Do WDEF and WR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, WDEF or WR?

WDEF has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 68%, so WDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, WDEF or WR?

WDEF charges 0.45% a year and WR charges 0.35%, so WR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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WDEF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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WDEF and WR hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $88m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund, and $932,169 on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

WDEF in the S&P 500

68.0%

WR in the S&P 500

−5.6%

WDEF total return, 1 year

+6.4%

WR total return, 6 months

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.

WR · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 32% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

68% of WR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 32% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WR costs 0.10 points a year less.

WDEF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	WDEF	WR
Return
Measure	WDEF	WR
Total return, 1 year	−5.6%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	WDEF	WR
Below its all-time high	17.3%, high on Jan 27, 2026	7.2%, high on Oct 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	WDEF	WR
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	WDEF	WR
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Net assets, WDEF as of Jun 30, 2026 and WR as of Nov 4, 2026	$88m	$932,169
Holdings
Measure	WDEF	WR
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, WDEF and WR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first WDEF WR

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Only in WDEF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 10.11%

THALES SA 10.04%

RHEINMETALL AG 8.62%

SAFRAN SA 5.57%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 5.51%

AIRBUS SE 5.29%

SAAB AB 4.78%

LEONARDO SPA 4.74%

Only in WR

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 9.02%

Chevron Corp 6.68%

Palantir Technologies Inc 5.54%

RTX Corp 5.22%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.13%

ConocoPhillips 4.11%

Lockheed Martin Corp 4.02%

Phillips 66 3.90%

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Window by window

Window by window: WDEF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	WDEF	WR
3 months	−10.7%	+2.8%
6 months	−9.1%	+6.4%
1 year	−5.6%	–
Since launchNot the same days: WDEF Jul 2025 · WR May 2026	−4.6%	+6.4%

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Side by side

WDEF WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund · Holds 42 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies WR Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF · Holds 56 stocks in defense, 68% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer WisdomTree Corgi

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 0.0% 68.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 96.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 9.9%

Holdings 42 56

Top ten, share of the fund 63.3% 49.5%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.45% 0.36%

Total return, 1 year −5.6% +6.4% (since launch, May 6, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −17.3% −7.2%

Net assets, WDEF as of Jun 30, 2026 and WR as of Nov 4, 2026 $88m $932,169

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

By weight, 68% of WR'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 50% of the fund across 56 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.2% below its all-time high of Oct 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do WDEF and WR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, WDEF or WR?: WDEF has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 68%, so WDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, WDEF or WR?: WDEF charges 0.45% a year and WR charges 0.35%, so WR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

WDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDEF ↗

WR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Corgi website ↗

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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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