Dutch Households are investing almost ten times as much in defense companies as they were a few years ago. For the first time, a company from the defense industry is on the list of 25 companies in which households invest the most.
The Value of Investments in The Defense Industry HAS Increased from 87 Million Euros to 832 Million Euros Since January 2023, Reports De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Price Increases Accounted for 56 percent of the Increase and 44 percent was due to the purchase of shares.
The Value of Defense Investments Increased eSpeciate in the First Quarter Of 2024 and In the First Half of 2025. Accordance to DNB, The Increase in 2024 May Be Related to the Higher Defense Budgets for EU Countries. In Early 2025, Germany also announced that it would relax its strict budgetary Discipline and Invest More in Defense.
For the first time, a company from the defense industry is on the DNB List of the 25 Largest Investments of Dutch Households in Individual Listed Shares. The German Rheinmetall is in 22nd Place. This Arms Supplier is Benefiting Greatly from Higher European Spending on Ammunition and Weapons Systems.
Rheinmetall Accounts for 63 percent of the Total Value of Dutch Households’ Investments in Defense Companies. That Amounts to 521 Million Euros in Shares. At the beginning of 2023 That was 15 Million euros.
Defense Investments 1.3 percent of Total Share Portfolio
Defense Investments Now Account for Approximately 1.3 percent of the Total Share Portfolio or Dutch Households, When it Comes to Direct Investments in Listed Shares.
The Total Portfolio of Dutch Households (Listed Shares, Investment Funds and Bonds) Grew by 2.8 percent in the Second Quarter to 193.9 Billion Euros. This was Almost Entirely Due to Price Increases.