Defense ETFs
Defense ETFs can combine military contractors, defense technology, and commercial aerospace businesses in different proportions. Compare geography, holdings concentration, index rules, and costs. Government procurement, export restrictions, contract execution, and valuations can affect returns; military-budget growth does not by itself guarantee shareholder gains or dividends.
23 funds match this screen. Membership and fund data are both as of , refreshed on every build. This screen matches the Defense tag and starts in AUM order. It includes related aerospace and technology exposure, not a verified pure-defense revenue screen. Fund size alone does not establish trading liquidity; check spreads and trading conditions separately.
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Yield distribution
How distributions cluster across this category.
Yield vs AUM
Each bubble is one ETF. Top 4 by yield and top 4 by AUM are labelled.
Risk vs reward
Distribution rate across the bottom, Distribution Safety Score up the side. Yellow rings mark the best Safety-Adjusted Yield™ — distribution rate adjusted for safety — among funds with a proven safety score of 60+.
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23 ETFs tracked
Grouped by distribution frequency. Ticker links open the full per-fund page.
Top 20 by AUM
| Ticker | Issuer | ETF Name | Dist. Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | iShares | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.16% | |
| PPA | Invesco | Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.42% | |
| SHLD | Global X | Global X Defense Tech ETF | 0.61% | |
| XAR | State Street | SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.23% | |
| IDEF | iShares | iShares Defense Industrials Act | 0.36% | |
| EUAD | Tuttle Capital Management | Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF | — | |
| MISL | First Trust | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.07% | |
| DFEN | Direxion | Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares Direxion Daily Aerospace | 0.10% | |
| JEDI | Defiance ETFs | Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF | — | |
| FITZ | Nicholas Wealth Management | Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio ETF | — | |
| KDEF | Exchange Traded Concepts | PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF | — | |
| NATO | Themes | Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF | — | |
| WDEF | WisdomTree | WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund | — | |
| WAR | U.S. Global Investors | U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF | — | |
| FIZY | Nicholas Wealth Management | Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio® and Options Overlay ETF | 14.50% | |
| WDAF | WisdomTree | WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund | — | |
| ARMY | Tema ETFs | Tema International Defense Innovation ETF | — | |
| TSSD | Truth Social Funds | Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF | 0.09% | |
| WEPN | Nicholas Wealth Management | Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF | 13.20% | |
| WDGF | WisdomTree | WisdomTree Global Defense Fund | — |
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