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iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA)

Defense and aerospace ETF · iShares (BlackRock) · BATS · 52 holdings
$204.48 ▼ -1.31 (0.64%)
At close · USD · Volume 849,427
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$195.71 – $256.60
Day's range
$201.80 – $206.45
1-year total return
−2.6%
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ITA price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

ITA fund facts

FundiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
TickerITA · BATS
Issuer (by our rules)iShares (BlackRock)
Category (by our rules)Defense and aerospace
Expense ratio0.38%
Holdings52
Net assets (fund, SEC)$14.4B
Yield (last 12 months)0.09%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$195.71 – $256.60
Average volume (3 months)753,804
First price in our data5 May 2006
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−4.5%
3 months
−11.4%
6 months
−6.5%
Year to date
−4.5%
1 year
−2.6%
3 years a year
+25.0%
5 years a year
+14.4%
10 years a year
+13.6%
Volatility (1 year)
23.0%
Largest drop, last year
−19.5%
Largest drop in our data
−59.7%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.38% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $38 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 22 Jul 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
0.19 USD
Yield on today's price
0.09%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
15 Sep 2026
Full ITA dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

ITA top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY GE 22.61%
2 RTX CORPORATION RTX 14.82%
3 THE BOEING COMPANY BA 8.90%
4 TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED TDG 4.59%
5 HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. HWM 4.50%
6 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION GD 4.33%
7 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION LMT 4.05%
8 Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC 3.92%
9 L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LHX 3.80%
10 ROCKET LAB CORPORATION 3.63%
The top 10 make up 75.1% of the fund, out of 52 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 77% of ITA by weight (12 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 50 out of 100.

Undervalued 18%Fair 76%Overvalued 6%
Industrials 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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ITA: frequently asked questions

What is ITA?

ITA is the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, issued by iShares (BlackRock), listed on BATS. By our rules it is classed as "Defense and aerospace". Its latest SEC filing lists 52 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of ITA?

ITA charges 0.38% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 22 Jul 2025. On $10,000 that is about $38 a year in fund costs.

Does ITA pay dividends?

Yes. ITA paid 0.19 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.09% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 15 Sep 2026.

What does ITA hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (22.6%), RTX CORPORATION (14.8%), THE BOEING COMPANY (8.9%). The top 10 together make up 75.1% of the fund.

How has ITA performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year −2.6%, 3 years +25.0% a year, 5 years +14.4% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside ITA?

We score 77% of the fund by weight (12 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 50 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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