About this ETF
The U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF (WAR) provides investors access to the global defense sector, including companies in Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductors, Cybersecurity, Data Centers, and Homeland Security from around the world.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +7.93% | -8.44% | +24.87% | +36.45% | +35.74% | — | — | — | +32.29% |
| Total return | +7.95% | -8.43% | +24.89% | +36.47% | +52.81% | — | — | — | +42.15% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.60% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $60.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 30 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axon Enterprise Inc | AXON | 10.54% | 6.42K | $4.0M |
| 2 | Mildef Group AB | MILDEF.ST | 8.78% | 155.56K | $3.4M |
| 3 | Micron Technology Inc | MU | 7.72% | 3.06K | $3.0M |
| 4 | Astera Labs Inc | ALAB | 6.02% | 8.08K | $2.3M |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 5.29% | 11.25K | $2.0M |
| 6 | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | RYCEY | 4.68% | 87.27K | $1.8M |
| 7 | Theon International PLC | THEON.AS | 4.63% | 42.43K | $1.8M |
| 8 | Intuitive Machines Inc | LUNR | 4.58% | 95.65K | $1.8M |
| 9 | Karman Holdings Inc | KRMN | 4.26% | 30.54K | $1.6M |
| 10 | DroneShield Ltd | DRO.AX | 4.24% | 1.24M | $1.6M |
| 11 | NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 4.22% | 7.53K | $1.6M |
| 12 | Teradyne Inc | TER | 4.14% | 4.21K | $1.6M |
| 13 | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | EOS.AX | 3.95% | 237.09K | $1.5M |
| 14 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | CRWD | 3.62% | 7.21K | $1.4M |
| 15 | Lattice Semiconductor Corp | LSCC | 3.37% | 10.95K | $1.3M |
| 16 | BE Semiconductor Industries NV | BESI.AS | 3.13% | 4.82K | $1.2M |
| 17 | Cloudflare Inc | NET | 2.71% | 3.54K | $1.0M |
| 18 | Sandisk Corp | SNDK | 2.25% | 540 | $861.9K |
| 19 | Amprius Technologies Inc | AMPX | 2.09% | 77.37K | $800.0K |
| 20 | Tenable Holdings Inc | TENB | 1.66% | 18.44K | $634.0K |
| 21 | Nebius Group NV | NBIS | 1.24% | 2.16K | $472.7K |
| 22 | Amphenol Corp | APH | 1.12% | 2.73K | $428.6K |
| 23 | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | CRDO | 1.09% | 1.81K | $418.0K |
| 24 | Lumentum Holdings Inc | LITE | 1.06% | 468 | $405.6K |
| 25 | Super Micro Computer Inc | SMCI | 0.95% | 9.76K | $363.6K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 9.38% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.9540 |
| Frequency | Irregular | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 24, 2025 | Last payment | $2.9540 (Dec 26, 2025) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $2.9540 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 35.44% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.67 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -25.04% / — | Sortino 1Y | 2.47 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.31 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.742 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 23.94% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 5.57K | Average volume | 25.86K |
| AUM | $39.6M | Premium/Discount | -4.54% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $39.6M → $39.6M |
| 1 Week | $962.0K | +2.43% | $39.6M → $39.6M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for WAR
Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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