# DUTY (U.S. Defense ETF)

Aura · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

DUTY holds 50 stocks, and 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- DUTY, already in the S&P 500: 61.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- DUTY, active share vs the S&P 500: 98.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- DUTY, top ten holdings: 59.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- DUTY, total return, since launch: +2.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- DUTY, net assets: $2m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026).
- DUTY, expense ratio: 0.45% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 6, 2026).

## DUTY over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −0.4% | +3.3% | −3.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Since launch | +2.9% | +13.3% | −10.4 pts | −15.2 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Defense | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Apr 8, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 61.8% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98.1% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 23.5% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 96.1% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 59.1% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 50 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Jun 30, 2026 | SEC N-PORT |
| Top holdings | General Dynamics Corp 7.6%, Lockheed Martin Corp 7.3%, L3Harris Technologies Inc 6.8%, Northrop Grumman Corp 6.6%, Palantir Technologies Inc 6.0%, Rocket Lab Corp 5.3%, Palo Alto Networks Inc 5.2%, Fortinet Inc 4.9%, Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.6%, Okta Inc 4.6% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $2m | SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −12.6% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 6, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.46% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | TSSD 59%, SHLD 42%, HACK 40%, MISL 37%, SPAM 36% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of DUTY is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 62% of DUTY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 98%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does DUTY hold?

50 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 59% of the fund. The largest are General Dynamics Corp at 7.6%, Lockheed Martin Corp at 7.3%, L3Harris Technologies Inc at 6.8%.

### Has DUTY beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 DUTY returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 10.4 points.

### What does DUTY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. Because 98% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.46%.


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