WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund
The fund invests at least 95% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the 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 that is comprised of U.S. companies listed on a U.S. stock market that pay regular cash dividends. The fund is non-diversified.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +13.9% so far this year. At 0.28% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | -0.8% |
| 1 month | +2.9% |
| 3 months | +4.8% |
| 6 months | +7.9% |
| YTD | +13.9% |
| 1 year | +17.2% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DTD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVB iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF | 0.05% | $1.9B | +$136M | -23bp on fee · +$136M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | 0.08% | $15.1B | +$209M | -20bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$209M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 0.06% | $60.6B | — | -22bp on fee · 46× the assets | Head-to-head |
| VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | 0.06% | $58.1B | — | -22bp on fee · 44× the assets | Head-to-head |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 0.08% | $43.6B | −$50M | -20bp on fee · 33× the assets | Head-to-head |