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PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Ticker: KDEF ISIN: US30151E4917
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ETF Concentrated top holdings
Fund size
$202.01M
Holdings
18
Top 10
70.1%
Issuer
PLUS ETF
$41.15 -5.99%
Price as of 2026-08-21 · NYSE ARCA

Performance by timeframe

Rolling returns
1 Month +13.30%
6 Months -29.91%
1 Year +6.26%
Since inception +60.48% p.a.+107.06%
Calendar year returns
YTD -6.22%

Key stats

AUM
202.01M
Holdings
18
1Y return
6.26%
Volatility (1Y)
53.56%
52-week range
27.14 - 67.41
Section 1

Fund overview

Fund profile data from fundamentals.

The fund normally invests in securities comprising the index. The index is designed to track the performance of South Korean companies that have demonstrated high relevance to defense ("Korea Defense Companies"). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities comprising the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Category Industrials
Issuer PLUS ETF
Domicile USA
Section 2

Exposure breakdown

Exposure breakdown shows how the fund is allocated across assets, sectors, regions, and size buckets.

Asset allocation

Stock non-US
99.16%
Cash
0.84%

Sectors

Industrials
88.95%
Consumer Cyclicals
5.64%
Technology
2.86%
Healthcare
2.55%

Regions

Asia Developed
100.00%

Market cap mix

Big
32.88%
Mega
21.87%
Medium
19.67%
Small
15.84%
Micro
8.91%
Section 3

Top holdings

Concentrated top holdings

Top holdings show which underlying securities drive the fund most.

Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd
18.31%
Hyundai Rotem Co
16.17%
Firstec
5.99%
LIG Nex1 Co Ltd
5.71%
SNT Dynamics Co Ltd
4.25%
Poongsan
4.15%
Hanwha Systems Co Ltd
4.12%
Korea Aerospace Industries
4.00%
HJ ShipBuilding & Construction Co Ltd
3.88%
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd
3.56%
Section 4

Performance & risk

Historical return and risk indicators over fixed windows.

Returns

YTD return 44.39%
1M return 13.30%
6M return -29.91%
1Y return 6.26%

Risk

Volatility (1Y) 53.56%
Volatility (3Y) 0.00%
Sharpe ratio (3Y) 0.00
Beta 0.00
52-week range 27.14 - 67.41
Section 5

Portfolio characteristics

Fund concentration and composition metrics from source fields.

Overview

Holdings count 18
Top 10 weight 70.13%
Fund size 202.01M
Avg. market cap 4.64K

Details

Instrument metadata and source update timestamps.

Symbol KDEF
Name PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Asset type ETF
Exchange NYSE ARCA
Currency USD
ISIN US30151E4917
Country USA
Code + exchange KDEF.NYSE ARCA
Last price date 2026-04-24
Fundamentals updated 2026-04-27

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