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The ISIN of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF is US50201G1067. It trades in USD. The ISIN identifies the fund itself, so every exchange listing of this share class shares it.
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF (DFNS) is domiciled in Ireland (IE). A Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund receives US dividends at a 15% treaty withholding rate inside the fund, versus the 30% statutory rate on dividends paid directly to a non-resident (generally 25% for an Indian resident under the India-US treaty with a valid W-8BEN). The fund-level 15% is deducted before NAV and is not reclaimable by you. Its shares also sit outside US estate tax, which applies to US-situs assets above $60,000 for non-resident aliens.
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF (DFNS) tracks the MarketVector Global Defense Industry. Any fund tracking the same index gives you materially the same exposure, so cost, size and share class are usually what separate the alternatives, not the strategy.
Over the measured window DFNS showed annualised volatility of about 54.0% and a worst peak-to-trough fall of 24.5%. Volatility describes the size of a typical swing; the drawdown is what actually happened at the worst moment, and it is the number worth checking you could have held through.
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Ireland (IE)