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WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund
$51.86+0.12 (+0.23%)
- 0.58%
- $2.1B
- +14.7%
- 1.80%
- 0.1M sh
- $51.66
- low $46.00high $54.14
The ETF.net IHDG Grade
D
Score 35 out of 100
- 33 of 35
Score 35 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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D25 out of 100Rank 31 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B65 out of 100Rank 10 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 22 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 35
Our read on IHDG
DInternational dividend funds are usually two bets: foreign stocks and foreign currencies. IHDG keeps the stocks and hedges the currency, tracking a WisdomTree index of developed-market dividend payers screened for profitability and growth.
The fund seeks to track the pre-fee and pre-expense price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index.
Why people hold it
- Forward contracts strip out yen, euro and pound swings, so results track what the stocks do at home rather than what the dollar does.wisdomtree.com
- Rules-based selection: developed-market dividend payers ranked on earnings growth expectations plus three-year ROE and ROA, then weighted by the dividends they pay.wisdomtree.com
- Running since 2014, a multi-billion-dollar fund holding roughly 300 names outside the US and Canada, paying quarterly.
Worth knowing
- At 0.58% a year it runs above its peer-group median and well above unhedged rivals like VIGI (0.07%) and IGRO (0.15%). The hedge and the screen are what you pay for.
- Hedging cuts both ways: a falling dollar no longer flatters returns, and the hedge's cost tracks the gap between US and foreign short-term rates.wisdomtree.com
- WisdomTree flags that the strategy may make higher capital gain distributions than other ETFs, worth knowing in a taxable account.wisdomtree.com
IHDG Holdings
- Stocks
- 284
- 29%
- 7203.T
Sectors
- Industrials21.1%
- Consumer Discretionary19.7%
- Financials17.4%
- Technology13.3%
- Health Care8.8%
- Materials5.4%
- Communication5.2%
- Consumer Staples4.2%
- Energy3.8%
- Utilities0.8%
- Real Estate0.3%
Geography
- Japan21.58%
- United Kingdom15.45%
- France11.85%
- Germany9.39%
- Netherlands8.41%
- Spain6.98%
- Switzerland6.26%
- Sweden4.87%
- 15.22%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
IHDG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IHDG$11,468
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 | IHDG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.1% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −1.3% |
| 1 year | +14.7% |
| 3 years | +12.0% |
| 5 years | +8.0% |
| 10 years | +10.2% |
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 | IHDG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.1% | |
| 2025 | +14.2% | |
| 2024 | +5.3% | |
| 2023 | +20.0% | |
| 2022 | −11.5% | |
| 2021 | +19.7% | |
| 2020 | +10.5% |
IHDG in the news
IHDG Dividends
- 1.80%
- $0.93
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IHDG Risk
- 10.5%
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.
- 0.73
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.
- −19.6%
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.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IHDG Cost
0.58%
IHDG0.58%
- 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%
- DEUDGWisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +7.9%
- FIDVYFirst Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return —