DFNG

VanEck Defense UCITS ETF

ETF • LSE • GBP

Current Price £44.84 1 Month: +1.56%

Basic Information

Type Etf
Exchange LSE
Currency GBP
Price Unit GBP
Latest Price Date July 23, 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

1 Month change: +1.56% (+£0.69)

1 Month 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years
Date Close Volume
Jul 23 £44.84 27,681
Jul 22 £43.74 20,410
Jul 21 £43.29 21,099
Jul 20 £42.94 16,954
Jul 17 £42.84 21,739
Jul 16 £42.52 22,601
Jul 15 £42.81 15,956
Jul 14 £42.94 18,185
Jul 13 £43.09 24,070
Jul 10 £43.86 17,011
Jul 09 £44.01 23,044
Jul 08 £44.70 28,475
Jul 07 £46.21 19,025
Jul 06 £47.00 23,398
Jul 03 £45.92 20,182
Jul 02 £46.21 23,444
Jul 01 £44.78 26,021
Jun 30 £43.23 23,945
Jun 29 £42.40 33,008
Jun 26 £42.54 73,133
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