Dave Lutz of Stifel, Nicolaus has some notes out after meeting with investors on the West Coast.
He notes that there's a lot of interest in the fiscal cliff, and says:
The ITA is ground Zero for Fiscal Cliff sentiment – as it has all the major defense contractors involved.
Because defense stands to get clipped hard in the upcoming "sequestration", this ETF which captures all of the big defense companies is where investors are focusing their action.
Here are the Top 10 holdings, per Yahoo Finance:
As for the performance of the ETF itself, here's how it's done over the past year. It appears to be doing well.
But against the S&P, these stocks are underperforming.
Watch this space to gauge sentiment on the fiscal cliff.
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