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    • DFND
    VanEck Global Defence ETF

    DFND
    VanEck Global Defence ETF

    • NAV
      $34.59

      as at 27-Aug-26
    • Total Net Assets
      $259.90M
    • Dividend Frequency
      1 each year
    • Management fee (p.a.)
      0.65%
    • Number of securities
      45
    • Inception Date
      10-Sep-24
    DFND

    Overview

    Fund description

    DFND gives investors exposure to a portfolio of listed global companies involved in the military or defence industries. DFND aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Index.

    Why consider DFND?

    Targeted exposure to global defence

    Exposure to the largest global companies involved in aerospace & defence, research & consulting, application software and electronic equipment & instruments, that are typically under-represented in benchmarks.

    Advancing technological innovation

    The defence industry is at the forefront of technological innovation and development as governments require specialised hardware and software creating demand for new technologies including AI and cyber security capabilities.

    Supported by rising government defence budgets

    An investment in opportunities beyond our borders, with revenues that are not necessarily correlated to general economic cycles, but rather government spending.

    Who is TICKER suitable for?

      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital preservation and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a medium risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 7 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 7 years, and has an extremely high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high to very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital preservation and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a medium risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 7 years, and has an extremely high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has no investment timeframe, and has a high or very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a medium risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth, is intending to use the product as a satellite allocation within a portfolio, has no minimum investment timeframe, and has an extremely high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a medium risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital preservation and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a standalone solution, major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has no investment timeframe and has a low risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a standalone solution or major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 3 years, and has a medium risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a standalone solution or major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a standalone solution or major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high to very high risk/return profile.
      is likely to be appropriate for a consumer who is seeking capital growth and a regular income distribution, is intending to use the product as a core, minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio, has an investment timeframe of at least 5 years, and has a high risk/return profile.

    Performance

    Holdings & allocations

    All holdings (%) as at 28-Aug-26 Download all holdings

    No. of holdings: 45
    Holding name
    Ticker
    No. of securities held
    Market value
    % of Fund net
    assets
    Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR US 108,326 28,006,739 10.78
    Rtx Corp RTX US 79,506 23,446,606 9.02
    Thales Sa HO FP 45,185 18,051,801 6.95
    Leonardo Spa LDO IM 188,926 16,842,485 6.48
    Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd 012450 KS 13,720 15,891,484 6.11
    Saab Ab SAABB SS 156,934 14,699,091 5.66
    Elbit Systems Ltd ESLT US 12,680 12,671,885 4.88
    Curtiss-Wright Corp CW US 13,624 11,470,754 4.41
    Leidos Holdings Inc LDOS US 46,976 9,135,870 3.52
    Kongsberg Gruppen Asa KOG NO 180,674 8,488,079 3.27
    Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd STE SP 713,864 8,346,906 3.21
    Caci International Inc CACI US 7,735 6,817,209 2.62
    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc KTOS US 70,031 5,228,343 2.01
    Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc HII US 11,773 4,866,848 1.87
    Moog Inc MOG/A US 8,762 4,669,207 1.80
    Babcock International Group Plc BAB LN 215,215 4,398,050 1.69
    Hyundai Rotem Co Ltd 064350 KS 29,551 4,125,228 1.59
    Hensoldt Ag HAG GR 28,037 4,050,894 1.56
    Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp BAH US 38,012 3,957,919 1.52
    Karman Holdings Inc KRMN US 57,536 3,793,862 1.46
    Dassault Aviation Sa AM FP 7,981 3,727,432 1.43
    Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd 047810 KS 26,392 3,657,659 1.41
    Planet Labs Pbc PL US 121,216 3,566,613 1.37
    Aerovironment Inc AVAV US 14,410 3,051,316 1.17
    Ondas Holdings Inc ONDS US 236,962 2,883,149 1.11
    Hanwha Systems Co Ltd 272210 KS 35,277 2,767,844 1.07
    Renk Group Ag R3NK GR 35,012 2,732,883 1.05
    Science Applications International Corp SAIC US 14,407 2,583,503 0.99
    Next Vision Stabilized Systems Ltd NXSN IT 26,267 2,475,356 0.95
    Mercury Systems Inc MRCY US 17,939 2,256,749 0.87
    Csg Nv CSG NA 70,024 2,164,534 0.83
    Kbr Inc KBR US 39,065 2,074,521 0.80
    Leonardo Drs Inc DRS US 36,114 1,954,469 0.75
    Parsons Corp PSN US 26,468 1,813,728 0.70
    Tkms Ag& Co Kgaa TKMS GR 11,565 1,706,165 0.66
    Qinetiq Group Plc QQ/ LN 169,891 1,642,861 0.63
    Exosens Sas EXENS FP 15,456 1,495,520 0.58
    Osi Systems Inc OSIS US 4,694 1,376,510 0.53
    Nlight Inc LASR US 21,856 1,367,310 0.53
    Amentum Holdings Inc AMTM US 46,762 1,328,440 0.51
    Vectrus Inc VVX US 10,378 1,132,106 0.44
    Voyager Technologies Inc VOYG US 21,480 1,037,336 0.40
    Bigbear.Ai Holdings Inc BBAI US 192,283 852,927 0.33
    Red Cat Holdings Inc RCAT US 60,032 774,660 0.30
    Droneshield Ltd DRO AU 293,078 526,075 0.20
    Other/Cash --   -11,960 -0.00
    Total 100.00
    These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security.

    Dividends

    Election of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

    You can elect DRP by logging into MUFG’s Investor Centre. Once you are logged in, please proceed to the “Payments and Tax” tab and select “Reinvestment Plans”.

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