XSOE ETF — WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (XSOE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XSOE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.76%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 121.0% over the past 11.8 years, 237.5 points behind SPY at 358.5%.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund is an ETF that tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of common stocks in emerging markets, excluding state-owned enterprises, with at least 80% of assets in index constituents. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has a low expense ratio of 0.32%. It appeals to income and international equity investors seeking emerging market exposure with a tilt away from state-owned businesses.

XSOE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 121.0% over the past 11.8 years, 237.5 points behind SPY at 358.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.8%.

XSOE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.66%

Issuer

WisdomTree

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/10/2014

Expense ratio

0.32%

Distribution rate

1.95%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.76%

Last close

$44.07 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,084,110,504

Average volume

63534.0

Dividend

$0.215

Ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.16

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.95%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.76%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

XSOE risks and drawbacks

XSOE'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 14.8%.

Who may consider XSOE — and who may not

XSOE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XSOE 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.

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