IDEFiShares Defense Industrials Act

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #769 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that benefit from increased global defense and security spending.

By BlackRock · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.55%

#2,811 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$3.9B

#491 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+20.2%

Track Record

1 year

#4,404 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$12,024+20.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Global

Strategy

Active selection

Sector

Industrials

Focus

Defense Innovation

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 42.9% of fundmoderately concentrated

RTX Corp

7.3%

General Dynamics Corp

5.3%

BlackRock Funds III

5.2%

Northrop Grumman Corp

4.7%

Lockheed Martin Corp

4.6%

General Electric Co

3.8%

Palantir Technologies Inc

3.4%

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

3.2%

Rheinmetall AG

3.0%

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

2.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks

98.2%

Cash

1.8%

By sector

Industrials

84.8%

Technology

11.4%

Basic Materials

1.6%

Energy

1.5%

Utilities

0.5%

Communication

0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

22.0%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-14.8%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)

Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that benefit from increased global defense and security spending.
Strategy: Invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. defense and related industrials companies. Focuses on aerospace & defense, construction & engineering, and machinery sectors. Uses fundamental research and third-party classification systems to identify relevant companies.
Inception date: May 19, 2025
Fund family: BlackRock