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Global X Defense Tech ETF SHLD

Issuer: Global X SEC registrant: GLOBAL X FUNDS Equity · Global
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Last price 61.33 USD Change: Up +0.02 Percent change: Up +0.03%

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 1 day ago Quotes may be delayed

Expense ratio
0.50%
Prospectus 1 Apr 2026
Net assets
$8.0B
As of 31 May 2026
Holdings
51
As of 31 May 2026
12-month distribution yield
0.69%
Twice a year
Asset class
Equity
From holdings

Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by Global X. Its category is Equity · Global (equity). Its last price was US$61.33 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.5% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 Apr 2026. It reported net assets of US$7.99 billion as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 51 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.42 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 0.69%, paid twice a year.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
0.50%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
No waiver stated
Management fee
0.50%
Prospectus date
1 Apr 2026
Filed with the SEC
27 Mar 2026

Source: SEC prospectus risk/return data sets (opens in a new tab) Filed

Size and reporting

Net assets
$7,991,178,661
Total assets
$7,994,265,388
Holdings as of
31 May 2026
Report made public
29 Jul 2026 (59 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Filed

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 51 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

SHLD top holdings as of 31 May 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COMMON STOCK US5398301094 8.42% $672.5M Equity (common) United States USD
2 RTX CORPORATION RTX CORPORATION COMMON STOCK US75513E1010 7.76% $619.7M Equity (common) United States USD
3 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COMMON STOCK US3695501086 7.67% $613.1M Equity (common) United States USD
4 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A COMMON STOCK US69608A1088 7.07% $564.6M Equity (common) United States USD
5 Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft RHEINMETALL AG COMMON STOCK DE0007030009 5.76% $460.1M Equity (common) Germany EUR
6 BAE SYSTEMS PLC BAE SYSTEMS PLC COMMON STOCK GB0002634946 4.88% $390.2M Equity (common) United Kingdom GBP
7 L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK US5024311095 4.69% $374.8M Equity (common) United States USD
8 HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD COMMON STOCK KR7012450003 4.40% $351.3M Equity (common) South Korea KRW
9 LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI LEONARDO SPA COMMON STOCK IT0003856405 4.35% $347.5M Equity (common) Italy EUR
10 THALES SA THALES SA COMMON STOCK FR0000121329 4.27% $341.2M Equity (common) France EUR
11 Northrop Grumman Corporation NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COMMON STOCK US6668071029 4.23% $337.9M Equity (common) United States USD
12 ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD COMMON STOCK IL0010811243 4.13% $330.3M Equity (common) Israel ILS
13 SAAB Aktiebolag SAAB AB-B COMMON STOCK SE0021921269 3.82% $305.0M Equity (common) Sweden SEK
14 BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK US05605H1005 3.05% $243.9M Equity (common) United States USD
15 LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC. LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK US5253271028 2.77% $221.5M Equity (common) United States USD
16 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE COMMON STOCK US4464131063 2.04% $163.4M Equity (common) United States USD
17 KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY COMMON STOCK US50077B2079 1.81% $144.8M Equity (common) United States USD
18 MOOG INC. MOOG INC-CLASS A COMMON STOCK US6153942023 1.70% $136.2M Equity (common) United States USD
19 KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES COMMON STOCK KR7047810007 1.34% $107.3M Equity (common) South Korea KRW
20 AEROVIRONMENT, INC. AEROVIRONMENT INC COMMON STOCK US0080731088 1.32% $105.6M Equity (common) United States USD
21 BNYREPOS No identifier reported 1.22% $97.7M Repurchase agreements United States USD
22 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GB0009697037 1.19% $95.4M Equity (common) United Kingdom GBP
23 MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC. MERCURY SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK US5893781089 1.13% $90.1M Equity (common) United States USD
24 LIG Defense&Aerospace Co., Ltd LIG DEFENSE&AEROSPACE CO LTD COMMON STOCK KR7079550000 1.11% $88.6M Equity (common) South Korea KRW
25 DASSAULT AVIATION SA DASSAULT AVIATION SA COMMON STOCK FR0014004L86 1.06% $85.0M Equity (common) France EUR

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Made public Holdings as of 31 May 2026

All 51 stored holdings

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Equity (common) 99.65%
Repurchase agreements 1.22%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) <0.01%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
United States 59.60%
South Korea 7.73%
United Kingdom 6.97%
Germany 6.82%
France 5.59%
Italy 4.35%
Israel 4.33%
Sweden 3.82%
Australia 0.65%
Türkiye 0.62%
Canada 0.27%
Taiwan 0.08%
Other (1) 0.04%

The country each issuer is assigned to in the report.

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
US dollar (USD) 59.60%
Euro (EUR) 16.76%
South Korean won (KRW) 7.73%
British pound (GBP) 6.97%
Israeli shekel (ILS) 4.33%
Swedish krona (SEK) 3.82%
Australian dollar (AUD) 0.65%
Turkish lira (TRY) 0.62%
Canadian dollar (CAD) 0.27%
New Taiwan dollar (TWD) 0.08%
Japanese yen (JPY) 0.04%

The currency each holding is denominated in. Currency hedges are not netted off, so a hedged fund still shows its holdings' currencies.

Sector

Sector weights for holdings matched to listed stocks
SectorWeightBar
Industrials 42.26%
Technology 12.61%
Unknown 1.70%
Consumer Discretionary 0.78%

Partial coverage: sectors are known for 57.4% of net assets (58% of the fund's equity weight), the holdings matched by CUSIP or ticker to US stocks listed on this site. The rest is not assigned a sector.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.4240
2 payments per unit
12-month yield
0.69%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Twice a year
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
29 Jun 2026

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.4240) ÷ latest price ($61.33) × 100 = 0.69%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.

Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return

Distribution history table (6 payments)
SHLD distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
29 Jun 2026$0.1870
30 Dec 2025$0.2370
27 Jun 2025$0.1190
30 Dec 2024$0.1380
27 Jun 2024$0.0610
28 Dec 2023$0.0710

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Checked · 2 days ago Amounts are adjusted for later unit splits

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