DES Dividend Calculator
Project dividend-reinvestment (DRIP) growth, income, and yield on cost for WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES). Pre-filled with DES’s current yield of about 2.37% (as of Oct 13, 2026) — edit the growth and tax assumptions to fit your plan.
DES dividend: yield, amount & dates
Snapshot of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES) dividend data as of Oct 13, 2026. Figures change — verify the current numbers with your broker before investing.
DES dividend income calculator
Pre-filled with DES’s current yield of about 2.37%. See the income an amount of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund would pay, or how much you’d need for a target monthly income.
DES dividend history by year
Per share, grouped by ex-dividend date, from WisdomTree’s own records. Years with 13 payments include a small extra payment at the end of December.
| Year | Dividends per share | Change | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026through Sep 25, 2026 | $0.5986 | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.9544 | -1.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.9654 | +13.3% | 13 |
| 2023 | $0.8521 | +3.7% | 13 |
| 2022 | $0.8214 | +8.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.7604 | +4.1% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.7308 | -5.1% | 13 |
| 2019 | $0.7699 | -14.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | $0.8957 | +6.7% | 12 |
| 2017 | $0.8393 | +12.8% | 12 |
| 2016 | $0.744 | +11.1% | 12 |
| 2015 | $0.6696 | +5.7% | 13 |
| 2014 | $0.6332 | — | 12 |
What is the DES ETF?
DES is the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund, launched in June 2006. Its index starts with every U.S. company that paid a regular cash dividend in the past year. It removes the 300 largest, then keeps the smallest 25% of what is left by market value.
In mid-2026 that meant companies worth from about $79 million to $10.2 billion. Each one is weighted by the dollar dividends it is expected to pay, not by its size, and no sector can pass 25% at the yearly reset.
On October 15, 2026 the fund held $2.07 billion and charged 0.38% a year. Its holdings were spread thin: the largest, PBF Energy, was 1.31%, and the top ten made up less than 10%. TFS Financial, EPR Properties, NorthWestern Energy and Sonoco were also near the top.
DES dividend history
DES paid $0.6332 a share in 2014 and $0.9544 in 2025, about 3.8% more a year. The path was uneven. The total fell 14.0% in 2019 and another 5.1% in 2020, and only passed its 2018 level again in 2024, when it rose 13.3%. It slipped 1.1% in 2025.
The first nine payments of 2026 add up to $0.5986 a share, 7.2% less than the same months of 2025. The January and February 2026 checks were under a cent each.
Uneven monthly payments
DES pays every month, but the size of each check swings a lot. The months that end a quarter pay the most: $0.145 in June 2026 and $0.12 in September. July paid $0.045. December brought the year’s largest check in 2022, 2023 and 2025, but not in 2024. In 2025 it was $0.20938.
Ex-dates fall in the last week of the month, and cash arrives two to four days later.
No October 2026 amount was on WisdomTree’s page yet on October 16. A year earlier, DES went ex on October 28.
DES returns
DES had a weak 2025. Counting payouts, DES returned 0.26% in 2025, its prospectus shows, while the S&P SmallCap 600 made 6.02%. It has also been volatile: it lost 36.67% in the first quarter of 2020 and gained 27.55% in the last quarter of that year.
The past year was better. DES made 15.28% over the year to September 30, 2026, and 7.22% a year over ten years.
DES dividend yield
Add up the monthly checks for the year to Oct 13, 2026 and you get $0.91 per share. Measured against a price close to $38.40, the trailing yield came to roughly 2.37%. Its large-cap sister fund, DLN, yielded about 1.74%. The 30-day SEC yield on WisdomTree’s page was 2.66% that week.
Every DES yearly total since 2014 agrees between WisdomTree’s records and digrin.com, and each payment since late 2021 also agrees with stockanalysis.com. All payments since 2013 are ordinary income. Last checked Oct 16, 2026. Sources: WisdomTree — DES distribution history and fund facts; SEC — DES summary prospectus (Aug 1, 2026, as supplemented Sep 30, 2026); stockanalysis.com — DES dividend history; digrin.com — DES dividends. Not financial advice.
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DES dividend snapshot
Variable distributionAs of Oct 13, 2026, DES yields about 2.37%, having distributed $0.91 per share over the trailing twelve months.
Its most recent payment was $0.12 per share, which went ex-dividend on Sep 25, 2026 and paid on Sep 29, 2026.
Because DES pays a variable monthly distribution, the amount changes every period — its recent payments have ranged from $0.045 to $0.145 per share. Treat the headline yield as a record of what was paid, not a promise of future income.
Based on DES’s published payment record as of Oct 13, 2026 — a description of what the dividend has done, not a rating or a forecast.
About DES
DES tracks the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index, holding US small-cap dividend payers weighted by projected cash dividends, and pays monthly. Weighting by dividends rather than size tilts it toward the small companies that pay the most in total dividends.
DES is a high-dividend etf from WisdomTree that distributes monthly. Because dividend investing is about both income and the growth of that income, the calculator above lets you model three things independently for DES: the starting yield, how fast the dividend grows each year, and how fast the share price appreciates. That separation matters most for high-yield versus dividend-growth choices, where a lower starting yield that grows quickly can overtake a higher static yield over time.
How to use the DES calculator
- Replace the pre-filled yield with DES’s current dividend yield from your broker or the fund’s page.
- Set your initial investment and monthly contribution.
- Estimate the dividend growth rate and price growth rate. For a high-dividend etf these can differ a lot — be realistic rather than optimistic.
- Choose your dividend tax rate and whether to reinvest (DRIP), then read the projected value, dividends received, and yield on cost.
The full math, including how the money-weighted return is computed, is on the methodology page.
DES dividend FAQ
- How much DES do I need for $10,000 a month in dividends?
- At the trailing yield of about 2.37% as of Oct 13, 2026, roughly $5,063,291. DES’s monthly checks vary a lot, so some months would pay far less than $10,000 and others more.
- How much did DES pay in 2025?
- $0.9544 a share over 12 monthly payments, from $0.01 in February to $0.20938 in December.
- Does DES pay capital gains?
- Not in WisdomTree’s records since 2013. Every DES payment in that time is listed as ordinary income.
- How does this DES dividend calculator work?
- It runs a month-by-month projection: each month it adds your contribution, pays a dividend based on the yield, optionally reinvests it (DRIP), then applies price growth. The page loads pre-filled with DES's current yield (about 2.37% as of Oct 13, 2026); adjust the dividend-growth, price-growth, and tax assumptions to fit your own outlook.
- What yield should I use for DES?
- As of Oct 13, 2026, DES's dividend yield was about 2.37% ($0.91 per share over the trailing year). Yields move with the share price, so use the current figure from your broker rather than a fixed number. Enter the trailing or forward yield, whichever you prefer to model.
- How often does DES pay dividends, and when?
- WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund pays a monthly (varies) dividend; its most recent payment was $0.12 per share, ex-dividend Sep 25, 2026. This calculator compounds monthly and projects annual totals, so it works the same regardless of the payment schedule — the cadence just affects when cash actually lands in your account.
- Is the DES projection a guarantee?
- No. It is an educational projection based on the assumptions you enter, held constant. Real dividends can rise, be cut, or stop, and prices fluctuate. Use it to compare scenarios, not to predict returns, and never rely on a single calculator for an investment decision.
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