WisdomTree today announced the dividend distributions for the 4th quarter of 2015 of the WisdomTree UCITS ETFs..
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as detailed below:
Announcement Date: 30 December 2015
Ex-Date: 07 January 2016
Record Date: 08 January 2016
Payment Date: 19 January 2016
Sub-Fund/Share Class | ISIN | Currency | Amount per Share | Trailing 12M Dividend Yield |
WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF (DHS) | IE00BQZJBQ63 | USD | 0.1375 | 3.39% |
WisdomTree US Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF (DESE) | IE00BQZJBT94 | USD | 0.1242 | 2.91% |
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF (EEI) | IE00BQZJBX31 | EUR | 0.0842 | 5.27% |
WisdomTree Europe Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF (DFE) | IE00BQZJC527 | EUR | 0.0425 | 2.75% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF (DEM) | IE00BQQ3Q067 | USD | 0.0877 | 5.52% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF (DGSE) | IE00BQZJBM26 | USD | 0.0301 | 3.62% |
Key points to note include:
1. WisdomTree’s equity income ETFs tilted around defensive and politically sensitive sectors such as energy, utilities and financials, offering a deep value investment proposition following the marked correction in commodity markets.
2. The yield premium attained with WisdomTree’s equity income approach was harnessed by three key components:
· By screening for a segment of the highest dividend yielding segment of the stock market, all non-dividend payers were automatically excluded from the index, unlike market-cap orientated indices, where size will potentially expose investors to low yields or non-dividend payers.
· By weighting by total cash-dividends as opposed to just dividend yield, the risks to value traps were mitigated, as stocks demonstrating the largest cash dividends received the highest weight.
· Through the annual rebalance, sufficient scope allowed for value opportunities to emerge and for expensive growth threats to be removed. Over several rebalancing cycles, a yield premium over market-cap orientated strategies maintained, along with the potential for better risk-adjusted returns.
WisdomTree UCITS ETF dividend yields vs. comparative indices:
Comparisons | Trailing 12M Dividend Yield |
WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF | 3.39% |
S&P 500 NTR Index (USD) | 2.15% |
WisdomTree US Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF | 2.91% |
Russell 2000 NTR Index (USD) | 2.05% |
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF | 5.27% |
MSCI Europe NTR Index (Euro) | 3.55% |
WisdomTree Europe Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF | 2.75% |
MSCI Europe Small Cap NTR Index (Euro) | 2.50% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF | 5.52% |
MSCI Emerging Markets NTR Index (USD) | 2.92% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF | 3.62% |
MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap NTR Index (USD) | 2.39% |
Source: Bloomberg, WisdomTree as at 31 December 2015
Source: ETFWorld.co.uk
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