WisdomTree Global Defense Fund WDGF
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- Expense ratio
- 0.45%
- Net assets
- $5.3M
- Holdings
- 117
- 12-month distribution yield
- 0.05%
- Asset class
- Equity
WisdomTree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by WisdomTree. Its category is Equity · Global (equity). Its last price was US$30.07 on 19 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.45% a year, from its prospectus dated 22 Jul 2025. It reported net assets of US$5.33 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 117 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.0150 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 0.05%.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.45%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.45%
- Prospectus date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 22 Jul 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $5,331,268
- Total assets
- $5,429,750
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 31 Aug 2026 (62 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 117 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX CORP RTX CORP COM | US75513E1010 | 5.46% | $291K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM | US3695501086 | 5.18% | $276K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | BAE SYSTEMS PLC BAE SYSTEMS PLC ORD GBP0.025 | GB0002634946 | 5.04% | $268K | Equity (common) | United Kingdom | GBP |
| 4 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM | US5398301094 | 4.93% | $263K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM | US6668071029 | 4.92% | $262K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A | US69608A1088 | 4.72% | $252K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | RHEINMETALL AG RHEINMETALL AG NPV | DE0007030009 | 4.27% | $228K | Equity (common) | Germany | EUR |
| 8 | THALES SA THALES SA EUR3 | FR0000121329 | 3.35% | $178K | Equity (common) | France | EUR |
| 9 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM | US5024311095 | 3.32% | $177K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC ORD GBP0.20 | GB00B63H8491 | 3.04% | $162K | Equity (common) | United Kingdom | GBP |
| 11 | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM | US8936411003 | 2.75% | $147K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | BOEING COMPANY (THE) BOEING COMPANY (THE) COM | US0970231058 | 2.55% | $136K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD KRW5000 | KR7012450003 | 2.51% | $134K | Equity (common) | South Korea | KRW |
| 14 | ROCKET LAB CORP ROCKET LAB CORP COM | US7731211089 | 2.33% | $124K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 15 | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD ILS1 | IL0010811243 | 2.15% | $115K | Equity (common) | Israel | USD |
| 16 | HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD INR5(POST SUBD) | INE066F01020 | 2.09% | $111K | Equity (common) | India | INR |
| 17 | LEONARDO SPA LEONARDO SPA NPV | IT0003856405 | 2.07% | $110K | Equity (common) | Italy | EUR |
| 18 | BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD INR1 | INE263A01024 | 2.05% | $110K | Equity (common) | India | INR |
| 19 | HEICO CORP HEICO CORP COM | US4228061093 | 2.04% | $109K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 20 | SAAB AB SAAB AB NPV B | SE0021921269 | 1.97% | $105K | Equity (common) | Sweden | SEK |
| 21 | CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP COM | US2315611010 | 1.81% | $96K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 22 | DREY INST PREF GOV MM-M | No identifier reported | 1.77% | $94K | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 23 | DASSAULT AVIATION SA DASSAULT AVIATION SA EUR0.80 | FR0014004L86 | 1.71% | $91K | Equity (common) | France | EUR |
| 24 | KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA NOK0.19 | NO0013536151 | 1.28% | $68K | Equity (common) | Norway | NOK |
| 25 | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC COM | US05605H1005 | 1.14% | $61K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.89% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 1.87% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 56.73% | |
| United Kingdom | 9.45% | |
| India | 6.18% | |
| Germany | 5.81% | |
| South Korea | 5.72% | |
| France | 5.46% | |
| Israel | 2.82% | |
| Italy | 2.17% | |
| Sweden | 2.07% | |
| Norway | 1.28% | |
| Singapore | 1.10% | |
| Netherlands | 0.97% | |
| Other (8) | 2.00% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 58.88% | |
| Euro (EUR) | 15.14% | |
| British pound (GBP) | 9.45% | |
| Indian rupee (INR) | 6.18% | |
| South Korean won (KRW) | 5.72% | |
| Swedish krona (SEK) | 2.07% | |
| Norwegian krone (NOK) | 1.28% | |
| Singapore dollar (SGD) | 1.10% | |
| Israeli shekel (ILS) | 0.67% | |
| Canadian dollar (CAD) | 0.54% | |
| Australian dollar (AUD) | 0.27% | |
| Czech koruna (CZK) | 0.21% | |
| Other (2) | 0.25% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 38.51% | |
| Technology | 9.58% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 1.15% | |
| Energy | 1.07% | |
| Unknown | 0.57% | |
| Telecommunications | 0.40% | |
| Miscellaneous | 0.38% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $0.0150
- 12-month yield
- 0.05%
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Latest ex-date
- 26 Dec 2025
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.0150) ÷ latest price ($30.07) × 100 = 0.05%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (1 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2025 | $0.0150 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000093464) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
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