DGRE ETF

Considering U.S. interest rates remain elevated and the dollar has been strong for much of this year, emerging markets equities have notched impressive performances in 2024. Though well behind the S&P 500, the widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 8.3% year-to-date.

Investors appear increasingly optimistic regarding equity performance in the second half. However, frothy markets continue to create challenges this quarter and advisors looking to find opportunities within equities this year don't want to miss the recent 2024 Equity Symposium hosted by VettaFi.

By Matt Wagner, CFA Associate Director, Research In May of this year, WisdomTree rebalanced the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE) completely away from China, bringing its 29% weight in China at the time down to 0%.

A key driver of long-term compound returns is dividend growth, which is driven by corporate profitability. Using over 50 years of data, a strategy that identified the top 20% of stocks by profitability posted annual returns of 11.73%, outperforming the lowest ROE group by 451 basis points per year. Profitable companies with excellent margins and efficient assets have the potential for faster dividend growth rates in the future.