Data as of .
DUTY vs WDGF: which is really different?
DUTY and WDGF hold 32% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WDGF scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
32% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUTY and WDGF hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DUTY | WDGF |
|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corp | 7.57% | 5.19% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 7.34% | 4.94% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 6.62% | 4.92% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 5.98% | 4.73% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 6.85% | 3.33% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 5.35% | 2.33% |
| CACI International Inc | 2.28% | 0.70% |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solu | 2.06% | 0.65% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 2.45% | 0.61% |
| Moog Inc | 2.54% | 0.57% |
| Leonardo DRS Inc | 0.53% | 0.72% |
| Karman Holdings Inc | 1.00% | 0.50% |
| Only in DUTY | Only in WDGF |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 5.21% | RTX CORP 5.46% |
| Fortinet Inc 4.92% | BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.04% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.64% | RHEINMETALL AG 4.27% |
| Okta Inc 4.62% | THALES SA 3.35% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc 4.35% | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.04% |
| Akamai Technologies Inc 3.15% | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC 2.75% |
| Check Point Software Technolog 2.89% | BOEING COMPANY (THE) 2.55% |
| Zscaler Inc 2.71% | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUTY | WDGF | DUTY | WDGF | DUTY | WDGF | |
| 3 months | +5.7% | −2.8% | +3.5 pts | −5.1 pts | +8.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −8.3% | not published | −26.3 pts | not published | −32.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −0.4% | not published | −17.0 pts | not published | −22.2 pts |
| Since launch | +6.9% | +0.5% | −6.3 pts | −17.0 pts | −12.3 pts | −23.1 pts |
| DUTY U.S. Defense ETF Holds 50 stocks in defense, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WDGF WisdomTree Global Defense Fund Holds 115 stocks in defense, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aura | WisdomTree |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.8% | 34.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98.1% | 98.3% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 23.5% | 4.7% |
| Holdings | 50 | 115 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 59.1% | 44.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.9% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026) | −0.4% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.3 pts | −17.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −12.3 pts | −22.2 pts |
| Below its high | −9.2% | −14.8% |
| Net assets | $2m | $5m |
DUTY in plain words
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 launched on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned +6.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.3 pts. It sits 9.2% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.
WDGF in plain words
By weight, 35% of WDGF'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 44% of the fund across 115 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.0 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do DUTY and WDGF hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, DUTY or WDGF?
- DUTY has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDGF has 35%, so WDGF differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, DUTY or WDGF?
- DUTY charges 0.45% a year and WDGF charges 0.45%, so DUTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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