Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ITA vs WAR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
ITA and WAR hold 3% of their weight in the same names.
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Net assets: $12.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, and $41m on Jun 30, 2026 for U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF.
81% of ITA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
38% of WAR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 62% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
Pair scorecard
ITA costs 0.23 points a year less.
| Measure | ITA | WAR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +0.8% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 15.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | 27.7%, high on Jun 2, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Defense | Defense |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 and WAR as of Jun 30, 2026 | $12.2bn | $41m |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98% | 92% |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
Risk and return
Jun 5, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 21 weekly returnsFrom Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, ITA returned more: −8.4% to −15.2%. WAR fell slightly less at its worst: −18.3% to −20.0%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | ITA | WAR | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −8.4% | −15.2% | ITA | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −8.6% | −15.2% | ITA | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −20.0% | −18.3% | WAR (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 21 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ITA and WAR hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
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3% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | ||
|---|---|---|
| Window | ITA | WAR |
| 3 months | −15.5% | −18.5% |
| 6 months | −4.6% | – |
| 1 year | +0.8% | – |
| 3 years | +91.7% | – |
| Since launch | +916.6% | – |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for WAR; the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.
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.
WAR
By weight, 38% of WAR'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 28 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. It sits 27.7% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and WAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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