Do IGV 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, IGV or ITA?

IGV has 80% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, IGV or ITA?

IGV charges 0.38% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IGV vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGV returned −4.1% to ITA's −4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.4bn for iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF and $12.0bn for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF.

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At a glance

80.3%

IGV in the S&P 500

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

−4.1%

IGV total return, 1 year

−4.3%

ITA total return, 1 year

IGV · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 20% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

80% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

ITA · 1 year to Oct 28, 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 Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ITA costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IGV is 1.2 times larger.

IGV vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	IGV	ITA
Return
Measure	IGV	ITA
Total return, 1 year	−4.1%	−4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IGV	ITA
Below its all-time high		17.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGV	ITA
What it tracks	Cloud and software	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	IGV	ITA
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.4bn	$12.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IGV	ITA
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · ITA scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

IQ Themes Score65.6IGV87.1ITA

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

IGV 65.6

ITA 87.1

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

May 12, 2006 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,067 weekly returns

IGV ITA

Return

Total return edge IGV +1,340.0% +898.4%

Annualized edge IGV +13.9% +11.9%

Price return edge IGV +1,297.0% +704.3%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 23.4% 23.3%

Max drawdown edge IGV −47.9% −58.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGV 0.60 0.53

Sortino edge IGV 0.88 0.75

Calmar edge IGV 0.29 0.20

Reading

IGV returned more: +1,340.0% to +898.4%. IGV and ITA swung about the same: 23.4% and 23.3%. IGV fell less at its worst: −47.9% to −58.8%.

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Risk and return: IGV vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	IGV	ITA	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1,340.0%	+898.4%	IGV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.9%	+11.9%	IGV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1,297.0%	+704.3%	IGV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	23.4%	23.3%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	15.9%	16.2%	IGV (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−47.9%	−58.8%	IGV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.60	0.53	IGV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.88	0.75	IGV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.29	0.20	IGV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,067 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGV and ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGV ITA

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGV

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.30%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.10%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.55%

MICROSOFT 8.39%

ORACLE 6.27%

SERVICENOW 4.85%

SALESFORCE 4.05%

FORTINET 3.76%

Only in ITA

GE AEROSPACE 20.09%

RTX 17.06%

BOEING 6.81%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.66%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 5.09%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.79%

TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.78%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 4.16%

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Window by window

Window by window: IGV vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	IGV	ITA
3 months	+21.2%	−12.0%
6 months	+32.5%	−2.4%
1 year	−4.1%	−4.3%
3 years	+70.0%	+97.8%
Since launchNot the same days: IGV Jul 2001 · ITA May 2006	+1,015.0%	+892.2%

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Side by side

IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF · Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 80% 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 iShares iShares

Theme Cloud and software Defense

In the S&P 500 80.3% 80.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 92.4% 97.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 65.1% 2.7%

Holdings 108 51

Top ten, share of the fund 60.7% 76.1%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.37%

Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.38%

Total return, 1 year −4.1% −4.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −5.0% −17.9%

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.4bn $12.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-84434DDC23

IGV and ITA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Theme. IGV covers Cloud and software and ITA covers Defense.
Concentration. The top ten holdings are 60.7% of IGV and 76.1% of ITA, a gap of 15.4 points.
What each follows. IGV follows Cloud and software and ITA follows Defense.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IGV

By weight, 80% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested.

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 Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IGV 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, IGV or ITA?: IGV has 80% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGV or ITA?: IGV charges 0.38% 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

IGV and ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGV and ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

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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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