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IDEF vs KDEF: which is really different?

IDEF and KDEF hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and IDEF returned more over the year.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF and PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF.

36.2%IDEF in the S&P 500
0.0%KDEF in the S&P 500
+4.4%IDEF total return, 1 year
−8.0%KDEF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KDEF scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

IDEF 35.5KDEF 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

IDEF64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 36% of the fund · 155 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 36% of the fund
KDEF100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 71% of the fund · 20 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 71% of the fund

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEF and KDEF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IDEFOnly in KDEF
RTX 6.55%HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 18.69%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 5.02%HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 17.07%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 3.77%LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 5.87%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 3.62%HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD 4.79%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.29%KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 4.58%
BOEING 3.19%FIRSTEC COMPANY LTD 4.53%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 2.94%POONGSAN CORP 4.14%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 2.58%HANWHA SYSTEMS CO LTD 4.12%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDEF and KDEF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IDEFKDEFIDEFKDEFIDEFKDEF
3 months−1.6%−11.8%−3.9 pts−14.1 pts+0.9 pts−9.3 pts
6 months−5.7%−18.0%−23.8 pts−36.0 pts−30.0 pts−42.2 pts
1 year+4.4%−8.0%−12.2 pts−24.5 pts−17.4 pts−29.7 pts
Since launch+27.2%+113.7%−5.6 pts+85.1 pts−14.2 pts+75.7 pts
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IDEF and KDEF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDEF
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF
Holds 155 stocks in defense, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
KDEF
PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Holds 20 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesPLUS
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50036.2%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.9%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1009.2%0.0%
Holdings15520
Top ten, share of the fund35.8%71.4%
Expense rationot published0.65%
Fee for the differing partnot published0.65%
Total return, 1 year+4.4%−8.0%
vs the S&P 500−12.2 pts−24.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−17.4 pts−29.7 pts
Below its high−13.4%−34.6%
Net assets$4.3bn$157m

IDEF in plain words

By weight, 36% of IDEF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 155 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +4.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. It sits 13.4% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

KDEF in plain words

By weight, 0% of KDEF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 71% of the fund across 20 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −8.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.5 pts. It sits 34.6% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IDEF and KDEF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IDEF or KDEF?
IDEF has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KDEF has 0%, so KDEF differs more from the index.

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Where these figures came from

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IDEF against KDEF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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