ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
Issuer
IShares
Inception
May 1, 2006
AUM
$12.2B
Expense ratio
0.37%
Yield
0.55%
Asset class
Equity
Holdings
50
Last price
$72.09
This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) aims to replicate the investment performance of a specific market index. This benchmark index is made up solely of shares from U.S.-based companies that operate within the aviation and defense industries.
+4.6%
2025-11-13low 66.08 · high 84.412026-11-13
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | +6.0% | -13.4% | +0.7% | +5.5% | +23.3% | +14.8% |
| Equity average (4725 funds) | -2.2% | +2.5% | +86.5% | +60534.2% | +14.1% | +1.8% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$79K net.
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE GE AEROSPACE | 21.69% |
| 2 | RTX RTX | 16.54% |
| 3 | BA BOEING | 6.62% |
| 4 | LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN | 5.19% |
| 5 | TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP | 4.94% |
| 6 | NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | 4.77% |
| 7 | GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | 4.65% |
| 8 | HWM HOWMET AEROSPACE | 4.30% |
| 9 | HONA HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC | 3.94% |
| 10 | LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES | 3.77% |
| 11 | RKLB ROCKET LAB CORP | 2.67% |
| 12 | AXON AXON ENTERPRISE | 1.88% |
| 13 | ATI ATI | 1.87% |
| 14 | WWD WOODWARD | 1.46% |
| 15 | HEI-A HEICO CLASS A | 1.44% |
| 16 | FTAI FTAI AVIATION | 1.44% |
| 17 | CW CURTISS WRIGHT | 1.30% |
| 18 | CRS CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | 1.11% |
| 19 | TXT TEXTRON INC | 1.08% |
| 20 | HEI HEICO | 1.04% |
| 21 | HII HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES | 0.91% |
| 22 | BWXT BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.84% |
| 23 | MOG-A MOOG INC CLASS A | 0.72% |
| 24 | KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE AND SECURITY SOLUTI | 0.50% |
| 25 | SARO STANDARDAERO | 0.47% |
| 26 | HXL HEXCEL | 0.45% |
| 27 | KRMN KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | 0.41% |
| 28 | VSEC VSE CORP | 0.39% |
| 29 | MRCY MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | 0.36% |
| 30 | AVAV AEROVIRONMENT | 0.34% |
| 31 | AIR AAR | 0.33% |
| 32 | BETA BETA TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A | 0.24% |
| 33 | ACHR ARCHER AVIATION CLASS A | 0.23% |
| 34 | DRS LEONARDO DRS INC | 0.21% |
| 35 | LOAR LOAR HOLDINGS | 0.21% |
| 36 | ARXS ARXIS CLASS A | 0.20% |
| 37 | VVX V2X | 0.19% |
| 38 | FLY FIREFLY AEROSPACE | 0.18% |
| 39 | ATRO ASTRONICS | 0.16% |
| 40 | RDW REDWIRE | 0.15% |
| 41 | DCO DUCOMMUN | 0.15% |
| 42 | LUNR INTUITIVE MACHINES INC CLASS A | 0.14% |
| 43 | VOYG VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A | 0.12% |
| 44 | CDRE CADRE HOLDINGS | 0.08% |
| 45 | RGR STURM RUGER | 0.05% |
| 46 | NPK NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | 0.05% |
| 47 | SWBI SMITH WESSON BRANDS INC | 0.05% |
| 48 | YSS YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC | 0.05% |
| 49 | RCAT RED CAT HOLDINGS INC | 0.04% |
| 50 | SPCE VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC SHS C | 0.03% |
| 51 | ITA BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | 0.02% |
Sector breakdown
Aerospace & Defense99.9%
Leisure Products0.1%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.0%
Country breakdown
United States100.0%
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.0835 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.1636 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.1513 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.7499 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.1720 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.2533 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.4368 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.2273 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.0996 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.0887 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.1443 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | $0.0749 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.0789 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.0932 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.0799 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $0.1274 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.0928 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.0533 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $0.0528 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | $0.0602 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.0629 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.1051 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.0677 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | $0.0681 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.0697 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | $0.1312 |
| Dec 30, 2019 | $0.0959 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.1762 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | $0.0976 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.1023 |
| Mar 20, 2019 | $0.0974 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $0.0381 |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $0.1449 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $0.0724 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.0696 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | $0.0534 |
| Sep 26, 2017 | $0.1180 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | $0.0628 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | $0.0524 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | $0.0867 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
| Member | Action | Amount band | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Richard Carper · Senate | Buy | $1K–$15K | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Thomas Richard Carper · Senate | Buy | $1K–$15K | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Thomas Richard Carper · Senate | Buy | $1K–$15K | Jan 18, 2022 |
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error