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ABEQ vs WTV

Absolute Select Value ETF

ABEQDNYSE Arca

WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

WTVANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

WTV −0.73pt a year

ABEQ0.85%WTV0.12%

Avg volume · 30D

WTV 15.1×the volume

ABEQ11.1KWTV167K

5Y return · a year

WTV +4.8pt

ABEQ+8.9%WTV+13.7%

ABEQ vs WTV Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+53.0%ABEQ+89.6%WTV

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. ABEQ +53.0%. WTV +89.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%40%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ABEQ 0.85%
WTV 0.12%, better
Fund size
ABEQ $148M
WTV $3.33B
1Y total return
ABEQ +14.1%
WTV +20.9%, better
Yield (12M)
ABEQ 1.16%
WTV 2.00%, better
Holdings
ABEQ 24
WTV 126
Avg volume (30D)
ABEQ 11.1K sh
WTV 167K sh, better
NAV per share
ABEQ $38.95
WTV $106.90
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ABEQ: Cost 8, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 53, Holdings 14, Durability 59. WTV: Cost 100, Risk 56, Mission not scored, Tradability 89, Holdings 84, Durability 90.
Pillar letters and Scores for ABEQ, WTV, with each pillar’s weight
PillarABEQWTV
Cost30% weightF8A100Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB63HigherB56
Tradability15% weightC53A89Higher
Holdings10% weightF14A84Higher
Durability5% weightB59A90Higher

Rank among US Active Value funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ABEQ and WTV are both graded against the same 64 US Active Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Value⁠

Category · 64 funds
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WTV ranks 1st and ABEQ 52nd of 64 funds in the US Active Value Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 1AWTVWisdomTree U.S. Value FundScore 86
  3. Rank 3ASEIVSEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Value Active ETFScore 85
  4. Rank 51DBASVBrown Advisory Sustainable Value ETFScore 34
  5. Rank 52DABEQAbsolute Select Value ETFScore 32
  6. Rank 52DYALLTruth Social God Bless America ETFScore 32

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ABEQDAbsolute Select Value ETF

WTVAWisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

In short

ABEQ A stock picker in a cohort full of rules-based screens. ABEQ hunts US companies trading at deep discounts to its subadviser's estimate of fair value, aiming at positive absolute returns rather than shadowing a value benchmark.

WTV Most value funds shop for low price tags. WTV shops for cash coming back to shareholders: dividends plus net buybacks, filtered for quality and profitability. Actively run, priced like an index fund at 0.12%.

Stated mandate

ABEQ The Fund seeks positive absolute returns through active management of primarily U.S. equity securities selected for substantial discounts to the subadviser’s estimate of fair value.

WTV The fund seeks income and capital appreciation through primarily U.S. equities selected for high total shareholder yield and favorable relative quality characteristics.

Why people hold it

  • ABEQ A real active mandate: buy US equities at substantial discounts to the subadviser's fair-value estimate, with positive absolute returns as the stated goal instead of index-relative wins.
  • That absolute-return framing is unusual here. The heavyweights in US value ETFs are factor-index products (AVLV, WTV, DFLV), so this is a genuinely different way to own cheap stocks.
  • Trading since January 2020, so the strategy has a multi-year live record in real markets rather than a backtest, and it runs as a standard 1940 Act ETF.
  • WTV Charges 0.12% a year, under a quarter of the 0.55% typical for active US value funds, and less than every same-benchmark rival in its group (JAVA 0.44%, CGVV 0.33%, TEQI 0.54%).
  • "Value" here means cash returned: dividend yield plus net buyback yield, with quality and profitability screens, rather than a plain low price-to-book sort.wisdomtree.com
  • About 160 US stocks, a multi-billion-dollar asset base, and a live track record dating to 2007. Distributions land quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • ABEQ 0.85% a year is the price of a human at the wheel. Systematic value peers charge a fraction of that (WTV at 0.12%, AVLV at 0.15%), so the stock picking has real cost to overcome.
  • Thinly traded compared with the index giants in the value aisle. Spreads can be wider, and sizeable orders are worth working with limits rather than at market.
  • No benchmark to check the work against: outcomes hinge on one subadviser's fair-value judgments, and the portfolio can look nothing like a conventional value screen.
  • WTV Full equity with no downside cushion, and a value tilt that can lean into a handful of sectors. Risk is the least polished part of the profile.
  • Rules-based active, not an index tracker, so results can diverge from the Russell 1000 Value in either direction.
  • Buybacks supply much of the shareholder yield, and companies can scale repurchases back more easily than they cut dividends.wisdomtree.com

Full ABEQ profile⁠

Full WTV profile⁠

ABEQ vs WTV Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ABEQ vs WTV Cost

Overpaying ABEQ vs WTV

$13,679

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

  • ABEQ 0.85%

    $16,199

  • WTV 0.12%

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ABEQ 0.85%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530ABEQ $16,199WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearABEQWTVOverpaying
10$1,508$220$1,288
20$5,706$859$4,847
30$16,199$2,520$13,679

Expense ratio

  • 0.85%ABEQ
  • 0.12%WTV, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Value funds
  • Median 0.54%

WTV cheapest of 64 funds

ABEQ 58th cheapest of 64 funds

ABEQ vs WTV Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ABEQ 1.16%
WTV 2.00%, better
Payout (12M)
ABEQ $0.45
WTV $2.14
Last payment
ABEQ $0.23
WTV $0.55
Ex-dividend
ABEQ Jun 26, 2026
WTV Sep 25, 2026
Paid on
ABEQ Jul 1, 2026
WTV Sep 29, 2026
Frequency
ABEQ Twice a year
WTV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ABEQTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll ABEQ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 30, 2020 $0.06; Dec 30, 2020 $0.09; Jun 29, 2021 $0.04; Dec 30, 2021 $0.13; Jun 29, 2022 $0.11; Dec 29, 2022 $0.22; Jun 29, 2023 $0.40; Dec 28, 2023 $0.34; Jun 27, 2024 $0.18; Dec 30, 2024 $0.29; Jun 27, 2025 $0.22; Dec 30, 2025 $0.22; Jun 26, 2026 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
WTVQuarterly · 43 paymentsAll WTV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 43 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 27, 2017 $0.11; Jun 26, 2017 $0.15; Sep 26, 2017 $0.15; Dec 26, 2017 $0.17; Mar 20, 2018 $0.11; Jun 25, 2018 $0.16; Sep 25, 2018 $0.24; Dec 24, 2018 $0.22; Mar 26, 2019 $0.12; Jun 24, 2019 $0.15; Sep 24, 2019 $0.21; Dec 23, 2019 $0.20; Mar 24, 2020 $0.15; Jun 23, 2020 $0.19; Sep 22, 2020 $0.16; Dec 21, 2020 $0.27; Dec 30, 2020 $0.04; Mar 25, 2021 $0.22; Jun 24, 2021 $0.24; Sep 24, 2021 $0.25; Dec 27, 2021 $0.27; Mar 25, 2022 $0.23; Jun 24, 2022 $0.33; Sep 26, 2022 $0.32; Dec 23, 2022 $0.32; Mar 27, 2023 $0.20; Jun 26, 2023 $0.29; Sep 25, 2023 $0.26; Dec 22, 2023 $0.35; Dec 28, 2023 $0.02; Mar 22, 2024 $0.28; Jun 25, 2024 $0.32; Sep 25, 2024 $0.36; Dec 26, 2024 $0.33; Dec 31, 2024 $0.01; Mar 26, 2025 $0.32; Jun 25, 2025 $0.31; Sep 25, 2025 $0.38; Dec 26, 2025 $0.46; Dec 31, 2025 $0.02; Mar 26, 2026 $0.52; Jun 25, 2026 $0.59; Sep 25, 2026 $0.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

ABEQ vs WTV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • ABEQ
  • WTV
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: WTV −19.3% · Sep 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ABEQ 10.9%, betterWTV 13.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ABEQ 0.93WTV 1.33, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ABEQ −17.3%, betterWTV −19.3%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ABEQ 0.26WTV 0.94

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