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PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF) Price, Holdings & Fees

$441.80−0.93%−$4.13End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF) closed at $441.80 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.93% from the previous close of $445.93.

Share price, past year

1Y +7.78%

52-week range $384.36 – $447.49. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$441.80
Sep 30, 2026$440.51
Aug 31, 2026$417.66
Jul 31, 2026$423.70
Jun 30, 2026$433.65
May 29, 2026$423.21
Apr 30, 2026$419.57
Mar 31, 2026$413.97
Feb 27, 2026$393.43
Jan 30, 2026$395.38
Dec 31, 2025$398.47
Nov 28, 2025$419.03
Oct 31, 2025$408.90

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.65%
as of Nov 30, 2025
Net assets
$156.8M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
21
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$384.36 – $447.49

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF's expense ratio is 0.65%: $65.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF held 21 investments worth $156.75M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD, at 18.48% of the fund.

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD18.48%$28.97M
2HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY16.88%$26.46M
3LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD5.80%$9.10M
4HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD4.74%$7.43M
5KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD4.52%$7.09M
6FIRSTEC COMPANY LTD4.48%$7.02M
7POONGSAN CORP4.10%$6.42M
8HANWHA SYSTEMS CO LTD4.07%$6.39M
9SNT DYNAMICS CO LTD3.96%$6.21M
10SAMHYUN CO LTD3.60%$5.64M
11HYUNDAI WIA CORP3.59%$5.63M
12HANWHA OCEAN CO LTD3.25%$5.09M
13HJ SHIPBUILDING & CONSTRUCT CO LTD2.99%$4.69M
14SNT MOTIV CO LTD2.96%$4.64M
15SPHERE CORP2.86%$4.48M
16SK OCEANPLANT CO LTD2.81%$4.40M
17SATREC INITIATIVE CO LTD2.64%$4.14M
18MNC SOLUTION CO LTD2.48%$3.89M
19WOORI TECHNOLOGY INC2.36%$3.70M
20SAMYANG COMTECH CO LTD2.31%$3.63M
21BBH SWEEP VEHICLE1.16%$1.81M

Top 21 of 21 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks98.88%
Cash and short-term investments1.16%
PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF holdings by country, largest 3
Country% of fund
South Korea96.40%
Japan2.48%
United States1.16%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF's total return was −16.96%, as reported to the SEC.

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026−19.99%
Apr 30, 2026+25.94%
Mar 31, 2026−17.59%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
Ticker
KDEF
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
Exchange Listed Funds Trust
SEC series ID
S000089482
SEC CIK
0001547950
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by Exchange Listed Funds Trust, the trust behind PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is KDEF's price?

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF) closed at $441.80 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.93% from the previous close of $445.93.

What is KDEF's expense ratio?

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF's expense ratio is 0.65%: $65.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does KDEF hold?

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF held 21 investments worth $156.75M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD, at 18.48% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD, HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY, LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD, KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.

How has KDEF performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF's total return was −16.96%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Nov 30, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures