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WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

ETF
DXJ
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$108.18 +0.61 +0.57%
primary theme
Japan Equity
DXJ (ETF)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$108.18 +0.61 +0.57%
primary theme
Japan Equity
DXJ (ETF)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$108.18 +0.61 +0.57%
primary theme
Japan Equity

Name

As of 11/01/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$108.18

$4.42 B

0.50%

$0.54

0.48%

Vitals

YTD Return

24.0%

1 yr return

23.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

23.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

18.5%

Net Assets

$4.42 B

Holdings in Top 10

39.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$107.6
$87.13
$117.51

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.48%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 22.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 11/01/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$108.18

$4.42 B

0.50%

$0.54

0.48%

DXJ - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 24.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 23.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 18.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 2.45%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.5%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    WisdomTree Trust
  • Inception Date
    Jun 16, 2006
  • Shares Outstanding
    30650000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Marlene Walker-Smith

Fund Description

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 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.

WisdomTree, Inc. (“WisdomTree”), the Index Provider and parent company of WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WisdomTree Asset Management” or the “Adviser”), has created the Index to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time “hedging” or neutralizing exposure to fluctuations in the value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar.

The Index consists of dividend-paying companies incorporated in Japan and traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that derive less than 80% of their revenue from sources in Japan. By excluding companies that derive 80% or more of their revenue from Japan, the Index is tilted towards companies with a more significant global revenue base. The companies included in the Index typically have greater exposure to the value of global currencies and, in many cases, their business prospects historically have improved when the value of the yen has declined and have weakened when the value of the yen has increased. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must meet the following criteria as of the annual Index screening date: (i) payment of at least $5 million in cash dividends on common shares during the preceding annual cycle; (ii) market capitalization of at least $100 million; (iii) median daily dollar trading volume of at least $100,000 for the preceding three months; and (iv) trading of at least 250,000 shares per month for each of the preceding six months.

Securities are weighted in the Index based on dividends paid over the prior annual cycle. Companies that pay a greater total dollar amount of dividends are more heavily weighted. To derive a company’s initial Index weight, (i) multiply the U.S. dollar value of the company’s annual gross dividend per share by the number of common shares outstanding for that company (the “Cash Dividend Factor”); (ii) calculate the Cash Dividend Factor for each company; (iii) add together all of the companies’ Cash Dividend Factors; and (iv) divide the company’s Cash Dividend Factor by the sum of all Cash Dividend Factors. On the Index’s annual screening date, the maximum weight of any single security in the Index is capped at 5%, and 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 15%. 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 trading volume. To the extent the Index reduces an individual constituent’s weight, the excess weight will be reallocated on a pro rata basis 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 Index weight of a sector or individual constituent may fluctuate above or below specified caps and thresholds, respectively, between screening dates in response to market conditions.

WisdomTree 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 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 had significant exposure (e.g., approximately 15% or more of the Index’s total weight) to the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Financials 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.

The Index “hedges” against, or seeks to minimize the impact of, fluctuations in the relative value of the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar. The Index is designed to have higher returns than an equivalent un-hedged investment in Japanese equity securities when the U.S. dollar is going up in value relative to the Japanese yen. Conversely, the Index is designed to have lower returns than an equivalent un-hedged investment in Japanese equity securities when the U.S. dollar is falling in value relative to the Japanese yen. To hedge its currency exposure to the Japanese yen, the Index applies a published one-month forward rate of the Japanese yen in U.S. dollars to the Index’s total equity exposure.

Currency forward contracts and/or currency futures contracts are used to hedge the Fund’s exposure to the Japanese yen. The contract value of currency forward contracts and currency futures contracts in the Fund is based on the aggregate exposure of the Fund and Index to the Japanese yen. While this approach is designed to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on Fund returns, it does not necessarily eliminate the Fund’s exposure to all currency fluctuations. The return of the currency forward contracts and currency futures contracts held by the Fund may not fully hedge or completely offset the Fund’s exposure to the Japanese yen or fluctuations in its value relative to that of the U.S. dollar.

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DXJ - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DXJ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.0% -0.8% 24.0% 2.63%
1 Yr 23.8% 8.4% 28.7% 15.79%
3 Yr 23.1%* -13.1% 23.1% 2.70%
5 Yr 18.5%* -4.8% 18.5% 3.03%
10 Yr 11.4%* 0.5% 11.4% 4.17%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DXJ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 36.8% 0.0% 36.8% 2.63%
2022 2.8% -34.0% 2.8% 2.70%
2021 14.9% -15.7% 14.9% 2.94%
2020 1.2% -6.2% 31.2% 90.91%
2019 15.9% 4.7% 24.4% 78.13%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DXJ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.0% -0.8% 24.0% 2.63%
1 Yr 23.8% 8.4% 28.7% 15.79%
3 Yr 23.1%* -13.1% 23.1% 2.70%
5 Yr 18.5%* -4.8% 18.5% 3.03%
10 Yr 11.4%* 0.5% 11.4% 4.17%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DXJ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 42.0% 2.0% 42.0% 2.63%
2022 5.9% -32.8% 5.9% 2.70%
2021 18.0% -15.1% 18.0% 2.94%
2020 4.0% -3.2% 34.7% 84.85%
2019 18.9% 7.7% 26.7% 71.88%

DXJ - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DXJ Category Low Category High DXJ % Rank
Net Assets 4.42 B 6.39 M 16.7 B 7.89%
Number of Holdings 454 27 1791 18.42%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.03 B 2.5 M 4.17 B 7.89%
Weighting of Top 10 39.40% 3.5% 141.4% 18.42%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 9.78%
  2. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 4.97%
  3. Toyota Motor Corp 4.76%
  4. Japan Tobacco Inc 3.95%
  5. Mitsubishi Corp 3.35%
  6. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 2.87%
  7. Mizuho Financial Group Inc 2.65%
  8. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 2.44%
  9. Hitachi Ltd 2.33%
  10. Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 2.30%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DXJ % Rank
Stocks
96.90% 94.34% 102.16% 86.84%
Cash
9.78% 0.02% 38.84% 5.26%
Other
2.63% -2.22% 2.68% 7.89%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 0.67% 36.84%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34.21%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.97% 36.84%

DXJ - Expenses

Operational Fees

DXJ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.48% 0.09% 3.46% 78.95%
Management Fee 0.48% 0.09% 0.90% 23.68%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.15% 0.20% N/A

Sales Fees

DXJ 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% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

DXJ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

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.

DXJ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 22.00% 2.95% 70.30% 45.45%

DXJ - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DXJ Category Low Category High DXJ % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.50% 0.00% 21.26% 52.63%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DXJ Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DXJ Category Low Category High DXJ % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.45% -0.63% 2.45% 2.63%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DXJ Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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DXJ - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Marlene Walker-Smith


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.

Todd Frysinger


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.

Michael Stoll


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.

David France


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.

Vlasta Sheremeta


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.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 24.43 7.11 8.25