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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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ETF Info

Inception Date

May 18, 2017

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Bloomberg U.S. Short Aggregate Enhanced Yield Index

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SHAG has an expense ratio of 0.12%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund (SHAG) returned 2.78% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.74% over the past 12 months.


SHAG

YTD

2.78%

1M

0.20%

6M

2.75%

1Y

6.74%

3Y*

3.19%

5Y*

1.09%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SHAG, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.54%0.94%0.48%0.59%0.20%2.78%
20240.37%-0.42%0.48%-0.72%0.89%0.60%1.45%1.09%0.86%-1.00%0.69%-0.03%4.30%
20231.34%-1.39%1.68%0.37%-0.42%-0.35%0.37%0.18%-0.42%-0.05%1.67%1.58%4.61%
2022-1.19%-0.66%-2.00%-1.34%0.68%-0.88%1.22%-1.60%-2.05%-0.34%1.67%0.01%-6.37%
2021-0.12%-0.41%-0.17%0.34%0.24%-0.14%0.46%-0.17%-0.32%-0.41%-0.10%-0.12%-0.91%
20201.09%0.95%-1.76%1.90%0.99%0.45%0.36%0.10%-0.01%-0.03%0.27%0.33%4.70%
20191.03%0.16%1.07%0.18%0.87%0.82%-0.03%1.09%-0.10%0.39%-0.10%0.27%5.79%
2018-0.59%-0.38%0.28%-0.27%0.33%0.04%-0.13%0.62%-0.04%-0.17%0.27%0.87%0.80%
20170.11%0.14%0.30%0.10%-0.15%0.08%-0.28%0.22%0.53%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 96, SHAG is among the top 4% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SHAG is 9696
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SHAG is 9797
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SHAG is 9898
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SHAG is 9797
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SHAG is 9494
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SHAG is 9696
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund (SHAG) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.88
  • 5-Year: 0.41
  • All Time: 0.75

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund provided a 4.74% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.26 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$2.26$2.12$1.44$0.64$0.46$1.20$1.36$1.25$0.62

Dividend yield

4.74%4.49%3.04%1.38%0.92%2.33%2.71%2.56%1.26%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.18$0.16$0.20$0.19$0.19$0.91
2024$0.15$0.14$0.16$0.15$0.18$0.18$0.19$0.19$0.19$0.19$0.19$0.22$2.12
2023$0.07$0.08$0.10$0.11$0.12$0.13$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.16$1.44
2022$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.64
2021$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.10$0.46
2020$0.11$0.11$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.27$1.20
2019$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.13$0.12$0.12$0.11$0.13$1.36
2018$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.13$0.13$0.14$1.25
2017$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.15$0.62

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond 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 Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund was 9.62%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 447 trading sessions.

The current WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund drawdown is 0.40%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-9.62%Aug 4, 2021307Oct 20, 2022447Aug 2, 2024754
-5.8%Mar 9, 202010Mar 20, 202042May 20, 202052
-1.73%Sep 18, 2017157May 18, 2018145Dec 20, 2018302
-1.23%Sep 25, 202438Nov 15, 202446Jan 27, 202584
-1.09%Apr 4, 20256Apr 11, 202510Apr 28, 202516
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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