Do GNR and ITA hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GNR or ITA?

GNR has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GNR or ITA?

GNR charges 0.40% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GNR vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GNR returned +32.9% to ITA's +0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF, and $12.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF.

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At a glance

25.9%

GNR in the S&P 500

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

+32.9%

GNR total return, 1 year

+0.8%

ITA total return, 1 year

GNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 74% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

26% of GNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 74% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

ITA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 19% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

81% of ITA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ITA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.1 points; ITA is 2.3 times larger.

GNR vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GNR	ITA
Return
Measure	GNR	ITA
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GNR	ITA
Below its all-time high	6.8%, high on Sep 9, 2026	15.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GNR	ITA
What it tracks	Natural resources	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	GNR	ITA
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$5.3bn	$12.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GNR	ITA
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36%	76%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GNR and ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GNR ITA

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Only in GNR

SHELL PLC 5.51%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 5.23%

BHP GROUP LTD 4.44%

NUTRIEN LTD 4.43%

TOTALENERGIES SE 3.68%

CHEVRON CORP 3.00%

UPM KYMMENE OYJ 2.82%

NEWMONT CORP 2.71%

Only in ITA

GE AEROSPACE 20.61%

RTX 17.02%

BOEING 6.68%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.53%

TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.87%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.84%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.82%

HOWMET AEROSPACE 4.35%

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Window by window

Window by window: GNR vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GNR	ITA
3 months	+1.4%	−15.5%
6 months	+0.4%	−4.6%
1 year	+32.9%	+0.8%
3 years	+50.3%	+91.7%
Since launchNot the same days: GNR Sep 2010 · ITA May 2006	+138.2%	+916.6%

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Side by side

GNR State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF · Holds 104 stocks in natural resources, 26% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer State Street iShares

Theme Natural resources Defense

In the S&P 500 25.9% 80.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.6% 97.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.6% 8.5%

Holdings 104 51

Top ten, share of the fund 36.5% 76.3%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.37%

Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.38%

Total return, 1 year +32.9% +0.8%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −6.8% −15.8%

Net assets, GNR as of Nov 3, 2026 and ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 $5.3bn $12.2bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GNR

By weight, 26% of GNR'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 36% of the fund across 104 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

ITA

By weight, 81% 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 76% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 15.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GNR and ITA hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GNR or ITA?: GNR has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GNR or ITA?: GNR charges 0.40% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITA ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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