Investment Themes

The Arms Industry

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In a world marked by détente since the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, military spending has often been considered an adjustment variable in Western government budgets. SIPRI data shows that it has fallen on average as a percentage of GDP from over 4% over the period 1960 / 1986 to... 2.15% in 2018. However, the remilitarization of some regions has already contributed to bringing this percentage up from its low point. The return of international tensions, for example between China and the United States or Russia and the rest of Europe, marks a new turn in military spending.

The nationalist awakening of the former great empires - we are referring here to Russia and China - has been accompanied by substantial investments by these countries. In 2020, Russia devoted 4.3% of its GDP to military spending. China only 1.7%, but on a much larger GDP basis. Among the "Western" nations, only the United States (3.7%) and Israel (5.6%) are in the same situation. While relative spending declined until 2018, real spending in current dollars only increased, as the rapid growth in wealth over the past fifty years has made each point of GDP more valuable. Military spending was $700 billion in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell. Last year, it amounted to $1,929 billion. The thematic list below aims to capture the returns of publicly traded companies in the arms industry and defense at large.

Our selection

Industrials
Other Shipbuilding
692.21Cr +175.18%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12TCr +95.39%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.23TCr +90.74%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
2.22TCr +9.81%
Technology
Other Software
43TCr +140.43%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.13TCr +32.79%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
993.22Cr +190.40%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.84TCr +118.70%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.79TCr +72.91%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
2.45TCr +40.47%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
2.08TCr +178.62%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.18TCr +0.20%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.18TCr +2.66%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
2.37TCr +28.38%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
779.76Cr +138.96%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
2.02TCr +51.90%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
18TCr +26.27%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
271.92Cr +128.18%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.7TCr +50.33%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
7.79TCr +74.97%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
3.8TCr +28.59%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.28TCr +194.03%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
14TCr +38.99%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
78Cr +89.93%
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Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
1.31TCr +45.82%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.24TCr +66.67%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
60Cr +89.28%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
320.97Cr +29.68%
Technology
Other Electronic Equipment & Parts
445.86Cr +55.48%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
9.06TCr +26.86%
Industrials
Other Business Support Services
340.29Cr +69.60%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
746.88Cr +19.10%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.63TCr +59.04%
Industrials
Satellite Design & Manufacture
5.42TCr +67.98%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.97TCr +75.54%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
70Cr +22.72%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
8.45TCr +167.41%
Industrials
Industrial Machinery
174.3Cr +417.86%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
68Cr +6.73%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
4.36TCr -8.02%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
11TCr -3.92%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
1.49TCr +9.69%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.9TCr +17.33%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
446.45Cr -12.93%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
298.2Cr -19.30%
Industrials
Other Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
579.08Cr +100.05%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
173.89Cr +45.36%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
132.16Cr -2.00%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
553.8Cr -24.74%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
23TCr +48.57%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
672.69Cr -29.37%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.27TCr +31.91%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
284.54Cr +151.67%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
730.37Cr +98.54%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
1.11TCr -29.66%
Industrials
Arms & Ammunitions Manufacturing
195Cr +7.92%
Basic Materials
Other Steel
691.24Cr +127.03%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
7.59TCr +4.00%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.4TCr +82.87%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
104.01Cr +17.29%
Technology
Other Semiconductors
128.53Cr -14.30%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.3TCr +192.00%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
298.39Cr +5.15%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
625.78Cr +22.03%
Industrials
Satellite Design & Manufacture
938.57Cr +117.54%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
221.88Cr +15.12%
Industrials
Military Aircraft Manufacturing
2.28TCr +9.62%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
110.62Cr +70.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
948Cr -15.76%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
155.14Cr +13.49%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
409.7Cr -9.54%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
464.22Cr +15.90%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
205.79Cr +80.17%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
16TCr +13.20%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
165.6Cr +124.31%
Industrials
Other Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
149.28Cr +7.33%

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