FLDZ ranks 3rd and EUAD 11th of 25 funds in the Defense & Aerospace Category.
EUAD vs FLDZ
14.2%by weight
FLDZ −0.10pt a year
0.50%0.40%
EUAD 1334.4×the volume
167K125
EUAD vs FLDZ Performance
−9.6%−6.8%
- EUAD 0.50%
- FLDZ 0.40%, better
- EUAD $927M
- FLDZ $7M
- EUAD −9.6%
- FLDZ −6.8%, better
- EUAD 0.42%
- FLDZ 1.67%, better
- EUAD 15
- FLDZ 66
- EUAD 167K sh, better
- FLDZ 125 sh
- EUAD $39.41
- FLDZ $26.38
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | EUAD | FLDZ |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | C52 | A76Higher |
| Mission | C42 | |
| Risk | D34 | C42Higher |
| Tradability | B64Higher | D36 |
| Holdings | D28 | A92Higher |
| Durability | B67Higher | B62 |
Rank among Defense & Aerospace funds
Same Category. EUAD and FLDZ are both graded against the same 25 Defense & Aerospace funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
EUADC
FLDZB
In short
EUAD The defense-ETF aisle is stacked with U.S. primes. EUAD faces the other way: one ticker for an index of Europe's aerospace and defense makers, running since its October 2024 launch.
FLDZ A 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.
Stated mandate
EUAD The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the STOXX Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense Index.
FLDZ The Fund seeks capital growth.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
EUAD vs FLDZ Holdings
How EUAD and FLDZ differ
14.2%
Shared holdings make up 94.2% of EUAD and 14.2% of FLDZ.
Level by level
- Holdings14.2%
- Country16.0%
- Sector94.3%
Sector
| Sector | More in EUADMore in FLDZ | EUAD | FLDZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | EUAD +5.1 points | 99.4% | 94.3% |
| Technology | FLDZ +3.3 points | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Materials | FLDZ +1.2 points | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Communication | FLDZ +1.2 points | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Energy | EUAD +0.6 points | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Country, concentration and asset class
Country
| Country | More in EUADMore in FLDZ | EUAD | FLDZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | FLDZ +84.0 points | 0.0% | 84.0% |
| Germany | EUAD +28.1 points | 31.2% | 3.1% |
| United Kingdom | EUAD +15.2 points | 20.0% | 4.8% |
| Netherlands | EUAD +13.0 points | 14.6% | 1.6% |
| Sweden | EUAD +10.7 points | 12.5% | 1.8% |
| Italy | EUAD +10.0 points | 11.7% | 1.7% |
| France | EUAD +7.1 points | 10.1% | 3.0% |
Outside the US: EUAD 100% developed, 0% emerging.
Concentration
- EUAD96.2%
- FLDZ18.7%
- EUAD15
- FLDZ66
Asset class
- EUAD
- Equity
- FLDZ
- Equity
Holdings
- Only in EUAD6
- In both9
- Only in FLDZ57
Only in EUAD
6 securities, 5.8% of EUAD by weight
- Hensoldt AG1.96%
- Babcock International Group PL1.67%
- Qinetiq Group PLC0.93%
- Chemring Group Plc-Unsp Adr0.60%
- RENK Group AG0.31%
- Tkms Ag+ Co Kgaa Npv0.29%
Only in FLDZ
57 securities, 85.8% of FLDZ by weight
- Karman Holdings Inc2.01%
- Lockheed Martin Corp1.99%
- Huntington Ingalls Industries1.93%
- L3Harris Technologies Inc1.91%
- Cadre Holdings Inc1.88%
- Textron Inc1.85%
- V2X Inc1.80%
- General Dynamics Corp1.79%
- Northrop Grumman Corp1.78%
- HEICO Corp1.73%
- FTAI Aviation Ltd1.73%
- Rtx Corporation1.71%
- StandardAero Inc1.71%
- TransDigm Group Inc1.70%
- Melrose Industries PLC1.69%
- Leonardo DRS Inc1.68%
- National Presto Industries Inc1.68%
- Loar Holdings Inc1.66%
- Arxis Inc1.65%
- Axon Enterprise Inc1.61%
- Palantir Technologies Inc1.60%
- Honeywell Aerospace Inc1.58%
- Moog Inc1.57%
- Woodward Inc1.57%
- General Electric Co1.56%
- Ducommun Inc1.56%
- Mercury Systems Inc1.56%
- BWX Technologies Inc1.53%
- Space Exploration Technologies1.51%
- ESCO Technologies Inc1.50%
- Hexcel Corp1.50%
- Kratos Defense & Security Solu1.49%
- ATI Inc1.48%
- Park Aerospace Corp1.45%
- Howmet Aerospace Inc1.44%
- Curtiss-Wright Corp1.44%
- Boeing Co/The1.44%
- Astronics Corp1.43%
- Voyager Technologies Inc1.41%
- Beta Technologies Inc1.41%
- AAR Corp1.40%
- Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc1.40%
- VSE Corp1.37%
- AeroVironment Inc1.35%
- Planet Labs PBC1.35%
- Firefly Aerospace Inc1.35%
- Rocket Lab Corp1.28%
- Archer Aviation Inc1.25%
- Aevex Corp1.24%
- Redwire Corp1.24%
Weight gaps
All 9 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.
| Holding | More in EUADMore in FLDZ | EUAD | FLDZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Holdings-Sp Adr | EUAD +19.79 points | 21.17% | 1.38% |
| Airbus Group SE | EUAD +17.10 points | 18.70% | 1.60% |
| Safran Sa-Unspon Adr | EUAD +16.42 points | 17.76% | 1.34% |
| Bae Systems PLC -Spon Adr | EUAD +10.43 points | 12.14% | 1.71% |
| Rheinmetall Ag-Unsp Adr | EUAD +6.27 points | 7.94% | 1.67% |
| Mtu Aero Engines-Unspon Adr | EUAD +3.32 points | 4.79% | 1.47% |
| Leonardo SpA | EUAD +2.41 points | 4.07% | 1.66% |
| Thales SA - Unsp Adr | EUAD +2.24 points | 3.86% | 1.62% |
| Saab AB | EUAD +2.01 points | 3.80% | 1.79% |
How we measure overlap
Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.
EUAD vs FLDZ Cost
Overpaying EUAD vs FLDZ
$1,889
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EUAD 0.50%
$9,979
FLDZ 0.40%
$8,090
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | EUAD | FLDZ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $900 | $723 | $177 |
| 20 | $3,460 | $2,793 | $667 |
| 30 | $9,979 | $8,090 | $1,889 |
- 0.50%EUAD
- 0.40%FLDZ, cheaper
- Middle half of Defense & Aerospace funds
- Median 0.50%
FLDZ 6th cheapest of 25 funds
EUAD 12th cheapest of 25 funds
EUAD vs FLDZ Dividends
- EUAD 0.42%
- FLDZ 1.67%, better
- EUAD $0.17
- FLDZ $0.45
- EUAD $0.17
- FLDZ $0.45
- EUAD Dec 30, 2025
- FLDZ Dec 24, 2025
- EUAD Dec 31, 2025
- FLDZ Dec 26, 2025
- EUAD Irregular
- FLDZ Annual
Distribution history
EUAD vs FLDZ Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- EUAD 25.2%FLDZ 14.5%
- Return per unit of risk
- EUAD 0.91FLDZ 0.35
- Worst fall
- EUAD −22.0%FLDZ −25.1%
- Market sensitivity
- EUAD 0.36FLDZ 0.77
EUAD and FLDZ in the news
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