ITA vs GCAD
YTDYear to date
GCAD wins+6.9 pts
Past year
GCAD wins+9.1 pts
Fee
ITA winslower fee
Yield
GCAD wins+1.4 pts
AUM
ITA276.5× more
3–1GCAD wins
ITA and GCAD · year-to-date · as of Nov 9, 2026 · AUM not scored
GCAD vs S&P 500
1W$49.81 · +5.1% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+5.1%+3.5%−11.9%+7.3%+12.9%+105.7%—+108.5%
Peer average+5.9%−3.4%−15.1%−0.4%+1.0%+109.0%+89.2%—
S&P 500 · VOO+2.3%−3.3%−2.1%+11.3%+13.6%+81.6%+75.4%+814.2%
Gabelli GCAD and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 9, 2026
GCAD’s Holdings
TodayAINAlbany Intl -7.4%LHX5.4%LMT5.1%HONA5.0%BA4.8%RTX4.7%MOG-A4.7%HXL4.4%NOC4.1%TXT4.1%DCO4.0%CR3.2%GD2.8%MRCY2.7%ATI2.4%HWM2.3%TDG2.1%WWD1.8%ATRO1.8%CW1.7%GE1.6%AIROther
Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing - TextilesIndustrial - MachineryManufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Gabelli GCAD · 49 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 9, 2026
All 33 Defense & Space ETFs
1W| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | U.S. Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.37% | 0.6% | +0.4% | +0.2% | $11.7B | |
| 2 | PPA | Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.58% | 0.4% | +2.1% | −1.0% | $7.2B | |
| 3 | SHLD | Global X - Defense TechReadDesk | 0.50% | 0.7% | −5.7% | −4.2% | $5.9B | |
| 4 | XAR | State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.35% | 0.2% | −1.9% | +2.3% | $5.0B | |
| 5 | IDEF | Defense Industrials ActReadDesk | 0.55% | 0.4% | −3.4% | −1.6% | $3.5B | |
| 6 | EUAD | Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.50% | 0.4% | −3.1% | +2.3% | $919M | |
| 7 | NASA | Tema Space InnovatorsReadDesk | 0.75% | — | new | +6.5% | $857M | |
| 8 | ARKX | ARK Space & Defense InnovationReadDesk | 0.75% | — | +3.6% | +1.6% | $737M | |
| 9 | UFOX | Defiance Space and Connective TechReadDesk | 0.30% | 0.5% | +17.7% | +0.2% | $733M | |
| 10 | MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.60% | 0.1% | −1.4% | +0.2% | $502M | |
| 11 | UFO | Procure SpaceReadDesk | 0.75% | 0.4% | +7.7% | +4.2% | $435M | |
| 12 | NATO | Themes Trust - Themes Transatlantic DefenseReadDesk | 0.35% | 0.5% | −2.2% | +0.1% | $85.2M | |
| 13 | KDEF | PLUS Korea Defense IndustryReadDesk | 0.65% | 9.9% | −31.8% | −6.4% | $78.9M | |
| 14 | WDEF | WisdomTree Europe DefenseReadDesk | 0.45% | 0.1% | −2.7% | −2.6% | $76.0M | |
| 15 | GCAD | Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and DefenseReadDesk | 0.90% | 1.9% | +7.3% | −0.6% | $42.4M | |
| 16 | WARP | VanEck SpaceReadDesk | 0.50% | — | new | +7.9% | $38.2M |
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Defense & Space · current AUM · as of Nov 9, 2026
GCAD Payouts by Year
3YLatest payout, Dec 2025
$0.96
a share · once a year
1.9% yield
1.9% yield
3 years added up
$1.84 a share
$1.84 a share
Gabelli GCAD · per-share distributions by ex-date · 2023–2025
GCAD’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFReadVersus | 0.37% | 0.6% | +3.9% | +0.4% | +3.9% | $11.7B | |
| 2 | PPA | Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETFReadVersus | 0.58% | 0.4% | +4.0% | +2.1% | +4.8% | $7.2B | |
| 3 | SHLD | Global X - Defense Tech ETFReadVersus | 0.50% | 0.7% | +4.6% | −5.7% | −5.8% | $5.9B | |
| 4 | XAR | State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFReadVersus | 0.35% | 0.2% | +5.5% | −1.9% | +1.6% | $5.0B | |
| 5 | IDEF | iShares Defense Industrials ActReadVersus | 0.55% | 0.4% | +5.0% | −3.4% | −3.2% | $3.5B | |
| 6 | GCAD | Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETFThis fund | 0.90% | 1.9% | +5.1% | +7.3% | +12.9% | $42.4M |
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GCAD and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 10, 2026
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GCAD’s Top 10 Holdings
Today49.8%of GCAD sits in these 10
Gabelli GCAD · weight in the fund · as of Nov 9, 2026
GCAD’s Holdings
TodayAINAlbany Intl -7.4%LHX5.4%LMT5.1%HONA5.0%BA4.8%RTX4.7%MOG-A4.7%HXL4.4%NOC4.1%TXT4.1%DCO4.0%CR3.2%GD2.8%MRCY2.7%ATI2.4%HWM2.3%TDG2.1%WWD1.8%ATRO1.8%CW1.7%GE1.6%AIROther
Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing - TextilesIndustrial - MachineryManufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Gabelli GCAD · 49 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 9, 2026
GCAD vs Peer Average
YTDGCADAvsBPeer average
1D+5.1%+5.9%
1M+3.5%−3.4%
3M−11.9%−15.1%
YTD+7.3%−0.4%
1Y+12.9%+1.0%
3Y+105.7%+109.0%
5Y[…]+89.2%
4–2GCAD wins
32 Defense & space peers · each row scaled to its leader