iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
- Expense ratio0.41%
- Net assets$12.09B
- Dividend yield0.28%
- 1-year return+1.67%
- Holdings50
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ITA performance
Total return · as of October 17, 2026- YTD-2.44%
- 1 year+1.67%
- 3 years+25.00%/yr
- 5 years+15.03%/yr
- 10 years+13.53%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 22.36%
- 3Y volatility
- 19.42%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 1.14
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
ITA top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE | GE Aerospace | 21.38% |
| 2 | RTX | RTX Corporation | 17.07% |
| 3 | BA | The Boeing Company | 7.93% |
| 4 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 5.01% |
| 5 | TDG | Transdigm Group Incorporated | 4.81% |
| 6 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 4.73% |
| 7 | GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 4.65% |
| 8 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 4.31% |
| 9 | HONA | Honeywell Aerospace Inc | 4.05% |
| 10 | LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | 3.63% |
The top 10 holdings make up 77.6% of the fund (50 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.
About iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
The index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is non-diversified.
ITA ETF FAQ
What is the ITA expense ratio?
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.41%, or $41.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in ITA?
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has about $12.09B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of ITA?
The largest positions in ITA are GE Aerospace (21.38%), RTX Corporation (17.07%), The Boeing Company (7.93%). The fund holds 50 securities in total.
How has ITA performed?
ITA returned +1.67% over the past year and +15.03% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does ITA pay dividends?
ITA has a dividend yield of 0.28% and pays distributions na.
When was ITA launched?
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF began trading on May 1, 2006.
ETFs similar to ITA
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with ITA'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | — | 0.41% | $12.09B | +1.67% |
| PPA | Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 51% | 0.57% | $7.42B | +2.64% |