DGRE ETF — WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE)

Updated October 2, 2026.

DGRE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.99%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.36%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 119.3% over the past 13.2 years, 344.5 points behind SPY at 463.8%.

At the current 1.99% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $199 per year, or about $49.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks capital appreciation and income by investing in emerging-market dividend-paying stocks screened for quality metrics such as high return on equity and sustainable earnings growth. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions quarterly, and has an expense ratio of 0.32%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure in emerging markets combined with quality and growth characteristics.

DGRE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 119.3% over the past 13.2 years, 344.5 points behind SPY at 463.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 44.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.7%.

DGRE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.43%

Issuer

WisdomTree

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/01/2013

Expense ratio

0.32%

Distribution rate

1.99%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.36%

Last close

$41.15 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$149,492,602

Average volume

11700.0

Last dividend

$0.205

Last ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Last payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.17

P/E ratio

15.0774

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.99%) 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 (1.36%) 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.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: WisdomTree or company page; 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.

DGRE risks and drawbacks

DGRE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 13.7%.

Who may consider DGRE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DGRE pays quarterly); 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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