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 →HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc
Industrials · United States · 1.86% of DFND on average
Contributed −$33 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 9.6% over the period since 7 Aug. On $10,000, that's −$957. RTX was the biggest drag at −$162; PLTR helped most at +$165.
What moved it
Gain or loss per $10k invested
- PLTRPalantir Tech+$165
- RTXRTX−$162
- LDOLeonardo−$132
- CWCurtiss-Wright−$125
- HOThales−$120
- KTOSKratos Defense−$54
- SAABBSaab Ab-B−$51
- LDOSLeidos−$48
- BABBabcock Intl−$42
- ESLTElbit Systems−$36
- PLPlanet Labs−$36
- 064350Hyundai Rotem−$34
- HIIHuntington−$33
- STESingapore Tech+$28
- ONDSOndas−$18
- AMDassault−$15
- BAHBooz Allen−$14
- 047810Korea+$8
- DRODroneshield−$7
- CACICaci Intl−$6
- MOG/AMoog+$5
- 012450Hanwha−$4
- KOGKongsberg−$2
- UnattributedFX, hedging, fees, timing−$281
- CompoundingDaily returns multiply, they do not add+$58
- Fund return−$957
- Other 1 kind of news+$2
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−$47
- Other 3 countries+$19