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Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1cIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: LU3061478973Issuer: Xtrackers
Issuer-declared data
Declared index
STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation Index (EUR)
TER
0.25%
Transaction costs
0.03% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking) (from the KID)
Replication
Income policy
SFDR
Article 6 — does not promote specific ESG characteristics — inferred (issuer documents do not declare art. 8/9) what does it mean?
Sector (from holdings)
Industrials96.3% of the declared portfolio (21 August 2026)
Theme
Defence & aerospace · Security
Fund assets
43.9 mln EUR
Domicile
Luxembourg
Inception date
12 August 2025
Data as declared by Xtrackers in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c tracks the issuer-declared index: STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation Index (EUR). The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.25%, plus 0.03% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is physical replication (the KID declares buying all or a substantial number of the index constituents); income is accumulated and reinvested in the fund. The fund has assets of about 44 million euro, was launched on 12 August 2025 and is domiciled in Luxembourg.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

The fund is passively managed.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:The aim is for your investment to track the performance before fees and expenses of the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation index (the index).

DESCRIPTION OF INDEX:The index is based on the STOXX Europe Total Market Index (Parent Index) and reflects the performance of a set of European companies associated with exposure to the sectors of defence, space, and cybersecurity (the Themes).

Keep reading the KID section ▾

Companies from the Parent Index that pass thematic selection criteria will be eligible for inclusion in the index. The thematic selection criteria are based on either (i) companies’ revenue exposure from certain sectors associated with the Themes, or (ii) companies’ number of active, high-quality patents relating to certain sub-themes associated with the Themes. Final eligible securities are subject to a capping component, limiting the weight of each individual constituent to 10% at each semi-annual rebalancing.

INDEX REBALANCING, CALCULATION AND ADMINISTRATION:The index is calculated on a total return net basis which means that all dividends and distributions by the companies are reinvested in the shares after tax. The list of eligible securities is reviewed annually, and the index is rebalanced at least semi-annually. The index is administered by STOXX Ltd.

INVESTMENT POLICY:To achieve the aim, the fund will attempt to replicate the index, before fees and expenses, by buying all or a substantial number of the securities in the index. The fund may employ techniques and instruments in order to manage risk, reduce costs and improve results. These techniques and instruments may include the use of financial contracts (derivatives). The fund may also engage in secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to offset the costs of the fund. FURTHER INFORMATION: Certain information (including the latest share prices of the fund, indicative net asset values, full disclosure on the composition of the fund's portfolio and information on the index constituents) are available on your local DWS website or at www.Xtrackers.com. Transaction costs and taxes, unexpected fund costs and market conditions such as volatility or liquidity issues may affect the ability of the fund to track the index. The anticipated level of tracking error in normal market conditions is 1 per cent. The currency of the fund is EUR. Returns and gains are not distributed but are reinvested in the fund. You may request the redemption of shares generally on a daily basis.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 15 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.25%: above the median of equity ETFs we track (0.22%).
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · EUR · from Aug 2025 to Sept 2026
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Return
+7.4%
Annualised
+6.9%
Volatility (ann.)
24.3%
Max drawdown
-18.48%
-7%+0%+8%+16%+24%Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+7%Aug 2025Sept 2026
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-5%-10%-15%-20%20252026−18.48% · 15 May 2026
Max drawdown
-18.48%
peak → trough
Trough
15 May 2026
from the 16 Jan 2026 peak
Recovery time
89 days
recovery only: trough to break-even · ≈ 3 months
Underwater
208 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 7 months · → recovered on 12 Aug 2026

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
16 Jan 202615 May 2026-18.48%12 Aug 2026208
03 Oct 202524 Nov 2025-14.25%07 Jan 202696
14 Aug 202607 Sept 2026-11.20%ongoing25
18 Aug 202520 Aug 2025-3.82%01 Sept 202514
15 Sept 202517 Sept 2025-2.59%24 Sept 20259

Calendar-year returns

2025
2.6%
2026
4.7%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
202610.50.8-8.0-1.85.0-4.97.50.0-3.14.7
20259.7-3.7-7.34.52.6
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Source: Xtrackers. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Risk indicators· EUR

Last year
Volatility (ann.)24.48%
Max drawdown-18.48%
Sharpe0.28
Sortino0.41
Windows longer than the available price history cannot be computed and are not shown: they will appear on their own as time passes. Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.21%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR, the fund's currency; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
41
Top-10 weight
81.7%

Top 10 holdings

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC
11.21%
SAFRAN SA
10.71%
AIRBUS
10.68%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
10.00%
RHEINMETALL AG
8.44%
THALES SA
7.56%
LEONARDO
6.77%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG
6.09%
SAAB CLASS B
6.00%
KONGSBERG GRUPPEN
4.19%

Sectors

Aerospace & Defense
94.0%
IT Consulting & Other Services
2.2%
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
1.2%
Environmental & Facilities Services
1.0%
Cable & Satellite
0.7%
Systems Software
0.4%
Electronic Equipment & Instruments
0.2%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanadaSwitzerland: 0.3%ChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicGermany: 18.2%DjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpain: 2%EstoniaEthiopiaFinland: 0.4%FijiFalkland IslandsFrance: 31.7%GabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItaly: 7.1%JamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorway: 4.4%NepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPoland: 0.1%Puerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSweden: 6.3%SwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraine: 0.9%UruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
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Top 7 countries
France31.7%
United Kingdom28.6%
Germany18.2%
Italy7.1%
Sweden6.3%
Norway4.4%
Spain2%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 41 rows
Full portfolio declared by Xtrackers, as of 2 September 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Where it shows up commission-free in Italy

According to the official lists published by the brokers (downloaded and cross-checked by us), these share classes of the fund appear tradable with zero fees:

LU3061478973
  • Directazero within the savings plan (buys)
  • Directazero on single buys from 1,000 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • Finecozero on buys (single orders and savings plan) — promo list renewed monthly: check it is still listed
Full terms, traps and method in the observatory: Free savings plans and zero-commission ETFs: the broker survey

Official lists verified on 3 September 2026. We record published terms — this is neither an invitation to open accounts nor a recommendation: lists change, the broker’s documents prevail. Trade Republic, Scalable Capital and Trading 212 publish no per-ISIN lists and don’t appear here.

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Borsa Italiana (ETFplus)XDEF16 Dec 2025
Börse DüsseldorfXDEF4 Sept 2025
Börse FrankfurtXDEF26 Aug 2025
Börse HamburgXDEF29 Aug 2025
Börse HannoverXDEF17 Oct 2025
Börse München / gettexXDEF26 Aug 2025
Börse StuttgartXDEF3 Sept 2025
Nasdaq Stockholm9 Oct 2025
Tradegate ExchangeXDEF4 Sept 2025
Xetra (Deutsche Börse)XDEF26 Aug 2025
+ 16 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c track?
The issuer Xtrackers declares the benchmark: STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation Index (EUR).
How much does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.25% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.03%.
What is the fund size of Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c?
The fund size declared by Xtrackers is about 44 million euro.
When was Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c launched?
The fund was launched on 12 August 2025: it has 1 year of history.
How does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (issuer wording: “Fisica (dal KID)”).
Does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c pay dividends?
No: it is an accumulating share class — income stays in the fund and is reinvested automatically (issuer wording: “Accumulating”).
Where does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 10 main exchanges, including Borsa Italiana (ETFplus) (XDEF), Börse Düsseldorf (XDEF), Börse Frankfurt (XDEF), Börse Hamburg (XDEF), Börse Hannover (XDEF), Börse München / gettex (XDEF).
What was Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2025), the maximum drawdown was -18.48%, reached in May 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
How many securities does Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1c hold?
The declared portfolio holds 41 securities; the top 10 positions weigh 81.7%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by Xtrackers in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.