As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 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 | ☒ | |||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ☐ | |||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 575 | ☒ |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ | |||
| Amendment No. 577 | ☒ | |||
| (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. 575 relates to the WisdomTree Dynamic Currency WisdomTree Hedged Europe Equity Fund, WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund, WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Japan Equity Fund, WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund, WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund, 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, WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. BBB Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term BBB Corporate Bond Fund, WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund, and WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity 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. 575 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 17th day of November, 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. 575 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 | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ David Castano* David Castano |
Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ David Chrencik* David Chrencik |
Trustee | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ Joel Goldberg* Joel Goldberg |
Trustee | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ Toni Massaro* Toni Massaro |
Trustee | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein* Melinda Raso Kirstein |
Trustee | November 17, 2016 | ||
| /s/ Victor Ugolyn* Victor Ugolyn |
Trustee | November 17, 2016 | ||
| *By: | /s/ Sarah English |
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| Sarah English | ||||
| (Attorney-in-Fact) |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
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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 | |