VanEck Global Defence ETF is a sector & thematic ETF from VanEck — 45 holdings, with $299.0m under management. 61% of its money is in industrials. Its two largest holdings, Palantir Technologies Inc and Rtx Corp, make up 17% of the fund. It charges 0.65% a year.
Holdings history for DFND starts 7 Aug 2026, so this shows the period since 7 Aug.
Compare DFND with another fund →CW
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Industrials · United States · 4.50% of DFND on average
Contributed −$126 per $10k to DFND over the period since 7 Aug.
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Explained moves, and what each did to DFND
Nothing flagged in this range.
About DFND
- TypeSector & thematic
- IssuerVanEck
- Size$299.0m
- Cost0.65% a year
- Holdings45
- Top sectorIndustrials 61%
- Top 2 holdings17%
DFND fell 9.2% over the period since 7 Aug. On $10,000, that's −$921. RTX was the biggest drag at −$161; PLTR helped most at +$171.
What moved it
Gain or loss per $10k invested
- PLTRPalantir Tech+$171
- RTXRTX−$161
- LDOLeonardo−$127
- CWCurtiss-Wright−$126
- HOThales−$112
- KTOSKratos Defense−$55
- SAABBSaab Ab-B−$51
- Other 18 holdings−$332
- Other 16 holdings−$225
- UnattributedFX, hedging, fees, timing−$289
- CompoundingDaily returns multiply, they do not add+$54
- Fund return−$921
Each kind of news counts the days those moves happened; No flagged news is every other day. News is tracked for moves large enough to be flagged; most international holdings had none in this range.
Which country
- Other 5 countries−$40
- Other 3 countries−$34