IDEF ETF Analysis: Defense Industrials Active | NASDAQ
Industrials | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 4.034m USD | 12M Return: 13.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 19.7M
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Seasonality 1.1 years of data
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The iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies operating in the defense and related industrials sectors. As a non-diversified fund, it may hold a more concentrated portfolio than diversified alternatives, allowing it to focus more heavily on individual issuers within the defense industrial space.
Defense industrials companies typically include manufacturers of military equipment, weapons systems, aerospace platforms, and defense-related electronics and technology. The funds active management approach distinguishes it from passive index-tracking defense ETFs, giving the portfolio manager discretion in selecting holdings across both domestic and international defense names.
- US defense budget expands amid rising geopolitical threats
- Defense primes report record backlog driven by missile demand
- Pentagon increases spending on hypersonics and space defense
- Defense contractors expand margins on fixed-price contract repricing
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 32.40 with a total of 421,644 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.72%, over one month by +3.51%, over three months by -1.92% and over the past year by +13.31%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 31.60 (which is 2.5% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Defense Industrials Active has no consensus analysts rating.