WisdomTree Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21864

 

 

WisdomTree Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 909-9473

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2015

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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WisdomTree Trust

Semi-Annual Report

December 31, 2015

 

Developed World ex-U.S. Funds:

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

Dollar Sensitive Equity Funds:

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

Global/Global ex-U.S. Funds:

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

Currency Hedged Equity Funds:

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

Alternative Funds:

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (DYB)

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (DYLS)


Table of Contents

 

 

Performance Summaries (unaudited)

       1   

Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited)

       9   
Schedules of Investments (unaudited)     

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund

       11   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund

       14   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

       16   

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

       20   

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund

       24   

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

       30   

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

       33   

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

       34   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

       36   

Statements of Operations (unaudited)

       38   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

       40   

Financial Highlights (unaudited)

       42   

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

       46   

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

       56   

General Information (unaudited)

       60   

“WisdomTree” is a registered mark of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and is licensed for use by the WisdomTree Trust.


Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Financials

    33.2%   

Industrials

    24.6%   

Consumer Discretionary

    21.2%   

Materials

    8.8%   

Information Technology

    6.9%   

Energy

    5.2%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.1%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL S.A.

    2.0%   

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    1.6%   

BASF SE

    1.6%   

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.3%   

AXA S.A.

    1.1%   

Vinci S.A.

    1.0%   

Societe Generale S.A.

    1.0%   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    1.0%   

Continental AG

    1.0%   

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

    0.9%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

    36.6%   

Consumer Discretionary

    24.3%   

Industrials

    17.2%   

Healthcare

    13.2%   

Consumer Staples

    8.6%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.1%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    5.7%   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    3.3%   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    2.4%   

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    2.3%   

Kia Motors Corp.

    2.2%   

Alfa S.A.B. de C.V., Class A

    1.8%   

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    1.7%   

LG Electronics, Inc.

    1.6%   

InBody Co., Ltd.

    1.6%   

Marfrig Global Foods S.A.

    1.5%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Financials

    25.4%   

Consumer Discretionary

    19.3%   

Utilities

    14.8%   

Industrials

    10.6%   

Consumer Staples

    9.5%   

Healthcare

    9.3%   

Information Technology

    6.0%   

Telecommunication Services

    4.7%   

Energy

    0.2%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.2%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.5%   

AT&T, Inc.

    1.5%   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    1.2%   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1.0%   

Altria Group, Inc.

    0.9%   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    0.9%   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    0.9%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    0.9%   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    0.9%   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    0.8%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

    25.2%   

Healthcare

    19.4%   

Industrials

    14.3%   

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9%   

Materials

    8.7%   

Consumer Staples

    7.7%   

Financials

    7.7%   

Energy

    4.7%   

Utilities

    0.2%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.2%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

General Electric Co.

    1.6%   

Apple, Inc.

    1.6%   

Amazon.com, Inc.

    1.4%   

Microsoft Corp.

    1.3%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.3%   

Johnson & Johnson

    1.2%   

McDonald’s Corp.

    1.0%   

Citigroup, Inc.

    1.0%   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    1.0%   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.0%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Financials

    26.4%   

Industrials

    19.2%   

Consumer Discretionary

    15.4%   

Materials

    9.4%   

Information Technology

    7.7%   

Utilities

    6.9%   

Consumer Staples

    5.0%   

Energy

    4.1%   

Healthcare

    3.6%   

Telecommunication Services

    1.9%   

Investment Company

    0.1%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.3%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Theravance, Inc.

    1.0%   

Gramercy Property Trust

    0.9%   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

    0.7%   

Select Income REIT

    0.7%   

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.

    0.7%   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

    0.7%   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

    0.6%   

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

    0.6%   

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    0.6%   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    0.6%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Financials

    26.4%   

Industrials

    19.2%   

Consumer Discretionary

    15.4%   

Materials

    9.4%   

Information Technology

    7.7%   

Utilities

    6.9%   

Consumer Staples

    5.0%   

Energy

    4.1%   

Healthcare

    3.6%   

Telecommunication Services

    1.9%   

Investment Company

    0.1%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    0.3%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The sector information shown is that of the Underlying Fund. The Underlying Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets of the Underlying Fund includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Theravance, Inc.

    1.0%   

Gramercy Property Trust

    0.9%   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

    0.7%   

Select Income REIT

    0.7%   

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.

    0.7%   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

    0.7%   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

    0.6%   

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

    0.6%   

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    0.6%   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    0.6%   
* The ten largest holdings shown is that of the Underlying Fund and are subject to change. There are no guarantees the Underlying Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes the Underlying Fund’s investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Index. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of securities in the Index (including indirect investments through the WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (the ‘‘Underlying Fund’’)) whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return, and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (DYB)

 

Investment Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Investment Type   % of Net Assets  

U.S. Government Obligations

    101.1%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    -1.1%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s investment breakdown may change over time. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.10%, 1/7/16

    18.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.13%, 2/4/16

    16.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.13%, 1/14/16

    16.6%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.13%, 2/11/16

    12.7%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.13%, 2/18/16

    12.7%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.12%, 1/21/16

    9.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.13%, 1/28/16

    9.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.14%, 2/25/16

    4.5%   
* The holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Performance Summary (unaudited)

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (DYLS)

 

Sector Breakdown† as of 12/31/15

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

    19.4%   

Financials

    17.8%   

Consumer Discretionary

    15.4%   

Healthcare

    12.7%   

Industrials

    11.7%   

Consumer Staples

    8.6%   

Energy

    6.6%   

Materials

    4.4%   

Utilities

    2.3%   

Telecommunication Services

    2.2%   

Other Assets less Liabilities

    -1.1%   

Total

    100.0%   

 

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any).

 

Other assets includes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

Top Ten Holdings* as of 12/31/15

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

McDonald’s Corp.

    3.3%   

Baxter International, Inc.

    3.0%   

eBay, Inc.

    2.6%   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    2.6%   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    2.0%   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    2.0%   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    1.9%   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

    1.9%   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    1.8%   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1.7%   
* The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. Excludes investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any).

The WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Index.

The Fund had less than six months of operating history at the end of the reporting period and therefore no comparative performance information is shown in this shareholder report. Comparative performance information for the most recent month-end is available at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a WisdomTree Fund, you incur two types of cost: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your Fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

Actual expenses

The first line under each Fund in the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period 7/1/15 to 12/31/15” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line under each Fund in the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
     Annualized
Expense Ratio‡
Based on the
Period 7/1/15
to 12/31/15
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period†
7/1/15 to
12/31/15
 

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund

          

Actual1

   $ 1,000.00       $ 995.80         0.48 %*    $ 0.84   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.72         0.48 %*    $ 2.44   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund

        

Actual1

   $ 1,000.00       $ 962.20         0.58   $ 1.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.22         0.58   $ 2.95   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

        

Actual2

   $ 1,000.00       $ 984.70         0.33   $ 1.47   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.48         0.33   $ 1.68   

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

        

Actual2

   $ 1,000.00       $ 958.80         0.33   $ 1.45   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.48         0.33   $ 1.68   

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund

        

Actual3

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,001.70         0.43   $ 0.59   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.97         0.43   $ 2.19   

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

        

Actual4

   $ 1,000.00       $ 989.10         0.00 %**    $ 0.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.14         0.00 %**    $ 0.00   

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

        

Actual5

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,009.90         0.48 %***    $ 0.12   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.72         0.48 %***    $ 2.44   

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

        

Actual5

   $ 1,000.00       $ 998.80         0.48 %***    $ 0.12   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.72         0.48 %***    $ 2.44   
Actual expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period for the applicable Fund divided by 366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations of the Fund). Hypothetical expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

The annualized expense ratio does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

 

* WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed to limit the management fee to 0.48% through October 31, 2017, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the WisdomTree Trust for any reason.

 

** WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in an amount equal to the AFFEs attributable to the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Fund through July 31, 2018, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the WisdomTree Trust for any reason.

 

*** WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed to limit the management fee to 0.48% through December 10, 2016, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the WisdomTree Trust for any reason.

 

1 

Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2015. Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 64/366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

2 

Fund commenced operations on July 21, 2015. Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 164/366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

3 

Fund commenced operations on November 12, 2015. Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 50/366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

4 

Fund commenced operations on November 19, 2015. Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 43/366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

5 

Fund commenced operations on December 23, 2015. Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 9/366 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

10   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%      
Austria – 4.4%      

BUWOG AG*

     454       $ 9,866   

Conwert Immobilien Invest SE*

     954         14,550   

Erste Group Bank AG*

     701         22,015   

IMMOFINANZ AG*

     5,466         12,475   

OMV AG

     511         14,505   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

     875         12,932   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

     1,736         14,191   

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

     388         10,659   

Voestalpine AG

     529         16,289   

Wienerberger AG

     1,287         23,893   

Zumtobel Group AG

     478         12,088   
     

 

 

 
Total Austria         163,463   
Belgium – 4.5%      

Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.

     123         18,078   

Ageas

     331         15,389   

bpost S.A.

     394         9,669   

Cie d’Entreprises CFE

     138         16,355   

Cofinimmo S.A.

     135         14,432   

Euronav N.V.

     1,146         15,785   

KBC Groep N.V.

     391         24,495   

Kinepolis Group N.V.

     241         10,838   

Telenet Group Holding N.V.*

     223         12,057   

Umicore S.A.

     370         15,541   

Warehouses De Pauw

     165         14,561   
     

 

 

 
Total Belgium         167,200   
Finland – 5.1%      

Caverion Corp.

     1,712         16,793   

Citycon Oyj*

     4,154         10,830   

Metsa Board Oyj

     2,506         18,675   

Neste Oyj

     626         18,789   

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

     602         21,646   

Sampo Oyj Class A

     544         27,775   

Stora Enso Oyj Class R

     2,154         19,632   

Tieto Oyj

     475         12,755   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     1,459         27,308   

Uponor Oyj

     999         14,759   
     

 

 

 
Total Finland         188,962   
France – 26.3%      

Accor S.A.

     409         17,774   

Aeroports de Paris

     165         19,214   

Air France-KLM*

     1,811         13,810   

Alstom S.A.*

     508         15,543   

Alten S.A.

     385         22,337   

Altran Technologies S.A.

     1,131         15,161   

Atos SE

     196         16,490   

AXA S.A.

     1,540         42,207   

BNP Paribas S.A.

     833         47,262   

Bollore S.A.

     2,187         10,209   

Bouygues S.A.

     529         21,001   

Cap Gemini S.A.

     283         26,315   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     674       29,177   

Coface S.A.

     1,284         13,022   

Credit Agricole S.A.

     1,612         19,052   

Eiffage S.A.

     337         21,793   

Elior*(a)

     978         20,504   

Eurazeo S.A.

     250         17,245   

Euro Disney SCA Registered Shares*

     7,183         10,066   

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

     412         12,353   

Faurecia

     505         20,303   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE Registered Shares

     1,357         16,893   

Groupe Fnac S.A.*

     171         10,087   

Havas S.A.

     1,763         14,856   

JCDecaux S.A.

     469         17,984   

Klepierre

     376         16,742   

Lagardere SCA

     686         20,501   

Metropole Television S.A.

     945         16,261   

Natixis S.A.

     2,202         12,479   

Nexity S.A.

     328         14,539   

Numericable-SFR SAS

     217         7,897   

Peugeot S.A.*

     1,203         21,177   

Plastic Omnium S.A.

     412         13,127   

Renault S.A.

     271         27,269   

Rexel S.A.

     1,194         15,928   

SEB S.A.

     168         17,264   

Societe Generale S.A.

     779         36,024   

Societe Television Francaise 1

     1,143         12,727   

Sopra Steria Group

     183         21,529   

Thales S.A.

     247         18,541   

TOTAL S.A.

     1,651         74,008   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     90         22,917   

Vicat

     235         14,127   

Vinci S.A.

     581         37,326   

Vivendi S.A.

     1,128         24,335   

Wendel S.A.

     168         20,002   

Worldline S.A.*(a)

     526         13,639   
     

 

 

 
Total France         969,017   
Germany – 24.5%      

Aareal Bank AG

     430         13,612   

Allianz SE Registered Shares

     328         58,274   

alstria office REIT-AG*

     899         12,027   

Aurubis AG

     180         9,185   

Axel Springer SE

     271         15,114   

BASF SE

     749         57,541   

BayWa AG

     292         9,008   

Bechtle AG

     205         19,610   

Bertrandt AG

     135         16,315   

Bilfinger SE

     337         15,914   

Commerzbank AG*

     1,146         11,916   

Continental AG

     144         35,126   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

     349         13,929   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered Shares

     740         18,107   

Deutsche Boerse AG

     316         27,939   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered Shares*

     1,149         18,179   

Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares

     1,128         31,804   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer Shares

     599       $ 16,668   

DMG MORI AG

     481         19,897   

ElringKlinger AG

     508         12,968   

Fielmann AG

     205         15,188   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

     247         15,815   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

     310         12,692   

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

     824         12,585   

Hugo Boss AG

     174         14,479   

Indus Holding AG

     379         18,325   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

     111         13,764   

KION Group AG*

     241         12,048   

KUKA AG

     141         12,721   

LEG Immobilien AG*

     147         12,056   

Leoni AG

     352         13,936   

MAN SE

     217         21,852   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs – Gesellschaft AG Registered Shares

     150         30,071   

Nemetschek AG

     463         23,149   

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG*

     439         12,876   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     535         27,178   

Rheinmetall AG

     376         25,111   

Salzgitter AG

     448         11,059   

Sixt SE

     397         20,351   

Stroeer SE

     403         25,347   

Talanx AG*

     319         9,892   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     930         18,528   

TUI AG

     1,059         19,309   

United Internet AG Registered Shares

     316         17,476   

Volkswagen AG

     78         12,057   

Wacker Neuson SE

     743         11,481   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

     328         16,524   

Wirecard AG

     283         14,295   
     

 

 

 
Total Germany         903,298   
Ireland – 2.6%      

Bank of Ireland*

     41,777         15,339   

Green REIT PLC

     8,904         15,408   

Kingspan Group PLC

     584         15,422   

Paddy Power PLC

     114         15,245   

Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR

     188         16,255   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

     695         17,772   
     

 

 

 
Total Ireland         95,441   
Italy – 16.1%      

Anima Holding SpA(a)

     2,160         18,818   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     1,303         23,949   

ASTM SpA

     782         9,812   

Atlantia SpA

     680         18,098   

Azimut Holding SpA

     403         10,095   

Banca Generali SpA

     433         13,725   

Banca IFIS SpA

     493         15,440   

Banca Mediolanum SpA

     1,218         9,672   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*

     5,228         6,997   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC

     1,474         11,273   

Banca Popolare di Milano SCARL

     9,987         9,992   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCARL

     2,241       10,108   

Banco Popolare*

     731         10,172   

Brembo SpA

     493         23,928   

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

     541         9,591   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     1,002         18,069   

Cementir Holding SpA

     2,226         14,279   

Cerved Information Solutions SpA*

     1,943         16,252   

Credito Emiliano SpA

     1,519         11,311   

Credito Valtellinese*

     8,095         9,594   

De’ Longhi SpA

     508         15,269   

Ei Towers SpA

     162         10,480   

Eni SpA

     2,145         32,156   

ERG SpA

     939         12,720   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     2,470         20,459   

Finmeccanica SpA*

     1,071         15,008   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     10,694         35,873   

Italcementi SpA

     2,070         23,049   

Mediaset SpA

     3,171         13,200   

Mediobanca SpA

     1,312         12,663   

Prysmian SpA

     743         16,352   

Saras SpA*

     5,231         10,137   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SCRL

     1,236         9,855   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

     1,357         14,446   

Tod’s SpA

     165         13,093   

UniCredit SpA

     4,235         23,624   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

     1,877         12,642   

UnipolSai SpA

     4,620         11,844   

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA*

     493         18,503   
     

 

 

 
Total Italy         592,548   
Netherlands – 5.1%      

Aalberts Industries N.V.

     734         25,348   

Aegon N.V.

     2,755         15,652   

Euronext N.V.(a)

     451         23,166   

IMCD Group N.V.

     274         10,139   

Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.*

     2,533         14,116   

NN Group N.V.

     394         13,931   

PostNL N.V.*

     3,592         13,657   

Randstad Holding N.V.

     352         21,998   

TNT Express N.V.

     1,606         13,590   

TomTom N.V.*

     1,119         14,107   

USG People N.V.

     1,248         23,291   
     

 

 

 
Total Netherlands         188,995   
Portugal – 2.2%      

Banco BPI S.A. Registered Shares*

     7,442         8,820   

Banco Comercial Portugues S.A. Registered Shares*

     217,575         11,558   

CTT-Correios de Portugal S.A.

     1,426         13,715   

NOS, SGPS S.A.

     2,184         17,191   

Portucel S.A.

     3,760         14,688   

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

     1,101         15,183   
     

 

 

 
Total Portugal         81,155   
Spain – 9.1%      

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A.

     1,056         16,530   

Amadeus IT Holding S.A. Class A

     553         24,440   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicaion S.A.

     1,179       $ 12,602   

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     5,959         10,584   

Banco Popular Espanol S.A.

     3,646         12,052   

Bankia S.A.

     8,627         10,065   

Bankinter S.A.

     2,085         14,822   

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SHMSF S.A.

     328         11,067   

CaixaBank S.A.

     3,583         12,510   

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings S.A.

     692         14,613   

Cie Automotive S.A.

     914         15,340   

Ferrovial S.A.

     745         16,878   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.*

     1,510         11,482   

Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A.

     557         19,374   

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

     990         34,081   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A.

     1,426         15,537   

Melia Hotels International S.A.

     1,573         20,813   

Merlin Properties Socimi S.A.

     1,471         18,448   

NH Hotel Group S.A.*

     2,891         15,828   

Repsol S.A.

     1,251         13,753   

Zardoya Otis S.A.

     1,161         13,596   
     

 

 

 
Total Spain               334,415   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $3,714,974)
              3,684,494   
RIGHTS – 0.0%      
Italy – 0.0%      
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA, expiring 1/12/16*†
(Cost $0)
     1,877         0   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.9%
(Cost: $3,714,974)
        3,684,494   

Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

        2,669   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 3,687,163   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

Security is being fair valued by a valuation committee under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $0, which represents 0.0% of net assets.

 

(a) 

This security is exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS   

 

FORWARD CONTRACTS            

Settlement

Date

   Contracts
To Deliver
     In
Exchange For
     Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

1/4/2016

     EUR         2,146         USD         2,342       $ 11   

CURRENCY LEGEND

 

EUR     Euro

USD     U.S. dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      13   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%      
Brazil – 6.4%      

Embraer S.A.

     3,012       $ 22,984   

Iochpe Maxion S.A.

     5,420         16,851   

JBS S.A.

     6,323         19,738   

Marfrig Global Foods S.A.*

     22,685         36,411   

Minerva S.A.*

     10,037         33,742   

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A

     2,108         22,645   
     

 

 

 
Total Brazil         152,371   
Chile – 0.3%      

Vina Concha y Toro S.A.

     4,359         6,530   
China – 0.6%      

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd. Class H*

     30,500         13,853   
India – 10.0%      

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

     1,662         22,006   

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     796         10,289   

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

     1,451         5,338   

Infosys Ltd. ADR

     2,440         40,870   

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

     3,905         9,973   

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

     3,121         13,830   

Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd.

     1,505         4,789   

Rolta India Ltd.

     3,350         5,084   

Strides Arcolab Ltd.

     492         9,589   

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co., Ltd.*

     1,987         10,204   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     2,447         30,336   

Suven Life Sciences Ltd.

     4,590         18,438   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     632         23,279   

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

     1,150         9,068   

Wipro Ltd. ADR

     710         8,193   

Wockhardt Ltd.*

     645         14,904   
     

 

 

 
Total India         236,190   
Malaysia – 1.8%      

MISC Bhd

     13,500         29,462   

Unisem M Bhd

     22,300         12,361   
     

 

 

 
Total Malaysia         41,823   
Mexico – 5.9%      

Alfa S.A.B. de C.V. Class A

     21,280         42,015   

Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. Class B*(a)

     22,388         17,953   

Gruma S.A.B. de C.V. Class B

     1,405         19,666   

Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. Series A*

     12,647         33,648   

Grupo Comercial Chedraui S.A. de C.V.(a)

     4,015         10,680   

Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

     3,815         15,493   
     

 

 

 
Total Mexico         139,455   
Philippines – 1.3%      

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

     6,580         9,830   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

     4,630         21,549   
     

 

 

 
Total Philippines         31,379   
Poland – 0.4%      

CD Projekt Red S.A.*

     1,747         9,799   
Investments    Shares      Value  
South Korea – 34.9%      

Actoz Soft Co., Ltd.*

     264       $ 7,036   

Chabiotech Co., Ltd.*

     2,428         29,404   

Com2uSCorp*

     113         11,420   

CrucialTec Co., Ltd.*

     1,121         15,010   

Doosan Corp.

     310         23,398   

e-LITECOM Co., Ltd.

     722         10,221   

Gamevil, Inc.*

     95         6,279   

GemVax & Kael Co., Ltd.*

     337         6,481   

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     525         21,066   

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

     1,021         10,884   

Humax Co., Ltd.

     381         5,524   

Hyundai C&F, Inc.*

     301         7,881   

Hyundai Corp.

     393         9,586   

Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.

     101         16,624   

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.*

     3,961         13,952   

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

     263         55,289   

Hyundai Motor Co.

     451         57,310   

i-SENS, Inc.*

     836         24,277   

Iljin Display Co., Ltd.

     1,218         5,672   

InBody Co., Ltd.

     743         36,752   

Interflex Co., Ltd.*

     618         5,613   

Kia Motors Corp.

     1,182         53,024   

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

     220         7,252   

Kumho Tire Co., Inc.*

     2,241         12,863   

LG Electronics, Inc.

     836         38,358   

LS Corp.

     502         17,275   

NCSoft Corp.

     58         10,536   

Nexen Tire Corp.

     1,585         16,694   

S&T Motiv Co., Ltd.

     399         29,196   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     125         134,323   

Seegene, Inc.*

     715         23,080   

Silicon Works Co., Ltd.

     453         14,874   

SK Hynix, Inc.

     788         20,665   

SL Corp.

     821         12,078   

Sung Kwang Bend Co., Ltd.

     1,794         13,234   

Value Added Technologies Co., Ltd.

     946         31,909   

WiSoL Co., Ltd.

     738         9,882   
     

 

 

 
Total South Korea         824,922   
Taiwan – 36.4%      

Accton Technology Corp.

     11,000         10,700   

Adlink Technology, Inc.

     4,000         9,255   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

     11,000         12,726   

Advantech Co., Ltd.

     2,000         12,878   

ALI Corp.

     9,000         5,151   

Alpha Networks, Inc.

     9,000         4,685   

Ardentec Corp.

     10,000         7,261   

Asia Optical Co., Inc.*

     10,000         8,874   

Asustek Computer, Inc.

     1,000         8,281   

Aten International Co., Ltd.

     2,000         4,287   

Boardtek Electronics Corp.

     8,000         8,147   

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

     4,000         5,541   

China Airlines Ltd.*

     29,000         10,595   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

CMC Magnetics Corp.*

     42,000       $ 4,424   

Compal Electronics, Inc.

     13,000         7,322   

Cyberlink Corp.

     2,000         4,183   

Depo Auto Parts Ind Co., Ltd.

     6,000         20,732   

E Ink Holdings, Inc.*

     14,000         6,670   

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

     1,000         13,806   

Eva Airways Corp.*

     22,000         12,458   

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

     30,000         12,102   

Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.

     4,000         20,458   

Flytech Technology Co., Ltd.

     2,000         5,784   

G Tech Optoelectronics Corp.*

     8,000         3,020   

GeoVision, Inc.

     2,000         4,384   

Getac Technology Corp.

     9,000         5,494   

Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     3,000         20,002   

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

     11,000         12,207   

Global Unichip Corp.

     3,000         6,028   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

     14,000         34,438   

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     7,000         25,786   

HTC Corp.

     3,000         7,124   

IEI Integration Corp.

     7,000         8,354   

Inventec Corp.

     14,000         9,185   

Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.

     9,000         14,467   

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.

     8,000         11,788   

King Slide Works Co., Ltd.

     2,000         25,938   

Kung Long Batteries Industrial Co., Ltd.

     4,000         16,074   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     9,000         8,727   

Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.

     4,000         20,337   

Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.

     3,000         21,280   

Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.

     3,000         5,352   

Motech Industries, Inc.*

     7,000         9,633   

Orient Semiconductor Electronics Ltd.*

     13,000         4,591   

Pegatron Corp.

     5,000         10,960   

Phison Electronics Corp.

     1,000         7,078   

Pihsiang Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     6,000         12,987   

Posiflex Technology, Inc.

     1,000         4,688   

Pou Chen Corp.

     15,000         19,682   

Quanta Computer, Inc.

     7,000         11,295   

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

     11,000         18,017   

Sercomm Corp.

     5,000         13,198   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

     8,000         12,738   

Sunspring Metal Corp.

     11,000         13,864   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     18,000         78,363   

Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.

     29,000         23,220   

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

     2,000         4,670   

Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd.

     11,000         13,563   

Tung Thih Electronic Co., Ltd.

     3,000         29,226   

TWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     2,000         11,295   

Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp.

     15,000         5,937   

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co., Ltd.

     4,000         5,754   

Vivotek, Inc.

     3,000         7,051   

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

     27,000         15,001   

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

     4,000         10,680   

WUS Printed Circuit Co., Ltd.

     11,000         8,858   

Xxentria Technology Materials Corp.

     4,000         10,960   

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

     30,000       $ 7,937   

Zeng Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.

     3,000         12,604   
     

 

 

 
Total Taiwan               860,155   
Thailand – 1.9%      

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR

     4,200         8,929   

KCE Electronics PCL NVDR

     4,100         7,976   

Thai Union Group PCL NVDR

     41,100         19,645   

TTCL PCL NVDR

     16,900         7,326   
     

 

 

 
Total Thailand               43,876   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost: $2,478,752)

              2,360,353   
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 1.0%      
United States – 1.0%      

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio, 0.31%(b)

(Cost: $24,378)(c)

     24,378         24,378   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 100.9%

(Cost: $2,503,130)

        2,384,731   

Liabilities in Excess of Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Assets – (0.9)%

        (21,242
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 2,363,489   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) 

Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2015 (See Note 2).

 

(b) 

Rate shown represents annualized 7-day yield as of December 31, 2015.

 

(c) 

At December 31, 2015, the total market value of the Fund’s securities on loan was $22,906 and the total market value of the collateral held by the Fund was $24,378.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

NVDR – Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      15   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%      
United States – 99.8%      
Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     24       $ 3,044   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     33         6,231   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     24         5,568   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A*

     55         2,754   
     

 

 

 
Total Aerospace & Defense         17,597   
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.3%      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     57         3,535   
Airlines – 0.7%      

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     49         3,945   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     113         4,866   
     

 

 

 
Total Airlines         8,811   
Banks – 4.8%      

Bank of America Corp.

     501         8,432   

BB&T Corp.

     76         2,874   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     66         1,729   

Comerica, Inc.

     45         1,882   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     45         1,870   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     155         3,115   

First Republic Bank

     37         2,444   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     182         2,013   

KeyCorp

     144         1,899   

M&T Bank Corp.

     20         2,424   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     36         3,431   

Regions Financial Corp.

     213         2,045   

Signature Bank*

     14         2,147   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     56         2,399   

SVB Financial Group*

     14         1,665   

U.S. Bancorp

     113         4,822   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     208         11,307   

Zions Bancorp

     71         1,938   
     

 

 

 
Total Banks         58,436   
Beverages – 0.9%      

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     37         5,270   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     58         5,406   
     

 

 

 
Total Beverages         10,676   
Biotechnology – 1.4%      

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     26         2,448   

Incyte Corp.*

     36         3,904   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11         1,643   

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     49         3,035   

Medivation, Inc.*

     48         2,320   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     23         3,602   
     

 

 

 
Total Biotechnology         16,952   
Building Products – 0.5%      

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     104         5,772   
Capital Markets – 1.3%      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     90         2,964   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

     61         1,808   

Northern Trust Corp.

     32       $ 2,307   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     35         2,029   

SEI Investments Co.

     56         2,934   

State Street Corp.

     38         2,521   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     49         1,701   
     

 

 

 
Total Capital Markets         16,264   
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.7%      

ADT Corp. (The)

     119         3,925   

Cintas Corp.

     42         3,824   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     99         3,666   

Republic Services, Inc.

     98         4,311   

Rollins, Inc.

     227         5,879   

Waste Connections, Inc.

     107         6,026   

Waste Management, Inc.

     82         4,377   
     

 

 

 
Total Commercial Services & Supplies         32,008   
Communications Equipment – 0.6%      

Harris Corp.

     77         6,691   
Consumer Finance – 1.3%      

Ally Financial, Inc.*

     118         2,200   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     51         3,681   

Discover Financial Services

     65         3,485   

Navient Corp.

     220         2,519   

OneMain Holding, Inc.*

     36         1,495   

Synchrony Financial*

     63         1,916   
     

 

 

 
Total Consumer Finance         15,296   
Distributors – 0.4%      

Genuine Parts Co.

     50         4,295   
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.8%      

H&R Block, Inc.

     129         4,297   

Service Corp. International

     200         5,204   
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Consumer Services         9,501   
Diversified Financial Services – 1.1%      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*

     83         10,959   

Leucadia National Corp.

     68         1,183   

Voya Financial, Inc.

     45         1,661   
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Financial Services         13,803   
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 4.2%      

AT&T, Inc.

     519         17,859   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     217         5,459   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     927         4,329   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     399         18,442   

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*

     193         5,132   
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services         51,221   
Electric Utilities – 6.5%      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     118         6,876   

Duke Energy Corp.

     98         6,996   

Edison International

     76         4,500   

Entergy Corp.

     82         5,605   

Eversource Energy

     111         5,669   

Exelon Corp.

     163         4,526   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     135         4,284   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

ITC Holdings Corp.

     123       $ 4,828   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     72         7,480   

OGE Energy Corp.

     166         4,364   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     165         4,292   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     79         5,094   

Southern Co. (The)

     172         8,048   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     176         6,320   
     

 

 

 
Total Electric Utilities         78,882   
Electrical Equipment – 1.1%      

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     24         5,611   

Hubbell, Inc.

     36         3,637   

SolarCity Corp.*

     84         4,286   
     

 

 

 
Total Electrical Equipment         13,534   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.4%      

CDW Corp.

     125         5,255   
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.9%      

CVS Health Corp.

     98         9,581   

Kroger Co. (The)

     126         5,271   

Rite Aid Corp.*

     573         4,492   

Sysco Corp.

     134         5,494   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     89         7,579   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     89         2,982   
     

 

 

 
Total Food & Staples Retailing         35,399   
Food Products – 3.6%      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     162         6,830   

Hershey Co. (The)

     52         4,642   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     91         7,196   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     57         7,031   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     52         4,679   

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     86         6,257   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     122         6,506   
     

 

 

 
Total Food Products         43,141   
Gas Utilities – 1.4%      

AGL Resources, Inc.

     92         5,871   

Atmos Energy Corp.

     101         6,367   

National Fuel Gas Co.

     99         4,232   
     

 

 

 
Total Gas Utilities         16,470   
Health Care Providers & Services – 7.6%      

Aetna, Inc.

     52         5,622   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     37         3,837   

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     100         1,846   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     59         5,267   

Centene Corp.*

     56         3,685   

Cigna Corp.

     51         7,463   

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     78         2,069   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.*

     35         2,440   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*

     153         3,973   

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     98         8,566   

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     44         2,976   

Humana, Inc.

     35         6,248   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     37         4,575   

McKesson Corp.

     31       6,114   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     40         2,866   

Premier, Inc. Class A*

     112         3,950   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     54         3,842   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     93         10,941   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     42         5,019   
     

 

 

 
Total Health Care Providers & Services         91,299   
Health Care Technology – 0.3%      

Cerner Corp.*

     69         4,152   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.2%      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     5         2,399   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     45         2,864   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     52         5,785   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     59         3,955   
     

 

 

 
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure         15,003   
Household Durables – 2.3%      

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     208         6,662   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     109         5,331   

NVR, Inc.*

     4         6,572   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     303         5,400   

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

     126         4,196   
     

 

 

 
Total Household Durables         28,161   
Household Products – 0.3%      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     49         4,159   
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.5%      

Calpine Corp.*

     231         3,343   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     189         2,224   
     

 

 

 
Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers         5,567   
Insurance – 3.6%      

Alleghany Corp.*

     6         2,868   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     50         3,105   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     41         2,955   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     51         3,018   

FNF Group

     78         2,704   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     60         2,608   

Lincoln National Corp.

     49         2,463   

Loews Corp.

     102         3,917   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     77         3,463   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     126         4,007   

Torchmark Corp.

     39         2,229   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     40         4,514   

Unum Group

     87         2,896   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     48         2,628   
     

 

 

 
Total Insurance         43,375   
Internet Software & Services – 0.6%      

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     15         3,100   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class A*

     54         1,406   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C*

     108         2,536   
     

 

 

 
Total Internet Software & Services         7,042   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      17   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
IT Services – 3.1%      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     84       $ 7,117   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     110         5,910   

Fiserv, Inc.*

     72         6,585   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     80         6,245   

Paychex, Inc.

     106         5,606   

Vantiv, Inc. Class A*

     134         6,354   
     

 

 

 
Total IT Services         37,817   
Media – 5.3%      

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     230         7,337   

CBS Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares

     107         5,043   

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*

     29         5,310   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     221         12,471   

DISH Network Corp. Class A*

     61         3,488   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     81         1,319   

Liberty Media Corp. Class C*

     151         5,750   

Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A*

     14         2,265   

MSG Networks, Inc. Class A*

     36         749   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     51         2,816   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.*

     1,239         5,043   

TEGNA, Inc.

     161         4,109   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     36         6,681   

Tribune Media Co. Class A

     60         2,028   
     

 

 

 
Total Media         64,409   
Multi-Utilities – 5.8%      

Alliant Energy Corp.

     93         5,808   

Ameren Corp.

     116         5,015   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     191         3,507   

CMS Energy Corp.

     167         6,025   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     93         5,977   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     105         7,102   

DTE Energy Co.

     75         6,014   

NiSource, Inc.

     138         2,693   

PG&E Corp.

     105         5,585   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     125         4,836   

SCANA Corp.

     107         6,473   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     214         10,980   
     

 

 

 
Total Multi-Utilities         70,015   
Multiline Retail – 1.8%      

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A

     27         1,774   

Dollar General Corp.

     53         3,809   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     56         4,325   

Kohl’s Corp.

     60         2,858   

Macy’s, Inc.

     46         1,609   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     41         2,042   

Target Corp.

     74         5,373   
     

 

 

 
Total Multiline Retail         21,790   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%      

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     142         2,840   
Professional Services – 0.4%      

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

     61         4,690   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 12.7%      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     32       $ 2,892   

American Capital Agency Corp.

     196         3,399   

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     392         3,677   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     92         3,683   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     28         5,156   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     34         4,336   

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     157         4,054   

Camden Property Trust

     51         3,915   

Care Capital Properties, Inc.

     11         336   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     42         3,631   

DDR Corp.

     208         3,503   

Duke Realty Corp.

     210         4,414   

Equity Residential

     66         5,385   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     18         4,309   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     54         4,763   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     29         4,237   

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.*

     15         362   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     125         3,401   

HCP, Inc.

     118         4,512   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     224         3,436   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     52         3,291   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     151         3,995   

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A

     48         2,879   

Liberty Property Trust

     103         3,198   

Macerich Co. (The)

     23         1,856   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     48         4,359   

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     102         4,085   

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.

     20         236   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

     89         1,516   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     108         3,778   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     93         4,438   

Public Storage

     25         6,193   

Realty Income Corp.

     83         4,285   

Regency Centers Corp.

     58         3,951   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     34         6,611   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     35         3,954   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     139         2,858   

UDR, Inc.

     114         4,283   

Ventas, Inc.

     61         3,442   

VEREIT, Inc.

     301         2,384   

Vornado Realty Trust

     46         4,598   

Welltower, Inc.

     64         4,354   
     

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)               153,945   
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.4%      

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*

     22         2,489   

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

     46         1,687   
     

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Management & Development               4,176   
Road & Rail – 2.6%      

AMERCO

     12         4,674   

CSX Corp.

     224         5,813   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     42         3,081   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     56         4,737   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     53       $ 3,130   

Ryder System, Inc.

     54         3,069   

Union Pacific Corp.

     89         6,960   
     

 

 

 
Total Road & Rail               31,464   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.4%      

First Solar, Inc.*

     78         5,147   
Software – 0.9%      

Intuit, Inc.

     52         5,018   

Workday, Inc. Class A*

     66         5,259   
     

 

 

 
Total Software               10,277   
Specialty Retail – 6.3%      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     22         3,311   

AutoNation, Inc.*

     57         3,401   

AutoZone, Inc.*

     7         5,193   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     51         2,461   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     94         2,862   

CarMax, Inc.*

     88         4,749   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     61         2,156   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     112         14,812   

L Brands, Inc.

     50         4,791   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     107         8,136   

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*

     122         2,698   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     22         5,575   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     89         4,789   

Tractor Supply Co.

     43         3,677   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

     21         3,885   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     78         1,775   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     40         2,336   
     

 

 

 
Total Specialty Retail               76,607   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.2%      

Carter’s, Inc.

     40         3,561   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     213         6,269   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A*

     52         4,192   
     

 

 

 
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods               14,022   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     123         2,007   
Tobacco – 1.8%      

Altria Group, Inc.

     197         11,468   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     222         10,245   
     

 

 

 
Total Tobacco               21,713   
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.8%      

Fastenal Co.

     87         3,551   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     97         2,913   

United Rentals, Inc.*

     49         3,555   
     

 

 

 
Total Trading Companies & Distributors               10,019   
Water Utilities – 0.7%      

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     134       $ 8,006   
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%      

SBA Communications Corp. Class A*

     50         5,254   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.8%

(Cost: $1,242,141)

        1,206,495   

Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.2%

        2,657   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 1,209,152   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      19   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%      
United States – 99.8%      
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%      

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

     62       $ 2,627   

Boeing Co. (The)

     71         10,266   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     65         6,732   

United Technologies Corp.

     67         6,436   
     

 

 

 
Total Aerospace & Defense         26,061   
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%      

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     119         5,367   
Airlines – 0.6%      

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     133         7,621   
Auto Components – 1.6%      

BorgWarner, Inc.

     56         2,421   

Gentex Corp.

     245         3,923   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     157         5,129   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     96         3,791   

Lear Corp.

     35         4,299   
     

 

 

 
Total Auto Components         19,563   
Automobiles – 0.8%      

Ford Motor Co.

     341         4,805   

Tesla Motors, Inc.*

     22         5,280   
     

 

 

 
Total Automobiles         10,085   
Banks – 1.3%      

CIT Group, Inc.

     81         3,216   

Citigroup, Inc.

     232         12,006   
     

 

 

 
Total Banks         15,222   
Beverages – 2.6%      

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     40         3,971   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     203         8,721   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     65         3,201   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     74         6,950   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     75         7,494   
     

 

 

 
Total Beverages         30,337   
Biotechnology – 4.1%      

AbbVie, Inc.

     135         7,997   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     45         8,584   

Baxalta, Inc.

     104         4,059   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     57         5,971   

Celgene Corp.*

     81         9,701   

OPKO Health, Inc.*

     355         3,568   

Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*

     27         2,117   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     12         6,514   
     

 

 

 
Total Biotechnology         48,511   
Capital Markets – 2.3%      

BlackRock, Inc.

     16         5,448   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     107         3,940   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     38         6,849   

Morgan Stanley

     207         6,584   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     55         3,932   
     

 

 

 
Total Capital Markets         26,753   
Chemicals – 7.0%      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     41       $ 5,334   

Albemarle Corp.

     62         3,473   

Ashland, Inc.

     28         2,876   

Celanese Corp. Series A

     49         3,299   

Chemours Co. (The)

     25         134   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     105         5,405   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     133         8,858   

Eastman Chemical Co.

     51         3,443   

Ecolab, Inc.

     50         5,719   

FMC Corp.

     85         3,326   

Huntsman Corp.

     178         2,024   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     29         3,469   

Monsanto Co.

     47         4,630   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     76         2,097   

NewMarket Corp.

     11         4,188   

Platform Specialty Products Corp.*

     177         2,271   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     48         4,743   

Praxair, Inc.

     40         4,096   

RPM International, Inc.

     99         4,362   

Valspar Corp. (The)

     66         5,475   

W.R. Grace & Co.*

     35         3,486   
     

 

 

 
Total Chemicals         82,708   
Communications Equipment – 2.2%      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     239         6,490   

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*

     160         4,142   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     23         2,230   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     181         4,996   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     67         4,586   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     77         3,849   
     

 

 

 
Total Communications Equipment         26,293   
Construction & Engineering – 0.6%      

Fluor Corp.

     69         3,258   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

     80         3,356   
     

 

 

 
Total Construction & Engineering         6,614   
Containers & Packaging – 1.3%      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     77         4,825   

Ball Corp.

     43         3,127   

Crown Holdings, Inc.*

     50         2,535   

Sealed Air Corp.

     123         5,486   
     

 

 

 
Total Containers & Packaging         15,973   
Diversified Financial Services – 1.5%      

CME Group, Inc.

     74         6,705   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     43         4,239   

Moody’s Corp.

     29         2,910   

MSCI, Inc.

     49         3,534   
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Financial Services         17,388   
Electrical Equipment – 1.0%      

AMETEK, Inc.

     86         4,609   

Emerson Electric Co.

     88         4,209   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     32         3,283   
     

 

 

 
Total Electrical Equipment         12,101   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.6%      

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     92       $ 4,805   

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     40         2,167   

Avnet, Inc.

     76         3,256   

Corning, Inc.

     197         3,601   

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     88         2,493   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*

     139         2,982   
     

 

 

 
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components         19,304   
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.5%      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     58         2,677   

Cameron International Corp.*

     63         3,981   

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

     78         2,263   

Halliburton Co.

     93         3,166   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     74         2,478   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     73         2,739   
     

 

 

 
Total Energy Equipment & Services         17,304   
Food Products – 1.9%      

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     111         4,072   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*

     80         3,231   

Ingredion, Inc.

     36         3,450   

McCormick & Co., Inc. Non-Voting Shares

     49         4,192   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     34         2,684   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     120         5,381   
     

 

 

 
Total Food Products         23,010   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 6.6%      

Abbott Laboratories

     160         7,186   

Baxter International, Inc.

     105         4,006   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     30         4,623   

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     251         4,628   

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     36         4,831   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     88         5,355   

DexCom, Inc.*

     87         7,125   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     78         6,161   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     57         4,156   

ResMed, Inc.

     104         5,584   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     48         5,259   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     84         5,189   

Teleflex, Inc.

     31         4,075   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     73         5,898   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     42         4,309   
     

 

 

 
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies         78,385   
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.4%      

Anthem, Inc.

     33         4,601   
Health Care Technology – 0.2%      

IMS Health Holdings, Inc.*

     85         2,165   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.1%      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     74         3,244   

McDonald’s Corp.

     102         12,050   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     55         3,811   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     37         2,560   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     42         3,068   
     

 

 

 
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure         24,733   
Household Durables – 0.9%      

GoPro, Inc. Class A*

     114       $ 2,053   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     52         4,899   

Whirlpool Corp.

     22         3,231   
     

 

 

 
Total Household Durables         10,183   
Household Products – 1.9%      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     77         5,130   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     22         749   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     37         4,710   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     145         11,515   
     

 

 

 
Total Household Products         22,104   
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.2%   

AES Corp.

     204         1,952   
Industrial Conglomerates – 2.9%      

3M Co.

     58         8,737   

Danaher Corp.

     74         6,873   

General Electric Co.

     596         18,566   
     

 

 

 
Total Industrial Conglomerates         34,176   
Insurance – 1.8%      

Aflac, Inc.

     66         3,954   

CNA Financial Corp.

     89         3,128   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     83         4,602   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     59         4,803   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     52         4,449   
     

 

 

 
Total Insurance         20,936   
Internet & Catalog Retail – 2.8%      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     24         16,221   

Expedia, Inc.

     53         6,588   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*

     5         6,375   

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     42         3,580   
     

 

 

 
Total Internet & Catalog Retail         32,764   
Internet Software & Services – 2.1%      

Alphabet, Inc. Class A*

     15         11,670   

eBay, Inc.*

     104         2,858   

Facebook, Inc. Class A*

     95         9,943   
     

 

 

 
Total Internet Software & Services               24,471   
IT Services – 4.2%      

Computer Sciences Corp.

     49         1,601   

CSRA, Inc.

     49         1,470   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     22         3,145   

Gartner, Inc.*

     54         4,898   

Global Payments, Inc.

     72         4,645   

International Business Machines Corp.

     30         4,129   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     72         7,010   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     106         3,837   

Sabre Corp.

     152         4,251   

Teradata Corp.*

     103         2,721   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     128         9,926   

Western Union Co. (The)

     117         2,096   
     

 

 

 
Total IT Services               49,729   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      21   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
Leisure Products – 0.6%      

Hasbro, Inc.

     45       $ 3,031   

Mattel, Inc.

     151         4,103   
     

 

 

 
Total Leisure Products               7,134   
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.0%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     87         3,637   

Illumina, Inc.*

     23         4,415   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     19         6,444   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     85         4,553   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.*

     75         5,150   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     41         5,816   

Waters Corp.*

     40         5,383   
     

 

 

 
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services               35,398   
Machinery – 4.8%      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     64         4,349   

Colfax Corp.*

     48         1,121   

Cummins, Inc.

     44         3,872   

Deere & Co.

     69         5,263   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     124         3,554   

Dover Corp.

     48         2,943   

Flowserve Corp.

     59         2,483   

IDEX Corp.

     42         3,218   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     63         5,839   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     61         3,165   

PACCAR, Inc.

     62         2,939   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     38         3,685   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     50         5,336   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     26         2,659   

Wabtec Corp.

     41         2,916   

Xylem, Inc.

     86         3,139   
     

 

 

 
Total Machinery               56,481   
Media – 1.6%      

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C*

     173         4,363   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     165         3,841   

News Corp. Class A

     225         3,006   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     47         3,556   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     165         4,482   
     

 

 

 
Total Media               19,248   
Metals & Mining – 0.4%      

Alcoa, Inc.

     357         3,523   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     167         1,131   
     

 

 

 
Total Metals & Mining               4,654   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.3%      

Apache Corp.

     75         3,335   

Chevron Corp.

     105         9,446   

ConocoPhillips

     98         4,576   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     191         14,889   

Hess Corp.

     57         2,763   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     56         1,257   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     100         2,394   
     

 

 

 
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels               38,660   
Personal Products – 0.7%      

Coty, Inc. Class A

     115       $ 2,948   

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     22         1,724   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     37         3,258   
     

 

 

 
Total Personal Products               7,930   
Pharmaceuticals – 5.0%      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     161         11,075   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     105         8,847   

Johnson & Johnson

     138         14,176   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     164         8,663   

Pfizer, Inc.

     343         11,072   

Zoetis, Inc.

     121         5,798   
     

 

 

 
Total Pharmaceuticals               59,631   
Professional Services – 1.3%      

IHS, Inc. Class A*

     24         2,842   

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     75         6,322   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

     52         6,680   
     

 

 

 
Total Professional Services               15,844   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4%      

Equinix, Inc.

     16         4,838   
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.4%      

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A*

     74         2,559   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     17         2,717   
     

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Management & Development               5,276   
Road & Rail – 0.4%      

Kansas City Southern

     59         4,405   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.8%      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     54         2,987   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     228         4,257   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     90         5,204   

Intel Corp.

     195         6,718   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     41         2,843   

Lam Research Corp.

     53         4,209   

Linear Technology Corp.

     88         3,737   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     147         5,586   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     99         4,607   

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     178         2,521   

NVIDIA Corp.

     217         7,152   

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     346         3,391   

Qorvo, Inc.*

     52         2,647   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     42         3,227   

SunEdison, Inc.*

     121         616   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     107         5,865   

Xilinx, Inc.

     59         2,771   
     

 

 

 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment         68,338   
Software – 6.4%      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     143         5,536   

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     56         5,261   

ANSYS, Inc.*

     34         3,145   

Autodesk, Inc.*

     73         4,448   

CA, Inc.

     82         2,342   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

December 31, 2015

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     232       $ 4,828   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     44         3,329   

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     72         4,948   

Fortinet, Inc.*

     72         2,244   

Microsoft Corp.

     276         15,312   

Oracle Corp.

     159         5,808   

Red Hat, Inc.*

     43         3,561   

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     67         5,799   

Symantec Corp.

     134         2,814   

Synopsys, Inc.*

     89         4,059   

VMware, Inc. Class A*

     31         1,754   
     

 

 

 
Total Software               75,188   
Specialty Retail – 0.4%      

Tiffany & Co.

     65         4,959   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.0%      

Apple, Inc.

     175         18,420   

EMC Corp.

     129         3,313   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     123         1,870   

HP, Inc.

     123         1,456   

NetApp, Inc.

     95         2,520   

SanDisk Corp.

     73         5,547   

Western Digital Corp.

     31         1,862   
     

 

 

 
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals               34,988   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.0%      

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     142         8,875   

PVH Corp.

     45         3,314   
     

 

 

 
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods               12,189   
Tobacco – 0.7%      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     89         7,824   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.8%

(Cost: $1,244,206)

        1,179,399   

Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.2%

  

     2,326   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 1,181,725   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      23   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.6%      
Australia – 4.2%      

ALS Ltd.

     1,034       $ 2,836   

AP Eagers Ltd.

     541         4,999   

carsales.com Ltd.

     666         5,660   

CSR Ltd.

     2,386         5,017   

Downer EDI Ltd.

     1,799         4,712   

DuluxGroup Ltd.

     1,292         6,251   

Event Hospitality and Entertainment Ltd.

     422         5,054   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

     7,694         5,150   

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd.

     2,562         5,145   

Iress Ltd.

     553         4,023   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

     389         5,524   

Navitas Ltd.

     1,269         4,312   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

     3,684         5,106   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     1,123         2,271   

Perpetual Ltd.

     174         5,906   

Premier Investments Ltd.

     469         4,845   

Primary Health Care Ltd.

     1,861         3,168   

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,556         6,260   

Spotless Group Holdings Ltd.

     3,649         2,867   

Super Retail Group Ltd.

     664         5,512   

Veda Group Ltd.

     1,878         3,826   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

     1,085         3,655   
     

 

 

 
Total Australia         102,099   
Austria – 0.1%      

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

     38         2,081   
Belgium – 0.4%      

Bekaert S.A.

     133         4,101   

Econocom Group S.A./N.V.

     216         2,005   

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

     52         4,589   
     

 

 

 
Total Belgium         10,695   
Brazil – 1.0%      

Cia Siderurgica Nacional S.A.

     3,024         3,057   

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica S.A.

     1,915         2,464   

EDP – Energias do Brasil S.A.

     1,008         3,068   

Grendene S.A.

     705         3,001   

Multiplus S.A.

     403         3,804   

Odontoprev S.A.

     1,109         2,649   

Smiles S.A.

     302         2,656   

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S.A.

     1,109         4,695   
     

 

 

 
Total Brazil         25,394   
Canada – 4.9%      

Aimia, Inc.

     641         4,342   

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

     858         6,739   

Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.

     821         2,293   

Canadian Western Bank

     150         2,525   

Capital Power Corp.

     415         5,309   

Chartwell Retirement Residences

     520         4,754   

Corus Entertainment, Inc. Class B

     429         3,335   

Dominion Diamond Corp.

     360         3,665   

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings, Inc.

     187         3,773   

EnerCare, Inc.

     345       $ 3,964   

Enerplus Corp.

     1,300         4,445   

Ensign Energy Services, Inc.

     527         2,800   

Gibson Energy, Inc.

     517         5,144   

Just Energy Group, Inc.

     606         4,310   

Laurentian Bank of Canada

     78         2,712   

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

     261         5,593   

Mullen Group Ltd.

     349         3,520   

Norbord, Inc.

     221         4,288   

North West Co., Inc. (The)

     203         4,190   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     665         4,313   

Parkland Fuel Corp.

     241         4,041   

Precision Drilling Corp.

     870         3,426   

Russel Metals, Inc.

     313         3,621   

Secure Energy Services, Inc.

     374         2,251   

Superior Plus Corp.

     582         4,508   

TransAlta Corp.

     1,771         6,260   

TransAlta Renewables, Inc.

     679         5,069   

TransForce, Inc.

     235         3,994   

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

     247         2,071   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     1,817         3,362   
     

 

 

 
Total Canada         120,617   
Chile – 0.2%      

Parque Arauco S.A.

     1,907         3,006   

Vina Concha y Toro S.A.

     1,909         2,859   
     

 

 

 
Total Chile         5,865   
China – 2.4%      

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.

     2,000         2,550   

Boer Power Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         1,801   

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd. Class H

     8,000         3,004   

China Lilang Ltd.

     4,000         2,952   

China National Building Material Co., Ltd. Class H

     6,000         2,880   

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

     16,000         3,572   

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd. Class H

     4,000         2,606   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H

     4,000         5,399   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Class H

     3,000         3,557   

Poly Property Group Co., Ltd.

     7,000         2,285   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. Class H

     1,100         2,382   

Sinotrans Ltd. Class H

     4,000         2,152   

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.

     6,000         3,182   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

     4,000         3,097   

TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.

     4,000         2,947   

Weichai Power Co., Ltd. Class H

     2,000         2,214   

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

     8,000         4,707   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H

     4,000         4,810   

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Class H

     12,000         3,143   
     

 

 

 
Total China         59,240   
Denmark – 0.3%      

Alm Brand A/S

     472         3,325   

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

     131         4,577   
     

 

 

 
Total Denmark         7,902   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
Finland – 0.6%      

Cargotec Oyj Class B

     102       $ 3,822   

Konecranes Oyj

     195         4,851   

Uponor Oyj

     221         3,265   

Valmet Oyj

     395         3,819   
     

 

 

 
Total Finland         15,757   
France – 1.0%      

Alten S.A.

     86         4,990   

Bourbon S.A.

     296         4,807   

Neopost S.A.

     255         6,224   

Saft Groupe S.A.

     82         2,502   

Vallourec S.A.

     702         6,558   
     

 

 

 
Total France         25,081   
Germany – 1.5%      

alstria office REIT-AG*

     379         5,070   

Bilfinger SE

     152         7,178   

Comdirect Bank AG

     352         4,168   

CompuGroup Medical AG

     75         2,754   

ElringKlinger AG

     170         4,340   

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

     229         3,498   

Indus Holding AG

     80         3,868   

TLG Immobilien AG

     152         2,861   

Wacker Neuson SE

     197         3,044   
     

 

 

 
Total Germany         36,781   
Greece – 0.1%      

Archrock, Inc.

     382         2,873   
Hong Kong – 1.0%      

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd.

     400         2,797   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

     2,500         3,994   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

     3,000         12,368   

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

     2,000         4,103   

Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,000         2,085   
     

 

 

 
Total Hong Kong         25,347   
Indonesia – 0.6%      

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

     50,000         1,868   

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

     4,600         2,394   

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

     5,000         2,485   

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

     25,600         1,922   

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

     25,600         3,445   

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT*

     18,200         2,159   
     

 

 

 
Total Indonesia         14,273   
Ireland – 0.2%      

Irish Continental Group PLC

     850         4,999   
Israel – 0.7%      

Amot Investments Ltd.

     966         3,106   

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

     603         5,377   

First International Bank of Israel Ltd.

     174         2,054   

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

     441         3,931   

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding Ltd.

     3,211         2,337   
     

 

 

 
Total Israel         16,805   
Italy – 1.0%      

Astaldi SpA

     263       $ 1,604   

ASTM SpA

     409         5,132   

Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

     97         5,057   

MARR SpA

     255         5,285   

RAI Way SpA(a)

     773         3,962   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SCRL

     469         3,739   
     

 

 

 
Total Italy         24,779   
Japan – 11.1%      

ADEKA Corp.

     300         4,319   

Aeon Delight Co., Ltd.

     100         3,230   

Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     200         3,975   

Amano Corp.

     200         2,738   

Arcs Co., Ltd.

     200         4,447   

Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.

     300         5,516   

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         5,877   

Chiyoda Co., Ltd.

     100         3,138   

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

     300         4,262   

Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

     1,000         4,040   

DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.

     400         2,923   

DMG Mori Co., Ltd.

     200         2,369   

Dynam Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,800         3,049   

Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.

     200         3,709   

Ebara Corp.

     1,000         4,813   

Exedy Corp.

     200         4,890   

Furukawa Co., Ltd.

     1,000         2,078   

Glory Ltd.

     100         3,105   

Heiwa Corp.

     300         5,659   

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         3,350   

Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd.

     500         2,968   

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         4,913   

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         3,757   

kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd.

     1,500         4,738   

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         4,788   

Lintec Corp.

     200         4,255   

Meitec Corp.

     100         3,454   

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.

     100         2,481   

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     100         7,157   

Nagase & Co., Ltd.

     400         5,111   

Nichi-iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     100         2,417   

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

     100         4,871   

Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.

     400         4,133   

Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd.

     200         4,028   

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     200         4,408   

Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd.

     1,000         7,224   

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

     300         4,898   

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp.

     1,000         3,450   

Nipro Corp.

     400         4,416   

Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.

     300         3,277   

Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.

     300         3,215   

NOF Corp.

     1,000         7,773   

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

     600         2,100   

Paltac Corp.

     200         3,593   

PanaHome Corp.

     1,000         7,631   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      25   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd.

     100       $ 3,138   

Saibu Gas Co., Ltd.

     2,000         4,655   

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

     500         4,007   

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         4,422   

Showa Denko K.K.

     3,000         3,541   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

     800         4,549   

Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (The)

     1,000         5,354   

T-Gaia Corp.

     300         3,447   

Takara Holdings, Inc.

     500         3,841   

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

     1,000         3,608   

Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.

     100         2,454   

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.

     700         4,312   

Topcon Corp.

     100         1,712   

Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.

     300         3,591   

Toyobo Co., Ltd.

     2,000         2,826   

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

     1,000         7,797   

Tsumura & Co.

     100         2,801   

Universal Entertainment Corp.

     200         3,674   

UNY Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     600         3,806   

Ushio, Inc.

     300         4,185   

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     100         2,577   

Yoshinoya Holdings Co., Ltd.

     200         2,595   
     

 

 

 
Total Japan         271,435   
Malaysia – 0.6%      

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

     8,300         3,306   

Genting Plantations Bhd

     1,800         4,444   

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

     3,200         3,145   

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

     1,900         3,929   
     

 

 

 
Total Malaysia         14,824   
Mexico – 0.2%      

Banregio Grupo Financiero S.A.B. de C.V.

     505         2,583   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V.*

     504         2,440   
     

 

 

 
Total Mexico         5,023   
Netherlands – 0.2%      

TKH Group N.V. CVA

     139         5,653   
New Zealand – 2.4%      

Air New Zealand Ltd.

     5,863         11,861   

Ebos Group Ltd.

     436         4,104   

Genesis Energy Ltd.

     7,357         9,721   

Infratil Ltd.

     2,793         6,262   

Sky Network Television Ltd.

     2,099         6,596   

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

     2,287         6,936   

Trade Me Group Ltd.

     1,937         5,543   

Z Energy Ltd.

     1,421         6,576   
     

 

 

 
Total New Zealand         57,599   
Norway – 1.7%      

Aker ASA Class A

     191         3,539   

Aker Solutions ASA

     743         2,543   

Atea ASA*

     492         4,086   

Austevoll Seafood ASA

     698         4,258   

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

     312         5,111   

Ocean Yield ASA

     613         4,744   

Salmar ASA

     528       $ 9,246   

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

     604         2,682   

Veidekke ASA

     406         4,977   
     

 

 

 
Total Norway         41,186   
Philippines – 0.3%      

First Gen Corp.

     8,100         3,890   

Nickel Asia Corp.

     16,300         2,165   
     

 

 

 
Total Philippines         6,055   
Poland – 0.3%      

Asseco Poland S.A.

     274         3,941   

Synthos S.A.

     4,166         4,019   
     

 

 

 
Total Poland         7,960   
Portugal – 0.4%      

CTT-Correios de Portugal S.A.

     534         5,136   

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

     334         4,606   
     

 

 

 
Total Portugal         9,742   
Russia – 0.1%      

LSR Group PJSC GDR Reg S

     1,265         2,530   
Singapore – 0.9%      

GuocoLand Ltd.

     2,300         2,927   

OUE Ltd.

     3,000         3,785   

SMRT Corp., Ltd.

     4,100         4,350   

Venture Corp., Ltd.

     1,100         6,358   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

     3,000         3,711   
     

 

 

 
Total Singapore         21,131   
South Africa – 0.6%      

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

     1,128         3,851   

DataTec Ltd.

     1,159         3,852   

Famous Brands Ltd.

     456         3,826   

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

     1,741         2,567   
     

 

 

 
Total South Africa         14,096   
South Korea – 0.7%      

Grand Korea Leisure Co., Ltd.

     98         2,023   

Hite Jinro Co., Ltd.

     224         4,470   

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., Inc.

     68         2,007   

Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

     70         3,110   

LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.

     79         3,099   

Seah Besteel Corp.

     87         2,048   
     

 

 

 
Total South Korea         16,757   
Spain – 0.1%      

Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A.

     390         2,233   
Sweden – 1.4%      

AddTech AB Class B

     184         3,137   

Avanza Bank Holding AB

     58         2,528   

Bilia AB Class A

     172         3,917   

Com Hem Holding AB

     322         2,933   

Holmen AB Class B

     152         4,717   

Modern Times Group MTG AB Class B

     200         5,141   

Ratos AB Class B

     618         3,580   

Sweco AB Class B

     218         3,213   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     194       $ 3,935   
     

 

 

 
Total Sweden         33,101   
Switzerland – 0.4%      

Cembra Money Bank AG*

     93         5,983   

Tecan Group AG Registered Shares

     24         3,906   
     

 

 

 
Total Switzerland         9,889   
Taiwan – 2.9%      

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

     2,000         4,396   

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.

     3,000         2,836   

Inventec Corp.

     11,000         7,217   

King’s Town Bank Co., Ltd.

     4,000         2,849   

Powertech Technology, Inc.

     2,000         3,970   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

     1,000         2,295   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     2,000         4,792   

Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.

     4,000         5,218   

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

     4,000         7,477   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

     6,000         5,854   

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd.

     2,000         5,937   

Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.

     4,000         3,203   

Transcend Information, Inc.

     1,000         2,609   

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

     6,000         3,334   

Wistron Corp.

     7,000         3,964   

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     6,000         5,745   
     

 

 

 
Total Taiwan         71,696   
Thailand – 0.8%      

Bangchak Petroleum PCL (The) NVDR

     5,400         4,952   

Banpu PCL NVDR

     8,800         3,913   

BEC World PCL NVDR

     5,300         4,492   

Pruksa Real Estate PCL NVDR

     7,100         5,228   
     

 

 

 
Total Thailand         18,585   
Turkey – 0.2%      

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

     191         4,551   
United Kingdom – 6.0%      

A.G.Barr PLC

     376         2,954   

Big Yellow Group PLC

     350         4,158   

Bodycote PLC

     943         7,902   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

     725         3,314   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

     468         4,691   

Debenhams PLC

     4,648         5,018   

Dignity PLC

     83         3,126   

Diploma PLC

     306         3,432   

Drax Group PLC

     1,242         4,474   

Electrocomponents PLC

     1,829         6,424   

EMIS Group PLC

     175         2,935   

esure Group PLC

     927         3,459   

Ferroglobe PLC

     352         3,784   

Fidessa Group PLC

     135         3,986   

Genus PLC

     106         2,428   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

     120         4,721   

Greggs PLC

     213         4,125   

Halfords Group PLC

     786         3,886   

Interserve PLC

     444         3,406   

J D Wetherspoon PLC

     249       $ 2,747   

Ladbrokes PLC

     3,591         6,335   

Laird PLC

     732         3,829   

Lookers PLC

     991         2,702   

Marshalls PLC

     442         2,117   

Marston’s PLC

     1,915         4,699   

Mitie Group PLC

     1,113         5,102   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

     946         3,450   

N Brown Group PLC

     933         4,253   

NCC Group PLC

     520         2,299   

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC

     409         2,441   

Novae Group PLC

     204         2,682   

OneSavings Bank PLC

     353         1,840   

Polypipe Group PLC

     512         2,634   

Rank Group PLC

     978         4,108   

Safestore Holdings PLC

     542         2,855   

Synthomer PLC

     796         3,732   

Telecom Plus PLC

     223         3,520   

Tullett Prebon PLC

     699         3,834   

Vesuvius PLC

     935         4,590   
     

 

 

 
Total United Kingdom         147,992   
United States – 48.1%      

A. Schulman, Inc.

     133         4,075   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

     557         15,039   

ABM Industries, Inc.

     241         6,861   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     844         9,495   

Alon USA Energy, Inc.

     394         5,847   

American States Water Co.

     185         7,761   

Ameris Bancorp

     68         2,311   

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     101         3,195   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     217         8,786   

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. Class A

     299         10,782   

Astoria Financial Corp.

     188         2,980   

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

     50         3,912   

Axiall Corp.

     480         7,392   

AZZ, Inc.

     75         4,168   

Badger Meter, Inc.

     44         2,578   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

     292         5,028   

BGC Partners, Inc. Class A

     1,584         15,539   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

     139         5,400   

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     328         3,720   

Brady Corp. Class A

     347         7,974   

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     239         4,135   

Brink’s Co. (The)

     142         4,098   

Bristow Group, Inc.

     291         7,537   

California Water Service Group

     308         7,167   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     1,113         13,979   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     218         6,599   

Cato Corp. (The) Class A

     182         6,701   

Chemical Financial Corp.

     128         4,387   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     348         8,756   

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.

     309         5,645   

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     437         15,160   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     418         12,741   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      27   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Commercial Metals Co.

     683       $ 9,350   

Community Bank System, Inc.

     162         6,470   

CONMED Corp.

     101         4,449   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

     688         14,414   

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     109         6,182   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     159         5,721   

Cubic Corp.

     49         2,315   

CVB Financial Corp.

     392         6,633   

Dean Foods Co.

     322         5,522   

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

     353         8,684   

DeVry Education Group, Inc.

     165         4,176   

DineEquity, Inc.

     137         11,600   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A

     124         4,173   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

     501         15,927   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     166         9,231   

Ebix, Inc.

     92         3,017   

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     268         10,152   

El Paso Electric Co.

     248         9,548   

Empire District Electric Co. (The)

     400         11,228   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     68         2,458   

Essendant, Inc.

     138         4,486   

Exponent, Inc.

     76         3,796   

FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A

     87         5,537   

Federal Signal Corp.

     213         3,376   

Finish Line, Inc. (The) Class A

     209         3,779   

First Financial Bancorp

     266         4,807   

First Merchants Corp.

     90         2,288   

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     245         4,515   

Forward Air Corp.

     81         3,484   

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     144         3,892   

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     765         7,918   

G&K Services, Inc. Class A

     78         4,906   

Government Properties Income Trust

     861         13,664   

Gramercy Property Trust

     2,947         22,751   

Granite Construction, Inc.

     137         5,879   

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     107         3,490   

H.B. Fuller Co.

     141         5,142   

Heartland Express, Inc.

     108         1,838   

Herman Miller, Inc.

     233         6,687   

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     286         6,223   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     355         10,519   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     161         5,342   

Independent Bank Corp.

     89         4,140   

Innospec, Inc.

     63         3,422   

Insperity, Inc.

     106         5,104   

International Bancshares Corp.

     205         5,268   

Intersil Corp. Class A

     1,020         13,015   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     304         4,745   

Investors Real Estate Trust

     957         6,651   

Joy Global, Inc.

     929         11,715   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     60         5,020   

Kaman Corp.

     112         4,571   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     526         6,265   

Knoll, Inc.

     221         4,155   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     146       $ 3,565   

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

     120         3,002   

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A

     553         17,945   

LTC Properties, Inc.

     199         8,585   

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     342         7,986   

Matson, Inc.

     145         6,181   

Matthews International Corp. Class A

     78         4,169   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

     386         9,855   

Meredith Corp.

     293         12,672   

MGE Energy, Inc.

     203         9,419   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     36         1,651   

Mobile Mini, Inc.

     204         6,351   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     146         3,451   

MSA Safety, Inc.

     217         9,433   

MTS Systems Corp.

     65         4,122   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     141         3,821   

Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A

     410         3,526   

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

     592         7,299   

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

     182         5,074   

Neenah Paper, Inc.

     68         4,245   

New York REIT, Inc.

     878         10,097   

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A

     95         5,576   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     411         5,503   

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

     208         10,527   

Old National Bancorp

     483         6,549   

Olin Corp.

     696         12,013   

Otter Tail Corp.

     316         8,415   

Park National Corp.

     75         6,786   

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     633         9,894   

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.

     787         16,456   

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     372         8,136   

Physicians Realty Trust

     378         6,373   

Potlatch Corp.

     270         8,165   

Power Integrations, Inc.

     84         4,085   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     242         4,876   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     154         6,947   

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     43         3,322   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     476         7,906   

Renasant Corp.

     108         3,716   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     408         6,108   

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     479         8,574   

RMR Group, Inc. (The) Class A*

     10         144   

Rouse Properties, Inc.

     324         4,717   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     105         3,236   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     520         10,520   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     67         5,194   

Saul Centers, Inc.

     98         5,024   

Scholastic Corp.

     104         4,010   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     240         10,078   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

     808         15,910   

Select Income REIT

     867         17,184   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     155         5,205   

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

     33         1,568   

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     62         2,669   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Simmons First National Corp. Class A

     75       $ 3,852   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     174         5,942   

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

     323         10,510   

Sonic Corp.

     171         5,525   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     525         12,348   

SpartanNash Co.

     164         3,549   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     555         10,240   

Standex International Corp.

     28         2,328   

Steelcase, Inc. Class A

     412         6,139   

Stepan Co.

     77         3,826   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     70         4,173   

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     439         5,246   

Tennant Co.

     63         3,544   

Terreno Realty Corp.

     201         4,547   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

     242         7,262   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     155         4,033   

Theravance, Inc.

     2,288         24,116   

Towne Bank

     164         3,423   

Trustmark Corp.

     294         6,774   

Union Bankshares Corp.

     147         3,710   

United Fire Group, Inc.

     100         3,831   

United States Steel Corp.

     521         4,158   

Universal Corp.

     179         10,038   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     57         3,897   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     80         1,854   

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     24         2,819   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     643         7,748   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     376         10,175   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A

     82         4,073   

WD-40 Co.

     54         5,327   

Weis Markets, Inc.

     153         6,778   

WesBanco, Inc.

     123         3,692   

Westamerica Bancorp

     113         5,283   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     327         9,856   
     

 

 

 
Total United States               1,177,839   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost: $2,488,358)

              2,440,465   
EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTE – 0.1%      
United States – 0.1%      

iPath MSCI India Index ETN*

     
(Cost: $2,828)      45         2,884   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.7%

(Cost: $2,491,186)

  

  

     2,443,349   

Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 0.3%

   

     6,512   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 2,449,861   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

This security is exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

CVA – Certificaten Van Aandelen (Certificate of Stock)

ETN – Exchange-Traded Note

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR – Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

Reg S – Regulation S provides an exclusion from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      29   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND – 99.9%      
United States – 99.9%      

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund(a)

     
(Cost: $1,997,465)      80,821       $ 1,989,813   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.9%
(Cost: $1,997,465)
        1,989,813   

Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

        1,382   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 1,991,195   
(a) 

Affiliated company (See Note 7).

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 
FORWARD CONTRACTS  

Settlement

Date

  Contracts
To Deliver
    In
Exchange For
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

1/5/2016

  CHF     1,738      USD     1,694      $ (42

1/5/2016

  CHF     2,051      USD     2,000        (49

1/5/2016

  CHF     2,050      USD     2,000        (48

1/5/2016

  CHF     2,050      USD     2,000        (48

1/5/2016

  DKK     9,052      USD     1,283        (35

1/5/2016

  DKK     10,685      USD     1,515        (40

1/5/2016

  DKK     10,686      USD     1,515        (40

1/5/2016

  DKK     10,686      USD     1,515        (40

1/5/2016

  EUR     22,875      USD     24,185        (664

1/5/2016

  EUR     27,030      USD     28,579        (784

1/5/2016

  EUR     27,031      USD     28,579        (785

1/5/2016

  EUR     27,031      USD     28,579        (784

1/5/2016

  GBP     17,328      USD     26,086        546   

1/5/2016

  GBP     20,474      USD     30,825        648   

1/5/2016

  GBP     20,475      USD     30,825        647   

1/5/2016

  GBP     20,475      USD     30,825        646   

1/5/2016

  HKD     119,394      USD     15,403        (2

1/5/2016

  HKD     141,092      USD     18,203        (2

1/5/2016

  HKD     141,090      USD     18,203        (2

1/5/2016

  HKD     141,096      USD     18,203        (3

1/5/2016

  ILS     12,065      USD     3,119        18   

1/5/2016

  ILS     14,258      USD     3,686        22   

1/5/2016

  ILS     14,257      USD     3,686        22   

1/5/2016

  ILS     14,257      USD     3,686        22   

1/5/2016

  NOK     63,499      USD     7,309        135   

1/5/2016

  NOK     75,003      USD     8,635        161   

1/5/2016

  NOK     75,004      USD     8,635        161   

1/5/2016

  NOK     75,007      USD     8,635        161   

1/5/2016

  PHP     125,548      USD     2,652        (17

1/5/2016

  PHP     62,774      USD     1,327        (8

1/5/2016

  PHP     62,774      USD     1,329        (5

1/5/2016

  PLN     5,877      USD     1,452        (36

1/5/2016

  PLN     6,944      USD     1,716        (42

1/5/2016

  PLN     6,945      USD     1,716        (43

1/5/2016

  PLN     6,944      USD     1,716        (43

1/5/2016

  SEK     49,362      USD     5,666        (189

1/5/2016

  SEK     58,308      USD     6,695        (221

1/5/2016

  SEK     58,305      USD     6,695        (221

1/5/2016

  SEK     58,314      USD     6,695        (222

1/5/2016

  TRY     2,608      USD     888        (5

1/5/2016

  TRY     3,074      USD     1,047        (6

1/5/2016

  TRY     3,074      USD     1,047        (6
   
FORWARD CONTRACTS (continued)  

Settlement

Date

  Contracts
To Deliver
    In
Exchange For
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

1/5/2016

  TRY     3,074      USD     1,047      (6

1/5/2016

  USD     36      CHF     36          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,922      CHF     1,924          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,922      CHF     1,924          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,922      CHF     1,924          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,892      CHF     1,894          

1/5/2016

  USD     28      DKK     191          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,455      DKK     9,996          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,455      DKK     9,996          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,455      DKK     9,996          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,435      DKK     9,858          

1/5/2016

  USD     520      EUR     476        (3

1/5/2016

  USD     27,459      EUR     25,277        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     27,459      EUR     25,276        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     27,459      EUR     25,276        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     27,025      EUR     24,878          

1/5/2016

  USD     561      GBP     377        (6

1/5/2016

  USD     29,618      GBP     20,096        1   

1/5/2016

  USD     29,618      GBP     20,094        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     29,618      GBP     20,094        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     29,146      GBP     19,775          

1/5/2016

  USD     331      HKD     2,566          

1/5/2016

  USD     17,489      HKD     135,546        1   

1/5/2016

  USD     17,489      HKD     135,536        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     17,489      HKD     135,536        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     17,214      HKD     133,411          

1/5/2016

  USD     67      ILS     261          

1/5/2016

  USD     3,541      ILS     13,779          

1/5/2016

  USD     3,541      ILS     13,777          

1/5/2016

  USD     3,541      ILS     13,777          

1/5/2016

  USD     3,487      ILS     13,568          

1/5/2016

  USD     157      NOK     1,375        (2

1/5/2016

  USD     8,297      NOK     73,443          

1/5/2016

  USD     8,297      NOK     73,436          

1/5/2016

  USD     8,297      NOK     73,434        (1

1/5/2016

  USD     8,166      NOK     72,280          

1/5/2016

  USD     25      PHP     1,194          

1/5/2016

  USD     5,319      PHP     249,902        (6

1/5/2016

  USD     31      PLN     120          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,648      PLN     6,508          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,648      PLN     6,508          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,648      PLN     6,508          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 
FORWARD CONTRACTS (continued)  

Settlement

Date

  Contracts
To Deliver
    In
Exchange For
    Unrealized
Gan (Loss)
 

1/5/2016

  USD     1,625      PLN     6,417      $   

1/5/2016

  USD     122      SEK     1,037        1   

1/5/2016

  USD     6,432      SEK     54,228          

1/5/2016

  USD     6,432      SEK     54,223          

1/5/2016

  USD     6,432      SEK     54,222          

1/5/2016

  USD     6,333      SEK     53,391          

1/5/2016

  USD     19      TRY     56          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,006      TRY     2,936          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,006      TRY     2,937          

1/5/2016

  USD     1,006      TRY     2,936          

1/5/2016

  USD     992      TRY     2,896          

1/6/2016

  AUD     24,797      USD     17,934        (106

1/6/2016

  AUD     29,299      USD     21,191        (124

1/6/2016

  AUD     29,299      USD     21,191        (125

1/6/2016

  AUD     29,300      USD     21,191        (126

1/6/2016

  BRL     19,944      USD     5,057        18   

1/6/2016

  BRL     23,567      USD     5,983        29   

1/6/2016

  BRL     23,567      USD     5,951        (4

1/6/2016

  BRL     23,567      USD     5,993        38   

1/6/2016

  CAD     31,104      USD     23,355        963   

1/6/2016

  CAD     36,752      USD     27,598        1,140   

1/6/2016

  CAD     36,754      USD     27,598        1,139   

1/6/2016

  CAD     36,754      USD     27,598        1,139   

1/6/2016

  CLP     734,060      USD     1,028        (7

1/6/2016

  CLP     867,523      USD     1,214        (10

1/6/2016

  CLP     867,523      USD     1,216        (8

1/6/2016

  CLP     867,523      USD     1,215        (9

1/6/2016

  IDR     31,992,108      USD     2,297        (24

1/6/2016

  IDR     63,984,217      USD     4,593        (48

1/6/2016

  IDR     31,992,108      USD     2,295        (25

1/6/2016

  INR     31,218      USD     465        (7

1/6/2016

  INR     62,436      USD     929        (13

1/6/2016

  INR     31,219      USD     465        (7

1/6/2016

  JPY     5,898,781      USD     47,909        (1,128

1/6/2016

  JPY     6,970,961      USD     56,618        (1,332

1/6/2016

  JPY     6,970,870      USD     56,618        (1,332

1/6/2016

  JPY     6,971,238      USD     56,618        (1,335

1/6/2016

  KRW     8,611,476      USD     7,444        103   

1/6/2016

  KRW     4,305,738      USD     3,717        47   

1/6/2016

  KRW     4,305,738      USD     3,720        49   

1/6/2016

  MXN     18,326      USD     1,101        40   

1/6/2016

  MXN     21,655      USD     1,301        47   

1/6/2016

  MXN     21,655      USD     1,301        47   

1/6/2016

  MXN     21,653      USD     1,301        47   

1/6/2016

  MYR     13,043      USD     3,062        24   

1/6/2016

  MYR     26,086      USD     6,129        53   

1/6/2016

  MYR     13,044      USD     3,065        27   

1/6/2016

  SGD     5,890      USD     4,175        23   

1/6/2016

  SGD     6,959      USD     4,933        28   

1/6/2016

  SGD     6,959      USD     4,933        28   

1/6/2016

  SGD     6,959      USD     4,933        28   

1/6/2016

  THB     144,242      USD     4,016        8   

1/6/2016

  THB     288,484      USD     8,029        13   

1/6/2016

  THB     144,242      USD     4,016        8   

1/6/2016

  TWD     468,011      USD     14,312        67   

1/6/2016

  TWD     936,022      USD     28,664        174   

1/6/2016

  TWD     468,011      USD     14,325      80   

1/6/2016

  USD     386      AUD     537        5   

1/6/2016

  USD     20,361      AUD     27,988          

1/6/2016

  USD     20,361      AUD     27,988        1   

1/6/2016

  USD     20,361      AUD     27,988        1   

1/6/2016

  USD     20,038      AUD     27,542        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     110      BRL     446        2   

1/6/2016

  USD     22,533      BRL     90,199        259   

1/6/2016

  USD     502      CAD     702        3   

1/6/2016

  USD     26,517      CAD     36,833        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     26,517      CAD     36,833        (2

1/6/2016

  USD     26,517      CAD     36,833        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     26,096      CAD     36,250          

1/6/2016

  USD     23      CLP     15,713        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     4,684      CLP     3,320,916        2   

1/6/2016

  USD     45      IDR     615,149          

1/6/2016

  USD     9,232      IDR     127,353,284        5   

1/6/2016

  USD     9      INR     588          

1/6/2016

  USD     1,873      INR     124,285        3   

1/6/2016

  USD     1,031      JPY     124,763        6   

1/6/2016

  USD     54,399      JPY     6,543,731          

1/6/2016

  USD     54,399      JPY     6,543,329        (3

1/6/2016

  USD     54,399      JPY     6,543,400        (3

1/6/2016

  USD     53,535      JPY     6,439,992        1   

1/6/2016

  USD     71      KRW     83,358          

1/6/2016

  USD     3,650      KRW     4,284,898        3   

1/6/2016

  USD     3,654      KRW     4,284,899        (2

1/6/2016

  USD     3,653      KRW     4,284,898        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     3,655      KRW     4,284,899        (3

1/6/2016

  USD     24      MXN     410          

1/6/2016

  USD     1,249      MXN     21,572          

1/6/2016

  USD     1,249      MXN     21,571          

1/6/2016

  USD     1,249      MXN     21,570          

1/6/2016

  USD     1,233      MXN     21,295          

1/6/2016

  USD     58      MYR     250          

1/6/2016

  USD     12,099      MYR     51,923        (5

1/6/2016

  USD     90      SGD     127        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     4,739      SGD     6,724          

1/6/2016

  USD     4,739      SGD     6,722        (1

1/6/2016

  USD     4,739      SGD     6,723          

1/6/2016

  USD     4,667      SGD     6,621          

1/6/2016

  USD     76      THB     2,745          

1/6/2016

  USD     15,928      THB     574,223        28   

1/6/2016

  USD     271      TWD     8,900          

1/6/2016

  USD     56,682      TWD     1,863,144        27   

1/7/2016

  NZD     14,428      USD     9,483        (394

1/7/2016

  NZD     17,050      USD     11,207        (465

1/7/2016

  NZD     17,050      USD     11,207        (465

1/7/2016

  NZD     17,051      USD     11,207        (465

1/7/2016

  USD     204      NZD     302        2   

1/7/2016

  USD     10,767      NZD     15,729          

1/7/2016

  USD     10,767      NZD     15,729          

1/7/2016

  USD     10,767      NZD     15,729          

1/7/2016

  USD     10,599      NZD     15,482        (1

1/8/2016

  USD     61      ZAR     921        (2

1/8/2016

  USD     3,225      ZAR     49,969        (2

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      31   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 
FORWARD CONTRACTS (continued)  

Settlement

Date

  Contracts
To Deliver
    In
Exchange For
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

1/8/2016

  USD     3,225      ZAR     49,977      $ (1

1/8/2016

  USD     3,225      ZAR     49,993          

1/8/2016

  USD     3,174      ZAR     49,183        (2

1/8/2016

  ZAR     41,266      USD     2,842        180   

1/8/2016

  ZAR     48,726      USD     3,356        213   

1/8/2016

  ZAR     48,733      USD     3,356        213   

1/8/2016

  ZAR     48,728      USD     3,356        213   

2/2/2016

  CHF     2,119      USD     2,119          

2/2/2016

  CHF     2,119      USD     2,119          

2/2/2016

  CHF     2,119      USD     2,119          

2/2/2016

  CHF     2,088      USD     2,088          

2/2/2016

  DKK     10,085      USD     1,469          

2/2/2016

  DKK     10,085      USD     1,469          

2/2/2016

  DKK     10,085      USD     1,469          

2/2/2016

  DKK     9,949      USD     1,449          

2/2/2016

  EUR     26,291      USD     28,580          

2/2/2016

  EUR     26,291      USD     28,580        1   

2/2/2016

  EUR     26,291      USD     28,580        1   

2/2/2016

  EUR     25,874      USD     28,125        (1

2/2/2016

  GBP     20,211      USD     29,790        (2

2/2/2016

  GBP     20,210      USD     29,790        1   

2/2/2016

  GBP     20,210      USD     29,790        1   

2/2/2016

  GBP     19,891      USD     29,318        (1

2/2/2016

  HKD     137,928      USD     17,800        (2

2/2/2016

  HKD     137,911      USD     17,800        1   

2/2/2016

  HKD     137,913      USD     17,800          

2/2/2016

  HKD     135,732      USD     17,518          

2/2/2016

  ILS     12,986      USD     3,338        (1

2/2/2016

  ILS     12,987      USD     3,338        (1

2/2/2016

  ILS     12,984      USD     3,338          

2/2/2016

  ILS     12,778      USD     3,285          

2/2/2016

  NOK     74,103      USD     8,369        (1

2/2/2016

  NOK     74,098      USD     8,369          

2/2/2016

  NOK     74,093      USD     8,369        1   

2/2/2016

  NOK     72,949      USD     8,239          

2/2/2016

  PHP     249,776      USD     5,296        (11

2/2/2016

  PLN     6,683      USD     1,691          

2/2/2016

  PLN     6,683      USD     1,691          

2/2/2016

  PLN     6,685      USD     1,691        (1

2/2/2016

  PLN     6,592      USD     1,668          

2/2/2016

  SEK     56,690      USD     6,729        (1

2/2/2016

  SEK     56,684      USD     6,729          

2/2/2016

  SEK     56,680      USD     6,729          

2/2/2016

  SEK     55,799      USD     6,624          

2/2/2016

  TRY     2,922      USD     993        

2/2/2016

  TRY     2,923      USD     993          

2/2/2016

  TRY     2,923      USD     993          

2/2/2016

  TRY     2,884      USD     980          

2/3/2016

  AUD     28,413      USD     20,641        (2

2/3/2016

  AUD     28,413      USD     20,641        (2

2/3/2016

  AUD     28,413      USD     20,641        (2

2/3/2016

  AUD     27,958      USD     20,313        1   

2/3/2016

  BRL     82,327      USD     20,374        (223

2/3/2016

  CAD     34,214      USD     24,632          

2/3/2016

  CAD     34,213      USD     24,632        1   

2/3/2016

  CAD     34,213      USD     24,632        1   

2/3/2016

  CAD     33,675      USD     24,243        (1

2/3/2016

  CLP     3,346,956      USD     4,706        (1

2/3/2016

  IDR     127,716,785      USD     9,169        (29

2/3/2016

  INR     126,587      USD     1,901        (4

2/3/2016

  JPY     6,546,939      USD     54,456        (3

2/3/2016

  JPY     6,546,836      USD     54,456        (2

2/3/2016

  JPY     6,443,125      USD     53,590        (5

2/3/2016

  JPY     6,546,618      USD     54,456          

2/3/2016

  KRW     4,195,406      USD     3,570        6   

2/3/2016

  KRW     4,195,407      USD     3,575        10   

2/3/2016

  KRW     4,195,406      USD     3,574        10   

2/3/2016

  KRW     4,195,406      USD     3,576        12   

2/3/2016

  NZD     16,936      USD     11,573        (1

2/3/2016

  NZD     16,936      USD     11,573        (1

2/3/2016

  NZD     16,936      USD     11,573        (1

2/3/2016

  NZD     16,668      USD     11,391          

2/3/2016

  SGD     6,703      USD     4,725        4   

2/3/2016

  SGD     6,711      USD     4,725        (1

2/3/2016

  SGD     6,710      USD     4,725          

2/3/2016

  SGD     6,603      USD     4,650          

2/3/2016

  THB     552,289      USD     15,287        (49

2/3/2016

  TWD     1,891,769      USD     57,379        (50

2/4/2016

  MXN     20,336      USD     1,175          

2/4/2016

  MXN     20,338      USD     1,175          

2/4/2016

  MXN     20,334      USD     1,175          

2/4/2016

  MXN     20,043      USD     1,158          

2/4/2016

  MYR     52,694      USD     12,272        7   

2/5/2016

  ZAR     44,834      USD     2,876        (1

2/5/2016

  ZAR     44,836      USD     2,876        (1

2/5/2016

  ZAR     44,822      USD     2,876          

2/5/2016

  ZAR     44,111      USD     2,832        1   
                            $ (2,631 ) 

 

CURRENCY LEGEND

 

 

AUD    Australian dollar
BRL    Brazilian real
CAD    Canadian dollar
CHF    Swiss franc
CLP    Chilean peso
DKK    Danish krone
EUR    Euro
GBP    British pound
HKD    Hong Kong dollar
IDR    Indonesian rupiah
ILS    Israeli new shekel
INR    Indian rupee
JPY    Japanese yen
KRW    South Korean won
MXN    Mexican peso
MYR    Malaysian ringgit
NOK    Norwegian krone
NZD    New Zealand dollar
PHP    Philippine peso
PLN    Polish zloty
SEK    Swedish krona
SGD    Singapore dollar
THB    Thai baht
TRY    Turkish New lira
TWD    New Taiwan dollar
USD    U.S. dollar
ZAR    South African rand

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (DYB)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 101.1%      
U.S. Treasury Bills – 101.1%      

U.S. Treasury Bills

     

0.10%, 1/7/16*

   $ 232,000       $ 231,999   

0.13%, 1/14/16*

     204,000         203,994   

0.12%, 1/21/16*

     115,000         114,995   

0.13%, 1/28/16*

     115,000         114,991   

0.13%, 2/4/16*

     208,000         207,984   

0.13%, 2/11/16*

     156,000         155,979   

0.13%, 2/18/16*

     156,000         155,979   

0.14%, 2/25/16*

     55,000         54,995   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 101.1%
(Cost: $1,240,848)
        1,240,916   

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets – (1.1)%

        (13,900
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 1,227,016   
* 

Interest rate shown reflects the discount rate at time of purchase.

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP

 

Counterparty      Termination
Date
       Notional
Amount
     Fund Receives
Floating Rate
(per annum)
   Fund Pays Total Return of
Reference Entity
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

       12/2/16         $ 1,238,845       1-Month LIBOR less 0.11%      S&P 500 Index       $ (14,411

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      33   


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (DYLS)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 101.1%      
United States – 101.1%      
Aerospace & Defense – 3.0%      

Boeing Co. (The)

     166       $ 24,002   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     235         51,030   
     

 

 

 
Total Aerospace & Defense               75,032   
Air Freight & Logistics – 2.6%      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     696         43,166   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     219         21,074   
     

 

 

 
Total Air Freight & Logistics               64,240   
Auto Components – 0.7%      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     564         18,426   
Banks – 1.3%      

CIT Group, Inc.

     808         32,078   
Biotechnology – 0.6%      

Amgen, Inc.

     98         15,908   
Capital Markets – 0.8%      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     196         20,858   
Chemicals – 3.1%      

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     266         31,824   

Monsanto Co.

     312         30,738   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     290         15,753   
     

 

 

 
Total Chemicals               78,315   
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.3%      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     1,552         32,049   
Communications Equipment – 2.5%      

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     194         15,101   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

     3,571         32,782   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     142         13,768   
     

 

 

 
Total Communications Equipment               61,651   
Consumer Finance – 1.0%      

Navient Corp.

     1,210         13,854   

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.*

     668         10,588   
     

 

 

 
Total Consumer Finance               24,442   
Containers & Packaging – 1.3%      

International Paper Co.

     860         32,422   
Diversified Financial Services – 0.7%      

Voya Financial, Inc.

     482         17,791   
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.2%      

CenturyLink, Inc.

     621         15,624   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     875         40,443   
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services               56,067   
Electric Utilities – 1.5%      

PPL Corp.

     1,091         37,236   
Electrical Equipment – 1.5%      

Emerson Electric Co.

     460         22,002   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     164         16,828   
     

 

 

 
Total Electrical Equipment               38,830   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.3%      

Corning, Inc.

     1,074       19,633   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     1,333         37,417   
     

 

 

 
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components         57,050   
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.2%      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     629         33,683   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     606         22,737   
     

 

 

 
Total Energy Equipment & Services               56,420   
Food Products – 4.0%      

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

     204         9,453   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     172         15,477   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     434         50,110   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     318         25,106   
     

 

 

 
Total Food Products               100,146   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.1%      

Abbott Laboratories

     783         35,165   

Alere, Inc.*

     414         16,183   

Baxter International, Inc.

     1,987         75,804   
     

 

 

 
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies               127,152   
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.2%      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     188         12,715   

HealthSouth Corp.

     398         13,854   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     915         65,093   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     112         13,383   
     

 

 

 
Total Health Care Providers & Services               105,045   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 7.5%      

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     182         23,083   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     469         20,561   

McDonald’s Corp.

     692         81,753   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

     589         32,360   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     408         29,641   
     

 

 

 
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure               187,398   
Household Durables – 1.2%      

GoPro, Inc. Class A*

     382         6,880   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     402         22,371   
     

 

 

 
Total Household Durables               29,251   
Household Products – 1.7%      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     626         41,704   
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.8%   

AES Corp.

     2,056         19,676   
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.8%      

3M Co.

     136         20,487   
Insurance – 3.0%      

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     216         13,301   

MetLife, Inc.

     400         19,284   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     375         42,323   
     

 

 

 
Total Insurance               74,908   
Internet Software & Services – 4.0%      

eBay, Inc.*

     2,416         66,392   

GrubHub, Inc.*

     488         11,809   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (DYLS)

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

IAC/InterActiveCorp

     382       $ 22,939   
     

 

 

 
Total Internet Software & Services               101,140   
IT Services – 2.7%      

DST Systems, Inc.

     215         24,523   

Paychex, Inc.

     637         33,691   

Western Union Co. (The)

     528         9,456   
     

 

 

 
Total IT Services               67,670   
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.2%      

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     204         16,400   

VWR Corp.*

     510         14,438   
     

 

 

 
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services               30,838   
Machinery – 0.8%      

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     399         20,704   
Media – 5.2%      

CBS Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares

     420         19,795   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     376         28,448   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     558         30,807   

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

     655         21,314   

TEGNA, Inc.

     662         16,894   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     317         13,048   
     

 

 

 
Total Media               130,306   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.4%      

ONEOK, Inc.

     454         11,196   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     2,035         48,718   

Tesoro Corp.

     146         15,384   

Valero Energy Corp.

     320         22,627   

Western Refining, Inc.

     340         12,111   
     

 

 

 
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels               110,036   
Personal Products – 0.3%      

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A

     206         7,805   
Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%      

Catalent, Inc.*

     540         13,516   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     526         27,784   
     

 

 

 
Total Pharmaceuticals               41,300   
Professional Services – 0.6%      

Robert Half International, Inc.

     346         16,310   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 8.6%      

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,668         35,061   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     1,755         47,753   

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A

     581       $ 34,848   

Macerich Co. (The)

     475         38,328   

Outfront Media, Inc.

     654         14,277   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1,522         45,630   
     

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)               215,897   
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.0%      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     150         23,979   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.4%      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     976         18,222   

Linear Technology Corp.

     787         33,424   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     262         20,129   

Synaptics, Inc.*

     144         11,569   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     499         27,350   
     

 

 

 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment               110,694   
Software – 2.5%      

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     550         20,768   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     433         28,651   

MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A*

     78         13,985   
     

 

 

 
Total Software               63,404   
Specialty Retail – 0.8%      

Gap, Inc. (The)

     825         20,378   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.0%      

Apple, Inc.

     234         24,631   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.5%      

MGIC Investment Corp.*

     1,548         13,669   

Radian Group, Inc.

     1,708         22,870   
     

 

 

 
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance               36,539   
Tobacco – 2.6%      

Altria Group, Inc.

     570         33,180   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     364         31,999   
     

 

 

 
Total Tobacco               65,179   
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.0%      

Fastenal Co.

     648         26,451   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 101.1%
(Cost: $2,503,100)
        2,537,843   

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets – (1.1)%

        (27,476
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%             $ 2,510,367   
* 

Non-income producing security.

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP

 

Counterparty      Termination
Date
       Notional
Amount
     Fund Receives
Floating Rate
(per annum)
   Fund Pays Total Return of
Reference Entity
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

       12/2/16         $ 2,473,912       1-Month LIBOR less 0.11%      S&P 500 Index       $ (29,010

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      35   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

WisdomTree Trust

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Europe Local
Recovery Fund
     WisdomTree
Strong Dollar
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     WisdomTree
Strong Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund
     WisdomTree
Weak Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund
     WisdomTree
Global
SmallCap
Dividend Fund
 

ASSETS:

              

Investments, at cost

   $ 3,714,974       $ 2,503,130       $ 1,242,141       $ 1,244,206       $ 2,491,186   

Foreign currency, at cost

     2,350         533                         3,963   

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan) (Note 2)1

     3,684,494         2,384,731         1,206,495         1,179,399         2,443,349   

Cash

     4         3,009         1,056         1,175         1,602   

Foreign currency, at value

     2,335         533                         3,943   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     11                                   

Receivables:

              

Investment securities sold

                                     183   

Dividends and interest

     1,463         1,266         1,945         1,488         4,632   

Foreign tax reclaims

     360                                 55   

Total Assets

     3,688,667         2,389,539         1,209,496         1,182,062         2,453,764   

LIABILITIES:

              

Payables:

              

Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned (Note 2)

             24,378                           

Investment securities purchased

                                     3,000   

Advisory fees (Note 3)

     1,490         1,152         339         333         894   

Service fees (Note 2)

     14         9         5         4         9   

Foreign capital gains tax

             511                           

Total Liabilities

     1,504         26,050         344         337         3,903   

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,687,163       $ 2,363,489       $ 1,209,152       $ 1,181,725       $ 2,449,861   

NET ASSETS:

              

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,715,411       $ 2,492,621       $ 1,281,047       $ 1,272,898       $ 2,495,973   

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income

     2,493         (2,568      954         541         (1,476

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (252      (7,653      (37,203      (26,907      3,270   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (30,489      (118,911      (35,646      (64,807      (47,906

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,687,163       $ 2,363,489       $ 1,209,152       $ 1,181,725       $ 2,449,861   

Outstanding beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized)

     150,004         100,004         50,000         50,000         100,004   

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.58       $ 23.63       $ 24.18       $ 23.63       $ 24.50   

1 Market value of securities out on loan were as follows:

   $       $ 22,906       $       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Trust

December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Global Hedged
SmallCap
Dividend Fund
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Bearish U.S.
Equity Fund
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Long/Short U.S.
Equity Fund
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at cost

   $       $ 1,240,848       $ 2,503,100   

Investment in affiliates, at cost (Note 7)

     1,997,465                   

Foreign currency, at cost

     267                   

Investments in securities, at value (Note 2)

             1,240,916         2,537,843   

Investment in affiliates, at value (Note 7)

     1,989,813                   

Cash

     1,035         1,472         1,078   

Foreign currency, at value

     270                   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     9,825                   

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

     2,707         1,240,938           

Dividends

     6                 755   

Advisory fee waiver (Note 3)

     2                   

Total Assets

     2,003,658         2,483,326         2,539,676   

LIABILITIES:

        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     12,456                   

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts

             14,411         29,010   

Payables:

        

Capital shares redeemed

             1,215,081           

Swap contracts closed

             26,528           

Advisory fees (Note 3)

             287         296   

Service fees (Note 2)

     7         3         3   

Total Liabilities

     12,463         1,256,310         29,309   

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,991,195       $ 1,227,016       $ 2,510,367   

NET ASSETS:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,002,496       $ 1,268,087       $ 2,503,896   

Accumulated net investment loss

             (290        

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (11              456   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (1,010      (26,438      282   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (10,280      (14,343      5,733   

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,991,195       $ 1,227,016       $ 2,510,367   

Outstanding beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized)

     100,005         50,004         100,004   

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.91       $ 24.54       $ 25.10   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      37   


Statements of Operations (unaudited)

WisdomTree Trust

For the Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Europe Local
Recovery Fund1
     WisdomTree
Strong Dollar
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund1
     WisdomTree
Strong Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund2
     WisdomTree
Weak Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund2
     WisdomTree
Global
SmallCap
Dividend Fund3
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

              

Dividends4

   $ 7,918       $ 1,935       $ 21,848       $ 17,086       $ 11,944   

Securities lending income (Note 2)

             6                           

Total investment income

     7,918         1,941         21,848         17,086         11,944   

EXPENSES:

              

Advisory fees (Note 3)

     3,577         2,423         3,022         2,952         1,449   

Service fees (Note 2)

     27         18         40         39         15   

Total expenses

     3,604         2,441         3,062         2,991         1,464   

Expense waivers (Note 3)

     (617                                

Net expenses

     2,987         2,441         3,062         2,991         1,464   

Net investment income (loss)

     4,931         (500      18,786         14,095         10,480   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

              

Investment transactions

     4         (5,600      (4,071      (6,483      3,400   

In-kind redemptions

                     (33,132      (20,424        

Forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (256      (2,053                      (130

Net realized gain (loss)

     (252      (7,653      (37,203      (26,907      3,270   

Net change in unrealized depreciation from:

              

Investment transactions5

     (30,480      (118,910      (35,646      (64,807      (47,837

Forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (9      (1                      (69

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (30,489      (118,911      (35,646      (64,807      (47,906

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (30,741      (126,564      (72,849      (91,714      (44,636

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (25,810    $ (127,064    $ (54,063    $ (77,619    $ (34,156

1 For the period October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

  

     

2 For the period July 21, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

  

     

3 For the period November 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

  

     

4 Net of foreign withholding tax of:

   $ 1,350       $ 387       $       $       $ 508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

5 Net of foreign capital gain taxes of:

   $       $ 511       $       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Statements of Operations (unaudited) (concluded)

WisdomTree Trust

For the Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Global Hedged
SmallCap
Dividend Fund1
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Bearish U.S.
Equity Fund2
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Long/Short U.S.
Equity Fund2
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

        

Dividends

   $       $       $ 755   

Dividends from affiliates (Note 7)

     9,676                   

Total investment income

     9,676                 755   

EXPENSES:

        

Advisory fees (Note 3)

     1,012         317         327   

Service fees (Note 2)

     11         3         3   

Total expenses

     1,023         320         330   

Expense waivers (Note 3)

     (1,012      (30      (31

Net expenses

     11         290         299   

Net investment income (loss)

     9,665         (290      456   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investment transactions

             90         282   

Investment transactions in affiliates (Note 7)

     41                   

Swap contracts

             (26,528        

Forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (1,051                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,010      (26,438      282   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from:

        

Investment transactions

     (7,652      68         34,743   

Swap contracts

             (14,411      (29,010

Forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (2,628                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (10,280      (14,343      5,733   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (11,290      (40,781      6,015   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,625    $ (41,071    $ 6,471   
1 

For the period November 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

2 

For the period December 23, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      39   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

WisdomTree Trust

 

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Europe Local
Recovery Fund
    WisdomTree
Strong Dollar
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    WisdomTree
Strong Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund
    WisdomTree
Weak Dollar U.S.
Equity Fund
    WisdomTree
Global
SmallCap
Dividend Fund
 
      For the Period
October 29, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
    For the Period
October 29, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
    For the Period
July 21, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
    For the Period
July 21, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
    For the Period
November 12, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:

   

       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,931      $ (500   $ 18,786      $ 14,095      $ 10,480   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (252     (7,653     (37,203     (26,907     3,270   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (30,489     (118,911     (35,646     (64,807     (47,906

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (25,810     (127,064     (54,063     (77,619     (34,156

DIVIDENDS:

          

Net investment income

     (2,438     (2,068     (17,832     (13,554     (11,956

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

          

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     3,715,311        2,492,521        2,499,007        2,502,016        2,495,873   

Cost of shares redeemed

                   (1,218,060     (1,229,218       

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     3,715,311        2,492,521        1,280,947        1,272,798        2,495,873   

Net Increase in Net Assets

     3,687,063        2,363,389        1,209,052        1,181,625        2,449,761   

NET ASSETS:

          

Beginning of period

   $ 100      $ 100      $ 100      $ 100      $ 100   

End of period

   $ 3,687,163      $ 2,363,489      $ 1,209,152      $ 1,181,725      $ 2,449,861   

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 2,493      $ (2,568   $ 954      $ 541      $ (1,476

SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:

          

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     4        4        4        4        4   

Shares created

     150,000        100,000        100,000        100,000        100,000   

Shares redeemed

                   (50,004     (50,004       

Shares outstanding, end of period

     150,004        100,004        50,000        50,000        100,004   
* Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)

WisdomTree Trust

 

 

  

 

 

      WisdomTree
Global Hedged
SmallCap
Dividend Fund
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Bearish U.S.
Equity Fund
     WisdomTree
Dynamic
Long/Short U.S.
Equity Fund
 
      For the Period
November 19, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the Period
December 23, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the Period
December 23, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 9,665       $ (290    $ 456   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (1,010      (26,438      282   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (10,280      (14,343      5,733   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,625      (41,071      6,471   

DIVIDENDS:

        

Net investment income

     (9,676                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,002,396         2,483,068         2,503,796   

Cost of shares redeemed

             (1,215,081        

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     2,002,396         1,267,987         2,503,796   

Net Increase in Net Assets

     1,991,095         1,226,916         2,510,267   

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

   $ 100       $ 100       $ 100   

End of period

   $ 1,991,195       $ 1,227,016       $ 2,510,367   

Accumulated net investment loss included in net assets at end of period

   $       $ (290    $   

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (11    $       $ 456   

SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     5         4         4   

Shares created

     100,000         100,000         100,000   

Shares redeemed

             (50,000        

Shares outstanding, end of period

     100,005         50,004         100,004   
* Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      41   


Financial Highlights

WisdomTree Trust

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period is presented below:

 

 

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund    For the Period
October 29, 2015*
through
December 31,  2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.70   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.03   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.13

Total from investment operations

     (0.10

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.02

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.58   

TOTAL RETURN2

     (0.42 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,687   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses, net of expense waivers

     0.48 %3 

Expenses, prior to expense waivers

     0.58 %3 

Net investment income

     0.80 %3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     0

 

   
WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund    For the Period
October 29, 2015*
through
December 31,  2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.58   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment loss1

     (0.00 )5 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.93

Total from investment operations

     (0.93

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.02

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.63   

TOTAL RETURN2

     (3.78 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,363   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses

     0.58 %3 

Net investment loss

     (0.12 )%3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     9
* Commencement of operations.

 

1 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

2 

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been waived by the investment adviser for the WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (Note 2 and 3).

 

3 

Annualized.

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of the portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. Short-term securities with maturities less than or equal to 365 days are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation as well.

 

5 

Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

WisdomTree Trust

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period is presented below:

 

 

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund    For the Period
July 21, 2015*
through
December 31,  2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.85   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.22   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.60

Total from investment operations

     (0.38

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.29

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.18   

TOTAL RETURN2

     (1.53 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,209   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses

     0.33 %3 

Net investment income

     2.05 %3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     1

 

   
WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund    For the Period
July 21, 2015*
through
December 31,  2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.88   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.17   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (1.20

Total from investment operations

     (1.03

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.22

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.63   

TOTAL RETURN2

     (4.12 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,182   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses

     0.33 %3 

Net investment income

     1.58 %3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     2
* Commencement of operations.

 

1 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

2 

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

3 

Annualized.

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of the portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. Short-term securities with maturities less than or equal to 365 days are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation as well.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      43   


Financial Highlights (continued)

WisdomTree Trust

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period is presented below:

 

 

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund    For the Period
November 12, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.58   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.10   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.06

Total from investment operations

     0.04   

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.12

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.50   

TOTAL RETURN2

     0.17

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,450   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses

     0.43 %3 

Net investment income

     3.11 %3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     1

 

   
WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund    For the Period
November 19, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 20.23   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.10   

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.32

Total from investment operations

     (0.22

Dividends to shareholders:

  

Net investment income

     (0.10

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.91   

TOTAL RETURN2

     (1.09 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,991   

Ratios to average net assets6 of:

  

Expenses, net of expense waivers

     0.00 %3,5 

Expenses, prior to expense waivers

     0.43 %3 

Net investment income

     4.11 %3 

Portfolio turnover rate4

     1
* Commencement of operations.

 

1 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

2 

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been waived by the investment adviser for the WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (Note 2 and 3).

 

3 

Annualized.

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of the portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. Short-term securities with maturities less than or equal to 365 days are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation as well.

 

5 

Amount represents less than 0.005%.

 

6 

The ratios to average net assets do not include net investment income (loss) or expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44   WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015


Financial Highlights (concluded)

WisdomTree Trust

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period is presented below:

 

 

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund    For the Period
December 23, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.30   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment loss1

     (0.00 )2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.24   

Total from investment operations

     0.24   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.54   

TOTAL RETURN3

     0.99

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,227   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses, net of expense waivers

     0.48 %4 

Expenses, prior to expense waivers

     0.53 %4 

Net investment loss

     (0.48 )%4 

Portfolio turnover rate5

     0

 

   
WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund    For the Period
December 23, 2015*
through
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.13   

Investment operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.00 2 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (0.03

Total from investment operations

     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.10   

TOTAL RETURN3

     (0.12 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,510   

Ratios to average net assets of:

  

Expenses, net of expense waivers

     0.48 %4 

Expenses, prior to expense waivers

     0.53 %4 

Net investment income

     0.74 %4 

Portfolio turnover rate5

     0
* Commencement of operations.

 

1 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

2

Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

3 

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the periods in which the investment advisor waived advisory fees, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been waived (Notes 2 and 3).

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of the portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. Short-term securities with maturities less than or equal to 365 days are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation as well.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      45   


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust on December 15, 2005. As of December 31, 2015, the Trust offered 86 investment funds (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”). In accordance with Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, Financial Services-Investment Companies, each Fund listed below qualifies as an investment company and is applying the accounting and reporting guidance for investment companies. These notes relate only to the Funds listed in the table below:

 

Fund   

Commencement

of Operations

 

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (“Europe Local Recovery Fund”)

     October 29, 2015   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (“Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund”)

     October 29, 2015   

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (“Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund”)

     July 21, 2015   

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (“Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund”)

     July 21, 2015   

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (“Global SmallCap Dividend Fund”)

     November 12, 2015   

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (“Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund”)

     November 19, 2015   

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (“Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund”)

     December 23, 2015   

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (“Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund”)

     December 23, 2015   

Each Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (“Index”) developed by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (“WisdomTree Investments”). WisdomTree Investments is the parent company of WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (‘‘WTAM’’), the investment adviser to each Fund and the Trust. “WisdomTree” is a registered mark of WisdomTree Investments and has been licensed for use by the Trust. Each Fund described herein is considered to be non-diversified.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in the net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation — The net asset value (“NAV”) of each Fund’s shares is calculated each day a Fund is open for business as of the regularly scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (the “NAV Calculation Time”). NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Each Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares known as creation units, which only certain institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. Shares of each Fund are listed on a national securities exchange and trade at market prices. Most investors will buy and sell shares through brokers. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV or less than NAV. In calculating each Fund’s NAV, investments are valued under policies approved by the Board of Trustees. Equity securities (including preferred stock) traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Unlisted equity securities (including preferred stock) are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the highest bid and lowest ask price. Each Fund may invest in money market funds which are valued at their NAV per share and 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. Fixed income securities (including short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) generally are valued at current market quotations or mean prices obtained from broker-dealers or independent pricing service providers. Broker-dealers or independent pricing service providers, in determining the value of securities may consider such factors as recent transactions, indications from broker-dealers yields and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

quoted prices on similar securities, and market sentiment for the type of security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily using WM/Reuters closing spot and forward rates as of 4:00 p.m. London time, except, forward foreign currency contracts on Asian currencies for Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund are valued using WM/Reuters closing spot and forward rates as of 2:00 p.m. Singapore time. Swap contracts are generally marked to market daily based upon values from independent pricing service providers or quotations from broker-dealers to the extent available.

In certain instances, such as when reliable market valuations are not readily available or are not deemed to reflect current market values, a Fund’s investments and derivatives will be fair valued in accordance with the Fund’s pricing policy. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has established a pricing committee (the “Pricing Committee”) which is comprised of senior representatives of WTAM and which reports to the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis. In the event that a financial instrument cannot be valued based upon a price from a national securities exchange, independent pricing service provider or broker-dealer quotation, or such prices are deemed to not reflect current market value, the Pricing Committee may value the financial instrument in good faith under the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees based on current facts and circumstances. Securities that may be valued using “fair value” pricing may include, but are not limited to, securities for which there are no current market quotations, securities 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 a Fund’s next NAV Calculation Time that may materially affect the value of a Fund’s investment (e.g., government action, natural disaster, or significant market fluctuation). When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

Fair Value Measurement — In accordance with Codification Topic 820 (“ASC 820”), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to be used when determining fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk — for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuation are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments that use Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (e.g., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation or market activity; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (e.g., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which a Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments).

The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair market value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions are as follows:

Financial instruments are generally valued by independent pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. Depending on the type of financial instrument, the independent pricing service providers’ internal pricing models may use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Financial instruments that use similar valuation techniques and observable inputs as described above and have an appropriate level of market activity are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise a Level 3 fair value classification is appropriate. Over-the-counter financial derivative instruments derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These instruments are normally valued on the basis of broker-dealer quotations or independent pricing service providers.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      47   


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, the value of the financial derivative instruments can be estimated by an independent pricing service provider using a series of techniques including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as issuer details, indices, credit risks/spreads, interest rates, yield curves, default and exchange rates. Derivative contracts that use valuation techniques and observable inputs as described above and have an appropriate level of market activity are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise a Level 3 fair value classification is appropriate.

Determination of a fair value by the Pricing Committee may include significant unobservable inputs and therefore would be reflected as a Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Pricing Committee may employ a market-based valuation approach which may use, among other potential considerations, related or comparable securities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee may also use an income-based valuation approach in which anticipated future cash flows of the financial instrument are discounted to calculate fair value. The Pricing Committee meets at least on a monthly basis to review and discuss the appropriateness of such fair values using more current information such as, recent security news, recent market transactions, updated corporate action information and/or other macro or security specific events. Also, when observable inputs become available, the Pricing Committee conducts back testing of the methodologies used to value Level 3 financial instruments to substantiate the unobservable inputs used to value those investments. Such back testing includes comparing Level 3 investment values to observable inputs such as exchange-traded prices, transaction prices, and/or vendor prices.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2015 in valuing each Fund’s assets:

 

Europe Local Recovery Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 3,684,494       $       $   

Rights

                     0 ** 

Total

     3,684,494                 0   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             11           

Total – Net

   $ 3,684,494       $ 11       $ 0   
        
Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 2,360,353       $       $   

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

             24,378           

Total

   $ 2,360,353       $ 24,378       $   
        
Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 1,206,495       $       $   
        
Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 1,179,399       $       $   
        
Global SmallCap Dividend Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 2,440,465       $       $   

Exchange-Traded Note

     2,884                   

Total

   $ 2,443,349       $       $   
        
Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Exchange-Traded Fund

   $ 1,989,813       $       $   

Total

     1,989,813                   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             9,825           

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             (12,456        

Total – Net

   $ 1,989,813       $ (2,631    $   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

U.S. Government Obligations

   $       $ 1,240,916       $   

Total

             1,240,916           

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

             (14,411        

Total – Net

   $       $ 1,226,505       $   

 

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stocks*

   $ 2,537,843       $       $   

Total

     2,537,843                   

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

             (29,010        

Total – Net

   $ 2,537,843       $ (29,010    $   
  * Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of the valuation by industry type and/or by country.

 

  ** Security is being fair valued by the Pricing Committee.

The Funds have elected to use the beginning of period method for transfers between fair value measurement levels.

There were no transfers into or out of any fair value measurement levels during the period ended December 31, 2015.

Derivatives and Hedging Disclosure — Codification Topic 815 (“ASC 815”), Derivatives and Hedging, requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The Funds have invested in derivatives, specifically forward foreign currency contracts and swaps contracts during the period ended December 31, 2015 which are detailed in each Fund’s schedule of investments. All of the derivative instruments disclosed and described herein are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is where the financial condition of an issuer of a security or instrument may cause it to default or become unable to pay interest or principal due on the security or where the counterparty to a derivative contract might default on its obligations. The Funds’ derivative agreements contain credit-risk related contingent features which include, but are not limited to, a percentage decline in the Funds’ NAV over a specified time period. If an event occurred at December 31, 2015 that triggered a contingent feature, the counterparty to the agreement may require the Funds to post additional collateral or terminate the derivative positions and demand payment. Any collateral posted with respect to the derivative positions would be used to offset or reduce the payment. The maximum exposure to derivatives agreements with credit-risk related contingent features would be the total value of derivatives in net liability positions for each Fund. At December 31, 2015, the Funds did not receive or post collateral with any counterparty for derivatives and no event occurred that triggered a credit-risk-related contingent feature.

As of December 31, 2015, the effects of such derivative instruments on each Fund’s financial position as reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are presented in the summary below:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Fund    Balance Sheet Location    Value      Balance Sheet Location    Value  

Europe Local Recovery Fund

           

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $ 11       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $   

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

           

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      9,825       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      12,456   

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

           

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts            Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts      14,411   
     Receivables: Swap contracts closed            Payables: Swap contracts closed      26,528   

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

           

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts            Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts      29,010   

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      49   


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

For the period ended December 31, 2015, the effect of derivative instruments on each Fund’s financial performance as reflected in the Statements of Operations are presented in the summary below:

 

Fund    Amount of Realized Gain
or (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized1
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized2
 

Europe Local Recovery Fund3

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (1,150    $ 11   

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund3

     

Foreign exchange contracts

     (3,919        

Global SmallCap Dividend Fund4

     

Foreign exchange contracts

     (30        

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund5

     

Foreign exchange contracts

     (1,051      (2,631

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund6

     

Equity contracts

     (26,528      (14,411

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund6

     

Equity contracts

             (29,010
  1 

Realized gains (losses) on derivatives are located on the Statement of Operations as follows:

 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts
  2 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is located on the Statement of Operations as follows:

 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

Equity contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts
  3 

For the period October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  4 

For the period November 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  5 

For the period November 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  6 

For the period December 23, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

During the period ended December 31, 2015, the volume of derivative activity (based on the average of month-end balances) for the Funds was as follows:

 

      Average Notional  
Fund    Forward foreign
currency
contracts
(to deliver)
     Forward foreign
currency
contracts
(to receive)
     Swap
contracts
 

Europe Local Recovery Fund1

  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 2,691       $ 1,192       $   

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund2

  

Foreign exchange contracts

     742,775         11,886           

Global SmallCap Dividend Fund3

  

Foreign exchange contracts

     74,334         1,551           

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund4

  

Foreign exchange contracts

     1,043,566         2,056,512           

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund5

  

Equity contracts

                     1,238,845   

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund5

  

Equity contracts

                     2,473,912   
  1 

For the period October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  2 

For the period October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015, the volume of derivative activity for the period is based on intra-month balances.

 

  3 

For the period November 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015, the volume of derivative activity for the period is based on intra-month balances.

 

  4 

For the period November 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  5 

For the period December 23, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income — Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Interest income including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued daily.

Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions that are deemed appropriate by WTAM. Realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses on investments are included as a component of net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investment transactions, respectively, on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arising from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses of forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses recognized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency related transactions and/or net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations. Certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains or losses are included in, or are a reduction of, ordinary income in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations.

Expenses/Reimbursements — Under the investment advisory agreement for each Fund, WTAM has agreed to pay all expenses of the Trust, except for: (i) brokerage expenses and other fees, charges, taxes, levies or expenses (such as stamp taxes) incurred in connection with the execution of portfolio transactions or in connection with creation and redemption transactions (including without limitation any fees, charges, taxes, levies or expenses related to the purchase or sale of an amount of any currency, or the partition or repatriation of any security or other asset, related to the execution of portfolio transactions or any creation or redemption transactions); (ii) legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, including any settlements in connection therewith; (iii) compensation and expenses of each Independent Trustee; (iv) compensation and expenses of counsel to the Independent Trustees; (v) compensation and expenses of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”); (vi) extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the Independent Trustees); (vii) distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act; (viii) interest and taxes of any kind or nature (including, but not limited to, income, excise, transfer and withholding taxes); (ix) fees and expenses related to the provision of securities lending services; and (x) the advisory fee payable to WTAM.

The internal expenses of pooled investment vehicles in which the Funds may invest (acquired fund fees and expenses) are not expenses of the Funds and are not paid by WTAM.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, WTAM arranges for the provision of CCO services with respect to each Fund, and is liable and responsible for, and administers, payments to the CCO, the Independent Trustees and counsel to the Independent Trustees. WTAM receives a fee, as shown on the Statements of Operations under “Service fees”, of up to 0.0044% of each Fund’s average daily net assets for providing such services and paying such expenses. WTAM provides CCO services to the Trust.

Currency Transactions — The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure. The Funds, other than Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund, do not expect to engage in currency transactions for the purpose of hedging against declines in the value of the Fund’s assets that are denominated in one or more foreign currencies. The Funds may not enter into such contracts for speculative purposes.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — A forward foreign currency contract (“Forward Contract”) involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are principally traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large, commercial banks) and their customers. A Forward Contract generally does not require an initial margin deposit and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades. However, if a Fund is in an unrealized loss position on a Forward Contract, it may be required to pledge collateral (or additional collateral) to the counterparty. If a Fund is in an unrealized gain position on a Forward Contract, it may receive collateral from the counterparty.

Risks may arise upon entering into Forward Contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar or each other.

Fluctuations in the value of open Forward Contracts are recorded for book purposes as unrealized gains or losses on Forward Contracts by the Funds. Realized gains and losses on Forward Contracts include net gains or losses recognized by the Funds on contracts which have matured or were sold.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Currency, Interest Rate and Total Return Swaps — The Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund and the Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund each may enter into swap agreements, including interest rate swaps, currency swaps and total return swaps. A typical interest rate swap involves the exchange of a floating interest rate payment for a fixed interest rate payment. A typical foreign cross-currency swap involves the exchange of cash flows based on the notional difference among two or more currencies (e.g., the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real). A typical total return swap involves the payment of the total return on a reference asset in return for payments equal to a rate of interest on another reference asset. The total return typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments. Swap agreements may be used to achieve exposure to, for example, currencies, interest rates, indexes and money market securities without actually purchasing such currencies or securities. The Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund and the Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund each may use swap agreements to invest in a market without owning or taking physical custody of the underlying securities in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. Swap agreements will tend to shift a Fund’s investment exposure from one type of investment to another or from one payment stream to another. Depending on their structure, swap agreements may increase or decrease a Fund’s exposure to long- or short-term interest rates (in the United States or abroad), foreign currencies, corporate borrowing rates, or other factors, and may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a Fund’s investments and its share price.

Securities Lending — Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Funds’ securities lending agent. It is the Funds’ policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral in the form of cash and/or high-grade debt obligations, equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities, is maintained at all times. The cash collateral can be invested in certain money market mutual funds which also have exposure to the fluctuations of the market. The value of the investment of cash collateral for securities on loan along with the obligation to return such collateral are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities received as collateral for securities on loan are not included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities because the receiving Fund does not have the right to sell or repledge the securities received as collateral. Each Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees, all of which are included in the securities lending income earned by the Funds and disclosed on the Statement of Operations. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income. The borrower pays to the Funds an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. Dividends received while a security is out on loan are not considered Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) under the specific criteria issued by the Internal Revenue Service and are subject to taxation at the shareholder’s ordinary income tax rate instead of the lower long-term capital gains tax rate. Lending portfolio securities could result in a loss or delay in recovering each Fund’s securities if the borrower defaults.

Master Netting Arrangements — ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”) is generally intended to (i) help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position, (ii) improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, and (iii) facilitate comparisons between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of international financial reporting standards. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose (i) gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements, and (ii) instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is limited in scope to the following financial instruments, to the extent they are offset in the financial statements or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement: (i) recognized derivative instruments accounted for under ASC 815 (Derivatives and Hedging); (ii) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements; and (iii) securities borrowing and securities lending transactions.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives (“OTC”), including Forward Contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms, netting and rights of set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and receivables to create a single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

Collateral requirements generally differ by type of derivative. Collateral terms are contract-specific for OTC derivatives (e.g. foreign exchange contracts, options and certain swaps). Generally, for transactions traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are calculated by netting the marked to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

amounts due to a Fund from its derivatives counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

A Fund’s security lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Authorization Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between the Fund and the lending agent. The Lending Agreement authorizes the lending agent to lend qualifying U.S. and foreign securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each a “Borrower”). To mitigate borrower risk, a Fund typically receives from a Borrower, collateral in the form of U.S. dollar cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies in excess of the market value of the securities loaned. Under the provisions of the Lending Agreement, a Fund shall have, as to the collateral, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under applicable law. A Fund is exposed to risk of loss if a Borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities and the value of the collateral a Fund received is insufficient to cover the market value of the securities loaned. Also, the lending agent is permitted to invest the cash collateral it receives from a Borrower into a money market fund which is subject to market fluctuation. Therefore, a Fund is exposed to risk of loss if the value of invested cash collateral is insufficient to satisfy the Fund’s obligation to return the full amount owed to such Borrower. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds elect to not offset assets and liabilities subject to an ISDA Master Agreement or Lending Agreement, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Therefore, all qualifying transactions are presented on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of December 31, 2015, the impact of netting of assets and liabilities and the offsetting of collateral pledged or received based on contractual netting/set-off provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement and the Lending Agreement are detailed in the following table:

 

     Assets     Liabilities  
   

Gross Amounts
in Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
         

Gross Amounts
in Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
       
Fund     Financial
Instruments
    Collateral
Received
    Net Amount       Financial
Instruments
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net Amount  

Europe Local Recovery Fund

                                                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 11      $      $      $ 11      $      $      $      $   

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund

               

Securities Lending

    22,906               (22,906 )1                                    

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    9,825        (39            9,786        12,456        (39            12,417   

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

               

Swap Contracts

                                40,939                      40,939   

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

               

Swap Contracts

                                29,010                      29,010   
  1 

The amount of collateral presented has been limited such that the net amount by counterparty cannot be less than zero.

Short-Term Investments — Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality money market instruments on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. The instruments include short-term obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies, non-U.S. government agencies, negotiable certificates of deposit (“CDs”), fixed time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of U.S. and foreign banks and similar institutions, commercial papers, repurchase agreements and money market funds. CDs are short-term negotiable obligations of commercial banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Banker’s acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs and their shareholders, each Fund must, among other things, distribute with respect to each taxable year an amount equal to or greater than the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will pay dividends. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Trust reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

their Federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions that exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported for tax purposes as a return of capital.

3. ADVISORY FEES AND TRANSACTIONS

WTAM has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Trust. WTAM provides an investment program for each Fund. WTAM has arranged for Mellon Capital Management Corporation (‘‘MCM’’) to provide sub-advisory services to the Funds. MCM is compensated by WTAM at no additional cost to the Funds. WTAM also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, fund administration, securities lending and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate, which are generally under separate agreements entered into between the Trust on behalf of the Funds and the applicable service provider. Under the investment advisory agreement for each Fund, WTAM agrees to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for certain expenses described in Note 2.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, as also described in Note 2, WTAM arranges for the provision of CCO services with respect to each Fund, and is liable and responsible for, and administers, payments to the CCO, the Independent Trustees and counsel to the Independent Trustees in exchange for a fee of up to 0.0044% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. WTAM expects to receive advisory fees from each Fund, based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as shown in the following table:

 

Fund   

Advisory

Fee Rate

 

Europe Local Recovery Fund

     0.58 %* 

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     0.58

Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

     0.33

Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

     0.33

Global SmallCap Dividend Fund

     0.43

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

     0.43 %** 

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

     0.53 %*** 

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

     0.53 %*** 
  * WTAM has contractually agreed to limit the advisory fee to 0.48% through October 31, 2017, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Trust for any reason.

 

  ** WTAM has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee in an amount equal to the AFFEs attributable to the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Fund through July 31, 2018, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Trust for any reason.

 

  *** WTAM has contractually agreed to limit the advisory fee to 0.48% through December 10, 2016, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Trust for any reason.

Each Fund may purchase shares of affiliated exchanged-traded funds (“ETF”) in secondary market transactions. WTAM waives its advisory fees for each Fund’s investment, associated with daily uninvested cash, in correlated affiliated ETFs net of any incremental costs as a result of these transactions (fund accounting, safekeeping, transaction fees, etc.) that are paid by WTAM out of the advisory fee received from the affiliated ETFs. The dollar amount of advisory fees waived during the period for the Funds, if any, are shown in the Statements of Operations. Please see Note 7 “Other Affiliated Parties and Transactions” for additional information.

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

As of December 31, 2015, there were an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust. Shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in creation units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in creation units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of creation units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of equity securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the relevant Fund’s underlying Index and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming creation units may be charged a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of creation units.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding purchases and sales resulting from in-kind capital share transactions and short-term investments) and the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended December 31, 2015 are shown in the table below. Realized gains and losses on sales

 

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resulting from in-kind capital share redemptions, as shown on the Statement of Operations, are not recognized by the Funds for tax purposes.

 

                      In-kind Capital Share Transactions  
Fund    Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

Europe Local Recovery Fund1

   $ 131,324       $       $ 3,583,452       $   

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund1

     2,218,587         212,484         478,250           

Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund2

     24,804         34,024         2,502,086         1,214,204   

Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund2

     47,288         61,681         2,508,798         1,223,292   

Global SmallCap Dividend Fund3

     165,540         30,184         2,352,131           

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund4

     17,510         29,026         2,008,940           

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund5

                               

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund5

             18,502         2,521,321           

 

  1 

For the period October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  2 

For the period July 21, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  3 

For the period November 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  4 

For the period November 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

 

  5 

For the period December 23, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

At December 31, 2015, the cost of investments (including securities on loan) for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Europe Local Recovery Fund

   $ 3,714,974       $ 108,385       $ (138,865    $ (30,480

Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     2,503,130         62,137         (180,536      (118,399

Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

     1,242,141         52,482         (88,128      (35,646

Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund

     1,244,206         45,294         (110,101      (64,807

Global SmallCap Dividend Fund

     2,491,186         74,480         (122,317      (47,837

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund

     1,997,465                 (7,652      (7,652

Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

     1,240,848         68                 68   

Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

     2,503,100         42,730         (7,987      34,743   

7. OTHER AFFILIATED PARTIES AND TRANSACTIONS

Affiliated holdings are funds which are managed by, or an affiliate of, WTAM. Transactions with affiliated funds during the period ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Fund    Value at
6/30/2015
     Purchases/
Additions
     Sales/
Reductions
     Value at
12/31/2015
     Dividend
Income
 

Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund1

  

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund

   $       $ 2,026,450       $ 29,026       $ 1,989,813       $ 9,676   

 

  1 

For the period November 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015.

8. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). This is an update to Fair Value Measurement Topic 820. The amendments in this ASU remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. WTAM has evaluated ASU 2015-07 and determined that there is no impact on the Trust’s financial statement disclosures.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements with respect to the WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund, WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund and the WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) held on June 9-10, 2015, the Trustees (the “Trustees”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WTAM”) will provide each Fund with investment advisory services, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement (together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-Adviser”) will coordinate the investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund.

In considering whether to approve the Agreements, the Trustees considered and discussed information and analysis provided by WTAM and Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of WTAM and the Sub-Adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided to the Funds. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations throughout the year from WTAM representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the WisdomTree funds, recognizing WTAM’s and the Sub-Adviser’s operational capabilities and resources. The Board also discussed WTAM’s proposed role as index provider to the Funds. The Board also noted the extensive responsibilities that WTAM will have as investment adviser to the Funds, including: the selection of, and supervisory responsibilities and activities over, the Sub-Adviser, including oversight of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance with Fund policies and objectives; oversight of, and the provision of consultation to, the Sub-Adviser with respect to the creation of custom creation or redemption baskets for authorized participants; the oversight of general Fund compliance with federal and state laws; and the implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board also considered research support available to, and management capabilities of, the Funds’ management personnel and that WTAM will provide oversight of day-to-day Fund operations, including fund accounting, administration, compliance and legal assistance in meeting disclosure and regulatory requirements.

Based on review of this information and the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by WTAM and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively, are adequate and appropriate and supported the approval of the Agreements.

Comparative Analysis of the Funds’ Performance, Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses. As the Funds had not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the Funds’ performance. The Board discussed with representatives of WTAM and the Sub-Adviser the portfolio management team and the investment strategies to be employed in the management of each Fund’s assets. The Board noted the reputation and experience of WTAM and the Sub-Adviser.

The Board considered the fees to be paid to WTAM by each Fund. The Board examined the fee to be paid by each Fund in light of fees paid to other investment advisers by comparable funds and the method of computing each Fund’s fee. The Board also considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to WTAM by each Fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser and WTAM. The Board also noted the Sub-Adviser’s fees will be paid by WTAM (out of its fees paid by the Funds) and not the Funds. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser were justified in light of the considerations described above.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the Funds had not yet commenced operations, WTAM representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by WTAM, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-adviser, respectively. The Board also considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the advisory fees annually after the initial term of the Agreements. The Board determined that because the Funds had not yet commenced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the Funds, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the Funds in connection with future renewals.

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (the “Fund”)

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) held on September 21-22, 2015, the Trustees (the “Trustees”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WTAM”) will provide the Fund with investment

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)

 

advisory services, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement (together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-Adviser”) will coordinate the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund.

In considering whether to approve the Agreements, the Trustees considered and discussed information and analysis provided by WTAM and Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from WTAM representatives and the Sub-Adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations throughout the year from WTAM representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the WisdomTree funds, recognizing WTAM’s and the Sub-Adviser’s operational capabilities and resources. The Board also discussed the proposed role of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (“WTI”), the parent of WTAM, as index provider to the Fund. The Board noted that the strategies represented by the Fund is unique, based on WTI’s intellectual property and is only available for use by the Fund through WTAM. The Board noted WTAM’s belief that shareholders will invest in the Fund on the strength of WTI’s intellectual property and WTAM’s industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that WTAM will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund based on the WTI index. The Board also noted the extensive responsibilities that WTAM will have as investment adviser to the Fund, including: the selection of, and supervisory responsibilities and activities over, the Sub-Adviser, including oversight of the Sub-Adviser’s adherence to the Fund’s investment strategy and restrictions, monitoring of the Sub-Adviser’s buying and selling of securities and derivatives transactions, review of Sub-Adviser performance, review of proxies voted by the Sub-Adviser and oversight of, and the provision of consultation to, the Sub-Adviser with respect to the creation of custom creation or redemption baskets for authorized participants; oversight of the daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio holdings; oversight of general Fund compliance with federal and state laws; and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Fund. The Board also considered research support available to, and management capabilities of, the Fund’s management personnel and that WTAM will provide oversight of day-to-day Fund operations, including fund accounting, tax matters, administration, compliance and legal assistance in meeting disclosure and regulatory requirements.

Based on review of this information and the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by WTAM and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively, are adequate and appropriate and supported the Board’s approval of the Agreements.

Comparative Analysis of Fund Performance, Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses. As the Fund has not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the Fund’s performance. The Board discussed with WTAM representatives the portfolio management team and the investment strategies to be employed in the management of the Fund’s assets. The Board noted the reputation and experience of WTAM and the Sub-Adviser.

The Board considered the fees to be paid to WTAM by the Fund. The Board examined the fee to be paid by the Fund in light of fees paid to other investment advisers by comparable funds and the method of computing the Fund’s fee. The Board also considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to WTAM by the Fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser and WTAM. The Board also noted the Sub-Adviser’s fees will be paid by WTAM (out of its fees paid by the Fund) and not the Fund. The Board considered the meaningful differences in the services that WTAM will provide to the Fund as compared to the Sub-Adviser, including that the role of the Sub-Adviser in making investment recommendations with respect to a Fund is a rules-based function, with oversight by WTAM in seeking to ensure compliance with such rules. The Board also considered the entrepreneurial and expense risk to be borne by WTAM that is associated with the Fund’s unitary fee structure, which includes minimum fees (such as those to the Sub-Adviser), regardless of whether the asset size of a Fund grows to a sufficient size. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser supported the Board’s approval of the Agreements.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the Fund has not yet commenced operations, WTAM representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by WTAM, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-adviser, respectively. The Board also considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the advisory fees annually after the initial term of the Agreements. The Board determined that because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the Fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the Fund in connection with future renewals.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements with respect to the WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund and the WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) held on December 10-11, 2015, the Trustees (the “Trustees”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WTAM”) will provide each Fund with investment advisory services, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement (together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-Adviser”) will coordinate the investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund.

In considering whether to approve the Agreements, the Trustees considered and discussed information and analysis provided by WTAM and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from WTAM representatives and the Sub-Adviser. In considering the approval of the Agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided to the Fund’s. The Board considered information provided to them at the meeting and in previous presentations throughout the year from WTAM representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the WisdomTree Fund’s, recognizing WTAM’s and the Sub-Adviser’s operational capabilities and resources. The Board also discussed the proposed role of WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (“WTI”), the parent of WTAM, as index provider to the Fund’s. The Board noted that the strategies represented by the Funds are unique, based on WTI’s intellectual property and are only available for use by the Fund’s through WTAM. The Board noted WTAM’s belief that shareholders will invest in the Fund’s on the strength of WTI’s intellectual property and WTAM’s industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that WTAM will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund’s based on the WTI indexes. The Board also noted the extensive responsibilities that WTAM will have as investment adviser to the Fund’s, including: the selection of, and supervisory responsibilities and activities over, the Sub-Adviser, including oversight of the Sub-Adviser’s adherence to each Fund’s investment strategy and restrictions, monitoring of the Sub-Adviser’s buying and selling of securities and derivatives transactions, review of Sub-Adviser performance, review of proxies voted by the Sub-Adviser and oversight of, and the provision of consultation to, the Sub-Adviser with respect to the creation of custom creation or redemption baskets for authorized participants; oversight of the daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio holdings; oversight of general Fund compliance with federal and state laws; and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board also considered research support available to, and management capabilities of, the Funds’ management personnel and that WTAM will provide oversight of day-to-day Fund operations, including fund accounting, tax matters, administration, compliance and legal assistance in meeting disclosure and regulatory requirements.

Based on review of this information and the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by WTAM and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively, are adequate and appropriate and supported the Board’s approval of the Agreements.

Comparative Analysis of the Funds’ Performance, Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses. As the Funds had not yet commenced operations, the Board was not able to review the Funds’ performance. The Board discussed with WTAM representatives the portfolio management team and the investment strategies to be employed in the management of each Fund’s assets. The Board noted the reputation and experience of WTAM and the Sub-Adviser.

The Board considered the fees to be paid to WTAM by each Fund. The Board examined the fee to be paid by each Fund in light of fees paid to other investment advisers by comparable Funds and the method of computing each Fund’s fee. The Board also considered the fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser in relation to the fee to be paid to WTAM by each Fund and the respective services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser and WTAM. The Board also noted the Sub-Adviser’s fees will be paid by WTAM (out of its fees paid by the Funds) and not the Funds. The Board considered the meaningful differences in the services that WTAM will provide to the Funds as compared to the Sub-Adviser, including that the role of the Sub-Adviser in making investment recommendations with respect to a Fund is a rules-based function, with oversight by WTAM in seeking to ensure compliance with such rules. The Board also considered the entrepreneurial and expense risk to be borne by WTAM that is associated with the Funds’ unitary fee structure, which includes minimum fees (such as those to the Sub-Adviser), regardless of whether the asset size of a Fund grows to a sufficient size. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser supported the Board’s approval of the Agreements.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. As the Funds had not yet commenced operations, WTAM representatives were not able to review the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by WTAM, or any economies of scale. The Board considered potential benefits to WTAM and the Sub-Adviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-adviser, respectively. The Board also

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited) (concluded)

 

considered the uncertainty of the estimated asset levels and the renewal requirements for advisory agreements and their ability to review the advisory fees annually after the initial term of the Agreements. The Board determined that because the Funds had not yet commenced operations, economies of scale were not a factor, but, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the Funds, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the Funds in connection with future renewals.

*    *    *    *    *    *

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered the conclusions and determinations discussed above and also relied on its knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with WTAM and the Sub-Adviser, of other funds advised by WTAM and the Sub-Adviser. In light of the foregoing, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the Agreements.

 

WisdomTree Trust Semi-Annual Report December 31, 2015      59   


General Information (unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Record

A complete copy of the Proxy Voting Policy may be obtained by calling 1-866-909-WISE (9473) or writing to: WisdomTree Trust, c/o Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Three Canal Plaza Suite 100, Portland, ME, 04101.

The Trust is required to disclose annually the Funds’ complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX covering the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 and to file Form N-PX with the SEC no later than August 31 of each year. The current Form N-PX for the Funds is available at no charge upon request by calling 1-866-909-WISE (9473) or through the Trust’s website at www.wisdomtree.com. The Funds’ Form N-PX is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available, without charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are also available by calling the Trust at 1-866-909-WISE (9473). You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfo@sec.gov.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily, without charge, at www.wisdomtree.com.

The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative for a free prospectus or SAI.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts & Premiums

Information about differences between the per share net asset value of each Fund and the market trading price of shares of each Fund are available, without charge, at www.wisdomtree.com

 

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The WisdomTree Family of Funds

The following is a list of WisdomTree Funds being offered, along with their respective ticker symbols, as of December 31, 2015:

 

WisdomTree Domestic Earnings and Dividend Funds

 

WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund (DTN)

 

WisdomTree Earnings 500 Fund (EPS)

 

WisdomTree High Dividend Fund (DHS)

 

WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN)

 

WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund (EZY)

 

WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund (DON)

 

WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund (EZM)

 

WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES)

 

WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund (EES)

 

WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund (DTD)

 

WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund (EXT)

 

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW)

 

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)

 

WisdomTree Developed World ex-U.S. and Currency Hedged Equity Funds

 

WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund (AUSE)

 

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

 

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

 

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

 

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (EUDG)

 

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE)

 

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)

 

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Dividend Fund (DXUS)

 

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund (HDRW)

 

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

 

WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund (DOO)

 

WisdomTree International Equity Fund (DWM)

 

WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund (HDWM)

 

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG)

 

WisdomTree International Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HDLS)

 

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (DTH)

 

WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund (DOL)

 

WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund (DIM)

 

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (DLS)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund (DXJC)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund (DXJF)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund (DXJH)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (JHDG)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund (DXJR)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (DXJS)

 

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Tech, Media and Telecom Fund (DXJT)

 

WisdomTree Japan Quality Dividend Growth Fund (JDG)

 

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ)

 

WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund (DXKW)

 

WisdomTree United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund (DXPS)

  

WisdomTree Global/Global ex-U.S. and Emerging/Frontier Markets

 

WisdomTree Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund (AXJL)

 

WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (CXSE)

 

WisdomTree Commodity Country Equity Fund (CCXE)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund (EMCG)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (XSOE)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (DEM)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (DGS)

 

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DNL)

 

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund (DRW)

 

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Utilities Fund (DBU)

 

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (DEW)

 

WisdomTree Global Natural Resources Fund (GNAT)

 

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

 

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI)

 

WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF)

 

WisdomTree Dollar Sensitive Equity Funds

 

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

 

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

 

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

 

WisdomTree Currency Strategy Funds

 

WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund (USDU)

 

WisdomTree Brazilian Real Strategy Fund (BZF)

 

WisdomTree Chinese Yuan Strategy Fund (CYB)

 

WisdomTree Commodity Currency Strategy Fund (CCX)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund (CEW)

 

WisdomTree Indian Rupee Strategy Fund (ICN)

 

WisdomTree Fixed Income Funds

 

WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund (ALD)

 

WisdomTree Australia & New Zealand Debt Fund (AUNZ)

 

WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Enhanced Yield Fund (AGGY)

 

WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Negative Duration Fund (AGND)

 

WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Zero Duration Fund (AGZD)

 

WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR)

 

WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Negative Duration Fund (HYND)

 

WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Zero Duration Fund (HYZD)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (EMCB)

 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD)

 

WisdomTree Japan Interest Rate Strategy Fund (JGBB)

 

WisdomTree Strategic Corporate Bond Fund (CRDT)

 

WisdomTree Western Asset Unconstrained Bond Fund (UBND)

 

WisdomTree Alternative Funds

 

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund (DYB)

 

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (DYLS)

 

WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund (RRF)

 

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WDTI)


The WisdomTree Funds are exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as separate series (“Funds”) of WisdomTree Trust (“Trust”). WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WisdomTree Investments, Inc., serves as the investment adviser to the Trust. None of the WisdomTree entities are affiliated with Foreside Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ distributor. WisdomTree Investments, its affiliates and their independent providers are not liable for any informational errors, incompleteness, delays, or for any actions taken in reliance on information contained herein.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.wisdomtree.com, or by calling 1-866-909-WISE (9473). Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Indexes are unmanaged and you cannot invest directly in an index.

There are risks associated with investing including possible loss of principal. Foreign investing involves special risks, such as risk of loss from currency fluctuation or political or economic uncertainty. Investments in real estate involve additional special risks, such as credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the effect of varied economic conditions. Funds that focus their investments in one country or region may be significantly impacted by events and developments associated with the region which can adversely affect performance. Funds focusing on a single sector and/or smaller companies generally experience greater price volatility. Investments in emerging, offshore or frontier markets are generally less liquid and less efficient than investments in developed markets and are subject to additional risks, such as risks of adverse governmental regulation and intervention or political developments. Inflation protected securities do not eliminate risks associated with inflation or deflation. Investments in currency involve additional special risks, such as credit risk and interest rate fluctuations. Derivative investments can be volatile and these investments may be less liquid than other securities, and more sensitive to the effect of varied economic conditions. As these Funds can have a high concentration in some issuers the Funds can be adversely impacted by changes affecting such issuers. Due to the investment strategy of certain Funds they may make higher capital gain distributions than other ETFs. Please read the Fund’s prospectus for specific details regarding the Fund’s risk profile.

Transactions in Fund shares will result in brokerage commissions and will generate tax consequences. Shares may be sold through brokerage accounts, but may be redeemed from the Funds only in large amounts of 50,000 shares or more.


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Developed World ex-U.S. Funds:

WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR)

Dollar Sensitive Equity Funds:

WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD)

WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD)

WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)

Global/Global ex-U.S. Funds:

WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (GSD)

Currency Hedged Equity Funds:

WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (HGSD)

Alternative Funds:

WisdomTree Dynamic U.S. Bearish Equity Fund (DYB)

WisdomTree Dynamic U.S. Long/Short Equity Fund (DYLS)

WisdomTree Fund shares are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, in the U.S. only.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   Not applicable.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(b)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) WisdomTree Trust
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Jonathan L. Steinberg
  Jonathan L. Steinberg, President
  (principal executive officer)

Date: March 4, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Jonathan L. Steinberg
  Jonathan L. Steinberg, President
  (principal executive officer)

Date: March 4, 2016

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ David Castano
  David Castano, Treasurer
  (principal financial officer)

Date: March 4, 2016