---
ticker: "GCAD"
name: "Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/GCAD"
grade: "D"
score: 37
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Defense & Aerospace"
category_rank: "20 of 26"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# GCAD: Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF

Grade **D**, Score 37 of 100. Rank 20 of 26 in Defense & Aerospace.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 8 | 24 of 26 |
| Mission | 80 | 1 of 4 |
| Risk | 72 | 5 of 26 |
| Tradability | 42 | 15 of 26 |
| Holdings | 60 | 11 of 26 |
| Durability | 53 | 14 of 26 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 57 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AIN | Albany Intl Corp-Cl A | 6.74% |
| 2 | — | Moog Inc-Class A | 6.02% |
| 3 | BA | Boeing Co/The | 5.18% |
| 4 | DCO | Ducommun Inc | 4.95% |
| 5 | LHX | L3HARRIS Technologies Inc | 4.88% |
| 6 | HONA | Honeywell Aerospace Inc | 4.77% |
| 7 | RTX | Rtx Corp | 4.60% |
| 8 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp | 4.51% |
| 9 | HXL | Hexcel Corp | 4.40% |
| 10 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp | 3.72% |
| 11 | TXT | Textron Inc | 3.55% |
| 12 | CR | Crane Co | 3.18% |
| 13 | MRCY | Mercury Systems Inc | 2.89% |
| 14 | GD | General Dynamics Corp | 2.54% |
| 15 | ATI | Ati Inc | 2.53% |
| 16 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 2.47% |
| 17 | — | Treasury Bill 0 12/31/2026 | 2.09% |
| 18 | ATRO | Astronics Corp | 2.05% |
| 19 | TDG | Transdigm Group Inc | 1.91% |
| 20 | WWD | Woodward Inc | 1.88% |
| 21 | CW | Curtiss-Wright Corp | 1.87% |
| 22 | GE | General Electric | 1.46% |
| 23 | IA | Innovative Solutions & Supp | 1.42% |
| 24 | ECHO | Echostar Corp-A | 1.38% |
| 25 | AIR | Aar Corp | 1.33% |
| 26 | RDW | Redwire Corp | 1.24% |
| 27 | HEI | Heico Corp | 1.22% |
| 28 | CAE | CAE Inc | 1.12% |
| 29 | CRS | Carpenter Technology | 0.99% |
| 30 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-A | 0.92% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/GCAD. Please cite the page URL.