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WisdomTree Trust

Annual Report

March 31, 2023

 

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (DXJS)

 

 


Table of Contents

 

Market Environment Overview (unaudited)

       1  

Information about Performance and Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited)

       2  

Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance (unaudited)

       3  

Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited)

       9  
Schedules of Investments

 

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

       12  

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

       15  

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund

       19  

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

       21  

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

       30  

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

       37  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

       47  

Statements of Operations

       48  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       49  

Financial Highlights

       51  

Notes to Financial Statements

       54  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

       67  

Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

       68  

Trustees and Officers Information (unaudited)

       69  

Supplemental Information (unaudited)

       71  

General Information (unaudited)

       72  

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Market Environment Overview

(unaudited)

 

Developed international equity markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, were roughly flat for the 12-month fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 (the “period”), returning only -1.38% in U.S. dollar (USD) terms despite significant volatility at certain points.

Developed market currencies steadily weakened versus the USD during the period, as an aggressive rate hike campaign by the Federal Reserve in the U.S. created a policy gap that bolstered the USD and weighed on others whose central banks were not keeping pace. The USD also likely benefited due to its perceived status as a global safe-haven currency during market turmoil. The euro steadily weakened against the USD during the fiscal year, weakening by about 2.06%. Although not in Europe, this effect was even more pronounced in the Japanese yen, which is being suppressed by the Bank of Japan in attempt to stimulate economic growth while the rest of the global economy is overheating. The yen weakened by more than 8% versus the USD, though it fell even further during the fall of 2022 before slightly bouncing back. The British pound sterling (GBP) also struggled, weakening by over 6% versus the USD. The lone currency that strengthened among the G10 basket of currencies was the Swiss franc, another beneficiary of safe-haven status during periods of market stress, which rose by about 0.8%.

Similar to the rest of the world, developed international equity markets embarked on a protracted battle against record inflation and strong labor markets for most of 2022, after record monetary and fiscal stimulus to support the post-pandemic economic recovery. Risk-off sentiment from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s campaign to combat inflation migrated to developed markets, and the MSCI EAFE plummeted by 14.5% in USD terms. The European Central Bank (ECB) held its benchmark refinancing rate at 0% during the quarter, but investors quickly surmised that it would soon have to act swiftly and decisively to combat inflation climbing into the 7-8% range. For context, the ECB has held rates at 0% in effort to stimulate economic growth since about 2016, and has held year-over-year inflation under 2% since roughly 2013, so these developments marked a significant paradigm shift. As the largest component of the developed market universe, Eurozone GDP grew 0.7% during the quarter.

Inflation neared its peak during the June to September quarter, reaching 9.9% year-over-year and marking the beginning of what would become five straight months of inflation in the 9-10% range. This weighed on market sentiment, especially as the ECB started to combat it by raising rates 1.25% from 0%. The MSCI EAFE Index fell 9.36% in USD terms, following broader market sentiment around the world with regional indexes heading deeper toward bear market territory. Eurozone gross domestic product (GDP) growth was relatively muted during the quarter at 0.3%.

After two straight quarters of deep declines, the final quarter of 2022 provided some optimism. Europe began to see disinflationary pressures materialize as inflation rolled off its 10.6% high in October. With signs of the ECB’s rate hike effort working so far, this provided a welcome respite to developed market investors, and the MSCI EAFE Index returned 17.34% in USD terms. Eurozone GDP growth was flat during the quarter, slightly declining by 0.1%. Continuing its fight against inflation, the ECB hiked another 1.25% to bring its refinancing rate up to 2.5% by the end of 2022.

Optimism from the end of 2022 continued into the first quarter of 2023, the final quarter of the fiscal period. Disinflation continued in Europe, falling from 9.2% down to 6.9% through March, as the ECB slowed the pace of its rate hike campaign. During the quarter, it raised rates only 1% between two 50 basis point hikes to conclude the period at 3.5%. Rates have not been this high since late 2008 amid a policy rate easing campaign during the Global Financial Crisis. Markets began to believe the end of the fight against inflation was in sight, and the MSCI EAFE Index returned 8.47% in USD terms. The quarter finished on a resounding note, despite fears of a banking crisis originating in the U.S. spreading overseas. Credit Suisse faced major solvency issues but crisis was averted after regulators helped facilitate a sale to UBS to stabilize the banking system, which appeased markets and contributed to the strong finish.

Entering the new fiscal year, many of these risk factors remain paramount, and global financial market performance will be heavily dependent continued improvement in the global banking sector and economic data releases, due to their influence on the future path of monetary policy.

Each WisdomTree Fund’s performance as set forth in “Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance” in the pages that follow should also be viewed in light of the foregoing market environment.

 

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Information about Performance and Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited)

Performance

The performance tables on the following pages are provided for comparative purposes and represent the period noted. Each Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund and is calculated by dividing the value of total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market price return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid and ask price for Fund shares as of the close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. NAV and market price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. As with other exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), NAV returns and market price returns may differ because of factors such as the supply and demand for Fund shares and investors’ assessments of the underlying value of a Fund’s portfolio securities.

Fund shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from a Fund. Fund NAV returns are calculated using a Fund’s daily 4:00 p.m. eastern time NAV. Market price returns reflect the midpoint of the bid and ask price as of the close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. Market price returns do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for a period of less than one year are cumulative.

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For the most recent month-end performance information visit www.wisdomtree.com/investments.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore, index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and an index is not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Funds’ performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes on transactions in Fund shares or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Shareholder Expense Examples

Each Fund’s performance table is accompanied by a shareholder expense example. 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 examples are 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 examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Except where noted, expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after the effect of contractual or voluntary fee waivers, if any), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio does not include acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFEs”), which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

Actual expenses

The first line in the shareholder expense example table shown on the following pages 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” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the shareholder expense example table shown on the following pages provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 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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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Consumer Discretionary

    24.0

Consumer Staples

    15.5

Industrials

    14.2

Materials

    11.9

Financials

    10.0

Information Technology

    9.3

Health Care

    8.1

Communication Services

    5.7

Energy

    0.9

Utilities

    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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Stellantis NV

    6.7%  

ASML Holding NV

    4.3%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    4.1%  

Sanofi

    3.9%  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3.9%  

Banco Santander SA

    3.8%  

L’Oreal SA

    3.8%  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    3.6%  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    3.6%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    3.3%  
*

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

The WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in European dividend-paying companies while at the same time hedging exposure to the fluctuations of the value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 13.94% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from strong stock selection effects within the Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Financials sectors. The Health Care and Energy sectors weighed on performance due to allocation effects. The latter was underweighted when it subsequently outperformed while the former was overweighted despite it eventually underperforming. The Fund also benefited from hedging its exposure as the euro weakened steadily versus the U.S. dollar over the fiscal year. This provided a tailwind to European exporters as well, a key focus of the Fund’s investment strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized
Expense Ratio1
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period1
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,306.50        0.68   $ 3.91  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.54        0.68   $ 3.43  
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Included in the expense ratio are “Other fees” described in Note 6 which are not annualized. Without these expenses, the expense ratio would have been 0.58% and the actual and hypothetical expenses paid during the period would have been $3.36 and $2.94, respectively.

Performance

 

   
        Average Annual Total Return  
        1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year  

Fund NAV Returns

       13.94      19.57      8.12      8.76

Fund Market Price Returns

       14.64      20.22      8.13      8.70

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index

       14.20      20.14      8.55      9.20

MSCI EMU Local Currency Index

       8.14      16.61      5.98      7.75

 

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Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Industrials

    22.7%  

Financials

    17.7%  

Materials

    11.7%  

Utilities

    10.1%  

Real Estate

    8.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    6.2%  

Information Technology

    5.8%  

Communication Services

    5.8%  

Consumer Staples

    4.9%  

Energy

    3.4%  

Health Care

    2.6%  

Other Assets less Liabilities‡

    0.5%  

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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Enagas SA

    2.1%  

Klepierre SA

    2.1%  

ASR Nederland NV

    1.9%  

Rexel SA

    1.8%  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    1.7%  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

    1.7%  

Italgas SpA

    1.6%  

Proximus SADP

    1.5%  

BAWAG Group AG

    1.5%  

Mapfre SA

    1.5%  
*

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

The WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in European small-cap dividend-paying companies while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 2.53% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from a combination of allocation and stock selection effects within Health Care, and strongly positive stock selection within Industrials. Communication Services weighed on performance due to a combination of both effects, whereas Energy also detracted from performance primarily due to poor stock selection. Overweighting dividend-paying companies was additive during the period, while simultaneously avoiding those that do not pay dividends. The Fund also benefited from hedging its exposure as the euro weakened steadily versus the U.S. dollar over the fiscal year.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized
Expense Ratio1
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period1
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,224.90        0.60   $ 3.33  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.94        0.60   $ 3.02  
1 

Included in the expense ratio are “Other fees” described in Note 6 which are not annualized. Without these expenses, the expense ratio would have been 0.58% and the actual and hypothetical expenses paid during the period would have been $3.24 and $2.95, respectively.

Performance

 

   
        Average Annual Total Return  
        1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since Inception1  

Fund NAV Returns

       2.53      17.40      5.51      7.20

Fund Market Price Returns

       3.01      18.32      5.58      7.12

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Index

       2.50      17.64      5.60      7.31

MSCI European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Small Cap Local Currency Index

       -4.12      17.19      4.62      6.74
1 

Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on March 4, 2015.

 

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Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Consumer Discretionary

    22.7%  

Financials

    20.4%  

Industrials

    11.4%  

Materials

    11.3%  

Communication Services

    9.8%  

Health Care

    8.4%  

Utilities

    6.5%  

Information Technology

    6.5%  

Consumer Staples

    2.7%  

Energy

    0.1%  

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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    9.3%  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    8.6%  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    7.7%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    6.4%  

BASF SE

    4.8%  

E.ON SE

    4.4%  

SAP SE

    4.1%  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs -  Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares

    4.0%  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

    3.9%  

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

    3.7%  
*

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

The WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in German dividend-paying companies with an exporter tilt while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 11.92% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from allocation effects within Real Estate, which was underweighted when the sector subsequently underperformed the broader German market. Stock selection effects were strongly positive within the Consumer Discretionary sector as well, resulting in a boost to Fund performance. Negative allocation effects occurred within the Information Technology sector, which was underweighted despite the sector then outperforming in Germany. Financials was also a drag on Fund performance due to poor stock selection. The Fund also benefited from hedging its exposure as the euro weakened steadily versus the U.S. dollar over the fiscal year. This provided a tailwind to German exporters as well, a key focus of the Fund’s investment strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,311.20        0.48   $ 2.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.54        0.48   $ 2.42  

Performance

 

   
        Average Annual Total Return  
        1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since Inception1  

Fund NAV Returns

       11.92      21.28      6.77      7.88

Fund Market Price Returns

       12.43      21.91      6.72      7.79

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Index

       12.05      21.68      7.00      8.10

MSCI Germany Local Currency Index

       4.70      13.13      2.92      4.84
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Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on October 17, 2013.

 

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Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Consumer Discretionary

    21.0%  

Consumer Staples

    19.0%  

Health Care

    18.4%  

Industrials

    14.5%  

Information Technology

    11.8%  

Financials

    4.8%  

Communication Services

    3.5%  

Materials

    2.6%  

Utilities

    2.0%  

Energy

    1.1%  

Real Estate

    1.1%  

Investment Company

    0.1%  

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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    6.3%  

Unilever PLC

    4.4%  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    4.0%  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

    4.0%  

GSK PLC

    3.9%  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3.8%  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    3.2%  

L’Oreal SA

    3.0%  

SAP SE

    2.9%  

ASML Holding NV

    2.6%  
*

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

The WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying companies with growth characteristics in developed countries, excluding U.S. and Canada, while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the applicable foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 3.00% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in Real Estate, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary. Real Estate’s impact was a result of the allocation effect, where the sector was underweighted and subsequently underperformed the market. The latter two sectors contributed positively due to strong stock selection. Materials was a headwind, as the Fund was overweight and underperforming sector, resulting in a negative allocation effect that was compounded by poor stock selection. Spain and France were positive contributors at the country level, while Switzerland and the United Kingdom detracted. All four countries’ effects were a result of stock selection. Despite quality stocks being rewarded in the U.S. last year, high-quality stocks elsewhere did not have as much success during the period. The performance picture among quintiles ranked by return-on-equity was mixed for the Fund, ultimately due to stock selection effects within each. Lastly, local currency effects also provided a tailwind for the Fund, as most currencies in the developed market universe weakened versus the U.S. dollar for much of the fiscal year. Hedging foreign currency exposure was additive during a period where the U.S. dollar steadily trended higher against other currencies.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized Net
Expense Ratio1
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period1
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,194.40        0.59   $ 3.23  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.99        0.59   $ 2.97  
1 

Included in the expense ratio are “Other fees” described in Note 6 which are not annualized. Without these expenses, the expense ratio would have been 0.58% and the actual and hypothetical expenses paid during the period would have been $3.20 and $2.95, respectively.

Performance

 

   
      Average Annual Total Return  
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since Inception1  

Fund NAV Returns

     3.00      15.28      9.38      8.92

Fund Market Price Returns

     3.73      15.85      9.36      8.88

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index

     3.39      15.92      10.00      9.58

MSCI EAFE Local Currency Index

     3.84      14.63      6.25      6.53
1 

Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on May 7, 2014.

 

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Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Industrials

    26.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.7%  

Financials

    14.3%  

Materials

    11.6%  

Information Technology

    11.2%  

Health Care

    8.0%  

Consumer Staples

    6.9%  

Communication Services

    3.0%  

Energy

    1.7%  

Real Estate

    0.0%

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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

 

*

Represents less than 0.1%.

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4.4%  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    3.8%  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    2.9%  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    2.9%  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    2.7%  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    2.7%  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2.6%  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2.3%  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2.2%  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    2.2%  
*

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

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index (the “Index”). The Fund seeks to provide Japanese equity returns while mitigating or “hedging” against fluctuations between the value of the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar. In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in Japanese dividend-paying companies with an exporter tilt while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 13.48% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Industrials, Consumer Staples, and Consumer Discretionary, all due to strong stock selection effects. Health Care was the only notable detractor of all the sectors, largely due to poor stock selection. The Fund’s emphasis on export-oriented companies was additive over the fiscal year, as Japanese exporters outperformed those companies with a predominantly domestic revenue source. This effect was compounded by a weak Japanese yen, which usually provides a tailwind to export-oriented companies. The Fund also benefited from hedging yen exposures as it weakened versus the U.S. dollar, which steadily climbed higher during the period.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,175.30        0.48   $ 2.60  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.54        0.48   $ 2.42  

Performance

 

   
        Average Annual Total Return  
        1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year  

Fund NAV Returns

       13.48      21.96      8.05      9.19

Fund Market Price Returns

       15.01      22.75      7.85      9.15

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index

       14.09      22.48      8.53      9.89

MSCI Japan Local Currency Index

       3.92      15.15      5.92      8.74

 

LOGO

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance

as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (DXJS)

 

Sector Breakdown

 

Sector   % of Net Assets  

Industrials

    26.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.6%  

Materials

    16.5%  

Information Technology

    13.0%  

Financials

    9.3%  

Consumer Staples

    7.3%  

Health Care

    4.8%  

Communication Services

    2.2%  

Real Estate

    1.9%  

Energy

    1.4%  

Utilities

    0.8%  

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 less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any).

Top Ten Holdings*

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1.1%  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    0.9%  

Nippon Steel Trading Corp.

    0.6%  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    0.6%  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    0.6%  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    0.6%  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    0.5%  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  
*

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

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in Japanese small-cap dividend-paying companies while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar. 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.

The Fund returned 17.36% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Information Technology and Materials due to strongly positive stock selection effects. Consumer Staples was the only negative contributor, which had a modest impact, primarily due to stock selection. Overweighting larger dividend-paying companies was also additive for the Fund as it benefited from positive allocation effects while they outperformed, and positive stock selection within the top two quintiles of dividend-payers compounded the result. The Fund also benefited from hedging yen exposures as it weakened versus the U.S. dollar, which steadily climbed higher during the period.

Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2023)

 

         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,123.60        0.58   $ 3.07  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.04        0.58   $ 2.92  

Performance

 

   
        Average Annual Total Return  
        1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since Inception1  

Fund NAV Returns

       17.36      16.24      4.85      9.75

Fund Market Price Returns

       18.85      17.05      4.65      9.68

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Index

       18.02      16.89      5.39      10.51

MSCI Japan Small Cap Local Currency Index

       8.09      13.74      3.19      8.94
1 

Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on June 28, 2013.

 

LOGO

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited)

 

Below are descriptions of certain terms and of each Index referenced in this report:

Allocation Effect measures an investment manager’s ability to effectively allocate a portfolio’s assets to various segments. A segment refers to assets or securities that are grouped within a certain classification such as sectors, industries, or countries. The allocation effect determines whether the overweighting or underweighting of segments relative to a benchmark contributes positively or negatively to the overall portfolio return. Positive allocation occurs when the portfolio is overweighted in a segment that outperforms the benchmark and underweighted in a segment that underperforms the benchmark. Negative allocation occurs when the portfolio is overweighted in a segment that underperforms the benchmark and underweighted in a segment that outperforms the benchmark.

Growth is generally characterized by higher price levels relative to fundamentals, such as dividends or earnings. Price levels are higher because investors are willing to pay more due to their expectations of future improvements in these fundamentals.

The MSCI EAFE Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada, calculated in local currency.

The MSCI European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed market countries within the EMU. The securities are priced in local currency terms with no conversion into U.S. dollars.

The MSCI European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Small Cap Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that captures small cap representation across the 10 Developed Market countries in the EMU and is calculated in local currency.

The MSCI Germany Local Currency Index is a capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the Germany equity market and provides local currency returns, which are not translated back to U.S. dollars.

The MSCI Japan Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan and calculated in local currency.

The MSCI Japan Small Cap Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of small cap stocks within Japan and calculated in local currency.

Quality is generally characterized by higher efficiency and profitability. Typical measures include earnings, return-on-equity, return on assets, operating profitability as well as others. This term is also related to the quality factor, which associates these stock characteristics with excess returns vs. the market over time.

Quintiles refers to separating a universe of companies into five groups of equal size on the basis of dividend yield, price-to-earnings, or return-on-equity, as applicable.

Return-on-Equity (ROE) measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Risk-on and Risk-off refers to investors’ appetites for risk which rise and fall over time. During periods when risk is perceived as low, the risk-on risk-off theory states that investors tend to engage in higher-risk investments (i.e., “Risk-on”). When risk is perceived to be high, investors have the tendency to gravitate toward lower-risk investments (i.e., “Risk-off”).

Selection Effect measures an investment manager’s ability to select securities within a given segment relative to a benchmark. The over or underperformance of the portfolio is weighted by the benchmark weight, therefore, selection is not affected by the investment manager’s allocation to the segment. The weight of the segment in the portfolio determines the size of the effect—the larger the segment, the larger the effect is, positive or negative. A positive selection effect occurs when the portfolio return is greater than the

 

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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)

 

benchmark return. Thus, the investment manager made good decisions in selecting securities that, as a whole, outperformed similar securities in the benchmark. A negative selection effect occurs when the portfolio return is less than the benchmark return. Thus, the investment manager made poor decisions in selecting securities that, as a whole, underperformed similar securities in the benchmark.

The WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index is designed to provide exposure to European equities while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the Euro and the U.S. dollar.

The WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Index is designed to provide exposure to the European equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Euro movements relative to U.S. dollar.

The WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Index is designed to provide exposure to Germany equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Euro movements relative to the U.S. dollar. In this sense, the Index “hedges” against fluctuations in the relative value of the Euro against the U.S. dollar.

The WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index is designed to provide exposure to the developed market companies while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the value of foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the U.S. dollar.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Index is designed to provide exposure to the small-capitalization segment of the Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the U.S. dollar.

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, 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.

Neither MSCI nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such data. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the data 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. No further distribution or dissemination of the MSCI data is permitted without MSCI’s express written consent.

WisdomTree, Inc. and WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (together, “WisdomTree”) and the Funds make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the underlying Indexes to track the performance of their underlying securities. WisdomTree is the licensor of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Funds. WisdomTree has no obligation to take the needs of the Funds or the owners of shares of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating the underlying WisdomTree Indexes of the applicable Funds. WisdomTree is not responsible for, and has not

 

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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (concluded)

 

participated in, the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of shares of the Funds to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares of the Funds are redeemable. WisdomTree and the Funds do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or performance of the underlying Indexes or the data included therein and shall have no liability in connection with the underlying Indexes or their calculation.

Index performance information assumes the reinvestment of dividends and excludes management fees, transaction costs and expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.

* * * * * *

Abbreviations used in the schedules of investments and related tables included in this report are as follows:

 

Currency abbreviations:
      
AUD   Australian dollar    ILS   Israeli new shekel
CHF   Swiss franc    JPY   Japanese yen
DKK   Danish krone    NOK   Norwegian krone
EUR   Euro    SEK   Swedish krona
GBP   British pound    SGD   Singapore dollar
HKD   Hong Kong dollar    USD   U.S. dollar
Other abbreviations:
CVA   Certificaten Van Aandelen (Certificate of Stock)

 

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Schedule of Investments

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%

 

Austria – 0.9%

 

Andritz AG

     114,141      $ 7,725,728  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

     17,198        529,713  

Lenzing AG

     55,746        4,209,284  
     

 

 

 
Total Austria

 

     12,464,725  
Belgium – 3.7%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA

     389,101        25,926,567  

Barco NV

     38,444        1,146,100  

Bekaert SA

     66,696        3,014,413  

Melexis NV

     42,674        4,933,041  

Solvay SA

     92,992        10,643,632  

UCB SA

     73,979        6,626,072  
     

 

 

 
Total Belgium

 

     52,289,825  
Finland – 3.6%

 

Cargotec Oyj, Class B(a)

     36,283        1,765,213  

Fiskars Oyj Abp(a)

     88,556        1,510,523  

Huhtamaki Oyj(a)

     58,583        2,176,744  

Kemira Oyj

     136,416        2,403,952  

Kone Oyj, Class B

     417,715        21,783,668  

Konecranes Oyj

     96,314        3,227,108  

Metso Outotec Oyj

     530,378        5,785,341  

Nokia Oyj

     1,097,637        5,384,858  

Valmet Oyj(a)

     196,699        6,376,916  
     

 

 

 
Total Finland

 

     50,414,323  
France – 25.6%

 

Air Liquide SA

     106,568        17,853,398  

Airbus SE

     113,667        15,224,279  

Arkema SA

     27,037        2,667,191  

BioMerieux

     9,824        1,035,309  

Bureau Veritas SA(a)

     93,452        2,687,523  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     306,264        9,364,981  

Danone SA(a)

     268,575        16,722,673  

Dassault Aviation SA

     14,466        2,869,848  

Dassault Systemes SE(a)

     61,901        2,547,182  

Eramet SA

     17,110        1,788,277  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     68,715        12,392,797  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

     16,455        1,684,064  

Hermes International

     9,365        18,965,461  

Imerys SA(a)

     30,215        1,306,518  

Interparfums SA

     10,973        826,168  

IPSOS

     15,045        933,336  

Kering SA

     31,863        20,770,532  

L’Oreal SA

     118,793        53,077,012  

Lectra

     3,472        137,118  

Legrand SA

     57,327        5,236,747  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE(a)

     62,903        57,707,105  

Neoen SA(a)(b)

     1,635        51,425  

Nexans SA

     7,816        776,990  

Pernod Ricard SA

     88,761        20,125,855  

Publicis Groupe SA

     101,565        7,920,585  

Remy Cointreau SA

     5,592        1,020,672  

Rubis SCA

     73,477        1,969,383  

Sanofi

     502,418      54,716,203  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech(a)

     3,075        942,115  

Schneider Electric SE

     124,493        20,786,051  

Societe BIC SA

     13,466        850,011  

Sodexo SA

     20,752        2,030,494  

Teleperformance(a)

     6,574        1,583,453  

Valeo(a)

     46,902        963,591  
     

 

 

 
Total France

 

     359,534,347  
Germany – 24.0%

 

adidas AG

     61,470        10,871,112  

AIXTRON SE

     8,867        300,856  

BASF SE

     626,701        32,927,320  

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     364,200        23,234,626  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     417,082        45,739,820  

Beiersdorf AG

     17,007        2,216,347  

Brenntag SE

     35,757        2,688,295  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

     2,095,322        50,878,934  

Duerr AG

     9,928        356,378  

Evonik Industries AG

     267,961        5,636,203  

GEA Group AG

     41,892        1,909,294  

Hannover Rueck SE

     61,022        11,956,726  

Hapag-Lloyd AG(a)(b)

     70,090        22,997,081  

HeidelbergCement AG

     94,167        6,881,218  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     72,496        5,277,139  

Hochtief AG

     26,158        2,184,312  

HUGO BOSS AG

     15,415        1,107,353  

Infineon Technologies AG

     126,873        5,193,855  

Jenoptik AG

     6,917        235,369  

Krones AG

     6,707        792,077  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

     663,537        51,025,281  

Merck KGaA

     13,169        2,454,445  

MTU Aero Engines AG

     6,008        1,505,216  

Puma SE(a)

     23,752        1,467,293  

SAP SE

     227,431        28,677,543  

Siemens Healthineers AG(b)

     189,484        10,914,956  

Siltronic AG

     13,496        985,335  

Symrise AG

     13,135        1,429,906  

Wacker Chemie AG

     34,050        5,526,847  
     

 

 

 
Total Germany

 

     337,371,137  
Ireland – 2.5%

 

CRH PLC

     563,522        28,453,781  

Glanbia PLC

     168,503        2,445,816  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     37,877        3,779,350  
     

 

 

 
Total Ireland

 

     34,678,947  
Italy – 2.2%

 

Brunello Cucinelli SpA(a)

     15,128        1,503,055  

Carel Industries SpA(b)

     10,608        290,432  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

     156,284        1,910,191  

DiaSorin SpA(a)

     7,902        833,272  

Ferrari NV(a)

     42,059        11,391,763  

Leonardo SpA

     232,850        2,737,242  

Moncler SpA

     70,708        4,881,187  

Prysmian SpA

     91,177        3,833,593  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Reply SpA(a)

     5,495      $ 689,540  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(a)

     80,334        1,470,649  

Webuild SpA(a)

     813,519        1,856,080  
     

 

 

 
Total Italy

 

     31,397,004  
Netherlands – 17.9%

 

Aegon NV

     2,048,767        8,794,462  

Arcadis NV

     57,529        2,360,090  

ASM International NV

     9,466        3,824,744  

ASML Holding NV

     88,518        60,125,717  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

     107,342        9,341,399  

Corbion NV

     23,932        786,268  

Heineken Holding NV

     127,004        11,666,503  

Heineken NV(a)

     304,311        32,751,084  

IMCD NV(a)

     14,571        2,380,931  

JDE Peet’s NV

     267,080        7,782,334  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(a)

     775,316        26,525,349  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     76,927        9,084,856  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     172,014        6,071,880  

OCI NV

     716,129        24,321,477  

SBM Offshore NV(a)

     300,120        4,458,944  

Signify NV(b)

     142,677        4,749,550  

Universal Music Group NV(a)

     785,440        19,887,117  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     128,481        16,241,084  
     

 

 

 
Total Netherlands

 

     251,153,789  
Portugal – 0.1%

 

Altri SGPS SA(a)

     166,019        856,042  
Spain – 11.3%

 

Acerinox SA

     508,757        5,236,649  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA(a)

     705,525        22,497,291  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA(a)

     7,622,142        54,414,947  

Banco Santander SA

     14,318,887        53,297,437  

Cie Automotive SA

     78,939        2,272,727  

Ebro Foods SA(a)

     96,308        1,705,531  

Fluidra SA(a)

     197,848        3,480,072  

Mapfre SA(a)

     5,843,279        11,795,383  

Viscofan SA

     45,157        3,238,014  
     

 

 

 
Total Spain               157,938,051  
Switzerland – 0.5%      

STMicroelectronics NV

     136,124        7,240,048  
United Kingdom – 0.7%      

CNH Industrial NV

     625,037        9,561,325  
United States – 6.7%      

Stellantis NV(a)

     5,132,977        93,332,026  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost: $1,169,000,314)

 

 

     1,398,231,589  
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 7.6%

 

United States – 7.6%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio, 4.84%(c)

 

  
(Cost: $107,373,045)      107,373,045      107,373,045  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 107.3%

(Cost: $1,276,373,359)

 

 

     1,505,604,634  

Other Assets less Liabilities – (7.3)%

 

     (103,008,976
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 1,402,595,658  
(a) 

Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at March 31, 2023 (See Note 2). At March 31, 2023, the total market value of the Fund’s securities on loan identified in the Schedule of Investments was $115,886,867. The Fund also had securities on loan having a total market value of $116,050 that were sold and pending settlement. The total market value of the collateral held by the Fund was $122,583,698. The total market value of the collateral includes non-cash U.S. Government securities collateral having a value of $15,210,653.

 

(b) 

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.

 

(c) 

Rate shown represents annualized 7-day yield as of March 31, 2023.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust      13  


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

March 31, 2023

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS  
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS (OTC – OVER THE COUNTER)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Purchased
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Sold
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Barclays Bank PLC

    4/5/2023       4,009,316       USD       3,791,387       EUR     $     $ (110,060

Citibank NA

    4/5/2023       340,791,839       USD       320,702,098       EUR             (7,653,886

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       315,508,193       EUR       342,796,497       USD       6,004        

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       340,791,839       USD       320,706,625       EUR             (7,658,804

Goldman Sachs

    5/4/2023       348,087,916       USD       319,860,249       EUR             (9,246

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       315,506,161       EUR       342,796,497       USD       3,795        

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       4,009,316       USD       3,772,934       EUR             (90,011

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       340,791,839       USD       320,702,399       EUR             (7,654,213

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    5/4/2023       348,087,916       USD       319,856,134       EUR             (4,768

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       315,505,580       EUR       342,796,497       USD       3,164        

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       340,791,838       USD       320,703,304       EUR             (7,655,197

Royal Bank of Canada

    5/4/2023       348,087,916       USD       319,854,665       EUR             (3,169

Standard Chartered Bank

    4/5/2023       315,502,385       EUR       342,796,496       USD             (306

Standard Chartered Bank

    5/4/2023       348,087,917       USD       319,851,433       EUR       350        
                                            $ 13,313     $ (30,839,660

 

FAIR VALUATION SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments (See Note 2 — Fair Value Measurement):

 

      Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets:

 

     

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

   $ 1,398,231,589      $      $      $ 1,398,231,589  

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

            107,373,045               107,373,045  

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,398,231,589      $ 107,373,045      $      $ 1,505,604,634  

Financial Derivative Instruments

  

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ 13,313      $      $ 13,313  

Liabilities:

 

     

Financial Derivative Instruments

  

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ (30,839,660    $      $ (30,839,660

Total – Net

   $ 1,398,231,589      $ 76,546,698      $      $ 1,474,778,287  
1 

Amount shown represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the financial instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14   WisdomTree Trust


Schedule of Investments

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.5%

 

Austria – 7.5%

 

Andritz AG

     9,996      $ 676,588  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

     1,635        50,359  

BAWAG Group AG*(a)

     15,194        737,226  

EVN AG

     10,523        233,799  

Lenzing AG

     4,733        357,381  

Oesterreichische Post AG

     7,124        263,542  

Porr AG

     2,199        32,253  

S IMMO AG

     4,206        60,684  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

     419        26,995  

Semperit AG Holding

     1,389        37,425  

Telekom Austria AG*

     10,009        75,576  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

     23,035        194,205  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

     4,567        122,805  

Voestalpine AG

     17,927        609,234  

Wienerberger AG

     7,045        203,904  
     

 

 

 
Total Austria

 

     3,681,976  
Belgium – 7.7%

 

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

     1,213        200,315  

Aedifica SA

     3,053        245,785  

Barco NV

     3,365        100,318  

Bekaert SA

     5,740        259,427  

bpost SA

     24,084        137,241  

Cofinimmo SA

     5,922        524,689  

Econocom Group SA/NV

     2,701        8,686  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

     11,385        332,980  

Euronav NV

     2,751        45,878  

Fagron

     2,258        38,589  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

     2,555        48,578  

Melexis NV

     2,746        317,433  

Proximus SADP

     78,319        756,787  

Recticel SA

     2,038        37,951  

VGP NV

     3,554        317,394  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

     11,022        327,153  

Xior Student Housing NV(b)

     2,116        71,267  
     

 

 

 
Total Belgium

 

     3,770,471  
Denmark – 0.1%

 

Cementir Holding NV

     6,286        53,884  
Finland – 9.2%

 

Cargotec Oyj, Class B

     3,142        152,862  

Caverion Oyj

     7,479        69,636  

Citycon Oyj(b)

     24,119        164,955  

Harvia Oyj

     1,620        38,580  

Huhtamaki Oyj

     5,221        193,995  

Kemira Oyj

     8,935        157,455  

Kesko Oyj, Class B

     28,237        607,580  

Kojamo Oyj

     12,750        150,297  

Konecranes Oyj

     8,254        276,559  

Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj

     2,078        22,802  

Metsa Board Oyj, Class B(b)

     24,394        196,651  

Metso Outotec Oyj

     46,946        512,085  

Musti Group Oyj*

     1,434      25,099  

Orion Oyj, Class B

     6,670        298,488  

Outokumpu Oyj(b)

     34,032        185,684  

Puuilo Oyj

     10,035        73,265  

Raisio Oyj, Class V

     11,698        31,900  

Rovio Entertainment Oyj(a)

     3,334        28,271  

Sanoma Oyj

     3,283        28,927  

Terveystalo Oyj(a)

     9,036        68,916  

TietoEVRY Oyj

     12,803        402,272  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

     8,764        121,020  

Uponor Oyj

     6,986        129,257  

Valmet Oyj(b)

     17,081        553,760  
     

 

 

 
Total Finland

 

     4,490,316  
France – 16.8%

 

Alten SA

     704        112,358  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

     2,546        46,166  

Arkema SA

     5,117        504,790  

Beneteau SA

     4,497        75,241  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

     5,589        101,891  

Coface SA

     22,436        318,102  

Derichebourg SA

     21,948        128,765  

Elis SA

     14,253        273,159  

Eramet SA

     3,146        328,809  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

     17,182        64,309  

Eurazeo SE

     4,480        318,808  

Fnac Darty SA

     3,047        112,488  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

     3,015        308,566  

Imerys SA

     6,025        260,525  

Interparfums SA

     2,049        154,271  

IPSOS

     2,812        174,446  

Klepierre SA(b)

     44,809        1,015,035  

Lectra

     1,324        52,288  

LISI(b)

     1,526        40,453  

Maisons du Monde SA(a)

     4,494        48,361  

Neoen SA(a)(b)

     688        21,640  

Nexans SA

     1,400        139,174  

Quadient SA

     2,280        41,566  

Rexel SA*

     37,865        902,989  

Rothschild & Co.

     1,822        92,146  

Rubis SCA

     16,347        438,144  

Societe BIC SA

     2,672        168,664  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

     872        183,129  

SPIE SA

     8,270        240,257  

Technip Energies NV

     11,737        250,634  

Television Francaise 1

     26,503        234,241  

Trigano SA

     636        82,918  

Valeo

     9,070        186,341  

Verallia SA(a)

     7,916        337,993  

Vicat SA

     4,024        120,882  

Wendel SE

     3,049        322,480  
     

 

 

 
Total France

 

     8,202,029  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust      15  


Schedule of Investments (continued)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
Germany – 13.6%

 

7C Solarparken AG

     6,020      $ 24,723  

AIXTRON SE

     2,174        73,763  

alstria office REIT AG

     664        4,390  

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA

     3,655        58,969  

Aurubis AG

     2,134        197,210  

BayWa AG

     1,624        71,723  

Bechtle AG

     3,461        165,411  

Bilfinger SE

     2,991        127,058  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA

     1,294        66,610  

CropEnergies AG

     4,737        58,156  

Dermapharm Holding SE

     5,364        220,171  

Deutz AG

     9,827        63,792  

Duerr AG

     2,467        88,556  

Encavis AG

     7,440        127,553  

Energiekontor AG

     382        27,558  

Fielmann AG

     4,983        207,781  

Freenet AG

     18,037        469,331  

GEA Group AG

     8,315        378,969  

Gerresheimer AG

     1,223        121,114  

Hamborner REIT AG

     7,010        55,673  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

     5,593        69,151  

Hensoldt AG

     2,150        77,551  

Hochtief AG

     5,190        433,389  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

     1,100        88,019  

HUGO BOSS AG

     2,839        203,943  

Indus Holding AG

     2,372        64,426  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(a)

     6,996        59,286  

JOST Werke AG(a)

     788        41,650  

K & S AG, Registered Shares

     4,904        104,401  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

     23,115        248,747  

Krones AG

     1,289        152,227  

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

     2,310        49,240  

Rheinmetall AG

     1,665        494,926  

SAF-Holland SE

     4,466        57,012  

Salzgitter AG

     3,763        148,815  

Scout24 SE(a)

     2,378        141,322  

Siltronic AG

     2,658        194,059  

Sixt SE

     2,289        304,892  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

     5,169        273,268  

Suedzucker AG

     18,407        309,573  

Synlab AG

     11,284        117,446  

United Internet AG, Registered Shares

     9,966        171,833  

Varta AG(b)

     6,175        169,398  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

     345        16,200  

Wacker Neuson SE

     3,637        76,223  
     

 

 

 
Total Germany

 

     6,675,508  
Ireland – 0.6%

 

Cairn Homes PLC

     60,572        67,125  

Glanbia PLC

     14,299        207,549  

Origin Enterprises PLC

     9,732        43,668  
     

 

 

 
Total Ireland

 

     318,342  
Italy – 18.7%

 

A2A SpA

     431,506      689,150  

ACEA SpA

     10,611        145,257  

Alerion Cleanpower SpA

     1,882        60,421  

Anima Holding SpA(a)

     56,109        228,355  

Ariston Holding NV

     3,394        37,427  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

     17,568        37,296  

Azimut Holding SpA(b)

     20,850        446,254  

Banca Generali SpA(b)

     14,108        450,326  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

     70,639        641,441  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

     40,883        173,849  

Banco BPM SpA(b)

     181,367        710,351  

BPER Banca(b)

     88,019        217,363  

Brembo SpA

     15,602        228,836  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

     1,312        130,355  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     8,578        208,386  

Cairo Communication SpA

     22,751        46,222  

Carel Industries SpA(a)

     1,281        35,072  

Credito Emiliano SpA

     14,715        109,032  

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA(b)

     2,205        58,573  

De’ Longhi SpA

     12,285        281,089  

El.En. SpA

     2,386        31,185  

Enav SpA(a)

     25,114        105,211  

ERG SpA

     12,173        369,781  

Esprinet SpA(b)

     7,053        70,650  

Hera SpA

     144,576        408,708  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA(b)

     19,813        60,918  

Interpump Group SpA

     1,420        79,683  

Iren SpA

     168,850        323,784  

Italgas SpA

     132,053        807,013  

Italian Sea Group SpA

     2,541        22,748  

Leonardo SpA

     19,806        232,827  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(b)

     36,658        157,636  

MARR SpA

     5,232        75,260  

OVS SpA(a)

     12,094        31,666  

Piaggio & C. SpA

     32,959        140,798  

RAI Way SpA(a)

     14,333        86,269  

Reply SpA

     445        55,841  

Salcef Group SpA

     3,180        74,281  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(b)

     7,014        128,403  

Sanlorenzo SpA(b)

     1,245        54,105  

SOL SpA

     1,982        53,188  

Technogym SpA(a)

     9,063        80,692  

Unieuro SpA(a)(b)

     4,433        52,304  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

     87,573        451,076  

Webuild SpA(b)

     71,575        163,302  

Zignago Vetro SpA

     4,761        92,900  
     

 

 

 
Total Italy

 

     9,145,284  
Netherlands – 8.0%

 

Aalberts NV

     5,602        264,206  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

     1,266        53,945  

Arcadis NV

     5,052        207,255  

ASR Nederland NV

     22,735        907,494  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16   WisdomTree Trust


Schedule of Investments (continued)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV(b)

     9,407      $ 818,641  

Corbion NV

     2,378        78,127  

ForFarmers NV(b)

     14,471        51,175  

Heijmans NV, CVA

     6,575        90,293  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     15,238        537,883  

Ordina NV

     10,615        68,735  

SBM Offshore NV

     25,510        379,007  

Signify NV(a)

     12,403        412,881  

Sligro Food Group NV

     2,241        38,371  
     

 

 

 
Total Netherlands

 

     3,908,013  
Portugal – 2.6%

 

Altri SGPS SA(b)

     15,536        80,108  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R

     182,976        40,554  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

     5,814        63,166  

CTT – Correios de Portugal SA

     11,884        46,675  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

     26,023        44,897  

Navigator Co. SA

     65,253        233,667  

NOS SGPS SA

     65,812        301,450  

REN – Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

     85,447        250,651  

Sonae SGPS SA

     199,417        217,740  
     

 

 

 
Total Portugal

 

     1,278,908  
Spain – 14.7%

 

Acerinox SA

     44,425        457,268  

Almirall SA

     6,669        62,312  

Applus Services SA

     6,737        52,663  

Banco de Sabadell SA(b)

     398,030        427,596  

Bankinter SA(b)

     100,073        568,193  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

     21,750        543,497  

Cie Automotive SA

     6,591        189,761  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

     2,693        74,901  

Ebro Foods SA(b)

     4,034        71,439  

Enagas SA

     54,135        1,041,025  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

     34,812        129,728  

Ercros SA

     5,999        28,384  

Faes Farma SA

     27,386        93,724  

Fluidra SA

     18,486        325,162  

Gestamp Automocion SA(a)

     24,498        111,041  

Global Dominion Access SA(a)

     8,702        34,130  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

     2,270        71,644  

Indra Sistemas SA(b)

     5,661        76,572  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

     44,376        280,837  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

     2,935        122,702  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros(b)

     73,092        78,815  

Mapfre SA

     364,003        734,785  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     92,267        807,962  

Neinor Homes SA(a)

     7,570        74,513  

Pharma Mar SA(b)

     336        16,142  

Prosegur Cash SA(a)(b)

     30,816        23,637  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

     35,372        70,365  

Sacyr SA(b)

     58,112        186,882  

Talgo SA(a)(b)

     8,031        27,267  

Unicaja Banco SA(a)(b)

     142,204      152,644  

Viscofan SA

     3,527        252,906  
     

 

 

 
Total Spain

 

     7,188,497  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $48,636,900)

 

     48,713,228  
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 10.9%

 

United States – 10.9%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending     Government Money Market Portfolio, 4.84%(c)
(Cost: $5,360,042)
     5,360,042        5,360,042  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 110.4%

(Cost: $53,996,942)

 

 

     54,073,270  

Other Assets less Liabilities – (10.4)%

 

     (5,106,620
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 48,966,650  

 

* 

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.

 

(b) 

Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at March 31, 2023 (See Note 2). At March 31, 2023, the total market value of the Fund’s securities on loan identified in the Schedule of Investments was $5,609,582. The Fund also had securities on loan having a total market value of $9,254 that were sold and pending settlement. The total market value of the collateral held by the Fund was $5,930,067. The total market value of the collateral includes non-cash U.S. Government securities collateral having a value of $570,025.

 

(c) 

Rate shown represents annualized 7-day yield as of March 31, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust      17  


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (EUSC)

March 31, 2023

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS  
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS (OTC – OVER THE COUNTER)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Purchased
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Sold
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Barclays Bank PLC

    4/5/2023       17,480,514       USD       16,530,350       EUR     $     $ (479,860

Citibank NA

    4/5/2023       8,303,244       USD       7,813,766       EUR             (186,484

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       11,664,510       EUR       12,673,373       USD       222        

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       8,303,244       USD       7,813,877       EUR             (186,603

Goldman Sachs

    5/4/2023       12,221,604       USD       11,230,511       EUR             (325

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       11,664,434       EUR       12,673,373       USD       140        

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       8,303,244       USD       7,813,774       EUR             (186,491

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    5/4/2023       12,221,604       USD       11,230,367       EUR             (167

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       11,664,413       EUR       12,673,373       USD       117        

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       8,303,245       USD       7,813,797       EUR             (186,516

Royal Bank of Canada

    5/4/2023       12,221,604       USD       11,230,315       EUR             (111

Standard Chartered Bank

    4/5/2023       11,664,294       EUR       12,673,372       USD             (11

Standard Chartered Bank

    5/4/2023       12,221,602       USD       11,230,200       EUR       12        
                                            $ 491     $ (1,226,568

 

FAIR VALUATION SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments (See Note 2 — Fair Value Measurement):

 

      Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets:

 

     

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

   $ 48,713,228      $      $      $ 48,713,228  

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

            5,360,042               5,360,042  

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 48,713,228      $ 5,360,042      $      $ 54,073,270  

Financial Derivative Instruments

  

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ 491      $      $ 491  

Liabilities:

 

     

Financial Derivative Instruments

  

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ (1,226,568    $      $ (1,226,568

Total – Net

   $ 48,713,228      $ 4,133,965      $      $ 52,847,193  
1 

Amount shown represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the financial instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18   WisdomTree Trust


Schedule of Investments

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

 

Germany – 99.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.3%

 

Hensoldt AG

     665      $ 23,986  

MTU Aero Engines AG

     396        99,212  

Rheinmetall AG

     553        164,381  
     

 

 

 
Total Aerospace & Defense

 

     287,579  
Air Freight & Logistics – 3.9%

 

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

     18,317        857,513  
Automobile Components – 0.2%

 

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA

     422        36,747  
Automobiles – 18.2%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     12,648        1,387,059  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

     26,351        2,026,363  

Volkswagen AG

     3,338        572,998  
     

 

 

 
Total Automobiles

 

     3,986,420  
Capital Markets – 4.1%

 

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares

     27,510        279,634  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     2,312        450,756  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

     5,207        160,210  
     

 

 

 
Total Capital Markets

 

     890,600  
Chemicals – 8.6%

 

BASF SE

     19,794        1,039,991  

Evonik Industries AG

     17,645        371,139  

K & S AG, Registered Shares

     1,543        32,849  

Symrise AG

     828        90,138  

Wacker Chemie AG

     2,191        355,634  
     

 

 

 
Total Chemicals

 

     1,889,751  
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%

 

Bilfinger SE

     931        39,549  
Construction & Engineering – 0.6%

 

Hochtief AG

     1,704        142,292  
Construction Materials – 2.1%

 

HeidelbergCement AG

     6,249        456,643  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 9.8%

 

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

     77,603        1,884,368  

Vantage Towers AG

     6,953        255,479  
     

 

 

 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

     2,139,847  
Electrical Equipment – 0.2%

 

Varta AG

     2,004        54,976  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.1%

 

Jenoptik AG

     373        12,692  
Food Products – 0.5%

 

Suedzucker AG

     6,081        102,272  
Ground Transportation – 0.5%

 

Sixt SE

     751        100,032  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.5%

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer Shares

     391        54,374  

Siemens Healthineers AG(a)

     12,172        701,151  
     

 

 

 
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

     755,525  
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.2%

 

Synlab AG

     3,700      38,510  
Health Care Technology – 0.1%

 

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA

     414        21,311  
Household Products – 1.6%

 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     4,868        354,352  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.1%

 

Encavis AG

     2,398        41,112  

RWE AG

     9,729        418,997  
     

 

 

 
Total Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

 

     460,109  
Insurance – 16.4%

 

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

     7,317        1,691,665  

Hannover Rueck SE

     3,981        780,042  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs – Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares

     2,470        865,439  

Talanx AG

     5,060        234,741  
     

 

 

 
Total Insurance

 

     3,571,887  
IT Services – 0.2%

 

Bechtle AG

     1,110        53,050  
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 

Gerresheimer AG

     393        38,919  
Machinery – 0.9%

 

Duerr AG

     779        27,963  

GEA Group AG

     2,729        124,379  

Krones AG

     415        49,010  
     

 

 

 
Total Machinery

 

     201,352  
Marine Transportation – 2.8%

 

Hapag-Lloyd AG(a)

     1,847        606,015  
Metals & Mining – 0.5%

 

Aurubis AG

     704        65,059  

Salzgitter AG

     1,244        49,196  
     

 

 

 
Total Metals & Mining

 

     114,255  
Multi-Utilities – 4.4%

 

E.ON SE

     77,567        969,136  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

 

CropEnergies AG

     1,522        18,686  
Personal Care Products – 0.6%

 

Beiersdorf AG

     1,066        138,921  
Pharmaceuticals – 4.5%

 

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     12,751        813,467  

Merck KGaA

     869        161,965  
     

 

 

 
Total Pharmaceuticals

 

     975,432  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.9%

 

AIXTRON SE

     692        23,479  

Infineon Technologies AG

     8,206        335,933  

Siltronic AG

     840        61,328  
     

 

 

 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

     420,740  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust      19  


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
Software – 4.3%

 

Nemetschek SE

     502      $ 34,513  

SAP SE

     7,156        902,324  
     

 

 

 
Total Software

 

     936,837  
Specialty Retail – 0.4%

 

Fielmann AG

     2,288        95,405  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 3.9%

 

adidas AG

     3,918        692,907  

HUGO BOSS AG

     882        63,359  

Puma SE

     1,486        91,799  
     

 

 

 
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

     848,065  
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.9%

 

BayWa AG

     476      21,022  

Brenntag SE

     2,236        168,108  
     

 

 

 
Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

     189,130  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.8%

(Cost: $19,199,957)

 

 

     21,804,550  

Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.2%

 

     37,898  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 21,842,448  
(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.

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS  
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS (OTC – OVER THE COUNTER)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Purchased
    Amount and
Description of
Currency to
be Sold
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Citibank NA

    4/5/2023       5,345,943       USD       5,030,799       EUR     $     $ (120,065

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       4,920,379       EUR       5,345,943       USD       94        

Goldman Sachs

    4/5/2023       5,345,943       USD       5,030,870       EUR             (120,142

Goldman Sachs

    5/4/2023       5,422,110       USD       4,982,412       EUR             (144

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/4/2023       2,000       USD       1,845       EUR             (5

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       4,920,348       EUR       5,345,943       USD       59        

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    4/5/2023       5,345,943       USD       5,030,803       EUR             (120,070

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    5/4/2023       5,422,110       USD       4,982,348       EUR             (74

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       4,920,339       EUR       5,345,943       USD       49        

Royal Bank of Canada

    4/5/2023       5,345,942       USD       5,030,817       EUR             (120,086

Royal Bank of Canada

    5/4/2023       5,422,110       USD       4,982,325       EUR             (49

Standard Chartered Bank

    4/5/2023       4,920,288       EUR       5,345,942       USD             (5

Standard Chartered Bank

    5/4/2023       5,422,111       USD       4,982,276       EUR       5        
                                            $ 207     $ (480,640

 

FAIR VALUATION SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments (See Note 2 — Fair Value Measurement):

 

      Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 21,804,550      $      $      $ 21,804,550  

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 21,804,550      $      $      $ 21,804,550  

Financial Derivative Instruments

           

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ 207      $      $ 207  

Liabilities:

           

Financial Derivative Instruments

           

Foreign Currency Contracts1

   $      $ (480,640    $      $ (480,640

Total – Net

   $ 21,804,550      $ (480,433    $      $ 21,324,117  
1 

Amount shown represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the financial instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20   WisdomTree Trust


Schedule of Investments

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

 

Australia – 5.3%

 

Altium Ltd.

     35,437      $ 903,788  

ARB Corp. Ltd.(a)

     5,853        123,991  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     114,298        2,847,701  

AUB Group Ltd.

     41,046        701,284  

Beach Energy Ltd.

     11,221        10,634  

Breville Group Ltd.(a)

     100,114        1,280,681  

Cochlear Ltd.

     16,633        2,636,716  

Coles Group Ltd.

     567,765        6,852,298  

Computershare Ltd.

     169,151        2,445,908  

CSL Ltd.

     68,995        13,322,174  

Goodman Group

     524,132        6,595,995  

IDP Education Ltd.(a)

     59,911        1,095,825  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

     8,658        78,398  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     399,321        3,292,252  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     54,324        1,022,741  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.(a)

     171,922        903,887  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(a)

     270        11,550  

REA Group Ltd.(a)

     10,847        1,002,758  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

     157,046        2,429,695  

Technology One Ltd.

     105,883        1,031,106  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.(a)

     140,697        2,845,802  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     675,168        22,722,744  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

     6,947        303,080  
     

 

 

 
Total Australia

 

     74,461,008  
Austria – 0.4%

 

Oesterreichische Post AG

     71,886        2,659,323  

Verbund AG

     30,366        2,639,291  
     

 

 

 
Total Austria

 

     5,298,614  
Belgium – 0.6%

 

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV(a)

     77,355        2,262,419  

UCB SA

     36,861        3,301,527  

VGP NV(a)

     31,370        2,801,535  
     

 

 

 
Total Belgium

 

     8,365,481  
China – 0.5%

 

Prosus NV*

     94,687        7,400,661  
Denmark – 4.5%

 

Alm Brand A/S

     400,069        748,027  

Chemometec A/S*

     1,706        97,585  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     22,949        1,743,797  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     51,255        6,741,256  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     279,513        44,263,546  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

     34,545        1,767,921  

Pandora A/S

     61,505        5,879,105  

Royal Unibrew A/S

     9,701        846,081  

SimCorp A/S

     2,759        208,759  
     

 

 

 
Total Denmark

 

     62,296,077  
Finland – 2.1%

 

Kone Oyj, Class B

     271,076        14,136,504  

Konecranes Oyj

     70,571        2,364,560  

Neste Oyj

     177,246      8,748,405  

Valmet Oyj(a)

     131,382        4,259,360  
     

 

 

 
Total Finland

 

     29,508,829  
France – 14.6%

 

Bollore SE(a)

     558,143        3,450,384  

Capgemini SE

     31,946        5,926,345  

Carrefour SA

     294,899        5,968,921  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

     10,540        1,078,701  

Hermes International

     8,737        17,693,671  

Kering SA

     40,702        26,532,410  

L’Oreal SA

     93,847        41,931,077  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

     66,147        2,758,913  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     96,357        88,397,748  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     4,553        1,394,943  

Teleperformance

     6,335        1,525,886  

Verallia SA(b)

     64,360        2,748,010  

Vivendi SE

     478,748        4,837,262  
     

 

 

 
Total France

 

     204,244,271  
Germany – 5.0%

 

adidas AG

     85,187        15,065,518  

Bechtle AG

     31,339        1,497,783  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer Shares

     10,037        1,395,801  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA

     13,576        698,838  

Fielmann AG

     19,460        811,442  

Nemetschek SE

     11,179        768,563  

Puma SE

     46,627        2,880,408  

Rheinmetall AG

     12,288        3,652,641  

SAP SE

     324,976        40,977,321  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

     46,640        2,465,701  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

     770        36,156  
     

 

 

 
Total Germany

 

     70,250,172  
Hong Kong – 3.5%

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     2,038,500        14,724,036  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     608,000        26,969,038  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     605,000        6,539,437  
     

 

 

 
Total Hong Kong

 

     48,232,511  
Indonesia – 0.1%

 

Nickel Industries Ltd.

     2,492,296        1,502,294  
Ireland – 0.2%

 

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     26,005        2,594,767  
Israel – 0.2%

 

Hilan Ltd.

     1,628        67,459  

Matrix IT Ltd.

     21,158        371,138  

Maytronics Ltd.

     18,918        200,337  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

     27,247        276,205  

Strauss Group Ltd.*

     84,787        1,908,541  
     

 

 

 
Total Israel

 

     2,823,680  
Italy – 2.6%

 

Amplifon SpA(a)

     8,126        281,982  

Azimut Holding SpA

     169,158        3,620,499  

Banca Generali SpA(a)

     105,164        3,356,824  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

WisdomTree Trust      21  


Schedule of Investments (continued)

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG)

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Investments    Shares      Value  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

     620,768      $ 5,636,914  

Carel Industries SpA(b)

     150        4,107  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

     189,078        2,311,018  

De’ Longhi SpA

     77,877        1,781,875  

Ferrari NV

     19,892        5,387,787  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     244,274        3,752,635  

Italgas SpA(a)

     572,037        3,495,879  

Moncler SpA

     27,775        1,917,392  

RAI Way SpA(b)

     201,022        1,209,938  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA(a)

     68,239        2,888,427  

Reply SpA

     3,427        430,037  

Technogym SpA(b)

     59,037        525,633  
     

 

 

 
Total Italy

 

     36,600,947  
Japan – 8.0%

 

Asahi Holdings, Inc.(a)

     13,700        208,140  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     595,400        8,423,910  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     600        8,971  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

     10,400        425,877  

Benefit One, Inc.(a)

     16,000        225,532  

BIPROGY, Inc.(a)

     47,900        1,169,697  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

     61,800        2,198,685  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.(a)

     217,300        2,119,283  

CyberAgent, Inc.(a)

     150,500        1,260,857  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

     93,000        1,707,108  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     28,300        2,804,696  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

     61,600        1,010,390  

eRex Co. Ltd.(a)

     4,700        64,661  

Fancl Corp.

     41,200        753,172  

Food & Life Cos. Ltd.

     4,000        103,389  

Fujimi, Inc.(a)

     5,500        301,676  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     42,700        5,722,102  

Future Corp.

     9,400        128,474  

Goldwin, Inc.(a)

     4,400        416,560  

Hoya Corp.

     38,800        4,244,707  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

     15,400        601,698  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.(a)

     28,000        496,085  

Justsystems Corp.(a)

     19,000        501,803  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     23,991        325,372  

Kao Corp.

     185,000        7,182,320  

Katitas Co. Ltd.(a)

     14,700        284,855  

Keyence Corp.

     13,700        6,634,345  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(a)

     28,400        786,340  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

     59,200        1,062,211  

Kose Corp.

     8,800        1,036,772  

M3, Inc.(a)

     10,100        250,508  

Meitec Corp.

     48,000        852,596  

MIRAIT ONE Corp.

     110,300        1,366,629  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

     8,000        99,602  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     214,900        12,982,162  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.(a)

     83,700        1,015,670  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

     39,000        927,455  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

     64,400        1,526,651  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(a)

     2,900      60,140  

Nifco, Inc.(a)

     44,900        1,265,121  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.(a)

     5,000        36,967  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

     57,900        837,025  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

     1,200        52,566  

Nissan Chemical Corp.(a)

     54,168        2,437,947  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     73,400        1,690,367  

NSD Co. Ltd.

     27,200        487,225  

Obic Co. Ltd.(a)

     13,900        2,182,809  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

     56,500        2,101,398  

Oracle Corp.

     41,400        2,964,475  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

     171,100        2,803,885  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

     63,900        1,274,255  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     113,200        3,104,516  

Relo Group, Inc.(a)

     42,900        678,522  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.(a)

     85,200        1,608,743  

Seria Co. Ltd.

     8,200        161,548  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

     43,900        1,345,796  

SUMCO Corp.

     201,400        2,997,771  

Systena Corp.(a)

     17,900        39,004  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.(a)

     79,000        1,476,242  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.(a)

     20,800        693,906  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.