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$PNPNF Recent news seems to have put this company in a great position to strive moving forward..a win-win for all in my opinion.. Power Nickel Closes Final Tranche of Financing
The Aerospace and Defense industry is undervalued
How have you changed your portfolio during the war in Ukraine?
How have you changed your portfolio during the war in Ukraine.
Me as a holder of ITA (Defense ETF) hearing about the recent W@R
What would you suggest would be a good Aerospace & Defense ETF?
Does it make sense to sell VOO from my Roth IRA and use the account to actively trade during this market correction period?
Any decent Airline, Water, Healthcare, Airtech, Energy ETFs out there?
If you $LUV the idea of Airlines, I prefer to maneuver like an ICBM
Leidos(LDOS) or Zynga(ZNGA) long term hold?
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Any reason why this over ITA or PPA?
Issok! I love me some defense as well, though IDEF is my tool of choice over ITA/XAR.
Exactly why I hold ITA. It’s not a significant holding, but just diversifies what I have.
Can anyone with stock market knowledge tell me what I need to change in my Portfolio please? I currently have VTI, ENB, PLTR, PATH, ACHR, JOBY, ITA, APLD and SMCI because was way below Intrinsic value!
ITA good buy right now. Bullish on war stonks.
Buying more ITA for the inevitable war with Venezuela
ITA is a better defense ETF than WAR
War with Venezuela is bullish af. I’ll be adding to my ITA position.
Yup go review the charts around October 9, 2023. Specifically LMT did 8%+ and SPY was green that day as well. So ITA (leveraged DFEN) would go bananas and gap way up. Problem is they were already in a downtrend at the time in 2023 so it wasn't crazy to return to highs. 2025 has been the Palantir show and ITA has already been leading. Could end up being exit liquidity for big firms this time if ITA jumps and not really move after the initial pop.
Suggestion: VONG (core growth): 45%, CIBR (cybersecurity): 20%, SMH (semiconductors): 20%, SHLD or ITA (defense tech): 15% Rundown of each ETF VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF) Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility.
VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF): Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility. Suggested allocation VONG 50%, CIBR 30%, SHLD or ITA 20%
Regime change imminent, relevant stocks: anything defense related, I have $ITA calls myself
Couldn't read past *"Their debt to GDP ratio is now beyond the EU and US"*. You have no idea what you're talking about, so you're making stuff up to sound knowledgeable. China's debt to GDP is a little over 90% ([up from 88% in 2024](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD)) vs. 124% for the US, 113% for France and 135% for Italy.
Under trump, it's a predictable pattern that lmt ldos rtx northrump and ITA will do well. Which ones are the beneficiaries in metallic material sector? Uuuu? MP? And what?
they probably just wanted something that was like catchy you know... I mean my justification was that China would be cutting us off from rare Earth minerals because Donald Trump would start a trade war with China, and we would have an acceleration of the global macroeconomic trends that have been taking place over the last decade which could be compressed into several years... such as dedollarization, money printing, massive political instability leading nations to acquire lots of defense products. coupled with the fact the United States is rebuilding our entire nuclear arsenal but does not have enough uranium to complete the task, which means that there needs to be a massive increase in uranium mining. Russia used to be our top source for enriched uranium for nuclear plants, but that's no longer an option... in Jan/Feb my core position moved to EUAD, KDEF, ITA, SMH, XME, GLD, SPY, UDN. With some other fun stuff like Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu stock
Let me help you with that. O because of rate drops, VZ because of the dividend and moves they’re making, VOO because the history, ITA or SHLD because world leaders said war is absolutely happening in large scale soon
Ill have to look into SCHG, ITA and SHLD. This is the first I've heard of these, and I dont consider myself a newbee. Thanks for the info!
No. VOO VTI VT SCHG ITA and SHLD. Split evenly and keep adding to all
ITA - up 40%. The better one
You get exposure to the European defense manufacturers. It’s outperformed ITA every step of the way
War stocks only go up! Personally investing in ITA etf to get a little bit of everything
If you guys are interested in my next play, I'm going all in on RTX, ITA, and AVAV. LETS GO MADURO!!
Exactly… park your money 75% VONG and 26% ITA Aerospace and don’t worry
VONG or VOOG Choose VONG if you're seeking broader exposure to U.S. growth stocks, including mid-cap companies, and are comfortable with slightly higher volatility for potentially higher returns. Choose VOOG if you prefer a more concentrated investment in large-cap growth stocks, aiming for stability and alignment with the S&P 500's performance. ITA aerospace and maybe add CBR Cibersecurity ETF
ITA. Profitting from both arms & aerospace industries can't be a bad bet.
Look into HLAL for US coverage? It doesn't seem to have much overlap with a US defense ETF (ITA), only a single shared holding: AXON ENTERPRISE INC (do you consider Tasers to be over the line?) at 0.2% of HLAL.
1- Rare earths 2- things that'll be enhanced by AI, such as genome sequencing. 3- Weapons. After the ukrainian war ends there'll be a new cold war and an unprecedented arms race, billions/trillions will be poured into the arms industry I have position in MP, Illumina Inc. and ITA based on these premises.
I'm starting to buy some defense ETFs. For now I invest in ITA but considering buying SHLD too.
Gifts, unfortunately for your son, [are not earned income](https://itap1.for.irs.gov/owda/0/resource/Commentary_Files_Redirect_ITA/en-US/help/eihave.html). His best investing option right now would be a taxable brokerage account.
> The stock market has essentially split into two, a kinda meh “everything else” line and the “tech and AI” line This year's rally has actually had greater breadth of gains beyond big tech https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/sp-500-rally-sectors-efe6ba9b?st=CEcc7B&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink For example, ITA aerospace and defense etf is up 37% ytd
I have ITA, but only 6%. Pure dollar amounts mean nothing. What percentage is this $50,000?
Chances are people will continue to kill each other in the coming decades, so there is a good chance that military ETFs will do better than average, but as others have said, if this is your only $50k, then you are choosing a risky concentration. At the least I'd split it between more than one ETF... EUAD, SHLD, WDEF, ITA...
Both $ITA and the European version $EUAD have done very well since the inauguration. I’m personally more bullish about $EUAD. After Trump, Europeans shouldn’t rely on Americans to arm them.
The PE ration of ITA is around 40, so it sounds like everyone else already has the same idea and the stocks are priced accordingly.
GE looking expensive which is one of the top holdings in ITA but boeing and a few others have room to go. Ive been holding ITA for the past year
Look at the 20 year plot for ITA compared to IVV. That's will answer your question.
Time to leverage $ITA
1 month of ITA call gains got evaporated by SPX puts in 5 hours for me lol.
LOL - seriously? Poor track record, expensive - compare to others and ask why you'd pay a premium for ARK. What are you interested in investing in? Fairly common known-goods are VOO, VOOG, ITA, SCHG, JEPQ, etc Tons of funds out there, and Ms. Wood is not the creme of the crop
Need some good war vibes to push ITA over $200 -
Just go ITA and buy the basket
RKLB $60 by end of month - I'd ban bet it but I've got an ITA already running at $200 :)
That's good news for ITA
So your opinion on national security is to use quotation marks; interesting stance. Anyway, BA is a vital cog in the aerospace and defense industry, and while the company, and the stock we’re getting well deserved criticism, imo, at the lows the market completely took it’s eyes off of their businesses outside of commercial aircraft and were valuing that part of their business at zero. I’m long ITA, fortunately, as it’s hit another ATH this afternoon, and BA is the 3rd largest holding in the etf at 9.88%, behind GE and RTX. Peace.
VOO- there is no compelling reason to buy VOO rather than VTI QQQM- there is no compelling reason to buy a fund that is only the top 100 companies listed specifically on the NASDAQ exchange. It's tech heavy. Tech has done well recently. That is literally the only reason people talk about QQQM. Tech will not always be the big winner. I say this as somebody that owns 30k of QQQM that I bought before I read more books. SMH and ITA- sector funds are not a wise investment, and they do not offer a risk premium. Watch Ben Felix's video on thematic funds. EMXF- ESG funds are a meme. The criteria from one organization to another for what counts as ESG is highly variable, and often doesn't make any sense. Don't mix your investing and charity. Invest well, and give to causes you care about. I recommend heading to r/bogleheads and making yourself a nice 3-fund portfolio (total US, total international, and bond).
You’ve just swapped stock picking risk for index risk...and the indices you’ve picked are bloated, crowded trades that rely on everything continuing to go right. Let’s break this down. * VOO (S&P 500) is now top-heavy with the Mag 7 — massively overpriced and priced for perfection. * QQQM and SMH are riding a tech/AI narrative that’s already had a parabolic run. You're not early. You’re the exit liquidity. * ITA (aerospace & defense)? Fine if you're betting on endless war spending — but everyone else is too. * EMXF (emerging markets ex-China) — finally, something outside the U.S., but it’s still a passive ETF that doesn’t separate quality from garbage. Here’s the real issue: None of these positions offer true asymmetry. You’re long everything that’s already had capital inflows. There’s no contrarian edge. No margin of safety. No sectors that are hated, ignored, or priced for bankruptcy (which is where real upside lives). Instead, you’re just buying the consensus. That’s not investing... that’s trend-following. And at this stage of the cycle, it’s dangerous. Here’s an alternative approach: * Rotate out of what’s expensive and loved, into what’s cheap and hated. * Build a basket of asymmetric setups... things like uranium, offshore oil, shipping, gold miners, ag plays. * Stick to profitable, low-debt companies in these spaces...or ETFs that only hold those. * Size small, spread wide. Don’t bet the farm on one theme. If your goal is to hit $100K...great. But the way to get there isn’t by riding what's already run. It’s by getting in before the crowd. This isn’t about throttling tech later. It’s about escaping the bubble before it pops. You don’t need more rebalancing. You need a completely different lens. [Look for asymmetry](https://substack.capitalistexploits.at/p/1-welcome-to-asymmetric-investing). Not popularity. That’s how you actually build wealth.
This is my advice for long term investing. 1. Max out your company 401k. Let them manage it. Don’t touch it 2. Open an Ira and buy etfs and mutual funds - SPY, ITA stuff like that. Do recurring investments , max it out. Maybe add some safe stocks like msft and google. 3. Any leftover money put in Robinhood. Buy individual stocks and options and shoot for the moon
Just checked and ITA is already up a lot YTD.
Consider $ITA / defense stocks - tech defense spending should be strong, plus we have quite a bit to replenish apparently.
Thus long on ITA as they supply some of those goodies! Not to mention, military spending on tech is only going up, forever.
Look at capitoltrades.com see what politicians are doing. Otherwise ITA etf, SMH etf maybe cyber security; Palantir, anything tech billionaires are investing in.
God this golden dome is going to do wonders for my defense industry calls. ITA, PPA
All in on ITA calls (defense & aerospace ETF) ahead of the big beautiful bill and the hundreds of billions allocated for Golden Dome
The only real beneficiary from this bill will be defense contractors, especially with the approval of golden dome. Calls on defense/aerospace ETFs like ITA?
SPYG, EWA, IEUR, GDX, IBIT, ITA, UFO (Some etf's that cover most the market combined)
Agreed. I want a 5% down day cause those are fun for old ppl like me to buy stuff for ITA
I've had a defence etf for a while and was already adding to it for a while. ITA up 68% so far.
War = USO down, ITA down, UAL up…. Of course, how logical
Might be adding XAR and ITA to my long term with all this news. Was looking last 2 weeks but didn’t pull the trigger.
Idk about you, but I'm switching to ITA and PPA and XAR
Check out SHLD. Twice the returns! I think PLTR going even higher. I’m getting ITA alongside SHLD for SHIELD baby!!!!
I buy ITA as a hedge in my portfolio against war-related activities reducing other holdings like SP500 Been working OK so far. I got more ITA on Friday, I'll see how it evolves next week
Anyone has a recommendation for good defense stock/ETF’s? Was looking at ITA
Yeah for sure — I’m looking at it the same way: stuff that gets made (LMT, RTX, AVAV) and stuff that gets scarce (oil, uranium, rare earths). XLE and CCJ on my radar. Might just park it in ITA for broader exposure. War sucks, but the market doesn’t care.
I didn’t go crazy, just 1 $118C 6/27, trying to dip my feet back into options after getting fucked last year. Also picked up a share of ITA to go long on defense.
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It’s more useful to think about GDP/debt, then it’s Apples to apples for countries of different size Here’s a map: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD Basically if you made $270,000 a year gross (GDP), and you bought a $370,000 house. Could you pay that off over time? (Yes) It’s why taxes on billionaires are needed (your mortgage payment)
Other popular picks are PPA and ITA, also SHLD. It can depend on how how you care about Boeing being included and to what extent.
It appears that ITA looks overvalued and near its highs. You may want to research oil companies since Iran is a big oil producing nation.
Historically defense underpeforms the broader market index by some and technology by quite a bit. It is only comparable to the broader market over the past 5 years due to a large run up since April of this year. In that case why not just VOO or VTI and QQQ/QQQM? At most I could see a 10-15% slot for ITA if you want more diversification. But if you see an opportunity in 2 specific stocks, I'd go with those instead. Why not disclose them? If it were me, I'd be asking for insight on those 2, rather than just saying "hey I have 2 ideas what do you think?"
I’ve held ITA for over 5 years and think it’s a solid investment. Defense will always be a huge expenditure in the US. I think defense stocks are pretty expensive at the moment so ITA would be a nice option if you’re afraid of short term drawdowns.
The broad stock market doesn't seem to care about the war. ITA did not surge as one might expect once the hostilities started. IMO, the risk on defense stocks is to the downside. As soon as there is an announcement of a truce or cease fire or restarting nuclear talks, these stocks could take a hit. Defense stocks may be a good long-term investment, but I wouldn't try to time such investments based on the current situation. The catalyst has passed and the market yawned.
ITA probably benefits from currency appreciation too, and is thought to have a multi year runway
Debating on doubling up on $ITA or leveraging to RTX 🤔
GLD, ITA, HAL, FRO, KBR to name a few
Do you buy individual ones or just go with ITA?
Not forked if you bought calls in LMT, LHX, RTX, ITA....like probably everyone in the Israeli and American governments did.
You mean you guys didn’t buy GLD and ITA when Trump got elected?
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Too late for ITA calls? Jun 20 185C
Is it time to buy some ITA?
War is bullish. ITA calls.
the problem with defense sector doing well is usually b/c it's leading up to war. EU defense stocks are sky rocketing, b/c Trump keeps threatening to pull out of NATO, or not get involved in Russia decides to move into Europe. So, Rheinmetal, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, etc are all going up. I still think there's plenty of action left even though they've massively spiked, b/c what EU is trying to do is quickly militarize to the point that US pull-out of NATO won't be missed. That's going to require a LOT of build-out. If you don't want to do a specific stock, there's defense ETF's that cover various areas. SHLD - Global X Def Tech ETF (all nations + police and security companies) NATO - Themes Transatlantic Def ETF (NATO countries US + EU) EUAD - Select STOXX Europe Aero & Def ETF (EU only) ITA - iShares US Aero & Def ETF (US .. boeing, etc) You can hedge your bets buy splitting your money across all 4, or you can do ITA for US + EUAD for EU. Trump wants to put a lot of $ into military, so don't completely get out of US def sec. But, EU is having to massively build up things.
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD/AUS/CHN/BRA/IND/IDN/KOR/RUS/TUR How about using the G20 as a definition of major economies rather than a selection of cherry picked countries.
[https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG\_DEBT\_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD)
Yes, because it means the goods will be more affordable to people/companies in other countries. Good call on that strike, that was nice, bummer that ITA was only up .55% today.
Do you think the market is underestimating the long-term impact of this kind of fiscal policy, higher yields, widening deficits, and social spending cuts? Also, if the Fed does step in with more QE down the line, wouldn’t that complicate the GLD/ITA playbook by weakening the dollar and inflating asset prices again? Curious how you're weighing that scenario.