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DHS: WISDOMTREE U.S. HIGH DIVIDEND FUND

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Aug 28, 2026 11:16 AM
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What this ETF is trying to do

The WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (DHS) is an ETF designed to focus on companies that pay dividends. An ETF is like a basket of different stocks. Instead of buying just one company, you buy a piece of many companies at once. This specific fund looks for U.S. companies that are known for providing high dividend payments to their shareholders.

What the numbers show

The current price of DHS is $119.27. When looking at how this ETF has performed, it is important to look at two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This only measures how much the share price itself changed.

• Total Return: This includes both the change in share price AND the extra money from distributions (dividends).

Over the last year, the one-year price return was approximately 18.44%. However, the one-year total return was higher, at approximately 22.70%. This shows that the total return is a more complete picture of what an investor experienced.

Year-to-date (YTD), the price return is about 17.14%, while the YTD total return is about 19.65%. Looking further back, the three-year price return was approximately 50.20%, and the three-year total return was approximately 67.78%.

To understand the growth, we can look at an estimated price from roughly one year ago, which was $100.70. If you had invested $10,000 into this ETF a year ago based on that estimated price, your investment's value would have grown through both the rising share price and the distributions received.

Income and distribution explanation

This ETF provides cash to investors through distributions. The distribution yield is approximately 3.38%. This number describes the cash payments relative to the current ETF price.

Distributions for this fund usually happen monthly. In the last 12 months, there were 13 distributions. While these payments provide regular cash, it is important to remember that receiving distributions does not guarantee that your original investment (your principal) will stay the same value.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used when an ETF's value starts to shrink significantly over time. This can happen if the share price drops consistently.

For DHS, the data shows an erosion-risk score of 100, which is labeled as "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund. This means that, based on the current measurements, the fund is not showing signs of the type of price deterioration that leads to serious NAV erosion.

Top Holdings

The following are some of the top holdings in this ETF. Please note that this is a partial list and the fund holds 322 total companies. Holdings can change over time.

• AbbVie Inc (4.73%)

• Merck & Co Inc (4.27%)

• ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (3.59%)

• Altria Group Inc (3.29%)

• Philip Morris International Inc (3.15%)

• Texas Instruments Inc (3.08%)

• AT&T Inc (2.95%)

• Verizon Communications Inc (2.63%)

• Chevron Corp (2.54%)

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (2.49%)

Pros

• The fund has shown positive total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• It provides regular income through monthly distributions.

• Current data shows no detected price erosion.

Cons

• As with all ETFs, the share price can go up or down based on the market.

• High distribution yields can sometimes be misleading if the share price is falling (though that is not currently the case here).

Beginner takeaway

When looking at dividend ETFs, it is helpful to look at total return rather than just the share price. Total return tells you how much you actually gained when you include the cash payments. Also, always check the erosion-risk measurements to see if a fund's price is showing signs of a long-term decline.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

282 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 ABBVIE INC ABBV 4.94%
2 MERCK & CO INC MRK 4.87%
3 EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 3.51%
4 ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 3.50%
5 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC PM 3.25%
6 AT&T INC T 3.11%
7 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 2.88%
8 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 2.78%
9 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 2.60%
10 CHEVRON CORP CVX 2.56%
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1. ABBVIE INC ABBV 4.94%
2. MERCK & CO INC MRK 4.87%
3. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 3.51%
4. ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 3.50%
5. PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC PM 3.25%
6. AT&T INC T 3.11%
7. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 2.88%
8. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 2.78%
9. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 2.60%
10. CHEVRON CORP CVX 2.56%
11. PFIZER INC PFE 2.11%
12. PEPSICO INC PEP 2.08%
13. BLACKSTONE INC BX 2.01%
14. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 1.88%
15. TRANSDIGM GROUP INC TDG 1.77%
16. DUKE ENERGY CORP DUK 1.73%
17. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 1.69%
18. U.S. BANCORP USB 1.59%
19. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 1.58%
20. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 1.34%
21. JM SMUCKER CO SJM 0.34%
22. CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 0.33%
23. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.32%
24. ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC OMF 0.32%
25. CLOROX CO CLX 0.31%
26. SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC SIRI 0.30%
27. TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A TSN 0.30%
28. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.29%
29. EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 0.28%
30. NNN REIT INC NNN 0.28%
31. PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC PAG 0.28%
32. COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC COLB 0.27%
33. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO EMN 0.27%
34. WEC ENERGY GROUP INC WEC 0.27%
35. DILLARD'S INC CLASS A DDS 0.26%
36. FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC FNF 0.24%
37. SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC SBRA 0.24%
38. TFS FINANCIAL CORP TFSL 0.24%
39. CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC CFR 0.23%
40. MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC CLASS A MSM 0.23%
41. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC SWKS 0.23%
42. ZIONS BANCORP NA ZION 0.23%
43. IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC IRDM 0.22%
44. JACKSON FINANCIAL INC JXN 0.22%
45. LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP LNC 0.22%
46. SONOCO PRODUCTS CO SON 0.22%
47. VAIL RESORTS INC MTN 0.22%
48. VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP VLY 0.22%
49. EPR PROPERTIES EPR 0.21%
50. MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC CLASS A MRP 0.21%
51. FIRST BANCORP FBP 0.20%
52. H&R BLOCK INC HRB 0.20%
53. MOELIS & CO CLASS A MC 0.20%
54. SL GREEN REALTY CORP SLG 0.20%
55. THE CAMPBELL'S CO CPB 0.20%
56. UNITED BANKSHARES INC UBSI 0.20%
57. AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC COLD 0.19%
58. ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP AUB 0.19%
59. FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP FAF 0.19%
60. n/a HASI 0.19%
61. THE MOSAIC CO MOS 0.19%
62. ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP ASB 0.18%
63. BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC ORDINARY SHARES BNL 0.18%
64. CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM 0.18%
65. COHEN & STEERS INC CNS 0.18%
66. DTE ENERGY CO DTE 0.18%
67. RLI CORP RLI 0.18%
68. TRAVEL&LEISURE CO TNL 0.18%
69. AVIENT CORP AVNT 0.17%
70. BANK OZK OZK 0.17%
71. CVB FINANCIAL CORP CVBF 0.17%
72. FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC FIBK 0.17%
73. FULTON FINANCIAL CORP FULT 0.17%
74. INTERPARFUMS INC IPAR 0.17%
75. LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST LXP 0.17%
76. PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC PB 0.17%
77. TPG INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A TPG 0.17%
78. HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC HIW 0.16%
79. MACY'S INC M 0.16%
80. n/a REYN 0.16%
81. n/a MCHB 0.16%
82. NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC NXST 0.16%
83. WESBANCO INC WSBC 0.16%
84. ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC CLASS A ACI 0.15%
85. BATH & BODY WORKS INC BBWI 0.15%
86. PPL CORP PPL 0.15%
87. THE SCOTTS MIRACLE GRO CO CLASS A SMG 0.15%
88. ALLIANT ENERGY CORP LNT 0.14%
89. BANK OF HAWAII CORP BOH 0.14%
90. BROWN-FORMAN CORP CLASS A BF-A 0.14%
91. FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP FFBC 0.14%
92. INDEPENDENT BANK CORP INDB 0.14%
93. UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC UCB 0.14%
94. COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC CBU 0.13%
95. FIRST HAWAIIAN INC FHB 0.13%
96. PITNEY BOWES INC PBI 0.13%
97. POLARIS INC PII 0.13%
98. PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC PFS 0.13%
99. TOWNE BANK TOWN 0.13%
100. FIRST BUSEY CORP BUSE 0.12%
101. FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC FCPT 0.12%
102. LAZARD INC LAZ 0.12%
103. NBT BANCORP INC NBTB 0.12%
104. WAFD INC WAFD 0.12%
105. EVERGY INC EVRG 0.11%
106. FIRST MERCHANTS CORP FRME 0.11%
107. LCI INDUSTRIES INC LCII 0.11%
108. MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC MPT 0.11%
109. TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC TRN 0.11%
110. BUCKLE INC BKE 0.10%
111. FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP FCF 0.10%
112. GREIF INC CLASS B GEF-B 0.10%
113. HNI CORP HNI 0.10%
114. HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP HMN 0.10%
115. JOHN WILEY & SONS INC CLASS A WLY 0.10%
116. KAISER ALUMINUM CORP KALU 0.10%
117. NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC NWBI 0.10%
118. HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 0.09%
119. n/a AGM 0.09%
120. OLIN CORP OLN 0.09%
121. CONCENTRIX CORP ORDINARY SHARES CNXC 0.08%
122. DIME COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES INC DCOM 0.08%
123. DREYFUS TRSY OBLIG CASH MGMT CL INS n/a 0.08%
124. GETTY REALTY CORP GTY 0.08%
125. LTC PROPERTIES INC LTC 0.08%
126. PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CLASS A PR 0.08%
127. S&T BANCORP INC STBA 0.08%
128. THE WENDY'S CO CLASS A WEN 0.08%
129. AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST INC AAT 0.07%
130. APA CORP APA 0.07%
131. COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC CTBI 0.07%
132. ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC ENR 0.07%
133. GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO GIC 0.07%
134. LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP LKFN 0.07%
135. NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP CLASS A NBHC 0.07%
136. OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP OCFC 0.07%
137. PEOPLES BANCORP INC (MARIETTA OH) PEBO 0.07%
138. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP PNW 0.07%
139. SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC SAFT 0.07%
140. SYLVAMO CORP ORDINARY SHARES WHEN ISSUED SLVM 0.07%
141. WESTAMERICA BANCORP WABC 0.07%
142. ALEXANDER'S INC ALX 0.06%
143. ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP AM 0.06%
144. BURKE & HERBERT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP BHRB 0.06%
145. CARTER'S INC CRI 0.06%
146. ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC WTRG 0.06%
147. MYERS INDUSTRIES INC MYE 0.06%
148. OGE ENERGY CORP OGE 0.06%
149. TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP TMP 0.06%
150. UMH PROPERTIES INC UMH 0.06%
151. WISDOMTREE US TOTAL DIVIDEND ETF DTD 0.06%
152. CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC CFFN 0.05%
153. CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP CPF 0.05%
154. DELUXE CORP DLX 0.05%
155. HBT FINANCIAL INC ORDINARY SHARES HBT 0.05%
156. HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP HFWA 0.05%
157. KFORCE INC KFRC 0.05%
158. KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC KRO 0.05%
159. THE AES CORP AES 0.05%
160. UNIVERSAL CORP UVV 0.05%
161. VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS INC VRTS 0.05%
162. WINMARK CORP WINA 0.05%
163. ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP ALRS 0.04%
164. CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP CAC 0.04%
165. CHORD ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW CHRD 0.04%
166. DOUGLAS DYNAMICS INC PLOW 0.04%
167. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC FISI 0.04%
168. FIRST FINANCIAL CORP THFF 0.04%
169. HANMI FINANCIAL CORP HAFC 0.04%
170. HORIZON BANCORP (IN) HBNC 0.04%
171. KARAT PACKAGING INC KRT 0.04%
172. MERCANTILE BANK CORP MBWM 0.04%
173. METROCITY BANKSHARES INC MCBS 0.04%
174. RYERSON HOLDING CORP RYZ 0.04%
175. SAUL CENTERS INC BFS 0.04%
176. SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC SBSI 0.04%
177. STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC SMP 0.04%
178. TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y TRST 0.04%
179. UGI CORP UGI 0.04%
180. UPBOUND GROUP INC UPBD 0.04%
181. ARCHROCK INC AROC 0.03%
182. ARROW FINANCIAL CORP AROW 0.03%
183. BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES INC BHB 0.03%
184. BLACK HILLS CORP BKH 0.03%
185. ENNIS INC EBF 0.03%
186. ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP CLASS A EVC 0.03%
187. FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP FMNB 0.03%
188. INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC IIIN 0.03%
189. INVESTORS TITLE CO ITIC 0.03%
190. KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP KRNY 0.03%
191. KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC KGS 0.03%
192. MATADOR RESOURCES CO MTDR 0.03%
193. MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A MATW 0.03%
194. MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC MSBI 0.03%
195. MOVADO GROUP INC MOV 0.03%
196. n/a GCMG 0.03%
197. n/a KELYA 0.03%
198. n/a CTO 0.03%
199. NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP NJR 0.03%
200. ONE GAS INC OGS 0.03%
201. ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC OLP 0.03%
202. ONESPAN INC OSPN 0.03%
203. PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL INC PZZA 0.03%
204. PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP PFIS 0.03%
205. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO POR 0.03%
206. POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC PSTL 0.03%
207. SIERRA BANCORP BSRR 0.03%
208. SINCLAIR INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A SBGI 0.03%
209. SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC SWBI 0.03%
210. SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC SWX 0.03%
211. SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC INN 0.03%
212. UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST UHT 0.03%
213. WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC WASH 0.03%
214. ACCO BRANDS CORP ACCO 0.02%
215. ATN INTERNATIONAL INC ATNI 0.02%
216. AVISTA CORP AVA 0.02%
217. BANK OF MARIN BANCORP BMRC 0.02%
218. CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC COFS 0.02%
219. CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP CZNC 0.02%
220. CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC CZFS 0.02%
221. CRESCENT ENERGY CO CLASS A CRGY 0.02%
222. CRICUT INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A CRCT 0.02%
223. DONEGAL GROUP INC CLASS A DGICA 0.02%
224. ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC ETD 0.02%
225. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC FMAO 0.02%
226. FIRST BANCORP INC FNLC 0.02%
227. GRAY MEDIA INC GTN 0.02%
228. HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC HVT 0.02%
229. HELMERICH & PAYNE INC HP 0.02%
230. JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC CLASS A JOUT 0.02%
231. MONRO INC MNRO 0.02%
232. MURPHY OIL CORP MUR 0.02%
233. n/a UWMC 0.02%
234. n/a CRC 0.02%
235. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC NECB 0.02%
236. NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC NWE 0.02%
237. NRC HEALTH CLASS A NRC 0.02%
238. NVE CORP NVEC 0.02%
239. PARKE BANCORP INC PKBK 0.02%
240. PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC PTEN 0.02%
241. PCB BANCORP PCB 0.02%
242. PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP FRST 0.02%
243. QUAD/GRAPHICS INC CLASS A QUAD 0.02%
244. RBB BANCORP RBB 0.02%
245. REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP RM 0.02%
246. SPIRE INC SR 0.02%
247. SUNOCOCORP LLC COMMON UNITS SUNC 0.02%
248. TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC TSBK 0.02%
249. VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A VLGEA 0.02%
250. WABASH NATIONAL CORP WNC 0.02%
251. WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC WSBF 0.02%
252. WEST BANCORP INC WTBA 0.02%
253. WEYCO GROUP INC WEYS 0.02%
254. BRT APARTMENTS CORP BRT 0.01%
255. CURIOSITYSTREAM INC CURI 0.01%
256. DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO DEC 0.01%
257. EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC EFSI 0.01%
258. EMBECTA CORP EMBC 0.01%
259. FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC FDBC 0.01%
260. INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP INC III 0.01%
261. LCNB CORP LCNB 0.01%
262. MESABI TRUST MSB 0.01%
263. n/a PINE 0.01%
264. NEWTEKONE INC NEWT 0.01%
265. NLI HOLDINGS INC NL 0.01%
266. NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC NOG 0.01%
267. NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO NWN 0.01%
268. NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP NWFL 0.01%
269. OMEGA FLEX INC OFLX 0.01%
270. OP BANCORP OPBK 0.01%
271. PRINCETON BANCORP INC BPRN 0.01%
272. SHUTTERSTOCK INC SSTK 0.01%
273. SPOK HOLDINGS INC SPOK 0.01%
274. VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP VABK 0.01%
275. ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP CLASS A ARTNA 0.00%
276. CLEARWAY ENERGY INC CLASS C CWEN 0.00%
277. GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A GRNT 0.00%
278. RGC RESOURCES INC RGCO 0.00%
279. RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC REPX 0.00%
280. SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC SD 0.00%
281. VAALCO ENERGY INC EGY 0.00%
282. NUVEEN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND INC NCA 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Sep 5, 2026 6:00 AM . Source: Alpha Vantage ETF Profile. Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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