PRESS ROOM
WisdomTree Declares Third Quarter Dividend Distributions
Thursday 22nd September '16
London, Thursday, 22 September 2016: WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor today announced the dividend distributions for the third quarter of 2016 of the WisdomTree UCITS ETFs, as detailed below:
Announcement Date: 22 September 2016
Ex-Date: 29 September 2016
Record Date: 30 September 2016
Payment Date: 11 October 2016
Sub-Fund/Share Class | ISIN | Currency | Amount per Share |
---|---|---|---|
WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF | IE00BQZJBQ63 | USD | 0.1293 |
WisdomTree US Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF | IE00BQZJBT94 | USD | 0.1033 |
Key points to note:
1) WisdomTree’s Equity Income ETFs tilt around defensive sectors such as energy, utilities and financials, offering an approach that hunts for valuation opportunities in different regional equity markets.
2) The yield premium attained with WisdomTree’s Equity Income approach was harnessed by three key components:
+ By screening for the highest dividend-yielding segment of the stock market, all non-dividend payers were automatically excluded from the index, unlike market-cap weighted indices, where size will potentially expose investors to low yields or non-dividend payers.
+ By weighting by total cash-dividends as opposed to just dividend yield, the risks to value traps were mitigated, as stocks demonstrating the largest cash dividends received the highest weight.
+ Through the annual rebalance, sufficient scope allowed for value opportunities to emerge and for expensive growth stocks to be removed. Over several rebalancing cycles, a yield premium over market-cap weighted strategies is maintained, along with the potential for better risk-adjusted returns.
Distributions rolled forward
Please note that distributions for the following funds will be rolled forward to the next distribution date:
+ WisdomTree ISEQ 20 UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity UCITS ETF USD
+ WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Europe Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree UK Equity Income UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Emerging Asia Equity Income UCITS ETF
+ WisdomTree Germany Equity UCITS ETF - GBP Hedged
+ WisdomTree Germany Equity UCITS ETF – USD Hedged
+ WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF - USD Hedged
+ WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF - GBP Hedged
+ WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF - USD Hedged
+ WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF - GBP Hedged
WisdomTree UCITS ETF Index yields vs comparative indices:
Comparisons | Trailing 12M Dividend Yield |
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WisdomTree US Equity Income NTR Index (USD)1 | 3.81% |
S&P 500 NTR Index (USD) | 2.13% |
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend NTR Index (USD) | 3.31% |
Russell 2000 NTR Index (USD) | 1.55% |
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income NTR Index (EURO) | 5.56% |
MSCI Europe NTR Index (Euro) | 3.68% |
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend NTR Index (EURO) | 4.01% |
MSCI Europe Small Cap NTR Index (Euro) | 2.68% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend NTR Index (USD) | 5.15% |
MSCI Emerging Markets NTR Index (USD) | 2.62% |
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend NTR Index (USD) | 3.98% |
MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap NTR Index (USD) | 2.28% |
WisdomTree Emerging Asia Equity Income NTR Index (USD) | 4.94% |
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia NTR Index (USD) | 2.45% |
WisdomTree UK Equity Income NTR Index (GBP) | 4.72% |
FTSE 350 TR Index (GBP) | 3.90% |
WisdomTree Germany GBP-Hedged Equity NTR Index | 3.27% |
MSCI Germany NTR Index (GBP) | 2.82% |
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity NTR Index (USD) | 3.49% |
MSCI EMU USD Hedged NTR Index | 3.52% |
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity NTR Index (USD) | 2.89% |
MSCI Japan USD Hedged NTR Index | 2.28% |
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth NTR Index (USD) | 2.44% |
Dow Jones US Select Dividend NTR Index (USD) | 3.66% |
WisdomTree Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth NTR Index (EUR) | 2.18% |
EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 NTR Index (Euro) | 5.22% |
WisdomTree Global Developed Quality Dividend Growth NTR Index (USD) | 2.73% |
Source: Bloomberg, WisdomTree as at 31 August 2016
Notes to Editors
About WisdomTree Europe Ltd.
WisdomTree Investments, Inc., through its subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Canada (collectively, "WisdomTree"), is an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager. WisdomTree offers products covering equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and alternative strategies. Through WisdomTree Europe Ltd, it sponsors WisdomTree UCITS ETFs and Boost short and leverage ETPs. WisdomTree currently has approximately $39.7 billion (as of 31 August 2016) in assets under management globally. For more information, please visit www.wisdomtree.com.
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