
Under typical circumstances, the fund commits at least 95% of its total capital (excluding collateral from securities lending) to either the direct holdings of its benchmark index or to other assets that deliver an economically equivalent return. This underlying index focuses on the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. market, selecting companies based on fundamental weighting principles rather than market cap, specifically those that distribute dividends. It's important to note that the fund operates as a non-diversified investment vehicle.
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Launched on June 16, 2006, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

Making its debut on 06/16/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 16, 2006.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.

Dividend ETFs such as SCHD and DLN look conservative on the surface, but their recent Sharpe ratios do not show superior risk-adjusted returns versus broad equity ETFs. SCHD offers a higher dividend yield, but investors still remain exposed to equity valuation risk, earnings risk and concentrated sector exposure. DLN is even less defensive than it appears because its portfolio is heavily tilted toward large-cap technology names such as NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft.