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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund
$86.36+0.52 (+0.60%)
- 0.58%
- $1.0B
- +14.8%
- 3.53%
- 0M sh
- $86.04
- low $75.64high $90.19
The ETF.net DLS Grade
B
Score 54 out of 100
- 17 of 35
Score 54 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. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F16 out of 100Rank 26 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A94 out of 100Rank 13 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 28 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 13 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 13 of 35
Our read on DLS
BDLS goes where most international dividend funds don't: about 1,000 small companies across developed markets outside the US and Canada, screened for the dividends they pay. Running since 2006.
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- About 1,000 small-cap dividend payers from developed markets outside the US and Canada, a corner most international income funds skip entirely.
- Deep, spread-out portfolio: no single name dominates, which softens the blow when one holding stumbles.
- Tracks the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Index closely, doing the job on the tin. Live since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- 0.58% a year is above the typical international dividend ETF, and multiples of large-cap rivals like VYMI (0.07%) and SCHY (0.08%). Small-cap research abroad isn't cheap.
- Thinly traded for its size, so bid-ask spreads can widen, especially outside overlapping market hours.
- Foreign small caps move more sharply than global blue chips, and unhedged currency swings add a second source of bumpiness.
DLS Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,019
- 6%
- HAFNI.OL
Sectors
- Industrials28.3%
- Financials14.9%
- Consumer Discretionary12.6%
- Materials9.4%
- Technology8.5%
- Consumer Staples7.8%
- Real Estate6.5%
- Communication4.3%
- Health Care3.5%
- Energy2.4%
- Utilities1.9%
Geography
- Japan29.64%
- United Kingdom14.08%
- Australia9.49%
- Sweden6.44%
- Norway5.59%
- Singapore5.34%
- Israel5.33%
- Hong Kong3.37%
- 20.73%
Developed 93% · Emerging 7%
DLS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DLS$11,483
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 | DLS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.7% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +14.8% |
| 3 years | +19.3% |
| 5 years | +7.5% |
| 10 years | +7.5% |
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 | DLS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.7% | |
| 2025 | +34.1% | |
| 2024 | +3.1% | |
| 2023 | +15.3% | |
| 2022 | −17.3% | |
| 2021 | +10.8% | |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
DLS in the news
DLS Dividends
- 3.53%
- $3.03
- $0.60 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DLS Risk
- 13.1%
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.
- 1.09
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.
- −30.4%
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.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DLS Cost
0.58%
DLS0.58%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
25 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- BIQDFNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +27.1%
- BFDDFirst Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index FundExpense ratio 0.56%1 year return +24.7%
- CDVYAiShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +25.1%
- CEFADProShares - MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +7.7%
- CDTHWisdomTree International High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +20.0%