iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is a industrials and materials ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ITA 5.2 out of 10 — highest on Return (7.6), lowest on Value (2.1). It trades at 31.6 times earnings, against its own median of 26.5. Its ten largest holdings are 76% of the fund.
What stands out in ITA's data
U.S. aerospace and defense companies, weighted by market size.
Profit margins trail the typical industrial fund — the sector's edge lies in its contracts, not its margins.
EBITDA margin of 17.8% falls behind the category median of 21.2%. A 26% three-year annualized return tops the 20% norm, and the forward P/E multiple sits at 24.6x.
A focused sector bet on defense and aerospace, complementing a broad industrial allocation.
Why did ITA move this week? It rose 0.9% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies drove it
ITA rose 0.9% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Lockheed Martin (+14.2%), Raytheon Technologies (+2.2%) and Honeywell Aerospace (+9.0%); Boeing (−13.1%) pushed the other way.
How is ITA rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) 5.2 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) 5.2 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 5.2 / 10
- Growth: 7.2 / 10
- Value: 2.1 / 10
- Risk: 4.2 / 10
- Quality: 2.5 / 10
- Return: 7.6 / 10
Is ITA expensive right now? It trades at 31.6 times earnings, against its own median of 26.5
As of October 28, 2026, ITA is more expensive than 80% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from ITA's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside ITA?
What's inside ITA: Size (Large 84%, Mid 13%, Small 3%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); Tech 0.1%.
What are ITA's top holdings? The ten largest are 76% of the fund
General Electric, Raytheon Technologies, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, TransDigm, Honeywell Aerospace, Howmet Aerospace and L3harris Technologies are ITA's largest holdings, in that order.
More concentrated than 98% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.
Half of ITA's weight sits in its 5 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 11 equally weighted holdings.
What is ITA's expense ratio? 0.37% a year
As of October 28, 2026, ITA charges 0.37% a year, yields 0.27% and holds $12.0B in assets across 53 positions.
| Measure | ITA |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.37% |
| Dividend yield | 0.27% |
| Assets under management | $12.0B |
| Holdings | 53 |
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.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ita
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