Do DUTY and WDEF hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, DUTY or WDEF?

DUTY has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDEF has 0%, so WDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, DUTY or WDEF?

DUTY and WDEF both charge 0.45% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DUTY vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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DUTY and WDEF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $2.1m for U.S. Defense ETF and $88m for WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund.

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At a glance

61.7%

DUTY in the S&P 500

0.0%

WDEF in the S&P 500

+7.2%

DUTY total return, since launch, Apr 8, 2026

−5.6%

WDEF total return, 1 year

DUTY · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

62% of DUTY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

WDEF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of WDEF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.45% a year; WDEF is far larger, $88m against $2.1m.

DUTY vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
Return
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
Total return, 1 year	not published	−5.6%
Drawdown
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
Below its all-time high	9.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026	17.3%, high on Jan 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.1m	$88m
Holdings
Measure	DUTY	WDEF
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DUTY and WDEF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUTY WDEF

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Only in DUTY

General Dynamics Corp 7.55%

Lockheed Martin Corp 7.32%

L3Harris Technologies Inc 6.83%

Northrop Grumman Corp 6.60%

Palantir Technologies Inc 5.96%

Rocket Lab Corp 5.34%

Palo Alto Networks Inc 5.20%

Fortinet Inc 4.91%

Only in WDEF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 10.11%

THALES SA 10.04%

RHEINMETALL AG 8.62%

SAFRAN SA 5.57%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 5.51%

AIRBUS SE 5.29%

SAAB AB 4.78%

LEONARDO SPA 4.74%

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Window by window

Window by window: DUTY vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	DUTY	WDEF
3 months	−2.5%	−10.7%
6 months	+13.4%	−9.1%
1 year	–	−5.6%
Since launchNot the same days: DUTY Apr 2026 · WDEF Jul 2025	+7.2%	−4.6%

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Side by side

DUTY U.S. Defense ETF · Holds 50 stocks in defense, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies WDEF WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund · Holds 42 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Aura WisdomTree

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 61.7% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 26.0% 0.0%

Holdings 50 42

Top ten, share of the fund 59.0% 63.3%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.46% 0.45%

Total return, 1 year +7.2% (since launch, Apr 8, 2026) −5.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −9.0% −17.3%

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.1m $88m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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About each fund

DUTY

By weight, 62% of DUTY'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 59% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 9.0% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

WDEF

By weight, 0% of WDEF'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 63% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −5.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.3% below its all-time high of Jan 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do DUTY and WDEF hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, DUTY or WDEF?: DUTY has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDEF has 0%, so WDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DUTY or WDEF?: DUTY and WDEF both charge 0.45% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DUTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DUTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Aura website ↗

WDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDEF ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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