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Global X Defense Tech ETF

490 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.95B invested in Global X Defense Tech ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 249 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

2.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.68%59.06% (+2.4%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.66M | Put options by funds: $7.46M

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

Holders
490
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$6.66M
Puts
$7.46M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$122M
2 +$64.3M
3 +$36M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$30.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
151
Inspire Advisors
Idaho
$2.15M
FSA
152
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$2.14M
WWM
153
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$2.12M
SC
154
Solstein Capital
California
$2.12M
QPWM
155
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.11M
VFO
156
Virtus Family Office
Texas
$2.11M
FPGK
157
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$2.1M
MW
158
Maia Wealth
Colorado
$2.1M
AA
159
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$2.1M
PA
160
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$2.02M
EDRH
161
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.98M
SWM
162
Scissortail Wealth Management
Oklahoma
$1.92M
IWM
163
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.92M
AWM
164
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.91M
MFA
165
Mayflower Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.89M
TCG
166
Transcendent Capital Group
Oklahoma
$1.83M
IC
167
Inscription Capital
Texas
$1.82M
GWP
168
Gen-Wealth Partners
Michigan
$1.82M
DADC
169
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.81M
BFG
170
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$1.8M
AA
171
ArborFi Advisors
Michigan
$1.8M
Brown Advisory
172
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.78M
WIA
173
World Investment Advisors
California
$1.78M
TWC
174
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.76M
TWP
175
Tyche Wealth Partners
Texas
$1.75M