Vaneck UCITS ETFs Plc - Vaneck Defense UCITS Etf (LON:DFNS)
London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in USD 63.76
+1.37 (2.20%)
At close: Oct 23, 2025
2.20% (1Y)
| Assets | 5.53B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| PE Ratio | 34.70 |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| 1-Year Return | +73.83% |
| Volume | 38,341 |
| Open | 63.09 |
| Previous Close | 62.39 |
| Day's Range | 62.73 - 64.06 |
| 52-Week Low | 35.00 |
| 52-Week High | 72.00 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 40 |
| Inception Date | Mar 31, 2023 |
About DFNS
DFEN.L was created on 2023-03-31 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. The ETF currently has 8003.43m in AUM and 33 holdings. The Funds investment objective is to replicate the price and the performance, before fees and expenses, of an index that provides exposure to entities involved in serving national defense industries.
Asset Class Equity
Category Theme
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol DFNS
Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index - USD - US Dollar - Benchmark TR Net
Performance
DFNS had a total return of 73.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 56.44%.
Top 10 Holdings
62.67% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 8.34% |
| Thales S.A. | HO | 8.24% |
| RTX Corporation | RTX | 7.94% |
| Leonardo S.p.a. | LDO | 7.48% |
| Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | 012450 | 6.46% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 6.11% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation | CW | 5.35% |
| Saab AB (publ) | SAAB.B | 5.25% |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | ESLT | 4.17% |
| AeroVironment, Inc. | AVAV | 3.33% |