Donald Tusk: The Polish head of government has confirmed that drones from Russia were shot down over his country.

Let's see how the market will react (if at all). $RHM (+0,25%)
$ASWC (-0,13%)
$EUDF (+0,46%)
$DFEN (-0,37%)
$DRO (+1,88%)

https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ukraine-krieg-polen-beantragt-nach-drohnenabschuss-nato-konsultationen/27982126.html

Thank you for your input, feedback is the only way to develop further. The result is an adjustment to my future portfolio structure, including savings plans.

Core: (68,31 %)

• 46.45 % Vanguard FTSE All-World $VWRL (-0,08%)
• 11.61 % SPDR MSCI World Small Cap $ZPRS (-0,25%)
• 10.25 % Amundi Stoxx Europe 600 $MEUD (-0,47%)

Satellite: (31,69 %)

• 10.25 % ASML $ASML (+0,15%)
• 5.46 % FTSE India $FLXI (+0,08%)
• 5.05 % Euwax II $EWG2 (+0,41%)
• 4.10 % WisdomTree Coffee $COFF (-0,14%)
• 3.28 % Bitcoin $BTC (+0,54%)
• 2.19 % Ethereum $ETH (+2,2%)
• 1.37 % VanEck Defense $DFEN (-0,37%)

I have recently started using a broad core-satellite strategy with ETFs, individual stocks, themes and crypto.

My portfolio is currently still being restructured. I want to have completed this by the end of Q4 2025.

#getquin #getquincommunity #depotupdate #coresatellite #savings plan #etf #etfinvesting #stockportfolio #crypto #restructuring #investment strategy

Hello everyone,

I have been looking more closely at allocating to thematic sector ETFs for some time now - particularly with regard to long-term geopolitical trends, government spending cycles and strategic diversification.

The VanEck Defense UCITS ETF ($DFEN (-0,37%)
) is now available with over 5 bn € AUM one of the largest and fastest growing defense ETFs in Europe.

I personally find the construct - physical replication, ESG screening (no exposure to controversial weapons), broad geographical diversification (USA, EU, Israel, South Korea) - quite interesting. TER of 0.55% is reasonable.

💡 My view - Pro:

• Defense spending is rising structurally in many industrialized countries → long-term tailwind
• Hardly any correlation with traditional consumer or tech sectors → Diversification
• Many holdings benefit not only from military business, but also from aerospace, cybersecurity and dual-use technologies

⚖️ But there are also cons:

• Political risks (export bans, ESG pressure from institutional investors)
• Lack of transparency of some sources of income (civil/military not always clearly separable)
• Possible overvaluation after the strong run since 2023?

📊 Question for you:

➡️ How do you rate the defense sector in general - as a strategic component of a diversified long-term portfolio?

➡️ Do you think $DFEN is a sensible vehicle - or too niche / cyclical?

I'm looking forward to hearing your views - especially from those who deal with sector ETFs, geopolitical trends or ethical issues themselves.

Thank you 🙌

...after everything here is full of Novo and I really hit the jackpot at the ATH (buy price around 115€...), I have a new entry in the pharma / medical sector :)

My investment strategy is generally "long" and the savings plans have also been adjusted:

• $VWRL (-0,08%) 300€ p.M.
• $BTC (+0,54%) 100€ p.m.
• $1810 (+0,51%) 150€ p.m.
• $489 (-1,61%) 50€ p.m.
• $DFEN (-0,37%) 150€ p.m.
• $1211 (-1,5%) 150€ p.m.
• $175 (-1,82%) 50€ p.m.
• $RTX (-0,25%) 50€ p.m.
• $RKLB (+0,24%) 50€ p.m.
• $ASML (+0,15%) 100€ p.m.
• $SHL (-0,38%) 480€ p.m.
• Gold 50€ p.m.

So total investment per month is 1680€ / savings rate per month.

Apart from that, I still hold around 5k in cash at the moment (watchlist is filled with Google and various other stocks).

I would be happy to receive feedback and wish you a nice weekend :)

LG

Minimizing the US cluster risk is currently a major topic for investors. It is perhaps even THE topic since the second Trump administration has been throwing tariffs and isolationist positions around.

As part of an incipient reallocation in the portfolio $DFEN (-0,37%) and $ASWC (-0,13%) recently, but was bothered by the high proportion of US shares and the heavy weighting of Blackbox $PLTR (+0,23%) among others.

Today I stumbled across the recently launched ETF from WisdomTree, which compiles purely European defense companies: $IE0002Y8CX98 (+0,46%)

Some quick raw data:

Listed for the first time on 3/4/2025

TER: 0.4% p.a.

Physical

Accumulating

WKN: A40Y9K

IE0002Y8CX98

Largest positions:

Rheinmetall (approx. 20%) $RHM (+0,25%) 🇩🇪

Leonardo (approx. 15%) $LDO (+1,23%) 🇮🇹

Saab (approx. 10%) $SAAB B (+0,9%) 🇸🇪

BAE (approx. 10%) $BAE (+0%) 🇬🇧

Thales (approx. 9%) $THALES (+2%) 🇫🇷

This investor will reallocate a little. He is not giving investment advice, but rather enjoying the diversity of Europe. 🇪🇺

Sources:

https://www.wisdomtree.eu/en-gb/etfs/thematic/wdef---wisdomtree-europe-defence-ucits-etf---eur-acc

https://www.wisdomtree.eu/en-gb/strategies/european-defence

https://www.justetf.com/de/etf-profile.html?isin=IE0002Y8CX98#chart

https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Finanzen-Erster-ETF-fuer-europaeische-Verteidigung-39553857.html

Hello everyone, the last few days there has been a lot of talk here about the new European Defense ETF. Now the Rheinmetall CEO is talking about the fact that the US defense industry is indispensable.

$RHM (+0,25%)
$IE0002Y8CX98 (+0,46%)
$DFEN (-0,37%)

According to Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, Europe cannot currently replace the USA in the defense sector. Papperger spoke out in favor of continuing the transatlantic partnership in the field of armaments as well.

13.03.2025

Speaking on Deutschlandfunk radio, the Rheinmetall CEO said that the USA has very special technologies in the field of weapons technology that Europe does not have at the moment. Complete independence from the USA would cost Europe a great deal. He did not believe that politicians wanted that. Papperger advocated seeking talks with US President Trump. He asked: "Do we really want to destroy the transatlantic partnership?" That is not possible. The USA is currently the leading nation in the world and we need to find sensible ways of dealing with it.

Turnover up 36 percent, profit increases by 61 percent

Rheinmetall manufactures tanks, artillery, military trucks, air defense systems, drones and ammunition. The company now generates 80 percent of its consolidated sales with military goods; business as an automotive supplier is becoming less important. The Group presented its corporate figures for the past year yesterday in Düsseldorf. According to the figures, turnover increased by 36 percent to around 9.8 billion euros. Profits increased by 61 percent to around 1.5 billion euros, the highest level in the company's history.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/usa-haben-technologien-die-europa-nicht-hat-rheinmetall-chef-setzt-sich-fuer-transatlantische-partne-100.html