WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund
$65.72+0.26 (+0.40%)
- 0.38%
- $681M
- +24.5%
- 1.18%
- 0M sh
- $65.47
- low $52.66high $69.98
The ETF.net EES Grade
C
Score 42 out of 100
- 13 of 17
Score 42 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.F19 out of 100Rank 14 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B66 out of 100Rank 16 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 3 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D32 out of 100Rank 13 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 13 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 10 of 17
Our read on EES
CEES buys only U.S. small caps that actually earn money, then weights them by the size of those profits instead of market value. A 2007-vintage answer to the unprofitable tail that cap-weighted small-cap funds carry.
The fund seeks to track the investment results of earnings-generating small-cap companies in the U.S. equity market.
Why people hold it
- The index screens for earnings-generating companies and weights by profits, so a stock's spot is tied to what it earns, not to what the market is willing to pay for it.wisdomtree.com
- Roughly 900 stocks in the basket. That is a wide net for a screened fund, so no single small cap carries the portfolio.
- Running since 2007, it has tracked its earnings-weighted index through the financial crisis and every small-cap cycle since. Long history, one consistent rulebook.
- Follows its index closely, and pays out on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- At 0.38% a year, it costs more than the small-cap category's typical fund, and well more than plain cap-weighted options like VB (0.03%) and SCHA (0.03%).
- Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider, especially in fast markets.
- The profit screen leaves out unprofitable small caps by design, so returns will diverge from a standard small-cap index in both directions.
EES Holdings
- Stocks
- 870
- 8%
- VG
Sectors
- Financials22.5%
- Technology15.9%
- Industrials12.8%
- Consumer Discretionary12.2%
- Health Care10.5%
- Energy7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Materials4.4%
- Real Estate4.2%
- Communication3.9%
- Utilities1.5%
Geography
- United States96.83%
- Bermuda0.99%
- Ireland0.65%
- United Kingdom0.31%
- Israel0.24%
- Puerto Rico0.23%
- Canada0.22%
- France0.15%
- 0.39%
EES Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EES$12,445
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 | EES |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.0% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | −2.7% |
| 1 year | +24.5% |
| 3 years | +17.3% |
| 5 years | +7.2% |
| 10 years | +10.3% |
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 | EES |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | +9.5% | |
| 2023 | +18.5% | |
| 2022 | −16.2% | |
| 2021 | +34.4% | |
| 2020 | +3.0% |
EES in the news
EES Dividends
- 1.18%
- $0.77
- $0.21 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EES Risk
- 19.5%
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.
- 0.61
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.
- −27.4%
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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EES Cost
0.38%
EES0.38%
- The middle half of US Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.22%
12 of the 16 US Small-Cap funds charge less.
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