| The United States stock market is the largest in | | | | countries in Europe, Singapore, Japan, Australia, |
| the world, but certainly not the only important | | | | New Zealand, and Hong Kong. |
| one. Much of the world's economic activity, and | | | | DWM is a fund of funds because it primarily |
| many of its public companies that pay stock | | | | invests in the more specific WisdomTree funds. |
| dividends, are traded in Europe, Asia, the Middle | | | | These are the WisdomTree Europe Total Dividend |
| East, and South America. | | | | Fund, the Japan Total Dividend Fund, and the |
| The greatest growth potential lies in the | | | | Pacific ex-Japan Total Dividend Fund. DWM's net |
| developing world. If U.S. investors restrict their | | | | expense ratio is 0.48%. Its distribution yield is |
| portfolios to Wall Street they cannot profit from | | | | 4.59%. |
| the rest of the world. | | | | WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund: DTH |
| However, it's not easy for the average small | | | | consists of the companies in the WisdomTree |
| investor to invest in companies listed in London | | | | DEFA Index with the highest dividend yields. They |
| and Tokyo, let alone Brazil and China. | | | | must also have a market cap of at least $200 |
| If investors want to receive dividends from | | | | million and average trading volume of at least |
| companies around the world, it's difficult just to | | | | $200,000 per day for the past three months. |
| find the best ones. | | | | Top countries included in this ETF are currently |
| However, four exchange traded funds (ETFs) | | | | The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Australia, and |
| now make this simple and easy for U.S. investors. | | | | Germany. Its top holding is BP (formerly British |
| The first is PowerShares International Dividend | | | | Petroleum). DTH's expense ratio is 0.58%. Its yield |
| Achievers Portfolio: PID. PID tracks the Mergent | | | | is 2.61%. |
| International Dividend Achievers Index. This is a | | | | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income |
| list of all companies outside the United States | | | | Fund: DEM replicates the performance of the |
| which have raised their dividends every year for | | | | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income |
| at least the past five years, and which trade on | | | | Index. This measures the companies in |
| the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock | | | | WisdomTree's Emerging Markets Index which pay |
| Exchange, or NASDAQ. | | | | the highest dividend yields. They have to be in the |
| The top countries represented by this ETF are | | | | top 30% of companies in the index. DEM's |
| Canada, The United Kingdom, Japan, Bermuda, | | | | expense ratio is 0.63%. Its overall dividend yield is |
| and Mexico. It holds ninety different companies. | | | | 5.32%. |
| The top three companies it owns are Grupo | | | | Top emerging countries in this fund are Taiwan, |
| Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V. (ADS), | | | | South Africa, Brazil, Isreal, and Malaysia. The top |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd., and BP PLC (ADS). | | | | company is the Nan Ya Plastics Corporation of |
| Its distribution yield is 6.25%. | | | | Taiwan. |
| WisdomTree DEFA Fund: DWM tracks the | | | | For the greatest diversification and growth |
| WisdomTree Dividend Index of Europe, Far East | | | | potential investors should consider buying one of |
| Asia and Australiasia (DEFA). This is a | | | | the first three ETFS and DEM. That way they can |
| fundamentally weighted index of nearly 2000 | | | | profit from companies in both developed and |
| companies. They are in sixteen developed | | | | developing countries. |