WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund [DHS] Stock Forecast

The WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund ETF focuses on high dividend-paying stocks. The DHS ETF's selection methodology creates large sector bets, which can lead to a 'boom/bust' returns profile.

The WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend ETF (DHS) made its debut on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend ETF (DHS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.

Investing in dividend-paying stocks has proved to be a helpful strategy, outperforming global markets over the long term. Dividend income strategies play an important role for multi-asset income portfolios. But they can also run the risk of being too narrowly focused, which can limit both income potential and upside participation when equity markets rise.

It is rare for an S&P 500 company to cut a dividend, particularly for a payer as large as Intel. A strong ramp up in research and development spending with a sudden slowdown in sales caused Intel to trip up on fulfilling its dividend obligations.

DHS, from WisdomTree, is a high-dividend ETF. It pays dividends monthly and is based on an index methodology that is somewhat unique among its peers. In this article, using DHS's summary prospectus, I briefly summarize this unique strategy and discuss some of its pros and cons.

Smart Beta ETF report for DHS

Style Box ETF report for DHS

Dividends have been one of the hottest investing themes in town over the last several weeks, going back to the Fed's regular, and aggressive, rate hikes in the fall.

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