Do ITA and WDGF hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 40% 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, ITA or WDGF?

ITA has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDGF has 35%, so WDGF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ITA or WDGF?

ITA charges 0.37% a year and WDGF charges 0.45%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ITA vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ITA returned +0.8% to WDGF's −2.9%; 40% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $12.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, and $5.3m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Global Defense Fund.

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At a glance

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

34.9%

WDGF in the S&P 500

+0.8%

ITA total return, 1 year

−2.9%

WDGF total return, 1 year

ITA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 19% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

81% of ITA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

WDGF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

ITA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

ITA vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ITA	WDGF
Return
Measure	ITA	WDGF
Total return, 1 year	+0.8%	−2.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ITA	WDGF
Below its all-time high	15.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	16.9%, high on Mar 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ITA	WDGF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	ITA	WDGF
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets, ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026	$12.2bn	$5.3m
Holdings
Measure	ITA	WDGF
Holdings in common	40%

Method

What they share

40%

By the books each fund has filed, ITA and WDGF hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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40% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ITA WDGF

RTX 17.02% 5.46%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.53% 4.93%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.84% 4.92%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.82% 5.18%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES 3.85% 3.33%

TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.87% 2.75%

BOEING 6.68% 2.55%

ROCKET LAB CORP 2.23% 2.33%

HEICO CLASS A 1.40% 2.04%

CURTISS WRIGHT 1.37% 1.80%

WOODWARD 1.46% 1.07%

BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.90% 1.14%

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Only in ITA

GE AEROSPACE 20.61%

HOWMET AEROSPACE 4.35%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 3.71%

AXON ENTERPRISE 2.52%

ATI 1.83%

FTAI AVIATION 1.53%

TEXTRON INC 1.12%

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 1.09%

Only in WDGF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.04%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.72%

RHEINMETALL AG 4.27%

THALES SA 3.35%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.04%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51%

ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 2.15%

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 2.09%

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Window by window

Window by window: ITA vs WDGF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ITA	WDGF
3 months	−15.5%	−9.9%
6 months	−4.6%	−9.6%
1 year	+0.8%	−2.9%
3 years	+91.7%	–
Since launchNot the same days: ITA May 2006 · WDGF Sep 2025	+916.6%	−2.1%

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Side by side

ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 81% 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 iShares WisdomTree

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 80.8% 34.9%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.7% 98.3%

In the Nasdaq-100 8.5% 7.1%

Holdings 51 115

Top ten, share of the fund 76.3% 44.2%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.38% 0.46%

Total return, 1 year +0.8% −2.9%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −15.8% −16.9%

Net assets, ITA as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 $12.2bn $5.3m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

40% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

ITA

By weight, 81% of ITA'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 76% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 15.8% 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 ITA and WDGF hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 40% 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, ITA or WDGF?: ITA has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDGF has 35%, so WDGF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ITA or WDGF?: ITA charges 0.37% a year and WDGF charges 0.45%, so ITA 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 →ITA on its own →WDGF on its own →ITA dividend history →ITA holdings →WDGF dividend history →WDGF holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITA ↗

WDGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDGF ↗

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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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