Vaneck Global Defence ETF (ASX:DFND)

Australia flag Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD
41.36
+1.64 (4.13%)
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026, 12:27 PM AEST
62.51%
Assets 295.08M
Expense Ratio n/a
PE Ratio 37.37
Dividend (ttm) 0.03
Dividend Yield 0.08%
Ex-Dividend Date Jul 1, 2025
Payout Frequency n/a
Payout Ratio 2.71%
1-Year Return +56.07%
Volume 27,912
Open 41.49
Previous Close 39.72
Day's Range 40.30 - 42.23
52-Week Low 25.54
52-Week High 45.47
Beta n/a
Holdings 10
Inception Date Sep 10, 2024

About DFND

DFND.AX was created on 2024-09-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. DFND.AX gives investors exposure to a portfolio of listed global companies involved in the military or defence industries.

Asset Class Equity
Category Theme
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol DFND
Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MarketVector Global Defence Industry (AUD) Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

Performance

DFND had a total return of 56.21% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 59.74%, including dividends.

Top 10 Holdings

59.10% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
RTX Corporation RTX 7.71%
Thales S.A. HO 7.65%
Leonardo S.p.a. LDO 7.09%
Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. 012450 6.71%
Saab AB (publ) SAAB.B 6.27%
Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW 5.45%
Elbit Systems Ltd. ESLT 5.42%
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR 4.93%
Leidos Holdings, Inc. LDOS 4.68%
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd S63 3.19%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jul 1, 2025 0.030 AUD Jul 25, 2025
Full Dividend History