KDEFPLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Tracks the Korea Defense Industry Index.
By PLUS ETF · Launched 2025
Annual Cost
0.65%
#3,427 of 5,854 · average
Fund Size
$108M
#2,918 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
-10.3%
Track Record
1 year
#4,050 of 5,854 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$8,881-11.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Asia pacificCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
IndustrialsFocus
General Innovation
Index tracked
Korea Defense Industry Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 67.9% of fundconcentrated
Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd
15.3%
Hyundai Rotem Co Ltd
12.1%
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.
9.9%
Satrec Initiative
7.1%
Hanwha S&C Co.Ltd
4.7%
Lig Nex1 Co Ltd
4.6%
Sphere Corp.
3.8%
Neuromeka Co Ltd.
3.5%
Poongsan Corp
3.5%
Snt Dynamics Co Ltd
3.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
By sector
Industrials
89.9%
Consumer Cyclical
6.2%
Technology
2.1%
Healthcare
1.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
51.3%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-48.6%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable
Needs 3+ years of history
Sortino (3Y)
Not yet
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the Korea Defense Industry Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in South Korean companies relevant to defense, corresponding to the Korea Defense Industry Index. The Index includes companies with a minimum market capitalization of $300 billion Korean Won, weighted by market cap and thematic relevance, and is rebalanced quarterly.
- Inception date
- February 4, 2025
- Fund family
- PLUS ETF
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Data updated on 2026-08-04