Currency-hedged equity indexes are designed to provide exposure to foreign companies while neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the value of foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Hyun Kang discusses how currency carry impacts hedged equities.
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While many investors bemoaned market returns in 2022, a bright spot in the U.S. market was the WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend strategy (DHS). Despite near-term headwinds, Brad Krom outlines the potential for a multi-year cycle for value investing and how DHS represents one of the lowest-priced segments of the market.
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Investors tend to gravitate to quality for its defensive characteristics during economic downturns and periods of market volatility. While the global economy continues to battle with record inflation, Brian Manby examines this concept with our own suite of quality products.
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Year after year, it seems as though U.S. equities vanquish international markets, but this may be about to shift. Christopher Gannatti discusses the possibility of a new trend and how the quality factor may be well-positioned.
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Equity markets started 2023 as they closed 2022, with positive performance across regions. However, it was anything but plain sailing for investors as tighter monetary policies started to bite and the most vulnerable banks started to fall. Pierre Debru analyzes how equity factors behaved in this complicated first quarter and how this may have impacted investors’ portfolios.
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Earlier this year, Intel announced a reduction of its quarterly dividend from $0.365 dividends per share to $0.125—a cut of 66% and a saving of $4 billion a year. Matt Wagner takes a closer look into this and the screening process we use for U.S. High Dividend Fund to mitigate exposure to a company like Intel.
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