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High dividend equities can offer income, downside protection and inflation resilience, qualities that are particularly relevant in today's environment of elevated volatility and persistent inflation. WisdomTree's new Global High Dividend UCITS ETF applies a rigorous quality screen to a global dividend universe, delivering a yield more than double the broad market while reducing value traps through a disciplined, rules-based methodology.
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High dividend equities can offer income, downside protection and inflation resilience, qualities that are particularly relevant in today's environment of elevated volatility and persistent inflation. WisdomTree's new Global High Dividend UCITS ETF applies a rigorous quality screen to a global dividend universe, delivering a yield more than double the broad market while reducing value traps through a disciplined, rules-based methodology.
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This blog explores the wave of European defence initial public offerings (IPOs) reshaping the sector's investment landscape, from Hensoldt's 2020 listing through to RENK, CSG and Vincorion, and the upcoming listings of KNDS and WB Electronics. It examines why 2026 marks a watershed year for European defence equity, how investor scrutiny is maturing, and what the broadening of the investable universe means for those with exposure to the structural rearmament theme.
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The Iran-US MOU marks a turning point for European and Japanese equities. With geopolitical risk unwinding, economic surprise indices improving, ECB policy easing, and Germany's defence spending accelerating, Europe's re-rating is underway. Japan benefits from AI supply chain breadth, the Bank of Japan's gradual policy normalisation, the resumption of trade following Middle East disruptions, and energy cost relief. WisdomTree offers compelling, cost-effective access to both opportunities.
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The latest rebalance of WisdomTree's Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners Index widens its lens from 10 to 14 metal categories, adding vanadium, silicon metal, manganese and niobium. It trims copper and lithium, lifts rare earths and nickel, tilts toward upstream mining and larger names, and now offers above-market growth at a discounted forward earnings multiple.
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European defence equities have de-rated on sentiment, not fundamentals. Q1 2026 earnings were robust with most European defence primes confirming guidance, with book-to-bill ratios averaging 1.49x. Yet the sector trades at a 41% P/E discount to US peers, offering a materially improved entry point into the European rearmament cycle.
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The Trump–Xi Beijing summit delivered managed stability, not structural change. Technology, critical minerals and Taiwan remain unresolved. For investors, two themes stand out: Western supply chain diversification in strategic metals and rare earths, and durable agricultural commodity exposure driven by food security and climate risk, not diplomacy.
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