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FOWF vs WDEF: which is really different?

FOWF and WDEF hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and FOWF returned more over the year.

Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF and WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund.

73.5%FOWF in the S&P 500
0.0%WDEF in the S&P 500
+12.7%FOWF total return, 1 year
−7.6%WDEF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WDEF scores higher

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

FOWF 22.8WDEF 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

FOWF27% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
74%27%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 47% of the fund · 86 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in74%27%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 88% · top ten 47% of the fund
WDEF100% 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 64% of the fund · 42 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 64% of the fund

13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FOWF and WDEF hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FOWF and WDEF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFOWFWDEF
BAE Systems PLC3.98%10.21%
Leonardo SpA0.71%4.79%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA0.69%4.61%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.67%5.57%
Safran SA0.62%5.62%
Thales SA0.62%10.14%
Airbus SE0.61%5.34%
Saab AB0.53%4.83%
Rheinmetall AG0.52%8.70%
Kongsberg Maritime AS0.13%0.78%
Only in each
Only in FOWFOnly in WDEF
General Dynamics Corp 7.55%DASSAULT AVIATION SA 4.14%
Boeing Co/The 7.51%HENSOLDT AG 4.13%
RTX Corp 6.76%BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC 3.10%
Lockheed Martin Corp 6.39%INDRA SISTEMAS SA 2.98%
Northrop Grumman Corp 5.58%TKMS AG & CO. KGAA 2.96%
L3Harris Technologies Inc 3.24%MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC 2.54%
Dell Technologies Inc 2.10%RENK GROUP AG 2.51%
Leidos Holdings Inc 2.08%EXOSENS SA 1.70%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FOWF and WDEF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FOWFWDEFFOWFWDEFFOWFWDEF
3 months+2.2%+2.9%−0.1 pts+0.7 pts+4.7 pts+5.4 pts
6 months+5.6%−6.0%−12.4 pts−24.1 pts−18.6 pts−30.3 pts
1 year+12.7%−7.6%−3.9 pts−24.1 pts−9.1 pts−29.4 pts
Since launch+43.5%−2.7%+10.6 pts−25.7 pts+2.6 pts−31.8 pts
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FOWF and WDEF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FOWF
Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF
Holds 86 stocks in defense, 74% 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
IssuerPacerWisdomTree
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50073.5%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.4%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10013.7%0.0%
Holdings8642
Top ten, share of the fund46.9%63.9%
Expense ratio0.49%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.45%
Total return, 1 year+12.7%−7.6%
vs the S&P 500−3.9 pts−24.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−9.1 pts−29.4 pts
Below its high−8.4%−15.7%
Net assets$15m$83m

FOWF in plain words

By weight, 74% of FOWF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. It sits 8.4% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

WDEF in plain words

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 64% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −7.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.1 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of Jan 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FOWF and WDEF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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, FOWF or WDEF?
FOWF has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDEF has 0%, so WDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FOWF or WDEF?
FOWF charges 0.49% a year and WDEF charges 0.45%, so WDEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FOWF against WDEF, 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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