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EUAD · Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF
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Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 0% of EUAD'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 87% of the fund across 18 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. It sits 9.4% below its all-time high of Jan 13, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Defense |
|---|---|
| Launched | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 100.0% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 100.0% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 18 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $1,245M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | May 31, 2026 |
| Top holdings | Airbus SE 14.9%, MTU Aero Engines AG 11.0%, BAE Systems PLC 9.0%, Rolls-Royce Holdings 8.4%, Leonardo SpA 8.3%, Safran SA 7.6%, Rheinmetall AG 7.5%, Saab AB 7.0%, Thales SA 6.9%, CLEARST. RYCEY SWAP 6.0% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +8.7% / +4.7% / +4.0 pts / +6.6 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −1.2% / +15.2% / −16.3 pts / −21.3 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +4.2% / +20.0% / −15.8 pts / −21.4 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +74.6% / +34.7% / +39.8 pts / +28.3 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −9.4% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.50% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.50% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | XDEF 62%, WDEF 56%, ARMY 39%, NATO 27%, WDGF 21% |
Questions people ask
- How much of EUAD is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of EUAD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does EUAD hold?
- 18 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 87% of the fund. The largest are Airbus SE at 14.9%, MTU Aero Engines AG at 11.0%, BAE Systems PLC at 9.0%.
- Has EUAD beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 EUAD returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 15.8 points.
- What does EUAD cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.50%.
Where these figures came from
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