WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: HEDJ)
Assets Under Management: $2.89 billion
Comment: A prime example of an ETF right for the times, HEDJ has benefited from the European Central Bank following the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan down Monetary Easing Boulevard. HEDJ also stands as proof positive of the advantages currency hedging brings to investors’ portfolios.
The ETF is down just 1.5% this year while the unhedged Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEArca: VGK) is off 10.2%. That performance is likely a contributing factor to HEDJ’s rapid asset growth. By the way, HEDJ has not just doubled this year. It has nearly tripled in size since April. [Hedged Europe ETF Tops $1 Billion in Assets]