Defense budgets are soaring on both sides of the Atlantic, and one ETF promises to capture the entire boom in a single trade. But a closer look at what you actually own…
Ryne Mauck The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) has climbed 35% over the past year and nearly 17% year to date, and the reflexive retail question is whether the run is exhausted.…
NATO’s June 2025 Hague Summit produced a target that will reshape the aerospace and defense industry for the next decade. Alliance members are committed to spending 5% of GDP on defense by…
Defense ETFs have multiplied as the global rearmament cycle has matured, and two of the most-followed products take very different routes to the same theme. The Global X Defense Tech ETF (NASDAQ:SHLD)…
NATO’s defense ministers committed to spending at least 2.5% of GDP on defense, with Poland, the Baltics, and Greece already running above 4%, and the alliance has set a target of 5%…
State Street opened its 2026 Global ETF Outlook with a single sentence that framed an entire year of flows: “Defense was the standout theme of 2025.” The line, buried on page 13…
The decisive, lethal, and comparatively brief strategic military strikes executed by President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth have once again elevated the profile of US military supremacy. Thanks to the successes…
The Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:PPA) is built on a straightforward premise: wars and geopolitical tension are good for defense contractors. With the U.S. in an active conflict against Iran, that premise…
The Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:PPA) has crushed the broader market over the past year, delivering 44% returns compared to the S&P 500’s 16% gain. This outperformance stems from concentrated exposure…
In the last three months of 2025, the tech sector experienced what some called a “correction”. However, the selloff was not from investors going into cash out of fear; hedge funds and…
