Right into the Danger Zone with Defense Stock ETFs (ITA,PPA)
Throw money at Goose, Iceman, and Maverick with the iShares Dow Jones US Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:ITA) and the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:PPA). Do you feel the need?
Defense stocks/companies have been getting a bunch press lately, analysts are divided on a bullish or bearish view. However rather then pick individual companies, you can go with the two big Defense Fund ETFs.
Your ammunition is the iShares Dow Jones US Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:ITA) and the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:PPA), here's how they are trading today and the overall fundamentals:
| Name | Symbol | Last price | Mkt cap | Avg vol | 52wk high | 52wk low | EPS | |
| PowerShares Aerospace & Defense... | PPA | $12.34 | 112.29M | 88,000.00 | 22.062 | 10.14 | (14.68) | |
| iShares Dow Jones US Aerospac &... | ITA | $35.79 | 139.58M | 64,000.00 | 66.84 | 28.33 | (42.76) |
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