Kronos Digital Asset Group

DEFENSE STOCKS ARE ON FIRE — AND HERE'S HOW TO PLAY IT

With global tensions at a boiling point, defense budgets are being rewritten in real time. Governments across the world are spending MORE on military hardware, weapons systems, and next-gen warfare tech than at any point in modern history.

Smart money isn't sitting on the sidelines.

🔥 The TOP Defense & Aerospace ETFs to watch in 2026:

✅ ITA – iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
→ $16.4 BILLION in assets. The biggest, most liquid defense ETF on the market.

✅ PPA – Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
→ Direct exposure to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, RTX & General Dynamics — the 5 titans of U.S. defense.

✅ XAR – SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
→ 56.5% return in the last 12 months. 📈 Small & mid-cap defense names with massive growth runway.

✅ SHLD – Global X Defense Tech ETF
→ 75%+ return in one year. The pure-play bet on drones, AI weapons, and cyber warfare.

✅ NATO – Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF
→ The sleeper pick. 50%+ gains last year. Covers allied-nation contractors BEYOND just U.S. stocks.

💡 Bottom line: When geopolitical risk rises, defense spending doesn't slow down — it accelerates. These ETFs put you on the RIGHT side of that trade.