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The fund has a 30-day SEC yield of 4.75%. From June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018, WBIY returned 19.3%, or more than double the returns of the Russell 3000 Value Index over the same period.
“As of May 31, 2018, WBIY 1-year total returns outperformed the S&P 500 and 99% of its peers in the Morningstar Large Value category, which includes 1,269 funds, for the 1-year period,” according to WBI. “The fund has generated a one-year return of 19.35% in market price and 19.27% in net asset value as of 5/31/18, compared to the S&P 500’s return of 14.38%.”
WBIY’s overweight sector allocations include consumer discretionary, telecommunications and utilities. The ETF’s annual expense ratio is 0.70%, or $70 on a $10,000 investment.
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