Is DFJ a good investment?

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) is a Japan-focused ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFJ 4.2 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.4), lowest on Quality (0.3). It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 10.0. Its ten largest holdings are 6% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is DFJ rated? ETF Copilot scores WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) 4.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) 4.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.2 / 10
Growth: 6.4 / 10
Valuation: 1.6 / 10
Risk: 6.0 / 10
Quality: 0.3 / 10
Return: 5.1 / 10

What is DFJ's expense ratio? 0.58% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFJ charges 0.58% a year, yields 3.05% and holds $451M in assets across 782 positions.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) — cost, income and size
Measure	DFJ
Expense ratio	0.58%
Dividend yield	3.05%
Assets under management	$451M
Holdings	782

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in DFJ's data

Japan small-cap dividend stocks, selected by a dividend-weighted index.

Trades at a lower price than the typical Japan fund — you get the same earnings for less.

Trailing P/E multiple of 13.7x sits below the category median of 16.4x. Its EBITDA margin of 13.9% is low, so the cheap price comes with thinner profits.

A focused position on Japan's smaller dividend payers, for portfolios seeking a value tilt.

Is DFJ expensive right now? It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 10.0

As of September 11, 2026, DFJ is more expensive than 98% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 112 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DFJ? 13% Tech

What's inside DFJ: Size (Large 1%, Mid 1%, Small 98%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 13.2%; Semiconductors 3.8%; Memory 0.1%.

What are DFJ's top holdings? The ten largest are 6% of the fund

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial, Chugin Financial, Infroneer, Yamaguchi Financial, Nishi-Nippon Financial, Citizen Watch, Exedy, Nippon Shokubai, Mitsubishi Materials and Hazama Ando are DFJ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 95% of Japan ETFs.

Half of DFJ's weight sits in its 169 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 450 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfj