DEM vs DGRE: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

DEMBNYSE Arca

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

DGRECNasdaq

Overlap

15.3%by weight

Expense ratio

DGRE −0.31pt a year

DEM0.63%DGRE0.32%

Avg volume · 30D

DEM 20.1×the volume

DEM231KDGRE11.5K

10Y return · a year

DEM +1.0pt

DEM+8.6%DGRE+7.6%

DEM vs DGRE Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+59.3%DEM+49.1%DGRE

Expense ratio: DEM 0.63%; DGRE 0.32%, better
Fund size: DEM $3.98B; DGRE $142M
1Y total return: DEM +18.8%; DGRE +23.5%, better
Yield (12M): DEM 3.40%, better; DGRE 1.51%
Holdings: DEM 559; DGRE 279
Avg volume (30D): DEM 231K sh, better; DGRE 11.5K sh
NAV per share: DEM $52.83; DGRE $37.25
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DEM, DGRE, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DEM	DGRE
Cost30% weight	F19	A82Higher
Mission25% weight	A99	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B66Higher	F23
Tradability15% weight	A92Higher	F22
Holdings10% weight	B67Higher	F24
Durability5% weight	A75Higher	C46

Rank among Emerging Markets Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DEM and DGRE are both graded against the same 10 Emerging Markets Dividend Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Dividend Index⁠

Category · 10 funds

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DEM ranks 4th and DGRE 6th of 10 funds in the Emerging Markets Dividend Index Category.

Rank 1ADVYEiShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETFScore 70
Rank 1AEDIVState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETFScore 70
Rank 3BDIEMFranklin Emerging Market Core Dividend Tilt Index ETFScore 66
Rank 4BDEMWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend FundScore 64
Rank 4BDGSWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend FundScore 64
Rank 6CDGREWisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 48
Rank 7CEMDVProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETFScore 46

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DEMBWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

DGRECWisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

In short

DEM One of the original emerging-market dividend ETFs (2007). DEM ranks EM payers by yield, keeps only the top slice, then weights them by the actual dollars of dividends they pay. Income-first EM, not market-cap EM.

DGRE Most emerging-market dividend funds hunt the fattest yields. DGRE hunts profitable companies with growing earnings that happen to pay dividends, and charges roughly half the typical fee in its group.

Stated mandate

DEM The fund seeks to track high-dividend-yielding companies in emerging markets and provides targeted emerging-market all-cap equity exposure.

DGRE The Fund seeks income and capital appreciation and invests primarily in emerging-market dividend-paying common stocks with growth characteristics.

Why people hold it

DEM Launched in 2007, it is one of the earliest EM high-dividend funds and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar portfolio spread across roughly 500 stocks.
Weights companies by the cash dividends they actually pay, so dividend dollars rather than market cap drive the portfolio, with weights reset at the annual screening.sec.gov
The screen is strict: only the highest-yielding 30% of WisdomTree's emerging-market dividend universe makes the index.sec.gov
Hugs its index closely and sits among the easier funds in its peer group to get in and out of.

DGRE 0.32% a year, against a 0.60% median for emerging-market dividend screens. It also undercuts WisdomTree's own DEM (0.63%) and DGS (0.58%).
The screen is forward-looking: rank emerging-market dividend payers on profitability and expected earnings growth, then weight holdings by dividends paid.wisdomtree.com wisdomtree.com 2
Roughly 300 names spread across emerging markets, cash paid quarterly, and a live record dating to 2013.

Worth knowing

DEM At 0.63% a year it runs a touch above the typical fund in its peer group, and roughly triple index-tilt rival DIEM at 0.19%.
Buying dividend dollars pulls the basket toward the biggest payers in a handful of countries and sectors; the index applies country and sector caps at each annual screening.sec.gov
Payouts arrive quarterly and move with emerging-market dividends and currencies; a company paying today can stop paying tomorrow.wisdomtree.com

DGRE A smaller, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the biggest emerging-market dividend names.
Quality and growth come before raw yield here, so income can sit lighter than yield-maximizing peers like DEM and DVYE.
Dividend weighting with country and sector caps pushes the country mix well away from a cap-weighted emerging-market benchmark.wisdomtree.com wisdomtree.com 2

Full DEM profile⁠

Full DGRE profile⁠

DEM vs DGRE Holdings

How DEM and DGRE differ

Overlap by weight

15.3%

Shared holdings make up 28.1% of DEM and 21.5% of DGRE.

Level by level

Holdings70 in both15.3%
Countryby domicile56.8%
Sector11 Sectors76.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DEM and DGRE, widest gap first
Sector	More in DEMMore in DGRE	DEM	DGRE
Technology	DGRE +18.2 points	22.9%	41.1%
Financials	DEM +8.7 points	26.0%	17.3%
Energy	DEM +7.9 points	10.1%	2.2%
Consumer Staples	DEM +3.2 points	7.1%	3.9%
Health Care	DGRE +2.2 points	1.4%	3.6%
Utilities	DEM +1.6 points	4.4%	2.8%
Materials	DGRE +1.5 points	5.0%	6.5%
Real Estate	DEM +1.4 points	3.4%	2.0%
Industrials	DGRE +0.9 points	9.7%	10.6%
Communication	DGRE +0.3 points	3.9%	4.2%
Consumer Discretionary	DEM +0.3 points	6.2%	5.9%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DEM and DGRE, widest gap first
Country	More in DEMMore in DGRE	DEM	DGRE
China	DEM +26.1 points	26.1%	0.0%
South Korea	DGRE +19.5 points	7.0%	26.5%
India	DGRE +9.2 points	6.2%	15.4%
Taiwan	DGRE +9.0 points	20.5%	29.5%
South Africa	DEM +6.4 points	11.1%	4.7%
Thailand	DEM +3.5 points	4.7%	1.2%
Indonesia	DEM +2.9 points	3.4%	0.5%
Brazil	DEM +2.1 points	7.3%	5.2%
Other countries (8)	DGRE +3.4 points	13.6%	17.0%

Outside the US: DEM 0% developed, 100% emerging. DGRE 0% developed, 100% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DEM23.4%
DGRE35.5%

Securities held

DEM538
DGRE260

Asset class

DEM: Equity
DGRE: Equity

Holdings

Only in DEM468
In both70
Only in DGRE190

Only in DEM

468 securities, 73.5% of DEM by weight

China Construction Bank-H4.08%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China-H2.47%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA2.41%
Grupo Financiero Banorte-O2.25%
Midea Group Co Ltd2.21%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co2.08%
Hyundai Motor Co1.85%
Saudi Arabian Oil Co1.67%
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China1.57%
Industrial Bank Co Ltd -A1.43%
PetroChina Co Ltd1.31%
Gold Fields Ltd1.25%
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB0.95%
United Microelectronics Corp0.94%
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd0.82%
Bank Rakyat Indonesia0.67%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp H0.63%
Ptt Pcl - Nvdr0.58%
CITIC Ltd0.58%
Malayan Banking Bhd0.57%
KT&G Corp0.54%
Coal India Ltd0.52%
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd0.51%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacific0.51%
ABSA Group Ltd0.50%
Kookmin Bank0.50%
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd0.40%
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Maring Engineering Co Ltd0.40%
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine0.39%
Novatek Microelectronics Corp0.39%
H World Group Ltd0.39%
Growthpoint Properties Ltd0.39%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd0.38%
Hana Financial Group Inc0.37%
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd0.37%
PTT Explor & Prod PCL-NVDR0.35%
Qatar National Bank SAQ0.34%
Highwealth Construction Corp0.34%
Cia Paranaense de Energia0.34%
Shinhan Financial Group Ltd0.33%
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de0.32%
Indian Oil Corp Ltd0.32%
Adnoc Gas PLC0.32%
Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd0.31%
Midea Group Co Ltd-H0.31%
Emirates Integrated Telecommun0.31%
Vodacom Group Pty Ltd0.30%
Haier Smart Home Co Ltd-H0.30%
Redefine Properties Ltd0.30%
Korea Electric Power Corp0.29%

Only in DGRE

190 securities, 78.7% of DGRE by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd10.80%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd8.62%
SK Hynix Inc6.74%
International Container Term Ser1.45%
Wiwynn Corp1.33%
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV1.22%
Samsung Electronics-Pref1.13%
KGHM Polska Miedz SA1.09%
Asia Vital Components Co Ltd1.07%
Celltrion Inc1.06%
Arabian Internet & Communica1.03%
Vibra Energia Sa0.99%
Accton Technology Corp0.98%
Banco de Credito e Inversiones0.87%
LS Electric0.81%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.81%
Reliance Industries Ltd0.71%
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co0.69%
Global Unichip Corp0.66%
Yuhan Corp0.65%
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd0.65%
TVS Motor Co Ltd0.63%
Hyundai Glovis Co Ltd0.61%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone0.59%
Southern Copper Corp0.58%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd0.58%
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de CV0.57%
Mega Financial Holding Co Ltd0.57%
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Es0.56%
Cemex SAB de CV0.53%
Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA0.53%
Bharat Electronics Ltd0.52%
Elite Material Co Ltd0.51%
Yageo Corp0.50%
ICICI Bank Ltd0.50%
Bid Corp Ltd0.48%
Arca Continental SAB de CV0.46%
Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd0.46%
Lpp SA0.45%
Taiwan Business Bank0.44%
Cipla Ltd/India0.43%
King Slide Works Co Ltd0.42%
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd0.41%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd0.41%
E.Sun Financial Holding Co Ltd0.39%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.38%
Acwa Power Co0.38%
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co0.38%
FarEas Tone Telecommunications0.37%
Co for Cooperative Insurance/T0.37%

Weight gaps

All 70 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DEM and DGRE, widest gap first
Holding	More in DEMMore in DGRE	DEM	DGRE
Sar	DEM +1.52 points	1.52%	<0.01%
Infosys Ltd	DEM +1.01 points	1.41%	0.40%
CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd	DEM +0.83 points	1.35%	0.52%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	DEM +0.83 points	0.84%	0.01%
MediaTek Inc	DEM +0.72 points	2.76%	2.04%
National Commercial Bank	DEM +0.62 points	0.96%	0.34%
Saudi Telecom Co	DEM +0.61 points	0.93%	0.32%
Ambev S.A.	DEM +0.58 points	0.72%	0.14%
Quanta Computer Inc	DEM +0.57 points	1.16%	0.59%
Asustek Computer Inc	DEM +0.56 points	0.68%	0.12%
Outsurance Group Ltd	DGRE +0.52 points	0.03%	0.55%
FirstRand Ltd	DEM +0.48 points	0.78%	0.30%
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co	DGRE +0.47 points	0.43%	0.90%
HCL Technologies Ltd	DEM +0.41 points	0.60%	0.19%
Axia Energia	DEM +0.40 points	0.52%	0.12%
Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd	DEM +0.40 points	0.47%	0.07%
DB Insurance Co Ltd	DGRE +0.37 points	0.04%	0.41%
Bank Pekao SA	DGRE +0.36 points	0.30%	0.66%
Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd	DGRE +0.33 points	0.52%	0.85%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT	DEM +0.32 points	0.35%	0.03%
Kuwaiti Dinar	DEM +0.33 points	0.33%	0.00%
Advanced Info Service PCL - NVDR	DEM +0.29 points	0.44%	0.15%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT	DEM +0.30 points	0.35%	0.05%
Emaar Development PJSC	DGRE +0.25 points	0.22%	0.47%
Ultrapar Participacoes SA	DEM +0.25 points	0.26%	0.01%
Orlen SA	DEM +0.25 points	1.30%	1.05%
Manila Electric Co	DGRE +0.24 points	0.16%	0.40%
Moneta Money Bank AS	DGRE +0.24 points	0.02%	0.26%
Air Arabia PJSC	DGRE +0.23 points	0.22%	0.45%
Arab National Bank	DGRE +0.22 points	0.04%	0.26%
Dubai Electricity & Water Au	DGRE +0.21 points	0.29%	0.50%
ITC Ltd	DEM +0.21 points	0.45%	0.24%
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB d	DEM +0.20 points	0.22%	0.02%
Banco de Chile	DGRE +0.20 points	0.07%	0.27%
Mobile Telecommunications Co	DGRE +0.20 points	0.46%	0.66%
Krung Thai Bank PCL - NVDR	DGRE +0.18 points	0.01%	0.19%
AMMB Holdings Bhd	DGRE +0.17 points	0.03%	0.20%
Ooredoo QSC	DGRE +0.17 points	0.24%	0.41%
Caixa Seguridade Participaco	DGRE +0.17 points	<0.01%	0.18%
Eclat Textile Co Ltd	DEM +0.17 points	0.18%	0.01%
Emaar Properties PJSC	DEM +0.16 points	1.28%	1.12%
Bank of the Philippine Islands	DGRE +0.16 points	0.03%	0.19%
Porto Seguro SA	DGRE +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.16%
Motiva Infraestrutura De Mob	DGRE +0.14 points	0.12%	0.26%
CIMB Group Holdings BHD	DGRE +0.14 points	0.25%	0.39%
Metropolitan Bank & Trust	DGRE +0.13 points	0.02%	0.15%
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV	DGRE +0.11 points	<0.01%	0.12%
TMB Bank PCL - NVDR	DGRE +0.11 points	0.02%	0.13%
Santander Bank Polska SA	DGRE +0.11 points	0.05%	0.16%
NH Investment & Securities Co Ltd	DGRE +0.10 points	0.02%	0.12%
Kasikornbank PCL - NVDR	DGRE +0.09 points	0.05%	0.14%
Banco Santander Chile	DGRE +0.08 points	0.04%	0.12%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt	DEM +0.09 points	0.38%	0.29%
Petronas Dagangan BHD	DGRE +0.08 points	0.13%	0.21%
Posco Intl Corp	DEM +0.08 points	0.11%	0.03%
Synnex Technology International Corp	DEM +0.08 points	0.20%	0.12%
Riyad Bank	DGRE +0.08 points	0.04%	0.12%
Standard Bank Group Ltd	DEM +0.07 points	0.64%	0.57%
Korea Investment Holdings Co Ltd	DGRE +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
MR DIY Group M Bhd	DEM +0.06 points	0.15%	0.09%
PKO Bank Polski SA	DEM +0.05 points	1.08%	1.03%
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen	DEM +0.04 points	0.18%	0.14%
Eva Airways Corp	DEM +0.03 points	0.21%	0.18%
Banque Saudi Fransi	DGRE +0.04 points	0.06%	0.10%
Etihad Etisalat Co	DGRE +0.02 points	0.29%	0.31%
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA	DEM +0.01 points	0.19%	0.18%
Sanlam Ltd	Same weight	0.09%	0.09%
Public Bank BHD	Same weight	0.26%	0.26%
Saudi British Bank/The	Same weight	0.06%	0.06%
Czech Koruna	Same weight	<0.01%	0.00%

All 502 DEM holdings⁠All 290 DGRE 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.

DEM vs DGRE Cost

Overpaying DEM vs DGRE

$5,817

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

DEM 0.63%
$12,359
DGRE 0.32%
$6,542

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DEM 0.63%
DGRE 0.32%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DEM	DGRE	Overpaying
10	$1,128	$580	$548
20	$4,311	$2,250	$2,061
30	$12,359	$6,542	$5,817

Expense ratio

0.63%DEM
0.32%DGRE, cheaper

DGRE0.32%DEM0.63%

0.19%0.66%

Middle half of Emerging Markets Dividend Index funds
Median 0.59%

DGRE 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

DEM 8th cheapest of 10 funds

DEM vs DGRE Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DEM 3.40%, better; DGRE 1.51%
Payout (12M): DEM $1.80; DGRE $0.56
Last payment: DEM $0.77; DGRE $0.20
Ex-dividend: DEM Sep 25, 2026; DGRE Sep 25, 2026
Paid on: DEM Sep 29, 2026; DGRE Sep 29, 2026
Frequency: DEM Quarterly; DGRE Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DEMQuarterly · 37 paymentsAll DEM payments⁠

DGREQuarterly · 37 paymentsAll DGRE payments⁠

DEM vs DGRE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DEM
DGRE

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DEM 10.0%, betterDGRE 17.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DEM 1.29, betterDGRE 0.98
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DEM −27.1%, betterDGRE −31.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DEM 0.73DGRE 1.15; Market = 1

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