WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund
HGSD
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 250 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor New York NY United States of America 10119
- IPO Date
- Dec 1, 2015
- CIK
- 0001350487
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- WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD) is an exchange-traded fund that provides currency-hedged exposure to a fundamentally weighted index of global small capitalization dividend-paying companies. The fund tracks the WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Index through investments primarily in the unhedged WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD) combined with a currency-hedged overlay; it focuses on the approximately 1,000 largest small-cap companies representing the bottom 5% by market capitalization within the broader WisdomTree Global Dividend Index. HGSD offers investors access to small-cap dividend payers across sectors such as financial services, industrials, and consumer discretionary, with significant geographic allocations to the United States (over 49%), Japan (approximately 10.7%), the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Launched in November 2015 by WisdomTree Investments, Inc., headquartered in New York, the fund carries an expense ratio of 0.43% and historically delivered an annual dividend yield around 1.50%. HGSD operates within the global equity small-cap dividend segment, targeting investors seeking income and growth from dividend-oriented small-cap stocks while mitigating foreign currency risk through monthly hedging. The fund maintains a diversified portfolio with no single holding exceeding 1% weight, supporting deep investment capacity up to nearly $11 billion before significant market impact on top constituents. In recent developments, HGSD ceased operations and was delisted as of March 25, 2019, marking a significant wind-down for the ETF amid low assets under management (last reported market capitalization around $8.72 million) and limited trading volume. This closure reflects broader portfolio rationalization by WisdomTree Investments, which has since focused on expanding its active ETPs, model portfolios, and private markets through strategic moves such as the July 2025 acquisition of Ceres Partners for farmland investments (completed October 2025) and a $345 million convertible note offering in 2024 to bolster capital for growth initiatives. No relaunches or revivals of HGSD have occurred, with WisdomTree emphasizing innovative strategies blending public and private assets across global markets.