# ITA (iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF)

iShares · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

ITA holds 51 stocks, and 20% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- ITA, already in the S&P 500: 79.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ITA, active share vs the S&P 500: 97.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ITA, top ten holdings: 77.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ITA, total return, 1 year: +10.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ITA, net assets: $12.9bn (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- ITA, expense ratio: 0.37% (485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026).

## ITA over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −6.3% | +3.3% | −9.6 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 6 months | −4.4% | +16.0% | −20.4 pts | −25.1 pts |
| 1 year | +10.0% | +17.5% | −7.5 pts | −13.0 pts |
| 3 years | +103.7% | +77.9% | +25.8 pts | +8.6 pts |
| Since launch | +906.7% | +804.4% | +102.3 pts | −767.2 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Defense | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Jan 4, 2010 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 79.5% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 3.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 99.8% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 77.5% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 51 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | GE AEROSPACE 21.8%, RTX 17.2%, BOEING 9.4%, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.8%, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.7%, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.4%, TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.3%, HOWMET AEROSPACE 4.2%, L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES 3.6%, AXON ENTERPRISE 3.0% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $12.9bn | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −13.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.38% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | PPA 66%, MISL 61%, NATO 60%, XAR 49%, GCAD 43% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of ITA is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of ITA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 98%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does ITA hold?

51 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 78% of the fund. The largest are GE AEROSPACE at 21.8%, RTX at 17.2%, BOEING at 9.4%.

### Has ITA beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 ITA returned +10.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 7.5 points.

### What does ITA cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. Because 98% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.38%.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, ITA, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ita
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