Global X Defense Tech ETF

GLOBAL X FUNDS · 1 share class

Global equity index ETF
One fund, 1 share class:SHLD
$7.99B NAV
50 positions · as of 2026-05-31 · filed 2026-07-29

Fund classification

Classified from what the fund holds · as of 2026 Q2

Global X Defense Tech ETF is a global equity index ETF that tracks the Global X Defense Tech Index.

Asset class
Equity
Region
Global
Management
Index (passive)
Fund type
ETF
Features
Non-diversified

Fund profile

As filed in the prospectus · 2026 Q1

The Global X Defense Tech ETF ("Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Global X Defense Tech Index ("Underlying Index").

Strategy · summarised

The fund tracks the Global X Defense Tech Index using a replication strategy, holding securities of companies that derive at least 50% of revenues from defense technology, cybersecurity, advanced military systems, or related defense applications across eligible global markets. The fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Because the fund may use representative sampling when replication is impractical, its performance may diverge from the index.

Expenses
0.50%one share class
Share classExpense ratio
SHLD0.50%

Portfolio turnover 32.79% · as of 2026 Q1

Allocation

Asset groups · long / short shown separately, never netted · 2026 Q2

100.87%
of net assets
Stocks99.64%
Cash & short-term1.22%

Sector allocation

The same holdings as Allocation above, grouped by market sector instead of asset type · as of 2026 Q2

100%
of net assets
Industrials49.6%
International40.9%
Information Technology8.2%
Other1.2%
Cash0.0%

Government, Securitized and Cash are non-corporate buckets; International is foreign holdings we don’t sector-classify, and Other is the residual (held funds, unresolved names).

Latest quarter

What changed since the fund's previous filing

2026Q2 vs 2026Q1: 1 new2 exited

New: BANK OF NEW YORK (THE)

Exited: Sdt Uzay ve Savunma Teknolojileri AS, BANK OF NEW YORK (THE)

Return profile

Total return as filed — price change plus distributions reinvested · trailing figures to Apr 2026

1-year
+40.61%
3-year
31 of 36 months
5-year
31 of 60 months
Volatility
24.63%
Worst 3-yr fall
Month by month· Sep 2023 – Apr 2026

One month is blank because the fund did not report it — not because it was flat. A cumulative figure is not shown for this class: compounding across an unreported month would treat it as flat and invent a return.

May 2026 has been filed since the trailing figures were struck, so it is not in the table above or the curve — every figure here shares one cut-off, which is what makes them comparable with other funds.

Holdings

By % of NAV · equity positions carry filed share counts · every resolvable issuer links to its company page

Issuer%NAVValue
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONLMT8.41%$672.46M
RTX CORPORATION7.75%$619.73M
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONGD7.67%$613.14M
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.PLTR7.07%$564.59M
Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft5.76%$460.07M
BAE SYSTEMS PLC4.88%$390.20M
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.LHX4.69%$374.82M
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.4.40%$351.30M
LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI4.35%$347.47M
THALES SA4.27%$341.21M
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Reported price is the fund's own reported value divided by its own reported shares at 2026-05-31 — not a live quote, and not what the fund paid.

Top 10 positions are 59.25% of net assets, top 25 91.19%, across 50 issuers.

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