Do ITA and WDAF 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, ITA or WDAF?

ITA has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDAF has 0%, so WDAF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ITA or WDAF?

ITA charges 0.37% a year and WDAF charges 0.45%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ITA vs WDAF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ITA returned +0.8% to WDAF's −16.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $12.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, and $22m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund.

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At a glance

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

0.0%

WDAF in the S&P 500

+0.8%

ITA total return, 1 year

−16.2%

WDAF total return, 1 year

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.

WDAF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of WDAF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ITA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.0 points.

ITA vs WDAF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ITA	WDAF
Return
Measure	ITA	WDAF
Total return, 1 year	+0.8%	−16.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ITA	WDAF
Below its all-time high	15.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	31.8%, high on May 5, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ITA	WDAF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	ITA	WDAF
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets, ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDAF as of Jun 30, 2026	$12.2bn	$22m
Holdings
Measure	ITA	WDAF
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ITA and WDAF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ITA WDAF

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in WDAF

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 8.00%

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD 7.82%

KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 7.69%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 7.31%

LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 7.00%

HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 6.84%

IHI CORP 4.57%

KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD 4.22%

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Window by window

Window by window: ITA vs WDAF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ITA	WDAF
3 months	−15.5%	−16.4%
6 months	−4.6%	−31.3%
1 year	+0.8%	−16.2%
3 years	+91.7%	–
Since launchNot the same days: ITA May 2006 · WDAF Sep 2025	+916.6%	−16.0%

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Side by side

ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies WDAF WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund · Holds 61 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares WisdomTree

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 80.8% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.7% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 8.5% 0.0%

Holdings 51 61

Top ten, share of the fund 76.3% 61.6%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.38% 0.45%

Total return, 1 year +0.8% −16.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −15.8% −31.8%

Net assets, ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDAF as of Jun 30, 2026 $12.2bn $22m

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

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.

WDAF

By weight, 0% of WDAF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −16.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.8% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ITA and WDAF 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, ITA or WDAF?: ITA has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDAF has 0%, so WDAF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ITA or WDAF?: ITA charges 0.37% a year and WDAF charges 0.45%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →ITA on its own →WDAF on its own →ITA dividend history →ITA holdings →WDAF dividend history →WDAF holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITA ↗

WDAF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDAF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDAF ↗

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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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