In terms of dividend growth, the primary advertised allure of DGRE, it is easy to see where the ETF get its from. At the country, Brazil is the ETF’s largest geographic weight at 15.5%. Brazil is expected to deliver the largest dividend growth among emerging markets this year. China is already the largest dividend payer in dollar terms among developing economies while Russia is one of the fastest-growing emerging markets dividend destinations. China and Russia combine for another 19% of DGRE’s weight. [An ETF With Dynamic EM Dividends]
The ETF’s almost 14% weight to the financial services sector is also important. For the concerns surrounding China’s largest banks, the group has proven to be a dependable source of dividend growth while Indonesian financials have dividend growth leaders in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Indonesia is DGRE’s third-largest country weight at nearly 12.4%. [China’s Dividend Growth Story]
DGRE is up 4% in the past month. On Monday, the fund closed just pennies below its all-time high.
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund
