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Brian D. Pacampara
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January 9, 2013
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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSEMKT: DEM ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at DEM and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.
DEM facts
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Inception
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July 2007
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Total Assets
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$5.0 billion
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Investment Approach
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Seeks to track the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index, a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index.
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Expense Ratio
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0.63%
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Dividend Yield
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3.4%
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1-Year / 3-Year / 5-Year Returns
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14.3% / 6.8% / 6.4%
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Alternatives
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SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend (NYSEMKT: EDIV ) iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Fund (NYSEMKT: DVYE ) WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend (NYSEMKT: DGS )
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Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 149 members who have rated DEM believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, succinctly summed up the DEM bull case for our community:
Emerging market stocks seem unloved these days and on sale. I have been burned on several emerging market companies so buying an ETF with a broader exposure seems more prudent. The current 3.36% dividend yield is nice while we wait for world markets to improve. The expense ratio is 0.63% (in line with other similar emerging market ETFs).
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