Defense tech etfs

Screening Filters

1. themes: Defense, Aerospace & Defense, Cybersecurity, National Security, Defense Technology

   • Purpose: Capture companies whose core business is tied to defense-related activities and technologies.
   • Rationale: The user asked for “defense tech ETFs,” so the most relevant holdings are typically companies involved in military systems, aerospace, intelligence/security infrastructure, cybersecurity, and advanced defense technology. These themes directly target the industries that defense-focused ETFs usually hold.

2. sector: Industrials, Technology

   • Purpose: Narrow the universe to the sectors where most defense-tech companies are found.
   • Rationale: Defense contractors and aerospace firms are commonly classified under Industrials, while cybersecurity, software, electronics, and other defense-enabling technologies often fall under Technology. This helps exclude unrelated sectors and keeps the screen aligned with the ETF’s underlying stock mix.

3. stock_position_pct: MoreThan90Pct

   • Purpose: Focus on stocks that are overwhelmingly associated with the selected themes.
   • Rationale: For a defense tech ETF query, this filter helps prioritize companies where defense-related business is a dominant part of the stock’s profile rather than a small side exposure. That makes the results more representative of what an ETF labeled “defense tech” would likely contain.

Why Results Match:

• The themes directly target defense, national security, and cybersecurity businesses, which are central to defense-tech ETFs.
• The sector filter keeps the search within the industries most likely to produce defense ETF holdings.
• The high exposure filter ensures the returned stocks are strongly aligned with defense technology rather than being only loosely connected.
• Combined, these filters are designed to find the kinds of companies that commonly appear in defense technology ETFs or serve as their main constituents.