BAE Systems plc (BA.)
BA. · Industrials · 
United Kingdom
BAE Systems plc (BA.) is a British company in the Industrials sector. The stock has its largest weight in XMIW (MSCI World Industrials), at 0.83%. Anyone who holds an ETF containing BAE Systems also has an indirect stake in the company.
Data and Charts: BAE Systems
Key Data for BAE Systems
Alysly Data Analysis: BAE Systems
What ETF Is BAE Systems In?
BAE Systems has very high ETF coverage and is held by 24 of the 104 ETFs we track, which together follow 8 indices. That puts the stock in more ETFs than 90.2% of the 4,341 stocks we track.
| ETF | Index | Weight | per €1,000 in the ETF |
|---|---|---|---|
| XDWI / XMIW | MSCI World Industrials | 0.83% | €8.28 |
| WIND | MSCI World Industrials | 0.83% | €8.26 |
| IMEA | MSCI Europe | 0.59% | €5.90 |
| SPYE | MSCI Europe | 0.59% | €5.90 |
| XMEU / XIEE | MSCI Europe | 0.59% | €5.90 |
| EXSA | STOXX Europe 600 | 0.58% | €5.80 |
| X600 / XESU | STOXX Europe 600 | 0.58% | €5.78 |
| XSX6 / XSX7 | STOXX Europe 600 | 0.58% | €5.77 |
| EXUS / EXU1 | MSCI World ex USA | 0.33% | €3.30 |
| SPYI / SPSA | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.10% | €1.05 |
| SWWD | MSCI World | 0.09% | €0.95 |
| SPPW | MSCI World | 0.09% | €0.95 |
| EUNL | MSCI World | 0.09% | €0.90 |
| XDWD / XDWL | MSCI World | 0.09% | €0.89 |
| SPYY | MSCI ACWI | 0.08% | €0.82 |
| IUSQ | MSCI ACWI | 0.08% | €0.80 |
| WIMI | MSCI World IMI | 0.08% | €0.80 |
The last column shows how much of €1,000 in one of these funds goes to BAE Systems, based on each fund's latest holdings list.
US-listed ETFs holding BAE Systems (weight per latest SEC filing): VXUS 0.19%. These funds are registered in the US; retail investors in the EU usually cannot buy them.
BAE Systems Weight in iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL) Since 2019
In iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), BAE Systems had a weight of 0.06% on Sep 30, 2019 and 0.09% on Oct 29, 2026. The fund tracks the MSCI World. Its share peaked at 0.10% on Jun 30, 2025. The weight rises and falls with the stock's price performance relative to the other index members. It can also change when the index provider adjusts the index composition.
What's Inside Your ETF Portfolio and the ETF overlap check show how much BAE Systems overlaps with the rest of a portfolio.
Stocks With ETF Exposure Similar to BAE Systems
| Stock | Shared ETFs | r |
|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems | – | – |
| Spirax Group plc. | 24 | – |
| Alfa Laval | 24 | – |
| ASSA ABLOY | 24 | – |
| Beijer Ref | 24 | – |
| Indutrade | 24 | – |
| Saab | 24 | – |
| Rentokil Initial | 24 | – |
 DSV A/S | 24 | – |
These stocks reach a portfolio through largely the same funds as BAE Systems. “Shared ETFs” counts the funds that hold both.
Fundamental Analysis: BAE Systems
Latest Patents Granted to BAE Systems
In the 52 weekly issues of the US patent office from Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, BAE Systems received 67 utility patents and 2 design patents. That is 0.021% of all utility patents the US patent office granted in those weeks. The median time from filing to grant was 3.8 years.
| Granted | Patent | Title | Filed | Technology field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12773718 B2 | Functionalized tape for the manufacture of fibre-reinforced composite parts | B05D Performing operations; transporting | ||
| US 12771440 B2 | Data transfer management | H04L Transmission of digital information | ||
| US 12769651 B2 | Data erasure system for performing an erasure operation by concurrently overwriting data on two or more banks of memory | G06F Electric digital data processing | ||
| US 12768628 B2 | Fuze system, munition, and method | F42C Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons; blasting | ||
| US 12761004 B2 | Range extension device | F42B Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons; blasting |
These are grants, not applications. The office usually publishes an application 18 months after the priority date; the grant tends to come much later. Owners counted: BAE SYSTEMS PLC. Titles as published by the office; median time based on 39 patents with a known filing date.
The patent screener lists more grants, filterable by company, type and technology field. The M&A and patents page compares companies.
