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Thematic

VanEck Global Defence ETF

About this ETF

The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of its Reference Index. The Fund does not necessarily aim to perfectly replicate the Reference Index on a one-to-one basis.

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.65% p.a.
Inception date12 Sep 2024
BenchmarkMarketVector Global Defence Ind TR AUD

Scout Score

40/100
Ranked #35 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost37
Diversification56
Tracking45
Liquidity45
Fund Strength49
Performance4
Income79

Strengths

  • Attractive yield — 3.74%, higher than 79% of Thematic peers.

Weaknesses

  • Weak long-term return — -15.0% p.a. (blended), trails 96% of rated Thematic peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-0.42%
3 Months-2.26%
YTD-8.83%
1 Year-14.38%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-13%+25%+62%+99%+136%2024-092025-032025-102026-042026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
47.17%
France flagFrance
9.64%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
9.15%
Israel flagIsrael
6.69%
Sweden flagSweden
6.31%
Italy flagItaly
6.06%
Norway flagNorway
4.95%
Singapore flagSingapore
3.55%
Germany flagGermany
3.19%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
2.61%
Czech Republic flagCzech Republic
0.70%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Industrials
88.55%
Information Technology
11.47%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Palantir Technologies Inc logoPalantir Technologies Inc8.46%
  2. 2.Rtx Corp8.39%
  3. 3.Thales SA logoThales SA7.29%
  4. 4.Saab Ab6.31%
  5. 5.Leonardo Spa6.06%
  6. 6.Elbit Systems Ltd logoElbit Systems Ltd5.73%
  7. 7.Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd5.49%
  8. 8.Kongsberg Gruppen Asa4.95%
  9. 9.Leidos Holdings Inc logoLeidos Holdings Inc4.06%
  10. 10.Curtiss-Wright Corp3.84%
  11. 11.Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd3.55%
  12. 12.Caci International Inc3.13%
  13. 13.Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc2.29%
  14. 14.Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp2.10%
  15. 15.Babcock International Group plc1.80%
  16. 16.Moog Inc1.75%
  17. 17.Dassault Aviation SA1.72%
  18. 18.Hensoldt AG1.62%
  19. 19.Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc1.57%
  20. 20.Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd1.35%