Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, WisdomTree is expected to generate 1.54 times less return on investment than iShares. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, WisdomTree Emerging Mkts SmallCap Div is 1.4 times less risky than iShares. It trades about 0.25 of its potential returns per unit of risk. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index is currently generating about 0.27 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  4,184  in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index on April 19, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  158.00  from holding iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index or generate 3.78% return on investment over 30 days.