

TrueShares Patriot Defense ETF
$26.700.00 (0.00%)
- 0.40%
- $6M
- −6.3%
- 1.67%
- 0M sh
- $27.02
- low $26.70high $34.15
The ETF.net FLDZ Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 5 of 26
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 7 of 26Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C43 out of 100Rank 4 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 13 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D28 out of 100Rank 24 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 11 of 26
Our read on FLDZ
BA defense-stock ETF with an unusual arrangement: the adviser's management fee, less fund expenses, goes to the Folds of Honor Foundation. Launched in 2021 as a patriot-themed core equity fund, it now runs an active, concentrated book of aerospace and defense names.
The Fund seeks capital growth.
Why people hold it
- The adviser's management fee, less fund operating expenses, goes to Folds of Honor, a charity funding scholarships for families of fallen or disabled service members and first responders.true-shares.comtrue-shares.com
- Charges 0.40% a year, below the median for its actively managed US stock peers. The charitable angle does not arrive with a premium price tag attached.
- The mandate is spelled out: at least 80% of net assets in aerospace and defense companies as classified by GICS, with a policy of concentrating in that industry. No guessing what you own.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- The strategy was rewritten in 2026 from broad US-economy equities to defense companies, so the fund's older track record reflects a different portfolio.sec.govsec.gov
- Non-diversified and concentrated in one industry, so a single contract award or budget headline moves it more than it would a broad market fund.sec.gov
- A small fund that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads tend to run wider than on heavily traded ETFs. Limit orders matter more here.
FLDZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 66
- 17%
- SPCX
Sectors
- Industrials93.5%
- Technology3.3%
- Materials1.6%
- Communication1.6%
Geography
- United States83.44%
- United Kingdom4.53%
- Germany3.03%
- France3.00%
- Netherlands1.54%
- Sweden1.53%
- Italy1.48%
- Puerto Rico1.44%
FLDZ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FLDZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −7.6% |
| 1 month | −7.0% |
| 3 months | −12.5% |
| 1 year | −6.3% |
| 3 years | +8.5% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FLDZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −7.6% | |
| 2025 | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | +12.2% | |
| 2022 | −12.0% |
FLDZ in the news
FLDZ Dividends
- 1.67%
- $0.45
- $0.45 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
FLDZ Risk
- 14.3%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.39
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −21.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FLDZ Cost
- The middle half of Defense & Aerospace funds
- Median 0.50%
5 of the 25 Defense & Aerospace funds charge less.
Other funds in Defense & Aerospace
- AITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +0.2%
- BFOWFPacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +10.0%
- BPPAInvesco Aerospace & Defense ETFExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +1.5%
- BIDEFiShares Defense Industrials ActExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return −1.7%
- BWDGFWisdomTree Global Defense FundExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return −6.9%




