
DDWM offers exposure to dividend-paying international stocks with a dynamic currency hedge for US investors. The fund holds stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada. Like many WisdomTree funds, DDWM only holds dividend-paying stocks, weighted by total cash dividends over the past 12 months. DDWM departs from its sibling funds by setting currency hedge levels anywhere from 0-100%, reset monthly. To determine the hedge amount, the fund uses three equally weighted inputs: differences in interest rates (the cost of the hedge), momentum (based on 10- and 240-day moving averages) and…
Is DDWM's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.

One of the primary reasons for embracing ex-U.S. stocks is diversification or reducing correlations within U.S.-heavy portfolios. Thanks to single-country ETFs, it's much easier for U.S. market participants to invest in individual countries than it was in say the 1970s or 1980s.

International stocks finally found their respective grooves last year. With that momentum carrying over into 2026, advisors and investors are revisiting ex-U.S. ETFs in significant fashion.

International equities and related ETFs are rightfully commanding significant fanfare this year. That's because advisors and retail investors are flocking to stocks and funds that long lagged domestic equivalents.

A much-discussed theme since the start of 2025 has been the out-performance of international equities, including developed markets, against the S&P 500 – something some investors have been waiting on for what feels like in an eternity.

I track about a thousand funds using Mutual Fund Observer and have developed a ranking system to group equity funds into four categories based on risk, valuation, and/or yield. Tier One contains the Lipper Categories and funds that have a combination of lower risk, lower valuations, and higher yields. Tier Two contains those with low to moderate valuations and have lower risk.