WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) has returned 10.00% so far this year and 46.21% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, DXJ has achieved an annualized return of 17.25%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 16, 2006, DXJ's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.85%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 6.8 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +13.3%, while the worst month was Feb 2009 at -13.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, DXJ closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -10.5%.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.98%, beta of 0.80, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 19, 2006.

• This ETF participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (78.97%) than losses (75.60%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• R² of 0.50 means the benchmark explains less than half of this ETF's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

DXJ has an expense ratio of 0.48%, placing it in the medium range.

DXJ ranks 92 for risk / return — in the top 92% of ETFs on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund provided a 1.18% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.87 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund was 49.63%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1387 trading sessions.

The current WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund drawdown is 6.79%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.