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KDEF - ETF Fact Sheet

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF - USD

Fund Identification

Ticker

KDEF

ISIN

US30151E4917

Main Metrics

Price

$35.45

Expense Ratio

0.65%

AuM

$91.82M

Tracking Difference

1.46%

Ratings

Trackinsight rating

N/A

Official Investment Strategy

The PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Korea Defense Industry Index (the “Index”).

KDEF's historical prices, performance, and flows

-20.0-15.0-10.0-5.00.0%
1m returns
-19%
1m flows
-$2M
* Net total returns
All data as of 15 October 2026

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KDEF's characteristics

Manager statistics

25 funds, $4.67Bn in AUM

Benchmark

Korea Defense Industry Index - USD

Replication method

Direct (Physical)

Asset class

Equity

Dividend policy

Distributing
KDEF's exposure

Countries

Republic of Korea
100.00%

Sectors

Industrials
77.12%
Consumer Cyclical.
13.46%
Non-Energy Materi.
9.42%

Top 5 holdings

HANWHA AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.
23.37%
HYUNDAI ROTEM Co.
7.63%
KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES Ltd.
6.71%
LIG Defense & Aerospace Co. Ltd.
6.66%
Poongsan Corp.
6.04%
Total holdings
20
Total weight of top 5
50.42%

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