ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in aerospace and defense.
By iShares · Launched 2006
Annual Cost
0.38%
#1,874 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$14.3B
#197 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+36.2%
Track Record
20 years
#290 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,044+30.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Large
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
IndustrialsFocus
Defense Innovation
Index tracked
Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 76.5% of fundconcentrated
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
21.5%
RTX CORPORATION
16.3%
THE BOEING COMPANY
8.2%
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
4.6%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
4.4%
Northrop Grumman Corporation
4.4%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4.4%
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
4.4%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
4.2%
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
4.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Industrials
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
21.8%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-51.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.21Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.81Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in aerospace and defense.
- Strategy
- Tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index, which measures the performance of U.S. aerospace and defense sector equities. The Fund invests primarily in component securities and may use futures, options, and swaps to help track the Index.
- Inception date
- May 1, 2006
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19