KDEF — PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-28
KDEF — PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Industrials Equity · $156.75M AUM · 0.65% expense ratio · 59.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
KDEF Fund Overview
KDEF — PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF is a US ETF managed by Exchange Listed Funds Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets Industrials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Exchange Listed Funds Trust
- Category: Emerging Markets Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $156.75M
- 1-year return: 59.7%
- Ticker: KDEF
- SEC CIK: 0001547950
- SEC series ID: S000089482
- Share class ID: C000256047
KDEF Holdings
Top 10 holdings of PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd. | 18.48% |
| Hyundai Rotem Company | 16.88% |
| Lig Defense & Aerospace Co. Ltd. | 5.80% |
| Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. | 4.74% |
| Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. | 4.52% |
| Firstec Company Ltd. | 4.48% |
| Poongsan Corp. | 4.10% |
| Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd. | 4.07% |
| Snt Dynamics Co. Ltd. | 3.96% |
| Samhyun Co. Ltd. | 3.60% |
KDEF Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.2% |
KDEF Performance
Total returns for KDEF (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.1% |
| 1 year | 59.7% |
KDEF Risk Information
Risk metrics for KDEF, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 61.2%
KDEF Costs and Fees
KDEF costs about $65 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.65%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.65%
- Portfolio turnover: 39%
- Brokerage commissions: 20.96 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
KDEF Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF had net inflows of $112.44M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $16.76M |
| 2026-01 | $45.58M |
| 2025-12 | $6.98M |
| 2025-11 | $1.24M |
| 2025-10 | $9.95M |
| 2025-09 | $1.40M |
KDEF Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
KDEF Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.