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WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

DGRE is an actively managed portfolio of dividend-paying emerging-market stocks with growth characteristics. The fund seeks income and capital appreciation.

Considering U.S. interest rates remain elevated and the dollar has been strong for much of this year, emerging markets equities have notched impressive performances in 2024. Though well behind the S&P 500, the widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 8.3% year-to-date.

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By Jeff Weniger, CFA, Head of Equity Strategy Key Takeaways South Korea's classification as an “emerging” or “developed” market affects funds' allocations, with some emerging markets funds having no exposure to the country. The “Korea Discount” refers to the low valuations placed on South Korea's stocks relative to stocks in other countries.

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Investors appear increasingly optimistic regarding equity performance in the second half. However, frothy markets continue to create challenges this quarter and advisors looking to find opportunities within equities this year don't want to miss the recent 2024 Equity Symposium hosted by VettaFi.

What You Might Have Missed at the 2024 Equity Symposium

By Liqian Ren, Director of Modern Alpha Two common inquiries from clients regarding an emerging markets portfolio are the appropriate weight for China and the extent of currency hedging required. In our most actively managed emerging markets multifactor strategy and corresponding ETF, we address these concerns.

What's Behind this Active Emerging Market Portfolio's Outperformance

By Matt Wagner, CFA Associate Director, Research In May of this year, WisdomTree rebalanced the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE) completely away from China, bringing its 29% weight in China at the time down to 0%.

Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Rebalance: Fall 2023

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF is an actively managed fund. It has dropped Chinese stocks, cutting exposure to geopolitical risks. Technology represents about 25% of assets.

DGRE Dropped China In 2023

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A key driver of long-term compound returns is dividend growth, which is driven by corporate profitability. Using over 50 years of data, a strategy that identified the top 20% of stocks by profitability posted annual returns of 11.73%, outperforming the lowest ROE group by 451 basis points per year. Profitable companies with excellent margins and efficient assets have the potential for faster dividend growth rates in the future.

The Dividend Driver: Return On Equity

Despite a tough market selloff, firms paid out record numbers of dividends in 2022, offering dividend ETFs a major source of current income for their holders.

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DGRE is an actively managed dividend ETF in emerging markets. Like many EM funds, it is heavily exposed to risks related to China.

DGRE: This Actively Managed ETF Has Yet To Prove Itself

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Liqian Ren, Ph.D. and director of modern alpha for WisdomTree, spoke with Pranjul Bhandari, HSBC managing director and chief India economist, as well as Aneeka Gupta, director of macroeconomic research for WisdomTree, on the most recent China of Tomorrow podcast from WisdomTree.

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Corporate America has been able to march along to record profits as the world recovers from the COVID-19-inspired depression. are going to ask for raises.

Thin-Margin Companies Will Feel Inflation's Pinch

The widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 6% year-to-date, as of July, and while that's a decent showing, it's also a far cry from the 16% returned by the S&P 500. There are still risks to consider in developing economies, presenting continued opportunity for model portfolio investing.

Reach Emerging Market Equities with Model Portfolios

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When choosing a dividend growth ETF, dividends aren't the only thing that matter. The cost to hold the ETF over time is an important consideration.

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With so much talk about the return of dividend growth in the U.S., it can be easy for investors to overlook the payout potency of international stocks. Indeed, there's ample room for payouts in developing economies to grow.

Planning for Payouts? Look Abroad with the DGRE ETF

DGRE is an actively-managed EM-themed ETF that used to be passively managed until Oct 2018; the return profile has slipped since then. TSMC is the top holding and the prospects of the company look attractive but DGRE's current sector exposure may prove to be an issue going forward.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund: The Jury Is Still Out On This ETF

At a time when many S&P 500 members are subjecting investors to dividend pain, some investors may be apt to turn their back on emerging markets income strategies. However, when a plan is executed properly, emerging markets remain a compelling value proposition with potent income potential.

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Small caps, emerging market stocks and banks could make for an interesting long-term trade from this point on, says John Davi of Astoria Portfolio Advisors.

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