19-Dec-2025
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The Fund normally invests in securities comprising the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of South Korean companies that have demonstrated high relevance to defense ("Korea Defense Companies"). The universe of eligible Index components consists of all the common stocks included in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the Korea Securities Dealers Association KOSDAQ Index, each of which tracks common stocks listed on the Korea Stock Exchange that are categorized as comprising one of the following industries under the Akros Industry Classification System ("AICS"): Utility System Construction; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing; Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing; Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing; Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing; Ship and Boat Building; Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; and Satellite Telecommunications. In addition, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must have a minimum market capitalization of at least $300 billion Korean Won (approximately $220 million U.S. Dollars).
Plus Korea Defense Industry Index ETF trades on the ARCA stock market under the symbol KDEF.
As of December 19, 2025, KDEF stock price climbed to $44.53 with 12,226 million shares trading.
KDEF has a beta of 0.35, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. KDEF has a correlation of 0.02 to the broad based SPY ETF.
KDEF has a market cap of $70.36 million. This is considered a Micro Cap stock.
KDEF support price is $42.06 and resistance is $43.98 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that KDEF shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
