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WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund

QIGCboeWisdomTreeB

$42.68+0.05 (+0.12%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:56 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 72 prints from 42.63 to 42.68. Range 42.63 to 42.76. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.6542.7042.7342.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.18%
Fund size
$17M
1Y total return
−0.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.14%
Holdings
511
Avg volume · 30D
1.14K sh
52W range
low $42.00high $45.51
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QIG Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Rank
16 of 49
Six-pillar profile for QIG. Scores out of 100: Cost 70, Risk 48, Mission 100, Tradability 25, Holdings 60, Durability 50. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (25). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 49
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 45
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 49
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 43 of 49
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 49
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 49

Our read on QIG

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost investment-grade corporate bond ETFs just buy the market. QIG screens U.S. investment-grade issuers on fundamental and income characteristics first, then pays out monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Corporate Bond Index. The index selects U.S. investment-grade corporate issuers based on favorable fundamental and income characteristics.

Why people hold it

  • The screen is the whole point: the index picks investment-grade corporate issuers on fundamental and income characteristics instead of simply following whoever borrowed the most.
  • 0.18% a year, slightly under the typical investment-grade corporate bond ETF, which is lean for a rules-based screen rather than plain beta.
  • Roughly 500 bonds behind it, with distributions on a monthly cadence.
  • Straight passive indexing of one named benchmark, the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Corporate Bond Index, with no manager discretion layered on top.

Worth knowing

  • A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than the category heavyweights. Limit orders matter more here.
  • Plain market-cap rivals like VCIT, USIG and SPIB charge 0.03% to 0.04%, so the quality tilt costs extra basis points versus the cheapest beta.
  • Still corporate credit: values move with interest rates and credit spreads, and investment grade is a rating band, not a safety guarantee.

QIG Performance

Launched Apr 27, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

QIG$9,910
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QIG $9,910. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for QIG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQIG
Year to date−1.4%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.7%
1 year−0.9%
3 yearsper year+6.2%
5 yearsper year−0.3%
10 yearsper year+2.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QIG
YearReturn barQIG
2026 YTD−1.4%
2025+7.8%
2024+2.3%
2023+8.5%
2022−16.2%
2021−1.5%
2020+9.7%

QIG in the news

QIG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.14%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.19Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 25, 2023 $0.13; Feb 22, 2023 $0.13; Mar 27, 2023 $0.16; Apr 24, 2023 $0.17; May 24, 2023 $0.17; Jun 26, 2023 $0.17; Jul 25, 2023 $0.17; Aug 25, 2023 $0.16; Sep 25, 2023 $0.16; Oct 25, 2023 $0.16; Nov 24, 2023 $0.16; Dec 22, 2023 $0.16; Jan 25, 2024 $0.16; Feb 23, 2024 $0.16; Mar 22, 2024 $0.16; Apr 24, 2024 $0.14; May 24, 2024 $0.16; Jun 25, 2024 $0.17; Jul 26, 2024 $0.18; Aug 27, 2024 $0.18; Sep 25, 2024 $0.18; Oct 28, 2024 $0.18; Nov 25, 2024 $0.18; Dec 26, 2024 $0.21; Jan 28, 2025 $0.18; Feb 25, 2025 $0.17; Mar 26, 2025 $0.20; Apr 25, 2025 $0.18; May 27, 2025 $0.19; Jun 25, 2025 $0.17; Jul 28, 2025 $0.19; Aug 26, 2025 $0.19; Sep 25, 2025 $0.17; Oct 28, 2025 $0.18; Nov 24, 2025 $0.19; Dec 26, 2025 $0.18; Jan 27, 2026 $0.18; Feb 24, 2026 $0.16; Mar 26, 2026 $0.20; Apr 27, 2026 $0.18; May 26, 2026 $0.19; Jun 25, 2026 $0.18; Jul 28, 2026 $0.19; Aug 26, 2026 $0.18; Sep 25, 2026 $0.18; Oct 27, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.20
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.18
Aug 26, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.18
Jul 28, 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.19
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.18
May 26, 2026May 28, 2026$0.19
Apr 27, 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.18
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.20
Feb 24, 2026Feb 26, 2026$0.16
Jan 27, 2026Jan 29, 2026$0.18
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.18
Nov 24, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.19

See all 129 payments⁠

$10,000 in QIG 10 years ago paid $3,522 in dividends.⁠

QIG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.29
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.4%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QIG Cost

Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate

$3,111

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QIG 0.18%

    $3,749

  • SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QIG 0.18%
  • SPBO 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530QIG $3,749SPBO $638

Year by year

YearQIGSPBOOverpaying
10$328$55$273
20$1,281$216$1,065
30$3,749$638$3,111

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