WDEFWisdomTree Europe Defense Fund
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,549+5.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
EuropeCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
IndustrialsIndex tracked
WisdomTree Europe Defense Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
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+ yearsVolatility (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