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WDGF

GradeBNASDAQ Global Select

WisdomTree Global Defense Fund

Themes · WisdomTree · Inception 2025-09-12

$30.81+0.06 (+0.19%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT

History starts Sep 12, 2025.
Intraday session: up, 9 prints from 30.75 to 30.81. Range 30.66 to 31.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$30.70$30.90$31.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$5M
1Y return
−1.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$30.76
52W range
low $28.43high $36.19

The ETF.net WDGF Grade

B

56/ 100

Rank 8 of 26 in Defense & Aerospace

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for WDGF. Scores out of 100: Cost 66, Risk 50, Mission not scored, Tradability 39, Holdings 71, Durability 40. Strongest: Holdings (71). Weakest: Tradability (39). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 56 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 66
    Category rank11/26 · top 42%
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 50
    Category rank13/25 · mid-pack
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 39
    Category rank17/26 · mid-pack
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 71
    Category rank7/26 · top 27%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 40
    Category rank21/26 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

WDGF Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 11:58 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
Top-10 weight
47%
Largest holding
PLTR7.1%

Geography

  • United States52.27%
  • United Kingdom9.99%
  • Korea (the Republic of)6.46%
  • India6.12%
  • Germany5.97%
  • France5.76%
  • Israel2.72%
  • Sweden2.45%
  • Other countries (11)8.24%

Developed 64% · Emerging 36% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 9.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc-A7.07%2,142$381K503
002RTXRTX Corp5.51%1,528$296K390
003BA.LBAE Systems PLC5.46%10,855$294K134
004GDGeneral Dynamics Corp5.12%780$275K367
005LMTLockheed Martin Corp5.07%512$273K406
006NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp4.98%508$268K345
007RHM.DERheinmetall AG4.31%200$232K125
008HO.PAThales SA3.58%706$193K122
009RR.LRolls-Royce Holdings PLC3.03%8,429$163K148
010012450.KSHanwha Techwin Co Ltd3.03%209$163K93
011LHXL3Harris Technologies Inc2.90%632$156K307
012BABoeing Co/The2.31%628$124K305
013SAAB-B.STSaab Ab-B2.27%1,996$122K88
014TDGTransDigm Group Inc2.24%111$121K280
015HAL.BOHindustan Aeronautics Ltd2.24%2,404$120K63

Showing 1–15 of 128 holdings

WDGF Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

WDGF$9,858
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. WDGF $9,858. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,914$10,443$11,973Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for WDGF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodWDGF
Year to date+0.6%
1 month−6.8%
3 months−0.8%
1 year−1.4%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for WDGF
YearReturn barWDGF
2026 YTD+0.6%
2025−0.2%

Since listing, Sep 12, 2025

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WDGF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.02 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2025 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.02

WDGF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
No data available
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
No data available
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−18.0%
12 months · trough Jun 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.43
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

WDGF Cost

Expense ratio0.45%
  • The middle half of Defense & Aerospace funds
  • Median 0.50%

6 of the 25 Defense & Aerospace funds charge less.

WDGF costs $45.00 a year on $10,000. The median Defense & Aerospace fund costs $50.00.