HANetf to make ARMY the only SFDR Article 8 defence ETF in Europe

October 21, 2025-HANetf is changing the index for the Future of European Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: ARMY) to classify it as SFDR Article 8, delivering defence exposure.[1]
The ETF focuses on European NATO member defence and cyber defence spending, and will exclude controversial weapons- broadening the investor base across Europe.

The change has been made to meet European investor demand.

HANetf offers the widest range of defence ETFs in Europe, spanning global, European, and Indo-Pacific exposures; its global defence ETF (NATO) launched in July 2023 and has since accumulated $3.13 billion in AUM.[2]

HANetf, Europe's first and leading white-label UCITS ETF and ETC platform,[3] is delighted to announce its intention to change the underlying index for the Future of European Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: ARMY) to position the fund for Article 8 classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). This would make ARMY the only defence ETF in Europe with this status.