WDEF — WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-31
WDEF — WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund. Europe Blend / Core Industrials Equity · $88.02M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
WDEF Fund Overview
WDEF — WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund is a US ETF managed by WisdomTree Trust, categorised as Europe Blend / Core Industrials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: WisdomTree Trust
- Category: Europe Blend / Core Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $88.02M
- 1-year return: -7.6%
- Ticker: WDEF
- SEC CIK: 0001350487
- SEC series ID: S000093465
- Share class ID: C000261750
WDEF Holdings
Top 10 holdings of WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Bae Systems PLC | 10.11% |
| Thales SA | 10.04% |
| Rheinmetall AG | 8.61% |
| Safran SA | 5.57% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 5.52% |
| Airbus SE | 5.29% |
| Saab Ab | 4.78% |
| Leonardo Spa | 4.74% |
| Kongsberg Gruppen Asa | 4.56% |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 4.10% |
WDEF Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.6% |
WDEF Performance
Total returns for WDEF (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -6.1% |
| 1 year | -7.6% |
WDEF Risk Information
Risk metrics for WDEF, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 31.3%
WDEF Costs and Fees
WDEF costs about $45 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.45%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.45%
- Portfolio turnover: 39%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.23 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
WDEF Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund had net inflows of $103.31M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $0 |
| 2026-05 | $9.88M |
| 2026-04 | $4.59M |
| 2026-03 | $20.34M |
| 2026-02 | $9.26M |
| 2026-01 | $27.75M |
WDEF Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
WDEF Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.