An actively managed ETF: Corgi's managers pick companies in US defense, national security and energy security, from defense suppliers to oil and gas producers, including some private companies held through special purpose vehicles.
WR, the Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF, is a $1 million ETF whose main story is the defense trade.
The narrative it carries
Its main narrative, at 0.6 of its exposure.
The defense trade →
Defense contractors, defense technology and the industrial companies around them, paid from government budgets.
The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.
| # | ETF | SHARE | ASSETS | 1 YEAR | COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLI | 38.8% | $29.83bn | +11.5% | 0.08% |
| 2 | ITA | 15.8% | $12.14bn | −0.5% | 0.37% |
| 3 | VIS | 11.1% | $8.52bn | +11.0% | 0.09% |
| 4 | PPA | 9.6% | $7.40bn | +0.1% | 0.58% |
| 5 | XAR | 7.2% | $5.54bn | −1.9% | 0.35% |
| 62 other ETFs | 17.5% |
Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 67 ETFs on the narrative page →
Also carries: Geopolitical supply →
Oil and the companies that produce, move and refine it, priced partly on the risk that supply is cut off.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | −3.3% | +8.5% | – | – | – | – |
| The defense tradeits narrative | −3.2% | −10.2% | +4.9% | +5.2% | +24.3% | +14.7% |
| The marketbroad US ETFs | +0.8% | +2.6% | +14.6% | +16.8% | +22.9% | +12.9% |
1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on May 6, 2026: +6.0%.
$10,000 invested May 31, 2026
Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
WR has traded for less than a year, so how it moves against the market is not shown yet.
Where it sits in The defense trade
Each dot is one of 25 unlevered ETFs whose main narrative is the defense trade, placed by its return (up) and how much it swung (right) over the last year.
Risk
Cost against its peers
WR is the 4th cheapest of 30 ETFs in the defense trade. The dashed line is the middle of the group, 0.45% a year.
How it is built
An unlevered long ETF that owns its holdings directly. It counts toward Share of Narrative.
Narrative exposure
Second narrative: read in the ETF’s own filing.
Common questions
What story is WR selling?
WR’s main story is the defense trade, which covers defense contractors, defense technology and the industrial companies around them, paid from government budgets. Its second is geopolitical supply.
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