This $15 billion BlackRock’s iShares defence ETF surged over 47.7% in 2025, nearly three times the S&P 500 index:

Here are the top 10 holdings of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF ($ITA):

1. 🇺🇸 GE Aerospace (GE): 19.98%

2. 🇺🇸 RTX Corporation (RTX): 15.84%

3. 🇺🇸 Boeing (BA): 8.22%

4. 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin (LMT): 4.70%

5. 🇺🇸 L3Harris Technologies (LHX): 4.61%

6. 🇺🇸 Northrop Grumman (NOC): 4.52%

7. 🇺🇸 Howmet Aerospace (HWM): 4.40%

8. 🇺🇸 Transdigm Group (TDG): 4.20%

9. 🇺🇸 Axon Enterprise (AXON): 4.13%

10. 🇺🇸 General Dynamics (GD) : 4.11%

Source: iShares data as of Jan 14, 2026

President Donald Trump has recently proposed increasing the U.S. defence budget to $1.5 trillion for 2027, a move that is expected to significantly benefit defence companies through higher government spending.

This BlackRock iShares ETF provides investors exposure to U.S. companies that manufacture commercial and military aircrafts and other defense equipment. The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector.

Launched on May 1, 2006, this ETF has surged over 900% since inception and has significantly outperformed the S&P 500. In 2025, while the S&P 500 gained about 16.4%, the ETF rose roughly 47.7%—nearly three times the index’s return. The fund currently has $14.81 billion in assets.