Is WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DNL) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DNL) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 1, 2025

DNL: Lagging Its Peers For A While

WisdomTree Global ex‐U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund holds 300 ex-US dividend stocks, focusing on quality and growth metrics. DNL is diversified across holdings, sectors, and countries, with significant exposure to industrials and technology, and limited exposure to China. DNL has lagged an ex-US benchmark and its competitors over the last 12 months.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 14, 2025

DNL: Successfully Combining Quality, Dividend, And Growth

WisdomTree Global ex‐U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF holds about 300 international dividend stocks with quality and earnings growth characteristics. The portfolio is well-diversified across sectors and countries, and direct exposure to China is moderate. DNL total return is great relative to peers, but this “dividend growth” ETF is not for dividend-growth investors.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 11, 2024

DNL: Dividend Focused Against Weak Momentum

The WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF is a good option for international investing due to its valuation, income, and fundamental focus. The DNL ETF holds a well-diversified portfolio of dividend-paying companies from select developed international and emerging markets outside the U.S. Despite short-term challenges, DNL's robust strategy, diversified portfolio, and dividend yield focus make it an investment worth considering.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 30, 2023

DNL: Better For Total Return Than Dividend Growth

WisdomTree Global ex‐U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund implements a strategy based on profitability and earnings growth. It is well-diversified across sectors and countries, but quite concentrated in top holdings. Exposure to geopolitical risks is significant.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 12, 2023

The Dividend Driver: Return On Equity

A key driver of long-term compound returns is dividend growth, which is driven by corporate profitability. Using over 50 years of data, a strategy that identified the top 20% of stocks by profitability posted annual returns of 11.73%, outperforming the lowest ROE group by 451 basis points per year. Profitable companies with excellent margins and efficient assets have the potential for faster dividend growth rates in the future.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 13, 2023

Bull vs. Bear: How Healthy Are Biotech ETFs?

Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

ETF Trends • May 10, 2023

DNL: A Diversified Large-Cap Global Equity ETF Generating Strong Returns

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF has a relatively large asset base, decent expense ratio, offers quarterly pay-out, and has been generating decent average yield since the last ten years. Overall, top holdings of the DNL ETF's portfolio from both EM and developed markets performed well during the short run and the long run.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 28, 2023

Diversify for the Better With These Quality Dividend ETFs

Despite a tough market selloff, firms paid out record numbers of dividends in 2022, offering dividend ETFs a major source of current income for their holders.

ETF Trends • Apr 3, 2023

Embrace a “Dividend Decade” in Quality Dividend ETF DNL

Dividends were star players last year for investors, buoying portfolios with current income when clear answers to the market's uncertainties were hard to find. Last year wasn't a one off, though, with the markets offering the potential for a “dividend decade” moving forward, according to the folks at WisdomTree Investments.

ETF Trends • Jan 31, 2023