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About WisdomTree Global Defense Fund
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Inception date
Sep 12, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services LLC
ISIN
US97717Y3291
WDGF is passively managed, maintaining a portfolio of 20-100 global defense-related companies. The index includes securities that generate at least 25% of revenue from the defense industry. Each stock is assigned an exposure score based on defense revenue: score 1 for 25-50% and score 2 for over 50%. Eligible companies are then classified into three regions: US, Europe, and other markets. Regions are weighted based on a macro score reflecting government defense budgets, geopolitical threats, regional R&D investments, and a momentum score based on recent relative stock performance. Regional weights are capped at 70% and floored at 10%. The index caps the exposure groups: 2.5% for score 1 and 5% for score 2. Lastly, holdings are weighted primarily by free-float market capitalization, adjusted by their level of defense revenue exposure. Index rebalancing and reconstitution is done quarterly.
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Neutral
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
WDGF trades at 31.52 USD today, its price has risen 0.82% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on WDGF price chart.
WDGF assets under management is 2.34 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
WDGF fund flows account for 2.30 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
WDGF expense ratio is 0.45%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, WDGF isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
No, WDGF doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
WDGF trades at a premium (0.24%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
WDGF shares are issued by WisdomTree, Inc.
WDGF follows the WisdomTree Global Defense Index - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 12, 2025.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.