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WAR vs IDEF

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

WAR

U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF

U.S. Global Investors

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$27M

IDEF

iShares Defense Industrials Act

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.55%

Fund size

$3.5B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

WARIDEF
Annual cost (TER)0.60%0.55%
Fund size (AUM)$27M$3.5B
Since20242025
Dividend yield0.14%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobalglobal
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+70.5%+31.1%
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y26.67%20.65%
Max drawdown-19.13%-14.63%

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

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