The Inspire International ETF (WWJD Quick QuoteWWJD - Free Report) was launched on 09/30/2019, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.

What Are Smart Beta ETFs?

The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.

Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.

If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.

By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.

This area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.

Fund Sponsor & Index

The fund is managed by Inspire. WWJD has been able to amass assets over $511.62 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the World ETFs. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL INDEX before fees and expenses.

The Inspire International Index selects foreign equity securities from a global universe of publicly traded equity securities of large capitalization foreign and emerging market companies which have an Inspire Impact Score of zero or higher.

Cost & Other Expenses

Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.

Operating expenses on an annual basis are 0.66% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.

WWJD's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.16%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.

When you look at individual holdings, Disco Corpaccounts for about 0.73% of the fund's total assets, followed by Delta Elec-nvdr (DELTAR) and Delek Group Ltd (DLEKG).

Performance and Risk

The ETF has added roughly 9.62% and it's up approximately 33.42% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 04/21/2026), respectively. WWJD has traded between $31.05 and $40.19 during this last 52-week period.

WWJD has a beta of 0.79 and standard deviation of 14.68% for the trailing three-year period. With about 214 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk .

Alternatives

Inspire International ETF is not a suitable option for investors seeking to outperform the World ETFs segment of the market. Instead, there are other ETFs in the space which investors should consider.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Shares (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Shares has $12.33 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $16.23 billion. ESGV has an expense ratio of 0.09% and ESGU changes 0.15%.

Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the World ETFs

Bottom Line

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