Do WDGF and XDEF 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 XDEF?

WDGF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDEF has 0%, so XDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, WDGF or XDEF?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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WDGF vs XDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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WDGF and XDEF 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 $4.3m on Nov 2, 2026 for Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF.

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At a glance

34.9%

WDGF in the S&P 500

0.0%

XDEF in the S&P 500

−2.9%

WDGF total return, 1 year

−12.4%

XDEF total return, since launch, Feb 19, 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.

XDEF · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of XDEF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XDEF costs 0.10 points a year less.

WDGF vs XDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
Return
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
Total return, 1 year	−2.9%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
Below its all-time high	16.9%, high on Mar 9, 2026	13.0%, high on Feb 20, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Net assets, WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 and XDEF as of Nov 2, 2026	$5.3m	$4.3m
Holdings
Measure	WDGF	XDEF
Holdings in common	27%

Method

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, WDGF and XDEF hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first WDGF XDEF

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.04% 7.93%

RHEINMETALL AG 4.27% 6.81%

THALES SA 3.35% 4.31%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.04% 9.20%

LEONARDO SPA 2.07% 4.04%

SAAB AB 1.97% 4.90%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 1.71% 3.11%

KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 1.28% 4.47%

CSG NV 0.97% 1.73%

HENSOLDT AG 0.67% 3.23%

TKMS AG & CO. KGAA 0.46% 1.36%

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC 0.46% 3.91%

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Only in WDGF

RTX CORP 5.46%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 5.18%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.93%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.92%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.72%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.33%

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC 2.75%

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 2.55%

Only in XDEF

SAFRAN SA 8.53%

MTU AERO ENGINES AG 4.83%

SES SA 1.06%

SENIOR PLC 0.90%

LISI SA 0.87%

AVIO SPA 0.70%

MONTANA AEROSPACE AG 0.54%

SPINNAKER ETF SERIES 0.44%

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Window by window

Window by window: WDGF vs XDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	WDGF	XDEF
3 months	−9.9%	−9.7%
6 months	−9.6%	−5.7%
1 year	−2.9%	–
Since launchNot the same days: WDGF Sep 2025 · XDEF Feb 2026	−2.1%	−12.4%

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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 XDEF Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF · Holds 35 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer WisdomTree Xtrackers

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 34.9% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.3% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 7.1% 0.0%

Holdings 115 35

Top ten, share of the fund 44.2% 64.0%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.46% 0.35%

Total return, 1 year −2.9% −12.4% (since launch, Feb 19, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −16.9% −13.0%

Net assets, WDGF as of Jun 30, 2026 and XDEF as of Nov 2, 2026 $5.3m $4.3m

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.

XDEF

By weight, 0% of XDEF'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 64% of the fund across 35 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on Feb 19, 2026 the fund returned −12.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of Feb 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do WDGF and XDEF 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 XDEF?: WDGF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDEF has 0%, so XDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, WDGF or XDEF?: WDGF charges 0.45% a year and XDEF charges 0.35%, so XDEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →WDGF on its own →XDEF on its own →WDGF dividend history →WDGF holdings →XDEF dividend history →XDEF holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

WDGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDGF ↗

XDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers 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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