CEW ETF — WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund (CEW)

CEW is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.36%, its expense ratio is 0.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 25.2% over the past 17.4 years, 1002.9 points behind SPY at 1028.1%.

At the current 2.36% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $236 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in money market securities and other investments economically tied to emerging market countries, typically maintaining a weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.55%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to emerging market currencies with relatively short-duration fixed income holdings.

CEW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 25.2% over the past 17.4 years, 1002.9 points behind SPY at 1028.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.9%.

CEW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.15%

Issuer

WisdomTree

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

05/06/2009

Expense ratio

0.55%

Distribution rate

2.36%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.36%

Last close

$19.75 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$19.84

Premium / discount

0.45% discount

AUM

$19,843,093

Average volume

14900.0

Last dividend

$0.467

Last ex-dividend date

12/26/2025 (as of 2025-12-26)

Last payment date

12/30/2025 (as of 2025-12-30)

Beta

0.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.36%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.36%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: WisdomTree; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CEW risks and drawbacks

CEW's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 3.9%.

Who may consider CEW — and who may not

CEW may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CEW pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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