zgjavi

joined 8 months ago
[–] zgjavi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Correct, but long before Trump. Now it's just more explicit.

 

Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner.

The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.

[–] zgjavi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately, still early. AFAIK, 3/27 countries.

[–] zgjavi@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Much better to stay on Mastodon.

[–] zgjavi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately, Russians are not as considerate as you are.

 

I recently came across this ETF for investing in European defence companies. The ETF was launched recently, in August 2025, and I believe it is a very good opportunity to support companies that are key to European sovereignty and security.

Key details:

  • Name: Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF 1C
  • ISIN: LU3061478973
  • Company: Xtrackers (Germany)
  • Manager: DWS (Germany)
  • Index: STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity (Switzerland)
  • TER: 0.25% (reduced to 0.15% for promotional purposes)
  • Distribution policy: accumulating
  • Replication: physical
  • Availability: Scalable Capital, Trade Republic, etc.

Other details of interest:

  • Main components: Rolls-Royce Holdings (11.56%), Airbus SE (10.90%), Safran SA (10.40%), Rheinmetall AG (10.36%), BAE Systems (9.56%), DSV A/S (7.25%), Thales SA (6.79%), Leonardo SpA (5.84%), MTU Aero Engines AG (5.38%), SAAB (4.68%), Others (17.28%)
  • Country allocation: United Kingdom (25.51%), France (18.68%), Germany (17.50%), Netherlands (10.90%), Denmark (7.25%), Italy (6.11%), Sweden (4.68%), Others (14.05%)
  • Sector allocation: Industrials (85.69%), Technology (1.22%), Telecommunications (0.20%), Others (12.89%)