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IDEFiShares Defense Industrials Act

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #765 of 2,993 in this goal

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

By BlackRock · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.55%

#2,914 of 5,853 · average

Fund Size

$4.1B

#494 of 5,853 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+12.8%

Track Record

1 year

#4,310 of 5,853 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,263+12.6%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Global

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Active selection

Focus

Defense Innovation

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 40.4% of fundmoderately concentrated

RTX Corp
8.9%
Lockheed Martin Corp
5.0%
Palantir Technologies Inc
4.4%
General Dynamics Corp
4.3%
Northrop Grumman Corp
3.9%
BlackRock Funds III
3.1%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
2.8%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
2.7%
Rheinmetall AG
2.7%
Boeing Co/The
2.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

By sector

Industrials
88.6%
Technology
9.4%
Energy
1.1%
Basic Materials
0.6%
Utilities
0.3%
Communication
0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
22.8%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-15.8%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies benefiting from increased global defense and security spending.
Strategy
Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. defense and related industrials companies, including aerospace & defense, construction & engineering, and machinery. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization and utilizes derivatives to enhance returns and manage risks.
Inception date
May 19, 2025
Fund family
BlackRock

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Data updated on 2026-08-02