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WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund
$37.34+0.27 (+0.74%)
- 0.58%
- $65M
- +7.9%
- 2.44%
- 0M sh
- $37.12
- low $34.77high $40.59
The ETF.net EUDG Grade
D
Score 39 out of 100
- 32 of 35
Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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.A97 out of 100Rank 9 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F20 out of 100Rank 33 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F14 out of 100Rank 34 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 26 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 32 of 35
Our read on EUDG
DEurope only, screened for dividend payers that also look like growers, then weighted by the cash dividends they actually pay rather than by market value. A single-continent bet in a cohort stuffed with broad developed-market factor funds.
EUDG seeks to follow dividend-paying companies with growth characteristics across the European equity market. Its underlying index selects constituents using combined growth and quality factors and weights them by annual cash dividends.
Why people hold it
- The label is the product: European dividend payers screened on growth and quality, then weighted by the cash dividends they pay instead of by market value.wisdomtree.com
- What it holds matches what it advertises about as closely as this cohort gets, with no side bets hiding under the name.
- Roughly 220 stocks and a quarterly distribution, so the dividend theme shows up in the cash flow, not just the ticker name.
- Live since 2014, so there is a decade-plus of real trading history to inspect rather than a backtest.
Worth knowing
- At 0.58% a year it sits above the typical expense ratio in its factor group, and broader alternatives like QLVD (0.15%) and EFAV (0.20%) charge less.
- Thinly traded and modest in size, so bid-ask spreads can add cost beyond the headline fee, especially on larger or fast orders.
- Europe and nothing else: no Japan, no US, no emerging markets, and results ride euro, pound and franc moves against the dollar.wisdomtree.com
EUDG Holdings
- Stocks
- 235
- 35%
- NOVN.SW
Sectors
- Industrials20.7%
- Financials17.5%
- Health Care17.4%
- Consumer Discretionary12.9%
- Consumer Staples12.1%
- Technology6.3%
- Communication4.3%
- Energy4.1%
- Materials3.2%
- Utilities1.6%
Geography
- United Kingdom21.30%
- Switzerland19.21%
- France13.68%
- Germany11.07%
- Netherlands9.07%
- Spain7.56%
- Sweden6.19%
- Austria2.63%
- 9.29%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
EUDG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EUDG$10,792
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 | EUDG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.6% |
| 1 month | −4.6% |
| 3 months | −4.6% |
| 1 year | +7.9% |
| 3 years | +11.4% |
| 5 years | +5.4% |
| 10 years | +8.2% |
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 | EUDG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.6% | |
| 2025 | +29.0% | |
| 2024 | −4.3% | |
| 2023 | +19.3% | |
| 2022 | −18.3% | |
| 2021 | +16.9% | |
| 2020 | +11.2% |
EUDG in the news
EUDG Dividends
- 2.44%
- $0.90
- $0.05 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EUDG Risk
- 13.5%
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.
- 0.58
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.
- −32.8%
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EUDG Cost
0.58%
EUDG0.58%
- 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
- CGCOWPacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +21.7%
- CEUDVProShares - MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +1.5%
- CGENWGenter Capital International Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +19.5%
- DIHDGWisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +14.7%
- FIDVYFirst Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return —