WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index measuring the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the United States dividend-paying market. The Index consists of companies that compose the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree Dividend Index after the 300 largest companies have been removed. The Index is dividend weighted annually to reflect the proportionate share of the aggregate cash dividends each component company is projected to pay in the coming year, based on the most recently declared dividend per share. The Fund's investment advisor is WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Its sub-advisor is Mellon Capital Management Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 31.38 to 31.62
• 50-Day Range: 27.80 to 32.10
• 52-Week Range: 27.41 to 38.10
• Volume: 46,641 shs
• Average Volume: 145,446 shs
• Market Capitalization: £18.35 million
• Assets Under Management: £1.82 billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.92%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.38%
• Aggregate Rating: Hold

DES ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DES shares performed this year?

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund's stock was trading at GBX 34.23 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DES shares have decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at GBX 31.48.
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Who are WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund include LPL Financial LLC (2.77%), M&T Bank Corp (1.86%), Raymond James Financial Inc. (1.65%) and Royal Bank of Canada (1.64%).

What other stocks do shareholders of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Costco Wholesale (COST), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (DON).

Fund Details

• Issuer: WisdomTree
• Fund Name: WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:DES
• Inception Date: 6/16/2006
• Fund Manager: Karen Q. Wong, Richard A. Brown, Thomas J. Durante
• Web: www.wisdomtree.com
• Phone: N/A

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index
• Category: Size and Style
• Focus: Small Cap
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 582

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $1.82 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $111.22 thousand
• Discount/Premium: 0.03%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Advisor: WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
• Custodian: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Distributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC
• Transfer Agent: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Susquehanna

Options

• Optionable: N/A
• Short Interest: 37,300 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,300,000
• Beta: 0.98
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $1,500.00