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WDEFWisdomTree Europe Defense Fund

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Tracks the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Europe Defense Index.

By WisdomTree · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.45%

#2,233 of 5,853 · average

Fund Size

$101M

#2,987 of 5,853 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+6.3%

Track Record

1 year

#4,481 of 5,853 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,549+5.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Europe

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

WisdomTree Europe Defense Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 64.3% of fundconcentrated

Thales SA
10.5%
BAE Systems PLC
10.1%
Rheinmetall AG
9.9%
Leonardo S.p.A.
5.5%
Saab AB
5.3%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
4.9%
Hensoldt AG
4.6%
Airbus SE
4.6%
Dassault Aviation SA
4.5%
Safran SA
4.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
31.3%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.9%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Europe Defense Index.
Strategy
Employs a passive management approach to track the WisdomTree Europe Defense Index, investing primarily in common stocks of European defense companies. The Fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets in Index constituents, focusing on the Industrials sector with significant exposure to France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Inception date
July 15, 2025
Fund family
WisdomTree

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Data updated on 2026-08-02