iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF
About
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (US09290C6993) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI All Country World Index (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.55%, its costs are on the higher end for an ETF, paying distributions. The fund holds 128 positions across 14 regions with 4.1B in assets, with heavy concentration — 61% in United States, 84% in Industrials.
Score Breakdown
Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cost (30%) | 7.5 | Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 1.6 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 9.6 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Ticker IDEF
ISIN
Fund Size $4.1B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception May 2025
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI All Country World Index (Net)
Asset Class Equities
Category Global Equity
Costs
7.5 This fund has moderate costs compared to similar ETFs.
Expense Ratio0.00%
Expense Ratio0.00%
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.55% |
Cumulative Returns
Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
| Period | Cumulative Return |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | — |
| 3 Months | — |
| 6 Months | — |
| 1 Year | +31.92% |
| 3 Years | — |
| 5 Years | — |
| 10 Years | — |
| YTD | +11.00% |
| Since Inception | +34.61% |
Holdings
This fund invests into 128 individual investments.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX Corp | RTX | 805.01% |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corp | LMT | 676.15% |
| 3 | General Dynamics Corp | GD | 577.88% |
| 4 | Boeing Co/The | BA | 504.23% |
| 5 | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | RR. | 494.39% |
| 6 | Northrop Grumman Corp | NOC | 481.30% |
| 7 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 345.19% |
| 8 | Fortinet Inc | FTNT | 310.37% |
| 9 | BAE Systems PLC | BA. | 268.07% |
| 10 | Thales SA | HO | 237.02% |
| 11 | Howmet Aerospace Inc | HWM | 223.41% |
| 12 | Elbit Systems Ltd | ESLT | 203.81% |
| 13 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR | SPCX | 191.14% |
| 14 | Leonardo SpA | LDO | 189.09% |
| 15 | BWX Technologies Inc | BWXT | 176.99% |
| 16 | Rheinmetall AG | RHM | 169.50% |
| 17 | Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd | S63 | 167.87% |
| 18 | Saab AB | SAAB B | 153.89% |
| 19 | L3Harris Technologies Inc | LHX | 141.77% |
| 20 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd | 7011 | 141.56% |
| 21 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc | KTOS | 103.68% |
| 22 | Mercury Systems Inc | MRCY | 103.11% |
| 23 | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc | HII | 102.58% |
| 24 | Woodward Inc | WWD | 98.68% |
| 25 | Curtiss-Wright Corp | CW | 98.12% |
| 26 | CAE Inc | CAE | 95.51% |
| 27 | Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | KOG | 94.98% |
| 28 | HEICO Corp | HEI | 85.38% |
| 29 | MTU Aero Engines AG | MTX | 84.85% |
| 30 | Parsons Corp | PSN | 83.83% |
| 31 | Carpenter Technology Corp | CRS | 81.20% |
| 32 | New Issuer: BB Company ID:69775740 | EXENS | 80.17% |
| 33 | Tkms AG& Co KGaA | TKMS | 75.75% |
| 34 | Moog Inc | MOGA | 72.29% |
| 35 | Cameco Corp | CCJ | 72.16% |
| 36 | Textron Inc | TXT | 69.47% |
| 37 | Coherent Corp | COHR | 67.95% |
| 38 | QinetiQ Group PLC | QQ. | 64.07% |
| 39 | Amphenol Corp | APH | 63.75% |
| 40 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd | 7012 | 61.61% |
| 41 | Crane Co | CR | 59.75% |
| 42 | IHI Corp | 7013 | 59.40% |
| 43 | CSG NV | CSG | 58.39% |
| 44 | Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd | 010140 | 56.70% |
| 45 | Zscaler Inc | ZS | 56.26% |
| 46 | RENK Group AG | R3NK | 55.84% |
| 47 | Hexcel Corp | HXL | 54.28% |
| 48 | Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd | 012450 | 51.84% |
| 49 | RBC Bearings Inc | RBC | 51.09% |
| 50 | Voyager Technologies Inc | VOYG | 50.30% |
Sectors
Allocation by industry sector.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Industrials | 8383.00% |
| Technology | 991.00% |
| Unknown | 438.00% |
| Energy | 110.00% |
| Materials | 56.00% |
| Utilities | 35.00% |
| Communication Services | 4.00% |
Regions
Geographic allocation by country of risk.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| United States | 6098.00% |
| United Kingdom | 859.00% |
| Germany | 434.00% |
| UNKNOWN | 405.00% |
| France | 365.00% |
| Japan | 324.00% |
| South Korea | 264.00% |
| Israel | 233.00% |
| Italy | 193.00% |
| Canada | 192.00% |
| Singapore | 168.00% |
| Sweden | 154.00% |
| Australia | 128.00% |
| Norway | 125.00% |
| Netherlands | 58.00% |
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