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KDEFPLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #1,449 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of the Korea Defense Industry Index.

By PLUS ETF · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.65%

#3,297 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$157M

#2,520 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+25.1%

Track Record

1 year

#4,144 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,576+25.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

General Innovation

Index tracked

Korea Defense Industry Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 66.7% of fundconcentrated

Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd
15.5%
Hyundai Rotem Co Ltd
12.7%
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.
8.3%
Hyundai Wia Corp.
5.6%
Lig Nex1 Co Ltd
5.1%
Samhyun Co.Ltd.
5.0%
Poongsan Corp
4.1%
Hanwha S&C Co.Ltd
4.0%
Hj Shipbuilding & Construct Co Ltd
3.4%
Rainbow Robotics Inc
3.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.8%
Cash
1.1%

By sector

Industrials
87.8%
Consumer Cyclical
6.6%
Healthcare
2.9%
Technology
2.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
46.4%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-35.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of the Korea Defense Industry Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in securities comprising the Korea Defense Industry Index, which tracks South Korean companies relevant to defense. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in these securities, which must meet specific market cap and trading volume criteria. The Index uses a scoring methodology to identify Korea Defense Companies and applies a weighting methodology based on market cap and thematic relevance. The Index is rebalanced quarterly.
Inception date
February 4, 2025
Fund family
PLUS ETF

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Data updated on 2026-06-19