iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF - BlackRock/iShares

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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Type

Exchange-traded fund

Manager

BlackRock/iShares

Filing

NPORT filing 31 Dec 2025

Military contractors

Largest international arms manufacturers and military contractors

holdings

$11.55B

invested

90%

of portfolio

Nuclear weapons

Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments and delivery systems

holdings

$9.54B

invested

74%

of portfolio

Controversial weapons

Manufacturers involved with cluster munitions, landmines, white phosphorus, depleted uranium

holdings

$2.99B

invested

23%

of portfolio

Military weapon companies

33 holdings

1. General Electric Co
$2.76B
22%
2. RTX Corp
$2.09B
16%
3. Boeing Co/The
$1.05B
8.2%
4. Howmet Aerospace Inc
$585.4M
4.56%
5. Lockheed Martin Corp
$567.81M
4.42%

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For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure. When calculating a portfolio's percent exposure to a list of companies, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

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iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF - BlackRock/iShares ITA

Environment

Fossil fuels

Coal/oil/gas energy, fossil-fired utilities, related financial companies

Deforestation

Deforestation-risk agriculture, related financial companies, consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

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Diversity disclosures

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Racial justice

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LGBTQ+ equity

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Civilian firearms

Civilian firearms manufacturers, related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Military arms manufacturers, including nuclear weapons, controversial weapons

Tobacco

Tobacco companies, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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