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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SMIG WTV \n Expense ratio 0.60% 0.12% \n Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $2.9bn \n Total return, 1 year +9.7% +18.2% \n Holdings in common 3% \n Holdings in common uses holdings ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SMIG against WTV, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/smig-vs-wtv","a":{"ticker":"SMIG","name":"Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF","issuer":"Bahl & Gaynor","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"SMIG is actively managed and returned +9.7% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smig","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+9.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"38","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22126.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"WTV","name":"WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund","issuer":"WisdomTree","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"WTV is actively managed and returned +18.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/wtv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+18.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.12%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"123","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its shareholder report names 2 narrower indexes (Russell 1000 Value Index, S&P 500 Value Index), and does not say which is its benchmark","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":3,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/smig-vs-wtv"}