As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2017
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 | ☒ | |
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 598 | ☒ |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ | |
| Amendment No. 600 | ☒ |
(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 | Ryan Louvar | |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. | |
| 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | New York, NY 10167 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
| ☒ | 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. 598 relates to the U.S. Total Dividend Fund, U.S. High Dividend Fund, U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund, U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund, U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund, U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund, U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund, U.S. Total Earnings Fund, U.S. Earnings 500 Fund, U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund, U.S. SmallCap Earnings Fund, U.S. LargeCap Value Fund, International Equity Fund, International High Dividend Fund, International LargeCap Dividend Fund, International MidCap Dividend Fund, International SmallCap Dividend Fund, International Dividend ex-Financials Fund, International Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund, Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund, Australia Dividend Fund, Japan Hedged Equity Fund, Japan Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, Japan Hedged Financials Fund, Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund, Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund, Japan Hedged Health Care Fund, Global ex-U.S. Hedged Dividend Fund, Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund, Europe Hedged Equity Fund, Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund, United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund, Germany Hedged Equity Fund, International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Global High Dividend Fund, Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund, Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund, Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund, Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund, Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund, India Earnings Fund, Middle East Dividend Fund, and China ex-State-Owned Enterprises 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. 598 to Registration Statement No. 333-132380 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this 21st day of August, 2017.
| 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. 598 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* Jonathan Steinberg |
President (Principal Executive Officer) and Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ David Castano* David Castano |
Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ David Chrencik* David Chrencik |
Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ Joel Goldberg* Joel Goldberg |
Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ Toni Massaro* Toni Massaro |
Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein* Melinda Raso Kirstein |
Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| /s/ Victor Ugolyn* Victor Ugolyn |
Trustee | August 21, 2017 | ||
| *By: | /s/ Joanne Antico | |
| Joanne Antico | ||
| (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 | |