ETF Risk Report: DTN Wisdomtree US Dividend Ex-Financials Fund
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ETF Risk Report: DTN Buyer beware: Every ETF holds the full risk of its underlying equities Disclosures in the best interest of investors WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund Gray Swan Event Risks exist for every equity held by DTN. Gray swan events include accounting fraud, management failures, failed internal controls, M&A problems, restatements, etc. These risks occur infrequently, but Gray Swan Event Factor for DTN 1.17% consistently for all equities. Equities account for 86.35% of DTN’s assets. Most investors ignore these risks until after they are disclosed; whereupon a stock’s price drops precipitously. Just as insurance companies can predict likely costs for a driver’s future car accidents based on the driver’s history, Watchdog Research contacts each ETF asking how they notify investors about we predict the likely cost (price drop) for DTN following accounting governance risks in equities in their fund. We will publish their response gray swan disclosures within its holdings. The expected when received. price decrease across the DTN equity portfolio is 1.17%. However, individual equity risks vary signicantly. This report helps investors know their risk exposure. Inception Date: 06/16/2020 Year-to-Date Return: 12.96% The WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials ETF tracks the investment results of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Net Assets: $558m 1-Year Return: 50.74% ex-Financials Index, comprised of the 10 highest dividend- yielding companies in each non-nancial sector, selected Price: $94.30 3-Year Return: 7.43% from the 300 largest in the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Net Asset Value (NAV): $94.15 5-Year Return: 8.23% Index. The fund is managed passively, trying to replicate the performance of the Index by investing in a Net Expense Ratio: 0.38% Yield: 2.64% representative sample of stocks from the Index with similar investment proles to the whole Index. The Index is As of: 03/31/2021 weighted by dividing a company's indicated annual dividend yield by the sum of yields for the total Index; and rebalances annually. Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Top Holdings by Value Altria Group, Inc. MO Long 1.46% Low $18.9m This table shows Gray Swan Event Factors for the top ten equity holdings by dollar-value, as of Oct 1, 2021. Lumen Technologies Inc LUMN Long - NA $16.1m Investors should invest in ETFs only when they adequately Philip Morris Inter... PM Long 1.87% Low $14.6m understand an ETF’s risks. Buyer beware. ETF prospectuses generally acknowledge that ETF managers Interpublic Group O... IPG Long 0.56% Low $9.69m do NO traditional risk analysis on equities in their fund. Firstenergy Corp. FE Long 3.80% Mid $9.51m Our Gray Swan Event Factors are meant to inform investors of signicant traditional accounting and At&T Inc. T Long 0.59% Low $8.56m managerial risks for the equities in each ETF. International Busin... IBM Long 1.22% Low $8.15m ETF Risk Reports are published quarterly on dedicated Ppl Corp. PPL Long 1.12% Low $8.01m platforms like Factset, Renitiv, Capital IQ etc. Weekly updates are available for a paid subscription. Dow Inc. DOW Long 0.83% Low $7.77m For more details contact: [email protected] Verizon Communicati... VZ Long 0.57% Low $7.7m Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Riskiest Holdings Firstenergy Corp. FE Long 3.80% Mid $9.51m This table shows the individual Gray Swan Event Factors for this ETF’s most at-risk equities as of Oct 1, 2021. Merck & Co., Inc. MRK Long 3.32% Mid $6.07m The average equity GSEF across 6,500 public equities is Eli Lilly And Company LLY Long 3.07% Mid $4.05m 1.25%. Equities with a GSEF between 5% and 10% are considered high risk. Equities with a GSEF above 10% are Pzer Inc. PFE Long 2.93% Mid $5.73m extreme risks. Gray Swan Event Factors are derived from skilled analysts Johnson & Johnson JNJ Long 2.35% Mid $6.1m charting 15 years of negative gray swan event disclosures International Flavo... IFF Long 2.23% Mid $4.56m against stock price declines following such disclosures. A Gray Swan Event Factor is an assessment of the Bristol Myers Squib... BMY Long 2.15% Mid $3.87m likelihood of, and 12-month price risk for, gray swan Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT Long 2.02% Mid $3.76m events for each equity. Newell Brands Inc. NWL Long 2.01% Mid $6.45m Amgen Inc. AMGN Long 1.96% Low $3.72m Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This table lists the equity holdings for WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund ranked by highest GSE Factor (riskiest rst). We list all equities (US and foreign) for this ETF. However, some foreign listings only show via a ticker. To further evaluate risks, you can access details for each company by opening its Brief Watchdog Report available for viewing and pdf download. The report is free to readers for their personal consumption and it includes the executive summary data pulled from the full Watchdog Report. To learn more about the full Watchdog and GSEF Reports go to last page or visit watchdogresearch.com. Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Firstenergy Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$FE FE Long 3.80% Mid $9.51m Merck & Co., Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MRK MRK Long 3.32% Mid $6.07m Eli Lilly And Company Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LLY LLY Long 3.07% Mid $4.05m Pzer Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PFE PFE Long 2.93% Mid $5.73m Johnson & Johnson Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$JNJ JNJ Long 2.35% Mid $6.1m International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (Iff) Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IFF IFF Long 2.23% Mid $4.56m Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BMY BMY Long 2.15% Mid $3.87m Lockheed Martin Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LMT LMT Long 2.02% Mid $3.76m Newell Brands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NWL NWL Long 2.01% Mid $6.45m Amgen Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AMGN AMGN Long 1.96% Low $3.72m Philip Morris International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PM PM Long 1.87% Low $14.6m News Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NWSA NWSA Long 1.81% Low $2.05m Nucor Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NUE NUE Long 1.72% Low $7.2m Gilead Sciences Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GILD GILD Long 1.68% Low $7.12m Intel Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INTC INTC Long 1.67% Low $4.04m Cardinal Health Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CAH CAH Long 1.66% Low $4.48m Cisco Systems, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CSCO CSCO Long 1.64% Low $5.67m Hp Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HPQ HPQ Long 1.57% Low $5.78m Altria Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MO MO Long 1.46% Low $18.9m Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PXD PXD Long 1.30% Low $4.35m V F Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VFC VFC Long 1.23% Low $2.5m International Business Machines Corp. (Ibm) Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IBM IBM Long 1.22% Low $8.15m Kraft Heinz Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KHC KHC Long 1.21% Low $7.25m Emerson Electric Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$EMR EMR Long 1.20% Low $4.14m 3m Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MMM MMM Long 1.13% Low $7.11m Ppl Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PPL PPL Long 1.12% Low $8.01m J.M. Smucker Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SJM SJM Long 1.08% Low $6.63m Netapp, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NTAP NTAP Long 1.08% Low $7.22m Cvs Health Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CVS CVS Long 1.07% Low $4.83m Air Products & Chemicals Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$APD APD Long 1.05% Low $2.54m Whirlpool Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WHR WHR Long 1.00% Low $3.93m Hubbell Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HUBB HUBB Long 1.00% Low $5.65m Evergy, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$EVRG EVRG Long 0.96% Low $6m International Paper Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IP IP Long 0.96% Low $6.58m Caterpillar Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CAT CAT Long 0.96% Low $3.51m Kimberly Clark Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KMB KMB Long 0.96% Low $6.2m Packaging Corp. Of America Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PKG PKG Long 0.95% Low $5.11m Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Cf Industries Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CF CF Long 0.94% Low $6.3m Broadcom Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AVGO AVGO Long 0.92% Low $5.34m Abbvie Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ABBV ABBV Long 0.92% Low $6.97m Conagra Brands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CAG CAG Long 0.92% Low $3.97m Starbucks Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SBUX SBUX Long 0.91% Low $2.7m Kellogg Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$K K Long 0.91% Low $7.61m Coca Cola Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KO KO Long 0.90% Low $4.31m Cummins Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CMI CMI Long 0.86% Low $3.31m Archer Daniels Midland Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ADM ADM Long 0.85% Low $4.81m Snap On Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SNA SNA Long 0.83% Low $4.47m General Dynamics Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GD GD Long 0.83% Low $5.27m Dow Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DOW DOW Long 0.83% Low $7.77m Genuine Parts Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GPC GPC Long 0.81% Low $5.54m Texas Instruments Inc.