Steven Towns

Interview: Luciano Siracusano, Director of Research for ETF Firm WisdomTree Asset Management

How do WisdomTree's dividend-paying ETFs compare to the other dividend paying ETFs, DVY and PEY?

New Japan ETFs from WisdomTree Investments (DFJ, DNL, DXJ)

I just created an account at WisdomTree and am going through the prospectus of its ETFs. Please note that total management fees and expenses are listed as follows:

Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ): 0.48%
Japan High-Yielding Equity Fund (DNL): 0.58%
SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ): 0.58%

For comparative purposes:

iShares MSCI Japan Index ETF (EWJ): 0.57%
iShares S&P / TOPIX 150 (ITF): 0.50%
Vanguard Pacific VIPERS (VPL): 0.18%*
Japan Smaller Cap Fund (JOF): 1.32%**
Japan Equity (JEQ): 1.07%**

*Majority of holdings are from Japan but includes other country exposure.

** JOF and JEQ are closed end funds.

Sources: Morningstar, Yahoo! Finance, MSN Money