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    SHLD

    Defense Tech ETF

    Invest in SHLD

    Reasons to Consider SHLD

    Long-Term Growth Catalysts

    Global defense spend could rise another 6% year-over-year to over $3 trillion in 2026 — extending a decade-long stretch of growth. Spending is projected to grow at a 6% annualized rate, reaching $4.4 trillion by 2030.1

    Reimagining the Defense Industry

    Future-proofing advanced military systems is a top priority for governments, requiring specialized software and hardware—including sensors, AI chips, and high-performance processing and networking solutions.

    Differentiated Exposure

    Defense tech spans sectors such as industrials, cybersecurity, AI, and drone systems. Unlike civilian markets, defense revenues are driven by strategic military priorities rather than economic cycles.

    1Global X ETFs forecast, with information derived from: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Apr 2026.

    Key Information As of 10/16/26

    Inception Date 09/11/23
    Total Expense Ratio 0.50%
    Net Assets $6.45 billion
    NAV $61.65

    ETF Summary

    The Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) seeks to invest in companies positioned to benefit from the increased adoption and utilization of defense technology (“Defense Tech”). This includes companies that build and manage cybersecurity systems, utilize artificial intelligence and big data, and build advanced military systems and hardware such as robotics, fuel systems, and aircrafts for defense applications.

    ETF Objective

    The Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Global X Defense Tech Index.

    Trading Details As of 10/16/26

    Ticker SHLD
    B3 Trading Code SHLD39
    Bloomberg Index Ticker GXSHLDN
    CUSIP 37960A529
    ISIN US37960A5294
    Primary Exchange NYSE Arca
    Number of Holdings 50

    Distributions As of 10/16/26

    30-Day SEC Yield 0.68%
    Distribution Frequency Semi Annually
     Distribution History

    ETF Prices As of 10/16/26

    NAV $61.65 Daily Change $1.16 1.92%
    Market Price $61.48 Daily Change $0.83 1.37%

    Performance History

    Premium Discount Chart
    Cumulative Returns (as of 09/30/26)
    		1 Month 6 Months YTD 12 Months 24 Months Since Inception Inception Date
    Return SHLD -8.10% -14.20% -6.98% -13.45% 64.93% 146.51% 09/11/23
    Returns (as of 10/15/26)
    		Return SHLD Return Index
    Since Inception 147.87% 151.99%
    12 Months -10.08% -11.65%
    24 Months 65.72% 55.85%
    Last 60 Trading Days -0.34% -0.12%
    Last 75 Trading Days 1.21% 1.12%
    Monthly Returns (through 10/15/26)
    		Return SHLD Return Index
    Oct 2026 0.56% 0.56%
    Sep 2026 -8.12% -7.95%
    Aug 2026 3.32% 3.36%
    Jul 2026 6.02% 5.69%
    Jun 2026 -11.34% -11.24%
    May 2026 -0.29% -0.47%
    Apr 2026 -3.58% -3.94%
    Mar 2026 -6.05% -6.03%
    Feb 2026 -1.00% -1.48%
    Jan 2026 16.24% 15.49%
    Dec 2025 5.07% 5.19%
    Nov 2025 -8.26% -8.46%
    Oct 2025 -2.63% -2.60%
    Sep 2025 12.43% 11.54%
    Aug 2025 1.35% 1.38%
    Jul 2025 2.46% 2.41%
    Jun 2025 5.55% 6.24%
    May 2025 9.94% 8.85%
    Apr 2025 11.71% 11.70%
    Mar 2025 10.47% 10.53%
    Feb 2025 6.03% 3.08%
    Jan 2025 5.86% 5.51%
    Dec 2024 -4.36% -4.33%
    Nov 2024 5.46% 5.29%
    Oct 2024 0.08% 0.14%

    NAV & Index Chart

    Top Holdings As of 10/16/26

    Full Holdings (.csv)
    Net Assets (%) Ticker Name Country SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
    11.45 PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A United States BN78DQ4 186.03 3,971,364 738,792,844.92
    9.23 RTX RTX CORPORATION United States BM5M5Y3 193.92 3,072,198 595,760,636.16
    8.72 LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP United States 2522096 552.09 1,018,920 562,535,542.80
    8.45 GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP United States 2365161 344.23 1,584,574 545,457,908.02
    7.89 NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP United States 2648806 519.86 979,188 509,040,673.68
    4.69 BA/ LN BAE SYSTEMS PLC United Kingdom 0263494 26.49 11,420,865 302,487,457.97
    4.08 RHM GR RHEINMETALL AG Germany 5334588 1,226.80 214,382 263,004,846.00
    3.78 SAABB SS SAAB AB-B Sweden BPXZH27 65.70 3,715,346 244,088,347.79
    3.77 LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC United States BK9DTN5 248.51 978,488 243,164,052.88
    3.68 HO FP THALES SA United States 4162791 263.32 901,499 237,383,408.54
    3.55 LDO IM LEONARDO SPA Italy B0DJNG0 56.74 4,035,581 228,969,778.90
    3.35 012450 KS HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD Republic Of Korea 6772671 666.24 324,604 216,264,659.94
    3.19 ESLT IT ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD Israel 6308913 743.65 276,676 205,749,592.80
    2.42 LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC United States BDV82B8 124.85 1,253,482 156,497,227.70
    2.14 KOG NO KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA United States BSTRB82 33.42 4,142,761 138,446,235.56
    1.94 BWXT BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC United States BZ0W624 137.01 914,908 125,351,545.08
    1.66 HII HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE United States B40SSC9 272.00 393,289 106,974,608.00
    1.60 MOG/A MOOG INC-CLASS A United States 2601218 368.60 279,590 103,056,874.00
    1.16 KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY United States 2512149 40.42 1,857,473 75,079,058.66
    0.94 HAG GR HENSOLDT AG Germany BN0SDX8 98.87 612,647 60,571,839.78
    0.92 BAB LN BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC United Kingdom 0969703 12.84 4,647,921 59,692,487.89
    0.92 AM FP DASSAULT AVIATION SA United States BMT9L19 341.87 172,751 59,057,844.82
    0.83 047810 KS KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES Republic Of Korea B3N3363 81.33 661,686 53,814,579.59
    0.82 079550 KS LIG DEFENSE&AEROSPACE CO LTD Republic Of Korea BZ0RDZ1 430.66 123,141 53,031,424.39
    0.72 PSN PARSONS CORP United States BJN4N02 44.15 1,059,099 46,759,220.85
    0.72 AVAV AEROVIRONMENT INC United States B1P5YY8 121.79 380,684 46,363,504.36
    0.68 272210 KS HANWHA SYSTEMS CO LTD Republic Of Korea BJN3H96 59.27 745,204 44,169,348.39
    0.68 MRCY MERCURY SYSTEMS INC United States 2144047 74.27 594,241 44,134,279.07
    0.60 AMTM AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC United States BMZLFJ5 19.52 1,996,973 38,980,912.96
    0.60 ASELS TI ASELSAN ELEKTRONIK SANAYI Turkey B03MP41 6.87 5,590,187 38,404,917.10
    0.58 PL PLANET LABS PBC United States BM8JV32 13.56 2,748,182 37,265,347.92
    0.50 KRMN KARMAN HOLDINGS INC United States BTRFVH4 34.68 929,429 32,232,597.72
    0.47 OSIS OSI SYSTEMS INC United States 2111579 194.98 156,699 30,553,171.02
    0.42 CSG NA CSG NV Netherlands BTQKW99 17.56 1,542,260 27,080,881.16
    0.38 QQ/ LN QINETIQ GROUP PLC United Kingdom B0WMWD0 6.63 3,717,590 24,661,486.34
    0.36 TKMS GR TKMS AG& CO KGAA Germany BS801X7 94.53 248,904 23,527,751.08
    0.29 CHG LN CHEMRING GROUP PLC United Kingdom B45C9X4 7.20 2,619,335 18,869,424.92
    0.20 VOYG VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC-A United States BQMJ1G9 25.35 511,847 12,975,321.45
    0.20 EXA FP EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES United States B06BGH5 141.34 88,981 12,576,395.21
    0.19 BITTI FH BITTIUM OYJ Finland 5792982 40.62 295,429 12,001,335.62
    0.16 EOS AU ELECTRO OPTIC SYSTEMS HOLDIN Australia 6293990 6.55 1,598,479 10,466,934.12
    0.16 BBAI BIGBEAR.AI HOLDINGS INC United States BM92RJ8 2.16 4,765,802 10,294,132.32
    0.15 DRO AU DRONESHIELD LTD Australia BYV1JW4 1.09 8,801,875 9,564,989.48
    0.13 PNG CN KRAKEN ROBOTICS INC Canada BD6NK36 2.86 3,002,402 8,599,828.92
    0.10 CASH United States 1.00 6,704,659 6,704,658.85
    0.10 RCAT RED CAT HOLDINGS INC United States BJBLT85 4.72 1,326,113 6,259,253.36
    0.10 ASB AU AUSTAL LTD Australia 6137162 2.76 2,257,383 6,227,089.93
    0.09 YSS YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC United States BV4MN09 5.58 1,051,471 5,867,208.18
    0.08 BKSY BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC United States BSQNQM2 17.32 310,092 5,370,793.44
    0.07 ELS AU ELSIGHT LTD Australia BD36ZB1 2.35 1,872,264 4,395,230.84
    0.04 ARYT IT ARYT INDUSTRIES LTD Israel 6049740 4.48 623,824 2,793,106.44
    0.02 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES United States 1.00 1,552,902 1,552,901.59
    0.02 KOREAN WON United States 0.00 1,403,398,326 1,052,930.43
    0.00 EURO United States 1.13 32,935 37,061.31
    0.00 TURKISH LIRA United States 0.02 -16,620 -335.57
    0.00 ISRAELI SHEKEL United States 0.32 -43,640 -14,097.75
    Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

    ETF Characteristics As of 10/16/26

    Return on Equity 20.60%
    Weighted Avg. Market Cap 118,472 M
    2025 2026
    Price-to-earnings 29.28 23.74
    Price-to-book value 5.24 4.57

    Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

    ETF Risk Stats As of 09/30/26

    Versus Beta
    S&P 500 0.87
    MSCI EAFE 0.72
    MSCI Emg. Mkts 0.32
    Standard Deviation 18.30%

    Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

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