EU think-tank looks to ETFs to boost European defence companies.
5 March 2025
There has been a surge in interest in weapons makers, but current ETFs offer only global exposure.
Kjeld van Wieringen, policy analyst at the policy foresight unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, said he held talks with VanEck, the issuer of the $2.8bn VanEck Defense Ucits ETF, Europe’s largest such vehicle, “a few weeks ago”.
Kjeld van Wieringen, policy analyst at the policy foresight unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, said he held talks with VanEck, the issuer of the $2.8bn VanEck Defense Ucits ETF, Europe’s largest such vehicle, “a few weeks ago”.