iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF USD (Acc) USD is a equity ETF from iShares tracking the Global Aerospace & Defence index through physical replication. Domiciled in Ireland and launched in 2024, the fund manages about 1.6 bn € and charges a TER of 0.35% — 35 € per year on a €10,000 investment. Income is automatically reinvested in the fund (accumulating).
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF USD (Acc) USD competes with 261 other products in the same class and region (Equity, Developed markets): it ranks 58th by fund size and 179th by ongoing cost, with a TER of 0.35% against a group median of 0.26%. It has been listed since 2024, 2 years of track record.
On a €10,000 investment the TER costs 35 € a year, against 26 € for the median product in the category.
Replication is physical: the fund holds the underlying securities directly. The ten largest positions account for 58.7% of the portfolio.
Income is accumulated: no distribution is paid out, the share price absorbs it. In a savings plan this removes the need to reinvest dividends by hand. The fund is denominated in USD. That is not the same as currency risk: the exposure comes from the currencies of the underlying holdings, not from the denomination or the trading currency of a given listing.
Irish domicile lets the fund apply the Ireland–US tax treaty, with 15% withholding instead of 30% on US dividends received by the fund.
| GE Aerospace | 8.4% |
| RTX Corporation | 7.6% |
| The Boeing Company | 7.4% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 7.4% |
| Airbus Group SE | 6.3% |
| Safran SA | 5.0% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 4.6% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 4.3% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 4.1% |
| Transdigm Group Incorporated | 3.6% |
| Borsa Italiana | DFND | EUR |
| XETRA | 5J50 | EUR |
| London Stock Exchange | DFND | GBP |
| Euronext Paris | DFND | EUR |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | DFND | USD |
Source: the fund's KID and the issuer's official documentation — data verified as of July 2026.
This page is informational and is not an investment recommendation. Figures may contain errors or be out of date: always check the KID and the issuer's factsheet before any decision.