iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF)

NASDAQ: IDEF · Real-Time Price · USD
31.28
-0.21 (-0.67%)
At close: Dec 26, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
31.30
+0.02 (0.07%)
After-hours: Dec 26, 2025, 6:06 PM EST
-0.67%
Assets$42.91M
Expense Ratio0.55%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out1.36M
Dividend (ttm)$0.05
Dividend Yield0.17%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2025
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume5,062
Open31.36
Previous Close31.49
Day's Range31.21 - 31.38
52-Week Low24.97
52-Week High32.86
Betan/a
Holdings123
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

36.09% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
GE AerospaceGE6.81%
RTX CorporationRTX5.30%
Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR4.59%
The Boeing CompanyBA3.80%
Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR3.18%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT2.80%
Honeywell International Inc.HON2.48%
General Dynamics CorporationGD2.45%
Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWM2.34%
Airbus SEAIR2.34%
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Dividends

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

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.

24 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...

7 months ago - Business Wire