ETF fact sheet · ITA · Aerospace and defence
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
The model values 26 of ITA's 47 holdings. At the median their price sits 0.9% below its fair value, and 54% of them are priced below it.
Among the holdings the model backs with medium or high evidence, the cheapest by its reckoning is Standardaero (SARO), priced 53.3% below fair value, and the priciest is Boeing (BA), priced 16.2% above fair value. That is the model's opinion, not advice.
The fund through Faircurve's model, from its run of 24 Oct 2026; closes to 27 Oct 2026.
ITA through the model
| Holding | Weight | 1D | Price vs fair value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE GE Aerospace | 20.2% | +3.20% | 5.1% above | medium |
| RTX RTX | 16.9% | -1.46% | 3.2% above | high |
| BA Boeing | 7.7% | -10.69% | 16.2% above | medium |
| LMT Lockheed Martin | 5.0% | -1.92% | 6.2% below | high |
| NOC Northrop Grumman | 4.9% | -2.51% | 1.4% below | high |
| TDG TransDigm Group | 4.8% | +0.05% | 9.9% below | medium |
| GD General Dynamics | 4.6% | -0.60% | 6.4% below | high |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace | 4.3% | -1.22% | 1.8% below | medium |
| HONA Honeywell Aerospace | 4.0% | -0.44% | withheld | |
| LHX L3Harris | 3.6% | -0.32% | 0.9% above | high |
| AXON Axon Enterprise | 2.5% | +0.26% | 4.9% above | medium |
| RKLB Rocket LAB | 2.2% | not covered | ||
| ATI ATI | 1.9% | +0.97% | 5.7% above | high |
| WWD Woodward | 1.5% | -0.54% | 6.6% above | high |
| CRS Carpenter Technology | 1.4% | -0.34% | 0.5% below | low |
| CW Curtiss Wright | 1.4% | +0.08% | 2.5% below | high |
| HEI-A Heico | 1.4% | not covered | ||
| FTAI Ftai Aviation | 1.3% | not covered | ||
| TXT Textron | 1.0% | +0.09% | 43.5% below | high |
| HEI Heico | 1.0% | not covered | ||
| BWXT BWX Technologies | 1.0% | +2.19% | 1.4% above | high |
| HII Huntington Ingalls Industries | 0.8% | +0.10% | 10.7% below | high |
| MOG-A Moog | 0.8% | -1.33% | 3.1% above | high |
| KTOS Kratos Defense AND Security Soluti | 0.6% | +2.20% | 9.2% above | high |
| HXL Hexcel | 0.5% | -1.05% | 8.3% below | high |
| SARO Standardaero | 0.4% | -0.09% | 53.3% below | high |
| AVAV Aerovironment | 0.3% | +1.02% | 3.9% below | high |
| VSEC VSE | 0.3% | +0.39% | 5.9% above | medium |
| KRMN Karman Holdings | 0.3% | not covered | ||
| MRCY Mercury Systems | 0.3% | -1.46% | 5.9% above | high |
| AIR AAR | 0.3% | +2.81% | 43.1% below | medium |
| DRS Leonardo DRS | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| ACHR Archer Aviation | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| ARXS Arxis | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| DCO Ducommun | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| LOAR Loar Holdings | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| VVX V2X | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| ATRO Astronics | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| BETA Beta Technologies | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| RDW Redwire | 0.2% | not covered | ||
| LUNR Intuitive Machines | 0.1% | not covered | ||
| FLY Firefly Aerospace | 0.1% | not covered | ||
| VOYG Voyager Technologies | 0.1% | not covered | ||
| CDRE Cadre Holdings | 0.1% | not covered | ||
| NPK National Presto Industries | 0.1% | -0.87% | 2.8% below | high |
| RGR Sturm Ruger | 0.1% | not covered | ||
| SWBI Smith Wesson Brands | 0.1% | not covered |
The 15 largest holdings by weight; the button shows all 47. Holdings as of 21 Oct 2026; closes to 27 Oct 2026; the model's run of 24 Oct 2026. Green is a price below the model's fair value, red above it. Not covered: the model does not value it. Withheld: its own checks flag the valuation.
How ITA has moved
| Period | Price return |
|---|---|
| One day | -0.45% |
| One week | +0.03% |
| One month | -1.47% |
| This year | -3.95% |
| One month against the S&P 500 | -2.18% |
One week is seven calendar days, one month 28. Beta 0.69 over the past 60 sessions: the fund moves about 0.7 times as much as the market.
What ITA is
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF holds aerospace and defence companies.
| Expense ratio | 0.37% a year |
|---|---|
| Assets | $12.0 billion |
| Dividend yield | 0.27% ($0.57 paid over twelve months) |
| Holdings | 50 |
| Since | 2006 |
| Issuer | IShares |
Sectors, share of the fund
| Aerospace & Defense | 99.8% |
|---|---|
| Leisure Products | 0.1% |
| Cash and/or Derivatives | 0.1% |