iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF)

NASDAQ: IDEF · Real-Time Price · USD
33.79
-1.07 (-3.07%)
At close: Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
33.80
+0.01 (0.03%)
After-hours: Mar 20, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT
Assets$3.31B
Expense Ratio0.55%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out88.70M
Dividend (ttm)$0.05
Dividend Yield0.15%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2025
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume966,360
Open34.86
Previous Close34.86
Day's Range33.51 - 34.99
52-Week Low24.97
52-Week High36.88
Betan/a
Holdings130
Inception DateMay 19, 2025

About IDEF

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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

49.26% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
RTX CorporationRTX9.68%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT7.24%
Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR7.04%
Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR4.38%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC4.32%
Rheinmetall AGRHM4.19%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.70113.61%
General Dynamics CorporationGD3.06%
BAE Systems plcBA2.87%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX2.86%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 16, 2025$0.05231Dec 19, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

News

BlackRock's Model Shift: Scaling Active ETFs Ahead of Exchange

Actively managed ETFs in the U.S. gathered $73 billion of new money in February and, thanks to model allocation changes made by BlackRock last week, are poised for another strong month. BlackRock's st...

5 days 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...

10 months ago - Business Wire