iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
| Assets | $5.36B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.40% |
| PE Ratio | 27.15 |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.98 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.83% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Payout Ratio | 22.58% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.70% |
| Volume | 60,937 |
| Open | 118.19 |
| Previous Close | 117.92 |
| Day's Range | 118.03 - 118.47 |
| 52-Week Low | 102.02 |
| 52-Week High | 119.09 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 37 |
| Inception Date | May 1, 2006 |
About ITA
Fund Home PageThe iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the DJ US Select / Aerospace & Defense index, a market-cap-weighted index of US manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of airplane and defense equipment. ITA was launched on May 1, 2006 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
75.65% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Boeing Company | BA | 18.15% |
| RTX Corp | RTX | 16.94% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 7.73% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 4.88% |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | LHX | 4.82% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 4.78% |
| TransDigm Group Incorporated | TDG | 4.72% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 4.63% |
| Axon Enterprise, Inc. | AXON | 4.59% |
| Textron Inc. | TXT | 4.43% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2023 | $0.22464 | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.23685 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.27961 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.23973 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $0.38222 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.2784 | Jun 15, 2022 |
News
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Potomac Wealth's Mark Avallone offers his bullish case for defense
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