ETF · Global X
ARMG Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000JCW3DZ3London Stock Exchange: ARMGMirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£20.46
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year
- Fund size
- £287m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, ARMG (Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000JCW3DZ3) closed at £20.46 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was −9.7%, or −12.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −9.7%
- −12.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +66.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −6.8%. Returns of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −9.0%; to 30/09/2025: +92.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −6.8% | −9.4% | |
| +66.8% | +61.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −9.0% | Not available |
| from | +92.2% | +84.7% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
30.3%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since September 2024
- −22.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +92.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since September 2024
- 20.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 30.3% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF since September 2024, in pounds: −22.6% from 16/01/2026 to 26/06/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since September 2024 was −12.1% (12 months to 30/09/2026); the highest was +92.2% (12 months to 26/09/2025). On 30/09/2026 the price of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF was 20.9% below its highest weekly close since September 2024 (16/01/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £60
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £296
- of £10,000, before growth
- 77 charge less
- 6 the same
- 35 charge more
Ongoing charge of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF 0.60% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 35 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 77 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Global X, launched in 2024.
It tracks the Mirae Asset Defence Tech Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ARMG
- ISIN
- IE000JCW3DZ3
- Provider
- Global X
- Tracks
- Mirae Asset Defence Tech Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £287m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £21.06 on 31/07/2026 to £20.46 on 30/09/2026 (−2.8%). The lowest close shown was £20.46 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £23.34 on 14/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 56 rolling 12-month returns since September 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since September 2024, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 66 technology funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ARMG?
The ongoing charge of ARMG is 0.60% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF 0.60% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 35 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 77 less (share classes counted once).
What does ARMG track?
ARMG tracks the Mirae Asset Defence Tech Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is ARMG accumulating or distributing?
ARMG is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of ARMG?
The ISIN of ARMG is IE000JCW3DZ3. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ARMG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were ARMG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ARMG in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +66.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −6.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ARMG done after inflation?
Over the year to 30/09/2026 ARMG’s total return was −9.7%, or −12.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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