WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSE:DES) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 95% of the fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in component securities of the index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. The index is a fundamentally weighted index measuring the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Overview
- Net Assets 1.86 Billions
- YTD Daily Total Return 27.74%
- Yield 2.06%
- Annual Expense Ratio 0.38%
Performance Overview
- 27.74% YTD Daily Total Return
- 36.17% 1-Year Daily Total Return
- 10.00% 3-Year Daily Total Return
Top 10 Holdings (12.64% of Total Assets)
| Name | Symbol | % Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Vector Group Ltd | VGR | 1.80% |
| B&G Foods Inc | BGS | 1.54% |
| Rent-A-Center Inc | RCII | 1.42% |
| Kontoor Brands Inc | KTB | 1.38% |
| Compass Minerals International Inc | CMP | 1.29% |
| Commercial Metals Co | CMC | 1.15% |
| Greif Inc Class A | GEF | 1.11% |
| South Jersey Industries Inc | SJI | 1.07% |
| Avista Corp | AVA | 0.97% |
| Navient Corp | NAVI | 0.91% |
This ETF is best for investors who want exposure to small cap dividend paying U.S. stocks.
DES is one of the better dividend paying small cap ETF.