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As global uncertainty persists, the issue of security and defense has once again become a top concern for financial investors. VanEck‘s Defense ETF provides investors with access to leading defense technology companies, large-scale cybersecurity firms and defense-relevant service providers.
View fundAs global uncertainty persists, the issue of security and defense has once again become a top concern for financial investors. VanEck‘s Defense ETF provides investors with access to leading defense technology companies, large-scale cybersecurity firms and defense-relevant service providers.
View fundKey takeaways
The ETFs track the same security, and so are effectively the same fund. £DFNG is traded in British pounds on the London Stock Exchange, while €DFEN is traded in euros on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
Fund highlights
Fund name | Vaneck Defense | VanEck Defense |
|---|---|---|
GBP | EUR | |
USD | USD | |
| Accumulating | Accumulating | |
Fund size | £5.4B | €6.4B |
| - | - | |
Last price | £43.44 | €51.53 |
| 0.55% | 0.55% | |
Fund manager | VanEck | VanEck AM |
Benchmark | MarketVector™ Global Defense Industry Index | MarketVector™ Global Defense Industry Index |
Risk | ||
Ticker | £DFNG | €DFEN |
Primary listing | LSE | XETRA |
Documents |
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.
Performance
CumulativeRolling yearsLump sum investment
Sector exposure
ChartTable
£DFNG
€DFEN
Top holdings
Palantir Technologies
8.97%
RTX Corporation
8.03%
Thales
7.35%
Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd
6.53%
Saab AB
6.17%
Elbit Systems
6.02%
Leonardo S.p.a.
5.86%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
4.24%
Curtiss Wright
4.17%
Other
42.66%
Palantir Technologies
8.97%
RTX Corporation
8.03%
Thales
7.35%
Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd
6.53%
Saab AB
6.17%
Elbit Systems
6.02%
Leonardo S.p.a.
5.86%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
4.24%
Curtiss Wright
4.17%
Other
42.66%
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