WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund
$55.09+0.24 (+0.44%)
- 0.38%
- $3.8B
- +11.3%
- 1.96%
- 0.1M sh
- $54.68
- low $49.57high $58.97
The ETF.net DON Grade
B
Score 66 out of 100
- 15 of 53
Score 66 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.A98 out of 100Rank 3 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F21 out of 100Rank 51 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 10 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 12 of 53
Our read on DON
BMost dividend funds read like a mega-cap roll call. DON deletes the 300 largest payers first, then weights what's left by the dollars of dividends each company is projected to pay. Mid-cap income, run the same way since 2006.
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of dividend-paying mid-capitalization companies in the U.S. equity market. It uses passive indexing and generally invests in Index constituents or economically similar investments.
Why people hold it
- The index removes the 300 largest U.S. dividend payers before building, so DON holds mid-cap names that mega-cap-heavy dividend funds mostly skip.wisdomtree.comsec.gov
- Weights come from projected cash dividends, not market cap, and any one sector is capped at 25% on the annual screening date.sec.gov
- Plain passive indexing: roughly 300 holdings, tracking that has stayed close to its index, and cash out the door monthly.
- Live since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, so the strategy has a long paper trail rather than a launch-week backtest.
Worth knowing
- The 0.38% fee matches the median for dividend-screen funds but runs well above large-cap staples like VIG (0.04%) and SCHD (0.06%).
- Mid-cap payers tend to move more than mega-cap stalwarts, and risk is the softest part of this fund's profile inside its dividend peer group.
- The fund is classified as non-diversified, and sector weights can drift above that 25% cap between annual screenings.sec.gov
DON Holdings
- Stocks
- 295
- 12%
- BBY
Sectors
- Financials22.7%
- Industrials15.8%
- Consumer Discretionary11.7%
- Real Estate9.4%
- Energy8.8%
- Materials7.9%
- Utilities6.9%
- Technology5.5%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Communication3.9%
- Health Care2.8%
Geography
- United States99.59%
- Puerto Rico0.41%
DON Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DON$11,134
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 | DON |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.0% |
| 1 month | −3.2% |
| 3 months | −2.3% |
| 1 year | +11.3% |
| 3 years | +12.9% |
| 5 years | +7.7% |
| 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 | DON |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.0% | |
| 2025 | +3.4% | |
| 2024 | +13.9% | |
| 2023 | +13.6% | |
| 2022 | −4.7% | |
| 2021 | +30.3% | |
| 2020 | −5.5% |
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DON Dividends
- 1.96%
- $1.07
- $0.12 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DON Risk
- 14.9%
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.
- 0.53
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.
- −21.7%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DON Cost
0.38%
DON0.38%
- 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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- AHDViShares Core High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +24.3%
- BSDOGALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return +23.0%
- BSPDGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +20.3%
- BDHSWisdomTree U.S. High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +18.6%
- BXUDVFranklin US Dividend Booster Index ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +27.7%