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Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Net assets Weight in S&P 500 companies Total return, 1Y Fee Source \n 1 ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $12.0bn 81.2% \u22125.6% 0.37% Issuer daily, Oct 27, 2026 \n 2 PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF $7.5bn 77.1% \u22121.3% 0.58% Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026 \n 3 SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF $6.3bn 44.6% \u22126.9% 0.50% Issuer page, Oct 12, 2026 \n 4 XAR State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defens $5.0bn 40.4% \u221210.5% 0.35% Issuer daily, Oct 26, 2026 \n 5 IDEF iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Act $3.7bn 43.1% \u22126.4% 0.55% Issuer daily, Oct 26, 2026 \n 6 EUAD Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense $1.2bn 0.0% \u221211.2% 0.50% SEC filing, May 31, 2026 \n 7 MISL First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ET $676m 66.3% \u22125.2% 0.60% Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026 \n 8 KDEF PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF $157m 0.0% \u221226.8% 0.65% SEC filing, May 31, 2026 \n 9 WDEF WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund $88m 0.0% \u22129.3% 0.45% SEC filing, Jun 30, 2026 \n 10 NATO Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF $86m 58.2% \u22127.3% 0.35% Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026 \n 11 GCAD Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense $44m 40.1% +6.2% 0.10% SEC filing, Jun 30, 2026 \n 12 WAR U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & D $41m 38.1% too new 0.60% SEC filing, Jun 30, 2026 \n 13 WDAF WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund $22m 0.0% \u221218.7% 0.45% SEC filing, Jun 30, 2026 \n 14 FOWF Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfar $15m 74.8% +10.6% 0.49% Issuer daily, Oct 26, 2026 \n 15 ARMY Tema International Defense ETF $13m 11.8% too new 0.68% Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026 \n \n Method\n The 22 ETFs in the defense theme, of which 22 publish net assets, ranked on the most recent number for each. Across the funds listed here the weight held in S&P 500 companies runs from 0.0% to 81.2%. Size shows where the money is, not what a fund did. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.\n Where to next\n Every defense ETF and what it holds The thematic ETFs least like the S&P 500 Sources\n Fund holdings from SEC Form N-PORT and from the issuers\u2019 own daily files SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say Links are sources, not endorsements.\n A ranking is not a recommendation or an opinion. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, not an adviser. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. 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