DFNG

VanEck Defense UCITS ETF

ETF • LSE • GBP

Current Price £45.34 3 Months: -10.82%

Basic Information

Type Etf
Exchange LSE
Currency GBP
Price Unit GBP
Latest Price Date May 18, 2026
Sector Equity
Industry Aerospace & Defense Equity
Annual Fee 0.55%

The VanEck Defense UCITS ETF (DFNG) is a UCITS-compliant, physically replicated equity ETF that tracks the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index, providing targeted exposure to companies serving national defense industries, defense technologies, large-scale cybersecurity and related service providers. The fund is relatively concentrated with 36 holdings (as of the latest factsheet), a total expense ratio of 0.55%, and heavy exposure to Industrials (about 91%) with a smaller Information Technology allocation (about 9%). Country exposure is dominated by the United States (roughly 48%) with meaningful weights in South Korea, France, Israel, Italy and Sweden. Returns for DFNG are primarily driven by defense budgets, government contracts, geopolitical risk dynamics and adoption of defense-related technologies, including aerospace and cybersecurity. The main risks are sector and regional concentration and volatility from smaller or specialized defense firms; the ETF is best used by investors seeking thematic/sector exposure to the global aerospace & defense industry rather than broad-market beta.

Top holdings:

  • RTX Corp: 7.9%
  • Thales SA: 7.66%
  • Leonardo S.p.A.: 7.14%
  • Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd: 6.65%
  • Saab AB: 6.31%
  • Elbit Systems Ltd: 5.44%
  • Curtiss‑Wright Corp: 5.44%
  • Palantir Technologies Inc: 4.97%

Price History

3 Months change: -10.82% (£5.50)

1 Month 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years
Date Close Volume
May 18 £45.34 56,172
May 15 £45.48 39,675
May 14 £46.23 39,603
May 13 £45.58 57,765
May 12 £45.67 50,922
May 11 £46.13 93,856
May 08 £46.38 72,149
May 07 £47.00 94,520
May 06 £48.30 73,749
May 05 £48.68 54,297
May 01 £48.64 37,500
Apr 30 £48.21 47,961
Apr 29 £47.76 22,712
Apr 28 £47.88 43,352
Apr 27 £48.40 53,277
Apr 24 £48.30 56,089
Apr 23 £49.97 58,554
Apr 22 £50.25 50,180
Apr 21 £50.47 71,465
Apr 20 £51.56 88,227
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