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WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

DHSNYSE ArcaWisdomTreeB

$118.53−0.56 (−0.47%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:20 AM ET

Intraday session: down, 23 prints from 119.09 to 118.53. Range 118.33 to 118.83. Use the arrow keys to read each point.118.40118.80119.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$1.63B
1Y total return
+24.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.19%
Holdings
316
Avg volume · 30D
34.5K sh
52W range
low $98.60high $121.76
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DHS Grade

B

Score 64 out of 100

Rank
19 of 53
Six-pillar profile for DHS. Scores out of 100: Cost 45, Risk 76, Mission 90, Tradability 55, Holdings 50, Durability 62. Strongest: Mission (90). Weakest: Cost (45). 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.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 53
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 50
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 53
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 53
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 53
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 53

Our read on DHS

ETF.net Research

In short

BFrom the shop that made dividend weighting a thing. Since 2006, DHS has ranked US payers by yield, then weighted the survivors by the actual dollars of dividends they pay. Market cap never enters the math.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the investment results of high-dividend-yielding companies in the U.S. equity market.

Why people hold it

  • Weighting runs on cash dividends paid, tilted by a value, quality and momentum risk score. Big payers get big weights, shaky ones get trimmed.wisdomtree.com
  • Only the top 30% of eligible US payers by yield make the cut, and a name stays until it slips out of the top 35%. Deep screen, low churn.sec.gov
  • Pays monthly, holds about 400 names, and caps sector weight at the lesser of 25% or 3x the market-cap version so no single yield-heavy sector runs the show.wisdomtree.com
  • A 2006 original in the dividend-screen category, now a multi-billion-dollar fund still running the mandate it launched with.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.38% fee sits at the middle of the dividend-screen pack, but the cheapest peers here (VIG at 0.04%, SCHD at 0.06%) charge a fraction of it.
  • Trades thinly next to the category giants, so limit orders matter more here than in a fund that changes hands constantly.
  • By design it buys today's highest yielders, not tomorrow's dividend growers. A different flavor of income than growth-screened peers like DGRO.

DHS Performance

Launched Jun 16, 2006

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

DHS$12,442
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. DHS $12,442. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 DHS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDHS
Year to date+20.1%
1 month+5.7%
3 months+2.4%
1 year+24.4%
3 yearsper year+20.7%
5 yearsper year+12.3%
10 yearsper year+10.2%

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 DHS
YearReturn barDHS
2026 YTD+20.1%
2025+12.9%
2024+17.5%
2023−0.2%
2022+7.9%
2021+23.2%
2020−5.7%

DHS in the news

DHS 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 Nov 9, 2026.
3.19%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.79Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.31 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 47 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 25, 2023 $0.11; Feb 22, 2023 $0.20; Mar 27, 2023 $0.54; Apr 24, 2023 $0.14; May 24, 2023 $0.39; Jun 26, 2023 $0.31; Jul 25, 2023 $0.21; Aug 25, 2023 $0.32; Sep 25, 2023 $0.32; Oct 25, 2023 $0.21; Nov 24, 2023 $0.29; Dec 22, 2023 $0.50; Dec 28, 2023 $0.03; Jan 25, 2024 $0.09; Feb 23, 2024 $0.21; Mar 22, 2024 $0.29; Apr 24, 2024 $0.30; May 24, 2024 $0.31; Jun 25, 2024 $0.38; Jul 26, 2024 $0.19; Aug 27, 2024 $0.35; Sep 25, 2024 $0.33; Oct 28, 2024 $0.21; Nov 25, 2024 $0.36; Dec 31, 2024 $0.04; Jan 28, 2025 $0.12; Feb 25, 2025 $0.17; Mar 26, 2025 $0.31; Apr 25, 2025 $0.31; May 27, 2025 $0.20; Jun 25, 2025 $0.45; Jul 28, 2025 $0.21; Aug 26, 2025 $0.22; Sep 25, 2025 $0.43; Oct 28, 2025 $0.22; Nov 24, 2025 $0.19; Dec 26, 2025 $0.58; Jan 27, 2026 $0.20; Feb 24, 2026 $0.16; Mar 26, 2026 $0.39; Apr 27, 2026 $0.41; May 26, 2026 $0.28; Jun 25, 2026 $0.36; Jul 28, 2026 $0.31; Aug 26, 2026 $0.32; Sep 25, 2026 $0.32; Oct 27, 2026 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.31
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.32
Aug 26, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.32
Jul 28, 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.31
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.36
May 26, 2026May 28, 2026$0.28
Apr 27, 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.41
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.39
Feb 24, 2026Feb 26, 2026$0.16
Jan 27, 2026Jan 29, 2026$0.20
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.58
Nov 24, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.19

See all 197 payments⁠

$10,000 in DHS 10 years ago paid $4,570 in dividends.⁠

DHS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.4%
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.
1.25
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.
−15.3%
Trough Sep 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.
0.47
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.

DHS Cost

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$6,857

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

  • DHS 0.38%

    $7,706

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DHS 0.38%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530DHS $7,706VIG $849

Year by year

YearDHSVIGOverpaying
10$688$73$615
20$2,658$288$2,370
30$7,706$849$6,857

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