TEQI vs WTV

TEQIBT. Rowe Price Equity Income ETF

WTVAWisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

In short

TEQI A stock-picker's take on value: T. Rowe Price's equity income strategy in ETF form, hunting out-of-favor dividend payers. Roughly 120 names, quarterly payouts, measured against the Russell 1000 Value rather than cloning it.

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

TEQI The fund seeks a high level of dividend income and long-term capital growth.

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

• TEQI Genuinely active. The stated job is a high level of dividend income plus long-term capital growth, run as a manageable book of roughly 120 stocks.
• 0.54% a year sits mid-pack for active value, and undercuts several rivals judged against the same Russell 1000 Value benchmark.
• Pays quarterly, has been trading since 2020, and lands in the stronger half of the active large-cap value group on our review.
• Stays on its stated lane: a value portfolio that behaves like one, rather than a growth book wearing a value label.

• 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

• TEQI One of the quieter tickers in its category. Thin volume means the price you pay can drift from the value of what's inside.
• You're paying for human judgment: systematic value funds like AVLV and WTV charge a fraction of 0.54%.
• The income mandate is a goal, not a fixed rate. There's no declared target yield, and distributions can include return of capital.

• 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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