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XAR vs ITA

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

XAR

State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$5.9B

ITA

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.38%

Fund size

$13.6B

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

XARITA
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.38%
Fund size (AUM)$5.9B$13.6B
Since20112006
Dividend yield0.34%0.49%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+47.3%+32.7%
CAGR 3Y+33.4%+26.8%
CAGR 5Y+17.5%+17.2%
Sharpe 3Y1.221.15
Volatility 1Y26.44%20.61%
Max drawdown-46.37%-51.00%

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

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