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WisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETF

DDLSCboeWisdomTreeC

$44.38+0.22 (+0.51%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

C49/ 100

Rank 11 of 16 in International Small-Cap

C49/100Rank 11 of 16inInternational Small-Cap
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 44.16 to 44.38. Range 44.16 to 44.62. Use the arrow keys to read each point.44.3044.5044.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.48%
Fund size
$411M
1Y total return
+10.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.41%
Holdings
1266
Avg volume · 30D
14.8K sh
52W range
low $40.57high $47.03
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DDLS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 49 out of 100

Category
International Small-Cap⁠
Rank
11 of 16
Six-pillar profile for DDLS. Scores out of 100: Cost 40, Risk 74, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 55, Durability 48. Strongest: Risk (74). Weakest: Cost (40). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 49 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 16

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 16

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 16

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 16

Our read on DDLS

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost international small-cap funds pick a lane on currency: fully exposed or fully hedged. DDLS takes a third path, screening developed-market small caps outside the US and Canada for dividend payers, then moving its dollar hedge by rule.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks exposure to small-capitalization, dividend-paying companies in the industrialized world outside the United States and Canada, with dynamic hedging of applicable foreign-currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar.

Why people hold it

  • The hedge is the point: a rules-based currency overlay that shifts with the dollar, not the fixed always-on or always-off setting most rivals hand you.wisdomtree.com
  • Roughly 1,000 dividend-paying small caps across the industrialized world outside the US and Canada. Broad by design, and it distributes quarterly.
  • Running since 2016, so the strategy has worked through several dollar up-and-down stretches rather than one convenient regime.
  • Follows a named WisdomTree index rather than a manager's discretion, so the dividend screen and the hedge both operate on published rules.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.48% it sits above the 0.40% category median, and far above plain-index peers like VSS and SCHC at 0.06%. The hedging machinery is not free.
  • Thinly traded next to the category's household names, so execution deserves more attention than with the biggest index funds here.
  • The hedge cuts both ways: it damps currency-driven losses and also gives up the tailwind a weakening dollar hands unhedged international funds.wisdomtree.com

DDLS Performance

Launched Jan 7, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

DDLS$11,057
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DDLS $11,057. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DDLS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDDLS
Year to date+5.5%
1 month−2.5%
3 months−0.7%
1 year+10.6%
3 yearsper year+18.5%
5 yearsper year+9.1%
10 yearsper year+9.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DDLS
YearReturn barDDLS
2026 YTD+5.5%
2025+28.0%
2024+10.2%
2023+15.2%
2022−10.1%
2021+17.7%
2020−3.0%

DDLS in the news

DDLS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
3.41%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.51Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.31 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 37 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 27, 2017 $0.10; Jun 26, 2017 $0.24; Sep 26, 2017 $0.13; Dec 26, 2017 $0.08; Jun 25, 2018 $0.44; Sep 25, 2018 $0.04; Jun 24, 2019 $0.70; Sep 24, 2019 $0.22; Dec 23, 2019 $0.30; Mar 24, 2020 $0.07; Jun 23, 2020 $0.29; Sep 22, 2020 $0.28; Dec 21, 2020 $0.34; Mar 25, 2021 $0.01; Jun 24, 2021 $0.48; Sep 24, 2021 $0.40; Dec 27, 2021 $0.23; Mar 25, 2022 $0.11; Jun 24, 2022 $0.64; Sep 26, 2022 $0.30; Dec 7, 2022 $0.34; Dec 23, 2022 $0.24; Mar 27, 2023 $0.33; Jun 26, 2023 $0.44; Sep 25, 2023 $0.34; Dec 22, 2023 $0.24; Mar 22, 2024 $0.24; Jun 25, 2024 $0.53; Sep 25, 2024 $0.28; Dec 26, 2024 $0.40; Mar 26, 2025 $0.13; Jun 25, 2025 $0.75; Sep 25, 2025 $0.43; Dec 26, 2025 $0.34; Mar 26, 2026 $0.10; Jun 25, 2026 $0.77; Sep 25, 2026 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.31
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.77
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.10
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.34
Sep 25, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.43
Jun 25, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.75
Mar 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.13
Dec 26, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.40
Sep 25, 2024Sep 27, 2024$0.28
Jun 25, 2024Jun 27, 2024$0.53
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.24
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.24

See all 41 payments⁠

$10,000 in DDLS 10 years ago paid $4,620 in dividends.⁠

DDLS Risk

Risk pillarA74 out of 100Rank 2 of 16 in International Small-Cap
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−19.0%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.77
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DDLS Cost

Compare DDLS and VSS

Overpaying vs VSS, tied cheapest in International Small-Cap

$8,335

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DDLS 0.48%

    $9,605

  • VSS 0.06% Tied cheapest

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DDLS 0.48%
  • VSS 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530DDLS $9,605VSS $1,270

Year by year

YearDDLSVSSOverpaying
10$865$110$755
20$3,328$432$2,896
30$9,605$1,270$8,335

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