ETF Risk Report: DON Wisdomtree Midcap Dividend Gray Swan
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ETF Risk Report: DON Buyer beware: Every ETF holds the full risk of its underlying equities Disclosures in the best interest of investors WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Gray Swan Event Risks exist for every equity held by DON. 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 DON 1.24% consistently for all equities. Equities account for 88.87% of DON’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 DON 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 DON equity portfolio is 1.24%. However, individual equity risks vary signicantly. This report helps investors know their risk exposure. Inception Date: 06/16/2020 Year-to-Date Return: 16.39% The WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend ETF tracks the investment results of the WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Net Assets: $2.9b 1-Year Return: 71.55% Dividend Index, comprised of the top 75% of dividend- paying companies in the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index, Price: $40.42 3-Year Return: 8.60% (excluding the largest 300 companies) ranked by market Net Asset Value (NAV): $40.40 5-Year Return: 9.92% capitalization. The fund is managed passively, trying to replicate the performance of the Index by investing in a Net Expense Ratio: 0.38% Yield: 1.92% representative sample of stocks from the Index with similar investment proles to the whole Index. The Index is As of: 03/31/2021 dividend-weighted annually based on the most recently declared dividend per share; and rebalances annually. Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Top Holdings by Value Antero Midstream Co... AM Long - NA $52.1m This table shows Gray Swan Event Factors for the top ten equity holdings by dollar-value, as of Sep 24, 2021. Franklin Resources ... BEN Long 0.63% Low $43.8m Investors should invest in ETFs only when they adequately Interpublic Group O... IPG Long 0.68% Low $39.4m understand an ETF’s risks. Buyer beware. ETF prospectuses generally acknowledge that ETF managers Newell Brands Inc. NWL Long 2.57% Mid $38.2m do NO traditional risk analysis on equities in their fund. Watsco Inc. WSO Long 0.90% Low $33.4m Our Gray Swan Event Factors are meant to inform investors of signicant traditional accounting and Diamondback Energy,... FANG Long 0.48% Low $32.5m managerial risks for the equities in each ETF. Nortonlifelock Inc NLOK Long - NA $30.1m ETF Risk Reports are published quarterly on dedicated Cna Financial Corp. CNA Long 1.74% Low $29.5m platforms like Factset, Renitiv, Capital IQ etc. Weekly updates are available for a paid subscription. Pinnacle West Capit... PNW Long 0.76% Low $28.2m For more details contact: [email protected] Western Union Co. WU Long 0.67% Low $28.1m Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Riskiest Holdings Vertiv Holdings Co VRT Long 8.28% High $382k This table shows the individual Gray Swan Event Factors for this ETF’s most at-risk equities as of Sep 24, 2021. New York Community ... NYCB Long 6.69% High $21m The average equity GSEF across 6,500 public equities is Maximus Inc. MMS Long 5.99% High $5.92m 1.25%. Equities with a GSEF between 5% and 10% are considered high risk. Equities with a GSEF above 10% are Regal Beloit Corp. RBC Long 5.93% High $4.37m extreme risks. Gray Swan Event Factors are derived from skilled analysts Ttec Holdings, Inc. TTEC Long 5.71% High $5.98m charting 15 years of negative gray swan event disclosures Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN Long 5.46% High $13.7m against stock price declines following such disclosures. A Gray Swan Event Factor is an assessment of the Thor Industries Inc. THO Long 5.45% High $7.6m likelihood of, and 12-month price risk for, gray swan Nexstar Media Group... NXST Long 5.38% High $9.95m events for each equity. Borgwarner Inc. BWA Long 4.51% Mid $16m Foot Locker, Inc. FL Long 3.44% Mid $6.56m Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This table lists the equity holdings for WisdomTree MidCap Dividend ranked by highest GSE Factor (riskiest rst). We list all equities (US and foreign) for this ETF. However, some foreign listings only show via a ticker. To further evaluate risks, you can access details for each company by opening its Brief Watchdog Report available for viewing and pdf download. The report is free to readers for their personal consumption and it includes the executive summary data pulled from the full Watchdog Report. To learn more about the full Watchdog and GSEF Reports go to last page or visit watchdogresearch.com. Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Vertiv Holdings Co Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VRT VRT Long 8.28% High $382k New York Community Bancorp Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NYCB NYCB Long 6.69% High $21m Maximus Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MMS MMS Long 5.99% High $5.92m Regal Beloit Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RBC RBC Long 5.93% High $4.37m Ttec Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TTEC TTEC Long 5.71% High $5.98m Clearway Energy, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CWEN CWEN Long 5.46% High $13.7m Thor Industries Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$THO THO Long 5.45% High $7.6m Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NXST NXST Long 5.38% High $9.95m Borgwarner Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BWA BWA Long 4.51% Mid $16m Foot Locker, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$FL FL Long 3.44% Mid $6.56m Mks Instruments Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MKSI MKSI Long 3.34% Mid $5.78m Quaker Chemical Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KWR KWR Long 3.27% Mid $1.89m Quanta Services, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PWR PWR Long 3.20% Mid $3.74m Ares Management Lp Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ARES ARES Long 2.92% Mid $27.7m Albertsons Companies, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ACI ACI Long 2.87% Mid $17.5m Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$COG COG Long 2.59% Mid $11.8m Newell Brands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NWL NWL Long 2.57% Mid $38.2m Jeffries Financial Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$JEF JEF Long 2.55% Mid $13.5m Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WMS WMS Long 2.54% Mid $4.33m Ormat Technologies, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ORA ORA Long 2.38% Mid $1.61m Manpowergroup Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MAN MAN Long 2.28% Mid $13m Bruker Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BRKR BRKR Long 2.20% Mid $3.76m Brunswick Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BC BC Long 2.18% Mid $12.4m Xerox Holdings Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$XRX XRX Long 2.11% Mid $14.8m Hanesbrands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HBI HBI Long 2.10% Mid $20.2m Murphy Usa Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MUSA MUSA Long 2.09% Mid $3.34m Caseys General Stores Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CASY CASY Long 2.06% Mid $5.61m Woodward, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WWD WWD Long 2.05% Mid $2.58m Valmont Industries Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VMI VMI Long 1.92% Low $6.02m Lithia Motors Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LAD LAD Long 1.91% Low $4.39m Polaris Industries Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PII PII Long 1.89% Low $16.1m Glacier Bancorp Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GBCI GBCI Long 1.88% Low $9m Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RS RS Long 1.87% Low $21.8m News Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NWSA NWSA Long 1.85% Low $12.4m Aaon, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AAON AAON Long 1.84% Low $2.11m Valley National Bancorp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VLY VLY Long 1.84% Low $15.5m United Bankshares Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$UBSI UBSI Long 1.82% Low $13.7m Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Penske Automotive Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PAG PAG Long 1.81% Low $12.7m Cdk Global, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CDK CDK Long 1.80% Low $5.11m Graphic Packaging Holding Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GPK GPK Long 1.80% Low $6.51m Carlisle Companies Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CSL CSL Long 1.80% Low $9.86m Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HLI HLI Long 1.80% Low $7.38m Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HII HII Long 1.79% Low $15.8m Primerica, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PRI PRI Long 1.79% Low $6.42m Knight Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KNX KNX Long 1.78% Low $4.3m Science Applications International Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SAIC SAIC Long 1.77% Low $5.53m Hill Rom Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HRC HRC Long 1.76% Low $4.96m Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SWX SWX Long 1.76% Low $9.67m Cna Financial Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CNA CNA Long 1.74% Low $29.5m Msa Safety Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MSA MSA Long 1.72% Low $7.79m Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LW LW Long 1.71% Low $10m Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.