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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 plays” on the local economy and may be more reflective of domestic consumption patterns. DGS is a nice option for small cap emerging market exposure, an asset class that is often overlooked but that can be a valuable addition to most portfolios.
| Segment | Equity: Emerging Markets - Small Cap |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Small Cap |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | Dividends |
| Weighting Scheme | Dividends |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| DGS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 1018 | 522 | 1240 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 8.90% | 34.05% | 6.40% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 11.92% | 41.15% | 8.91% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 26.58% | 66.41% | 23.04% |
| DGS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 0.36% | 49.00% | 0.09% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 19.57% | 32.64% | 17.18% |
| Small (>600M) | 67.24% | 13.02% | 71.75% |
| Micro (<600M) | 12.83% | 2.57% | 10.97% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| DGS | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.65 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.55 |
| Dividend Date | 2021-09-24 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 2.00 | $ 0.88 | $ 1.60 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 3.79% | 2.51% | 3.09% |
View charts featuring DGS price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 19.52 M 1 Month Net Flows: 73.31 M 3 Month Net Flows: 177.02 M 6 Month Net Flows: 319.86 M 1 Year Net Flows: 540.34 M 3 Year Net Flows: 961.08 M 5 Year Net Flows: 1.26 B 10 Year Net Flows: 1.59 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for DGS on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Emerging Markets Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
DGS does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers.
| DGS |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -4.53% | -5.12% | -5.40% |
| 3 Month Return | -6.64% | -13.70% | -7.77% |
| YTD Return | -6.96% | -13.97% | -10.33% |
| 1 Year Return | -3.09% | -15.73% | -8.79% |
| 3 Year Return | 26.70% | 9.08% | 32.41% |
| 5 Year Return | 31.29% | 6.89% | 29.39% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of DGS's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | 74.79% |
| North, Central and South America | 12.3% |
| Europe | 12.26% |
| Other | 0.63% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | 26.52% |
| China | 11.89% |
| South Korea | 11.55% |
| South Africa | 8.84% |
| India | 7.7% |
| Thailand | 7.57% |
| Brazil | 7.49% |
| Mexico | 3.62% |
| Malaysia | 3.49% |
| Hong Kong | 3.25% |
| Turkey | 2.8% |
| Indonesia | 1.42% |
| Philippines | 1.39% |
| Chile | 1.01% |
| Other | 0.63% |
| Poland | 0.53% |
| United States | 0.19% |
| Hungary | 0.06% |
| Mauritius | 0.03% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of DGS's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 21.71% |
| Electronic Technology | 13.03% |
| Process Industries | 9.79% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 6.84% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 6.04% |
| Utilities | 5.8% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 5.02% |
| Distribution Services | 4.57% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.1% |
| Industrial Services | 3.74% |
| Retail Trade | 2.75% |
| Transportation | 2.73% |
| Commercial Services | 2.25% |
| Energy Minerals | 1.99% |
| Health Technology | 1.88% |
| Miscellaneous | 1.79% |
| Technology Services | 1.62% |
| Consumer Services | 1.36% |
| Communications | 1.32% |
| Health Services | 1.02% |
| CASH | 0.63% |
| Other | 0.0% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Small | 67.24% |
| Mid | 19.57% |
| Micro | 12.83% |
| Large | 0.36% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 88.46% |
| Non-Voting Depositary Receipt | 7.57% |
| Unit | 3.14% |
| CASH | 0.63% |
| Exchange Traded Fund (ETF-ETF) | 0.18% |
| Other | 0.0% |
| Warrant | 0.0% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 21.71% |
| Electronic Technology | 13.03% |
| Process Industries | 9.79% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 6.84% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 6.04% |
| Utilities | 5.8% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 5.02% |
| Distribution Services | 4.57% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.1% |
| Industrial Services | 3.74% |
| Retail Trade | 2.75% |
| Transportation | 2.73% |
| Commercial Services | 2.25% |
| Energy Minerals | 1.99% |
| Health Technology | 1.88% |
| Miscellaneous | 1.79% |
| Technology Services | 1.62% |
| Consumer Services | 1.36% |
| Communications | 1.32% |
| Health Services | 1.02% |
| CASH | 0.63% |
| Other | 0.0% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 50.47% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 21.36% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 18.88% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 17.87% |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Standard Deviation | 1.29% |
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