WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund
$56.71+0.42 (+0.74%)
- 0.38%
- $380M
- +19.5%
- 2.03%
- 0M sh
- $56.24
- low $46.21high $61.89
The ETF.net DGRS Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 13 of 26
Score 56 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.C52 out of 100Rank 13 of 26Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B59 out of 100Rank 17 of 19Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 18 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 6 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A74 out of 100Rank 5 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 11 of 26
Our read on DGRS
BMost quality-factor ETFs go hunting among mega caps. DGRS runs WisdomTree's quality and growth screens down in U.S. small caps instead, holding roughly 220 dividend payers and distributing monthly.
The fund provides exposure to U.S. small-cap companies with dividend-growth potential through quality and growth screens.
Why people hold it
- A small-cap take on a large-cap idea: peers like SPHQ screen for quality inside the S&P 500, while DGRS applies its quality and growth screens to U.S. small companies.wisdomtree.com
- Pays monthly rather than quarterly, so income lands on a steadier rhythm.
- Roughly 220 names spread the bet across a corner of the market where a single blowup stings, and the portfolio is the fund's strongest scoring feature.
- Live since 2013, tracking a published WisdomTree index (WTSDG) through a full decade of small-cap cycles rather than a back-tested launch story.
Worth knowing
- At 0.38% a year, it costs more than the typical quality-factor ETF, where several rivals sit at a fraction of that.
- Thinly traded next to the giants of the category, so bid-ask spreads carry more weight than they would in QUAL or JQUA.
- Small-cap dividend payers swing harder than blue chips, and its risk measures land in the lower half of the quality-factor group.
DGRS Holdings
- Stocks
- 198
- 19%
- AVT
Sectors
- Financials26.6%
- Industrials19.3%
- Consumer Discretionary16.2%
- Energy10.4%
- Technology9.6%
- Materials7.7%
- Consumer Staples4.9%
- Communication2.4%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Health Care0.8%
- Utilities0.2%
Geography
- United States99.82%
- Puerto Rico0.18%
DGRS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DGRS$11,953
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | DGRS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.1% |
| 1 month | −3.3% |
| 3 months | −3.8% |
| 1 year | +19.5% |
| 3 years | +14.6% |
| 5 years | +7.0% |
| 10 years | +9.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DGRS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.1% | |
| 2025 | −0.3% | |
| 2024 | +10.1% | |
| 2023 | +21.1% | |
| 2022 | −13.1% | |
| 2021 | +23.1% | |
| 2020 | +7.8% |
DGRS in the news
DGRS Dividends
- 2.03%
- $1.14
- $0.18 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DGRS Risk
- 19.1%
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.
- 0.51
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.
- −27.8%
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.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DGRS Cost
0.38%
DGRS0.38%
- The middle half of US Quality Index funds
- Median 0.39%
12 of the 26 US Quality Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Quality Index
- BFLOWGlobal X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +32.2%
- BVUSEVident U.S. Equity Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +13.7%
- BXSHQInvesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +13.0%
- BAVUQAvantis U.S. Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +18.6%
- CLCOWPacer Funds Trust - Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +21.5%