ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for DGS
DGS is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index. The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. Companies included in the Index fall within the bottom 10% of total market capitalization of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index as of the annual index measurement date.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Emerging Markets Equities | 0.63% | 2007-10-30 | WisdomTree | ETF | +4.52% |
* As of 05-23-2012
DGS Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A- | EEM |
| Expenses | B | VWO |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for DGS on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Emerging Markets Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
DGS Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for DGS, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in DGS's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for DGS
This ETF offers an opportunity to access small cap emerging markets equities, making it a nice complement to funds such as EEM or VWO that are heavy on large cap stocks. Because mega caps are often multi-national companies that generate revenues in multiple regions, small caps can be better "pure...
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