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ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

Grow my money20y track recordRanked #213 of 2,960 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,044+30.4%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

Defense Innovation

Index tracked

Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (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