3 ETFs with Exposure to Military and Defense Stocks

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3 ETFs with Exposure to Military and Defense
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• 3 ETFs with Exposure to Military and Defense
  Stocks

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• Aerospace and Defense ETFs have taken a hit in
  the recent months. But following the recent
  terrorist attacks in Paris were seeing investors
  gravitate toward these stocks.

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• Military budget have been cut back and the amount
  of money theyre spending on private contracts
  has slowed. But the truth is the need for a
  strong military and the spending with defense
  companies isnt going to disappear anytime soon.

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• Tensions in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and
  Russia have become even more aggressive in recent
  years. These conflicts could cause Western
  countries to ramp up their spending on military
  defenses.

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• Lets take a look at 3 ETFs with exposure to U.S.
  companies that manufacture military aircrafts and
  other defense equipment.

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• 3 ETFs with exposure to military and defense
  companies

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• There are three major ETFs focused on military
  spending. They include PowerShares Aerospace
  Defense ETF PPA, iShares U.S. Aerospace
  Defense ETF ITA, and SPDR SP Aerospace
  Defense ETF XAR.

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• Lets take a look at the ETF with the highest
  exposure to military and defense companies

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• iShares U.S. Aerospace Defense ETF has 568.8
  million of assets under management. The ETF is
  trading at 120.66 and that is up 15 points from
  its price of 105.00 in October.

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• As you can see in the chart below, defense stocks
  have already begun moving higher in the wake of
  the recent terrororist attacks.

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• ITA operates with an expense ratio of 0.43 and
  has a dividend yield of 1.02. ITAs top five
  holdings include, Boeing Company BA, United
  Technologies UTX, Lockheed Martin LMT,

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• General Dynamics GD, and Northrop Grumman NOC.

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• The ETF with the second most money in it with
  exposure to military and defense companies

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• PowerShares Aerospace Defense Portfolio PPA is
  the 2nd most popular military and defense ETF
  with 271.3 million AUM. The ETF is trading at
  36.87. PPA has a 52 week low of 15.27, so it
  is up 141.26 from that price!

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• The ETF has a dividend yield of 0.80 and
  operates with an expense ratio of 0.66. PPAs
  top five holdings include United Technologies
  Corp UTX,

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• Boeing Co BA, Honeywell International Inc HON,
  Lockheed Martin Corp LMT, and General Dynamics
  Corp GD.

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• The ETF with the third highest AUM with exposure
  to military and defense companies

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• SPDR SP Aerospace Defense ETF XAR comes in
  third on the this list of military and defense
  ETFs with 163.9 million in AUM. It currently
  trades for 54.80. Its up 84.79 from its 52
  week low of 29.65.

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• XAR has an expense ratio of 0.35 and a dividend
  yield of 0.87. The top five holdings of XAR
  include L-3 Communications LLL, Northrop Grumman
  NOC, Raytheon RTN, Boeing BA, and BWX
  Technologies BWXT.

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• Is investing in the military and defense sector a
  good idea?

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• Weve already seen an uptick in defense stocks
  following the attack in Paris. And it seems like
  the battle with ISIS is starting to escalate.
  This type of bad news is usually good news for
  defense stocks.

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• But the rally could be short lived. If the world
  puts a fully fledged military assault on ISIS,
  this radical sect wont last long. Killing
  civilians and dodging smart bombs while you hide
  under a rock is one thing.
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• But theyll crumble in the face of a true boots
  on the ground assault.

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