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Name
As of 12/20/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
9.9%
1 yr return
9.9%
3 Yr Avg Return
5.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
6.8%
Net Assets
$2.21 B
Holdings in Top 10
11.7%
Expense Ratio 0.38%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 39.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
N/A
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Exchange Traded Fund
Name
As of 12/20/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach designed to track the performance of the Index. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole. Under normal circumstances, at least 95% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in constituent securities of the Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such constituent securities.
The Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index measuring the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market. The Index is comprised of the companies that compose the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index, which defines the dividend-paying universe of companies that conduct their Primary Business Activities in the U.S. and are listed on a U.S. stock market, after the 300 largest companies have been removed. As of June 30, 2024, the Index had a market capitalization range from $81.3 million to $5.3 billion, with an average market capitalization of $1.5 billion. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must meet the following key criteria as of the annual Index screening date: (i) pay regular cash dividends on shares of common stock during the preceding 12 months; (ii) have a market capitalization of at least $100 million; and (iii) have a median daily dollar trading volume of at least $100,000 for the preceding three months. The country in which a company conducts its Primary Business Activities is determined based on one or more of the following factors: country of organization or incorporation, country in which a company’s headquarters is located, the country to which a company has the greatest risk exposure, and the country from which a company generates the most significant portion of its revenue or to which it allocates the greatest resources.
The Index is dividend weighted annually to reflect the proportionate share of the aggregate cash dividends each constituent company is projected to pay in the coming year, based on the most recently declared dividend per share, a measure of fundamental value. Generally, companies projected to pay more dividends are more heavily weighted.
On the Index’s annual screening date, the Index caps the weight of constituents exposed to a single sector (except for the real estate sector) at 25%. The weight of constituents exposed to the real estate sector is capped at 10%. The specified caps and thresholds described above are applied concurrently and in a manner designed to seek to minimize deviation from a constituent’s initial or intended weighting in the Index. The Index also may adjust the weight of individual constituents on the annual screening date based on certain quantitative thresholds or limits tied to key metrics of a constituent security, such as its market capitalization and trading volume. To the extent the Index reduces an individual constituent’s weight, the excess weight will be reallocated pro rata among the other constituents. Similarly, if the Index increases a constituent’s weight, the weight of the other constituents will be reduced on a pro rata basis to contribute the weight needed for such increase. The weight of a sector or individual constituent in the Index may fluctuate above or below specified caps and thresholds, respectively, between screening dates in response to market conditions.
WisdomTree, Inc. (“WisdomTree”), the Index Provider and parent company of WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WisdomTree Asset Management” or the “Adviser”), currently uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), a widely recognized industry classification methodology developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, to identify the extent of the Index’s exposure to a particular sector or industry. A GICS sector typically is comprised of multiple industries. Because the Fund seeks to track the Index, it is expected to have the same sector and industry exposure as the Index. While the Index’s and the Fund’s sector exposure may vary from time to time, as of June 30, 2024, the Index, and therefore the Fund, had significant exposure (e.g., approximately 15% or more of the Index’s total weight) to the Financials and Industrials Sectors.
To the extent the Index’s constituents are concentrated (i.e., holds more than 25% of constituents) in the securities of companies assigned to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will seek to concentrate its investments in such industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index.
Period | DES Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 9.9% | -13.9% | 24.5% | 33.25% |
1 Yr | 9.9% | -14.1% | 24.4% | 32.06% |
3 Yr | 5.1%* | -7.6% | 72.7% | 32.84% |
5 Yr | 6.8%* | -4.2% | 50.6% | 82.17% |
10 Yr | 6.9%* | -1.9% | 27.4% | 58.75% |
* Annualized
Period | DES Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 13.1% | -6.0% | 33.6% | 39.09% |
2022 | -13.5% | -33.6% | 212.9% | 30.64% |
2021 | 23.5% | -62.0% | 147.6% | 40.76% |
2020 | -7.3% | -24.8% | 31.3% | 92.25% |
2019 | 16.9% | -21.7% | 34.0% | 64.50% |
Period | DES Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 9.9% | -13.9% | 24.5% | 33.25% |
1 Yr | 9.9% | -14.1% | 24.4% | 32.06% |
3 Yr | 5.1%* | -7.6% | 72.7% | 32.84% |
5 Yr | 6.8%* | -4.2% | 50.6% | 82.17% |
10 Yr | 6.9%* | -1.9% | 27.4% | 58.75% |
* Annualized
Period | DES Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 16.5% | 1.8% | 35.4% | 43.65% |
2022 | -11.0% | -25.2% | 250.0% | 47.06% |
2021 | 26.5% | -3.0% | 157.9% | 77.47% |
2020 | -4.3% | -13.5% | 33.4% | 88.89% |
2019 | 20.3% | -1.5% | 34.3% | 72.63% |
DES | Category Low | Category High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 2.21 B | 3.29 M | 63 B | 21.77% |
Number of Holdings | 588 | 10 | 1599 | 6.94% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 239 M | 279 K | 3.62 B | 27.51% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 11.70% | 5.2% | 92.1% | 85.13% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 99.79% | 6.25% | 105.88% | 5.98% |
Cash | 4.42% | 0.00% | 37.64% | 24.40% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.05% | 98.33% |
Other | 0.00% | -1.07% | 38.91% | 93.06% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.63% | 97.82% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.12% | 98.09% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Services | 24.61% | 0.00% | 35.71% | 41.67% |
Industrials | 16.02% | 0.65% | 48.61% | 59.07% |
Consumer Cyclical | 11.15% | 0.35% | 51.62% | 50.74% |
Utilities | 10.90% | 0.00% | 13.86% | 0.49% |
Real Estate | 9.70% | 0.00% | 44.41% | 31.37% |
Consumer Defense | 6.59% | 0.00% | 13.22% | 14.22% |
Basic Materials | 5.20% | 0.00% | 67.30% | 44.61% |
Technology | 5.05% | 0.00% | 27.23% | 92.65% |
Energy | 4.13% | 0.00% | 29.42% | 83.82% |
Communication Services | 4.12% | 0.00% | 17.58% | 13.97% |
Healthcare | 2.53% | 0.00% | 25.76% | 87.99% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 99.79% | 6.25% | 105.88% | 5.98% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 77.52% | 98.80% |
DES Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.38% | 0.05% | 37.04% | 94.26% |
Management Fee | 0.38% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 6.71% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.35% | N/A |
DES Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 4.00% | N/A |
DES Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.50% | 2.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
DES Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 39.00% | 7.00% | 252.00% | 27.40% |
DES | Category Low | Category High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 3.66% | 0.00% | 14.14% | 39.95% |
DES | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Annual | SemiAnnual | Annual |
DES | Category Low | Category High | DES % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 2.66% | -1.43% | 4.13% | 0.98% |
DES | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Nov 25, 2024 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 28, 2024 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2024 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2024 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 26, 2024 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2024 | $0.125 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2024 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2024 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 22, 2024 | $0.065 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 23, 2024 | $0.055 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2024 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2023 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2023 | $0.150 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 24, 2023 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2023 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2023 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2023 | $0.070 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2023 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2023 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2023 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2023 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2023 | $0.130 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2023 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2023 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2022 | $0.191 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2022 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2022 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2022 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2022 | $0.065 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2022 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2022 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2022 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2022 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2022 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2022 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2022 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2021 | $0.199 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2021 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2021 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2021 | $0.090 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2021 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 26, 2021 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2021 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2021 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 26, 2021 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2021 | $0.001 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2020 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2020 | $0.130 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2020 | $0.065 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2020 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 22, 2020 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2020 | $0.075 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 28, 2020 | $0.055 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 23, 2020 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 26, 2020 | $0.100 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 21, 2020 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2020 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 21, 2020 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2019 | $0.160 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2019 | $0.055 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 22, 2019 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2019 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2019 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 23, 2019 | $0.075 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2019 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2019 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 23, 2019 | $0.075 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2019 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 19, 2019 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 22, 2019 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 24, 2018 | $0.116 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 20, 2018 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 23, 2018 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2018 | $0.120 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 21, 2018 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 24, 2018 | $0.150 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2018 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 22, 2018 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2018 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 20, 2018 | $0.100 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2018 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 23, 2018 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2017 | $0.143 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 21, 2017 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 24, 2017 | $0.072 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2017 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 21, 2017 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 24, 2017 | $0.077 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2017 | $0.120 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 22, 2017 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2017 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2017 | $0.120 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 17, 2017 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 23, 2017 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2016 | $0.083 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 21, 2016 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 24, 2016 | $0.082 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2016 | $0.082 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 22, 2016 | $0.052 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2016 | $0.078 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 20, 2016 | $0.072 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 23, 2016 | $0.058 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2016 | $0.079 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 21, 2016 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2016 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2016 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2015 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2015 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2015 | $0.043 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 26, 2015 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 21, 2015 | $0.087 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 24, 2015 | $0.043 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2015 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 22, 2015 | $0.073 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 22, 2015 | $0.047 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 20, 2015 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 23, 2015 | $0.066 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 23, 2015 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 26, 2015 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2014 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 21, 2014 | $0.062 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2014 | $0.056 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 22, 2014 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2014 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 21, 2014 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 23, 2014 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 23, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 21, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 24, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 24, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 27, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 24, 2013 | $0.100 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 22, 2013 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 21, 2013 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 23, 2013 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 26, 2013 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 22, 2013 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2013 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2013 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 22, 2013 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 22, 2013 | $0.007 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 19, 2013 | $0.047 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 22, 2013 | $0.056 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 24, 2012 | $0.139 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2012 | $0.099 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2012 | $0.154 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2012 | $0.156 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2012 | $0.137 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2011 | $0.121 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2011 | $0.141 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 22, 2011 | $0.150 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 21, 2011 | $0.094 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2010 | $0.181 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2010 | $0.127 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 28, 2010 | $0.129 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 29, 2010 | $0.127 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2009 | $0.135 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 21, 2009 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 22, 2009 | $0.114 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 23, 2009 | $0.113 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2008 | $0.175 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 22, 2008 | $0.140 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 23, 2008 | $0.186 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 24, 2008 | $0.172 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2007 | $0.204 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2007 | $0.131 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2007 | $0.203 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2007 | $0.075 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2006 | $0.202 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 04, 2006 | $0.146 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 26, 2020
1.59
1.6%
Marlene is head of equity index portfolio management. She leads the team of equity index portfolio managers managing US and non-US equity index portfolios and is responsible for the refinement and implementation of the entire equity index portfolio management process. Previously, Marlene served as a senior portfolio manager within the equity index team and prior to joining the equity index team was an equity trader for the firm. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Marlene was a trader for Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation and a brokerage services manager for Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation. Marlene has been in the investment industry since 1990. Marlene earned an MBA in finance from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in history and Russian from Washington & Jefferson College.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 30, 2021
0.92
0.9%
Mr. France is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon. He has been employed by Mellon or a predecessor company since 2009.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 30, 2021
0.92
0.9%
Ms. Sheremeta is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon. She has been employed by Mellon or a predecessor company since 2011.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 30, 2021
0.92
0.9%
Mr. Stoll is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon. He has been employed by Mellon or a predecessor company since 2005.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 30, 2021
0.92
0.9%
Mr. Frysinger is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon. He has been employed by Mellon or a predecessor company since 2007.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 37.45 | 8.23 | 3.58 |
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