WisdomTree, the European subsidiary US-based exchange-traded fund firm WisdomTree Investments, has launched two emerging markets UCITS ETFS on the London Stock Exchange.

WisdomTree, the European subsidiary US-based exchange-traded fund firm WisdomTree Investments, has launched two emerging markets UCITS ETFS on the London Stock Exchange.

The new ETFs are the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF and the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF, bringing the total number of ETFs listed on the LSE in the past four weeks up to six.

The ETFs are Irish-domiciled and physically replicated, with underlying shares held with State Street. KCG Europe, will act as market maker for the products.

The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income ETF has a total expense ratio of 0.46 per cent and an index dividend yield of 5.5 per cent, while the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend ETF has total expense ratio of 0.54 per cent and an index dividend yield of 4.1 per cent.

“We are extremely proud to expand WisdomTree’s platform of UCITS ETFs with two new ETFs providing exposure to emerging market small caps and emerging market equity income. WisdomTree’s dividend-weighted Smart Beta ETFs now cover the three major regions of Europe, the US and emerging markets. Over the long-term, dividend-weighted indices have the potential to improve risk-adjusted returns,” said Nik Bienkowski, co-CEO of WisdomTree Europe.