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WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

DEMNYSE ArcaWisdomTreeB

$52.71−0.09 (−0.17%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B64/ 100

Rank 4 of 10 in Emerging Markets Dividend Index

B64/100Rank 4 of 10inEmerging Markets Dividend Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 52.80 to 52.71. Range 52.71 to 53.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.52.9053.0053.1053.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.63%
Fund size
$3.98B
1Y total return
+18.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.40%
Holdings
559
Avg volume · 30D
231K sh
52W range
low $45.00high $57.41
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DEM Grade

B

Score 64 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Dividend Index⁠
Rank
4 of 10
Six-pillar profile for DEM. Scores out of 100: Cost 19, Risk 66, Mission 99, Tradability 92, Holdings 67, Durability 75. Strongest: Mission (99). Weakest: Cost (19). Leans toward Mission.

Score 64 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 10

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A99 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 9

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

Our read on DEM

ETF.net Research

In short

BOne of the original emerging-market dividend ETFs (2007). DEM ranks EM payers by yield, keeps only the top slice, then weights them by the actual dollars of dividends they pay. Income-first EM, not market-cap EM.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track high-dividend-yielding companies in emerging markets and provides targeted emerging-market all-cap equity exposure.

Why people hold it

  • Launched in 2007, it is one of the earliest EM high-dividend funds and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar portfolio spread across roughly 500 stocks.
  • Weights companies by the cash dividends they actually pay, so dividend dollars rather than market cap drive the portfolio, with weights reset at the annual screening.sec.gov
  • The screen is strict: only the highest-yielding 30% of WisdomTree's emerging-market dividend universe makes the index.sec.gov
  • Hugs its index closely and sits among the easier funds in its peer group to get in and out of.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.63% a year it runs a touch above the typical fund in its peer group, and roughly triple index-tilt rival DIEM at 0.19%.
  • Buying dividend dollars pulls the basket toward the biggest payers in a handful of countries and sectors; the index applies country and sector caps at each annual screening.sec.gov
  • Payouts arrive quarterly and move with emerging-market dividends and currencies; a company paying today can stop paying tomorrow.wisdomtree.com

DEM Performance

Launched Jul 13, 2007

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

DEM$11,881
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. DEM $11,881. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 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 DEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDEM
Year to date+16.7%
1 month−4.5%
3 months−0.3%
1 year+18.8%
3 yearsper year+18.1%
5 yearsper year+9.8%
10 yearsper year+8.6%

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 DEM
YearReturn barDEM
2026 YTD+16.7%
2025+20.3%
2024+4.5%
2023+20.9%
2022−10.4%
2021+9.7%
2020−5.8%

DEM in the news

DEM 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.
3.40%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.80Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.77 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. Jun 26, 2017 $0.43; Sep 26, 2017 $0.95; Dec 26, 2017 $0.28; Jun 25, 2018 $0.42; Sep 25, 2018 $1.15; Dec 24, 2018 $0.23; Mar 26, 2019 $0.11; Jun 24, 2019 $0.53; Sep 24, 2019 $1.15; Dec 23, 2019 $0.41; Mar 24, 2020 $0.03; Jun 23, 2020 $0.47; Sep 22, 2020 $0.94; Dec 21, 2020 $0.29; Mar 25, 2021 $0.18; Jun 24, 2021 $0.64; Sep 24, 2021 $0.99; Dec 30, 2021 $0.02; Mar 25, 2022 $0.37; Jun 24, 2022 $0.76; Sep 26, 2022 $1.51; Dec 23, 2022 $0.43; Mar 27, 2023 $0.10; Jun 26, 2023 $0.72; Sep 25, 2023 $1.10; Dec 22, 2023 $0.32; Mar 22, 2024 $0.23; Jun 25, 2024 $0.64; Sep 25, 2024 $1.06; Dec 26, 2024 $0.20; Mar 26, 2025 $0.42; Jun 25, 2025 $0.58; Sep 25, 2025 $0.80; Dec 31, 2025 $0.07; Mar 26, 2026 $0.24; Jun 25, 2026 $0.73; Sep 25, 2026 $0.77. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.77
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.73
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.24
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.07
Sep 25, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.80
Jun 25, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.58
Mar 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.42
Dec 26, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.20
Sep 25, 2024Sep 27, 2024$1.06
Jun 25, 2024Jun 27, 2024$0.64
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.23
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.32

See all 69 payments⁠

$10,000 in DEM 10 years ago paid $5,584 in dividends.⁠

DEM Risk

Risk pillarB66 out of 100Rank 2 of 10 in Emerging Markets Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.0%
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.
1.29
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.
−27.1%
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.
0.73
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.

DEM Cost

Compare DEM and DIEM

Overpaying vs DIEM, cheapest in Emerging Markets Dividend Index

$8,407

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

  • DEM 0.63%

    $12,359

  • DIEM 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DEM 0.63%
  • DIEM 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530DEM $12,359DIEM $3,952

Year by year

YearDEMDIEMOverpaying
10$1,128$347$781
20$4,311$1,351$2,960
30$12,359$3,952$8,407

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