ITA vs GCAD
YTDYear to date
GCAD wins+5.8 pts
Past year
GCAD wins+9.1 pts
Fee
ITA winslower fee
Yield
GCAD wins+1.7 pts
AUM
ITA270.4× more
3–1GCAD wins
ITA and GCAD · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
GCAD vs ITA
YTD$48.81 · −3.2% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareITA+ S&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD ▼1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return−3.2%−0.2%−13.0%+5.1%+8.4%+111.4%—+104.3%
Peer average−2.3%−8.2%−14.3%−1.1%−4.6%+113.4%+96.1%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%+831.3%
Gabelli GCAD and ITA · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 5, 2026
GCAD’s Holdings
TodayAINAlbany Intl -7.7%LHX5.5%LMT5.4%MOG-A4.9%HONA4.9%RTX4.8%DCO4.6%BA4.5%HXL4.2%NOC4.1%TXT4.0%CR3.1%MRCY2.8%GD2.7%HWM2.3%ATI2.3%TDG2.0%ATRO1.9%WWD1.8%CW1.7%IA1.5%GEOther
Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing - TextilesIndustrial - MachineryManufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Gabelli GCAD · 0 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026
All 33 Defense & Space ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | U.S. Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.37% | 0.3% | −0.6% | −0.6% | $12.2B | |
| 2 | PPA | Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.58% | 0.4% | +0.8% | +0.8% | $7.7B | |
| 3 | SHLD | Global X - Defense TechReadDesk | 0.50% | 0.7% | −5.3% | −5.3% | $6.5B | |
| 4 | XAR | State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.35% | 0.2% | −6.4% | −6.4% | $5.3B | |
| 5 | IDEF | Defense Industrials ActReadDesk | 0.55% | 0.4% | −3.5% | −3.5% | $3.6B | |
| 6 | EUAD | Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.50% | 0.4% | −4.6% | −4.6% | $940M | |
| 7 | NASA | Tema Space InnovatorsReadDesk | 0.75% | — | new | new | $907M | |
| 8 | UFOX | Defiance Space and Connective TechReadDesk | 0.30% | 0.5% | +17.2% | +17.2% | $782M | |
| 9 | ARKX | ARK Space & Defense InnovationReadDesk | 0.75% | — | −0.2% | −0.2% | $737M | |
| 10 | MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & DefenseReadDesk | 0.60% | 0.1% | −3.6% | −3.6% | $685M | |
| 11 | UFO | Procure SpaceReadDesk | 0.75% | 0.4% | +2.1% | +2.1% | $457M | |
| 12 | NATO | Themes Trust - Themes Transatlantic DefenseReadDesk | 0.35% | 0.5% | −3.0% | −3.0% | $89.1M | |
| 13 | KDEF | PLUS Korea Defense IndustryReadDesk | 0.65% | 9.2% | −26.9% | −26.9% | $83.0M | |
| 14 | WDEF | WisdomTree Europe DefenseReadDesk | 0.45% | 0.1% | −1.2% | −1.2% | $82.2M | |
| 15 | GCAD | Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and DefenseReadDesk | 0.90% | 2.0% | +5.1% | +5.1% | $45.0M | |
| 16 | MARS | Roundhill Trust - Roundhill Space & TechnologyReadDesk | 0.75% | — | new | new | $38.4M |
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Defense & Space · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026
GCAD Payouts by Year
3YLatest payout, Dec 2025
$0.96
a share · once a year
2.0% yield
2.0% 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% | 0.3% | −1.5% | −0.6% | −0.7% | $12.2B | |
| 2 | PPA | Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETFReadVersus | 0.58% | 0.4% | −3.0% | +0.8% | +0.1% | $7.7B | |
| 3 | SHLD | Global X - Defense Tech ETFReadVersus | 0.50% | 0.7% | −3.5% | −5.3% | −10.5% | $6.5B | |
| 4 | XAR | State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFReadVersus | 0.35% | 0.2% | −3.6% | −6.4% | −8.8% | $5.3B | |
| 5 | IDEF | iShares Defense Industrials ActReadVersus | 0.55% | 0.4% | −2.2% | −3.5% | −7.9% | $3.6B | |
| 6 | GCAD | Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETFThis fund | 0.90% | 2.0% | −3.2% | +5.1% | +8.4% | $45.0M |
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GCAD and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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GCAD’s Top 10 Holdings
Today50.5%of GCAD sits in these 10
4MOG-AMoog -4.92%
Gabelli GCAD · weight in the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026
GCAD’s Holdings
TodayAINAlbany Intl -7.7%LHX5.5%LMT5.4%MOG-A4.9%HONA4.9%RTX4.8%DCO4.6%BA4.5%HXL4.2%NOC4.1%TXT4.0%CR3.1%MRCY2.8%GD2.7%HWM2.3%ATI2.3%TDG2.0%ATRO1.9%WWD1.8%CW1.7%IA1.5%GEOther
Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing - TextilesIndustrial - MachineryManufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Gabelli GCAD · 0 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026
GCAD vs Peer Average
YTDGCADAvsBPeer average
1D−3.2%−2.3%
1M−0.2%−8.2%
3M−13.0%−14.3%
YTD+5.1%−1.1%
1Y+8.4%−4.6%
3Y+111.4%+113.4%
5Y[…]+96.1%
4–2GCAD wins
32 Defense & space peers · each row scaled to its leader