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WDGF vs XDEF: which is really different?

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

WisdomTree Global Defense Fund and Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF.

34.9%WDGF in the S&P 500
0.0%XDEF in the S&P 500
−0.4%WDGF total return, 1 year
−99.1%XDEF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDEF scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

WDGF 54.5XDEF 91.80.1, 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
XDEF100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 30 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% 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 XDEF hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions WDGF and XDEF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingWDGFXDEF
BAE SYSTEMS PLC5.04%7.30%
RHEINMETALL AG4.27%6.95%
THALES SA3.35%4.40%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC3.04%8.64%
LEONARDO SPA2.07%3.98%
SAAB AB1.97%3.87%
DASSAULT AVIATION SA1.71%3.71%
KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA1.28%3.92%
HENSOLDT AG0.68%3.63%
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC0.46%3.69%
INDRA SISTEMAS SA0.45%3.41%
RENK GROUP AG0.30%3.27%
Only in each
Only in WDGFOnly in XDEF
RTX CORP 5.46%SAFRAN SA 8.26%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 5.19%DSV A/S 4.70%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.94%MTU AERO ENGINES AG 4.29%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.92%SES SA 2.22%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.73%AVIO SPA 1.11%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.33%SENIOR PLC 0.95%
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC 2.75%EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS SA 0.93%
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 2.55%KONGSBERG MARITIME ASA 0.69%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

WDGF and XDEF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WDGFXDEFWDGFXDEFWDGFXDEF
3 months−2.8%+1.8%−5.1 pts−0.5 pts−0.3 pts+4.3 pts
6 months−8.3%−0.4%−26.3 pts−18.5 pts−32.5 pts−24.7 pts
1 year−0.4%not published−17.0 ptsnot published−22.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+0.5%−99.1%−17.0 pts−111.5 pts−23.1 pts−117.1 pts
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WDGF and XDEF 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
XDEF
Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF
Holds 30 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeXtrackers
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50034.9%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.3%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1004.7%0.0%
Holdings11530
Top ten, share of the fund44.3%61.5%
Expense ratio0.45%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.46%0.35%
Total return, 1 year−0.4%−99.1% (since launch on Jan 2, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−17.0 pts−111.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−22.2 pts−117.1 pts
Below its high−14.8%−99.2%
Net assets$5m$4m

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.

XDEF in plain words

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 62% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Since it launched on Jan 2, 2026 the fund returned −99.1% with distributions reinvested against +12.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 111.5 pts. It sits 99.2% below its all-time high of Jan 16, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do WDGF and XDEF 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 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 these figures came from

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WDGF against XDEF, 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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