PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF)Industrials | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
62.07 USD
+1.07
(1.754%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 63.20 +1.13 (1.821%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★★ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:56 p.m. EDT
KDEF is a high-conviction short-term momentum buy (5-star) due to a massive 20%+ rebound from annual lows despite recent price action trailing the 50-day average, driven by structural re-rating of the 'Korea Discount.' While the 1.4% yield and low payout support a neutral long-term hold (4-star), the downside risk remains capped, and the technical setup suggests the bullish trend is not yet broken. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.039340 |
| MSTL | 0.045357 |
| AutoTheta | 0.058892 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.104582 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 55% |
| H-stat | 2.47 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.841 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.42 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 38.81 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:56 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a battered put wall with skewed IV (putting) likely suppressing downside, while call activity focuses heavily on downside strikes for protection or indexing (OTM puts) and ATM/ITM calls ($60-$65) with moderate OI. The 2026-05-15 expiriation shows significant put volume (58) against low volume (7) at strikes below current price, but the high implied volatility (0.60-0.67) suggests speculators are not overly bearish, perhaps hedging a volatile sector. The call skew isn't aggressive; ATMs have low OI, suggesting the near-term move is expected to be range-bound, but the high volume of OTM calls for August expiration hints at a moderate bullish view for the 2-3 month window.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | 2.963 | 6.711212 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 67.41 |
| All Time Low | 21.446 |
| Ask | 63.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 165,800 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 149,688 |
| Average Volume | 149,688 |
| Average Volume10Days | 165,800 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 60.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Industrials |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 62.984 |
| Day Low | 61.53 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.43 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.599346 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 58.1062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.9637985 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06821644 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 116.04595 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 67.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.340004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.079216786 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.51 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 33.559998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1771307 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.51 - 67.41 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,738,852,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | PLUS ETF |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,738,627,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund normally invests in securities comprising the index. The index is designed to track the performance of South Korean companies that have demonstrated high relevance to defense (“Korea Defense Companies”). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities comprising the index. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1911562524 |
| Nav Price | 60.02 |
| Net Assets | 151,094,240.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.65 |
| Open | 61.76 |
| Post Market Change | 1.1300011 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.820527 |
| Post Market Price | 63.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,101 |
| Previous Close | 61.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.07 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.7541 |
| Regular Market Day High | 62.984 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 61.53 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 61.53 - 62.984 |
| Regular Market Open | 61.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 61.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 62.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 83,750 |
| Short Name | PLUS Korea Defense Industry Ind |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KDEF |
| Total Assets | 151,094,240 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 38.809612 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 14.20037 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 14.20037 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 48.80934 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 13.260658 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2716828 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 83,750 |
| Yield | 0.0143 |
| Ytd Return | 14.20037 |