WDEF · WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund
WDEF holds 42 stocks. 100% of it is not in the S&P 500, and its top ten are 64% of the fund.
Its ten largest positions
| Holding | Ticker | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | BA/ | 10.20% | |
| THALES SA | HO | 10.14% | |
| RHEINMETALL AG | RHM | 8.70% | |
| SAFRAN SA | SAF | 5.62% | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | RR/ | 5.57% | |
| AIRBUS SE | AIR | 5.34% | |
| SAAB AB | SAABB | 4.83% | |
| LEONARDO SPA | LDO | 4.79% | |
| KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA | KOG | 4.60% | |
| DASSAULT AVIATION SA | AM | 4.14% |
Period by period
| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +1.2% | +4.7% | −3.5 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | −9.9% | +15.2% | −25.1 pts | −30.1 pts |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +20.0% | −19.1 pts | −24.8 pts |
| Since launch | −2.1% | +24.0% | −26.1 pts | −30.7 pts |
In plain words
The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 19.1 pts. It sits 15.1% below its all-time high of Jan 27, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Defense |
|---|---|
| Launched | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 100.0% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 100.0% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 63.9% |
| Holdings | 42 |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Top holdings | BAE SYSTEMS PLC 10.2%, THALES SA 10.1%, RHEINMETALL AG 8.7%, SAFRAN SA 5.6%, ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 5.6%, AIRBUS SE 5.3%, SAAB AB 4.8%, LEONARDO SPA 4.8%, KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 4.6%, DASSAULT AVIATION SA 4.1% |
| Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026) | $88m |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −15.1% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.45% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.45% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | XDEF 71%, ARMY 58%, EUAD 56%, NATO 30%, WDGF 28% |
Holdings from the fund’s latest public SEC N-PORT filing; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. How this desk computes every figure
Questions people ask
- How much of WDEF is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of WDEF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does WDEF hold?
- 42 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 64% of the fund. The largest are BAE SYSTEMS PLC at 10.2%, THALES SA at 10.1%, RHEINMETALL AG at 8.7%.
- Has WDEF beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 WDEF returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 19.1 points.
- What does WDEF cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.45%.
The words on this page
- Active share
- The part of the fund doing something the index is not, as a percentage. It is the part a fee is actually buying.
- Weight overlap
- The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice.
- Already in the index
- The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at very different weights.
- Top ten
- What the ten largest positions add up to. The higher it is, the more the fund is a bet on a few companies rather than a theme.
Every term this desk uses, defined in full on the themes desk vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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