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TER
0.35% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
GBP 310 m
Inception Date
23 May 2025
Holdings
26
Overview
Description
The iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) seeks to track the STOXX Europe Targeted Defence index. The STOXX Europe Targeted Defence index tracks the performance of European companies that are engaged in the military or defense industry.
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Basics
Data
| Index | STOXX Europe Targeted Defence |
| Investment focus | Equity, Europe, Industrials |
| Fund size | GBP 310 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.35% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Investment approach | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | EUR |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in GBP) | 29.33% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 23 May 2025 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | iShares |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | |
| Custodian Bank | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | Deloitte |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 November |
| Swiss representative | - |
| Swiss paying agent | - |
| Germany | Unknown |
| Switzerland | Unknown |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Italy | 26.0% |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | Bank of New York Mellon|Euroclear|JP Morgan|State Street Bank |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc).
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 26
88.11%
| BAE Systems | 15.73% |
| Thales SA | 13.03% |
| Leonardo SpA | 12.56% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings | 12.26% |
| Rheinmetall AG | 11.42% |
| SAAB | 10.02% |
| Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi | 3.95% |
| Babcock International Grp | 3.59% |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 3.11% |
| HENSOLDT | 2.44% |
Sectors
| Industrials | 85.70% |
| Technology | 0.13% |
| Other | 14.17% |
As of 31/03/2026
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +5.03% |
| 1 month | +0.66% |
| 3 months | -9.47% |
| 6 months | +10.07% |
| 1 year | +9.55% |
| 3 years | - |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | +9.55% |
| 2025 | - |
| 2024 | - |
| 2023 | - |
| 2022 | - |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 29.33% |
| Volatility 3 years | - |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.33 |
| Return per risk 3 years | - |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -19.80% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -19.80% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euronext Amsterdam | EUR | DFEU | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | DFNC | - - | - - | - |
| London Stock Exchange | GBP | DFEU | |||
| SIX Swiss Exchange | EUR | DFEU | |||
| XETRA | EUR | DFNC |
Further information
Further ETFs with similar investment focus
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR Unhedged Acc | 4,561 | 0.40% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Amundi Stoxx Europe Defense UCITS ETF Acc | 550 | 0.35% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| BNP Paribas Easy Bloomberg Europe Defense UCITS ETF Acc | 517 | 0.18% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| HANetf Future of European Defence Screened UCITS ETF Acc | 170 | 0.39% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| State Street SPDR S&P Europe Defense Vision UCITS ETF EUR Unhedged (Acc) | 27 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of DFEU?
The name of DFEU is iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc).
What is the ticker of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)?
The primary ticker of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) is DFEU.
What is the ISIN of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)?
The ISIN of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) is IE000IAXNM41.
What are the costs of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)?
The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) amounts to 0.35% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) paying dividends?
iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)?
The fund size of iShares Europe Defence UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) is 310m GBP. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
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