WDGF WisdomTree Global Defense Fund

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$30.54
+0.2% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, WDGF lost 3.6%, against 13.4% for ACWI.

Holds 115 stocks in defense, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesWisdomTree ↗Expense ratio 0.45%Fund assets $5.3m net assets, latest filing (Jun 30, 2026)First traded Sep 12, 2025Benchmark MSCI AC World Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every WisdomTree fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

WDGF risk and return scorecard

vs ACWI · Sep 2025 to Oct 2026 · 57 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 13 months
WDGF −3.6%, ACWI +15.6%, Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureWDGFACWIEdge
Total return−3.6%+15.6%ACWI
Annualized−3.3%+14.1%ACWI
Price return−3.7%+13.8%ACWI
Risk
MeasureWDGFACWIEdge
Volatility26.4%12.3%ACWI
Max drawdown−18.2%−8.9%ACWI
Upside capture89.5%100.0%ACWI
Downside capture128.9%100.0%ACWI
Risk-adjusted
MeasureWDGFACWIEdge
Sharpe ratio−0.140.83ACWI
Sortino ratio−0.211.31ACWI
Alpha vs ACWI
MeasureWDGFACWIEdge
Alpha, a year−14.7%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.66
Beta to ACWI1.081.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jun 30, 2026
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$6.2m
Since Jul 2025
+$6.2m

What you earned

WDGF +2.0%, ACWI −0.3%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF+2.0%
ACWI−0.3%
WDGF −0.6%, ACWI +4.4%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF−0.6%
ACWI+4.4%
WDGF −4.4%, ACWI +7.4%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF−4.4%
ACWI+7.4%
WDGF −0.1%, ACWI +13.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF−0.1%
ACWI+13.2%
WDGF −3.6%, ACWI +13.4%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF−3.6%
ACWI+13.4%
WDGF −0.4%, ACWI +18.6%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
WDGF−0.4%
ACWI+18.6%

What did you actually buy?

Defense · holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
34.9%
Already in the S&P 500
98.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500
44.2%
Top ten holdings
−3.6%
Total return, 1 year
0.0%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.0153
Last payment, ex-date Dec 26, 2025
Share already in the S&P 500
34.9% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
RTX CORP5.5%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP5.2%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC5.0%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP4.9%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP4.9%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC4.7%
RHEINMETALL AG4.3%
THALES SA3.4%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC3.3%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC3.0%

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Price, 1 year

$30.54+0.2%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

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Points (pts) are percentage points.

WDGF returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (ACWI)Gap to ACWIS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+2.0%−0.3%+2.3 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026−0.6%+4.4%−5.0 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026−4.4%+7.4%−11.8 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−0.1%+13.2%−13.3 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−3.6%+13.4%−17.0 pts+13.6%
Since launch Sep 12, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−0.4%+18.6%−19.0 pts+19.1%
Since launch, annualised Sep 12, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−0.3%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Sep 2025: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

WDGF: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, net $6.4m went out, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$6.2m
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Jul 2025
+$6.2m
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions WDGF files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for WDGF, back to Jul 2025, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare WDGF with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJul 2025 to Jun 2026

WDGF, money in and money out each month from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from WDGF’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 12 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 2.

Every bar is from WDGF’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 12 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 2.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$6.4m−$6.4m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$795k−$795k
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m$0+$3.4m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.6m−$843k+$1.8m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m$0+$1.7m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.7m$0+$2.7m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.3m−$120+$2.3m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

WDGF key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$36.12 on Mar 9, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$28.45 on Nov 24, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$30.54, 27% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings115
Top ten holdings weight44.2%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Sep 11, 2026
Trading · WDGFas of Sep 11, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Sep 11, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Sep 11 close−0.14%
−0.2%95% of days within ±0.14% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.2%
How to tradeSpread not read.Its holdings close before New York; its price can drift from value late in the day.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

WDGF top ten by weight, 44.2% of the fund, of its 115 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

RTX CORP RTX 5.46%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC BA/ 5.04%
RHEINMETALL AG RHM 4.27%
THALES SA HO 3.35%

Source: Holdings filing (SEC Form N-PORT).

About WDGF

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Defense
First tradedSep 12, 2025
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)34.9%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)65%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)98.3%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)4.7%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)98.4%
Top ten holdings weight44.2%
Holdings115
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026
Top holdingsRTX CORP 5.5%, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 5.2%, BAE SYSTEMS PLC 5.0%, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4.9%, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 4.9%, PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.7%, RHEINMETALL AG 4.3%, THALES SA 3.4%, L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.3%, ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.0%
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$5.3mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)MSCI AC World Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Jun 5, 2026
WDGF, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026−3.6%
ACWI, the same days+13.4%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−17.0 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−15.4%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jul 29, 2026)0.45%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.46%
Closest funds by holdings overlapIDEF 54%, SHLD 52%, NATO 48%, PPA 47%, MISL 47%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 17.0 pts
Below its all-time high15.4%, high on Mar 9, 2026
How we measure
The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 115 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI AC World Index, so a holder was behind by 17.0 pts. It sits 15.4% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.
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. Method
IQ Investment Committee on WDGF

12 seats on WDGF, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
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Questions people ask about WDGF

How much of WDGF is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 35% of WDGF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 98%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does WDGF hold?
115 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 44% of the fund. The largest are RTX CORP at 5.5%, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP at 5.2%, BAE SYSTEMS PLC at 5.0%.
Has WDGF beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 WDGF returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 17.2 points.
What does WDGF cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. Because 98% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.46%.
Sources and dates
Prices, WDGF, Benchmark (ACWI) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $5.3mSEC filing, whole fund · Jun 30, 2026

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Weight overlap
The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight.
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 different weights.
The weight of the ten largest holdings. Above 50% the fund is a bet on a handful of companies, whatever the theme.
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