Chris Heakes Global X Defense Tech ETF SHLD-N BUY Jun 30, 2025

Likes it specifically because it has no airliners, simply weapons. Tanks, artillery, guidance systems, etc. Very good mix of defense weapons contractors. International, with both US and European companies. 

Money will rush into these sectors when there are geopolitical risks out there. The themes around these types of events (especially geopolitical or weather) are things you want to rent, not own. They rise on a shock, not on sustained growth. They'll get very overvalued on speculation of more revenue coming into the sector, and then things calm down and they come back to earth.

This one's a fine vehicle, if you want to play the thematic sector for a trade. Probably holds international stocks, but largely American.