XDEF ETF — Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF

Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF (XDEF)

XDEF is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 1.47%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -12.1% over the past 0.6 years, 23.4 points behind SPY at 11.3%.

XDEF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is -12.1% over the past 0.6 years, 23.4 points behind SPY at 11.3%.

XDEF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/19/2026

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.47%

Last close

$21.82 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$21.88

Premium / discount

0.27% discount

AUM

$4,327,499

Average volume

144.0

Last dividend

$0.321

Last ex-dividend date

06/18/2026 (as of 2026-06-18)

Last payment date

06/26/2026 (as of 2026-06-26)

Beta

1.2257

P/E ratio

31.3318

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.47%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: DWS; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

XDEF risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider XDEF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XDEF pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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