Do WDGF and WR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 27% 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, WDGF or WR?

WDGF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 68%, so WDGF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, WDGF or WR?

WDGF 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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WDGF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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WDGF and WR hold 27% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.3m on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Global Defense Fund, and $932,169 on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF.

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At a glance

34.9%

WDGF in the S&P 500

68.0%

WR in the S&P 500

−2.9%

WDGF total return, 1 year

+6.4%

WR total return, 6 months

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.

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.

WDGF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	WDGF	WR
Return
Measure	WDGF	WR
Total return, 1 year	−2.9%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	WDGF	WR
Below its all-time high	16.9%, high on Mar 9, 2026	7.2%, high on Oct 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	WDGF	WR
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	WDGF	WR
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Net assets, WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 and WR as of Nov 4, 2026	$5.3m	$932,169
Holdings
Measure	WDGF	WR
Holdings in common	27%

Method

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, WDGF and WR hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first WDGF WR

RTX CORP 5.46% 5.22%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.72% 5.54%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.93% 4.02%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 5.18% 3.01%

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC 2.75% 1.83%

ROCKET LAB CORP 2.33% 1.10%

CACI INTERNATIONAL INC 0.70% 0.95%

BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.14% 0.64%

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC 0.61% 0.91%

MOOG INC 0.57% 0.73%

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC 0.65% 0.57%

MERCURY SYSTEMS INC 0.44% 0.48%

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Only in WDGF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.04%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.92%

RHEINMETALL AG 4.27%

THALES SA 3.35%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.33%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.04%

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 2.55%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51%

Only in WR

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 9.02%

Chevron Corp 6.68%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.13%

ConocoPhillips 4.11%

Phillips 66 3.90%

Valero Energy Corp 3.84%

EOG Resources Inc 2.76%

Williams Cos Inc 2.50%

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Window by window

Window by window: WDGF vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	WDGF	WR
3 months	−9.9%	+2.8%
6 months	−9.6%	+6.4%
1 year	−2.9%	–
Since launchNot the same days: WDGF Sep 2025 · WR May 2026	−2.1%	+6.4%

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Side by side

WDGF WisdomTree Global Defense Fund · Holds 115 stocks in defense, 35% 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 34.9% 68.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.3% 96.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 7.1% 9.9%

Holdings 115 56

Top ten, share of the fund 44.2% 49.5%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.46% 0.36%

Total return, 1 year −2.9% +6.4% (since launch, May 6, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −16.9% −7.2%

Net assets, WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 and WR as of Nov 4, 2026 $5.3m $932,169

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

27% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

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 WDGF and WR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 27% 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, WDGF or WR?: WDGF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 68%, so WDGF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, WDGF or WR?: WDGF 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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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →WDGF on its own →WR on its own →WDGF dividend history →WDGF holdings →WR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

WDGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDGF ↗

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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