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ITA vs XAR

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF vs State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITA

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.38%

Fund size

$13.6B

XAR

State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$5.9B

Key differences

  • Over the last 3 years, XAR has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • ITA has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

ITAXAR
Annual cost (TER)0.38%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$13.6B$5.9B
Since20062011
Dividend yield0.49%0.34%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+32.7%+47.3%
CAGR 3Y+26.8%+33.4%
CAGR 5Y+17.2%+17.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.151.22
Volatility 1Y20.61%26.44%
Max drawdown-51.00%-46.37%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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