VanEck Global Defence ETF is a sector & thematic ETF from VanEck — 45 holdings, with $299.0m under management. 41% 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 →LDO
LEONARDO SPA
Industrials · Italy · 6.35% 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 41%
- Top 2 holdings17%
DFND fell 9.2% over the period since 7 Aug. On $10,000, that's −$921. LDO was the biggest drag at −$126; STE helped most at +$33.
What moved it
Gain or loss per $10k invested
- LDOLeonardo−$126
- HOThales−$112
- KTOSKratos Defense−$57
- SAABBSaab Ab-B−$52
- ESLTElbit Systems−$48
- 064350Hyundai Rotem−$44
- BABBabcock Intl−$41
- Other 18 holdings−$97
- Other 16 holdings−$12
- UnattributedFX, hedging, fees, timing−$483
- 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−$41
- Other 3 countries−$33