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Ireland (IE)Answered from the same data and calculations used above.
The ISIN of WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund is US97717Y3374. It trades in USD. The ISIN identifies the fund itself, so every exchange listing of this share class shares it.
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) charges a total expense ratio of 0.45% a year, about $45 a year on a $10,000 holding. The TER is deducted continuously from fund assets rather than billed to you, so it shows up as a drag on returns and never as a separate charge.
Measured against Europe equity (proxy: VGK), WDEF lagged by 18.21% a year — that is the cost you actually bore, versus a headline TER of 0.45%. It trailed by MORE than its stated fee, so trading costs, cash drag or withholding tax added to what the TER implies. This realised tracking difference is the honest number to compare funds on; the TER alone is not.
Yes — WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) is a distributing share class, so it pays income out to holders rather than reinvesting it. You receive cash and are typically taxed in the year of the distribution.
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) is domiciled in Ireland (IE). A Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund receives US dividends at a 15% treaty withholding rate inside the fund, versus the 30% statutory rate on dividends paid directly to a non-resident (generally 25% for an Indian resident under the India-US treaty with a valid W-8BEN). The fund-level 15% is deducted before NAV and is not reclaimable by you. Its shares also sit outside US estate tax, which applies to US-situs assets above $60,000 for non-resident aliens.
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) tracks the WisdomTree Europe Defence, holding 0 positions. Any fund tracking the same index gives you materially the same exposure, so cost, size and share class are usually what separate the alternatives, not the strategy.
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) holds $84m in assets. Size matters mainly for liquidity and durability: larger funds tend to quote tighter spreads and are far less likely to be closed or merged away.
Over the measured window WDEF showed annualised volatility of about 29.9% and a worst peak-to-trough fall of 23.9%. Volatility describes the size of a typical swing; the drawdown is what actually happened at the worst moment, and it is the number worth checking you could have held through.
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) launched on 2025-07-17, giving it about 1 years of history. Note that a price series for one exchange listing can start later than the fund itself if the listing was added afterwards.
