KDEFPLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,576+25.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
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 = 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+ yearsVolatility (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