PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Shareclass

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF)

Type

Exchange-traded fund

Manager

PLUS ETF

Gender equality score

Unscored

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

Unranked

Not ranked due to low data coverage

% Equileap coverage

Gender balance in leadership and workforce

Unscored

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Equal compensation and work life balance

Unscored

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Policies promoting gender equality

Unscored

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Commitment, transparency, and accountability

Unscored

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Sustainability report card

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PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF KDEF

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

N/A

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Gender Equality and Returns

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmarking tool

Current fund

KDEF

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Family

PLUS ETF

Category

Industrials

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Benchmark

ACWI

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Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

This fund is unscored

Current fund

KDEF

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Family

PLUS ETF

Category

Industrials

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vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

This fund is unscored

Current fund

KDEF

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Family

PLUS ETF

Category

Industrials

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

This fund is unscored

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 3/31/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
KDEF - PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

Benchmark

7.43%

7.17%

15%

8.99%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

Less than one year of returns available

Find more financial data on KDEF at Morningstar.com

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