KDEF — PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-28
KDEF — PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF. Emerging Markets Blend / Core Industrials Equity · $156.75M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC 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 Blend / Core 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 Blend / Core 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 2026-09-01), 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 2026-05, PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF had net inflows of $115.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | −$5.86M |
| 2026-04 | $11.20M |
| 2026-03 | $17.25M |
| 2026-02 | $16.76M |
| 2026-01 | $45.58M |
| 2025-12 | $6.98M |
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.