Global X Defense Tech ETF vs Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF — how do they compare? Global X Defense Tech ETF trades at $60.14, while Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF trades at $70.47. The key difference: Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Global X Defense Tech ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SHLD | VEA | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Sector/Thematic | — |
52-Week High | $78.02 | $72.39 |
52-Week Low | $58.20 | $56.02 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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SHLD tracks the Global X Defense Tech Index, targeting companies that lead the technological transformation of the defense sector. It focuses on pure-play innovators in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced military systems, excluding traditional commercial aerospace to maintain a high level of thematic purity.
Read more on SHLD →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index that is made up of approximately 4022 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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