iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
| Assets | $4.05B |
| NAV | $108.55 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.42% |
| PE Ratio | 23.36 |
| Shares Out | 37.35M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.78 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.72% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 9, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | +0.89% |
| Volume | 281,191 |
| Open | 107.95 |
| Previous Close | 108.67 |
| Day's Range | 107.33 - 108.55 |
| 52-Week Low | 92.25 |
| 52-Week High | 113.37 |
| Beta | 1.06 |
| Holdings | 40 |
| Inception Date | May 1, 2006 |
About ITA
The index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is non-diversified.
Top 10 Holdings
73.60% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Technologies | RTX | 20.96% |
| Lockheed Martin | LMT | 15.49% |
| The Boeing Company | BA | 7.27% |
| TransDigm Group | TDG | 4.75% |
| Howmet Aerospace | HWM | 4.59% |
| General Dynamics | GD | 4.51% |
| Northrop Grumman | NOC | 4.46% |
| Textron | TXT | 4.36% |
| L3Harris Technologies | LHX | 4.25% |
| Axon Enterprise | AXON | 2.96% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.2784 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.160 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $0.15845 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | $0.18054 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.18865 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.3154 | Mar 31, 2021 |
News
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