ITA vs XAR: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores
As of September 11, 2026, ITA and XAR overlap 49.5% by weight. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA): U.S. aerospace and defense sector. State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR): U.S. aerospace and defense companies.
Updated September 11, 2026
How much do ITA and XAR overlap?
As of September 11, 2026, ITA and XAR overlap 49.5% by weight.
98% of ITA is already inside XAR.
99% of XAR is already inside ITA.
ITA holds 51 companies and XAR holds 46; 44 are in both.
Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
How does ETF Copilot score ITA and XAR?
As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ITA 3.6 out of 10 and XAR 4.8 out of 10.
They differ most on Growth: ITA 1.7 and XAR 7.9.
The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.
| Factor | ITA | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Valuation | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Risk | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Quality | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Return | 8.0 | 8.4 |
XAR is the cheaper of the two at 0.35% a year
As of September 11, 2026, ITA charges 0.37% a year, yields 1.32% and holds $13.4B in assets across 51 positions.
As of September 11, 2026, XAR charges 0.35% a year, yields 0.83% and holds $5.7B in assets across 46 positions.
| Measure | ITA | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| Dividend yield | 1.32% | 0.83% |
| Assets under management | $13.4B | $5.7B |
| Holdings | 51 | 46 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Where ITA and XAR trade against their own history
ITA trades at 34.3 times earnings, against its own median of 25.6, and is more expensive than 84% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.
XAR trades at 33.8 times earnings, against its own median of 24.4, and is more expensive than 89% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.
What moved ITA and XAR this week
ITA fell 3.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were General Electric (−2.9%), Howmet Aerospace (−11.9%) and Raytheon Technologies (−2.2%); Textron (+2.1%) pushed the other way.
XAR fell 3.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Axon Enterprise (−10.9%), Howmet Aerospace (−11.9%) and Karman (−12.9%); Ducommun (+3.7%) pushed the other way.
What do ITA and XAR each hold?
What's inside ITA: Tech 0%.
78% of ITA is its ten largest holdings.
What's inside XAR: Tech 2%.
31% of XAR is its ten largest holdings.
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ETF Copilot, “ITA vs XAR holdings overlap and scores”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/ita-vs-xar
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