ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
Quote as of Aug 28, 2026 15:37 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 234.26 | Day Range | 232.57 – 235.24 |
| 52-Week Range | 194.59 – 256.60 | Volume | 144.15K |
| Avg Volume | 775.77K | AUM | $14.10B (Aug 28, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.37% | Yield (TTM) | 0.45% |
| NAV | 234.39 | Premium/Discount | -0.56% indicative |
| Inception | May 01, 2006 | Holdings | 49 |
| Issuer | iShares | Exchange | CBOE |
| Category | Industrials | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 464288760 | ISIN | US4642887602 |
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) aims to replicate the investment performance of a specific market index. This benchmark index is made up solely of shares from U.S.-based companies that operate within the aviation and defense industries.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 28, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -4.38% | -0.56% | -3.53% | +9.12% | +17.58% | +26.63% | +17.04% | +13.53% | +11.43% |
| Total return | -4.38% | -0.49% | -3.40% | +9.26% | +18.18% | +27.56% | +17.98% | +14.67% | +12.62% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 27, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.37% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $37.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 52 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE AEROSPACE | GE | 21.89% | 8.81M | $3.08B |
| 2 | RTX | RTX | 17.00% | 11.38M | $2.39B |
| 3 | BOEING | BA | 8.98% | 5.99M | $1.26B |
| 4 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | GD | 4.77% | 1.78M | $671.1M |
| 5 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | LMT | 4.58% | 1.16M | $644.3M |
| 6 | HOWMET AEROSPACE | HWM | 4.57% | 2.44M | $643.3M |
| 7 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | NOC | 4.32% | 1.12M | $608.3M |
| 8 | TRANSDIGM GROUP | TDG | 4.25% | 501.37K | $597.9M |
| 9 | AXON ENTERPRISE | AXON | 3.59% | 823.51K | $505.0M |
| 10 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES | LHX | 3.55% | 1.90M | $499.0M |
| 11 | ROCKET LAB CORP | RKLB | 2.47% | 5.20M | $348.2M |
| 12 | ATI | ATI | 2.13% | 1.39M | $300.1M |
| 13 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | CRS | 1.75% | 507.64K | $246.8M |
| 14 | CURTISS WRIGHT | CW | 1.63% | 377.42K | $230.1M |
| 15 | FTAI AVIATION | FTAI | 1.49% | 1.05M | $210.1M |
| 16 | WOODWARD | WWD | 1.47% | 608.75K | $206.8M |
| 17 | HEICO CLASS A | HEI-A | 1.45% | 793.03K | $203.9M |
| 18 | TEXTRON INC | TXT | 1.03% | 1.78M | $145.3M |
| 19 | HEICO | HEI | 1.03% | 411.31K | $144.4M |
| 20 | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | BWXT | 1.00% | 936.02K | $140.1M |
| 21 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES | HII | 0.83% | 402.59K | $117.2M |
| 22 | MOOG INC CLASS A | MOG-A | 0.78% | 290.56K | $109.5M |
| 23 | KRATOS DEFENSE AND SECURITY SOLUTI | KTOS | 0.72% | 1.92M | $100.9M |
| 24 | HEXCEL | HXL | 0.51% | 771.10K | $72.2M |
| 25 | VSE CORP | VSEC | 0.44% | 286.94K | $62.5M |
| 26 | AAR | AIR | 0.39% | 401.32K | $54.3M |
| 27 | AEROVIRONMENT | AVAV | 0.35% | 329.87K | $48.6M |
| 28 | STANDARDAERO | SARO | 0.34% | 1.94M | $48.4M |
| 29 | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | MRCY | 0.34% | 540.39K | $47.4M |
| 30 | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | KRMN | 0.33% | 933.05K | $45.9M |
| 31 | ARCHER AVIATION CLASS A | ACHR | 0.28% | 6.51M | $38.8M |
| 32 | LEONARDO DRS INC | DRS | 0.21% | 789.36K | $30.1M |
| 33 | LOAR HOLDINGS | LOAR | 0.19% | 363.01K | $26.5M |
| 34 | DUCOMMUN | DCO | 0.18% | 141.62K | $25.7M |
| 35 | ASTRONICS | ATRO | 0.17% | 322.76K | $24.0M |
| 36 | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC CLASS A | LUNR | 0.15% | 1.29M | $21.4M |
| 37 | V2X | VVX | 0.11% | 207.66K | $15.9M |
| 38 | REDWIRE | RDW | 0.09% | 1.14M | $13.0M |
| 39 | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | — | 0.09% | 12.30M | $12.3M |
| 40 | RED CAT HOLDINGS INC | RCAT | 0.09% | 1.35M | $12.3M |
| 41 | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | CDRE | 0.07% | 310.03K | $9.7M |
| 42 | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | NPK | 0.06% | 54.09K | $8.5M |
| 43 | FIREFLY AEROSPACE | FLY | 0.05% | 334.86K | $7.5M |
| 44 | BETA TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A | BETA | 0.05% | 317.49K | $7.0M |
| 45 | STURM RUGER | RGR | 0.04% | 162.68K | $6.2M |
| 46 | SMITH WESSON BRANDS INC | SWBI | 0.04% | 454.00K | $6.1M |
| 47 | USD CASH | — | 0.04% | 6.03M | $6.0M |
| 48 | ASTRONICS CLASS B | ATROB | 0.04% | 68.79K | $5.1M |
| 49 | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A | VOYG | 0.03% | 130.91K | $4.5M |
| 50 | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC SHS C | SPCE | 0.02% | 1.03M | $3.0M |
| 51 | YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC | YSS | 0.01% | 195.13K | $1.8M |
| 52 | CASH COLLATERAL USD WFFUT | — | 0.01% | 972.00K | $972.0K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.45% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.0648 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 15, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1636 (Jun 18, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -2.26% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -2.20% / -0.92% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.1636 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | $0.1513 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | $0.7499 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.1720 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.2533 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $0.4368 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.2273 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.2989 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | $0.2661 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $0.4328 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 | Oct 02, 2023 | $0.2246 |
| Jun 07, 2023 | Jun 08, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.2369 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 23.09% / 20.12% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.768 / 1.32 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -15.82% / -15.82% | Sortino 1Y | 1.14 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.831 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.566 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 15.59% | Risk-free rate used | 3.70% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 28, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 144.15K | Average volume | 775.77K |
| AUM | $14.10B | Premium/Discount | -0.56% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $14.10B → $14.10B |
| 1 Week | $51.7M | +0.36% | $14.23B → $14.10B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for ITA
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