Equity Strategist
Brian Manby is an Equity Strategist at WisdomTree and part of the Investment Strategy team.
He is responsible for developing and communicating equity market insights, investment themes, and portfolio strategies that support the firm’s ETF and investment solutions platform. He evaluates sectors, valuations, fundamentals and equity styles to identify investment opportunities and provide actionable perspectives to clients and advisors. He also helps investors understand how WisdomTree’s equity strategies can be used to achieve long-term investment objectives in evolving market environments.
Brian joined WisdomTree in October 2018 as an Investment Strategy Analyst after a few years as a Consultant for FactSet Research Systems, Inc. He earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Connecticut in 2016 and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 2022.
NVIDIA’s 2,400% dividend increase is reshaping the U.S. dividend landscape. Brian Manby explains why the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) looks beyond dividend track records to identify tomorrow’s dividend growth leaders.
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Morningstar recently upgraded the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) and the WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund (DDWM), signaling strong risk-adjusted performance across market cycles. Brian Manby explains how disciplined quality screens and dynamic currency hedging have helped both strategies capture upside while consistently managing downside risk.
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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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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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U.S. equities are soaring on AI-fueled optimism, but valuations are starting to show strain. Chris Gannatti and Brian Manby analyze how DGRW can help investors navigate this environment by blending quality growth with valuation discipline.
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Global dividends reached $1.7 trillion in 2025—yet 57% of that came from outside the U.S., despite America holding 63% of the global market cap. Brian Manby breaks down how WisdomTree rebalanced its global dividend Indexes to better capture where real dividend income is being generated.
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