GULF vs. MES: Head-To-Head ETF Comparison

Overview

Some important comparison metrics here are expense ratio, issuer, AUM, and shares outstanding, among others. Furthermore, ADV in the 11th and 12th row, which stands for Average Daily Volume, can help investors avoid illiquid ETFs.

	GULF	MES
Name	WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund	VanEck Vectors Gulf States Index ETF
ETF Database Category	Financials Equities	Emerging Markets Equities
Index	WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Index	Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index
Index Description	View Index	View Index
Expense Ratio	0.88%	0.99%
Issuer	Wisdom Tree Asset Management Inc.	Van Eck Associates Corporation
Structure	ETF	ETF
Inception Date	2008-07-16	N/A
AUM	$13.3M	$0.00
Shares Outstanding	800K	0
ADV(1 month)	1,848.0	1,405.0
ADV(3 month)	6,002.0	783.0
ETF Home Page	View Page	View Page
Fact Sheet Link	Fact Sheet	Fact Sheet

Holdings

Compare the number of holdings, all ETF holdings, asset allocation, and much more. Each asset class has unique holdings data. For instance, only equity ETFs will display sector and market cap breakdown, among other equity fields. Bond ETFs on the other hand, will display the type of bond, coupon breakdown, credit quality, and more bond specific metrics.

Holdings data for these ETFs could not be compared.

ESG Scores

ESG Scores represent how an ETF's constituents, in aggregate, manage ESG risks and opportunities. Compare ESG metrics across multiple themes including environmental, social, governance and morality.

	GULF	MES
ESG Score	N/A	N/A
ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	N/A	N/A
ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	N/A	N/A
Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
Severe Environment Controversies (%)
Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)	N/A	N/A
Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	N/A	N/A
Severe Governance Controversies (%)

Environmental Responsible Scores

	GULF	MES

Socially Responsible Scores

	GULF	MES

Responsible Governance Scores

	GULF	MES

Performance

In addition to weekly, YTD and yearly returns, this section features the ETF’s beta, P/E ratio, dividend data, and risk metrics. Risk adjusted return comparisons can be made with the help of beta and standard deviation on this page.

	GULF	MES
1 Week Return	2.22%	3.19%
2 Week Return	4.63%	1.50%
1 Month Return	N/A	N/A
3 Month Return	N/A	N/A
26 Week Return	-14.93%	4.27%
YTD Return	-18.09%	3.85%
1 Year Return	-16.16%	-4.78%
3 Year Return	1.68%	0.43%
Beta	0.51	0.53
P/E Ratio	10.92	11.79
Annual Dividend Rate	$0.65	$0.94
Dividend Date	2020-03-24	2015-12-21
Dividend	$0.09	$0.94
Annual Dividend Yield %	4.00%	4.09%
5 Day Volatility	225.98%	131.73%
20 Day Volatility	15.95%	60.64%
50 Day Volatility	36.36%	39.42%
200 Day Volatility	53.94%	30.68%
Standard Deviation	1.89%	1.29%

Technicals

Most of the main technical indicators are available to compare here. This includes moving averages, MACD, RSI, bollinger bands, support and resistance levels, and more. Compare these to figure out the best entry points from a technical setup perspective.

	GULF	MES
20 Day MA	$15.92	$22.32
60 Day MA	$15.62	$22.57
MACD 15 Period	0.42	0.66
MACD 100 Period	-0.88	0.7
Williams % Range 10 Day	12.63	0.0
Williams % Range 20 Day	37.36	0.0
RSI 10 Day	66.84	56.22
RSI 20 Day	55.41	53.49
RSI 30 Day	51.03	52.89
Ultimate Oscillator	56.52	47.44
Lower Bollinger Band (10 Day)	$15.59	$20.74
Upper Bollinger Band (10 Day)	$16.45	$23.49
Lower Bollinger Band (20 Day)	$15.51	$21.16
Upper Bollinger Band (20 Day)	$16.36	$23.39
Lower Bollinger Band (30 Day)	$15.14	$21.38
Upper Bollinger Band (30 Day)	$16.41	$23.60
Support Level 1	$16.16	$22.10
Support Level 2	$15.99	$21.24
Resistance Level 1	$16.50	$23.38
Resistance Level 2	$16.67	$23.80
Stochastic Oscillator %D - 1 Day	62.63	65.63
Stochastic Oscillator %D - 5 Days	69.76	62.75
Stochastic Oscillator %K - 1 Day	51.41	53.81
Stochastic Oscillator %K - 5 Days	62.98	57.83

Database

Compare the ETF’s asset class metrics, region exposure, structure, inception date and many more important database factors in the table below.

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Analyst Take

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GULF	This ETF offers exposure to the Middle East, making it an interesting option for investors looking to bet on a region that can exhibit significant volatility. The regions covered by this ETF generally receive only minor allocations in global...
MES	MES offers exposure to Middle Eastern equities, holding companies that obtain the majority of their revenues from or are domiciled in countries that belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council. For investors who want to overweight Persian Gulf equities in their portfolios,...

Realtime Ratings

The ETF Database Realtime Ratings allow advisors and investors to objectively compare ETFs based on ratings of six key metrics as well as an Overall Rating.

	GULF	MES
Name	WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund	VanEck Vectors Gulf States Index ETF
Liquidity	N/A	N/A
Expenses	N/A	N/A
Returns
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration
Overall