# WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD (DEMS) **Page:** https://fundology.uk/fund/dems · ISIN IE00BDF12W49 ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 13/11/2026, DEMS (WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD, ISIN IE00BDF12W49) closed at £27.85 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.46% a year (about £46 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +59.8%, or +24.7% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2016. It tracks the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS Index - Benchmark TR Net. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.46% a year — about £46 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£27.85** (13/11/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | DEMS | | ISIN | IE00BDF12W49 | | Also listed as | DEMR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), WTD8 (Xetra, euros) | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | WisdomTree | | Tracks | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS Index - Benchmark TR Net | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.46% a year (£46 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £68.0m | | Launched | 2016 | | Domicile | Ireland | | UK reporting fund status | Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of 02/11/2026); reporting fund since 23/03/2017 | ## Past returns (periods to 13/11/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after UK CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +16.70% | +12.57% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +50.69% | +36.14% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +59.76% | +24.70% | income reinvested | Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −2.6%, 2023 +14.6%, 2024 +7.7%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +17.4%. Returns of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +26.9%; to 30/09/2025: +8.6%; to 30/09/2024: +13.3%; to 30/09/2023: +12.6%; to 30/09/2022: −3.1%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -2.6% | -10.8% | Price | | 2023 | +14.6% | +10.1% | Price | | 2024 | +7.7% | +4.0% | Price | | 2025 | +12.8% | +8.9% | Price | | 2026 to 13/11/2026 | +17.4% | +13.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.37% | -7.10% | | 3 years | 12.07% | -9.03% | | 5 years | 12.79% | -14.01% | ## Largest fall Volatility of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.4% over 1 year, 12.1% over 3 years, 12.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD since November 2021, in pounds: −14.0% from 11/02/2022 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −5.9% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +31.9% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD was 5.2% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (23/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD 0.46% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 27 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 2 the same and 80 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS Index - Benchmark TR Net, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.46% to 0.46% a year (13/11/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD (this fund) | 0.46% | +16.7% | +50.7% | +59.8% | | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF USD | 0.46% | +16.7% | +50.7% | +59.8% | Returns are as reported, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.46%** per year (as of 13/11/2026) - Stocks and shares ISA eligible: usually (check with your platform) - SIPP eligible: usually (check with your provider) - ISA and SIPP mean the kind of product usually qualifies under HMRC rules. We do not check each platform’s list — each provider decides which funds it offers. Crypto ETNs have not qualified for a stocks and shares ISA since 06/04/2026, and overseas funds that are not UK-recognised UCITS, such as Swiss ETFs, do not usually qualify. ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of DEMS?** The ongoing charge of DEMS is 0.46% a year — about £46 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETF Accum USD 0.46% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 27 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 2 the same and 80 less (share classes counted once). **What does DEMS track?** DEMS tracks the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS Index - Benchmark TR Net. **Is DEMS accumulating or distributing?** DEMS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. **What is the ISIN of DEMS?** The ISIN of DEMS is IE00BDF12W49. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; DEMS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as DEMR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and WTD8 (Xetra, euros). **What were DEMS’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of DEMS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −2.6%, 2023 +14.6%, 2024 +7.7%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +17.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has DEMS done after inflation?** Over the five years to 13/11/2026 DEMS’s total return was +59.8%, or +24.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.