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IDEF vs WDGF: which is really different?

IDEF and WDGF hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and IDEF returned more over the year.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF and WisdomTree Global Defense Fund.

36.2%IDEF in the S&P 500
34.9%WDGF in the S&P 500
+4.4%IDEF total return, 1 year
−0.4%WDGF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WDGF scores higher

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

IDEF 35.5WDGF 54.50.1, 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

IDEF64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 36% of the fund · 155 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 36% of the fund
WDGF65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 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 filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund

52% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEF and WDGF hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IDEF and WDGF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIDEFWDGF
RTX6.55%5.46%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A5.02%4.73%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP3.62%4.94%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC3.29%3.04%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP2.94%5.19%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP2.58%4.92%
BOEING3.19%2.55%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC2.18%5.04%
THALES SA2.18%3.35%
LEONARDO FINMECCANICA SPA1.60%2.07%
RHEINMETALL AG1.15%4.27%
ELBIT SYSTEMS1.06%2.15%
Only in each
Only in IDEFOnly in WDGF
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 3.77%HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 2.44%HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 2.09%
HANWHA AEROSPACE LTD 2.21%BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD 2.06%
GE AEROSPACE 1.83%SAAB AB 1.97%
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES 1.73%SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD 1.10%
HANWHA SYSTEMS LTD 1.69%HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 0.87%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 1.66%ARXIS INC 0.82%
SAAB CLASS B 1.62%LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 0.73%

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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDEF and WDGF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IDEFWDGFIDEFWDGFIDEFWDGF
3 months−1.6%−2.8%−3.9 pts−5.1 pts+0.9 pts−0.3 pts
6 months−5.7%−8.3%−23.8 pts−26.3 pts−30.0 pts−32.5 pts
1 year+4.4%−0.4%−12.2 pts−17.0 pts−17.4 pts−22.2 pts
Since launch+27.2%+0.5%−5.6 pts−17.0 pts−14.2 pts−23.1 pts
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IDEF and WDGF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDEF
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF
Holds 155 stocks in defense, 36% 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
IssueriSharesWisdomTree
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50036.2%34.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.9%98.3%
In the Nasdaq-1009.2%4.7%
Holdings155115
Top ten, share of the fund35.8%44.3%
Expense rationot published0.45%
Fee for the differing partnot published0.46%
Total return, 1 year+4.4%−0.4%
vs the S&P 500−12.2 pts−17.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−17.4 pts−22.2 pts
Below its high−13.4%−14.8%
Net assets$4.3bn$5m

IDEF in plain words

By weight, 36% of IDEF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 155 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +4.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. It sits 13.4% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 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 IDEF and WDGF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 52% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IDEF or WDGF?
IDEF has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDGF has 35%, so WDGF differs more from the index.

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Where these figures came from

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IDEF against WDGF, 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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