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KDEF · PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
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Open the live card on ETFIQBy 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 4, 2026 the fund returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 18.8 pts. It sits 34.5% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Defense |
|---|---|
| Launched | Feb 5, 2025 |
| 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 | 71.4% |
| Holdings | 20 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $157M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | May 31, 2026 |
| Top holdings | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 18.7%, HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 17.1%, LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 5.9%, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD 4.8%, KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 4.6%, FIRSTEC COMPANY LTD 4.5%, POONGSAN CORP 4.1%, HANWHA SYSTEMS CO LTD 4.1%, SNT DYNAMICS CO LTD 4.0%, SAMHYUN CO LTD 3.6% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1.5% / +4.7% / −3.2 pts / −0.6 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −30.6% / +15.2% / −45.8 pts / −50.8 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1.2% / +20.0% / −18.8 pts / −24.4 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +114.0% / +29.6% / +84.4 pts / +76.5 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −34.5% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.65% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.65% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | WDAF 37% |
Questions people ask
- How much of KDEF is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of KDEF 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 KDEF hold?
- 20 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 71% of the fund. The largest are HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD at 18.7%, HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY at 17.1%, LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD at 5.9%.
- Has KDEF beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 KDEF returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 18.8 points.
- What does KDEF cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.65%.
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