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WDGF vs WR: which is really different?

WDGF and WR hold 26% of their weight in the same names.

WisdomTree Global Defense Fund and Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF.

34.9%WDGF in the S&P 500
70.0%WR in the S&P 500
−0.4%WDGF total return, 1 year
+7.9%WR 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?

WDGF 54.5WR 37.90.1, 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

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
WR30% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
70%30%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 49% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in70%30%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 49% of the fund

26% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, WDGF and WR hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions WDGF and WR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingWDGFWR
RTX CORP5.46%5.04%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC4.73%5.66%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP4.94%3.55%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP5.19%2.87%
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC2.75%1.61%
ROCKET LAB CORP2.33%1.34%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC1.14%0.76%
CACI INTERNATIONAL INC0.70%0.93%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC0.65%0.74%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC0.61%0.81%
MOOG INC0.57%0.81%
AEROVIRONMENT INC0.49%0.59%
Only in each
Only in WDGFOnly in WR
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.04%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 8.60%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.92%Chevron Corp 6.37%
RHEINMETALL AG 4.27%Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.41%
THALES SA 3.35%Valero Energy Corp 4.29%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.33%Phillips 66 4.04%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.04%ConocoPhillips 3.90%
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 2.55%EOG Resources Inc 2.67%
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 2.51%Williams Cos Inc/The 2.61%

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

WDGF and WR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WDGFWRWDGFWRWDGFWR
3 months−2.8%+11.1%−5.1 pts+8.8 pts−0.3 pts+13.6 pts
6 months−8.3%not published−26.3 ptsnot published−32.5 ptsnot published
1 year−0.4%not published−17.0 ptsnot published−22.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+0.5%+7.9%−17.0 pts+3.6 pts−23.1 pts+4.1 pts
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WDGF and WR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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 57 stocks in defense, 70% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeCorgi
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50034.9%70.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.3%96.6%
In the Nasdaq-1004.7%9.2%
Holdings11557
Top ten, share of the fund44.3%48.7%
Expense ratio0.45%not published
Fee for the differing part0.46%not published
Total return, 1 year−0.4%+7.9% (since launch on May 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−17.0 pts+3.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−22.2 pts+4.1 pts
Below its high−14.8%−3.9%
Net assets$5m$945,672

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.

WR in plain words

By weight, 70% 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 49% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do WDGF and WR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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 70%, so WDGF differs more from the index.

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Where these figures came from

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WDGF against WR, 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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