DGS Alternatives & Similar ETFs

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (DGS) belongs to the Emerging Markets Diversified category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DGS. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DGS

DGS charges 0.58% annually. There are 18 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	0.09%	156.92B	Oct 2012	DGS vs IEMG
BBEM	JPMorgan Betabuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF	0.15%	800.86M	May 2023	DGS vs BBEM
XCNY	SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF	0.15%	9.84M	Sep 2024	DGS vs XCNY
DIEM	Franklin Emerging Market Core Dividend Tilt Index ...	0.19%	71.44M	Jun 2016	DGS vs DIEM
STXE	Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF	0.32%	151.08M	Jan 2023	DGS vs STXE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DGS

DGS has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 40. There are 32 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 92.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
EMEQ	Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF	92	658.42M	Sep 2024	DGS vs EMEQ
EMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ...	89	39.52M	Mar 2023	DGS vs EMDM
FRDM	Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF	86	2.93B	May 2019	DGS vs FRDM
FTHF	First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETF	83	127.61M	Oct 2023	DGS vs FTHF
STXE	Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF	82	151.08M	Jan 2023	DGS vs STXE

Top Performing DGS Alternatives (YTD)

DGS is at 12.42% YTD. There are 34 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 58.76%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
EMEQ	Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF	58.76%	658.42M	Sep 2024	DGS vs EMEQ
FTHF	First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETF	37.22%	127.61M	Oct 2023	DGS vs FTHF
EMSF	Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Activ...	36.62%	46.22M	Sep 2023	DGS vs EMSF
STXE	Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF	34.42%	151.08M	Jan 2023	DGS vs STXE
PEMX	Putnam Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF	30.56%	32.15M	May 2023	DGS vs PEMX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DGS

DGS has 17.12% 1-year volatility. There are 2 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.84%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
XC	WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	14.84%	79.89M	Sep 2022	DGS vs XC
UEVM	VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF	15.83%	243.04M	Oct 2017	DGS vs UEVM
XCNY	SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF	18.48%	9.84M	Sep 2024	DGS vs XCNY
AVEE	Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF	18.61%	117.70M	Nov 2023	DGS vs AVEE
FMQQ	FMQQ The Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF	19.25%	19.10M	Sep 2021	DGS vs FMQQ

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DGS

DGS has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.06%. There is 1 ETF in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as -9.79%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
UEVM	VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF	-9.79%	243.04M	Oct 2017	DGS vs UEVM
AVEE	Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF	-10.65%	117.70M	Nov 2023	DGS vs AVEE
HEEM	iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	-10.83%	282.49M	Sep 2014	DGS vs HEEM
EEMS	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF	-10.87%	375.84M	Aug 2011	DGS vs EEMS
DFEV	Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF	-11.35%	2.00B	Apr 2022	DGS vs DFEV

Other ETFs from WisdomTree

The 10 most viewed WisdomTree ETFs shown here include USFR, DGRW, GDE and span 14 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $18B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
USFR	WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	Government Bonds, Ultrashort Bond	100	2.05%	17.91B	Feb 2014	DGS vs USFR
DGRW	WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund	Dividend, Large Cap Growth Equities	53	8.61%	16.82B	May 2013	DGS vs DGRW
GDE	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fun...	Gold, Precious Metals	35	-1.12%	446.44M	Mar 2022	DGS vs GDE
DXJ	WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	94	22.23%	7.14B	Jun 2006	DGS vs DXJ
NTSX	WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund	Diversified Portfolio	61	8.18%	1.37B	Aug 2018	DGS vs NTSX
DHS	WisdomTree US High Dividend Fund	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	83	14.96%	1.52B	Jun 2006	DGS vs DHS
EPI	WisdomTree India Earnings Fund	India Equities, Emerging Markets Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	4	-8.55%	2.08B	Feb 2008	DGS vs EPI
QGRW	WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	44	11.85%	2.70B	Dec 2022	DGS vs QGRW
GDMN	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strateg...	Commodities, Gold, Precious Metals	24	-24.20%	144.00M	Dec 2021	DGS vs GDMN
WTV	WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund	Mid Cap Value Equities, Large Cap Value Equities	74	13.49%	3.08B	Feb 2007	DGS vs WTV

Often Compared With DGS

Investors most often compare DGS with AVES, AVDV, DLS. These 20 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AVES	Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	42	10.96%	1.46B	Sep 2021	DGS vs AVES
AVDV	Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	69	11.30%	18.99B	Sep 2019	DGS vs AVDV
DLS	WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities, Dividend	36	5.55%	1.04B	Jun 2006	DGS vs DLS
AVEM	Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	60	18.91%	25.69B	Sep 2019	DGS vs AVEM
VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	46	9.49%	162.80B	Mar 2005	DGS vs VWO
VSS	Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	37	6.76%	14.30B	Apr 2009	DGS vs VSS
DEMSX	DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	22	8.39%	3.69B	Mar 1998	DGS vs DEMSX
IVAL	Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value E...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	69	12.61%	209.81M	Dec 2014	DGS vs IVAL
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	86	20.66%	98.55B	Oct 2011	DGS vs SCHD
IMOM	Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentu...	Momentum, Foreign Large Cap Equities	47	8.67%	148.87M	Dec 2015	DGS vs IMOM
SPYX.DE	SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap UCITS ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	41	14.22%	—	May 2011	DGS vs SPYX.DE
VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETF	Global Equities	56	11.67%	652.30B	Jan 2011	DGS vs VXUS
EDOG	ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF	Emerging Markets Equities, Dividend	28	2.46%	28.72M	Mar 2014	DGS vs EDOG
AVEEX	Avantis Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	70	20.72%	—	Dec 2019	DGS vs AVEEX
SDEM	Global X MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	67	10.92%	44.20M	Mar 2015	DGS vs SDEM
WAESX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	15	9.17%	—	Dec 2012	DGS vs WAESX
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	783.21B	Jan 1993	DGS vs SPY
IQQE.DE	iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Dist)	Emerging Markets Equities	80	22.81%	—	Nov 2005	DGS vs IQQE.DE
EUNM.DE	iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Acc)	Emerging Markets Equities	81	23.06%	—	Sep 2009	DGS vs EUNM.DE
IEMS.L	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap UCITS ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	38	11.04%	347.24M	Mar 2009	DGS vs IEMS.L

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