SHLD · Global X Defense Tech ETF
SHLD holds 48 stocks. 99% of it is not in the S&P 500, and its top ten are 60% of the fund.
Its ten largest positions
| Holding | Ticker | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 8.44% | ||
| RTX CORPORATION | 7.78% | ||
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | 7.70% | ||
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 7.09% | ||
| Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft | 5.78% | ||
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 4.90% | ||
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4.71% | ||
| HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. | 4.41% | ||
| LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 4.36% | ||
| THALES SA | 4.29% |
Period by period
| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +0.2% | +4.7% | −4.5 pts | −1.9 pts |
| 6 months | −18.2% | +15.2% | −33.4 pts | −38.4 pts |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +20.0% | −17.7 pts | −23.3 pts |
| Since launch | +158.9% | +79.0% | +79.9 pts | +63.5 pts |
In plain words
The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. It sits 19.0% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Defense |
|---|---|
| Launched | Sep 13, 2023 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 44.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 98.7% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 7.1% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 98.4% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 59.5% |
| Holdings | 48 |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | May 31, 2026 |
| Top holdings | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.4%, RTX CORPORATION 7.8%, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.7%, PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7.1%, Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.8%, BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.9%, L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.7%, HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.4%, LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4.4%, THALES SA 4.3% |
| Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026) | $8.0bn |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −19.0% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.50% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.51% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | WDGF 60%, DUTY 43%, PPA 39%, MISL 39%, ARMY 38% |
Holdings from the fund’s latest public SEC N-PORT filing; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. How this desk computes every figure
Questions people ask
- How much of SHLD is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 45% of SHLD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 99%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does SHLD hold?
- 48 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 60% of the fund. The largest are LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION at 8.4%, RTX CORPORATION at 7.8%, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION at 7.7%.
- Has SHLD beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 SHLD returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 17.7 points.
- What does SHLD cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. Because 99% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.51%.
The words on this page
- Active share
- The part of the fund doing something the index is not, as a percentage. It is the part a fee is actually buying.
- Weight overlap
- The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice.
- Already in the index
- The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at very different weights.
- Top ten
- What the ten largest positions add up to. The higher it is, the more the fund is a bet on a few companies rather than a theme.
Every term this desk uses, defined in full on the themes desk vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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