WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund
$113.69−0.03 (−0.03%)
- 0.38%
- $1.6B
- +18.6%
- 3.26%
- 0M sh
- $112.98
- low $97.15high $120.71
The ETF.net DHS Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 17 of 53
Score 65 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 24 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 13 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 6 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 23 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 31 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 23 of 53
Our read on DHS
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 319
- 36%
- ABBV
Sectors
- Financials22.5%
- Health Care17.2%
- Consumer Staples14.0%
- Energy9.8%
- Communication8.7%
- Utilities8.0%
- Technology6.9%
- Consumer Discretionary5.2%
- Industrials4.1%
- Real Estate2.6%
- Materials1.1%
Geography
- United States99.80%
- Puerto Rico0.20%
DHS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DHS$11,858
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 | DHS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.4% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +18.6% |
| 3 years | +18.0% |
| 5 years | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +9.7% |
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 | DHS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.4% | |
| 2025 | +12.9% | |
| 2024 | +17.5% | |
| 2023 | −0.2% | |
| 2022 | +7.9% | |
| 2021 | +23.2% | |
| 2020 | −5.7% |
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DHS Dividends
- 3.26%
- $3.70
- $0.32 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DHS Risk
- 12.5%
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.
- 0.96
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.
- −15.3%
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.
- 0.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DHS Cost
0.38%
DHS0.38%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
23 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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- BSPDGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +20.3%
- BXUDVFranklin US Dividend Booster Index ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +27.7%
- BCDCVictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +16.2%
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