WisdomTree Defence ETF most successful passive launch in firm's history

Receiving unprecedented demand

Eve Maddock-Jones
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WisdomTree’s European Defence ETF has been lapped up by the retail market and has quickly become one of the most successful product launches in the firm's history, as investors leapt at the chance to cash in on rallying defence stocks.

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