IDEF: iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Active ETF
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IDEF at a glance
IDEF returned -3.40% over the past year. Its worst drop in that year was -23.70%, smaller than 27% of ETFs on Redstone, and its Sharpe ratio of -0.17 beats 32% of ETFs on Redstone. It yields 0.36%.
Current Drawdown
-19.13%
Rolling Volatility
31.68%
Dividends
IDEF dividends
Yield
0.36%
Paid, past year
$0.11
Pays
Twice a year
Growth a year
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Per share, by year
Return over the past year
IDEF paid $0.11 a share over the past year, twice a year. With dividends reinvested it returned -3.40% over the past year, against -3.73% on price alone.
›All 2 payments since Dec 16, 2025
- Jun 15, 2026$0.0542
- Dec 16, 2025$0.0523
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Profile
About IDEF
The iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Active ETF (formerly known as iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF) seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that Fund management believes are well-positioned to benefit from increased global defense and security spending. The Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that Fund management believes are well-positioned to benefit from increased global defense and security spending.
From its prospectus, filed Aug 28, 2026- Category
- Industrials
- Expense ratio
- 0.55%
- Inception
- May 2025
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