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SHLDGLOBAL X DEFENSE TECH ETFINDEX

GLOBAL X DEFENSE TECH ETF

$58.74-2.20% vs prior close
587852-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through Aug 23, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

Price & daily flows
73.868.162.558.74DAILY NET FLOWOct 7Feb 5Jun 5Oct 7

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$402M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -9.3% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$465Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
1.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
48holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed May 26, 2024 · beta 0.86
The book at a glance
BA.-0.8%PLTR+1.1%RTX-1.7%GD-1.4%LMT-2.1%NOC-2.0%LHX-1.8%ESLT-3.2%LDOS-2.7%HII-1.2%MOGA-4.1%KTOS-4.0%AVAVPLMRCYAMKOG2.1%HO3.6%LDO3.4%HAGASELS

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BA.BOEING4.47%$188.32-0.8%
2PLTRPALANTIR12.13%$194.12+1.1%
3RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES8.95%$180.26-1.7%
4GDGENERAL DYNAMICS8.35%$326.63-1.4%
5LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN8.27%$499.22-2.1%
6NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN7.52%$473.46-2.0%
7LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES3.70%$233.63-1.8%
8ESLTELBIT SYSTEMS3.04%$669.13-3.2%
9LDOSLEIDOS HOLDINGS2.33%$113.55-2.7%
10BWXTBWX TECHNOLOGIES2.12%$141.54-2.9%
11BABINVESCO TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND ETF0.89%$25.28-0.2%
12ELSEQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES0.10%$57.98-1.3%
13HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES1.65%$260.67-1.2%
14MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A1.67%$360.39-4.1%
15KTOSKRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS1.29%$41.94-4.0%

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Sector weights
Industrials85.73%
Technology14.27%
Other1.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States68.82%
Germany10.78%
Other8.47%
France8%
Korea (the Republic of)7.64%
Italy4.35%
United Kingdom3.3%
Israel2.83%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.3%
1 month-6.7%
3 months-7.9%
6 months-20.6%
YTD-9.3%
1 year-16.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
25%realized volatility, 1 year
-25.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-24.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 12.1% of the book; the top ten carry 65%. Spread across 52+ names, it behaves like roughly 18 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
90calls · latest snapshot
131puts · latest snapshot
1.46put/call ratio
1.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
PLTR PALANTIR$63M$58M
BA. BOEING$29M$30M
KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS$4M$3M
AVAV AEROVIRONMENT$2M$2M
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against SHLD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SHLD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.8B+$1.7B410× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$131.1B+$1.2B282× the assets · +$1.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$79.3B+$2.1B170× the assets · +$2.1B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.1B+$312M166× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF0.35%$45.4B+$73M98× the assets · +$73M in over the monthHead-to-head
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