Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF (XDEF)

The Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF is a passively managed exchange-traded fund from Xtrackers, the ETF platform of DWS Group. It trades on NASDAQ under the ticker XDEF.

The fund seeks to track an index of European companies involved in defense and related technologies. Eligible holdings typically include aerospace and defense contractors, manufacturers of military equipment and electronics, and firms providing cybersecurity, surveillance and other technologies used by armed forces and governments.

The portfolio is concentrated in companies listed in European markets, giving investors thematic exposure to the region's defense industry rather than to a broad European equity benchmark.