iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$2.8B OVER THIS RANGE
Money keeps arriving — +$301M of net buying over the past month, about 2.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +10.9% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEGENERAL ELECTRIC | 21.58% | $356.86 | -4.9% | ||
| 2 | RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES | 16.71% | $220.88 | -2.1% | ||
| 3 | BABOEING | 8.97% | $221.79 | -0.6% | ||
| 4 | GDGENERAL DYNAMICS | 4.62% | $392.15 | -0.3% | ||
| 5 | HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE | 4.67% | $286.21 | -2.3% | ||
| 6 | LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN | 4.56% | $595.35 | -2.0% | ||
| 7 | NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN | 4.24% | $585.73 | -0.6% | ||
| 8 | TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP | 4.11% | $1225.04 | -0.7% | ||
| 9 | AXONAXON ENTERPRISE | 3.30% | $648.95 | +4.7% | ||
| 10 | LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES | 3.51% | $277.47 | -0.8% | ||
| 11 | RKLBROCKET LAB USA | 2.83% | $76.38 | -3.5% | ||
| 12 | ATIATI | 2.14% | $216.02 | -4.6% | ||
| 13 | CRSCARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | 1.82% | $507.24 | -4.6% | ||
| 14 | CWCURTISS WRIGHT | 1.74% | $672.31 | -3.1% | ||
| 15 | FTAIFTAI AVIATION | 1.58% | $212.21 | +0.4% |
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| 1 month | +6.7% |
| 3 months | +11.8% |
| 6 months | +4.8% |
| YTD | +10.9% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | +$38M |
| 1 month | +$301M |
| 3 months | −$321M |
| YTD | +$95M |
| 1 year | +$2.8B |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 21.6% of the book; the top ten carry 76%. Spread across 52+ names, it behaves like roughly 10 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| RKLB ROCKET LAB USA | $21M | $15M |
| BA BOEING | $13M | $22M |
| GE GENERAL ELECTRIC | $3M | $5M |
| FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc. | $4M | $3M |
| AXON AXON ENTERPRISE | $4M | $3M |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -35bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.7B | +$104M | -36bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$104M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -36bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -36bp on fee · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $195.3B | +$631M | -33bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$631M in over the month | Head-to-head |