.3 pts | −806.1 pts |
| AMMO VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF Holds 52 stocks in defense, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF Holds 52 stocks in defense, 79% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | iShares |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 12.6% | 79.3% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Holdings | 52 | 52 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 32.6% | 77.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.37% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.76% | 0.38% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.9% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026) | +5.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −0.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −1.3 pts | −16.1 pts |
| Below its high | −14.0% | −15.4% |
| Net assets | $3m | $12.5bn |
AMMO in plain words
By weight, 13% of AMMO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 16, 2026 the fund returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested against +1.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. It sits 14.0% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
ITA in plain words
By weight, 79% 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 77% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. It sits 15.4% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AMMO and ITA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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, AMMO or ITA?
- AMMO has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 79%, so AMMO differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AMMO or ITA?
- AMMO charges 0.75% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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