KDEF - PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF
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.
As of May 13, 2026: spot at $56.55, ATM IV 56.5%, max pain $50.00, net GEX -$22.5K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $56.0M
- Beta
- 1.80
- 52-Week Range
- 31.4-67.41
- Dividend Yield
- $2.96
- IPO Date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Exchange
- AMEX
What KDEF Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 32.4% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$22.5K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.140) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The KDEF overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked KDEF overview questions
- What is KDEF?
- KDEF is the ticker symbol for PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. 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”). Listed on AMEX. KDEF is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the KDEF options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 13, 2026, the KDEF options snapshot shows spot at $56.55, ATM IV 56.5%, IV rank 32.4%, max pain $50.00, net GEX -$22.5K, expected move 16.20%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are KDEF's key statistics?
- PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (KDEF) carries a market capitalization of $56.0M, 52-week range of 31.4-67.41. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does KDEF belong to?
- PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare KDEF's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the KDEF data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 13, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.