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FOWF vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FOWF returned +12.2% to WDGF's −2.9%; 35% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF, and $5.3m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Global Defense Fund.

At a glance
74.8%
FOWF in the S&P 500
34.9%
WDGF in the S&P 500
+12.2%
FOWF total return, 1 year
−2.9%
WDGF total return, 1 year
FOWF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 25% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50075% of FOWF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.75%25%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 47% of the fund · 91 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50075% of FOWF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.75%25%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 88% · Nasdaq-100: 14% in

75% of FOWF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

WDGF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of WDGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund · 115 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of WDGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

35% of WDGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WDGF costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FOWF vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFOWFWDGF
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.2%−2.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high7.6%, high on Aug 14, 202616.9%, high on Mar 9, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksDefenseDefense
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.2%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 3.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.45%
Net assets, FOWF as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026$15m$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common35%

Method

What they share

35%

By the books each fund has filed, FOWF and WDGF hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FOWF WDGF
RTX Corp 8.65% 5.46%
General Dynamics Corp 7.88% 5.18%
Lockheed Martin Corp 7.96% 4.93%
Northrop Grumman Corp 5.08% 4.92%
BAE Systems PLC 3.65% 5.04%
Boeing Co 6.68% 2.55%
L3Harris Technologies Inc 2.00% 3.33%
Palantir Technologies Inc 1.11% 4.72%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.76% 3.04%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA 0.73% 1.28%
TransDigm Group Inc 0.67% 2.75%
Saab AB 0.63% 1.97%
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Only in FOWF
Dell Technologies Inc 1.96%
Snowflake Inc 1.32%
Datadog Inc 1.25%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.14%
Honeywell International Inc 1.11%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 1.05%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.03%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.95%
Only in WDGF
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51%
ROCKET LAB CORP 2.33%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 2.15%
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 2.09%
BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD 2.05%
HEICO CORP 2.04%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 1.80%
DASSAULT AVIATION SA 1.71%
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Window by window: FOWF vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFOWFWDGFFOWFWDGF
3 months−5.9%−9.9%−5.3 pts vs URTHnot measured
6 months+3.4%−9.6%−0.9 pts vs URTHnot measured
1 year+12.2%−2.9%−3.0 pts vs URTHnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: FOWF Dec 2024 · WDGF Sep 2025+44.8%−2.1%+8.0 pts vs URTHnot measured

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Side by side

FOWF Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF · Holds 91 stocks in defense, 75% 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
Theme Defense Defense
In the S&P 500 74.8% 34.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.4% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 14.3% 7.1%
Holdings 91 115
Top ten, share of the fund 46.9% 44.2%
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.45%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.46%
Total return, 1 year +12.2% −2.9%
vs its benchmark −3.0 pts vs URTH not measured
Below its high −7.6% −16.9%
Net assets, FOWF as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 $15m $5.3m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

35% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
FOWF

By weight, 75% 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 91 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.2% for its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

WDGF

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 Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 16.9% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FOWF and WDGF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 35% 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, FOWF or WDGF?
FOWF has 75% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDGF has 35%, so WDGF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FOWF or WDGF?
FOWF charges 0.49% a year and WDGF charges 0.45%, so WDGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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