ETF comparison
ITAvsPPA
Both Industrials.
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
Holdings overlap
35 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ITA and PPA would leave roughly65.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ITA is 21 bps cheaper than PPA. On a $100,000 position that's about $210/yr more in fees for PPA.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ITA vs PPA.
Top shared holdings
35 shared in total| # | Holding | In ITA | In PPA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 8.90% | 9.14% | 8.90% |
| 2 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 22.61% | 7.87% | 7.87% |
| 3 | RTX CORPORATION | 14.82% | 7.15% | 7.15% |
| 4 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | 4.33% | 4.54% | 4.33% |
| 5 | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. | 4.50% | 4.19% | 4.19% |
| 6 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 4.05% | 6.41% | 4.05% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.92% | 4.47% | 3.92% |
| 8 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3.80% | 3.77% | 3.77% |
| 9 | ROCKET LAB CORPORATION | 3.63% | 2.78% | 2.78% |
| 10 | TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED | 4.59% | 2.63% | 2.63% |
| 11 | CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION | 1.96% | 1.73% | 1.73% |
| 12 | AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. | 3.17% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
Only in ITA
14 total- FTAI Aviation Ltd.1.95%
- HEICO CORPORATION1.40%
- VSE CORPORATION0.45%
- Archer Aviation Inc0.21%
- INTUITIVE MACHINES, INC.0.19%
- ASTRONICS CORPORATION0.18%
- RED CAT HOLDINGS, INC.0.10%
- SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.0.05%
- NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.0.05%
- STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.0.04%
Only in PPA
26 total- Honeywell International Inc.4.40%
- Parker-Hannifin Corp.3.75%
- Elbit Systems Ltd.3.59%
- Eaton Corp. PLC2.36%
- Amphenol Corp.2.34%
- Palantir Technologies Inc.1.23%
- Planet Labs PBC1.05%
- Keysight Technologies, Inc.1.02%
- Leidos Holdings, Inc.1.01%
- CACI International Inc.0.89%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.