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EUAD vs ITA

Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF

EUADCCboe

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITAACboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

ITA −0.13pt a year

EUAD0.50%ITA0.37%

Avg volume · 30D

ITA 4.5×the volume

EUAD167KITA747K

EUAD vs ITA Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

−9.6%EUAD−0.3%ITA

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. EUAD −9.6%. ITA −0.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−5%5%10%15%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
EUAD 0.50%
ITA 0.37%, better
Fund size
EUAD $927M
ITA $12.2B
1Y total return
EUAD −9.6%
ITA −0.3%, better
Yield (12M)
EUAD 0.42%, better
ITA 0.26%
Holdings
EUAD 15
ITA 52
Avg volume (30D)
EUAD 167K sh
ITA 747K sh, better
NAV per share
EUAD $39.41
ITA $209.66
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EUAD: Cost 52, Risk 34, Mission not scored, Tradability 64, Holdings 28, Durability 67. ITA: Cost 80, Risk 62, Mission 76, Tradability 96, Holdings 34, Durability 98.
Pillar letters and Scores for EUAD, ITA, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEUADITA
Cost30% weightC52A80Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA76
Risk15% weightD34B62Higher
Tradability15% weightB64A96Higher
Holdings10% weightD28D34Higher
Durability5% weightB67A98Higher

Rank among Defense & Aerospace funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EUAD and ITA are both graded against the same 25 Defense & Aerospace funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Defense & Aerospace⁠

Category · 25 funds
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ITA ranks 2nd and EUAD 11th of 25 funds in the Defense & Aerospace Category.

  1. Rank 1AXARState Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 2AITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFScore 74
  3. Rank 3BFLDZTrueShares Patriot Defense ETFScore 62
  4. Rank 10CWDEFWisdomTree Europe Defense FundScore 50
  5. Rank 11CEUADSelect STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETFScore 48
  6. Rank 12CTSSDTruth Social American Security & Defense ETFScore 44

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EUADCSelect STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITAAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

In short

EUAD The defense-ETF aisle is stacked with U.S. primes. EUAD faces the other way: one ticker for an index of Europe's aerospace and defense makers, running since its October 2024 launch.

ITA The 2006 original in aerospace and defense, and still the anchor fund of the category. It follows a market-cap-weighted index of U.S. aircraft, parts and weapons makers, so the big primes carry most of the weight.

Stated mandate

EUAD The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the STOXX Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense Index.

ITA The fund is designed to follow an index of U.S. equity companies focused on aerospace and defense.

Why people hold it

  • EUAD A clean geographic split from the cohort's leaders: it tracks the STOXX Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense Index, while ITA and XAR sit on U.S. names.
  • 0.50% a year lands right on the median for defense ETFs, and under PPA's 0.58%, for exposure most of the group doesn't offer.
  • Rules over hunches: a total-market index pulls in Europe's listed aerospace and defense makers instead of a manager's shortlist. It sits in the upper half of its defense peer group.
  • ITA Charges 0.37% a year, below the typical defense-fund fee and a whisker off the cheapest large rival, XAR at 0.35%.
  • Trading since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund: the long-standing incumbent in U.S. aerospace and defense.
  • The index weights by market cap but caps any single company's weight, so the biggest primes lead without swallowing the whole portfolio.spglobal.com
  • One of the strongest builds in a crowded defense peer group, with a plain-vanilla index mandate and quarterly payouts.

Worth knowing

  • EUAD It opened in October 2024, so the track record is short and the risk read rests on about a year of data.
  • One industry on one continent. A short list of large manufacturers can set the tone for the whole fund.
  • The holdings trade in European currencies, so exchange-rate swings add to or subtract from what a dollar-based investor sees.
  • ITA About 50 stocks, cap-weighted: a few primes drive most of the ride. XAR's modified equal weight spreads exposure further down the size ladder.ssga.com
  • One U.S. industry, running on two engines: government procurement and commercial aircraft demand. Narrower than a broad-market fund by design.ishares.com
  • Holds a representative sample of the index rather than every constituent, which can leave small gaps versus the benchmark.sec.gov

Full EUAD profile⁠

Full ITA profile⁠

EUAD vs ITA Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EUAD vs ITA Cost

Overpaying EUAD vs ITA

$2,466

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EUAD 0.50%

    $9,979

  • ITA 0.37%

    $7,513

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EUAD 0.50%
  • ITA 0.37%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EUAD $9,979ITA $7,513

Year by year

YearEUADITAOverpaying
10$900$670$230
20$3,460$2,590$870
30$9,979$7,513$2,466

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%EUAD
  • 0.37%ITA, cheaper
  • Middle half of Defense & Aerospace funds
  • Median 0.50%

ITA 5th cheapest of 25 funds

EUAD 12th cheapest of 25 funds

EUAD vs ITA Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
EUAD 0.42%, better
ITA 0.26%
Payout (12M)
EUAD $0.17
ITA $0.57
Last payment
EUAD $0.17
ITA $0.25
Ex-dividend
EUAD Dec 30, 2025
ITA Sep 15, 2026
Paid on
EUAD Dec 31, 2025
ITA Sep 18, 2026
Frequency
EUAD Irregular
ITA Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EUADIrregular · 2 paymentsAll EUAD payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
ITAQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll ITA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.16; Jun 27, 2017 $0.19; Sep 26, 2017 $0.35; Dec 19, 2017 $0.16; Mar 22, 2018 $0.21; Jun 26, 2018 $0.22; Sep 26, 2018 $0.43; Dec 17, 2018 $0.11; Mar 20, 2019 $0.29; Jun 17, 2019 $0.31; Sep 24, 2019 $0.29; Dec 16, 2019 $0.53; Dec 30, 2019 $0.29; Mar 25, 2020 $0.39; Jun 15, 2020 $0.21; Sep 23, 2020 $0.20; Dec 14, 2020 $0.20; Mar 25, 2021 $0.32; Jun 10, 2021 $0.19; Sep 24, 2021 $0.18; Dec 13, 2021 $0.16; Mar 24, 2022 $0.16; Jun 9, 2022 $0.28; Sep 26, 2022 $0.38; Dec 13, 2022 $0.24; Mar 23, 2023 $0.28; Jun 7, 2023 $0.24; Sep 26, 2023 $0.22; Dec 20, 2023 $0.43; Mar 21, 2024 $0.27; Jun 11, 2024 $0.30; Sep 25, 2024 $0.23; Dec 17, 2024 $0.44; Mar 18, 2025 $0.25; Jun 16, 2025 $0.17; Sep 16, 2025 $0.75; Mar 17, 2026 $0.15; Jun 15, 2026 $0.16; Sep 15, 2026 $0.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

EUAD vs ITA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EUAD 25.2%since Nov 2024ITA 18.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EUAD 0.91since Nov 2024ITA 1.06
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EUAD −22.0%since Oct 2024ITA −20.0%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EUAD 0.36ITA 0.98

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