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ITAISharesINDEX

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

$207.16+2.44% vs prior close
19825352-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is non-diversified.

ITA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateITA close
Jul 27, 2026$243.91
Jul 28, 2026$244.98
Jul 29, 2026$236.26
Jul 30, 2026$238.13
Jul 31, 2026$239.66
Aug 3, 2026$246.08
Aug 4, 2026$250.65
Aug 5, 2026$252.28
Aug 6, 2026$249.99
Aug 7, 2026$250.75
Aug 10, 2026$251.13
Aug 11, 2026$251.90
Aug 12, 2026$251.62
Aug 13, 2026$249.69
Aug 14, 2026$253.22
Aug 17, 2026$251.20
Aug 18, 2026$252.16
Aug 19, 2026$246.15
Aug 20, 2026$237.56
Aug 21, 2026$237.34
Aug 24, 2026$233.40
Aug 25, 2026$234.30
Aug 26, 2026$236.38
Aug 27, 2026$234.26
Aug 28, 2026$232.82
Aug 31, 2026$228.35
Sep 1, 2026$225.46
Sep 2, 2026$223.37
Sep 3, 2026$225.98
Sep 4, 2026$225.61
Sep 8, 2026$223.53
Sep 9, 2026$219.45
Sep 10, 2026$218.32
Sep 11, 2026$219.01
Sep 14, 2026$216.77
Sep 15, 2026$214.00
Sep 16, 2026$215.27
Sep 17, 2026$213.88
Sep 18, 2026$213.84
Sep 21, 2026$216.14
Sep 22, 2026$214.00
Sep 23, 2026$213.92
Sep 24, 2026$212.76
Sep 25, 2026$213.81
Sep 28, 2026$209.26
Sep 29, 2026$209.30
Sep 30, 2026$207.18
Oct 1, 2026$208.04
Oct 2, 2026$207.79
Oct 5, 2026$206.98
Oct 6, 2026$208.26
Oct 7, 2026$203.60
Oct 8, 2026$204.88
Oct 9, 2026$206.65
Oct 12, 2026$206.03
Oct 13, 2026$204.00
Oct 14, 2026$204.24
Oct 15, 2026$206.92
Oct 16, 2026$209.07
Oct 19, 2026$207.75
Oct 20, 2026$206.15
Oct 21, 2026$205.79
Oct 22, 2026$204.48
Oct 23, 2026$202.23
Oct 26, 2026$207.16

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$158M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20Jul 27+$479.3MAug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$82.5MOct 19Jul 20+$479.3MAug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28+$82.5MOct 19Jul 20+$479.3MAug 17Sep 14+$82.5MOct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$0
Jul 27−$222.8M
Aug 3$479.3M
Aug 10−$37.8M
Aug 17$47.7M
Aug 24−$58.7M
Aug 31−$108.2M
Sep 7−$136M
Sep 14−$64.2M
Sep 21$54.2M
Sep 28−$83.4M
Oct 5−$142.7M
Oct 12$32M
Oct 19$82.5M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$112M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.5% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWR has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$11.8Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$112Mnet flow, trailing month
874Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta 0.99
The book at a glance
GE+1.0%RTX+3.4%BA-0.0%LMT+5.1%NOC+2.5%GD+2.2%TDG+2.3%HONA+3.3%HWM+4.5%LHX+2.5%AXON+1.0%RKLB+2.3%ATI+4.9%WWD+0.7%CW+2.5%FTAI+2.1%CRS+1.7%TXT+1.7%HEI+4.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1GEGENERAL ELECTRIC19.64%$288.43+1.0%
2RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES17.06%$197.48+3.4%
3BABOEING7.77%$188.31-0.0%
4LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN5.59%$635.20+5.1%
5NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN5.19%$565.41+2.5%
6GDGENERAL DYNAMICS4.81%$357.04+2.2%
7TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP4.76%$1129.70+2.3%
8HONAHoneywell Aerospace4.12%$168.64+3.3%
9HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE3.88%$194.36+4.5%
10LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES3.76%$260.23+2.5%
11AXONAXON ENTERPRISE2.72%$424.77+1.0%
12RKLBROCKET LAB USA2.30%$53.82+2.3%
13ATIATI1.70%$164.54+4.9%
14WWDWOODWARD1.43%$305.66+0.7%
15CWCURTISS WRIGHT1.37%$476.54+2.5%

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Sector weights

  • Industrials99.81%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.1%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.05%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials99.81%
Consumer Discretionary0.1%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.05%
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month-3.1%
3 months-13.7%
6 months-4.0%
YTD-3.5%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$1M
1 month−$112M
3 months−$158M
YTD−$305M
1 year+$155M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$402.8MOct+$71.5MNov+$235.6MDec+$927.5MJan+$449.9MFeb−$896.6MMar+$68MApr−$143.3MMay−$775MJul+$384.5MAug−$239.5MSep−$80.3MOctOctNovDec+$927.5MJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$80.3MOctOctDec+$927.5MFebAprJul−$80.3MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$402.8M
Nov$71.5M
Dec$235.6M
Jan$927.5M
Feb$449.9M
Mar−$896.6M
Apr$68M
May−$143.3M
Jul−$775M
Aug$384.5M
Sep−$239.5M
Oct−$80.3M
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-20.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-18.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 19.6% of the book; the top ten carry 77%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 10 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
530calls · latest snapshot
94puts · latest snapshot
0.18put/call ratio
972Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
BA BOEING$18M$17M
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN$14M$13M
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC$12M$9M
RKLB ROCKET LAB USA$9M$8M
RTX RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against ITA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ITA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-37bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-37bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-36bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-36bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-36bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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