Dividend investing has a habit of drifting in and out of fashion. When interest rates were pinned close to zero, investors hunted for yield wherever they could find it. As rates rose, cash and bonds once again became credible alternatives, prompting questions over whether equity income had lost some of its appeal.

Yet with central banks now appearing closer to the end than the beginning of the tightening cycle, the search for reliable sources of income is returning to the fore.

WisdomTree is betting that investors want something more sophisticated than a simple collection of the market’s highest-yielding shares.

WisdomTree Global High Dividend UCITS ETF

The asset manager has launched the…