ETF Spotlight: International Large-Cap Dividends | ETF Trends

ETF Spotlight on the WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: DOL), part of an ongoing series.

Assets: $356.7 million

Objective: The WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund tries to reflect the performance of the WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Index, which tracks large-cap dividend paying stocks in industrialized countries outside the U.S and Canada.

Holdings: Top holdings include Banco Santander 2.6%, Total 2.2%, Novartis 2.1%, Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.9% and BP PLC 1.9%.

What You Should Know:

  • WisdomTree sponsors the fund.
  • DOL has a 0.48% expense ratio.
  • The ETF has 245 holdings and the top ten make up 20.0% of the overall portfolio.
  • Sector allocations include financials 25.4%, energy 12.1%, consumer staples 11.0%, telecom 10.3%, health care 9.8%, consumer discretionary 8.0%, utilities 7.7%, industrials 7.3%, materials 6.0% and information technology 1.6%.
  • Country allocations include U.K. 21.6%, France 12.9%, Australia 11.7%, Germany 9.7%, Japan 8.3%, Switzerland 8.1%, Spain 8.0%, Hong Kong 5.7%, Sweden 3.3%, Italy 3.3%, Netherlands 2.0%, Norway 1.9%, Singapore 1.4% and Belgium 0.9%.
  • The fund is up 0.9% over the past month, up 7.2% over the past three months and up 6.1% year-to-date.
  • DOL is currently trading 6.4% above its 200-day exponential moving average.
  • The ETF shows a 4.15% 12-month yield.
  • The fund’s underlying index tracks 300 of the largest companies ranked by market capitalization taken from the WisdomTree DEFA Index.
  • Component stocks are then weighted by annual cash dividends paid.
  • Research has shown that dividend stocks outperform growth stocks over the long term.

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