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WAR vs DUTY

U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF vs U.S. Defense ETF

WAR

U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF

U.S. Global Investors

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$27M

DUTY

U.S. Defense ETF

AURA ETFs

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$0.7M

Key differences

  • DUTY costs 0.15% less per year.
  • WAR is significantly larger than DUTY — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • WAR covers global markets; DUTY covers north america.
  • WAR follows a active selection strategy; DUTY uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

WARDUTY
Annual cost (TER)0.60%0.45%
Fund size (AUM)$27M$0.7M
Since20242026
Dividend yield0.14%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobalnorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+70.5%N/A
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y26.67%
Max drawdown-19.13%-6.42%

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

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