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IDEF vs WAR

iShares Defense Industrials Act vs U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF

IDEF

iShares Defense Industrials Act

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.55%

Fund size

$3.5B

WAR

U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF

U.S. Global Investors

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$27M

Key differences

  • IDEF is significantly larger than WAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IDEF follows a index tracking strategy; WAR uses active selection.

Side-by-side comparison

IDEFWAR
Annual cost (TER)0.55%0.60%
Fund size (AUM)$3.5B$27M
Since20252024
Dividend yield0.14%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobalglobal
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+31.1%+70.5%
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y20.65%26.67%
Max drawdown-14.63%-19.13%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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