Launched on 07/13/2007, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.
Emerging market equities, particularly the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund ETF, have shown strong performance, driven by high dividend yields and minimum volatility. Despite recent underperformance and technical challenges, DEM's valuation remains compelling with a forward earnings multiple of 7.6x and an earnings yield above 13%. DEM's portfolio is heavily weighted towards Financials and Energy sectors, which contribute to its high yield but also add cyclical risk.
In 2025, emerging markets are anything but uniform, with Poland up over 35% while Thailand has plunged nearly 12%, highlighting the massive dispersion beneath the modest 5.7% year-to-date gain of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Latin America has quietly outperformed thanks to stability and low expectations, while parts of Asia have disappointed due to weak exports, political uncertainty and fading commodity tailwinds. The WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund aims to thrive on yield and value in politically re-rating markets like Poland and Colombia.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 07/13/2007.
Making its debut on 07/13/2007, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.
The WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund ETF invests in high dividend emerging market stocks domiciled primarily in China, Taiwan, and Brazil. Companies in DEM's portfolio offer a circa 12% earnings yield, indicating the payout ratio is only marginally above 50%. GDP growth projections by the IMF show that countries in which DEM invests will likely deliver ~3.5% GDP growth in 2025.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 07/13/2007.
U.S. investors tend to have a home bias when it comes to investing, which may lead to missed opportunities internationally.
Launched on 07/13/2007, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.
DEM was launched in 2007 and tracks the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index. The fund's selection criteria include dividend size, earnings, quality, and momentum factors. Weighting is based on annual dividend streams, with allocation rules in place to manage risk and ensure stability.