iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF)

NASDAQ: IDEF · Real-Time Price · USD
29.74
-0.16 (-0.53%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
30.09
+0.35 (1.17%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2025, 4:22 PM EST
-0.53%
Assets$39.75M
Expense Ratio0.55%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out1.36M
Dividend (ttm)n/a
Dividend Yieldn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume7,702
Open29.89
Previous Close29.90
Day's Range29.62 - 29.92
52-Week Low24.97
52-Week High32.86
Betan/a
Holdings124
Inception DateMay 19, 2025

About IDEF

Fund Home Page

The iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in industrials equity. The fund is actively managed, investing primarily in global defense and related industrials, such as aerospace and engineering, focusing on companies poised to benefit from increased defense spending. The fund aims to maximize total return. IDEF was launched on May 19, 2025 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Industrials
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol IDEF
ETF Provider BlackRock

Top 10 Holdings

46.08% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
General Electric CompanyGE6.69%
RTX CorporationRTX6.69%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT5.52%
General Dynamics CorporationGD5.27%
The Boeing CompanyBA4.91%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC4.72%
Airbus SEAIR3.42%
Honeywell International Inc.HON3.17%
Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWM3.12%
Safran SASAF2.59%
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Performance

News

Global Defense ETFs: Mapping the Opportunity

One of the most persistent themes this year has been global defense. Historically, it has been an industry that tends to shine when geopolitics drives the macro narrative.

1 day ago - ETF Trends

BlackRock Introduces Actively-Managed Defense ETF Focused on Global Security and Resilience

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock announced the launch of the iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF), an actively managed thematic ETF offering precise exposure to companies at...

7 months ago - Business Wire