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ITA vs UFOD

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITAACboe

Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure ETF

UFODDCboe

Overlap

15.6%by weight

Expense ratio

ITA −0.62pt a year

ITA0.37%UFOD0.99%

Avg volume · 30D

ITA 380.7×the volume

ITA747KUFOD1.96K

ITA vs UFOD Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

−10.3%ITA−7.3%UFOD

Jul 31, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. ITA −10.3%. UFOD −7.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%0%5%10%Jul 2026Sep 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ITA 0.37%, better
UFOD 0.99%
Fund size
ITA $12.2B
UFOD $2M
1Y total return
ITA −0.3%
UFOD No data
Yield (12M)
ITA 0.26%
UFOD No data
Holdings
ITA 52
UFOD 40
Avg volume (30D)
ITA 747K sh, better
UFOD 1.96K sh
NAV per share
ITA $209.66
UFOD $20.78
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ITA: Cost 80, Risk 62, Mission 76, Tradability 96, Holdings 34, Durability 98. UFOD: Cost 6, Risk 22, Mission not scored, Tradability 40, Holdings 73, Durability 15.
Pillar letters and Scores for ITA, UFOD, with each pillar’s weight
PillarITAUFOD
Cost30% weightA80HigherF6
Mission25% weightA76Not scored
Risk15% weightB62HigherF22
Tradability15% weightA96HigherC40
Holdings10% weightD34A73Higher
Durability5% weightA98HigherF15

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. ITA and UFOD 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 UFOD 25th 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 24DKDEFPLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETFScore 28
  5. Rank 25DUFODTuttle Capital UFO Disclosure ETFScore 25

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ITAAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

UFODDTuttle Capital UFO Disclosure ETF

In short

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.

UFOD No data

Stated mandate

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

UFOD No data

Why people hold it

  • 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.

UFOD No data

Worth knowing

  • 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

UFOD No data

Full ITA profile⁠

Full UFOD profile⁠

ITA vs UFOD Holdings

How ITA and UFOD differ

Overlap by weight

15.6%

Shared holdings make up 36.5% of ITA and 23.5% of UFOD.

Level by level

  • Sector8 Sectors0.0%
  • Holdings9 in both15.6%
  • Countryby domicile93.9%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in ITA and UFOD, widest gap first
SectorMore in ITAMore in UFOD
Aerospace & DefenseITA +99.9 points
IndustrialsUFOD +50.9 points
TechnologyUFOD +36.8 points
MaterialsUFOD +8.0 points
EnergyUFOD +2.3 points
UtilitiesUFOD +1.2 points
CommunicationUFOD +0.8 points
Leisure ProductsITA +0.1 points

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in ITA and UFOD, widest gap first
CountryMore in ITAMore in UFOD
United StatesITA +6.1 points
United KingdomUFOD +2.9 points
FranceUFOD +1.8 points
GermanyUFOD +1.4 points

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • ITA76.3%
  • UFOD42.4%

Securities held

  • ITA50
  • UFOD40

Asset class

ITA
Equity
UFOD
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in ITA41
  • In both9
  • Only in UFOD31

Only in ITA

41 securities, 63.4% of ITA by weight

  • Ge Aerospace20.02%
  • Boeing6.83%
  • General Dynamics Corp4.95%

Only in UFOD

31 securities, 76.6% of UFOD by weight

  • Palantir Technologies Inc5.43%
  • Teledyne Technologies Inc5.19%
  • Amentum Holdings Inc4.55%

Weight gaps

All 9 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in ITA and UFOD, widest gap first
HoldingMore in ITAMore in UFOD
RtxRTXITA +13.69 points
Northrop Grumman CorpNOCITA +3.84 points
Lockheed MartinLMTITA +3.32 points
Bwx Technologies IncBWXTUFOD +2.84 points
Kratos Defense and Security SolutiKTOSUFOD +2.28 points
AerovironmentAVAVUFOD +1.75 points
Karman Holdings IncKRMNUFOD +0.83 points
Rocket Lab CorpRKLBUFOD +0.20 points

All 50 ITA holdings⁠All 41 UFOD 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.

ITA vs UFOD Cost

Overpaying UFOD vs ITA

$11,012

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

  • ITA 0.37%

    $7,513

  • UFOD 0.99%

    $18,525

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ITA 0.37%
  • UFOD 0.99%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530UFOD $18,525ITA $7,513

Year by year

YearITAUFODOverpaying
10$670$1,746$1,076
20$2,590$6,565$3,975
30$7,513$18,525$11,012

Expense ratio

  • 0.37%ITA, cheaper
  • 0.99%UFOD
  • Middle half of Defense & Aerospace funds
  • Median 0.50%

ITA 5th cheapest of 25 funds

UFOD 23rd cheapest of 25 funds

ITA vs UFOD Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
ITA 0.26%
UFOD No data
Payout (12M)
ITA $0.57
UFOD None
Last payment
ITA $0.25
UFOD No data
Ex-dividend
ITA Sep 15, 2026
UFOD No data
Paid on
ITA Sep 18, 2026
UFOD No data
Frequency
ITA Quarterly
UFOD No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

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
UFODAll UFOD payments⁠

No distribution history available.

ITA vs UFOD Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ITA 18.5%UFOD No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ITA 1.06UFOD No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ITA −20.0%UFOD No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ITA 0.98UFOD 1.42

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