ITA ETF — iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

ITA is an ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.47%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 41/100 (Caution). Total return is 978.2% over the past 20.3 years, 231.9 points ahead of SPY at 746.3%.

At the current 0.29% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $29 per year, or $2.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index, holding the major publicly traded companies in the U.S. aerospace and defense sector. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.37% and distributes quarterly with a low current distribution rate. It appeals to investors seeking sector-specific equity exposure to the aerospace and defense industry.

ITA performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 978.2% over the past 20.3 years, 231.9 points ahead of SPY at 746.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.8%.

ITA key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

41 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.12%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/01/2006

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.29%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.47%

Last close

$225.98

NAV

$223.28

Premium / discount

1.21% premium

AUM

$13,456,295,977

Average volume

385621.0

Last dividend

$0.1636

Last ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Last payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

1.0

P/E ratio

34.3023

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.29%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.47%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: iShares or company page; Index: Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ITA risks and drawbacks

ITA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.8%.

Who may consider ITA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ITA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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