DGS News and Press, WisdomTree Emerging Market SmallCap Fund From 02/07/23

Summary My December 2019 article, “Mean Reversion + Valuation = Opportunity,” cited cheap, out of favor assets including U.S. value and small caps, international, emerging markets, natural resources, MLPs and gold. All 13 asset classes outperformed the S&P 500 in 2022....

Summary SDEM is a high yield ETF in emerging markets. Low and decreasing AUM may threaten its existence. Half of asset value is directly exposed to risks related to China. It is massively overweight in one sector. Since 2015, the share price has lost 46% and distributions ha...

Summary DGS is a small-cap dividend ETF in emerging markets. It has a nice yield, looks cheap, beats emerging markets benchmarks, but I see 2 major issues. Red flag 1: 44% of asset value is in Taiwan and China. Red flag 2: the share price has lost over 40% in inflation-adjusted ...

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund ( NYSEARCA: DGS ) - $0.3139 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 5.36% as of Dec. 22. Payable Dec 29; for shareholders of record Dec 27; ex-div Dec 23. For further details see: WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund dec...

Summary Emerging market (EM) economies have shifted their composition in the past decade, becoming less dependent on exporters and commodity-driven companies. WTEMHY holds the highest (top 30%) dividend-yielding companies in EM and screens out those with the highest risk according...

Summary DGS invests in emerging market small-cap equities with strong dividends. Risks abound. An overview of the fund follows. For further details see: DGS: Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend ETF, Strong 6.6% Yield And Dividend Growth Track-Record, ...

Summary This sequel to “The Contrarian’s All-Weather Retirement Portfolio” describes my top picks in each asset class and the rationale behind them. Compared to conventional portfolios, it is overweight value, small cap, foreign and commodity equities, shorter...

Summary It is hard to determine sometimes what causes markets to move as they do. Take last Friday’s stock market selloff. The widely cited “reason” for the selloff was Jerome Powell’s speech at the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium. Of the major ...

DGS is a high yield fund in emerging markets. The strategy makes a lot of sense and it has beaten several competitors since inception. However, exposure to Taiwan and China embeds a serious geopolitical risk. This dividend exchange-traded fund ("ETF") article series aims...

With inflation at multi-decade highs in many countries and pressures broadening beyond food and energy prices, policymakers have pivoted toward tighter policy. Stable prices are a crucial prerequisite for sustained economic growth. The high uncertainty clouding the economic and in...