WisdomTree Trust
Annual Report
March 31, 2022
WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL)
(formerly, WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund (DTN))
WisdomTree U.S. ESG Fund (RESP)
WisdomTree U.S. Growth & Momentum Fund (WGRO)
WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (DHS)
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN)
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS)
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (DON)
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (EZM)
WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund (USMF)
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (EES)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)
WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD)
WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund (WTV)
(formerly, WisdomTree U.S. Quality Shareholder Yield Fund (QSY))
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Information about Performance and Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited) |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited) |
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(unaudited)
U.S. equity markets, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 15.65% in U.S. dollar terms for the 12-month fiscal period ending March 31, 2022 (the “period”).
U.S. equities moved higher for most of the period as the global economy continued its recovery from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Vaccine accessibility established confidence in markets as the U.S. economy steadily began to reopen, promoting a revival in cyclical sectors that had been suppressed the year prior. The pace of economic growth accelerated during 2021, along with inflation rates, amid a backdrop of accommodative monetary policy. U.S. real gross domestic product (“GDP”) grew 5.7%, while inflation increased nearly 5% year-over-year during 2021.
During the second quarter of 2021, U.S. markets steadily increased as vaccines became widely approved and accessible for most demographics. The S&P 500 earned over 8.5%, while U.S. small-cap stocks (proxied by the Russell 2000 Index), favored by risk-on investors, returned roughly 4.3% as the economic recovery continued. Real GDP grew 6.7% during the quarter.
The third quarter of 2021 was more tempered than the previous quarter. The S&P 500 was flat during the quarter, as early summertime optimism faded when new and potentially more infectious COVID-19 variants appeared and spread throughout the country. This ignited fear of renewed “lockdowns”, prompting questions of vaccine efficacy, and threatened the ongoing economic recovery. U.S. small-cap stocks suffered during the risk-off quarter, falling about 4.36%, while the U.S. economy briefly sputtered, growing only about 2.3% in real terms (i.e., net of inflation effects).
Entering the fourth quarter of 2021, investors’ concerns quickly abated, and markets regained their footing. The U.S. economy continued to grow and the ongoing monetary policy support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) helped boost markets. The S&P 500 returned over 11% to finish the 2021 calendar year, while U.S. small-cap stocks fluctuated and managed to hang on to 2.14% gains. As 2021 concluded, investors acknowledged that the economy had recovered quickly and efficiently, and feared that 2022 would likely see the end of the accommodative monetary policies that helped strengthen equity markets. The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 4% by the end of 2021, approaching pre-pandemic lows. Real GDP grew nearly 7% during the quarter.
With 2021 in rearview, investors began 2022 with several concerns that led to risk-off sentiments in the first quarter of 2022. At the forefront were concerns about runaway inflation, and the expectation that the Fed would have to quickly intervene with restrictive monetary policy actions to temper rising inflation. Interest rates rose quickly as bonds sold-off, and the Fed raised its target federal funds rate for the first time since slashing it to 0% at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inflationary and interest rate concerns temporarily took a backseat halfway through the first quarter of 2022, as geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated into war. Investor risk-on sentiment deteriorated, and equities declined for several weeks as markets assessed the developments and prospects for resolution.
As a result, U.S. equities sold off in the first quarter of 2022, owing to the near certainty of several upcoming interest rate hikes amid a tightening cycle and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Though the unemployment rate continued to fall, landing at 3.6%, inflation marched higher to 8.5% year-over-year. The S&P 500 fell 4.60% while U.S. small-cap stocks declined over 7.5%.
Many of these risk factors remain paramount, and U.S. financial market performance will be heavily dependent on developments in the war between Russia and Ukraine, economic data, and upcoming central bank activity.
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.
WisdomTree Trust | 1 |
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.
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, 2021 to March 31, 2022. 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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL)
(formerly, WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund (DTN))
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
21.1% | |||
Health Care |
17.5% | |||
Industrials |
16.0% | |||
Information Technology |
12.7% | |||
Consumer Staples |
10.2% | |||
Materials |
7.2% | |||
Utilities |
5.2% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
4.4% | |||
Communication Services |
2.8% | |||
Energy |
2.1% | |||
Real Estate |
0.4% | |||
Investment Company |
0.1% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.3% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
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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. |
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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 | |||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
3.5% | |||
Roper Technologies, Inc. |
2.9% | |||
Medtronic PLC |
2.5% | |||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A |
2.5% | |||
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
2.3% | |||
Becton Dickinson and Co. |
2.3% | |||
CME Group, Inc. |
2.3% | |||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
2.2% | |||
Genpact Ltd. |
1.9% | |||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
1.8% |
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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 U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities selected from a universe of U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics based on the selection results of a proprietary, quantitative artificial intelligence (“AI”) model developed by the Fund’s sub-adviser, Voya Investment Management Co., LLC. Prior to January 18, 2022, Fund performance reflects the investment objective of the Fund when it was the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund and tracked the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Index (the “Former Index”). In seeking to track the Former Index, the Fund invested in high-dividend-yielding companies in the U.S. excluding the financials sector.
The Fund returned 8.19% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from a reduced relative weight in the Healthcare sector and increased relative weight in the Real Estate and Utilities sectors, as well as stock selection within Financials. Lower relative weight to Information Technology and stock selection within that sector detracted from Fund performance. Lower relative weight to non-dividend paying companies and negative earners also benefited Fund performance.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,066.80 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.96 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns1 |
8.19 | % | 8.57 | % | 7.27 | % | 9.78 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns1 |
8.08 | % | 8.60 | % | 7.28 | % | 9.78 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index |
11.67 | % | 13.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 11.70 | % |
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The Fund’s investment objective changed effective January 18, 2022. Prior to January 18, 2022, the Fund’s investment objective sought to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Index. |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. ESG Fund (RESP)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
30.1% | |||
Health Care |
13.6% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
12.4% | |||
Financials |
11.5% | |||
Communication Services |
9.9% | |||
Industrials |
8.3% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.0% | |||
Real Estate |
2.8% | |||
Materials |
2.7% | |||
Utilities |
2.6% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.1% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
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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. |
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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 | |||
Apple, Inc. |
7.2% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
6.0% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A |
5.1% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.0% | |||
Tesla, Inc. |
1.9% | |||
Visa, Inc., Class A |
1.5% | |||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A |
1.2% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
0.9% | |||
Johnson & Johnson |
0.9% | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
0.9% |
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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 U.S. ESG Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation. The Fund is actively managed using a model-based approach. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities that exhibit certain characteristics believed to be indicative of positive future returns as well as incorporating favorable environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) characteristics.
The Fund returned 11.73% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Materials, Health Care, and Communication Services, primarily due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Energy, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, due to a combination of allocation effects within Energy and stock selection effects within Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. When analyzing performance by market capitalization, the Fund’s exposure to mid and large cap companies weighed on performance. Mid caps did not perform as poorly as large caps, however, and would have buffered performance on the downside if there had been a larger mid cap allocation.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,037.70 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.42 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns1 |
11.73 | % | 16.17 | % | 13.57 | % | 13.15 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns1 |
11.76 | % | 16.25 | % | 13.63 | % | 13.16 | % | ||||||||
MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index2 |
12.93 | % | 19.45 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
S&P 500® Index |
15.65 | % | 18.92 | % | 15.99 | % | 14.64 | % |
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The Fund’s name, investment objective and strategies changed effective March 16, 2020. Prior to March 16, 2020, Fund performance reflects the investment objective of the Fund when it was known as the WisdomTree U.S. Total Market Fund (EXT) and tracked the performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Total Market Index. |
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The MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index began on March 27, 2018, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date. |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Growth & Momentum Fund (WGRO)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
41.1% | |||
Financials |
16.3% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
13.0% | |||
Industrials |
11.1% | |||
Health Care |
6.9% | |||
Communication Services |
4.0% | |||
Materials |
3.9% | |||
Real Estate |
3.6% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.1% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
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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. |
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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 | |||
EPAM Systems, Inc. |
2.4% | |||
Tesla, Inc. |
2.1% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A |
2.1% | |||
Arista Networks, Inc. |
2.1% | |||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. |
2.1% | |||
Moderna, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
WESCO International, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Marvell Technology, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Accenture PLC, Class A |
2.0% |
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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 U.S. Growth & Momentum Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the O’Neil Growth Index (the “Index”), which is comprised of mid- and large capitalization companies that provide exposure to high growth and momentum U.S. listed stocks. 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 -11.34% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the period from June 24, 2021 through March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from a higher relative weight in the Financials sector. Stock selection in Health Care, Information Technology, and Communication Services detracted from the Fund’s overall performance during the period. Stock selection within the lowest earnings yield, or more expensive, sector of the market detracted from Fund performance.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 890.80 | 0.55 | % | $ | 2.59 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.19 | 0.55 | % | $ | 2.77 |
Performance
Cumulative Total Return | ||||
Since Inception1 | ||||
Fund NAV Returns |
-11.34 | % | ||
Fund Market Price Returns |
-11.11 | % | ||
O’Neil Growth Index |
-10.94 | % | ||
Russell 1000® Growth Index |
4.41 | % | ||
MSCI USA Momentum Index |
-0.49 | % |
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Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on June 24, 2021. |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (DHS)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Health Care |
18.7% | |||
Energy |
18.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
17.1% | |||
Financials |
14.7% | |||
Utilities |
12.3% | |||
Communication Services |
4.5% | |||
Real Estate |
4.5% | |||
Information Technology |
3.0% | |||
Industrials |
3.0% | |||
Materials |
2.6% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
0.9% | |||
Investment Company |
0.2% | |||
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. |
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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 | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
6.5% | |||
Chevron Corp. |
5.4% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. |
5.0% | |||
Pfizer, Inc. |
4.9% | |||
Coca-Cola Co. |
4.6% | |||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
4.5% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. |
4.3% | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
4.0% | |||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
2.9% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
2.3% |
* |
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 U.S. High Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in high dividend yielding companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 18.96% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Energy and Information Technology, mainly due to allocation effects within Energy and stock selection effects within Health Care and Information Technology. Positions in the Financials, Communication Services and Consumer Staples sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, primarily due to stock selection effects within each sector. When analyzing performance by dividend yield attribution, the 5th and 3rd quintiles of companies ranked by dividend yield weighed on performance the most, though their impacts were still positive. The Fund had no exposure to the 5th quintile, which represents the companies with the lowest dividend yields, which was additive. The 3rd quintile’s impact was primarily due to stock selection despite the Fund having minimal exposure to this group. The companies within the 1st quintile, representing those with the highest dividend yield, and a minimal exposure to companies with zero dividend yield were top contributors due to allocation and stock selection.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,159.10 | 0.38 | % | $ | 2.05 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
18.96 | % | 10.76 | % | 8.97 | % | 10.80 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
18.95 | % | 10.80 | % | 9.00 | % | 10.81 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Index |
19.52 | % | 11.20 | % | 9.39 | % | 11.21 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index |
11.67 | % | 13.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 11.70 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Index |
13.27 | % | 18.71 | % | 15.82 | % | 14.53 | % |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
16.6% | |||
Health Care |
16.3% | |||
Consumer Staples |
15.0% | |||
Financials |
13.8% | |||
Energy |
9.4% | |||
Industrials |
7.8% | |||
Utilities |
5.8% | |||
Real Estate |
5.3% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
4.9% | |||
Communication Services |
2.7% | |||
Materials |
2.1% | |||
Investment Company |
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
4.5% | |||
Apple, Inc. |
3.9% | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
3.4% | |||
Johnson & Johnson |
3.1% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.5% | |||
Chevron Corp. |
2.4% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. |
2.3% | |||
Pfizer, Inc. |
2.2% | |||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
2.2% | |||
Coca-Cola Co. |
2.1% |
* |
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 U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying large-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 17.16% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Information Technology, Industrials and Health Care, due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in Financials and Materials weighed on performance, primarily due to stock selection. When analyzing performance by dividend yield attribution, only the 3rd quintile of companies ranked by dividend yield weighed on performance, due to stock selection effects, while all other quintiles were additive. The Fund’s avoidance of companies with zero dividend yield, or representing non-dividend payers, was also additive.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,112.70 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.47 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
17.16 | % | 14.61 | % | 12.51 | % | 12.46 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
17.13 | % | 14.66 | % | 12.54 | % | 12.47 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index |
17.67 | % | 15.00 | % | 12.87 | % | 12.79 | % | ||||||||
S&P 500® Index |
15.65 | % | 18.92 | % | 15.99 | % | 14.64 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index |
11.67 | % | 13.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 11.70 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Index |
13.27 | % | 18.71 | % | 15.82 | % | 14.53 | % |
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.
WisdomTree Trust | 7 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (EPS)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
24.7% | |||
Financials |
15.5% | |||
Health Care |
14.9% | |||
Communication Services |
11.4% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.5% | |||
Industrials |
6.4% | |||
Energy |
3.4% | |||
Materials |
2.8% | |||
Utilities |
2.5% | |||
Real Estate |
1.5% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Apple, Inc. |
6.0% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
5.1% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A |
4.6% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.9% | |||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A |
2.2% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.1% | |||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B |
1.6% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. |
1.5% | |||
Tesla, Inc. |
1.5% | |||
Johnson & Johnson |
1.4% |
* |
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 U.S. LargeCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in earnings-generating large-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 13.19% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Industrials and Materials, primarily due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Information Technology, Financials and Communication Services sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, as a result of stock selection. When analyzing performance by earnings yield attribution, the 1st and 3rd quintiles of companies ranked by earnings yield detracted from performance, as a result of allocation effects in the former and poor stock selection in the latter. The Fund’s avoidance of companies with negative earnings yield was additive for performance, while an underweight to the 5th quintile, representing the lowest earnings yield, was also beneficial.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,057.30 | 0.08 | % | $ | 0.41 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.53 | 0.08 | % | $ | 0.40 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
13.19 | % | 17.12 | % | 14.29 | % | 13.50 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
13.16 | % | 17.20 | % | 14.33 | % | 13.52 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index |
13.30 | % | 17.26 | % | 14.50 | % | 13.77 | % | ||||||||
S&P 500® Index |
15.65 | % | 18.92 | % | 15.99 | % | 14.64 | % | ||||||||
S&P 500® Value Index |
12.58 | % | 14.12 | % | 11.14 | % | 11.89 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Index |
13.27 | % | 18.71 | % | 15.82 | % | 14.53 | % |
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.
8 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (DON)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
24.0% | |||
Industrials |
11.5% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
11.3% | |||
Utilities |
10.3% | |||
Materials |
10.0% | |||
Real Estate |
9.8% | |||
Energy |
8.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
4.9% | |||
Information Technology |
3.6% | |||
Communication Services |
3.1% | |||
Health Care |
3.1% | |||
Investment Company |
0.0% | * | ||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Evergy, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
1.2% | |||
Conagra Brands, Inc. |
1.1% | |||
Continental Resources, Inc. |
1.0% | |||
Coterra Energy, Inc. |
1.0% | |||
OGE Energy Corp. |
0.9% | |||
Antero Midstream Corp. |
0.9% | |||
Organon & Co. |
0.9% |
* |
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 U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying mid-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 12.17% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Communication Services, Industrials and Health Care, due to selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, attributable to stock selection. When analyzing performance by dividend yield attribution, the companies within the 4th and 1st quintiles weighed on performance the most, as a result of stock selection within both. The Fund’s near lack of exposure to companies with zero dividend yield was additive, while an overweight to the 3rd quintile was beneficial due to allocation effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,080.90 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.97 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
12.17 | % | 10.28 | % | 9.06 | % | 11.91 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
11.76 | % | 10.32 | % | 9.09 | % | 11.92 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Index |
12.69 | % | 10.67 | % | 9.44 | % | 12.28 | % | ||||||||
S&P MidCap 400® Index |
4.59 | % | 14.14 | % | 11.10 | % | 12.20 | % | ||||||||
Russell Midcap Value Index |
11.45 | % | 13.69 | % | 9.99 | % | 12.01 | % | ||||||||
Russell Midcap Index |
6.92 | % | 14.89 | % | 12.62 | % | 12.85 | % |
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.
WisdomTree Trust | 9 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (EZM)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
20.0% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
16.2% | |||
Industrials |
13.9% | |||
Information Technology |
12.3% | |||
Materials |
9.0% | |||
Health Care |
8.4% | |||
Energy |
5.5% | |||
Real Estate |
4.4% | |||
Utilities |
3.5% | |||
Communication Services |
3.3% | |||
Consumer Staples |
3.1% | |||
Investment Company |
0.3% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Ovintiv, Inc. |
0.9% | |||
United States Steel Corp. |
0.9% | |||
Alcoa Corp. |
0.8% | |||
DISH Network Corp., Class A |
0.8% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. |
0.8% | |||
Organon & Co. |
0.8% | |||
APA Corp. |
0.8% | |||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. |
0.7% | |||
Kohl’s Corp. |
0.7% |
* |
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 U.S. MidCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in earnings-generating mid-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 8.93% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Communication Services, Materials and Health Care, mainly due to stock selection. Positions in Financials, Information Technology, and Consumer Staples weighed on performance, also due to stock selection within each sector. When analyzing performance by earnings yield attribution, the 3rd and 4th quintiles of companies weighed on performance the most, almost entirely due to stock selection. The Fund’s lack of exposure to companies with negative earnings yield was additive due to allocation effects, while the 1st quintile was also beneficial due to a combination of allocation and stock selection effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,056.60 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.95 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
8.93 | % | 13.40 | % | 10.77 | % | 12.00 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
8.30 | % | 13.41 | % | 10.74 | % | 11.99 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Index |
9.30 | % | 13.79 | % | 11.15 | % | 12.33 | % | ||||||||
S&P MidCap 400® Index |
4.59 | % | 14.14 | % | 11.10 | % | 12.20 | % | ||||||||
Russell Midcap Value Index |
11.45 | % | 13.69 | % | 9.99 | % | 12.01 | % | ||||||||
Russell Midcap Index |
6.92 | % | 14.89 | % | 12.62 | % | 12.85 | % |
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.
10 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund (USMF)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
29.1% | |||
Health Care |
13.3% | |||
Financials |
11.4% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
11.4% | |||
Communication Services |
9.6% | |||
Industrials |
7.8% | |||
Consumer Staples |
5.9% | |||
Energy |
3.5% | |||
Real Estate |
2.8% | |||
Materials |
2.6% | |||
Utilities |
2.5% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
International Business Machines Corp. |
1.4% | |||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
VeriSign, Inc. |
1.2% | |||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A |
1.2% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
1.2% | |||
Liberty Media Corp.—Liberty Formula One, Class C |
1.2% | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
1.2% |
* |
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 U.S. Multifactor Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in U.S. companies with the highest composite scores based on two fundamental factors, value and quality measures, and two technical factors, momentum and correlation. 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 9.68% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Materials, Real Estate and Energy, due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Information Technology, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, due to a combination of allocation and stock selection effects. Information Technology had the most negative impact almost entirely due to poor stock selection. When analyzing performance by market capitalization, large caps had a negative impact due to poor stock selection while mid caps had a negative impact due to allocation effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,059.70 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.44 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
9.68 | % | 13.93 | % | 12.80 | % | ||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
9.35 | % | 13.95 | % | 12.79 | % | ||||||
WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Index |
10.03 | % | 14.15 | % | 12.96 | % | ||||||
S&P 500® Index |
15.65 | % | 18.92 | % | 16.17 | % | ||||||
S&P 500® Equal Weight Index |
13.11 | % | 16.97 | % | 14.12 | % | ||||||
Russell 3000® Index |
11.92 | % | 18.24 | % | 15.56 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on June 29, 2017. |
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.
WisdomTree Trust | 11 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
23.6% | |||
Consumer Staples |
19.4% | |||
Industrials |
17.7% | |||
Health Care |
17.1% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
9.8% | |||
Financials |
4.9% | |||
Communication Services |
2.4% | |||
Materials |
2.2% | |||
Energy |
1.6% | |||
Real Estate |
0.8% | |||
Utilities |
0.3% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Apple, Inc. |
5.2% | |||
Johnson & Johnson |
4.9% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
4.7% | |||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3.4% | |||
Coca-Cola Co. |
3.3% | |||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
3.2% | |||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
3.2% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. |
3.2% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
2.5% | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
2.5% |
* |
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 U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying large-cap companies with growth characteristics in the U.S. equity market. 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 13.36% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Financials and Industrials, primarily due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Energy, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, due to a combination of allocation and stock selection effects. When analyzing performance by return-on-equity (“ROE“) attribution, the 1st and 2nd quintiles of companies ranked by ROE weighed on performance the most, as a result of stock selection effects. The 3rd Quintile and those companies with negative ROE were top performance contributors due to allocation and stock selection effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,090.20 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.46 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
13.36 | % | 16.35 | % | 14.82 | % | 13.53 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
13.30 | % | 16.39 | % | 14.85 | % | 13.55 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index |
13.68 | % | 16.70 | % | 15.17 | % | 13.86 | % | ||||||||
NASDAQ U.S. Dividend AchieversTM Select Index |
12.48 | % | 16.12 | % | 14.74 | % | 12.50 | % | ||||||||
S&P 500® Index |
15.65 | % | 18.92 | % | 15.99 | % | 14.22 | % | ||||||||
Russell 3000® Index |
11.92 | % | 18.24 | % | 15.40 | % | 13.81 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on May 22, 2013. |
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.
12 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
24.4% | |||
Industrials |
17.0% | |||
Utilities |
10.5% | |||
Real Estate |
10.3% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.1% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.5% | |||
Materials |
6.1% | |||
Information Technology |
5.1% | |||
Communication Services |
3.8% | |||
Energy |
3.6% | |||
Health Care |
2.1% | |||
Investment Company |
0.1% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.4% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. |
1.2% | |||
Xerox Holdings Corp. |
1.1% | |||
New Jersey Resources Corp. |
1.0% | |||
Spire, Inc. |
1.0% | |||
ONE Gas, Inc. |
1.0% | |||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A |
0.9% | |||
Vector Group Ltd. |
0.9% | |||
Greif, Inc., Class A |
0.9% | |||
NorthWestern Corp. |
0.9% |
* |
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 U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying small-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 5.18% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Financials and Real Estate, due to stock selection effects within each sector. Health Care in particular was also beneficial due to a strong allocation effect from minimal exposure. Positions in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors weighed on performance, due to allocation and stock selection effects. Energy in particular had nearly identical negative impacts from both allocation and stock selection. When analyzing performance by dividend yield attribution, the 4th and 5th quintiles of companies weighed on performance the most, owing primarily to stock selection effects. The Fund’s minimal exposure to companies with zero dividend yield was additive, while the 1st quintile was a strong, positive contributor due to allocation effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,048.20 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.94 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
5.18 | % | 8.01 | % | 6.44 | % | 10.14 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
4.61 | % | 8.02 | % | 6.48 | % | 10.12 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index |
5.58 | % | 8.45 | % | 6.83 | % | 10.38 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000® Index |
-5.79 | % | 11.74 | % | 9.74 | % | 11.04 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000® Value Index |
3.32 | % | 12.73 | % | 8.57 | % | 10.54 | % | ||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600® Index |
1.23 | % | 13.58 | % | 10.89 | % | 12.56 | % |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (EES)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
24.8% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
16.2% | |||
Industrials |
16.2% | |||
Information Technology |
10.1% | |||
Health Care |
10.0% | |||
Consumer Staples |
4.8% | |||
Materials |
4.6% | |||
Energy |
4.0% | |||
Communication Services |
4.0% | |||
Real Estate |
3.5% | |||
Utilities |
1.6% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. |
0.9% | |||
Boise Cascade Co. |
0.7% | |||
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. |
0.6% | |||
CNX Resources Corp. |
0.6% | |||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. |
0.6% | |||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
0.6% | |||
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
0.6% | |||
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. |
0.6% | |||
B. Riley Financial, Inc. |
0.5% | |||
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A |
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 U.S. SmallCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in earnings-generating small-cap companies in the U.S. equity market. 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 3.11% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Financials and Industrials, due to allocation and stock selection effects within each sector. Overall, Health Care contributed the most to Fund performance. Positions in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, almost entirely due to allocation effects. When analyzing performance by earnings yield attribution, the 4th and 5th quintiles of companies ranked by earnings yield weighed on performance the most, owing primarily to allocation effects. The Fund’s lack of exposure to companies with negative earnings yield was additive, while the 1st quintile was a top contributor almost entirely due to allocation effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,002.50 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.90 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
3.11 | % | 11.64 | % | 9.88 | % | 11.28 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
2.41 | % | 11.66 | % | 9.88 | % | 11.26 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Index |
3.51 | % | 11.99 | % | 10.20 | % | 11.52 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000® Index |
-5.79 | % | 11.74 | % | 9.74 | % | 11.04 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000® Value Index |
3.32 | % | 12.73 | % | 8.57 | % | 10.54 | % | ||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600® Index |
1.23 | % | 13.58 | % | 10.89 | % | 12.56 | % |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Industrials |
24.0% | |||
Financials |
21.0% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
12.8% | |||
Utilities |
10.5% | |||
Materials |
8.4% | |||
Information Technology |
6.4% | |||
Consumer Staples |
5.7% | |||
Health Care |
3.5% | |||
Real Estate |
3.3% | |||
Communication Services |
2.3% | |||
Energy |
1.7% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.4% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
EPR Properties |
2.4% | |||
Xerox Holdings Corp. |
2.1% | |||
Spire, Inc. |
1.9% | |||
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A |
1.9% | |||
ONE Gas, Inc. |
1.8% | |||
Mercury General Corp. |
1.7% | |||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A |
1.7% | |||
ALLETE, Inc. |
1.6% | |||
Avista Corp. |
1.6% | |||
Flowserve Corp. |
1.4% |
* |
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 U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying small-cap companies with growth characteristics in the U.S. equity market. 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 -0.45% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Health Care, Utilities and Financials, primarily due to allocation and stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in the Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Materials sectors weighed on performance for the Fund, primarily due to stock selection. When analyzing performance by return-on-equity (“ROE“) attribution, the 2nd and 1st quintiles of companies ranked by ROE weighed on performance the most, as a result of a combination of allocation and stock selection effects. The companies within the 4th and 3rd quintiles were top performance contributors due to allocation effects in the latter and stock selection in the former.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.50 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.91 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
-0.45 | % | 11.48 | % | 8.80 | % | 9.36 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
-1.03 | % | 11.50 | % | 8.78 | % | 9.34 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Index |
-0.02 | % | 11.90 | % | 9.16 | % | 9.66 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000® Index |
-5.79 | % | 11.74 | % | 9.74 | % | 9.52 | % | ||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600® Index |
1.23 | % | 13.58 | % | 10.89 | % | 11.20 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on July 25, 2013. |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
15.8% | |||
Information Technology |
15.2% | |||
Health Care |
14.8% | |||
Consumer Staples |
14.0% | |||
Energy |
9.2% | |||
Industrials |
8.4% | |||
Utilities |
6.4% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
5.6% | |||
Real Estate |
4.8% | |||
Communication Services |
2.9% | |||
Materials |
2.7% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
4.0% | |||
Apple, Inc. |
3.5% | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
3.0% | |||
Johnson & Johnson |
2.8% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.3% | |||
Chevron Corp. |
2.2% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Pfizer, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
1.9% | |||
Coca-Cola Co. |
1.9% |
* |
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 U.S. Total Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in U.S. equities from a broad range of dividend-paying companies. 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 16.73% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in Information Technology, Industrials and Health Care, primarily due to stock selection effects within each sector. Positions in Financials and Materials detracted, almost entirely due to stock selection effects. When analyzing performance by dividend yield attribution, all quintiles were beneficial. The 3rd and 2nd quintiles of companies had the least overall impact, while the companies within the 4th quintile were the strongest contributors. The Fund mostly avoided companies with zero dividend yield, which enhanced performance due to allocation effects.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,110.40 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.47 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | 0.28 | % | $ | 1.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
16.73 | % | 13.81 | % | 11.83 | % | 12.27 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
16.66 | % | 13.84 | % | 11.87 | % | 12.28 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index |
17.06 | % | 14.17 | % | 12.15 | % | 12.60 | % | ||||||||
Russell 3000® Index |
11.92 | % | 18.24 | % | 15.40 | % | 14.28 | % | ||||||||
Russell 3000® Value Index |
11.10 | % | 12.99 | % | 10.16 | % | 11.61 | % |
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, 2022 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund (WTV)
(formerly, WisdomTree U.S. Quality Shareholder Yield Fund (QSY))
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
28.8% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
12.9% | |||
Health Care |
12.1% | |||
Information Technology |
10.9% | |||
Industrials |
10.7% | |||
Communication Services |
8.6% | |||
Materials |
7.1% | |||
Energy |
6.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
2.0% | |||
Utilities |
0.5% | |||
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. |
‡ |
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 | |||
Credit Acceptance Corp. |
1.7% | |||
eBay, Inc. |
1.6% | |||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
1.6% | |||
Allstate Corp. |
1.5% | |||
Apple, Inc. |
1.5% | |||
DaVita, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Oracle Corp. |
1.4% | |||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B |
1.3% | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
1.3% | |||
Cigna Corp. |
1.3% |
* |
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 U.S. Value Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities that provide a high total shareholder yield with favorable relative quality characteristics. Prior to January 2, 2022, the Fund was known as the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Shareholder Yield Fund (QSY).
The Fund returned 11.16% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from its positions in the Information Technology and Industrials sectors, driven by stock selection effects within each sector. Allocation to Consumer Discretionary and stock selection within Health Care detracted from the performance of the Fund. Minimal exposure to companies with lower relative shareholder yields benefited Fund performance, while overweight exposure to the highest relative shareholder yield companies weighed on Fund returns over the period.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended March 31, 2022)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,045.80 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.22 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.73 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.21 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns1 |
11.16 | % | 15.21 | % | 13.76 | % | 12.54 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns1 |
10.93 | % | 15.27 | % | 13.78 | % | 12.56 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index |
11.67 | % | 13.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 11.70 | % |
1 |
The Fund’s investment objective changed effective December 18, 2017. Prior to December 18, 2017, the Fund’s investment objective sought to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Value Index. |
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.
Correlation is a statistical measure of how two sets of returns move in relation to each other. Correlation coefficients range from -1 to 1. A correlation of 1 means the two subjects of analysis move in lockstep with each other. A correlation of -1 means the two subjects of analysis have moved in exactly the opposite direction.
Factors generally are attributes that are based on its fundamentals or share price behavior.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. As a broad measure of overall domestic production, it functions as a comprehensive scorecard of a country’s economic health.
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.
Momentum is generally characterized by assets with recent price increase trends over time. This term is also associated with the momentum factor which associates these stock characteristics with excess return vs. the market over time.
The MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index is designed to maximize exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI USA Index, its parent index.
The MSCI USA Momentum Index is designed to reflect the performance of an equity momentum strategy by emphasizing stocks with high price momentum, while maintaining reasonably high trading liquidity, investment capacity and moderate index turnover.
The NASDAQ U.S. Dividend AchieversTM Select Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of U.S. common stocks that have a history of increasing dividends for at least ten consecutive years.
The O’Neil Growth Index is a comprised of mid- and large-cap companies that provide exposure to high growth and momentum U.S. exchange-listed companies.
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”).
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe.
The Russell 1000® Index represents the top 1000 companies by market capitalization in the United States.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the large-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe, selecting from the Russell 1000 Index.
The Russell 2000® Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the smallest 2,000 securities in the Russell 3000 Index, based on total market capitalization.
The Russell 2000® Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the small-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe, selecting from the Russell 2000 Index.
The Russell 3000® Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.
The Russell 3000® Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the value segment of the broad U.S. equity market, selecting from the Russell 3000 Index.
The Russell Midcap® Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the smallest 800 stocks of the Russell 1000 Index.
The Russell Midcap® Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the midcap value segment of the U.S. equity universe, selecting from the Russell Midcap Index.
The S&P 500® Equal Weight Index is the equal-weight version of the widely used S&P 500® Index. The index includes the same constituents as the capitalization-weighted S&P 500 Index, but each company is allocated a fixed weight — or 0.2% of the index total at each quarterly rebalance.
The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks selected by the Standard & Poor’s Index Committee, designed to represent the performance of the leading industries in the United States economy.
The S&P 500® Value Index is an index comprised of S&P 500 Index constituents that screen favorably on measures of value such as book value, earnings, and sales to price.
The S&P MidCap 400® Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the mid-capitalization range of the U.S. stock market, with stocks selected by the Standard & Poor’s Index Committee.
The S&P SmallCap 600® Index seeks to measure the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are liquid and financially viable.
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 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.
Shareholder Yield generally refers to a data point that references a combination of dividend yield and buyback yield.
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)
Value is generally characterized by lower price levels relative to fundamentals, such as earnings or dividends. Prices are lower because investors are less certain of the performance of these fundamentals in the future. This term is also related to the value factor, which associates these stock characteristics with excess returns vs. the market over time.
Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index around a particular average level. If the price stays relatively stable, the security has low volatility. A highly volatile security hits new highs and lows quickly, moves erratically, and has rapid increases and dramatic falls.
The WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. stock market.
The WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Index is comprised of companies with high dividend yields, selected from the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.
The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is comprised of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market, selected from the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.
The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market.
The WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Index is comprised of the mid-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market, selected from the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.
The WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the mid-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market.
The WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Index is comprised of 200 U.S. companies with the highest composite scores based on two fundamental factors, value and quality measures, and two technical factors, momentum and correlation.
The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index is comprised of dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics.
The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Index is comprised of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market, selected from the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.
The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market.
The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Index is comprised of the small-capitalization segment of dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics.
Index performance information assumes the reinvestment of dividends and excludes management fees, transaction costs and expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
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WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL)
March 31, 2022
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.6% | ||||||||
United States – 96.0% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense – 1.3% | ||||||||
HEICO Corp.(a) |
29,525 | $ | 4,533,269 | |||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
8,017 | 1,991,984 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense |
|
6,525,253 | ||||||
Auto Components – 1.0% |
| |||||||
Gentex Corp. |
169,988 | 4,958,550 | ||||||
Banks – 2.8% |
| |||||||
Bank of America Corp. |
110,376 | 4,549,699 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. |
127,673 | 6,817,738 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp |
23,144 | 1,230,104 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
24,786 | 1,201,129 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Banks |
|
13,798,670 | ||||||
Beverages – 2.3% |
| |||||||
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
303,187 | 11,490,787 | ||||||
Building Products – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Allegion PLC |
10,840 | 1,190,015 | ||||||
Capital Markets – 8.0% |
| |||||||
CME Group, Inc. |
47,210 | 11,229,370 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
62,158 | 1,735,451 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
80,790 | 10,673,975 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. |
31,678 | 5,645,020 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. |
22,984 | 2,676,487 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. |
69,977 | 4,213,315 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. |
50,670 | 3,440,493 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Capital Markets |
|
39,614,111 | ||||||
Chemicals – 7.2% |
| |||||||
Dow, Inc. |
99,492 | 6,339,630 | ||||||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. |
86,374 | 6,355,399 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. |
77,008 | 8,629,516 | ||||||
Element Solutions, Inc. |
54,158 | 1,186,060 | ||||||
FMC Corp. |
21,474 | 2,825,334 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. |
65,836 | 8,629,125 | ||||||
Valvoline, Inc. |
39,478 | 1,245,926 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Chemicals |
|
35,210,990 | ||||||
Communications Equipment – 0.8% |
| |||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. |
100,984 | 3,752,566 | ||||||
Distributors – 1.5% |
| |||||||
Genuine Parts Co. |
58,868 | 7,418,545 | ||||||
Electric Utilities – 3.3% |
| |||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
41,427 | 3,235,449 | ||||||
Southern Co. |
108,918 | 7,897,644 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
71,217 | 5,139,731 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Electric Utilities |
|
16,272,824 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment – 1.1% |
| |||||||
AMETEK, Inc. |
39,921 | 5,316,679 | ||||||
Entertainment – 0.3% |
| |||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
9,726 | 1,230,436 | ||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4% |
| |||||||
Realty Income Corp. |
28,027 | 1,942,271 | ||||||
Food Products – 2.9% |
| |||||||
Flowers Foods, Inc. |
82,203 | 2,113,439 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A |
193,773 | 12,165,069 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Food Products |
|
14,278,508 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 10.8% |
| |||||||
Baxter International, Inc. |
85,330 | 6,616,488 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. |
42,439 | 11,288,774 | ||||||
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. |
95,388 | 4,694,997 | ||||||
Figs, Inc., Class A* |
85,788 | 1,846,158 | ||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* |
18,989 | 1,401,009 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* |
37,589 | 2,415,469 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC |
113,032 | 12,540,900 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. |
14,619 | 3,908,390 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
67,876 | 8,681,340 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
|
53,393,525 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.4% |
| |||||||
Cigna Corp. |
25,660 | 6,148,393 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. |
13,766 | 5,990,550 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
9,425 | 4,806,467 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services |
|
16,945,410 | ||||||
Household Products – 2.2% |
| |||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
17,046 | 1,292,598 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
54,647 | 8,350,062 | ||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.(a) |
42,005 | 1,232,427 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Household Products |
|
10,875,087 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates – 4.7% |
| |||||||
3M Co. |
26,867 | 3,999,959 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
24,984 | 4,861,387 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. |
30,278 | 14,298,180 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Industrial Conglomerates |
|
23,159,526 | ||||||
Insurance – 9.1% |
| |||||||
Allstate Corp. |
64,476 | 8,930,571 | ||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
52,063 | 9,090,200 | ||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. |
66,360 | 4,795,837 | ||||||
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. |
42,182 | 6,307,053 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
74,047 | 8,105,184 | ||||||
Unum Group |
248,553 | 7,831,905 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Insurance |
|
45,060,750 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services – 0.7% |
| |||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* |
15,436 | 3,432,349 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Class A*(a) |
9,408 | 1,042,218 | ||||||
IT Services – 9.9% |
| |||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) |
70,666 | 3,967,896 | ||||||
Amdocs Ltd. |
109,398 | 8,993,610 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
74,936 | 17,050,937 | ||||||
DXC Technology Co.* |
49,710 | 1,622,037 | ||||||
Genpact Ltd. |
211,798 | 9,215,331 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL)
March 31, 2022
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* |
42,295 | $ | 3,540,092 | |||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
10,022 | 1,974,835 | ||||||
Paysafe Ltd.* |
672,839 | 2,280,924 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total IT Services |
|
48,645,662 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.8% |
| |||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
50,263 | 6,651,303 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* |
9,631 | 2,226,783 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services |
|
8,878,086 | ||||||
Machinery – 7.6% |
| |||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
38,110 | 1,496,199 | ||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. |
24,553 | 1,275,037 | ||||||
Dover Corp. |
17,426 | 2,734,140 | ||||||
Fortive Corp. |
123,571 | 7,529,181 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. |
22,257 | 3,067,237 | ||||||
Nordson Corp. |
20,101 | 4,564,535 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide Corp. |
98,884 | 7,609,124 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. |
45,230 | 3,983,406 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. |
19,994 | 4,108,367 | ||||||
Toro Co. |
14,259 | 1,219,002 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Machinery |
|
37,586,228 | ||||||
Media – 1.9% |
| |||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A |
170,891 | 8,001,117 | ||||||
DISH Network Corp., Class A*(a) |
39,887 | 1,262,423 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Media |
|
9,263,540 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities – 1.9% |
| |||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
40,886 | 3,871,087 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. |
167,068 | 5,312,762 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Multi-Utilities |
|
9,183,849 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.1% |
| |||||||
APA Corp. |
72,216 | 2,984,687 | ||||||
HF Sinclair Corp.* |
41,508 | 1,654,094 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
229,596 | 4,341,660 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. |
39,365 | 1,315,185 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
|
10,295,626 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals – 1.4% |
| |||||||
Johnson & Johnson |
38,618 | 6,844,268 | ||||||
Professional Services – 0.3% |
| |||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. |
15,112 | 1,327,438 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.4% |
| |||||||
Intel Corp. |
137,402 | 6,809,643 | ||||||
Software – 0.7% |
| |||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
44,912 | 3,369,298 | ||||||
Tobacco – 2.8% |
| |||||||
Altria Group, Inc. |
118,942 | 6,214,720 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
81,115 | 7,619,943 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Tobacco |
|
13,834,663 | ||||||
Total United States |
|
472,947,371 | ||||||
China – 1.7% |
| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7% | ||||||||
Yum China Holdings, Inc.(a) |
195,451 | 8,119,035 | ||||||
Puerto Rico – 1.1% |
| |||||||
Banks – 1.1% |
| |||||||
Popular, Inc. |
67,607 | 5,526,196 | ||||||
United Kingdom – 0.8% |
| |||||||
Machinery – 0.8% |
| |||||||
Pentair PLC |
72,066 | 3,906,698 | ||||||
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS (Cost: $496,886,816) |
|
490,499,300 | ||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND – 0.1% |
| |||||||
United States – 0.1% |
| |||||||
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF(a) |
||||||||
(Cost: $687,399) | 4,351 | 722,179 | ||||||
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.2% |
| |||||||
United States – 0.2% |
| |||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.25%(b) |
||||||||
(Cost: $964,907) | 964,907 | 964,907 | ||||||
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.9% (Cost: $498,539,122) |
|
492,186,386 | ||||||
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.1% |
|
449,629 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS – 100.0% |
|
$ | 492,636,015 |
* |
Non-income producing security. |
(a) |
Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at March 31, 2022 (See Note 2). At March 31, 2022, the total market value of the Fund’s securities on loan identified in the Schedule of Investments was $9,361,617. The Fund also had securities on loan having a total market value of $391,713 that were sold and pending settlement. The total market value of the collateral held by the Fund was $10,151,494. The total market value of the collateral includes non-cash U.S. Government securities collateral having a value of $9,186,587. |
(b) |
Rate shown represents annualized 7-day yield as of March 31, 2022. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL)
March 31, 2022
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES |
Affiliated holdings are investments in entities in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities or are investments in entities which are under common ownership or control. Investments in affiliates during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were as follows:
Affiliate | Value at 3/31/2021 |
Purchases/ Additions |
Sales/ Reductions |
Realized Gain/(Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation |
Value at 3/31/2022 |
Dividend Income |
|||||||||||||||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund^ |
$ | 177,066 | $ | 3,497,452 | $ | 3,726,650 | $ | 81,127 | $ | (28,995 | ) | $ | — | $ | 10,906 | |||||||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund^ |
179,020 | 3,488,420 | 3,702,858 | 86,438 | (51,020 | ) | — | 11,517 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 356,086 | $ | 6,985,872 | $ | 7,429,508 | $ | 167,565 | $ | (80,015 | ) | $ | — | $ | 22,423 |
^ |
As of March 31, 2022, the Fund did not hold a position in this affiliate. |
FAIR VALUATION SUMMARY |
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 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 |
$ | 490,499,300 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 490,499,300 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Fund |
722,179 | — | — | 722,179 | ||||||||||||
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned |
— | 964,907 | — | 964,907 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities |
$ | 491,221,479 | $ | 964,907 | $ | — | $ | 492,186,386 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
WisdomTree U.S. ESG Fund (RESP)
March 31, 2022
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% |
| |||||||
United States – 99.9% |
| |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics – 1.2% |
| |||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
865 | $ | 93,169 | |||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
1,241 | 128,022 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. |
1,123 | 259,851 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B |
2,066 | 443,074 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Air Freight & Logistics |
|
924,116 | ||||||
Airlines – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc.* |
2,827 | 163,994 | ||||||
Auto Components – 0.3% |
| |||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. |
3,416 | 132,882 | ||||||
Gentex Corp. |
4,211 | 122,835 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Auto Components |
|
255,717 | ||||||
Automobiles – 2.7% |
| |||||||
Ford Motor Co. |
13,446 | 227,372 | ||||||
General Motors Co.* |
5,542 | 242,407 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
2,821 | 111,147 | ||||||
Tesla, Inc.* |
1,359 | 1,464,459 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Automobiles |
|
2,045,385 | ||||||
Banks – 4.3% |
| |||||||
Bank of America Corp. |
15,432 | 636,107 | ||||||
Bank OZK |
1,732 | 73,956 | ||||||
BOK Financial Corp. |
620 | 58,249 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. |
5,530 | 295,302 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. |
2,274 | 103,080 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. |
1,551 | 140,257 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
3,991 | 171,773 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
5,217 | 711,182 | ||||||
KeyCorp |
7,231 | 161,830 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc. |
1,777 | 35,522 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
1,400 | 258,230 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. |
7,380 | 164,279 | ||||||
Synovus Financial Corp. |
1,567 | 76,783 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp |
4,288 | 227,907 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp |
3,878 | 50,492 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corp. |
2,187 | 122,734 | ||||||
Western Alliance Bancorp |
690 | 57,146 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Banks |
|
3,344,829 | ||||||
Beverages – 1.3% |
| |||||||
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B |
2,069 | 138,664 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A |
565 | 130,131 | ||||||
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
5,041 | 191,054 | ||||||
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B |
2,659 | 141,937 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
2,418 | 404,725 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Beverages |
|
1,006,511 | ||||||
Biotechnology – 2.5% |
| |||||||
AbbVie, Inc. |
3,029 | 491,031 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. |
1,254 | 303,242 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* |
895 | 188,487 | ||||||
Exelixis, Inc.* |
1,624 | 36,816 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
3,727 | 221,570 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.* |
855 | 67,904 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc.* |
877 | 151,072 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* |
315 | 220,002 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.* |
262 | 47,006 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* |
608 | 158,670 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Biotechnology |
|
1,885,800 | ||||||
Building Products – 0.6% |
| |||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* |
313 | 20,201 | ||||||
Lennox International, Inc. |
493 | 127,125 | ||||||
Masco Corp. |
2,434 | 124,134 | ||||||
Owens Corning |
2,143 | 196,085 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Building Products |
|
467,545 | ||||||
Capital Markets – 2.4% |
| |||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
542 | 162,795 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
4,203 | 208,595 | ||||||
CBOE Global Markets, Inc. |
596 | 68,194 | ||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. |
334 | 145,006 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
4,530 | 126,478 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
858 | 283,226 | ||||||
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. |
600 | 52,680 | ||||||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. |
2,329 | 76,508 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley |
4,174 | 364,807 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. |
837 | 343,321 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Capital Markets |
|
1,831,610 | ||||||
Chemicals – 1.5% |
| |||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
2,348 | 241,985 | ||||||
Dow, Inc. |
5,756 | 366,772 | ||||||
Huntsman Corp. |
5,752 | 215,758 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. |
3,586 | 238,469 | ||||||
Westlake Corp. |
525 | 64,785 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Chemicals |
|
1,127,769 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.6% |
| |||||||
Republic Services, Inc. |
1,487 | 197,028 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. |
1,536 | 243,456 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies |
|
440,484 | ||||||
Communications Equipment – 1.3% |
| |||||||
Ciena Corp.* |
2,534 | 153,636 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
11,738 | 654,511 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. |
5,474 | 203,414 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Communications Equipment |
|
1,011,561 | ||||||
Construction & Engineering – 0.4% |
| |||||||
AECOM |
2,285 | 175,511 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. |
1,457 | 164,102 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Construction & Engineering |
|
339,613 | ||||||
Consumer Finance – 1.4% |
| |||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. |
2,703 | 117,526 | ||||||
American Express Co. |
2,014 | 376,618 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
1,682 | 220,830 | ||||||
Credit Acceptance Corp.*(a) |
25 | 13,759 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services |
1,329 | 146,443 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
WisdomTree Trust | 25 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree U.S. ESG Fund (RESP)
March 31, 2022
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. |
1,774 | $ | 84,105 | |||||
Synchrony Financial |
3,178 | 110,626 | ||||||
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Total Consumer Finance |
|
1,069,907 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging – 0.4% |
| |||||||
Packaging Corp. of America |
1,019 | 159,076 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. |
2,395 | 160,369 | ||||||
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Total Containers & Packaging | 319,445 | |||||||
Distributors – 0.1% |
| |||||||
Genuine Parts Co. |
699 | 88,088 | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1% |
| |||||||
Service Corp. International |
929 | 61,147 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Voya Financial, Inc. |
2,504 | 166,140 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.6% |
| |||||||
AT&T, Inc. |
24,224 | 572,413 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
12,450 | 634,203 | ||||||
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Total Diversified Telecommunication Services |
|
1,206,616 | ||||||
Electric Utilities – 1.2% |
| |||||||
Avangrid, Inc.(a) |
4,575 | 213,835 | ||||||
Edison International |
2,988 | 209,459 | ||||||
Eversource Energy |
2,536 | 223,650 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. |
5,764 | 274,539 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Electric Utilities |
|
921,483 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. |
741 | 140,271 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.8% |
| |||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* |
1,653 | 196,096 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. |
5,344 | 197,247 | ||||||
Jabil, Inc. |
3,796 | 234,327 | ||||||
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Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
|
627,670 | ||||||
Entertainment – 0.5% |
| |||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
1,276 | 161,427 | ||||||
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A |
6,696 | 253,443 | ||||||
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Total Entertainment |
|
414,870 | ||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.3% |
| |||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. |
5,800 | 149,698 | ||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. |
5,750 | 197,397 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. |
3,864 | 214,104 | ||||||
Kilroy Realty Corp. |
2,898 | 221,465 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. |
747 | 23,277 | ||||||
Public Storage |
442 | 172,504 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. |
1,397 | 183,789 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. |
3,989 | 246,361 | ||||||
W.P. Carey, Inc. |
1,419 | 114,712 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
5,476 | 207,540 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
1,730,847 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.2% |
| |||||||
Sysco Corp. |
1,822 | 148,766 | ||||||
Food Products – 2.8% |
| |||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
2,050 | 185,033 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. |
3,528 | 157,243 | ||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. |
4,334 | 145,492 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* |
1,213 | 97,501 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. |
2,871 | 194,424 | ||||||
Hershey Co. |
927 | 200,816 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. |
2,943 | 151,682 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. |
1,185 | 103,273 | ||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. |
892 | 120,786 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. |
2,523 | 162,708 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. |
3,507 | 138,141 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc., Non-Voting Shares |
1,619 | 161,576 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A |
3,695 | 231,972 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.* |
542 | 37,539 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A |
1,153 | 103,344 | ||||||
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|
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Total Food Products |
|
2,191,530 | ||||||
Gas Utilities – 0.3% |
| |||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. |
910 | 108,736 | ||||||
UGI Corp. |
2,792 | 101,126 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Gas Utilities |
|
209,862 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.4% |
| |||||||
Abbott Laboratories |
3,326 | 393,666 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. |
2,343 | 181,676 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. |
847 | 225,302 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* |
4,645 | 205,727 | ||||||
Cooper Cos., Inc. |
108 | 45,100 | ||||||
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. |
2,156 | 106,118 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* |
2,093 | 246,388 | ||||||
Envista Holdings Corp.* |
1,421 | 69,217 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* |
1,494 | 114,769 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. |
580 | 140,656 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
1,118 | 142,992 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
|
1,871,611 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.2% |
| |||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. |
1,069 | 165,385 | ||||||
Anthem, Inc. |
567 | 278,522 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
2,680 | 151,956 | ||||||
Centene Corp.* |
1,708 | 143,797 | ||||||
Chemed Corp. |
39 | 19,755 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. |
948 | 227,150 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. |
2,918 | 295,331 | ||||||
DaVita, Inc.* |
1,106 | 125,100 | ||||||
Encompass Health Corp. |
1,268 | 90,167 | ||||||
HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
599 | 150,121 | ||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.* |
1,266 | 110,383 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. |
485 | 211,057 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* |
360 | 94,918 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. |
570 | 174,494 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* |
226 | 75,391 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
1,069 | 146,303 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* |
1,106 | 95,072 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
26 | WisdomTree Trust |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree U.S. ESG Fund (RESP)
March 31, 2022
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,346 | $ | 686,420 | |||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B |
204 | 29,570 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Health Care Providers & Services |
|
3,270,892 | ||||||
Health Care Technology – 0.1% |
| |||||||
Change Healthcare, Inc.* |
1,839 | 40,090 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.5% |
| |||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
985 | 130,956 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. |
1,473 | 364,243 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corp., Class A* |
1,000 | 58,750 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. |
2,960 | 269,271 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. |
398 | 33,325 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. |
397 | 103,327 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
1,555 | 184,314 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
|
1,144,186 | ||||||
Household Durables – 0.5% |
| |||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. |
5,170 | 110,690 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. |
1,309 | 54,847 | ||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. |
2,648 | 73,932 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. |
726 | 125,438 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Household Durables |
|
364,907 | ||||||
Household Products – 1.6% |
| |||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
1,272 | 126,411 | ||||||
Clorox Co. |
1,098 | 152,655 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
2,776 | 210,504 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
1,253 | 154,320 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3,736 | 570,861 | ||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. |
1,368 | 40,137 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Household Products |
|
1,254,888 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.4% |
| |||||||
3M Co. |
2,037 | 303,269 | ||||||
Insurance – 3.2% |
| |||||||
Aflac, Inc. |
3,246 | 209,010 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.* |
89 | 75,383 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. |
1,445 | 200,147 | ||||||
American Financial Group, Inc. |
564 | 82,130 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. |
2,675 | 167,910 | ||||||
CNA Financial Corp. |
2,109 | 102,539 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
1,239 | 60,513 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. |
1,281 | 83,034 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
2,769 | 198,842 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. |
1,254 | 213,707 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. |
3,485 | 244,926 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. |
917 | 23,723 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. |
1,666 | 189,907 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
1,893 | 223,696 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
851 | 93,150 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. |
1,048 | 191,501 | ||||||
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
1,344 | 89,497 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Insurance |
|
2,449,615 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services – 5.1% |
| |||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* |
1,423 | 3,957,861 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.2% |
| |||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* |
701 | 2,285,225 | ||||||
eBay, Inc. |
3,037 | 173,899 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
|
2,459,124 | ||||||
IT Services – 6.7% |
| |||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* |
1,736 | 207,261 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
1,627 | 370,208 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A |
2,957 | 265,154 | ||||||
Concentrix Corp. |
766 | 127,585 | ||||||
DXC Technology Co.* |
5,653 | 184,457 | ||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc.* |
680 | 201,695 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
2,496 | 250,648 | ||||||
Gartner, Inc.* |
453 | 134,749 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. |
1,035 | 141,629 | ||||||
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* |