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The S&P 500 is up 11.75% this year, yet nearly a third of its companies are down. Lucas Armada, Ayush Babel and Alejandro Saltiel examine how high-dividend and quality strategies could help investors maintain equity exposure through market turbulence.
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Traditional developed international allocations can miss major companies supporting the global AI buildout because Taiwan and South Korea remain outside the MSCI EAFE universe. Brian Manby makes the case for broadening the developed market opportunity set and explains how the WisdomTree True Developed International Fund (DOL) applies that approach within a dividend-focused strategy.
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Small-cap quality has trailed the market's least profitable names for years, but the gap now ranks among the widest in six decades of data. Chris Gannatti examines whether this extreme divergence signals a turning point for the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) relative to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM).
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The WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has outperformed the S&P 500 so far in 2026, even while largely avoiding the Magnificent 7. Christopher Gannatti explains how the strategy offers a different path to U.S. equity exposure without relying on mega-cap tech.
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Twenty years ago, WisdomTree launched its first family of ETFs built on a simple idea: portfolios should be anchored to corporate fundamentals, not market popularity. Jeremy Schwartz revisits how the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN) has put that philosophy into practice through two decades of changing markets.
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Nearly 13 years of ETF data show that “dividend growth” strategies can deliver meaningfully different returns, volatility and risk profiles. Christopher Gannatti explains why portfolio construction—especially sector exposure and quality screens—matters more than the label investors often rely on.
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Nearly 19 years of live performance show how dividend-focused strategies can behave across radically different emerging market cycles. Christopher Gannatti analyzes how the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (DEM)’s income-driven design creates a distinct return profile, particularly when value and capital discipline come back into favor.
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Quality stocks have outperformed in 90% of rolling 10-year periods, showing rare consistency across cycles. Ayush Babel and Hyun Kang argue that in a volatile, AI-driven world, focusing on profitability, balance sheet strength and dividend growth is key to building resilient portfolios.
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High-dividend stocks have opened 2026 with a double-digit performance gap over the S&P 500, while the broader market sits flat. Christopher Gannatti explains why the WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (DHS), with its structural differentiation and materially lower valuations, could stand out if leadership continues rotating beyond mega-cap tech.
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In 2025, unprofitable small-cap stocks are crushing quality peers, flipping the script on fundamentals. Chris Gannatti and Brian Manby explain why this risk-driven rally may be short-lived and how valuation gaps could favor quality moving forward.
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China’s equity market surged over 33% YTD in 2025, but what spikes can give, they can also take away. Chris Gannatti makes the case for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, a strategy built not to chase momentum but to endure volatility through valuation discipline and sustainable income.
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Information Technology posted one of the biggest gains among our large-cap dividend Indexes this year. Brian Manby explains how the 2025 rebalance of our dividend Indexes used Dividend Stream weighting to capture sector momentum while staying grounded in fundamentals.
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