WisdomTree Global Defence UCITS ETF - USD Acc
The WisdomTree Global Defence UCITS ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Global Defence UCITS Index (the "Index"). The Index is designed to provide focussed exposure to companies globally that are directly involved in the defence sector, emphasising firms with material defence revenues.
Why Invest?
- Gain pure-play access to the defence theme through a diversified basket of companies globally that are directly involved in defence, concentrating on firms with material defence revenues and avoiding diluted conglomerate exposure.
- Participate in a policy-driven spending cycle, supported by national defence strategies and long-term security commitments that underpin multi-year procurement cycles programmes.
- WisdomTree conducts the research behind the company selection and weighting for the Index, drawing on deep experience in thematic index design to keep the portfolio focussed, investable and true to the theme.
- The ETF is physically backed and UCITS compliant.
Potential Risks
- Although the Index was created to select companies globally with a high exposure to the defence theme, there is no guarantee this objective will be achieved.
- An investment in equities may experience high volatility and should be considered as a longer-term investment.
- Defence focussed companies can be sensitive to changes in government budgets, procurement decisions and regulation, which may affect revenues and valuations.
- Higher growth companies such as those that play a part in defence tend to trade at higher valuations. The investor should consider the valuations risk as part of any investment decision.
- Investment risk may be concentrated in specific sectors, countries, companies or currencies.
- This list does not cover all risks - further risks are disclosed in the relevant KIID/KID and Prospectus.
Overview
| Product Overview | |
|---|---|
| Asset Class | Equities |
| Use of Income | Accumulating |
| Base Currency | USD |
| Dividend Frequency | N/A |
| Inception Date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Exchange Ticker | WDGF/WDFG |
| Index Name | WisdomTree Global Defence UCITS Index (NTR) |
| TER | 0.40% |
| Structure | |
|---|---|
| Replication Method | Physical, Fully Replicated |
| Legal Form | Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) |
| Fund Umbrella | WisdomTree Issuer ICAV |
| Domicile | Ireland |
| Structure | Open-ended Exchange Traded Fund |
| Financial Year End | 31 December |
| UCITS Compliant | Compliant |
| Further Legal and Tax Information | |
|---|---|
| ISA | Eligible |
| SIPP | Eligible |
| UCITS Eligible | Eligible |
| UK Reporting Status | Yes |
| PEA Eligible | No |
| Key Service Providers | |
|---|---|
| Custodian | The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Dublin Branch |
| Administrator | BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) Designated Activity Company |
| Fund Manager | Irish Life Investment Managers |
| Auditor | Deloitte Ireland LLP |
Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
| Market Capitalization | As of 04 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|
| Total Market Capitalization ($ Trillion) | 2.09 |
| Fund MarketCap Breakdown | |
| Large Cap (> $10 Billion) | 83.17% |
| Mid Cap (≥ $2 Billion and ≤ $10 Billion) | 14.88% |
| Small Cap (< $2 Billion) | 1.95% |
| Fund Characteristics | As of 04 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|
| *Dividend Yield | 0.77 |
| Price/Earnings | 40.31 |
| Estimated Price/Earnings | 32.56 |
| Price/Book | 6.85 |
| Price/Sales | 2.71 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 24.55 |
| Gross Buyback Yield | 0.58 |
| Net Buyback Yield | -0.63 |
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Holdings
Sector Breakdown
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1. United States | 55.32% |
| 2. United Kingdom | 9.21% |
| 3. France | 7.97% |
| 4. Germany | 6.55% |
| 5. South Korea | 3.95% |
| 6. Italy | 3.31% |
| 7. Sweden | 3.01% |
| 8. India | 2.84% |
| 9. Norway | 2.43% |
| 10. Singapore | 1.41% |
| 11. Israel | 1.18% |
| 12. Canada | 0.80% |
| 13. Spain | 0.77% |
| 14. Australia | 0.42% |
| 15. Cyprus | 0.29% |
| 16. Czech Republic | 0.28% |
| 17. Denmark | 0.14% |
| 18. Finland | 0.12% |
Index Details
The Index is designed to track the performance of companies globally which are involved in the defence sector.
The Index was developed by WisdomTree, Inc. (“WT”). Companies must conduct their primary business activities in one of the developed or emerging countries outlined in the Index methodology. The selection of companies within the Index is based on their revenue exposure to the defence sector. The Index further seeks to exclude companies that are involved in certain controversial weapons such as anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical and biological weapons, depleted uranium weapons and white phosphorus weapons and those that support nuclear weapons programmes to states outside the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or “NPT”).
A minimum of 20 stocks that meet the revenue exposure criteria as well as additional requirements such as minimum market capitalisation and liquidity, are selected for inclusion. Each selected stock is assigned an exposure score based on the revenue exposure to the defence sector (the “Exposure Score”). The selected companies in the Index are weighted by market capitalization adjusted by the Exposure Score, subject to certain caps and criteria outlined in the Index methodology.
The Index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
| Index Details | |
|---|---|
| Index Name | WisdomTree Global Defence UCITS Index |
| Currency | USD |
| Index Provider | WisdomTree, Inc |
| Bloomberg Ticker | WTGDEFUN |
| Leverage Factor | N/A |
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Responsible Investing
SFDR Disclosure
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) took effect on 10 March 2021 as part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. The SFDR lays down harmonised sustainability related disclosure rules for EU financial market participants and advisors and requires certain sustainability disclosures to be made for financial products which promote environmental or social characteristics (Article 8 SFDR) and funds which have a sustainable investment objective (Article 9 SFDR).
There are different SFDR product categorisations for these sustainability disclosure requirements:
+ Article 6 products: require disclosures relating to the manner in which sustainability risks are integrated into the decision-making process.
+ Article 8 products: promote, among other characteristics, environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics, provided that the companies in which the investments are made follow good governance practices.
+ Article 9 products: have sustainable investment as their objective
Please refer to EU regulation guidelines for more details: https://www.esma.europa.eu/sections/sustainable-finance
| SFDR categorisations | |
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| SFDR Disclosure | Article 6 |
ESG Characteristics
WTI will exclude the companies that are involved in certain controversial weapons such as cluster munitions, antipersonnel landmines, biological and chemical weapons, depleted uranium weapons and white phosphorus weapons and those that support nuclear weapons programmes to states outside the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or “NPT”). Visit our ESG Hub to learn more about WisdomTree's ESG approach.
Documents
Other Documents
Prospectus
DISCLAIMERS
The products discussed in this document are issued by WisdomTree Issuer ICAV (“WT Issuer”). WT Issuer is an umbrella investment company with variable capital having segregated liability between its funds organised under the laws of Ireland as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”). WT Issuer is organised as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) under the laws of Ireland and shall issue a separate class of shares ("Shares”) representing each fund.
The Fund is described in a Key Information Document (KID) or Key Investor Information Document (KIID) for UK investors, and the prospectus of WT Issuer (“WT Prospectus”). A copy of the WT Prospectus and the KID / KIID is available, for EEA/UK only, in English at www.wisdomtree.eu. Where required under national rules, the KID will also be available in the local language of the relevant EEA Member State. Investors should read the WT Prospectus before investing and should refer to the section of the WT Prospectus entitled ‘Risk Factors’ for further details of risks associated with an investment in the Shares.
The summary of investor rights associated with an investment in the fund is available in English on WisdomTree Europe’s website. WisdomTree Management Limited may decide to terminate the arrangements made for the marketing of its collective investment undertakings. In such circumstances, shareholders in the affected EEA Member State will be notified of this decision and will be provided with the opportunity to redeem their shareholding in the fund free of any charges or deductions for at least 30 working days from the date of such notification.
This product is based overseas and is not subject to UK sustainable investment labelling and disclosure requirements. Please refer to the FCA website which details further information in relation to sustainability disclosure requirements.