WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES)

NYSEARCA: DES · Real-Time Price · USD
33.82
-0.06 (-0.17%)
Oct 8, 2024, 3:28 PM EDT - Market open
-0.17%
Assets $2.03B
Expense Ratio 0.38%
PE Ratio 10.26
Shares Out 59.45M
Dividend (ttm) $0.93
Dividend Yield 2.76%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 25, 2024
Payout Ratio 28.61%
1-Year Return +22.71%
Volume 77,042
Open 33.85
Previous Close 33.88
Day's Range 33.65 - 33.90
52-Week Low 26.41
52-Week High 35.53
Beta 1.09
Holdings 586
Inception Date Jun 16, 2006

About DES

Fund Home Page

The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree U.S. Small Cap Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of dividend-paying US stocks. The dividend-weighted index is a small-cap subset of the WisdomTree Dividend Index. DES was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is issued by WisdomTree.

Asset Class Equity
Category Small Value
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol DES
ETF Provider WisdomTree
Index Tracked WisdomTree U.S. Small Cap Dividend Index

Top 10 Holdings

7.90% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Organon & Co. OGN 1.29%
EPR Properties EPR 0.82%
TFS Financial Corporation TFSL 0.81%
ALLETE, Inc. ALE 0.76%
Viper Energy, Inc. VNOM 0.75%
Cohen & Steers, Inc. CNS 0.71%
National Storage Affiliates Trust NSA 0.71%
Archrock, Inc. AROC 0.69%
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. BNL 0.69%
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI 0.68%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 25, 2024 $0.105 Sep 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024 $0.105 Aug 29, 2024
Jul 26, 2024 $0.045 Jul 30, 2024
Jun 25, 2024 $0.125 Jun 27, 2024
May 24, 2024 $0.080 May 30, 2024
Apr 24, 2024 $0.080 Apr 29, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

DES: Doesn't Have The Best Track Record, But Could Still Flourish

The WisdomTree US Small-Cap Dividend ETF employs various fundamental screeners to pick out nearly 600 dividend paying small-cap stocks. Despite DES's superior fundamental screening, SMDV has outperfor...

19 days ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Small Cap ETF Lagging Its Peers

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund holds about 600 small and micro cap stocks weighted based on dividends. DES is heavy in financials, but well diversified across holdings. DES' valuation, quality...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

MN8 Energy Enhances Renewable Energy Platform with Distributed Energy Solutions Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EV--MN8 Energy LLC (“MN8” or “The Company”) today announced the formation of its “Distributed Energy Solutions” (DES) offering, simplifying the path to holistic decarboniz...

5 months ago - Business Wire

DES: Monthly Small-Cap Dividend Payer But Better Alternative Exists

WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF is a passively managed ETF of over 600 small companies that seeks to provide investors with exposure to the US small-cap space. There are potential catalysts t...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: A Way To Play Small-Cap Value

Small-caps have underperformed in 2023 but tend to outperform in election years, making them interesting for investors. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF offers exposure to small-cap dividend...

10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Unexciting Historical Returns And Dividend Growth In Small Caps

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF holds 600+ dividend-paying small and micro-caps. The DES ETF is well-diversified across sectors but underweights technology and healthcare. DES has lagged a ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: With Price Weakness, Is This 3% Yielding Small-Cap Dividend ETF A Buy?

DES features a 3.08% trailing dividend yield and is well-diversified across 119 industries. As with many domestic dividend ETFs offered by WisdomTree, fees are relatively high at 0.38%. Despite a qual...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Valuation And Quality Are Attractive, Not Performance

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF holds 600+ small caps weighted based on dividends. The fund is well-diversified across sectors and holdings.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend ETF: There Are Better Alternatives

DES invests in small cap dividend stocks in the United States. The fund will likely underperform its mid-cap and large-cap peers in the long term.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

U.S. Equity ETFs: The Best And Worst Of 2022

This article summarizes the performance of the entire U.S. equity market by examining 1Y, 3Y, 5Y, and 10Y returns for 850+ ETFs across 40 categories. Major indices declined, but investing in Energy, H...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: What Would You Do For A 3% Yield?

DES is one of six small-cap U.S. dividend ETFs available. It has a lengthy 16-year track record and makes monthly distributions that should total around 3% per year. Based on its fundamentals, DES is ...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Bargains Prevail In U.S. Small Caps

Though recessionary fears are top of mind, we believe those with a contrarian view or the confidence to remain invested amid the volatility can still benefit from small-cap allocations. U.S. small cap...

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

WisdomTree CIO Betting on Dividend Stocks

Jeremy Schwartz sees opportunities in low-price, high-payout shares.

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2 years ago - ETFcom

DES: Showing Resilience In 2022

DES is a small cap dividend ETF with 600+ holdings. Financials and industrials are the heaviest sectors.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Mid-Cap And Small-Cap Dividends Shine Amid Volatility

The WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Index and the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index have each benefited from investors' return to focusing on dividend cash flows over the last 12 months. Market ...

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Factors Tell It's A Hold

Since my neutral piece was published in October 2021, DES has marginally outperformed IVV though lagged a few value ETFs. Its distributions showed signs of a recovery from the 2021 lows, though the pr...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Good In Value And Quality, Average In Performance

DES is a small-cap dividend ETF with a portfolio of over 600 stocks. It is heavy in financials.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

December Dividend And Income ETF Report: The Ultimate Investors Guide

Each month, I give a broad overview of dividend and income-focused ETFs, selecting them from my growing database of about 750 funds. I've added a seventh category to this monthly series: risk manageme...

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

2021: A Year For Cash Flows

As interest rates rose and the economy accelerated its recovery this year, investors became more focused on near-term cash flows in the form of current profits and dividends.

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3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

DES: Not Appealing After Rally Deceleration, Dividend Decline

DES is an investment vehicle cramming two major factors: dividends and small size.

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

11 Best Dividend ETFs to Buy for a Diversified Portfolio

Are you a set-it-and-forget-it income investor? These 10 dividend ETFs provide a variety of long-term cash-generating strategies.

3 years ago - Kiplinger

DES: A High Quality And Consistent ETF But.

I had rated the WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend ETF as bullish in August 2020, and it has since gained about 35%.

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund Ranked Top Smart Beta ETF

The WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund is the only US Dividend Smart Beta ETF rated as “Best” this week. Q.ai has also recognized 5 as “Good” and 4 as “Caution.

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3 years ago - Forbes

Dividend Growth Investors Will Love WisdomTree's SmallCap Dividend ETF

DES is a small-cap dividend ETF offered by WisdomTree that has returned nearly 18% thus far in 2021.

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Dividend ETFs to watch as the hunt for yield continues

Jeremy Schwartz of WisdomTree Asset Management, Bryon Lake of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Tom Lydon of ETF Trends talk their top dividend strategies with CNBC's Bob Pisani.

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4 years ago - CNBC Television