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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 High Dividend Fund
$55.69+0.56 (+1.02%)
- 0.58%
- $626M
- +20.0%
- 4.04%
- 0M sh
- $54.95
- low $46.43high $59.18
The ETF.net DTH Grade
C
Score 53 out of 100
- 20 of 35
Score 53 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.
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.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 18 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 20 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 7 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 23 of 35
Our read on DTH
COne of the original international high-dividend ETFs, live since 2006. It rents out a wide bench of developed-market payers outside the US and Canada, and pays shareholders quarterly.
The fund seeks to track the investment results of high-dividend-yielding companies in developed markets outside the United States and Canada.
Why people hold it
- A 2006 original. It has run this same overseas high-yield mandate through multiple market cycles, not a recent launch chasing the income theme.
- Roughly 600 holdings across developed markets outside the US and Canada, so no single payer or country carries the income load.
- Zero US and Canada exposure by design, making it a clean bolt-on beside a domestic dividend sleeve rather than a duplicate.
- It hugs its stated index (WTDHYE) about as tightly as index funds get, and distributions land quarterly.
Worth knowing
- At 0.58%, the fee sits above the cohort median of 0.50%, and the cheap giants undercut it hard: VYMI at 0.07%, SCHW peer SCHY at 0.08%.
- A yield-first screen buys whatever pays most, which can tilt the mix toward a handful of value sectors and countries.
- Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a flagship, so spreads can be wider than the category's largest names.
DTH Holdings
- Stocks
- 570
- 21%
- HSBA.L
Sectors
- Financials26.9%
- Industrials15.2%
- Utilities10.6%
- Energy9.4%
- Consumer Staples7.9%
- Materials7.9%
- Communication6.8%
- Consumer Discretionary5.5%
- Real Estate4.9%
- Health Care3.6%
- Technology1.6%
Geography
- United Kingdom17.73%
- Japan13.13%
- France10.36%
- Spain8.95%
- Italy8.18%
- Australia7.52%
- Hong Kong5.62%
- Germany5.09%
- 23.43%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
DTH Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DTH$12,001
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 | DTH |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.4% |
| 1 month | −4.9% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +20.0% |
| 3 years | +20.5% |
| 5 years | +13.1% |
| 10 years | +8.9% |
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 | DTH |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.4% | |
| 2025 | +42.4% | |
| 2024 | +2.3% | |
| 2023 | +15.0% | |
| 2022 | −1.8% | |
| 2021 | +8.3% | |
| 2020 | −7.1% |
DTH in the news
DTH Dividends
- 4.04%
- $2.23
- $0.42 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DTH Risk
- 12.1%
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.
- 1.27
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.
- −23.4%
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.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DTH Cost
0.58%
DTH0.58%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
25 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
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- 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%
- CDEWWisdomTree Global High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +23.2%
- CPIDInvesco International Dividend Achievers ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return +6.7%
- CDIMWisdomTree International MidCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +16.3%