GVLU vs WTV

GVLUCGotham 1000 Value ETF

WTVAWisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

In short

GVLU Plenty of value funds just sort stocks by a ratio. GVLU runs Gotham's own valuation on hundreds of mid- and large-cap US names and leans hardest into the widest discounts, at a price below the typical active value fund.

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

GVLU The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests in 400–600 mid- to large-capitalization U.S.-listed-company equities and weights holdings toward companies trading at the largest discount to Gotham’s value assessment, subject to risk and diversification constraints.

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

• GVLU Charges 0.50% a year, a shade under the median fee for active US value funds.
• Holds several hundred mid- and large-cap US stocks under risk and diversification limits, tilting weight toward the widest gaps between price and Gotham's own value estimate.
• Sits in the upper half of a crowded active value field, and the portfolio construction is the strongest part of the package.
• Live since 2022 as a fully active fund, so it answers to a valuation process rather than an index calendar.

• 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

• GVLU Index-built value peers undercut it on fee: AVLV at 0.15%, WTV at 0.12%. The extra cost buys Gotham's valuation work rather than a rules-based screen.
• Thinly traded and small by ETF standards, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in the giant index value funds.
• Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly, and with no benchmark index the portfolio's shape depends entirely on Gotham's model.

• 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

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