The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: DFE) is the only broad small-cap Europe ETF available. The ETF includes heavy weights to the three cyclical sectors – industrials at 25.6%, consumer discretionary at 16.2% and information technology at 15.7%. Additionally, it includes heavier tilts toward the U.K. at 24.6%, Sweden 14.3% and Germany 10.5%. DFE is up 8.0% year-to-date and has an average annualized 5-year return of 27.9%. [Small-Cap Royalty With This ETF]
Investors can also take a more targeted approach with some Europe country-specific ETFs. For instance, thhe iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: EWUS) provides exposure to small-cap U.K. stocks. The fund allocats 24.0% in consumer discretionary, 21.3% in industrials and 9.7% in information technology. EWUS is up 4.1% year-to-date.
Additionally, investors can find small-cap exposure to German stocks through the iShares MSCI Germany Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: EWGS) and Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: GERJ). GERJ has 24.1% in industrials, 16.1% in information technology and 12.1% in consumer discretionary. EWGS weights industrials at 32.4%, information technology 15.7% and consumer discretionary 10.6%. EWGS is up 6.1% year-to-date while GERJ gained 3.7%. [Seven Credible ETF Avenues to Germany]
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Max Chen contributed to this article.