BlackRock’s $15 billion iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) has surged nearly 1,000% since its inception, driven by rising defense budgets and growing demand for weapons.

Here are the latest top 10 holdings of ITA:

1. GE Aerospace (GE): 21.45%
2. RTX Corporation (RTX): 16.84%
3. Boeing (BA): 9.23%
4. General Dynamics (GD): 4.62%
5. Lockheed Martin (LMT): 4.58%
6. Howmet Aerospace (HWM): 4.53%
7. Northrop Grumman (NOC): 4.27%
8. Transdigm Group (TDG): 4.12%
9. L3Harris Technologies (LHX): 3.60%
10. Axon Enterprise (AXON): 3.46%

Source: iShares data as of August 11, 2026

The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (Ticker: ITA) is a popular exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to U.S. companies involved in military defense contracting and commercial aerospace manufacturing.

ITA passively tracks an index of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector. It follows a market-cap-weighted methodology with individual stock capping rules to prevent extreme single-stock domination.

The ETF currently has 49 holdings and $15.07 billion in net assets. The top 10 holdings account for 76.7% of the fund’s total assets.$NBISB