As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2016
1933 Act File No. 333-132380
1940 Act File No. 811-21864
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 566 | x |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |||
| Amendment No. 568 | x | |||
| (Check appropriate box or boxes.) | ||||
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)
1-866-909-9473
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
JONATHAN STEINBERG
WISDOMTREE TRUST
245 Park Avenue
35th Floor
New York, NY 10167
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
| W. John McGuire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 |
Ryan Louvar WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10167 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
| x | Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b). |
| ¨ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii). |
| ¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1). |
| ¨ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1). |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2). |
| ¨ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
| ¨ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 566 relates to the WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund, WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree High Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund, WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund, WisdomTree Earnings 500 Fund, WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund, WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund, WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund, WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Global Natural Resources Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Utilities Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund, WisdomTree Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund, WisdomTree Commodity Country Equity Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund, WisdomTree India Earnings Fund, WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund, WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund, WisdomTree International Equity Fund, WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund, WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Japan Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, WisdomTree United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Tech, Media and Telecom Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund, WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund, WisdomTree International Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund and WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (the “Funds”), each a separate series of WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”). The sole purpose of the filing is to file as an Exhibit to the Trust’s Registration Statement, risk/return summary information in interactive data format for the Funds.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 566 to Registration Statement No. 333-132380 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 18th day of August, 2016.
| WISDOMTREE TRUST | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Steinberg* | |
| Jonathan Steinberg | ||
| President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 566 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the dates indicated.
| Signatures |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Jonathan Steinberg* |
President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 18, 2016 | ||
| Jonathan Steinberg | and Trustee | |||
| /s/ David Castano* |
Treasurer (Principal Financial and | August 18, 2016 | ||
| David Castano | Accounting Officer) | |||
| /s/ David Chrencik* |
Trustee | August 18, 2016 | ||
| David Chrencik | ||||
| /s/ Joel Goldberg* |
Trustee | August 18, 2016 | ||
| Joel Goldberg | ||||
| /s/ Toni Massaro* |
Trustee | August 18, 2016 | ||
| Toni Massaro | ||||
| /s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein* |
Trustee | August 18, 2016 | ||
| Melinda Raso Kirstein | ||||
| /s/ Victor Ugolyn* |
Trustee | August 18, 2016 | ||
| Victor Ugolyn | ||||
| *By: | /s/ Sarah English | |
| Sarah English | ||
| (Attorney-in-Fact) |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
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| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |