VanEck Global Defence ETF is a sector & thematic ETF from VanEck — 45 holdings, with $299.0m under management. 64% 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 →KRMN
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC
Industrials · United States · 1.30% of DFND on average
Contributed −$70 per $10k to DFND over the period since 7 Aug.
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Explained moves, and what each did to DFND
About DFND
- TypeSector & thematic
- IssuerVanEck
- Size$299.0m
- Cost0.65% a year
- Holdings45
- Top sectorIndustrials 64%
- Top 2 holdings17%
DFND fell 13.2% over the period since 7 Aug. On $10,000, that's −$1319. RTX was the biggest drag at −$157; PLTR helped most at +$265.
What moved it
Gain or loss per $10k invested
- PLTRPalantir+$265
- RTXRTX−$157
- 012450Hanwha Aerospace−$156
- CWCurtiss-Wright−$153
- LDOLeonardo−$138
- HOThales−$134
- KRMNKarman−$70
- Other 22 holdings−$664
- Other 21 holdings−$529
- CurrencyForeign currencies against the Australian dollar+$52
- UnattributedHedging, fees, timing−$397
- CompoundingDaily returns multiply, they do not add+$99
- Fund return−$1319
- Other 3 kinds of news−$6
- 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.
Country
- Other 5 countries−$110
- Other 3 countries−$15