WT Emerging Market PutWrite PEA 687

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2019

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. 687 [X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT

OF 1940 [X]

Amendment No. 689 [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   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).

[X] On April 19, 2019 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:

[X] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 687 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying, until April 19, 2019 the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 641 (“PEA No. 641”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-18-277554 on September 19, 2018, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 641 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 641 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A—PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets PutWrite Strategy Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 641.

PART B—STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets PutWrite Strategy Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 641.

PART C—OTHER INFORMATION

Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 641.


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. 687 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 20th day of March, 2019.

 

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. 687 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    March 20, 2019

/s/ David Castano*

David Castano

   Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    March 20, 2019

/s/ David Chrencik*

David Chrencik

   Trustee    March 20, 2019

/s/ Joel Goldberg*

Joel Goldberg

   Trustee    March 20, 2019

/s/ Toni Massaro*

Toni Massaro

   Trustee    March 20, 2019

/s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein*

Melinda Raso Kirstein

   Trustee    March 20, 2019

/s/ Victor Ugolyn*

Victor Ugolyn

   Trustee    March 20, 2019

 

*By:   /s/Joanne Antico                                           
  Joanne Antico
  (Attorney-in-Fact)