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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AV WDEF \n Expense ratio 0.35% 0.45% \n Net assets, AV as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDEF as of Jun 30, 2026 $800,703 $88m \n Total return, 1 year not published \u22125.6% \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 1% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AV against WDEF, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/av-vs-wdef","a":{"ticker":"AV","name":"Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF","issuer":"Corgi","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its May 6, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, AV returned 1.0%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/av","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"67.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"55.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+1.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$800,703","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"WDEF","name":"WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund","issuer":"WisdomTree","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDEF lost 5.6%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/wdef","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"63.3%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22125.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Dec 26, 2025","value":"$0.021","as_of":"2025-12-26","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$88m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.45%","as_of":"2026-07-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 29, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":1,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/av-vs-wdef"}