Data as of . 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.
WDEF · WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund
WisdomTree · Themes desk
Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 0% of WDEF'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 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 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $88M |
| 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% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1.2% / +4.7% / −3.5 pts / −0.9 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −9.9% / +15.2% / −25.1 pts / −30.1 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +0.8% / +20.0% / −19.1 pts / −24.8 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −2.1% / +24.0% / −26.1 pts / −30.7 pts |
| 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% |
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%.
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