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KDEF - ETF Fact Sheet

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF - USD

Fund Identification

Ticker

KDEF

ISIN

US30151E4917

Main Metrics

Price

$39.97

Expense Ratio

0.65%

AuM

$105.52M

Tracking Difference

1.65%

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

05101520%
1m returns
5.43%
1m flows
$0M
* Net total returns
All data as of 2 September 2026

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KDEF's characteristics

Manager statistics

24 funds, $4.95Bn 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
76.10%
Consumer Cyclical.
15.52%
Non-Energy Materi.
8.38%

Top 5 holdings

HANWHA AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.
21.10%
HYUNDAI ROTEM Co.
8.12%
LIG Defense & Aerospace Co. Ltd.
7.28%
KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES Ltd.
7.07%
Poongsan Corp.
5.70%
Total holdings
20
Total weight of top 5
49.27%

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