Today
VOO+0.3%IVV+0.3%SPY+0.3%VTI+0.3%QQQ+0.6%VUG+1.0%VEA−0.3%IEFA−0.6%SPYM+0.3%VTV−0.4%VXUS−0.4%BND−0.2%VGT+1.3%IEMG−0.1%AGG−0.2%GLD−0.7%VWO−0.6%IJH+0.3%SCHD−1.0%IWF+1.0%SGOV+0.0%XLK+1.3%VIG−0.3%IJR−0.3%QQQM+0.6%VO+0.0%RSP−0.3%ITOT+0.3%DFAC+0.1%IWD−0.3%
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The ETF TrackerBY WOLF
Portfolio

Defense & Space+0.5%

By assets, year to date33 ETFsthe 4th largest of Thematic’s nine themes

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

Rank
6th of 9
Funds
33
Assets
$40.6B
Of Thematic
10%
All Thematic
+21.8%
Open Defense & space in deskAll 9 themes
0%+10%+20%Jan 1Nov 4PPA+3.9%$7.6BITA+0.9%$12.5BSHLD−1.9%$6.6BXAR−2.9%$5.2BS&P 500+11.5%VOOThe 4 largest Defense & space funds against the S&P 500 · YTDStory of the year · Largest fundsYTDThe Four LargestITA · PPA · SHLD · XAR · $31.9B of $40.6B79%of the theme’s money is in these 4
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Defense & Space ETFs

YTD
−10%0%+10%+20%Jan 1Nov 4Thematic avg +7.7%PPA +3.9%ITA +0.9%SHLD −1.9%
−10%0%+10%+20%Jan 1Nov 4Thematic avg +7.7%PPA +3.9%ITA +0.9%SHLD −1.9%
+0.5%33 funds · $40.6B
asset-weighted
Share of Thematic money10%
Largest fundsYTD
ITA$12.5B+0.9%
PPA$7.6B+3.9%
SHLD$6.6B−1.9%
XAR$5.2B−2.9%
29 more funds$8.7B
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted
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PPA vs ITA

YTD
PPAITA2–2level
Jan 1Nov 3+3.9%+0.9%
+3.9%Year to date+0.9%
+3.1%Past year+0.4%
0.58%Fee0.37%
$7.6BAssets$12.5B
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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Largest Defense & Space ETFs

Today
#Trend
1ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFiSharesReadDesk0.37%0.3%+0.7%+4.4%−14.2%+0.9%+0.4%+105.8%+112.7%$12.5B
2PPAInvesco Aerospace & Defense ETFInvescoReadDesk0.58%0.4%+0.7%+4.3%−11.4%+3.9%+3.1%+107.3%+126.5%$7.6B
3SHLDGlobal X - Defense Tech ETFGlobal XReadDesk0.50%0.7%−0.3%+4.9%−5.9%−1.9%−6.6%+156.9%—$6.6B
4XARState Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFSPDRReadDesk0.35%0.2%+1.3%+1.2%−17.0%−2.9%−5.7%+111.7%+97.9%$5.2B
5IDEFiShares Defense Industrials ActiSharesReadDesk0.55%0.3%+0.6%−4.7%−12.1%−1.3%−5.9%——$3.7B
6EUADSelect STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETFSelect FundsReadDesk0.50%0.4%−1.5%−5.7%−16.4%−6.6%−11.0%——$935M
7NASATema Space Innovators ETFTema · new fundReadDesk0.75%0.0%+2.8%−19.5%−13.8%new———$886M
8UFOXDefiance Space and Connective Tech ETFDefianceReadDesk0.30%0.5%+1.7%−13.9%−10.1%+19.4%+12.5%+167.6%+112.6%$770M
9ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETFARKReadDesk0.75%0.0%+1.1%−9.1%−8.2%+3.2%−4.6%+135.9%—$737M
10MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETFFirst TrustReadDesk0.60%0.1%+0.7%+0.4%−7.7%−0.9%−1.5%+94.6%—$680M
1–10 of 33 · 33 Defense & space fundsPage 1 of 4
VOOS&P 500, for referenceFee 0.03%YTD +11.5%1Y +11.9%3Y +90.9%Assets $1.00TOpen all 33 in desk
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total returns · fee and yield per year
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Closer In

Inside ITA

Today
20.0%of ITA is in GE alone · 50 holdings
By industry
Aerospace & DefenseGE · RTX97.1%
Manufacturing - Metal FabricationATI1.7%
SteelCRS1.1%
Top 8 holdings
GEGE Aerospace20.0%
RTXRTX17.2%
BABoeing6.8%
LMTLockheed Martin5.7%
NOCNorthrop Grumman5.1%
GDGeneral Dynamics4.9%
TDGTransdigm Group4.8%
HWMHowmet Aerospace4.0%
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · top 10 holdings: 76% of the fund
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GE Inside Defense & Space ETFs

Today
Of every $1,000 you put in, this much buys GE Aerospace.
ITA$200
20.0% of the fund is GE
PPA$88
8.8% of the fund is GE
XAR$28
2.8% of the fund is GE
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026
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Defense & Space ETF Fees

Today
$35a year on $10,000,
the cheapest, XAR
XAR0.35% a year$35
ITA0.37% a year$37
SHLD0.50% a year$50
PPA0.58% a year$58
PPA costs 1.7× what XAR does.
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026
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ITA Among Thematic ETFs

YTD
YTD return +0.9%beats37%
Fee 0.37%cheaper than87%
Income 0.3%beats50%
AUM $12.5Bbeats98%
Share of thematic ETFs ITA beats · Nov 4, 2026
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ITA’s 52-Week Range

1Y
$216.17+0.7% today
Low $195.71High $256.60
15.8% below its 52-week high
Past year+0.4%
Volatility, 1Y23.33%
Worst drop, 1Y−20.0%
Risk indicator4 of 5
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026
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Defense & Space Share of Thematic ETFs

Today
Money
Defense & space runs 10% of the money in Thematic.
Funds
It is 12% of the funds, so its average fund is smaller than the rest: $1.2B against $1.5B.
End-of-day Nov 4, 2026
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Defense vs Market

YTD
ITAVOO
Jan 1Nov 3+0.9%+11.5%
Past year+0.4%+11.9%
Fee0.37%0.03%
Assets$12.5B$1.00T
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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Defense & Space vs Clean Energy

YTD
Defense & space
33 ETFs
+0.5%
Clean energy & EV
15 ETFs
−6.0%
$40.6BAssets$5.1B
ITA +0.9%Biggest fundICLN −1.6%
+0.4%Biggest, past year−5.8%
3–0measures won · Defense & space
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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ITA vs VOO

YTD
ITA · iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
+0.9%
VOO · S&P 500
+11.5%
Gap
10.6 pts
0%+10%+0.9% ITA+11.5% VOOJan 1Nov 30%+10%+0.9% ITA+11.5% VOOJan 1Nov 3
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · total return, dividends in
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Defense & Space vs Thematic

Average · YTD
PPA
+3.9%
ITA
+0.9%
Thematic average
+7.7%
0%+10%Thematic average +7.7%ITAPPAJan 1Nov 3
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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PPA vs ITA

YTD
PPAInvesco · Defense & spaceITAiShares · Defense & space
Year to date
PPA wins+3.0 pts
Past year
PPA wins+2.7 pts
Fee
ITA winslower fee
Yield
PPA wins+0.1 pts
AUM
ITA1.6× more
3–1PPA wins
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · AUM not scored
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