DGRS ETF — WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)

Updated October 2, 2026.

DGRS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.01%, its expense ratio is 0.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 211.3% over the past 13.2 years, 258.3 points behind SPY at 469.6%.

At the current 3.68% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $368 per year, or $30.67 per month.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund is an ETF that tracks a fundamentally weighted index of small-cap U.S. dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics, maintaining at least eighty percent exposure to index constituents. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with monthly distributions and a low expense ratio of 0.38%. It appeals to income investors seeking dividend growth from smaller U.S. companies.

DGRS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 211.3% over the past 13.2 years, 258.3 points behind SPY at 469.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

DGRS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

68 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.50%

Issuer

WisdomTree

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/25/2013

Expense ratio

0.38%

Distribution rate

3.68%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.01%

Last close

$57.02 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$384,619,653

Average volume

18200.0

Last dividend

$0.175

Last ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Last payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

0.93

P/E ratio

15.9381

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.68%) 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 (2.01%) 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; 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.

DGRS risks and drawbacks

DGRS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider DGRS — and who may not

DGRS may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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.

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