Do GCAD and WDEF hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 3% 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, GCAD or WDEF?

GCAD has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDEF has 0%, so WDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GCAD or WDEF?

GCAD charges 0.10% a year and WDEF charges 0.45%, so GCAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GCAD vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GCAD returned +9.4% to WDEF's −5.6%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $44m for Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF and $88m for WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund.

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At a glance

40.1%

GCAD in the S&P 500

0.0%

WDEF in the S&P 500

+9.4%

GCAD total return, 1 year

−5.6%

WDEF total return, 1 year

GCAD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

40% of GCAD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% 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

GCAD costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points; WDEF is 2.0 times larger.

GCAD vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
Return
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	−5.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
Below its all-time high	15.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026	17.3%, high on Jan 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$44m	$88m
Holdings
Measure	GCAD	WDEF
Holdings in common	3%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GCAD and WDEF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GCAD WDEF

AAR CORP 1.67% 5.29%

RENK GROUP AG 0.65% 2.49%

RHEINMETALL AG 0.46% 8.62%

SENIOR PLC 0.64% 0.25%

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Only in GCAD

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP 6.84%

MOOG INC 6.20%

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 5.20%

DUCOMMUN INC 4.74%

HEXCEL CORP 4.57%

RTX CORP 4.14%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.01%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 3.97%

Only in WDEF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 10.11%

THALES SA 10.04%

SAFRAN SA 5.57%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 5.51%

SAAB AB 4.78%

LEONARDO SPA 4.74%

KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 4.56%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 4.10%

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Window by window

Window by window: GCAD vs WDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GCAD	WDEF
3 months	−14.0%	−10.7%
6 months	−7.1%	−9.1%
1 year	+9.4%	−5.6%
3 years	+105.6%	–
Since launchNot the same days: GCAD Jan 2023 · WDEF Jul 2025	+117.4%	−4.6%

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Side by side

GCAD Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 40% 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 Gabelli WisdomTree

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 40.1% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.2% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 4.4% 0.0%

Holdings 51 42

Top ten, share of the fund 47.5% 63.3%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.10% 0.45%

Total return, 1 year +9.4% −5.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −15.6% −17.3%

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $44m $88m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GCAD

By weight, 40% of GCAD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 48% of the fund across 51 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 15.6% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 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 GCAD and WDEF hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 3% 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, GCAD or WDEF?: GCAD has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDEF has 0%, so WDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GCAD or WDEF?: GCAD charges 0.10% a year and WDEF charges 0.45%, so GCAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →GCAD on its own →WDEF on its own →GCAD dividend history →GCAD holdings →WDEF dividend history →WDEF holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GCAD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GCAD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Gabelli 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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