Roger Nusbaum

Is WisdomTree's Emerging Market ETF Too Good to Be True?

steve, yes the low payout is a function of new assets in. as the fund (most WT funds actually) only pays once a year it could be an issue for a while to come especially if the price appreciation continues to do well compared to other EM ETFs. The methodology has come out of the gates very well its just that there should be no expectation it will pay anywhere near the index yield. If it does, great, but expecting it is not a good idea.

Jmar11, the guy who wrote that greenfaucet article is an idio....oh, wait, nevemind, lol.

ETF Portfolios: Manage the Bear with Low Correlating Assets

"The dividend yield on DEM is still at 8% as we close out July, 2008."

Gary it appears you do not understand the dividend yield of the INDEX versus the fund. This is the third comment, and last, I will leave on posts of yours trying to get you to explore this.

I am telling you you are missing the reality. You'll either do the diligence needed here or you won't.

Is WisdomTree's Emerging Market ETF Too Good to Be True?

Gary, I suggest you explore the difference between the index yield and what the fund pays out. I left a comment on a post of yours months ago about this.

Complex Simplicity: A Better Portfolio of ETFs

Blair no argument, for you it might be a year, someone else six months--no wrong answer. The context is the attempt to teach how to fish not to hand mackerel out from the back of a truck:-)

Complex Simplicity: A Better Portfolio of ETFs

David, The point was not pick this fund because it has done better over the last however many months it was more along the lines of better mousetraps exist than the biggest and often first to market in a space. You want REIT exposure--look under the hood at all (or as many as you can) of them and pick the one you think will be the best. Further if something is near and dear (like water as an example) if you have exposure, ok but when something new comes check it out, maybe its better.

Bigger macro; think about all the choices available b4 you go in.

In Emerging Market ETFs, a Compelling Argument for WisdomTree's DEM

Unfortunately the yield of the fund is nowhere near the yield of the index. This is something I have come to learn more about in the last few months. DEM paid $0.48 last december when the fund was trading near $50--so about 1%.

Asset growth seems to be the thing with this. The fund collects divs throughout the year but then the asset growth of the fund means they have to pay out those divs over many more fund shares.

DEM has been the best performer per your chart so the point about the div is not a reason to avoid but actually collecting 5% is a tall order.

New WisdomTree Dividend-Weighted Emerging Markets ETF: Strong Out of the Blocks

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