iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF)
- Expense ratio0.57%
- Net assets$3.66B
- Dividend yield0.35%
- 1-year return-2.82%
- Holdings152
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IDEF quote & trading statistics
IDEF performance
Total return · as of October 18, 2026- YTD-1.69%
- 1 year-2.82%
- 1Y volatility
- 20.96%
- 3Y volatility
- 0.00%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.00
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
IDEF top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX | RTX Corporation | 5.03% |
| 2 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. | 4.27% |
| 3 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 3.69% |
| 4 | GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 3.08% |
| 5 | BA | The Boeing Company | 2.89% |
| 6 | SPCX | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock | 2.86% |
| 7 | RR | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 2.86% |
| 8 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2.81% |
| 9 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 2.02% |
| 10 | AIR | Airbus Group SE | 2.01% |
The top 10 holdings make up 31.5% of the fund (152 holdings in total). As of October 18, 2026.
About iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. defense and related industrials companies and technology companies and in derivatives that provide investment exposure to the securities included within that policy or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. The fund is non-diversified.
IDEF ETF FAQ
What is the IDEF expense ratio?
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.57%, or $57.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in IDEF?
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF has about $3.66B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of IDEF?
The largest positions in IDEF are RTX Corporation (5.03%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (4.27%), Lockheed Martin Corporation (3.69%). The fund holds 152 securities in total.
How has IDEF performed?
IDEF returned -2.82% over the past year, including reinvested distributions.
Does IDEF pay dividends?
IDEF has a dividend yield of 0.35%.
When was IDEF launched?
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF began trading on May 19, 2025.
ETFs similar to IDEF
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with IDEF's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEF | iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF | — | 0.57% | $3.66B | -2.82% |
| WDGF | WisdomTree Global Defense Fund | 67% | — | $5.2M | -6.96% |