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In a year of strength for emerging markets equities, India is a standout destination. The $1.7 billion WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (NYSE: EPI), one of the bellwether India exchange trade funds, is up more than 32 percent this year. India, Asia's third-largest economy, is home to some solid...

Investors looking to bolster equity income while diversifying into ex-U.S. developed markets stocks in 2018 have some compelling exchange traded funds to consider, but one of the more solid ideas may just be the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSE: DLS). The WisdomTree...

Conventional wisdom, at least as it pertains to equity market valuations, holds that U.S. equities are pricey, while ex-U.S. markets such as Europe and Japan are attractively valued. Emerging markets are also viewed as bargains relative to the U.S. Some emerging markets exchange traded funds may...

Despite thoughts to the contrary, not all dividend-oriented strategies are lagging the S&P 500 this year — some are easily outpacing the benchmark U.S. equity index. Enter the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ: DGRW).   Including dividends paid, the WisdomTree U.S...

The Trump administration is pushing a massive tax reform package, which, after several legislative failings, has become the centerpiece of the president's agenda. Equity investors believe tax reform, if successful, will benefit an array of sectors, but stocks are not the only asset class poised...

Sure, U.S. small-cap stocks and the related exchange-traded funds have recently been resurgent. Give the widely followed Russell 2000 Index some credit for jumping more than 4 percent over the past month to bring its year-to-date gain to almost 11 percent. An 11 percent year-to-date gain is nice,...

The two primary avenues of shareholder rewards are buybacks and dividends. Plenty of exchange-traded funds focus on dividends while a handful of others are dedicated to share buybacks and/or net reductions in shares outstanding. Some ETFs offer investors leverage to both themes and do so in a...

European stocks and the corresponding exchange-traded funds are among this year's most resurgent asset classes, a theme made all the impressive when considering the euro's strength against the dollar and some political volatility in the region earlier this year. The U.S. Dollar Index is...

Valuation is being widely cited as one of the primary catalysts behind the emerging markets resurgence this year, but some emerging markets exchange-traded funds offer advantages beyond holding stocks that are inexpensive relative to U.S. benchmarks. The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned...

One certainty from the world of foreign currency this year is that the U.S. dollar is an epic dud. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP), the tracking exchange-traded fund for the U.S. Dollar Index, is down slightly more than 10 percent year to date. While the dollar has been...

A critical element in successfully using exchange-traded funds is to know an ETF's investment objective and what securities are found inside the fund. In many cases, it also pays to know what an ETF excludes. As its name implies, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (...

The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE: FXY) is up almost 7 percent year to date, making it one of the best-performing major currency exchange-traded funds. Predictably, yen strength and dollar weakness have kept a lid on the performances of Japan ETFs, particularly currency hedged fare, such...

In a year of record-breaking inflows for fixed-income exchange-traded funds and investment-grade corporate bond funds are among investors' preferred destinations. Three of the top 10 ETFs in terms of new assets added this year are bond funds, and two of those three are investment-grade...

Perhaps due to the backdrop of two interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve with plans for another before the end of 2017, the real estate sector and the corresponding exchange-traded funds are struggling this year. Several of the largest U.S.-focused real estate investment trust ETFs are...

Emerging markets stocks and exchange traded funds are outperforming U.S. equivalents this year and India is a key contributor to that out-performance. For instance, the WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (NYSE: EPI) is up 27 percent year to date, an advantage of almost 350 basis points over the MSCI...