$ITA– BlackRock iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
This $15B ETF surged 47.7% in 2025, nearly 3× the S&P 500. ⬇️ Save this for later.
Top 10 Holdings:
🇺🇸 GE Aerospace (GE) – 19.98%
🇺🇸 RTX Corporation (RTX) – 15.84%
🇺🇸 Boeing (BA) – 8.22%
🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin (LMT) – 4.70%
🇺🇸 L3Harris Technologies (LHX) – 4.61%
🇺🇸 Northrop Grumman (NOC) – 4.52%
🇺🇸 Howmet Aerospace (HWM) – 4.40%
🇺🇸 Transdigm Group (TDG) – 4.20%
🇺🇸 Axon Enterprise (AXON) – 4.13%
🇺🇸 General Dynamics (GD) – 4.11%
Why it matters:
President Donald Trump recently proposed raising the U.S. defense budget to $1.5T by 2027, which could boost defense companies via higher government spending.
Launched in 2006, $ITA offers exposure to U.S. companies producing commercial and military aircraft and other defense equipment. Since inception, it has soared 900%+, outperforming the S&P 500 significantly. In 2025, while the S&P 500 rose ~16.4%, $ITA climbed ~47.7%, with $14.81B in assets under management.
