WDAF ETF — WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund

WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund (WDAF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WDAF is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.14%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -9.1% over the past 1.1 years, 26.8 points behind SPY at 17.7%.

WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund is an ETF that tracks an index of Asian defense-related equities, holding between 20 and 100 constituents with weighted exposure based on defense involvement scores. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.45% and distributes annually; its latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. The fund appeals to international equity investors seeking exposure to Asian defense sectors, though its small asset base and non-diversified structure mean it carries concentration risk.

WDAF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -9.1% over the past 1.1 years, 26.8 points behind SPY at 17.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.2%.

WDAF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

WisdomTree

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/10/2025

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.14%

Last close

$28.06 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$10,025,273

Average volume

4533.0

Dividend

$0.038

Ex-dividend date

12/26/2025

Payment date

12/30/2025

Beta

1.2193

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.14%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: WisdomTree; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WDAF risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.2%.

Who may consider WDAF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WDAF pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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