ETF · VanEck
DFNG VanEck Defense UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000YYE6WK5London Stock Exchange: DFNGVan Eck Associates Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£44.04
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £3.9bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, DFNG (VanEck Defense UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000YYE6WK5) closed at £44.04 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the three years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +52.2%, or +37.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- −9.5%
- −12.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +52.2%
- +37.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £55
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £272
- of £10,000, before growth
- 109 charge less
- 7 the same
- 25 charge more
Ongoing charge of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF 0.55% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 25 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 7 the same and 109 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
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from VanEck, launched in 2023.
It tracks the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index - USD - US Dollar - 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 0.55% a year — about £55 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.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- DFNG
- ISIN
- IE000YYE6WK5
- Provider
- VanEck
- Tracks
- MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index - USD - US Dollar
- 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
- 0.55% a year · about £55 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £3.9bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £44.83 on 18/09/2026 to £44.04 on 01/10/2026 (−1.8%). The lowest close shown was £44.04 on 01/10/2026 and the highest £44.83 on 18/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 45
- on record
- Ten largest
- 60.4%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 22
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 9.0%
- Palantir Technologies
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir TechnologiesPLTRInformation TechnologyUnited States | 8.97% |
| 2 | RtxRTXIndustrialsUnited States | 7.64% |
| 3 | Hanwha Aerospace012450IndustrialsSouth Korea | 7.26% |
| 4 | ThalesHOIndustrialsFrance | 7.07% |
| 5 | SaabSAAB_BIndustrialsSweden | 5.78% |
| 6 | LeonardoLDOIndustrialsItaly | 5.72% |
| 7 | Elbit SystemsESLTIndustrialsIsrael | 5.40% |
| 8 | Curtiss-WrightCWIndustrialsUnited States | 4.49% |
| 9 | Kongsberg GruppenIndustrialsNorway | 4.21% |
| 10 | Singapore Technologies EngineeringS63IndustrialsSingapore | 3.82% |
Source: VanEck, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Industrials87.4%
- Information Technology12.6%
By country
- United States46.7%
- South Korea11.7%
- France9.3%
- Israel6.7%
- Sweden5.8%
- Italy5.7%
- Norway4.2%
- Singapore3.8%
- Other countries6.1%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 45 largest.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 45 holdings; the ten largest make up 60.4% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of DFNG?
The ongoing charge of DFNG is 0.55% a year — about £55 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 VanEck Defense UCITS ETF 0.55% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 25 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 7 the same and 109 less (share classes counted once).
What does DFNG track?
DFNG tracks the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index - USD - US Dollar - Benchmark TR Net.
Is DFNG accumulating or distributing?
DFNG 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 DFNG?
The ISIN of DFNG is IE000YYE6WK5. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; DFNG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does DFNG hold?
As of 30/09/2026, DFNG holds 45 positions, according to the holdings VanEck publishes. The largest is Palantir Technologies at 8.97% of the fund; the ten largest make up 60.4%. Its ten largest holdings are Palantir Technologies (8.97%), Rtx (7.64%), Hanwha Aerospace (7.26%), Thales (7.07%), Saab (5.78%), Leonardo (5.72%), Elbit Systems (5.40%), Curtiss-Wright (4.49%), Kongsberg Gruppen (4.21%) and Singapore Technologies Engineering (3.82%).
How has DFNG done after inflation?
Over the three years to 01/10/2026 DFNG’s total return was +52.2%, or +37.4% 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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- VanEck, as published,
- 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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