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This summary was created by AI, based on 3 opinions in the last 12 months.

Experts have conflicting views on ITA-N. While one expert sees it as on the verge of a technical breakout but facing resistance, another expert recommends it for hawkish investors due to its low weighting in the portfolio. A third expert suggests using the dip caused by Boeing's production delays as a buying opportunity. Overall, the stock seems to have potential but may face challenges in the short term.

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Mixed
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BUY
ETF for defense and/or aerospace.

Exposure to some of the biggest names. A lot of defense contractors, performed well with everything going on out there in the world. The only name in there that he's not wild about is BA, it's had trouble. 

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SELL

ITA has been on the verge of a technical breakout since February with resistance at $116-117. It failed seven times, hasn't moved up. So, he sold it.

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HOLD

Good option for hawkish investors.
Low weighting in portfolio smart idea given nature of ETF.
If conflict persists in Europe - a good option.


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BUY ON WEAKNESS

Boeing is the second-largest holding in this ETF. Today's announcement won't have a major impact. Use this dip to buy or enter. They just announced production delays.

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DON'T BUY
Trump, if he wins, he will spend more on military while Biden will probably take money away from it. The question is, which will win? He thinks Biden will win. The sector probably has some downside risk. China just came out with sanctions against the US and some companies in this fund for sale of military equipment to Taiwan. He would hold off.
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BUY
A good option to mitigate risk in individual companies is to buy a basket. He does this for mining, health care and would do it for the defence and aerospace industry too.
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TOP PICK

It is made up of biggest US defence contractors. Defence spending will continue to be a big thing, particularly under the Trump regime. Has come down significantly the last few weeks and is a good buying opportunity.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick September 12/17 Up 25%) He still likes this ETF. It has technically shown another bullish breakout and he is considering re-entering this again soon. Increased foreign spending on security will continue to make this a winner.

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COMMENT

ITA-N vs. XAR-N He knows the defence sector. A problem in defence is the huge run-up in Boeing, which dominates defence. ITA has a cap system in place to deal with this over-concentration in a few defence stocks, but XAR is odd because it's equal-weighted, therefore carries more risk. He prefers ITA.

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TOP PICK

Defence is expensive. This ETF is aerospace and defence. If you want to be more precise, Raytheon (RTN-N) is a good way, which is focused on cyber defence, missile defence, has the most international sales exposure. He likes the theme of defence spending. You take out some of the idiosyncratic risks by buying this one.

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BUY ON WEAKNESS

Aerospace defense is doing well and terrorism is not going away. That is going to keep these stocks doing very well. Wait for a pull back. He does not buy a stock on a day it is up.

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COMMENT

Seasonally you normally see defence stocks doing very well from about October right through until about the end of the year, and then they tend to take a bit of a break from January through to March. They then take another move to the upside until May. Technically, it is currently running into some overhead resistance with a small downward trend.

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DON'T BUY

This has always been a thematic type of investment. There are times you want to own, and there are times when you don’t. The 5-year chart shows it is really on the highs and breaking out a little. He doesn’t like breakout kinds of stories because they fail more often than they don’t. Also, it depends on who wins the election. If Trump wins, this might be a very strong sector for a little while.

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TOP PICK

The period of seasonal strength for this sector is from mid-October right through until early January, and also from March until May of each year. Today there were a number of stocks within the sector that broke to new highs. This is happening because there are terrorist activities going on, which means there is going to be more military equipment that is purchased by all the major countries globally, who want to fight against ISIS.

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PAST TOP PICK
(Top Pick May 11/09, Up 40%) Every name in the defense sector that he looked at was cheap so he got this. Still very comfortable with it.
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IShares Aero & Def. ETF(ITA-N) Rating

Ranking : 4 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 1

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 0

Total Signals / Votes : 1

Stockchase rating for IShares Aero & Def. ETF is calculated according to the stock experts' signals. A high score means experts mostly recommend to buy the stock while a low score means experts mostly recommend to sell the stock.

IShares Aero & Def. ETF(ITA-N) Frequently Asked Questions

What is IShares Aero & Def. ETF stock symbol?

IShares Aero & Def. ETF is a American stock, trading under the symbol ITA-N on the BATS Global Markets (ITA). It is usually referred to as AMEX:ITA or ITA-N

Is IShares Aero & Def. ETF a buy or a sell?

In the last year, 1 stock analyst published opinions about ITA-N. 1 analyst recommended to BUY the stock. 0 analysts recommended to SELL the stock. The latest stock analyst recommendation is . Read the latest stock experts' ratings for IShares Aero & Def. ETF.

Is IShares Aero & Def. ETF a good investment or a top pick?

IShares Aero & Def. ETF was recommended as a Top Pick by on . Read the latest stock experts ratings for IShares Aero & Def. ETF.

Why is IShares Aero & Def. ETF stock dropping?

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Is IShares Aero & Def. ETF worth watching?

1 stock analyst on Stockchase covered IShares Aero & Def. ETF In the last year. It is a trending stock that is worth watching.

What is IShares Aero & Def. ETF stock price?

On 2024-10-11, IShares Aero & Def. ETF (ITA-N) stock closed at a price of $152.37.