XAD vs. XMA ETF Comparison

Comparison of Ishares US Aerospace & Defense Index ETF (XAD) to iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF (XMA)

XAD

Ishares US Aerospace & Defense Index ETF

XAD Description

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. It is co-managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests directly and through other funds in stocks of companies operating across industrials, capital goods, aerospace and defense sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index, by using full replication technique. iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF was formed on September 6, 2023 and is domiciled in Canada.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$58.30

Average Daily Volume

415

Number of Holdings ^*

4

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XMA

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF

XMA Description

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index Fund, formerly iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index Fund, seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index (the Index) through investments in the constituent issuers of such Index. The Index is a constrained market capitalization-weighted index that consists of the securities of Canadian materials sector issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), selected by S&P using its industrial classifications and guidelines for evaluating issuer capitalization, liquidity and fundamentals. In the Index, the weight of any one company, in terms of market capitalization, is limited to 25%. The Fund is managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.72

Average Daily Volume

20,481

Number of Holdings ^*

8

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	XAD	XMA
30 Days	1.75%	2.12%
60 Days	4.01%	17.24%
90 Days	8.79%	19.08%
12 Months		-3.83%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in XAD	Weight in XMA	Overlap
	FM	C	4.49%	2.94%	2.94%
	WPM	B	4.57%	8.25%	4.57%

XAD Overweight 2 Positions Relative to XMA

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	CCO	A	9.87%
	LUN	B	4.03%

XAD Underweight 6 Positions Relative to XMA

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	AEM	A	-11.47%
	ABX	B	-11.28%
	NTR	D	-10.38%
	FNV	A	-8.85%
	K	B	-2.91%
	IVN	B	-2.75%

XAD: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Copper Industrial Metals & Minerals Silver

Keywords: Mining Metal S&P/Tsx 60 Index Cobalt Copper Gold Metals Mineral Mineral Properties Mines Nickel Zinc Zinkgruvan Base Metal Cameco Candelaria Chemistry Constancia Mine Conversion Services Copper Mining In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

XMA: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Gold Agricultural Inputs Copper Industrial Metals & Minerals Silver

Keywords: Gold Mines Mining Metal Mineral S&P/Tsx 60 Index Copper Metals Bank Chemistry Cobalt Copper Mining In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Gold Mining Mauritania Mineral Properties Minerals Nickel Physical Sciences Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation Acquisitions