Performance analysis of KDEF (PLUS KOREA DEFENSE INDUSTRY INDEX ETF)
Annual Return
Since Feb 5, 2025, KDEF has had an average annual return of +91.66%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +20.22% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8.62% | +117.36% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +31.36% | +5.62% | -13.39% | +23.56% | -22.26% | -5.90% | +8.62% | ||||||
| 2025 | +15.52% | +1.84% | +17.38% | +14.55% | +23.11% | +3.25% | +0.30% | +16.16% | -2.51% | -16.01% | +13.32% | +117.36% |
Drawdown analysis of KDEF (PLUS KOREA DEFENSE INDUSTRY INDEX ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the KDEF was -27.71%, occurring on Jun 2, 2026. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current KDEF drawdown is -27.71%.
Since Feb 5, 2025 KDEF has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -27.71% | May 5, 2026 | 19 | Jun 2, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -22.51% | Sep 16, 2025 | 53 | Dec 1, 2025 | 26 | Jan 8, 2026 | 79 |
| -20.94% | Mar 17, 2025 | 15 | Apr 7, 2025 | 10 | Apr 22, 2025 | 25 |
| -20.48% | Mar 3, 2026 | 19 | Mar 30, 2026 | 16 | Apr 22, 2026 | 35 |
| -11.81% | Jun 23, 2025 | 41 | Aug 20, 2025 | 8 | Sep 2, 2025 | 49 |
| -9.68% | Feb 19, 2025 | 7 | Feb 28, 2025 | 3 | Mar 5, 2025 | 10 |
| -7.63% | Jan 29, 2026 | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 10 | Feb 20, 2026 | 15 |
| -7.25% | May 9, 2025 | 2 | May 13, 2025 | 8 | May 23, 2025 | 10 |
| -5.40% | Mar 7, 2025 | 3 | Mar 12, 2025 | 3 | Mar 17, 2025 | 6 |
| -4.83% | Apr 22, 2026 | 4 | Apr 28, 2026 | 2 | Apr 30, 2026 | 6 |
| -3.67% | Jun 16, 2025 | 2 | Jun 18, 2025 | 2 | Jun 23, 2025 | 4 |
| -3.09% | Jan 21, 2026 | 1 | Jan 22, 2026 | 5 | Jan 29, 2026 | 6 |
| -2.97% | Apr 25, 2025 | 4 | May 1, 2025 | 1 | May 2, 2025 | 5 |
| -2.70% | May 1, 2026 | 1 | May 4, 2026 | 1 | May 5, 2026 | 2 |
| -2.56% | Feb 20, 2026 | 1 | Feb 23, 2026 | 2 | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 |
| -2.43% | Jan 15, 2026 | 1 | Jan 16, 2026 | 2 | Jan 21, 2026 | 3 |
| -2.21% | May 29, 2025 | 1 | May 30, 2025 | 1 | Jun 2, 2025 | 2 |
| -2.20% | Feb 25, 2026 | 1 | Feb 26, 2026 | 2 | Mar 2, 2026 | 3 |
| -1.96% | May 27, 2025 | 1 | May 28, 2025 | 1 | May 29, 2025 | 2 |
| -1.92% | Apr 22, 2025 | 1 | Apr 23, 2025 | 2 | Apr 25, 2025 | 3 |
| -1.22% | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 | Sep 15, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.97% | Sep 8, 2025 | 1 | Sep 9, 2025 | 1 | Sep 10, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.79% | Jun 5, 2025 | 2 | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 | Jun 10, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.77% | Sep 3, 2025 | 1 | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 | Sep 5, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.56% | Mar 5, 2025 | 1 | Mar 6, 2025 | 1 | Mar 7, 2025 | 2 |