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About iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
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Inception date
May 1, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ITA tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US-listed manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts primarily used in commercial or private air transport and producers of components and equipment for the defense industry, including military aircraft, radar equipment and weapons. The fund caps its holdings to meet diversification requirements, limiting a single company to 22.5% of the funds assets, and preventing completely unbiased exposure to the top few that dominate the industry. Concentration risk remains high despite the caps, reflecting the undiversified nature of the industry. Despite this, ITA still allocates holdings to a mixture of large, mid, and small-cap companies. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy instead of replicating the underlying index. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Transportation
Stocks99.94%
Electronic Technology74.64%
Transportation21.61%
Producer Manufacturing3.49%
Commercial Services0.10%
Consumer Durables0.10%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Mutual fund0.05%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ITA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 74.64% stocks, and Transportation, with 21.61% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ITA top holdings are GE Aerospace and RTX Corporation, occupying 20.98% and 14.45% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ITA last dividends amounted to 0.25 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.44 USD in dividends, which shows a 72.48% decrease.
ITA assets under management is 7.49 B USD. It's risen 14.40% over the last month.
ITA fund flows account for −564.44 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ITA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.69%. The last dividend (Mar 21, 2025) amounted to 0.25 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ITA shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on May 1, 2006, and its management style is Passive.
ITA expense ratio is 0.40% meaning you'd have to pay 0.40% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ITA follows the DJ US Select / Aerospace & Defense. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ITA invests in stocks.
ITA price has risen by 11.06% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 33.17% increase. See more dynamics on ITA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 12.34% over the last month, showed a 19.57% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 32.01% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 12.34% over the last month, showed a 19.57% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 32.01% in a year.
ITA trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.