4-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYS: DEM) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income facts
Inception | July 2007 |
Total Assets | $1.85 billion |
Investment Approach | Seeks to track the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index, which measures the highest dividend yield stocks from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index |
Expense Ratio | 0.63% |
Dividend Yield | 4.5% |
Year-to-Date / 1-Year / 3-Year Returns | (8%) / (5.4%) / 21.9% |
Major Holdings with High CAPS Interest (at least 500 Active Picks) and Portfolio Weight | Taiwan Semiconductor (NYS: TSM) (3.9%) |
Alternatives | Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets (NYS: VWO) |
Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 118 members who have rated WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include TMFBWItime and ArfytheSeal.
About a month ago, TMFBWItime succinctly summed up the bull case: "Beaten down, lots of potential, [emerging markets] dividend is nice."
In fact, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income boasts a juicy dividend yield of 4.5%. That's higher than that of other emerging market ETFs like Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets (2%) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (2.1%).
CAPS member ArfytheSeal elaborates on the ETF's positives:
- Provides diversification away from US $0.
- Is exposed heavily to telecom ...
- Pays a healthy dividends yield ... (somewhat unusual for emerging market funds -- the weighted dividend approach is the signature of fund manager Wisdom Tree).
- Is less exposed to China -- note, I like China, it's just that I already have exposure to the country, so this is a way to play emerging markets without undue country concentration
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