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ARMY vs WDAF: which is really different?

ARMY and WDAF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Tema International Defense ETF and WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund.

11.1%ARMY in the S&P 500
0.0%WDAF in the S&P 500
−6.1%ARMY total return, 1 year
−1.4%WDAF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WDAF scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

ARMY 55.3WDAF 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

ARMY89% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund · 34 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund
WDAF100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 61 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARMY and WDAF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ARMYOnly in WDAF
ANDURIL SPV EXPOSURE 14.63%HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 8.01%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 3.88%BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD 7.82%
KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 3.69%KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 7.70%
ROCKET LAB CORP 3.67%HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 7.32%
DASSAULT AVIATION SA 3.66%LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 7.01%
INDRA SISTEMAS SA 3.65%HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 6.84%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 3.58%IHI CORP 4.58%
QINETIQ GROUP PLC 3.55%KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD 4.22%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARMY and WDAF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARMYWDAFARMYWDAFARMYWDAF
3 months−2.2%−8.2%−4.4 pts−10.5 pts+0.3 pts−5.8 pts
6 monthsnot published−4.9%not published−22.9 ptsnot published−29.1 pts
1 yearnot published−1.4%not published−17.9 ptsnot published−23.1 pts
Since launch−6.1%−0.1%−23.8 pts−17.5 pts−31.2 pts−23.7 pts
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ARMY and WDAF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARMY
Tema International Defense ETF
Holds 34 stocks in defense, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WDAF
WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund
Holds 61 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTemaWisdomTree
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50011.1%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.4%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%0.0%
Holdings3461
Top ten, share of the fund47.4%61.6%
Expense ratio0.68%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.45%
Total return, 1 year−6.1% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026)−1.4%
vs the S&P 500−23.8 pts−17.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−31.2 pts−23.1 pts
Below its high−14.6%−18.8%
Net assets$7m$12m

ARMY in plain words

By weight, 11% of ARMY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 34 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Mar 31, 2026 the fund returned −6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 23.8 pts. It sits 14.6% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

WDAF in plain words

By weight, 0% of WDAF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. It sits 18.8% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARMY and WDAF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARMY or WDAF?
ARMY has 11% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDAF has 0%, so WDAF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARMY or WDAF?
ARMY charges 0.68% a year and WDAF charges 0.45%, so WDAF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARMY against WDAF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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