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Betashares Global Defence ETF

Betashares · VettaFi Global Defence Leaders Index · Since 2024

HOLDINGS: Q2 2026

Annual fee

0.55%

$55/yr per $10,000

Fund size

$257M

AUD

Dividend yield

1%

Annual · approx. as at Q2 2026

Holdings

65

companies

Plain-English Summary

ARMR invests in global defence and aerospace companies including Lockheed Martin, RTX, General Dynamics, BAE Systems and Rheinmetall. It launched in October 2024 and has grown rapidly to over $250 million in assets. At 0.55% the fee is on the higher end for a thematic ETF. This is a concentrated sector fund — Industrials make up the large majority of holdings — and is subject to geopolitical and policy risk. Performance will be heavily influenced by global defence budgets and government spending decisions. The fund holds only companies headquartered in NATO member and major NATO ally countries that derive more than 50% of revenues from defence. Not suitable as a core holding. General information only.

Key characteristics

Based on publicly available fund data. General information only — not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Strengths

Direct exposure to global defence spending theme
Holdings restricted to NATO-aligned countries only
Rapidly growing fund with strong recent performance

Watch out for

!0.55% fee is relatively high
!Very concentrated in Industrials sector
!Geopolitical and policy risk
!Short track record — launched October 2024

Top holdings

Holdings as at Q2 2026 — may not reflect current composition
1RTX Corporation
8.8%
2Palantir Technologies
8.7%
3General Dynamics
8.3%
4Safran
8.2%
5Lockheed Martin
7.9%
6Northrop Grumman
7.4%
7Rheinmetall
6.9%
8BAE Systems
5.9%
9L3Harris Technologies
4.7%
10Leidos Holdings
2.2%

Sector breakdown

Industrials
86.5%
Technology
13.5%

Geographic exposure

United States
58%
Europe
35%
Other
7%

Historical returns

Total return (AUD) · As at Q2 2026

Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

1 Year
+50.0%

Data as at Q2 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Figures are approximate total returns in AUD including distributions. Source: fund manager fact sheets.

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For informational purposes only · Holdings data Q2 2026 · Not financial advice · Terms