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WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund

$43.63-0.26% today
434552-WK

The fund, an actively managed ETF, utilizes an investment process combining both macro and fundamental research by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings, in mortgage-related debt and other securitized debt. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings, in other securitized credit securities such as non-agency or privately issued residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations and credit risk transfer securities. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
43.843.743.643.63DAILY NET FLOWJul 24Aug 4Aug 12Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -2.0% so far this year. At 0.45% 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

$53Massets under management
0.45%expense ratio · $45 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
7Kavg daily volume, 30 days
156holdings · US-domiciled
2019listed December 5, 2019 · beta 0.12
Sector weights
Financial Services100%
Cash & Others100%
Securitized93.54%
Cash4.84%
Miscellaneous1.07%
Municipal0.56%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-0.7%
6 months-2.8%
YTD-2.0%
1 year-1.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against MTGP

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MTGP on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M-42bp on fee · 300× the assets · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-41bp on fee · 729× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-40bp on fee · 2399× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-41bp on fee · 437× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-41bp on fee · 349× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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