As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2015

1933 Act File No. 333-132380

1940 Act File No. 811-21864

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

				THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		x
				Pre-Effective Amendment No.
				Post-Effective Amendment No. 449		x
				and/or
				REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
				THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		x
				Amendment No. 451		x
				(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 

 

WISDOMTREE TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

245 Park Avenue

35^th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1-866-909-9473

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

JONATHAN STEINBERG

WISDOMTREE TRUST

245 Park Avenue

35^th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

W. John McGuire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2020 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006		Ryan Louvar WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10167

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

x	Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).

¨	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii).

¨	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

¨	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

¨	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).

¨	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

¨	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 relates to the WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund, WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Equity Income Fund, WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund, WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund, WisdomTree Earnings 500 Fund, WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund, WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund, WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund, WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund, WisdomTree Global Natural Resources Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Utilities Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund, WisdomTree Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund, WisdomTree Commodity Country Equity Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree India Earnings Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund, WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund, WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund, WisdomTree DEFA Fund, WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund, WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund, WisdomTree Europe Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Japan Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, WisdomTree United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Tech, Media and Telecom Fund, and WisdomTree International Hedged Dividend Growth Fund (the “Funds”), each a separate series of WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”). The sole purpose of the filing is to file as an Exhibit to the Trust’s Registration Statement, risk/return summary information in interactive data format for the Funds.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 to Registration Statement No. 333-132380 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 20^th day of August, 2015.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures		Title		Date
/s/ Jonathan Steinberg*		President (Principal Executive Officer) and Trustee		August 20, 2015
Jonathan Steinberg
/s/ David Castano*		Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		August 20, 2015
David Castano
/s/ David Chrencik*		Trustee		August 20, 2015
David Chrencik
/s/ Joel Goldberg*		Trustee		August 20, 2015
Joel Goldberg
/s/ Toni Massaro*		Trustee		August 20, 2015
Toni Massaro
/s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein*		Trustee		August 20, 2015
Melinda Raso Kirstein
/s/ Victor Ugolyn*		Trustee		August 20, 2015
Victor Ugolyn

 

*By:		/s/ Sarah English
		Sarah English
		(Attorney-in-Fact)

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.
EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase