ITA - iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
| Assets | $3.01B |
| NAV | $105.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.42% |
| PE Ratio | 18.37 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.08% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 25, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | April 16 |
| Last Price | $105.98 |
| Previous Close | $105.91 |
| Change ($) | 0.07 |
| Change (%) | 0.07% |
| Day's Open | 106.19 |
| Day's Range | 105.21 - 106.55 |
| Day's Volume | 126,250 |
| 52-Week Range | 67.50 - 107.08 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index composed of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market. Aerospace companies in the index include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts. The fund is non-diversified.
| Asset Class Equity | Sector Transportation |
| Region North America | Inception Date May 1, 2006 |
| Exchange BATS | Ticker Symbol ITA |
| Index Tracked Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index | |
Top 10 Holdings
74.43% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing | BA | 21.22% |
| Raytheon Technologies | RTX | 18.15% |
| Lockheed Martin | LMT | 4.92% |
| Northrop Grumman | NOC | 4.87% |
| L3Harris Technologies | LHX | 4.68% |
| General Dynamics | GD | 4.55% |
| TransDigm Group | TDG | 4.49% |
| Teledyne Technologies | TDY | 4.35% |
| Textron | TXT | 3.69% |
| Howmet Aerospace | HWM | 3.52% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.315402 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.203136 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | $0.408388 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.418094 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | $0.787282 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Dec 30, 2019 | $0.575492 | Jan 6, 2020 |
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