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About WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund
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Inception date
Jul 17, 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
WDEF is passively managed to invest in European defense-related companies. The fund uses a representative sampling to mirror the risk/return profile of the index rather than buying every constituent. Eligible companies must be listed in European countries, meet minimum size and liquidity requirements, and generate at least 10% of revenue from defense-related activities. Selected securities are scored based on defense revenue percentage: score 1 has 12-25% exposure, score 2 has 25-50%, and score 3 has over 50%. The index caps these groups: 12.5% for the highest exposure (3) and 4.5% for the lower exposure categories (1 and 2). Holdings are weighted primarily by free-float market capitalization, adjusted by their level of defense revenue exposure. Index rebalancing is done semi-annually in March and September.
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Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Producer Manufacturing
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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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.
WDEF trades at 29.46 USD today, its price has risen 1.74% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on WDEF price chart.
WDEF net asset value is 29.11 today — it's risen 1.12% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
WDEF assets under management is 4.32 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.
WDEF fund flows account for 4.44 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.
WDEF invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
WDEF 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, WDEF 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, WDEF doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
WDEF trades at a premium (0.61%).
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.
WDEF shares are issued by WisdomTree, Inc.
WDEF follows the WisdomTree Europe Defence 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 Jul 17, 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.