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WisdomTree Trust
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WisdomTree Capital Efficient ETFs |
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WisdomTree Efficient Metals Plus Miners Fund ([ __ ])*
* Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: [ __ ]
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. |
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WisdomTree Trust
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WisdomTree Efficient Metals Plus Miners Fund
Investment Objective
The WisdomTree Efficient Metals Plus Miners Fund (the “Fund”) seeks total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets.
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | None |
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
| Management Fees | [ __ ]% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None |
| Other Expenses | [ __ ]%1 |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | [ __ ]% |
| 1 | Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
| 1 Year | 3 Years |
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund is newly organized and therefore, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund is actively managed using a model-based approach. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, either directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in a portfolio composed of (i) a basket of commodity metals futures contracts from an eligible exchange (collectively, the “Commodity Components”) and (ii) a basket of equity securities issued by global companies primarily involved in strategic metals and rare earths mining activities (collectively, the “Equity Components”). The Fund uses commodity metals futures contracts to enhance the capital efficiency of the Fund. Capital efficiency is the ability for an investment to gain exposure to a particular market using fewer assets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in investments, including equity securities and futures contracts, that collectively provide exposure to strategic metals and rare earth mining activities.
To be eligible for investment as an Equity Component, a company must be involved in a mining business in certain strategic metals and rare earth elements categories (the “Categories”) listed in the following sentence and derive at least 10% of its revenue from such business. Currently, the Categories include, but are not limited to: Aluminum, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Lithium, Nickel, Platinum, Silver, Tin, Zinc, and Rare Earth Elements. Each Category corresponds to a metal that is central to modern strategic and high-technology supply chains. These metals are critical inputs for applications such as defense systems, artificial-intelligence and data-center infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, and advanced industrial technologies.
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In addition, a company must (i) conduct its Primary Business Activities and list its shares on a securities exchange operating in one or more of the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange only), Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States; (ii) have a minimum market capitalization of at least $250 million; and (iii) have a median daily dollar volume greater than $1,000,000 in the last three months preceding the model screening date. The country in which a company conducts its Primary Business Activities is determined based on one or more of the following factors: country of organization or incorporation, country in which a company’s headquarters is located, the country to which a company has the greatest risk exposure, and the country from which a company generates the most significant portion of its revenue or to which it allocates the greatest resources.
A company’s engagement in strategic metals and rare earths mining businesses is assessed via applicable language in its company description, regulatory filings (e.g., Annual Report or 10-K), earnings call transcripts, patent submissions, news and press releases, as well as via exposure to relevant industry classifications. In determining whether a company is involved in strategic metals and rare earths mining businesses and the extent of such involvement, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (“WisdomTree Asset Management” or the “Adviser”), expects to rely on publicly available information and analyses of such information performed by third-party data providers.
The Fund seeks to invest in a minimum of 20 Equity Components. To satisfy this minimum, the Adviser may determine to invest in companies with lesser revenue exposure or market capitalization and volume than the criteria mentioned above.
The Fund’s Commodity Components will consist of listed commodity metals futures contracts, including but not limited to, CME or LME listed Aluminum, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Lithium, Nickel, Platinum, Silver, Tin, and Zinc futures contracts.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will have approximately equal exposure to Equity Components and Commodity Components. The Fund generally invests approximately 90% of its net assets in Equity Components, while the Fund typically invests in Commodity Components representing a notional exposure of approximately 90% of the Fund’s net assets. Fund invests in U.S. Treasury securities and cash and cash equivalents to serve as collateral or margin for the Fund’s investments in Commodity Components. The Fund will not invest directly in physical commodities.
The Fund’s portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly to the target allocation exposures. As a result, between quarterly rebalances, the Fund’s exposure to Equity Components and Commodity Components may vary from the targeted exposures, and the Fund’s Equity Components may vary from the targeted market-capitalization weighting. To the extent the Fund’s exposure deviates from the targeted exposure by greater than 10%, it is anticipated that the Fund will be rebalanced intra-quarter to more closely align its portfolio with the target exposures. Between rebalances, the Fund’s portfolio may temporarily include Equity Components that no longer meet the model’s investment criteria.
The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Commodity Components, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (the “WisdomTree Subsidiary”). The WisdomTree Subsidiary is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter-end of the Fund’s fiscal year. The Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the investment returns of the relevant metals markets while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the WisdomTree Subsidiary.
The Adviser currently uses a widely recognized industry classification methodology to identify the extent of the Fund’s exposure to a sector or industry. A sector typically is composed of multiple industries. While the Fund’s sector exposure may vary from time to time, the Fund is expected to have significant exposure (e.g., approximately 15% or more of the Fund’s holdings) to the Materials Sector.
The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its net assets) in securities in the Metals and Mining Industry.
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Although the Fund’s geographic exposure may change from time to time, the equity securities of companies that conduct their Primary Business Activities in the United States, Canada, and South Africa are expected to comprise a significant portion of the Fund’s holdings (e.g., approximately 15% or more).
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. While certain of the risks are prioritized in terms of their relevance to the Fund’s investment strategies, most risks are presented in alphabetical order. This ordering approach is designed to both facilitate an investor’s understanding of the Fund’s risks and enable an investor to easily locate and compare risks among funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its investment objective. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the sections in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Principal Risk Information About the Fund” and “Additional Non-Principal Risk Information.”
| ■ | Metal Commodities Risk. The value of metal commodities, such as various mined metals and commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as commodity metals futures contracts, typically is based upon the price movements of the physical commodity or an economic variable linked to such price movements. Price movements in metals and commodity metals futures contracts may fluctuate quickly and dramatically, have a historically low correlation with the returns of the stock and bond markets, and may not correlate to price movements in other asset classes. Some factors that impact the price of metals and commodity metals futures contracts include, but are not limited to, overall market movements, changes in interest rates, changes in the global supply and demand for metals, the quantity of metal imports and exports, factors that impact metal mining, such as drought, floods and weather conditions, technological advances in the processing and mining of metal, an increase in the hedging of precious metals, and changes in economic and/or political conditions, including regulatory developments and trade or currency restrictions between countries. |
| ■ | Metal Mining Companies Risk. By investing in the equity securities of metal miners, the Fund may be susceptible to financial, economic, political, or market events that impact the metal mining industry. Additional factors that affect metal miners and the metal mining industry include, but are not limited to: commodity prices; extraction and production costs; tax and government regulations; central bank operations; competitive pressures; the success of exploration projects; and adverse environmental developments. Metal mining companies may have significant operations in areas at risk for social and political unrest, security concerns, and environmental damage. The profitability of metal miners can be dramatically affected by the fluctuation in the price of the metals they mine, which can be impacted by the factors set forth under Metal Commodities Risk. |
| ■ | Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their performance from an underlying reference asset, such as a currency or a commodity. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated investments that may pose risks that are different from or greater than those posed by investing directly in the underlying reference asset. For example, the return on a derivative instrument may not correlate with that of its underlying reference asset, and minimal requisite initial investments necessary to purchase derivatives positions may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts. Derivatives also can be volatile and may be less liquid than other investments. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money. The Fund expects to use futures contracts to implement its principal investment strategies. Risks specific to futures contracts, as well as other risks related to the use of derivatives, generally, such as counterparty and issuer credit risk, are described in greater detail elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus. |
| ■ | Investment Risk. As with all investments, an investment in the Fund is subject to loss, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or long periods of time. |
| ■ | Market Risk. The trading prices of securities and other instruments fluctuate in response to a variety of factors, such as economic, financial or political events that impact the entire market, market segments, or specific issuers. The Fund’s NAV and market price may fluctuate significantly in response to these and other factors. As a result, an investor could lose money over short or long periods of time. |
| ■ | Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the Fund’s shares in the secondary market generally differ from the Fund’s daily NAV, and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV (premium) or less than the NAV (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines. Because certain of the investments held by the Fund trade on, or have exposure to, foreign exchanges that are closed when the Fund’s primary listing exchange is open, the Fund is likely to experience premiums and discounts greater than those of domestic ETFs. Additionally, in stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings. |
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| ■ | Active Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed using proprietary investment strategies and processes. There can be no guarantee that these strategies and processes will be successful or that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. |
| ■ | Capital Controls and Sanctions Risk. Economic conditions, such as volatile currency exchange rates and interest rates, political events, military action and other conditions may, without prior warning, lead to foreign government intervention (including intervention by the U.S. government with respect to foreign governments, economic sectors, foreign companies and related securities and interests) and the imposition of capital controls and/or sanctions, which may also include retaliatory actions of one government against another government, such as seizure of assets. Capital controls and/or sanctions include the prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to own or transfer currency, securities or other assets, which may potentially include derivative instruments related thereto. Capital controls and/or sanctions may also impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell, transfer, receive, deliver or otherwise obtain exposure to, foreign securities or currency, negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such instruments, adversely affect the trading market and price for shares of the Fund, and cause the Fund to decline in value. |
| ■ | Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund generally redeems shares for cash or otherwise includes cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind its portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to pay out redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize capital gains that it might not have recognized if it had satisfied such redemption requests with securities held by the Fund (i.e., redeemed its shares in kind). As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gains distributions than a fund that redeems its shares in kind. |
| ■ | Concentration Risk. To the extent that the Fund’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of related industries, the Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, and more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political, or regulatory occurrences affecting that industry or group of related industries. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund’s investments, are concentrated in securities issued by companies in one or more of the industries comprising the industry group described below. As such, the Fund is subject to the risks described below. The industries in which the Fund may be concentrated may vary over time. |
Metals
and Mining Industry
The Fund will invest in securities that are issued by
and/or have exposure to, companies primarily involved in the Metals and Mining
Industry. Investments in metals and mining companies may be speculative and
subject to greater price volatility than investments in other types of
companies. The profitability of companies in the Metals and Mining Industry is
related to, among other things, worldwide metal prices and extraction and
production costs. Worldwide metal prices may fluctuate substantially over short
periods of time, and as a result, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile
than other types of investments. In addition, metals and mining companies may be
significantly affected by changes in global demand for certain metals, economic
developments, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, changes
in exchange rates, interest rates, economic conditions, tax treatment, trade
treaties, and government regulation and intervention, and events in the regions
that the companies to which the Fund has exposure operate (e.g.,
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments or repatriation of capital,
military coups, social or political unrest, violence and labor unrest). Metals
and mining companies may also be subject to the effects of competitive pressures
in the Metals and Mining Industry.
| ■ | Counterparty and Issuer Credit Risk. As a result of its financial condition, the issuer of a debt security or other instrument, or the counterparty to a derivative or other contract, may default, become unable to pay interest or principal due or otherwise fail to honor its obligations or be perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as being in such situations. The value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning in response to issuer or counterparty defaults, changes in the credit ratings of the Fund’s portfolio investments and/or perceptions related thereto. In addition, the Fund may enter into derivative transactions with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Furthermore, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. |
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| ■ | Currency Exchange Rate Risk. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may also change quickly, unpredictably, and without warning, and you may lose money. |
| ■ | Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund and its service providers may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from a breach in cybersecurity, including cyber-attacks. A breach in cybersecurity, intentional or unintentional, may adversely impact the Fund in many ways, including, but not limited to, disruption of the Fund’s operational capacity, loss of proprietary information, theft or corruption of data, denial-of-service attacks on websites or network resources, and the unauthorized release of confidential information. Cyber-attacks affecting the Fund’s third-party service providers, market makers, institutional investors authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund (i.e., Authorized Participants), or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. |
| ■ | Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in securities and instruments traded in developing or emerging markets, or that provide exposure to such securities or markets, can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions not associated with investments in U.S. securities and instruments or investments in more developed international markets. Such conditions may impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities, adversely affect the trading market and price for Fund shares and cause the Fund to decline in value. |
| ■ | Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S. securities, including depositary receipts, involve political, regulatory, and economic risks that may not be present in investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to currency fluctuations, political or economic instability, or geographic events that adversely impact issuers of foreign securities. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. These additional risks may make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. These risks may be heightened to the extent the Fund invests in companies domiciled in or otherwise tied to developing or emerging market countries. |
| ■ | Geographic Investment Risk. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region. |
Investments
in Canada
Although Canada is a major producer of commodities, including
gold, Canada’s economy is heavily dependent on the demand for natural resources
and agricultural products, and a change in the supply and demand of these
resources, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect
on Canadian market performance. In particular, the U.S. is Canada’s largest
trading partner and foreign investor and, as a result, changes to the U.S.
economy may significantly affect the Canadian economy.
Investments
in South Africa
Investing in South Africa involves special considerations
not typically associated with investing in countries with more established
economies or currency markets. Although South Africa is a developing country
with a solid economic infrastructure (in some regards rivaling other developed
countries), certain issues, such as unemployment, access to health care, limited
economic opportunity, and other financial constraints, continue to present
obstacles to full economic development. South Africa’s economy is heavily
dependent on natural resources and commodity prices. These and other factors
could have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and increase the
volatility of an investment in the Fund.
Investments
in the United States
The economic, political, regulatory and other events
and conditions that affect issuers and investments in the United States differ
significantly from those associated with other countries and regions. For
example, routine political events, such as a presidential election, can have a
significant effect on the U.S. markets and lead to periods of increased
volatility. U.S. financial markets also have become increasingly globalized,
hosting participants from all over the world and on a more macro level, becoming
more tightly integrated with financial markets around the world. As a result,
U.S. financial markets are also increasingly vulnerable to the risks that may
affect non-U.S. financial markets. Any event or condition that affects the U.S.
economy, whether originating from within or outside of the United States, may
have an adverse effect on the Fund’s investments in the United States and thus,
the Fund’s performance.
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| ■ | Geopolitical Risk. The United States, as well as other countries and regions in which the Fund invests, has and may continue to experience security concerns, war, threats of war, aggression and/or conflict, terrorism, economic uncertainty, sanctions or the threat of sanctions, natural and environmental disasters, the spread of infectious illness, widespread disease or other public health issues and/or systemic market dislocations that lead to increased short-term market volatility, have adverse long-term effects on the U.S. and world economies, and disrupt the orderly functioning of securities markets generally, which may negatively impact the Fund’s investments. |
| ■ | Leveraging Risk. Certain transactions of the Fund, such as the use of derivative instruments, will give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss. |
| ■ | Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in derivatives and other instruments that may be less liquid than other types of investments. The derivatives in which the Fund invests may not always be liquid. This could have a negative effect on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses to Fund shareholders. |
| ■ | Materials Sector Risk. The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the Materials Sector. This sector includes, for example, metals and mining, chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper and related packaging products and forest product companies. This sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, commodity price volatility, demand for basic materials, world economic growth, depletion of natural resources, technological progress, and government regulations. |
| ■ | Models and Data Risk. The Fund uses an investment model to implement its investment strategy. The Fund is subject to the risk that the investment model may not perform as intended, including because the model may not adequately take into consideration certain factors relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy, investments, or the market environment, contains design flaws or incorporates faulty assumptions, or is informed by inaccurate or incomplete data. Errors in the data, assumptions and/or the design of the model may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected by the Sub-Adviser (defined below) or the Adviser for a significant period or at all, which may magnify the adverse effect on the Fund of any investment decisions made in reliance on the erroneous model results. Any of these circumstances may lead to investment decisions or the inclusion or exclusion of securities that adversely affect the value of the Fund. |
| ■ | Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. To the extent the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in those few issuers, and may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence. As a result, changes in the market value of a single security could cause greater fluctuations in the value of Fund shares than would occur in a diversified fund. |
| ■ | Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the WisdomTree Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the WisdomTree Subsidiary to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. |
| ■ | Tax Risk. To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment accorded to RICs, the Fund must, among other things, derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from certain prescribed sources. The Fund may obtain exposure to the commodities markets by directly entering into commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as listed futures contracts. Income from certain commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the Fund invests may not be considered qualifying income under the 90% test noted above. The Fund intends to invest in such commodity-linked derivative instruments indirectly through the WisdomTree Subsidiary. The Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The “Subpart F” income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives and futures) of the Fund attributable to the Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary is “qualifying income” to the Fund to the extent that such income is derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. The Fund expects its “Subpart F” income attributable to its investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary to be derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and to be treated as “qualifying income”. The Adviser intends to conduct the Fund’s investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury, and will monitor the Fund’s investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets are invested in the WisdomTree Subsidiary. To the extent the Fund makes a direct investment in commodity-linked derivative instruments, it will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, the Fund’s non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. However, the Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the 90% test noted above, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Failure to comply with this restriction would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders. |
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| ■ | U.S. Government Securities Risk. U.S. government securities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to the risks associated with fixed income and debt securities, particularly interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government involve credit risk that is greater than other types of U.S. government securities. |
Fund Performance
The Fund is new and therefore does not yet have performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s return based on net assets and comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad measure of market performance. Updated performance information for the Fund will be available online on the Fund’s website at www.wisdomtree.com/investments.
Management
Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser
WisdomTree Asset Management serves as investment adviser to the Fund. [ __ ] (“[ __ ]” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the investment sub-adviser to the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
The Fund is managed by the Sub-Adviser’s [ __ ] portfolio management team. The individual members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio are identified below.
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Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an ETF. This means that individual shares of the Fund are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, currently [ __ ] (the “Listing Exchange”), and may only be purchased and sold in the secondary market through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). In addition, an investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) when buying and selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid/ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the Fund’s website at www.wisdomtree.com/investments.
The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”), which only certain institutions or large investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem. The Fund issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities and/or U.S. cash.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (an “Intermediary”), WisdomTree Asset Management or its affiliates may pay Intermediaries for certain activities related to the Fund, including participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more knowledgeable about exchange-traded products, including the Fund, or for other activities, such as marketing, educational training or other initiatives related to the sale or promotion of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary’s website for more information.
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Additional Information About the Fund
Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Objective
The Fund’s investment objective may be changed without a vote of shareholders upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Strategies
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in, either directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary, a portfolio composed of Commodity Components and Equity Components. If subsequent to an investment, the Fund’s 80% investment policy is no longer met, the Fund’s future investments will be made in a manner that will bring the Fund into compliance with its policy. The Fund will provide shareholders with sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of any change to its 80% investment policy.
The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Commodity Components, in whole or in part, through investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary. Unlike the Fund, the WisdomTree Subsidiary is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore may invest in commodities and commodity-linked derivatives to a greater extent than the Fund. The WisdomTree Subsidiary, however, is required to invest in commodity-linked derivatives in a manner consistent with certain provisions of the 1940 Act and is designed to comply with the terms of a private letter ruling (“PLR”) received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to certain other WisdomTree Funds that invest in subsidiaries. The PLR concludes that the income attributable to the Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary will be qualifying income to the Fund for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The WisdomTree Subsidiary is otherwise subject to the same general investment policies and investment restrictions as the Fund.
Non-Principal Information About the Fund’s Investment Strategies
In addition to the investments described in the “Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund” section of the Prospectus, the Fund may invest in other investments that the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser believe will help the Fund achieve its investment objective, including cash and cash equivalents and shares of other investment companies, including other WisdomTree Funds.
Temporary Defensive Strategies. The Fund’s investment process is heavily dependent on quantitative models, which do not adjust to take temporary defensive positions. However, the Fund reserves the right to invest in U.S. government securities, money market instruments, and cash, without limitation, as determined by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. In the event the Fund engages in temporary defensive strategies that are inconsistent with its investment strategies, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective may be limited.
Securities Lending. The Fund participates in a securities lending program administered by a third-party securities lending agent, The Bank of New York, pursuant to which it may lend its portfolio securities in an amount not to exceed one-third (33 1/3%) of the value of its total assets to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions desiring to borrow those securities for a variety of reasons, including to facilitate the pursuit of certain investment strategies or to complete transactions to which the borrower may be committed. To protect the Fund, in part, from the risk of borrower default, the borrowing party provides collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value (plus accrued interest) of the borrowed securities. The collateral will be maintained and marked to market daily by the Fund’s securities lending agent, who will request any shortfall from the borrower. The Fund has permitted the securities lending agent to invest any collateral received in short-term, highly liquid investments, such as U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and government money market funds, including affiliated government money market funds. The terms of the securities lending program provide that the Fund will receive a portion of the income generated from the loan of its securities and the investment of the collateral received in connection with such loan. In exchange for its services, the securities lending agent also receives a portion of the revenue generated by the securities lending program. While the Fund’s portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower has the right to exercise any voting rights associated with those securities and the right to receive dividends and other distributions on those securities. However, the Fund has the right to recall loaned securities in time to vote on any matter of importance to it, and a borrower is obligated to repay to the Fund the amount of any dividends or distributions received on the loaned securities. Generally, the Fund would recall a loaned security to vote a proxy only if the Adviser believes the matter to be voted on could have a material effect on the Fund or its investment in the loaned securities.
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Additional Principal Risk Information About the Fund
This section provides additional information regarding the principal risks described under “Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund” in the Fund Summary. Each of the factors below could have a negative impact on Fund performance and trading prices.
Active Management Risk
The Fund is actively managed using proprietary investment strategies and processes. The Fund is subject to active management or investment-selection risk and its performance, therefore, will reflect, in part, the ability of the Sub-Adviser to select investments and to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the Fund’s investment objective. The Sub-Adviser’s assessment of a particular investment, company, sector, or country and/or assessment of broader economic, financial, or other macro views, may prove incorrect, including because of factors that were not adequately foreseen, and the selection of investments may not perform as well as expected when those investments were purchased or as well as the markets generally, resulting in Fund losses or underperformance. There can be no guarantee that these strategies and processes will produce the intended results and no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or outperform other investment strategies over the short- or long-term market cycles. This risk is exacerbated when an investment or multiple investments made as a result of such decisions are significant relative to the Fund’s net assets.
Capital Controls and Sanctions Risk
Economic conditions, such as volatile currency exchange rates and interest rates, political events, military action, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and other conditions, may, without prior warning, lead to government intervention (including intervention by the U.S. government with respect to foreign governments, economic sectors, foreign companies and related securities and interests) and the imposition of capital controls and/or sanctions, which may also include retaliatory actions of one government against another government, such as seizure of assets. Capital controls and/or sanctions include the prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to own or transfer currency, securities or other assets, which may potentially include derivative instruments related thereto. Levies may be placed on profits repatriated by foreign entities (such as the Fund). Capital controls and/or sanctions may also impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell, transfer, receive, deliver or otherwise obtain exposure to, foreign securities or currency, negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such instruments, adversely affect the trading market and price for shares of the Fund, and cause the Fund to decline in value. The Fund may also be forced to sell or otherwise dispose of foreign investments at inopportune times or prices due to sanctions. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that have been imposed against Russia and other countries and that may further be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. Sanctions and other similar measures may be in place for a substantial period of time and enacted with limited advanced notice.
Cash Redemption Risk
When the Fund redeems shares for cash or otherwise includes cash as part of its redemption proceeds, it may be required to sell or unwind its portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to pay out redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize capital gains that it might not have recognized if it had made an in-kind redemption (i.e., distribute securities as payment of redemption proceeds). The Fund generally redeems shares for cash or otherwise includes cash as part of its redemption proceeds. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gains distributions than if it redeemed shares in kind. Additionally, the Fund’s sale of non-U.S. denominated securities to satisfy a redemption request may generate realized foreign exchange losses that could impact the income distributions paid by the Fund.
Concentration Risk
The value of the Fund’s that focuses its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries will be highly sensitive to financial, economic, political, and other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries, and conditions that negatively impact those industries will have a greater impact on the Fund as compared with a fund that does not have its holdings similarly concentrated. Events negatively affecting the industries in which the Fund has invested are therefore likely to cause the value of the Fund’s shares to decrease, perhaps significantly. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities issued by companies in the industry or group of related industries described below. The industries in which the Fund’s assets may be concentrated may vary over time.
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Metals and Mining Industry Risk
The Fund will invest in securities that are issued by and/or have exposure to, companies primarily involved in the Metals and Mining Industry. Investments in metals and mining companies may be speculative and subject to greater price volatility than investments in other types of companies. The profitability of companies in the Metals and Mining Industry is related to, among other things, worldwide metal prices and extraction and production costs. Worldwide metal prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, and as a result, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than other types of investments. In addition, metals and mining companies may be significantly affected by changes in global demand for certain metals, economic developments, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, changes in exchange rates, interest rates, economic conditions, tax treatment, trade treaties, and government regulation and intervention, and events in the regions that the companies to which the Fund has exposure operate (e.g., expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, the imposition of restrictions on foreign investments or repatriation of capital, military coups, social or political unrest, violence and labor unrest). Metals and mining companies may also be subject to the effects of competitive pressures in the Metals and Mining Industry.
Counterparty and Issuer Credit Risk
To the extent that the Fund engages in investment transactions or enters into derivative or other contracts with third parties (i.e., “counterparties”) then the Fund bears the risk that the counterparty to such contracts may default on its obligations or otherwise fail to honor its obligations or be perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services, or otherwise) as being in such situations. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations, the Fund will lose money and the value of an investment in Fund shares may decrease. In addition, the Fund may engage in such investment transactions with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Listed futures contracts can be traded on futures exchanges without material counterparty credit. After a trade is cleared, the exchange is the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, so the counterparty risk on a listed futures contract ultimately is the creditworthiness of the exchange’s clearing corporation.
The financial condition of an issuer of a debt security or other issuer may cause it to default or become unable to pay interest or principal due on the security. The Fund cannot collect interest and principal payments on a security if the issuer defaults. Recent events in the financials sector have resulted in increased concerns about credit risk and exposure. Well-known financial institutions have experienced significant liquidity and other problems and have defaulted on their debt. The degree of credit risk for a particular debt security or other issuer may be reflected in its credit rating. A credit rating is a measure of a bond issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest and principal. Rating agencies (such as S&P and Fitch) assign letter designations typically ranging from AAA to A- (lower default risk) through CCC to C (higher default risk) or D (in default). A credit rating of BBB- or higher generally is considered “investment grade.” Credit ratings are subjective, do not remove market risk, and represent the opinions of the rating agencies as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit ratings can change quickly and may not accurately reflect the risk of an issuer. Generally, investment risk and price volatility increase as the credit rating of a security declines. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. The value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning in response to issuer defaults, changes in the credit ratings of the Fund’s portfolio investments and/or perceptions related thereto.
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investments and the value of the Fund’s shares. Because the Fund’s NAV is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the U.S. dollar value of your investment in the Fund may go down if the value of the local currency of the non-U.S. markets in which the Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar. This is true even if the local currency value of securities in the Fund’s holdings goes up. Conversely, the dollar value of your investment in the Fund may go up if the value of the local currency appreciates against the U.S. dollar.
The value of the U.S. dollar measured against other currencies is influenced by a variety of factors. These factors include interest rates, national debt levels and trade deficits, changes in balances of payments and trade, domestic and foreign interest and inflation rates, global or regional political, economic or financial events, monetary policies of governments, actual or potential government intervention, and global energy prices. Political instability, the possibility of government intervention, and restrictive or opaque business and investment policies may also reduce the value of a country’s currency. Government monetary policies and the buying or selling of currency by a country’s government may also influence exchange rates. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly, unpredictably, and without warning, and you may lose money.
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Cybersecurity Risk
The Fund and its service providers may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from a breach in cybersecurity, including cyber-attacks. A breach in cybersecurity, intentional or unintentional, may adversely impact the Fund in many ways, including, but not limited to, disruption of the Fund’s operational capacity, loss of proprietary information, theft or corruption of data maintained online or digitally, denial-of-service attacks on websites or network resources, and the unauthorized release of confidential information. Cyber-attacks affecting the Fund’s third-party service providers, including the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, administrator, custodian, and transfer agent, may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches and adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber-attacks may impact the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of confidential business information, impede trading, cause the Fund to incur additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or other financial losses, and/or cause reputational damage to the Fund. Cybersecurity breaches of market makers, Authorized Participants, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests also could have material adverse consequences on the Fund’s business operations and cause financial losses for the Fund and its shareholders. While the Fund and its service providers have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to address cybersecurity risks, prevent cyber-attacks, and mitigate the impact of cybersecurity breaches, there are inherent limitations on such plans and systems. In addition, the Fund has no control over the cybersecurity protections put in place by its service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund or its shareholders.
Derivatives Risk
The Fund invests in derivatives, such as futures contracts, to pursue its investment objective. The use of such derivatives may expose the Fund to risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in the instruments underlying those derivatives, including risks relating to leverage, correlation (imperfect correlations with underlying instruments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings), volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, liquidity, and valuation. The use of such derivatives also may expose the Fund to the performance of investments that they do not own. To the extent the Fund engages in derivatives in an attempt to hedge certain exposures or risks, there can be no assurance that such hedging investments or transactions will be effective. In addition, hedging investments or transactions involve costs and may reduce gains or result in losses, which may adversely affect the Fund. The skills necessary to successfully execute derivatives strategies may be different from those for more traditional portfolio management techniques, and if the Adviser or Sub-Adviser is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives also could result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited.
Funds that invest in derivatives are also subject to the risk that a change in U.S. law and related regulations will impact the way they operate, increase the particular costs of their operation and/or change the competitive landscape. In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which governs a fund’s use of derivatives. Among other things, the rule generally requires a fund to adopt a derivatives risk management program, appoint a derivatives risk manager to oversee the program, and comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value at risk, or “VaR.” The rule significantly changes the regulatory framework applicable to a fund's use of derivatives, including by replacing the existing asset segregation regulatory framework in its entirety.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract may generally be described as an agreement for the future sale by one party and the purchase by another of a specified security or instrument at a specified price and time. Futures contracts have standardized terms and trade on an exchange, where prices are settled on a daily basis until the end of the contract. The risks of futures contracts include, but are not limited to: (1) the success of the adviser’s and sub-adviser’s ability to predict movements in the prices of individual commodities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the commodities and the prices of futures contracts; and (3) no guarantee that an active market will exist for the contracts at any particular time.
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Foreign Securities Risk
Investments in non-U.S. securities and instruments involve political, regulatory, and economic risks that may not be present in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations, political or economic instability, or geographic events that adversely impact issuers of foreign securities. There may be less information publicly available about a non-U.S. issuer than a U.S. issuer. Non-U.S. issuers may be subject to different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers. Investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. With respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of government intervention and expropriation or nationalization of assets. Because legal systems differ, there is also the possibility that it will be difficult to obtain or enforce legal judgments in certain countries. Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares. Conversely, Fund shares may trade on days when foreign exchanges are closed. Each of these factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments and may be heightened in connection with investments in developing or emerging markets countries. Foreign securities also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated receipts representing shares of foreign-based corporations. ADRs are issued by U.S. banks or trust companies and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), which are similar to ADRs, represent shares of foreign-based corporations and are generally issued by international banks in one or more markets around the world. European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) are receipts issued in Europe that evidence a similar ownership arrangement. Investments in ADRs, GDRs, and EDRs may be less liquid and more volatile than underlying shares in their primary trading markets.
Geographic Investment Risk
To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region. For example, political and economic conditions and changes in regulatory, tax, or economic policy in a country could significantly affect the market in that country and in surrounding or related countries and have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance. Currency developments or restrictions, political and social instability, and changing economic conditions have resulted in significant market volatility.
Investments in Canada
The economy of Canada is heavily dependent on the demand for natural resources and agricultural products. Canada is a major producer of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural products, and energy related products like oil, gas, and hydroelectricity. Canada is also a top producer of gold as well as nickel, aluminum, and lead. Accordingly, a change in the supply and demand of these resources, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect on Canadian market performance. The U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner and foreign investor. As a result, changes to the U.S. economy may also significantly affect the Canadian economy.
Investments in Emerging Markets
Investments in securities and instruments traded in developing or emerging markets, or that provide exposure to such securities or markets, can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions not associated with investments in U.S. securities and instruments or investments in more developed international markets. For example, emerging markets may be subject to (i) greater market volatility, (ii) lower trading volume and liquidity, (iii) greater social, political, and economic uncertainty, (iv) governmental controls on foreign investments, market manipulation concerns, and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, (v) lower disclosure, corporate governance, accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and recordkeeping standards, (vi) fewer protections of property rights, (vii) limited investor rights and legal or practical remedies available to the Fund against portfolio companies, (viii) restrictions on the transfer of securities or currency or payment of dividends, and (ix) settlement and trading practices that differ from U.S. markets. Each of these factors may impact the Fund’s ability to buy, sell, transfer, receive, deliver, or otherwise obtain exposure to, emerging market securities or currency, negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such instruments, adversely affect the trading market and price for shares of the Fund and cause the Fund to decline in value. The volatility of emerging markets may be heightened by the actions (such as significant buying and selling) of a few major investors. For example, substantial increases or decreases in cash flows of funds investing in these markets could significantly affect local securities’ prices and cause Fund share prices to decline. For these and other reasons, investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.
Investments in South Africa
Investing in South Africa involves special considerations not typically associated with investing in countries with more established economies or currency markets. Although South Africa is a developing country with a solid economic infrastructure (in some regards rivaling other developed countries), certain issues, such as unemployment, access to health care, limited economic opportunity, and other financial constraints, continue to present obstacles to full economic development. Disparities of wealth, the pace and success of democratization and capital market development and religious and racial disaffection also have led to social and political unrest. South Africa’s currency has recently fluctuated significantly and may be vulnerable to significant devaluation. There can be no assurance that initiatives by the government to address these issues will achieve the desired results. South Africa’s economy is heavily dependent on natural resources and commodity prices. South Africa’s currency may be vulnerable to devaluation. These and other factors could have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and increase the volatility of an investment in the Fund.
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Investments in the United States
The economic, political, regulatory, and other events and conditions that affect issuers and investments in the United States differ significantly from those associated with other countries and regions. For example, routine political events, such as a presidential election, can have a significant effect on the U.S. markets and lead to periods of increased volatility. U.S. financial markets also have become increasingly globalized, hosting participants from all over the world and on a more macro level, becoming more integrated with financial markets around the world. As a result, U.S. financial markets are also increasingly vulnerable to the risks that may affect non-U.S. financial markets. The Fund’s investments in the United States are particularly subject to the risk that they, and the U.S. economy more generally, will be adversely affected by a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation, and/or an economic recession in the United States. Relatedly, the extensive economic sanctions levied against Russia by a multilateral coalition, including the United States, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect specific U.S. companies and sectors that previously engaged with Russia, such as certain financial institutions with exposure to Russia and companies dependent on raw materials previously sourced from Russia. There also remains a concern that reduced energy supplies from Russia could lead to higher gas prices and exacerbate inflation in the United States. In addition, proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States have changed and may continue to change many aspects of financial, public health, environmental, and other regulation. Certain of these changes may have a significant effect, either positive or negative, on U.S. markets and issuers, including issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund’s investments in the United States also may be adversely affected by any one of several geopolitical risks to which the United States is subject, including its precarious strategic competitive relationship with China, increasing environmental and climate risk, and the ever-increasing threat of damaging cyberattacks. The United States has also experienced elevated debt levels and increased internal political discord, as well as significant challenges in managing and containing the outbreak of COVID-19. If these trends were to continue or any of the other risks were to manifest, whether due to conditions or an event originating from within or outside of the United States, it may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s investments in the United States and thus, the Fund’s performance.
Geopolitical Risk
The United States, as well as other countries and regions in which the Fund invests, has and may continue to experience security concerns, war, threats of war, aggression and/or conflict, terrorism, economic uncertainty, sanctions or the threat of sanctions, natural and environmental disasters, the spread of infectious illness, widespread disease or other public health issues, and/or systemic market dislocations (including due to events outside of such countries or regions) that have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and have adverse long-term effects on the U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Such geopolitical events also may disrupt the orderly functioning of the securities markets globally. Each of the foregoing may negatively impact the Fund’s investments.
Investment Risk
As with all investments, an investment in the Fund is subject to loss. Investors in the Fund could lose money, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or long periods of time. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Leveraging Risk
Certain transactions of the Fund, such as the use of derivative instruments, will give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss.
Liquidity Risk
The Fund invests in derivatives and other instruments that may be less liquid than other types of investments. Investments that are less liquid or that trade less can be more difficult or more costly to buy, or to sell readily at a favorable time or price, compared to other more liquid or active investments. This liquidity risk is a factor of the trading volume of a particular investment, as well as the size and liquidity of the market for such an investment. The derivatives in which the Fund invests may not always be liquid. This could have a negative effect on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses to Fund shareholders.
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Market Risk
The trading prices of securities, including shares of the Fund, and other instruments may fluctuate, at times significantly, in response to a variety of factors. These factors include events impacting the entire market or specific market segments, such as political, market, and economic developments, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, government regulation, and the outlook for economic growth or recession, as well as events that impact specific issuers, such as changes to an issuer’s actual or perceived creditworthiness. As a result of these and other factors, investors could lose money on their investment in the Fund.
Recent Events
The value of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected by recent and current events occurring outside of the United States, including those affecting foreign markets (including extreme volatility, depressed valuations, and decreased liquidity), significant geopolitical events (including armed conflicts, terror attacks, and disruptions to foreign economic and trade relationships), and public health emergencies (including pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic), among other events. For example, ongoing armed conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in Europe and among Israel, Hamas, and other militant groups in the Middle East, and related sanctions and trading restrictions have caused significant market disruptions and volatility within the markets in Russia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Similarly, changes in U.S. policy may also introduce heightened risks, including economic policy and market risks, such as with the imposition of tariffs and other trade-related initiatives that could disrupt the market globally. Trade disputes and retaliatory actions, such as embargoes and other trade limitations, may reduce the profitability of companies in which the Fund invests, lead to a significant reduction in international trade, and adversely affect the growth of the global economy. The extent and duration of these and similar conflicts, policy initiatives, and tensions are impossible to predict, and they could result in significant market disruptions, including with respect to certain industries or sectors, such as the oil and the natural gas markets, and may negatively affect global supply chains, inflation, and global growth. These conflicts, policy initiatives, and tensions could adversely affect the value of certain Fund investments, as well as the Fund’s performance and liquidity, even if the Fund does not have direct investment exposure to a country involved in a particular conflict or industry directly affected by trade restrictions.
Metal Commodities Risk
The value of metal commodities, such as various mined metals, and commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as commodity metals futures contracts, typically is based upon the price movements of the physical commodity or an economic variable linked to such price movements. Price movements in metals and commodity metals futures contracts may fluctuate quickly and dramatically, have a historically low correlation with the returns of the stock and bond markets, and may not correlate to price movements in other asset classes. Some factors that impact the price of metals and commodity metals futures contracts include, but are not limited to, overall market movements, changes in interest rates, changes in the global supply and demand for metals, the quantity of metal imports and exports, factors that impact metal mining, such as drought, floods and weather conditions, technological advances in the processing and mining of metal, and changes in economic and/or political conditions, including regulatory developments and trade or currency restrictions between countries. A change in economic conditions, such as a recession or economic downturn, may adversely affect the price of precious metals, and have a negative impact on the usage and demand for such metals, which may result in a loss for the Fund. In addition, a sudden shift in political conditions of the world’s leading metal producers may have a negative effect on the global pricing of certain metals. Further, an increase in the hedging of precious metals, may also result in a decline in the price of certain metals. Each of these factors and events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. None of these specific commodity factors can be controlled in managing the Fund. Even if current and correct information as to substantially all factors are known or thought to be known, prices still will not always react as predicted.
Metal Mining Companies Risk
By investing in the equity securities of metal miners, the Fund may be susceptible to financial, economic, political, or market events that impact the metal mining industry. Additional factors that affect metal miners and the metal mining industry include, but are not limited to: commodity prices; extraction and production costs; tax and government regulations; central bank operations; competitive pressures; the success of exploration projects; and adverse environmental developments. Metal mining companies may have significant operations in areas at risk for social and political unrest, security concerns, and environmental damage. The profitability of metal miners can be dramatically affected by the fluctuation in the price of the metals they mine, which can be impacted by the factors set forth under Metal Commodities Risk. Fluctuation in the prices of metals may be due to a number of factors, including changes in inflation, changes in currency exchange rates and changes in industrial and commercial demand for metals (including fabricator demand). Additionally, increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of investments in metals.
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Models and Data Risk
In implementing the Fund’s investment strategies, the Adviser utilizes investment models that may be proprietary or developed by third parties. These models are used to help select the Fund’s investments. The Fund is subject to the risk that its investment model may not perform as intended, including because the model may not adequately take into consideration certain factors relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy, investments, or the market environment, contains design flaws or incorporates faulty assumptions, or is informed by inaccurate or incomplete data, any of which may adversely affect the value of the Fund. Models rely on accurate market data inputs among other inputs. If inaccurate or incomplete market data is entered into a model, the results produced by the models will be incorrect. Inaccurate or incomplete data could be attributable to a variety of causes, including lack of publicly available data, data entry errors or incorrect calculations, the application of erroneous or incomplete criteria screens to collect and compile model data, or an interruption in a third party’s ability to provide such data for use by a model. Errors in the data, assumptions and/or the design of the model may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected by the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser for a significant period or at all, which may magnify the adverse effect on the Fund of any investment decisions made in reliance on the erroneous model results. In addition, those models that include a predictive element may incorrectly assess future events or market conditions, and models that seek to evaluate securities or securities markets based on certain market-related assumptions may not be able to precisely evaluate a particular security affected by events unforeseen or not assumed by the model.
Non-Diversification Risk
The Fund is considered to be non-diversified. This means that the Fund may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance. However, the Fund intends to satisfy the asset diversification requirements under Subchapter M of the Code, for qualification as a RIC. See the “Taxes – Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company” section of the Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) for detail regarding the asset diversification requirements.
Sector Risk
Materials Sector Risk
The Materials Sector includes, for example, metals and mining, chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper and related packaging products and forest product companies. This sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, swift fluctuations in supply and demand for basic materials, commodity price volatility, world economic growth, depletion of natural resources and energy conservation, technological progress, and government regulations, including international political and economic developments, the environmental impact of energy and basic materials operations and tax and other governmental regulatory policies. As the demand for, or prices of, basic materials increase, the value of the Fund’s investments generally would be expected to also increase. Conversely, declines in the demand for, or prices of, basic materials generally would be expected to contribute to declines in the value of such securities. Such declines may occur quickly and without warning and may negatively impact the value of the Fund and your investment.
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV
As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will not materially differ from the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly, including due to timing reasons, perceptions about the NAV, supply and demand of the Fund’s shares (including disruptions in the creation/redemption process), during periods of market volatility and/or other factors. Because certain of the investments held by the Fund trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the Listing Exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of an underlying security and the security’s last quoted price from the closed foreign market. This may result in premiums and discounts that are greater than those experienced by domestic ETFs. Thus, you may pay more (or less) than NAV when you buy shares of the Fund in the secondary market, and you may receive more (or less) than NAV when you sell those shares in the secondary market. If an investor purchases Fund shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Fund’s shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Fund’s shares, an investor may sustain losses. Additionally, in stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.
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Subsidiary Investment Risk
The WisdomTree Subsidiary is not a registered investment company under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the WisdomTree Subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has oversight responsibility for the Fund’s investment activities, including its investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary. The Fund is exposed to the risks of the WisdomTree Subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the WisdomTree Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund, the WisdomTree Subsidiary, or both, to operate as intended, which could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Tax Risk
The Fund expects to obtain exposure to the metal commodity markets by entering into commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as listed futures contracts. The Fund intends to invest in such commodity-linked derivative instruments, in whole or in part, indirectly through the WisdomTree Subsidiary. In order for the Fund to qualify as a RIC, the Fund must, amongst other requirements detailed in the SAI, derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from “qualifying income.” Income from certain commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the Fund invests may not be considered qualifying income. To the extent the Fund makes direct investments in commodity-linked derivative instruments, it will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, the Fund’s non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. The Fund might generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, might not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the qualifying income test, or might not be able to determine the percentage of qualifying income it derives for a taxable year until after year-end. Failure to comply with the qualifying income test would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the qualifying income test, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Fund’s returns. Important tax information is described in more detail below in the section on “Additional Tax Information.”
U.S. Government Securities Risk
U.S. government securities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to the risks associated with fixed income and debt securities, particularly interest rate risk and credit risk. The U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, which may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, and certain U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government are subject to greater credit risk than other types of U.S. government securities. The value of U.S. government obligations may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. There is no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. Securities issued by the U.S. government historically have been considered to present minimal credit risk. The downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least two major rating agencies has introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. government to repay its obligations. Further credit rating downgrades or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of the Fund’s investments.
Additional Non-Principal Risk Information
Trading. Although the Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Listing Exchange and may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the Listing Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. The trading market in the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s holdings or due to irregular trading activity in the markets. Trading in shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Listing Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in shares on the Listing Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to Listing Exchange “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Listing Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged or that Fund shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange.
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Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Investors buying or selling the Fund’s shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of the Fund’s shares. In addition, secondary market investors also will incur the cost of the difference between the price that an investor is willing to buy shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask spread for the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the trading volume and market liquidity of the Fund’s shares and in some cases, the trading volume and market liquidity of the Fund’s holdings. Increased trading volume and market liquidity generally have the effect of reducing a fund’s bid/ask spread. Further, a relatively small investor base, asset swings, and/or increased market volatility may increase a fund’s bid/ask spread. Shares of the Fund, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a securities exchange, may be sold short and are, therefore, subject to the risk of increased volatility associated with short selling. Due to the costs of buying or selling the Fund’s shares, including bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of the Fund’s shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly trading small investments.
Securities Lending. Securities lending subjects the Fund to the risk that the borrower of its securities may fail to return the loaned securities or deliver the proper amount of collateral, which may result in a loss to the Fund. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy of or other default by the borrower, the Fund could experience losses or delays in recovering the loaned securities or foreclosing on collateral. In some cases, these risks may be mitigated by the indemnification provided by the Fund’s securities lending agent. It also is possible that the Fund’s securities lending agent could experience financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Should such circumstances arise, the Fund may not receive the fees it has earned and is owed under the securities lending program, and may have difficulty and confront delays in retrieving its loaned securities and/or collateral. In addition, although the Fund receives and invests cash collateral in a conservative manner, it is possible that it could lose money from such an investment or fail to earn sufficient income from its investment to cover the fee or rebate that it has agreed to pay the borrower. The Fund’s investment of cash collateral is subject to market appreciation or depreciation and the Fund will bear any loss on the investment of its cash collateral.
Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may serve as Authorized Participants. Only Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with the Distributor (as defined below) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. The Fund’s shares may trade at a prolonged and material premium or discount to NAV (or not trade at all) and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting if either of the following events occur: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business, experience a significant business disruption (including through the types of disruptions described under “Cybersecurity Risk” and “Operational Risk”), or otherwise become unable or unwilling to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business, experience a significant business disruption (including through the types of disruptions described under “Cybersecurity Risk” and “Operational Risk”), or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to make and support markets in the Fund’s shares or otherwise facilitate liquidity in the markets.
This risk may be heightened to the extent that the Fund invests in derivatives or securities that trade on foreign exchanges or in markets that require foreign securities settlement and/or because Authorized Participants may be required to post collateral in relation to securities settlement, which only certain Authorized Participants may be able to do or are interested in doing.
Operational Risk. The Fund and its service providers, including the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, administrator, custodian, and transfer agent, may experience disruptions that arise from human error, processing and communications errors, counterparty or third-party errors, and technology or systems failures, any of which may have an adverse effect on the management or operations of the Fund, including its ability to create and redeem shares. Although the Fund and its service providers seek to mitigate these operational risks through their internal controls and operational risk management processes, these measures may not identify or may be inadequate to address all such risks.
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Portfolio Holdings Information
Information about the Fund’s daily portfolio holdings, including their identities and quantities, is available at www.wisdomtree.com/investments. The Fund also discloses its complete portfolio holdings as of the end of its fiscal year ([ __ ]) and its second fiscal quarter ([ __ ]) in its reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete portfolio holdings as of the end of its first and third fiscal quarters ([ __ ] and [ __ ], respectively) with the SEC in Part F of Form N-PORT no later than 60 days after the relevant fiscal period. You can find the SEC filings on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or by calling WisdomTree Trust at 1-866-909-WISE (9473). A summary of the Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policies and procedures is included in the SAI.
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As the Adviser, WisdomTree Asset Management has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”), including the Fund. WisdomTree Asset Management is a registered investment adviser with offices located at 250 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10119, and is a leader in ETF management. As of [ __ ], 2026, WisdomTree Asset Management had assets under management totaling approximately $[ __ ] billion. WisdomTree* is the parent company of WisdomTree Asset Management.
WisdomTree Asset Management provides and oversees the implementation of an investment program for the Fund. WisdomTree Asset Management also provides proactive oversight of the Sub-Adviser, including daily monitoring of the Sub-Adviser’s purchase and sale of Fund holdings, and regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance. In addition, WisdomTree Asset Management arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution-related services necessary for the Fund to operate.
* “WisdomTree” is a registered mark of WisdomTree and has been licensed for use by the Trust.
For its services, WisdomTree Asset Management receives a fee from the Fund, based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as shown in the following table:
| Name of Fund | Management Fee |
| WisdomTree Efficient Metals Plus Miners Fund | [ __ ]% |
Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), WisdomTree Asset Management has agreed to pay generally all expenses of the Fund, subject to certain exceptions. For a detailed description of the Investment Advisory Agreement, please see the “Management of the Trust” section of the SAI. Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, WisdomTree Asset Management arranges for the provision of chief compliance officer (“CCO”) services with respect to the Fund, and is liable and responsible for, and administers payments to, the CCO, the Independent Trustees and counsel to the Independent Trustees. WisdomTree Asset Management receives a fee of up to 0.0044% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for providing such services and paying such expenses. WisdomTree Asset Management provides CCO services to the Trust.
The basis for the Board of Trustees’ (the “Board”) approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund will be available in the Trust’s [Annual/Semi-Annual] Financial Statements and Other Information for the period ending [ __ , 2026], which is included as part of the Fund’s Form N-CSR.
[ __ ] is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. [ __ ]. Its principal office is located at [ __ ]. As of [ __ ], the Sub-Adviser had assets under management totaling approximately $[ __ ] billion. The Sub-Adviser chooses the Fund’s portfolio investments and places orders to buy and sell the portfolio investments. WisdomTree Asset Management pays the Sub-Adviser for providing sub-advisory services to the Fund.
The basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Fund will be available in the Trust’s [Annual/Semi-Annual] Financial Statements and Other Information for the period ending [ __ , 2026], which is included as part of the Fund’s Form N-CSR.
WisdomTree Asset Management may hire one or more sub-advisers to perform the day-to-day portfolio management activities for the Fund, subject to its oversight. WisdomTree Asset Management and the Trust have received an exemptive order from the SEC that permits, among other things, WisdomTree Asset Management, with the approval of the Independent Trustees of the Trust, to hire unaffiliated investment sub-advisers for the Fund, without submitting the sub-advisory agreement to a vote of the Fund’s shareholders. The Trust, however, would notify shareholders in the event a new sub-adviser is hired or an existing sub-adviser is terminated and/or replaced. WisdomTree Asset Management has ultimate responsibility for the investment performance of the Fund due to its responsibility to oversee any sub-adviser and recommend its hiring, termination, and replacement.
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The Fund is managed by the Sub-Adviser's [ __ ] portfolio management team. The individual members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio are identified below.
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The Fund’s SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers’ ownership of shares in the Fund.
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Additional Information on Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund in secondary market transactions through broker-dealers at market prices, which may be greater than (premium) or less than (discount) the NAV of the Fund’s shares. Shares of the Fund trade on the Listing Exchange and elsewhere during the trading day and can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered prices in the secondary market for shares. Shares of the Fund trade under the trading symbol listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads is available on the Fund’s website at www.wisdomtree.com/investments.
Transactions in Fund shares will be priced at NAV only if you are an institutional investor (e.g., broker-dealer) that has signed an agreement with the Distributor (as defined below) and you thereafter purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund in Creation Units. As with other types of securities, the trading prices of shares in the secondary market can be affected by market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors. The price you pay or receive when you buy or sell your shares in the secondary market may be more or less than the NAV of such shares.
Determination of Net Asset Value
The NAV of the Fund’s shares is calculated each day the Fund is open for business as of the regularly scheduled close of regular trading on the Listing Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the “NAV Calculation Time”). NAV per share is calculated by dividing the Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
The Fund’s assets are comprised of its portfolio securities and other investments and assets, including cash and net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains that have previously been earned but not yet distributed. As a result, when a shareholder purchases shares of the Fund, part of the NAV is often comprised of such income and gains prior to the purchase, which are included in the purchase price paid by the shareholder. Further, any payment of an income dividend or distribution of capital gains will result in a decrease in the Fund’s NAV.
In calculating the Fund’s NAV, the Fund generally values: (i) equity securities (including common stocks and preferred stock) traded on any recognized U.S. exchange at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded; (ii) unlisted equity securities (including preferred stock) at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the highest bid and lowest ask price; (iii) fixed income securities at current market quotations or mean prices obtained from broker-dealers or independent pricing service providers; (iv) foreign equity securities at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded or, as determined necessary, at fair value (i.e., a good faith approximation of the value of a security determined based on limited inputs and the consideration of a number of subjective factors) under the circumstances described below; (v) money market funds at their NAV per share; and (vi) derivatives investments at fair value using a variety of information (e.g., futures contracts are generally fair valued based on the last sale price). In addition, the Fund may invest in affiliated ETFs which are valued at their last sale or official closing price on the exchange on which they are principally traded or at their NAV per share in instances where the affiliated ETF has not traded on its principal exchange.
The values of foreign securities generally are determined at the close of such foreign markets or the NAV Calculation Time, if earlier. Investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars at the prevailing currency exchange rates. If the Fund holds securities primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or days when the Fund does not price its shares, the Fund’s NAV will reflect the foreign market changes at the next NAV Calculation Time. Similarly, if the Fund holds securities primarily listed on foreign exchanges that are closed while U.S. markets are open, the Fund’s NAV will reflect the fair value of those securities as determined by the Valuation Designee (as defined below).
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency. Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price as of 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than the NAV Calculation Time, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until the NAV Calculation Time to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.
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The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in shares of the WisdomTree Subsidiary. The WisdomTree Subsidiary offers to redeem all or a portion of its shares at the current NAV every Business Day. The value of the WisdomTree Subsidiary’s shares will fluctuate with the value of the WisdomTree Subsidiary’s portfolio investments. The WisdomTree Subsidiary prices its portfolio investments pursuant to the same pricing and valuation methodologies and procedures described above.
Pursuant to Board-approved valuation procedures established by the Trust and the Adviser, the Board has appointed the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to perform all fair valuations of the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. As the Valuation Designee, the Adviser has established procedures for its fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investments. These procedures address, among other things, determining when market quotations are not readily available or reliable and the methodologies to be used for determining the fair value of investments, as well as the use and oversight of third-party pricing services for fair valuation.
Fair value pricing is used by the Valuation Designee when reliable market quotations are not readily available or are not deemed to reflect current market values and when the instrument to be priced is not a security. Fund holdings that may be valued using fair value pricing may include, but are not limited to, foreign securities due to the time difference between the close of the relevant foreign exchanges and the NAV Calculation Time, securities for which there are no current market quotations or whose issuer is in default or bankruptcy, securities subject to corporate actions (such as mergers or reorganizations), securities subject to non-U.S. investment limits or currency controls, and securities affected by “significant events.” An example of a significant event is an event occurring after the close of the market in which a security trades but before the Fund’s next NAV Calculation Time that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investment (e.g., government action, natural disaster, or significant market fluctuation).
When fair value pricing is employed by the Valuation Designee, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
The Fund intends to pay dividends, if any, on a [monthly] basis, but in any event no less than annually. Nonetheless, the Fund may not make a dividend payment every [month].
The Fund intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, to investors annually. On occasion, the Fund may be required or determine to make one or more supplemental distributions of its net realized capital gains during the year. Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole shares of the Fund only if the broker through whom you purchased shares makes such option available. Your broker is responsible for distributing any income and capital gains distributions to you.
Shares of the Fund are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding shares of the Fund.
Investors owning shares of the Fund are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all shares of the Fund. Participants include DTC, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any securities that you hold in book-entry or “street name” form. Your broker will provide you with account statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales, and tax information.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents – Householding
Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.
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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
The Fund has adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Creation Units of Fund shares. Only Authorized Participants are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund, and their purchase and redemption transactions are essential to the operation of the Fund. In addition to helping to ensure there is an adequate supply of Fund shares to meet secondary market trading demand, Authorized Participants’ purchase and redemption transactions also generally help to keep the trading prices of the Fund shares in line with their NAV per share. The Fund may engage in in-kind transactions with Authorized Participants. In-kind purchase and redemption transactions generally do not give rise to the adverse consequences commonly associated with frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares because they do not require a fund to sell portfolio holdings to raise cash to meet redemptions, which may increase portfolio transaction costs and potentially result in adverse tax consequences, such as the realization of capital gains, or to hold a significant amount of cash to meet redemptions or while awaiting investment opportunities to invest share purchase proceeds, which can lead to increased tracking error or reduced returns. Accordingly, it is the policy of the Fund to accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by Authorized Participants. To mitigate any adverse consequences of frequent purchases and redemptions, particularly if the Fund transacts with Authorized Participants on a cash-basis, the Fund employs fair value pricing and imposes transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the costs incurred by the Fund in executing such trades. In addition, the Fund reserves the right to impose restrictions on disruptive, excessive, or short-term trading as well as to reject any purchase order at any time.
Investments by Investment Companies
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other registered investment companies, including shares of the Fund. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in the Fund beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the Fund. However, the Fund may not be permitted to accept such an investment by another investment company if the Fund is currently invested in the securities of other investment companies beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A). Any investment company interested in purchasing shares of the Fund in amounts that would cause it to exceed the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) should first contact the Trust to determine if the Fund may accept such investment.
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The following discussion is a summary of certain important U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares, including the possible application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.
The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the Fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in Fund-level taxation and consequently a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
Unless you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in Fund shares is made through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when:
| ■ | The Fund makes distributions; |
| ■ | You sell Fund shares; and |
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For federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains (if any) are determined by how long the Fund owned the assets that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned Fund shares. Sales of assets held by the Fund for more than one year generally result in long-term capital gains and losses, and sales of assets held by the Fund for one year or less generally result in short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions of the Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable as long-term capital gains. For non-corporate shareholders, long-term capital gains are generally subject to tax at reduced rates. Distributions of short-term capital gains will generally be taxable as ordinary income. Distributions reported by the Fund as “qualified dividend income” are generally taxed to non-corporate shareholders at rates applicable to long-term capital gains, provided holding period and other requirements are met. “Qualified dividend income” generally is income derived from dividends paid by U.S. corporations or certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In addition, dividends that the Fund received in respect of stock of certain foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. However, to the extent the Fund lends its securities and receives substitute dividend payments, such payments are not expected to generate qualified dividend income when distributed to shareholders. The trading strategies of the Fund may significantly limit its ability to make distributions eligible for the reduced tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income.
In general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for the year in which they are paid. Certain distributions paid in January, but declared by the Fund in October, November or December of the previous year, may be treated as paid on December 31 of the prior year. Distributions are generally taxable even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your shares).
Dividends and distributions from the Fund and capital gains on the sale of Fund shares are generally taken into account in determining a shareholder’s “net investment income” for purposes of the 3.8% tax on net investment income applicable to certain individuals, estates and trusts.
Distributions (other than Capital Gain Dividends) paid to shareholders that are neither citizens nor residents of the U.S. or to foreign entities will generally be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless a lower treaty rate applies, but Capital Gain Dividends generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless you are a nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the United States for 183 days or more per year. The Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest related dividend” or a “short term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Different tax consequences may result if you are a non-U.S. shareholder engaged in a trade or business within the United States.
You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as “buying a dividend” and generally should be avoided by taxable investors.
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The Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which shareholders own Fund shares) generally is required to withhold and to remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and the sale or redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding.
Taxes When You Sell Fund Shares
Assuming you hold Fund shares as capital assets, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as a long-term gain or loss if you held the shares you sold for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on a sale of shares held for six months or less is treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of Capital Gain Dividends paid with respect to such shares. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited depending on your circumstances.
Taxes on Creation and Redemption of Creation Units
An Authorized Participant having the U.S. dollar as its functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes that exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the sum of the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and any amount of cash received by the Authorized Participant in the exchange and (ii) the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and any amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate U.S. dollar market value of the securities plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss that is realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be permitted to be currently deducted under the rules governing “wash sales” (for a person who does not mark-to-market their holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.
Gain or loss recognized by an Authorized Participant upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for non-U.S. currency will generally be treated as ordinary income or loss. Gain or loss recognized by an Authorized Participant upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities, or upon a redemption of Creation Units, may be capital or ordinary gain or loss depending on the circumstances. Any capital gain or loss realized upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of a Creation Unit will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Fund shares comprising the Creation Unit have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses are treated as short-term capital gains or losses.
The Fund may include cash when paying the redemption price for Creation Units in addition to, or in place of, the delivery of a basket of securities. The Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
Persons exchanging securities or non-U.S. currency for Creation Units should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rules apply and when a loss might be deductible. If you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement showing how many Fund shares you purchased or redeemed and at what price.
More information about taxes related to the Fund and its investments is included in the SAI.
The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the consequences under current U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in the Fund under all applicable tax laws.
One of the requirements for qualification as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code is that the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income.” Qualifying income includes dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the “90% Test”).
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In 2006, the IRS issued a revenue ruling which concludes that income derived from certain commodity-linked swaps is not qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Code. In a subsequent revenue ruling, the IRS provided that income from certain alternative investments that create commodity exposure, such as certain commodity index-linked or structured notes, may be considered qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Code. The Fund, however, will invest in certain commodity-linked notes only to the extent it obtains an opinion of counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income. However, the Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the qualifying income requirement, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Accordingly, the extent to which the Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivative instruments directly may be limited by the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code, which the Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. Failure to comply with such requirements would have significant negative tax consequences. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the qualifying income requirement, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Fund’s returns.
In addition, a RIC may gain exposure to commodities investments through investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary that is treated as a controlled foreign corporation (a “CFC”) for federal income tax purposes, such as the WisdomTree Subsidiary. References herein to “the WisdomTree Subsidiary” refer to the WisdomTree Subsidiary of the Fund. A U.S. person, including the Fund, who owns (directly or indirectly) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or 10% or more of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of a foreign corporation is a “U.S. Shareholder” for purposes of the CFC provisions of the Code. A CFC is a foreign corporation that, on any day of its taxable year, is owned (directly, indirectly, or constructively) more than 50% (measured by voting power or value) by U.S. Shareholders. Because of its investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary, the Fund is a U.S. Shareholder in a CFC. As a U.S. Shareholder, the Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes for each taxable year its pro rata share of the CFC’s “Subpart F” income (discussed further below) and any “global intangible low-taxed income” or (“GILTI”) for the CFC’s taxable year ending within the Fund’s taxable year whether or not such income is actually distributed by the CFC. GILTI generally includes the active operating profits of the CFC, reduced by a deemed return on the tax basis of the CFC’s depreciable tangible assets. The Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of the Code. The “Subpart F” income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) and GILTI of the Fund attributable to its investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary is “qualifying income” to the Fund to the extent that such income is derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and, as a result, the Fund expects its “Subpart F” income attributable to its investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary to be treated as “qualifying income”. The Adviser intends to conduct the Fund’s investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of the applicable Treasury Regulations, and will monitor the Fund’s investments in the WisdomTree Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets are invested in the WisdomTree Subsidiary.
Subpart F income and GILTI are treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of the CFC’s underlying income. Net losses incurred by a CFC during a tax year do not flow through to the Fund and thus will not be available to offset income or capital gain generated from the Fund’s other investments. In addition, net losses incurred by a CFC during a tax year generally cannot be carried forward by the CFC to offset gains realized by it in subsequent taxable years. To the extent the Fund invests in the WisdomTree Subsidiary and recognizes “Subpart F” income or GILTI in excess of actual cash distributions from the WisdomTree Subsidiary, if any, the Fund may be required to sell assets (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to generate the cash necessary to distribute as dividends to their shareholders all of their income and gains and therefore to eliminate any tax liability at the Fund level.
Recognition of any “Subpart F” income or GILTI from an investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary will increase the Fund’s tax bases in the WisdomTree Subsidiary. Distributions by the WisdomTree Subsidiary to the Fund, including in redemption of the WisdomTree Subsidiary’s shares, will be tax free, to the extent of the WisdomTree Subsidiary’s previously undistributed “Subpart F” income or GILTI, and will correspondingly reduce the Fund’s tax bases in the WisdomTree Subsidiary, and any distributions in excess of the Fund’s tax bases in the WisdomTree Subsidiary will be treated as realized gain. Any losses with respect to the Fund’s shares of the WisdomTree Subsidiary will not be currently recognized. The Fund’s investment in the WisdomTree Subsidiary will potentially have the effect of accelerating the Fund’s recognition of income and causing its income to be treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of the WisdomTree Subsidiary’s income. If a net loss is realized by the WisdomTree Subsidiary, such loss is generally not available to offset the income earned by the Fund. In addition, the net losses incurred during a taxable year by the WisdomTree Subsidiary cannot be carried forward by the WisdomTree Subsidiary to offset gains realized by it in subsequent taxable years. The Fund will not receive any credit in respect of any non-U.S. tax borne by the WisdomTree Subsidiary.
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The extent to which the Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivatives directly may be limited by the 90% Test, which the Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. As such, the Fund might cease to qualify as a RIC or could be required to reduce the exposure to such investments, which may result in difficulty in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. If the Fund does not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions are not available, the Fund’s taxable income will be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC in any year, it would be required to pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify again as a RIC. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be able to cure a failure to qualify as a RIC, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes and may be forced to dispose of certain assets. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund will generally be required to recognize any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within five years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year. A failure to qualify as a RIC could cause investors to incur higher tax liabilities than they otherwise would have incurred and could have a negative impact on Fund returns. In such event, the Board may determine to reorganize or close the Fund or materially change the Fund’s investment objective and strategies.
Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the WisdomTree Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the WisdomTree Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the WisdomTree Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the WisdomTree Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, the Fund’s shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns. There remains a risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked notes, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and distributions. ]
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group (d/b/a ACA Group) (the “Distributor”), serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund.
Premium/Discount and NAV Information
Information regarding the Fund’s NAV and how often shares of the Fund traded on the Listing Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund during the past calendar year and most recent calendar quarter is available at www.wisdomtree.com/investments.
Listing Exchange
Shares of the Fund are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the Listing Exchange. The Listing Exchange is not responsible for the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the shares of the Fund to be issued, nor in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares are redeemable. The Listing Exchange has no obligation or liability to owners of the shares of the Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the shares of the Fund.
Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Listing Exchange have any liability for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages even if notified of the possibility thereof.
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WisdomTree and the Fund
WisdomTree, WisdomTree Asset Management, and the Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in shares of the Fund particularly. WisdomTree is the licensor of trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Fund. WisdomTree is not responsible for, and has not participated in, the determination of the timing, prices, or quantities of shares of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares of the Fund are redeemable.
The Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus and, therefore, no financial highlights are available for the Fund at this time. In the future, financial highlights will be presented in this section of the Prospectus.
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The Fund’s current SAI provides additional detailed information about the Fund. The Trust has electronically filed the SAI with the SEC. It is incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
Additional information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and the Fund’s Financial Statements and Other Information, each of which is included as part of the Fund’s Form N-CSR. In the annual report you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance after the first fiscal year the Fund is in operation. In the Fund’s Financial Statements and Other Information, you will find the Fund’s annual and semi-annual financial statements.
To make shareholder inquiries, for more detailed information on the Fund, or to request the SAI, annual or semi-annual shareholder reports, or financial statements, as applicable, free of charge, please: | |||||
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Write: | WisdomTree Trust c/o Foreside Fund Services, LLC 190 Middle Street, Suite 301 Portland, Maine 04101 |
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Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: [email protected].
No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations about the Fund and its shares not contained in this Prospectus and you should not rely on any other information. Read and keep this Prospectus for future reference. |
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