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Industrial ETFs
Industrial ETFs group manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, defense and business services companies.
Why invest
Cyclical sector that benefits from economic growth. Exposure to infrastructure and industrial recovery.
How to choose
Examine allocation between sub-sectors (aerospace, transportation, machinery) based on your economic views.
Is the industrial sector cyclical?
Yes, the industrial sector is strongly tied to the economic cycle. It outperforms during growth periods (orders, infrastructure investment) and underperforms in recessions. Defense and aerospace sub-sectors are more resilient however.
How to invest in infrastructure through an ETF?
Industrial ETFs (XLI, VIS) offer indirect infrastructure exposure through construction, transportation and machinery companies. For more targeted exposure, specific infrastructure ETFs exist but are less liquid.
Industrial ETFs
Industrial ETFs group manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, defense and business services companies.
Why invest
Cyclical sector that benefits from economic growth. Exposure to infrastructure and industrial recovery.
How to choose
Examine allocation between sub-sectors (aerospace, transportation, machinery) based on your economic views.
Is the industrial sector cyclical?
Yes, the industrial sector is strongly tied to the economic cycle. It outperforms during growth periods (orders, infrastructure investment) and underperforms in recessions. Defense and aerospace sub-sectors are more resilient however.
How to invest in infrastructure through an ETF?
Industrial ETFs (XLI, VIS) offer indirect infrastructure exposure through construction, transportation and machinery companies. For more targeted exposure, specific infrastructure ETFs exist but are less liquid.
Holdings | Strategy | Dist. Freq. | Market | ||||||||||
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ST XAR State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF | +16.53% | 0.35% | +31 | 0.34% | 2011 | 6.2G$ | 1.49 | Thematic | Qtr. | 235K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS ITA U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | +16.11% | 0.38% | +32 | 0.51% | 2006 | 14.8G$ | 1.16 | Thematic | Qtr. | 975K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BM ZIN Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF | +13.40% | 0.55% | 1.00% | 2012 | 56M$ | 0.92 | Index | Qtr. | 625 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
FI FIDU Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF | +12.74% | 0.08% | +401 | 1.04% | 2013 | 1.8G$ | 1.30 | Index | Qtr. | 111K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA VIS Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares | +12.66% | 0.09% | +382 | 0.97% | 2004 | 7.6G$ | 1.31 | Index | Qtr. | 81K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
RU RIIN Global Infrastructure Pool | +12.17% | 0.95% | 6.48% | 2020 | 66M$ | 0.36 | Index | Mo. | 5K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
AR ARKX ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | +11.79% | 0.75% | 0.00% | 2021 | 893M$ | 1.59 | Thematic | — | 1.1M | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IS XGI S&P Global Industrials Index ETF(CAD-Hedged) | +11.61% | 0.65% | +9 | 1.40% | 2013 | 158M$ | 0.07 | Index | Semi-ann. | 1K | 🇨🇦 Canada | ||
IS EXI Global Industrials ETF | +11.31% | 0.39% | +286 | 1.28% | 2006 | 1.2G$ | 1.20 | Index | Semi-ann. | 51K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN RSPN S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF | +11.01% | 0.40% | +70 | 0.86% | 2006 | 741M$ | 1.27 | Index | Qtr. | 204K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST DIA State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | +9.78% | 0.16% | 1.52% | 1998 | 41.8G$ | 0.90 | Index | Mo. | 4.5M | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
FI FXR Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund | +8.48% | 0.60% | +117 | 0.67% | 2007 | 665M$ | 1.40 | Index | Qtr. | 26K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IYJ U.S. Industrials ETF | +7.98% | 0.38% | +192 | 0.83% | 2000 | 2.0G$ | 1.21 | Index | Qtr. | 73K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BM ZDJ Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF | +7.97% | 0.23% | 0.78% | 2009 | 420M$ | 0.95 | Index | Qtr. | 6K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
BM ZWA Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF | +6.45% | 0.65% | 5.68% | 2011 | 210M$ | 0.50 | Covered Call | Mo. | 2K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS XAD U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF | — | 0.39% | 0.11% | 2023 | 179M$ | 0.00 | Thematic | Semi-ann. | 4K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
HA HIND Industrial Leaders Income ETF | — | 0.00% | 6.83% | 2024 | 99M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 4K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
GA GCAD Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF | — | 0.00% | +29 | 1.92% | 2023 | 27M$ | 1.21 | Thematic | Ann. | 7K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
TE GDFN Tema International Defense Innovation ETF | — | 0.68% | - | — | — | — | — | Thematic | — | 6K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
PL KDEF PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF | — | 0.65% | +13 | 1.43% | 2025 | 151M$ | 0.00 | Index | — | 164K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
PA SHPP Industrials and Logistics ETF | — | 0.60% | +98 | 1.52% | 2022 | 4M$ | 1.12 | Index | Semi-ann. | 123 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
AD HVAC HVAC and Industrials ETF | — | 1.00% | +12 | 0.16% | 2025 | 9M$ | 0.00 | Active | — | 10K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
SE EUAD Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF | — | 0.50% | +4 | 0.41% | 2024 | 1.3G$ | 0.00 | Thematic | — | 506K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS EFRA Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF | — | 0.47% | +9 | 1.62% | 2022 | 5M$ | 1.07 | Index | Semi-ann. | 654 | 🇺🇸 United States |