Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
WDEF vs XAR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDEF returned −5.6% to XAR's −6.6%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $88m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund, and $5.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF.
0% of WDEF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
40% of XAR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
Pair scorecard
XAR costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | WDEF | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.6% | −6.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 17.3%, high on Jan 27, 2026 | 24.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Defense | Defense |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | behind by 21.4 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +14.8% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 21.4 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, WDEF as of Jun 30, 2026 and XAR as of Nov 3, 2026 | $88m | $5.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, WDEF and XAR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | WDEF | XAR | WDEF | XAR |
| 3 months | −10.7% | −20.0% | not measured | −19.9 pts vs VOO |
| 6 months | −9.1% | −15.6% | not measured | −20.6 pts vs VOO |
| 1 year | −5.6% | −6.6% | not measured | −21.4 pts vs VOO |
| 3 years | – | +89.1% | – | +5.8 pts vs VOO |
| Since launchNot the same days: WDEF Jul 2025 · XAR Sep 2011 | −4.6% | +948.0% | not measured | +180.8 pts vs VOO |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
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.
XAR
By weight, 40% of XAR'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 33% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do WDEF and XAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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