WisdomTree Trust
Annual Report
June 30, 2023
International Equity ETFs:
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund (DDLS)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ESG Fund (RESE)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (XC)
WisdomTree International ESG Fund (RESD)
Fixed Income ETFs:
WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund (WFIG)
WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (WFHY)
WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund (SFIG)
Efficient Core ETFs:
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Efficient Core Fund (NTSE)
WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund (NTSI)
WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund (NTSX)
Megatrends ETFs:
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund (WTAI)
WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Fund (WBAT)
WisdomTree BioRevolution Fund (WDNA)
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD)
WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR)
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(unaudited)
U.S. Markets
U.S. equity markets, as measured by the S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”), returned 19.59% in U.S. dollar (“USD”) terms for the 12-month fiscal period ending June 30, 2023 (the “period”).
After bottoming out in September 2022, U.S. equities climbed higher for the remainder of the period as investors anticipated the end of the Federal Reserve’s (“Fed’s”) rate hike campaign. Record inflation rates began to decelerate, which stoked optimism in equity markets that the Fed’s monetary tightening efforts were working and would soon no longer be needed. Meanwhile, labor markets remained resilient, discouraging pessimists who proposed that a recession was imminent based on the cumulative rate tightening efforts from the Fed. A “soft landing” scenario, where interest rates could rise to combat inflation and then eventually fall back to stable levels without triggering a recession or severely disrupting labor markets, became an increasingly likely possibility.
Inflation grew 6% year-over-year at the end of 2022 and decelerated from its June 2022 peak of 9.1% for the remainder of the period. Meanwhile, the U-3 Unemployment Rate seldom budged from the 3.4-3.7% range, similar to pre-pandemic levels and the lowest since the early 1970s.
With each monthly release of inflation and nonfarm payrolls data, markets parsed the reports for their impact on the future direction of monetary policy, growing increasingly confident that the end of interest rate hikes were in sight by 2023. Despite the optimism, the Fed raised rates a cumulative 350 basis points during the period to combat rising inflation. The Federal Funds Rate began the period at 1.75% and concluded it at 5.25%, which included a sequence of three consecutive hikes of 75 basis points during the summer and fall months of 2022.
Despite these headwinds, equities remained resilient for most of the period and rallied from their lows to finish the period in bull market territory.
Equities were in negative territory during the first quarter of the period as markets tried to discern the future path of monetary policy from the most recent economic data. Stubbornly high inflation persisted despite the Fed’s rate hike efforts. Year-over-year inflation fell from its 9.1% peak in June of 2022, but remained over 8% during the summer months, which disappointed markets after they realized that more interest rate hikes were necessary. During these three months, the Fed raised rates 1.50% further and finished at 3.25% with the expectation of additional future increases. During this period, the S&P 500 lost 4.88% while the Russell 2000 Index (“Russell 2000”) lost 2.19%. After two quarters of declines, real Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) grew 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
The September-December quarter of the period offered a modest respite from the volatility that characterized the first half of 2022. Although year-over-year inflation remained high by historical standards, the U.S. began to observe disinflationary pressures, with the headline readings falling from 7.7% to 6.5% by quarter-end. This injected optimism into the markets, which started to have confidence that the Fed’s aggressive policy tightening campaign was working, and an end could be expected. More importantly, markets were encouraged that the Fed might be able to direct a “soft landing” economic scenario, where rate hikes might successfully reduce inflation without engendering a severe recession. The S&P 500 returned a positive 7.56% during the quarter, while the Russell 2000 broke higher by 6.23%. The Fed raised rates another 1.25% during the quarter, concluding 2022 at 4.5% on the Federal Funds Rate. Real GDP grew by 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
Investors entered 2023 with the same optimism that concluded 2022. They believed that the end of rate hikes and high inflation was imminent, and that a “soft landing” was likely. Disinflationary pressures remained in headline inflation numbers throughout the quarter. The Fed slowed the pace of its rate hike campaign, opting for two consecutive 25 basis point moves to bring the Federal Funds Rate to 5%. The quarter was not without volatility from an unanticipated risk factor, however: the unanticipated threat of a
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Market Environment Overview
(unaudited) (continued)
banking crisis triggered by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and others on extremely shaky footing due to depositor runs and mismanaged interest rate risks in their asset portfolios. Optimism plummeted for much of March, with markets giving up the gains they had earned to that point, as fears of contagion and recession from the banking system triggered flashbacks to the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. The Fed acted decisively once again, creating lending facilities to shore up weaker, vulnerable banks, while other institutions helped facilitate the sale of failing banks, which eased investor anxieties and established confidence that contagion would be avoided. Markets finished the quarter much better, with the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 growing 7.50% and 2.74%, respectively. Real GDP remained steady and grew by 2.0%.
The final quarter of the period began slow for equities but finished much stronger. Markets moved slightly higher without many catalysts in April and May, but June offered more excitement. May’s inflation release showed continued deceleration with the year-over-year rate falling 0.9% from April to May, which was essentially matched again in June with a 1.0% deceleration. In just over one full quarter, year-over-year inflation readings were cut in half, falling from 6.0% to 3.0%, much closer to the Fed’s preferred, long-term 2.0% target. Markets were convinced that the end of the rate hike campaign was imminent, and several Fed policymakers expressed that upcoming rate decisions would be “data-dependent”. This insinuated that they no longer had preconceived intentions to continue raising rates, preferring to let the cumulative impact of rate hikes over the past year work its way throughout the economy. They implied that a “pause” before eventually pivoting to rate cuts, when necessary, would be the likely policy path in the interim. Nonetheless, this stoked enthusiasm and risk-on appetite in the equity markets. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 climbed higher by 8.74% and 5.21%, respectively. Labor markets never soured either, vindicating the “soft landing” supporters, as the unemployment rate finished the period at 3.6%. GDP data is not yet available as of this writing.
Developed International Markets
Developed international equity markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, returned 18.77% in USD terms during the 12-month fiscal period ending June 30, 2023 (the “period”).
Currency performance was mixed during the period, though most of the G10 basket of currencies weakened versus the USD. The Norwegian krone (-8.29%), Japanese yen (-5.95%), and Swedish krona (-5.31%) were the worst performing currencies, while the Swiss franc (6.64%), British pound (4.31%) and euro (4.05%) were among the few that strengthened versus the USD. The pound and euro benefited from improving interest rate differentials between the U.K. and European markets, which continued to raise rates to combat inflation while the U.S. appeared to be ending its rate hike cycle. The krone struggled as a “petrocurrency”, which is one that is linked to global oil prices, since oil benchmarks and broader commodity prices declined during the period and remained in a narrow trading range for most of the year-to-date 2023 period. The yen, meanwhile, exhibits idiosyncratic weakness, as the Bank of Japan continues to suppress interest rates to stimulate economic growth. As a result, the yen has weakened due to widening interest rate differentials with the rest of the developed world.
Developed international equity markets embarked on a protracted battle against record inflation for most of 2022 after record monetary and fiscal stimulus to support the post-pandemic economic recovery. Risk-off sentiment from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s campaign to combat inflation migrated to developed markets, and the MSCI EAFE plummeted by 9.36% in USD terms during the first quarter of the period. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) began raising its benchmark refinancing rate from -0.5% to positive 0.75%, but investors quickly surmised that more would be needed to combat inflation climbing into double digit range. For context, the ECB held rates below 0% in an effort to stimulate economic growth since about 2014 and has held year-over-year inflation under 2% since roughly 2013, so these developments marked a significant paradigm shift. As the largest component of the developed market universe, Eurozone GDP grew 0.4% during the quarter.
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Market Environment Overview
(unaudited) (continued)
After two straight quarters of deep declines, the final quarter of 2022 provided some optimism. Europe began to see disinflationary pressures materialize as inflation rolled off its 10.6% high in October. With signs of the ECB’s rate hike effort working so far, this provided a welcome respite to developed market investors, and the MSCI EAFE Index returned 17.34% in USD terms. Eurozone GDP growth was flat during the quarter, slightly declining by 0.1%. Continuing its fight against inflation, the ECB hiked another 1.25% to bring its refinancing rate up to 2.0% by the end of 2022.
Optimism from the end of 2022 continued into the first quarter of 2023. Disinflation continued in Europe, falling from 9.2% down to 6.9% through March, as the ECB slowed the pace of its rate hike campaign. During the quarter, it raised rates only 1% between two 50 basis point hikes to conclude the period at 3.0%. Rates have not been this high since late 2008 amid a policy rate easing campaign during the Global Financial Crisis. Markets began to believe the end of the fight against inflation was in sight, and the MSCI EAFE Index returned 8.47% in USD terms. The quarter finished on a resounding note, despite fears of a banking crisis originating in the U.S. spreading overseas. Credit Suisse faced major solvency issues, but a crisis was averted after regulators helped facilitate a sale to UBS to stabilize the banking system, which appeased markets and contributed to the strong finish for the quarter. Despite the banking scare, eurozone GDP was mostly flat, though it slightly fell 0.1% quarter-over-quarter.
The final quarter of the period, March to June 2023, saw the MSCI EAFE Index return 2.95% in USD terms. The ECB continued its rate hike campaign amid its battle with high inflation, bringing its refinancing rate up to 4.0%. Despite a slight pickup from 6.9% to 7.0% in April compared to the month prior, year-over-year inflation continued to fall through the end of the quarter, registering at 6.1% in May and 5.5% in June. Markets have been intently watching the ECB for any signals about the future path of monetary policy, though markets are expecting a 25-basis point increase in July to 3.75%. Beyond that, expectations are that the ECB will follow the lead of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which indicated it will be more “data-dependent” for future policy rate decisions. Markets are becoming optimistic that rate hikes are nearing their conclusion, as a result.
Global Markets/Emerging Markets
Global equity markets, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), returned 16.53% in USD terms for the 12-month fiscal period ending June 30, 2023 (the “period”). Emerging markets (“EM”) (measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index) moved slightly higher, rising 1.75% in USD terms.
Currency performance was mixed during the period. The major emerging market currencies to strengthen versus the USD were the Mexican peso (17.48%), Brazilian real (9.85%), and Singaporean dollar (2.82%). Most others weakened versus the USD, including the Argentine peso (-51.23%), Russian ruble (-39.35%), Turkish lira (-35.81%), Chinese yuan renminbi (-7.64%), and Indian rupee (-3.74%).
Global equities generally advanced during the period, as most regions began to benefit from prevailing risk-on appetite that materialized in late 2022 and early 2023. Global central banks were forced to raise interest rates at various intervals to combat rising inflation, which eventually began to cool and encouraged investors that the end of the rising rate cycle was imminent. EM followed suit, though to varying degrees as each region encountered idiosyncratic issues that diverged their policy pathways.
Global equities fell about 7% in USD terms during the first quarter of the period, while the selloff in EM was more pronounced, falling over 11.5%. Many regions began to experience peak inflation at this point, which cemented the global monetary policy trajectory for the near future. More rate hikes would be needed to combat inflation, and central banks continued to do so. Equities remained under constant pressure as a result. As the largest component of the EM universe, China’s economy bounced back after lackluster growth in early 2022, growing by about 3.9% during the June to September quarter.
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Market Environment Overview
(unaudited) (concluded)
Markets regained their footing heading into the second quarter of the period and the final quarter of 2022, returning about 9.76% in USD terms. EM followed suit, returning 9.7% in USD terms. As disinflationary pressures became evident, investors became encouraged that the end of policy tightening was in sight, which encouraged the possibility of a soft economic landing around the world. EM specifically also got a boost from the surprise announcement in the fall that China would be suspending its COVID Zero policy, thereby formally “reopening” its economy. On these revived growth prospects, China got an overdue tailwind, which spread to EM as the heavyweight allocation within most EM indexes. Despite this, Chinese economic growth was flat to end the year.
Optimistic sentiment persisted into the first quarter of 2023. Global equities returned 7.31% and EM returned just under 4%, both in USD terms. Economic data releases seemed to confirm ongoing disinflationary pressures, which supported investors’ sentiments that the end of rate hikes was on the horizon. Notably, markets survived the specter of a banking crisis in the U.S. that, at one point, threatened the global banking system via contagion. This fear was quickly dispelled as the failing banks were isolated and equities resumed their upward trajectory that characterized much of the first quarter.
During the final quarter of the period, global equities returned 6.18% in USD terms while EM grew by 0.9%. Most major economies remained resilient despite the cumulative effect of monetary tightening, which encouraged the idea of a soft landing around the world. Inflation continued to decelerate toward stable, tolerable levels over the long-term and investors remained optimistic. EM, however, continued to struggle as economic growth in China continues to sputter. Export data has been discouraging and several other barometers have missed expectations. That continued to weigh on prospects for the broader region as a whole as markets await steady improvement.
Fixed Income
U.S. fixed income performance was volatile amid a transforming economic landscape and changes in investor risk sentiment. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a gauge of the broad U.S. fixed income market, fell about 1% during the period, with the deepest declines observed during the first four months of the period. U.S. Treasury yields, a barometer for domestic interest rates due to its relationship with the Fed funds rate at the short end of the yield curve and future economic growth prospects at the long end, rose while the slope and shape changed throughout the period. Yields on shorter-dated tenors began the period near 1-3%, commensurate with prevailing Fed’s monetary policy activity, but finished the period well above 5% as Treasury investors kept pace with policy activity. Longer-dated yields rose as well, though the 10-year Treasury yield (the market’s preferred indication of overall U.S. Treasury yields) varied during the period as the market digested the possibility that the Fed would have to raise rates high enough to tip the U.S. economy into recession just to combat historic inflation. The 10-year yield began the period at 2.98%, rose as high 4.24%, and then fell to 3.98% to conclude the period. Overall, the long-dated end of the curve rose by much less than front-end, which inverted the yield curve and sparked fears of recession due to curve inversion historically being a leading recessionary indicator.
Despite this, bullish sentiment in riskier fixed income sectors prevailed and fixed income markets climbed off their lows during the period from late-2022 through the end of June 2023. High yield corporate bonds, proxied by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, gained about 9% over the entire 12-month period, as many investors believed the Fed would achieve a soft landing without economic ramifications that would disproportionately harm riskier corporate borrowers. Investment grade credit was also successful, though to a lesser extent, as the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index returned 1.55%. Corporate and high yield spreads remained relatively rangebound near their longer-term lows, as investors remained confident that corporate balance sheets would remain resilient and a large default wave would be avoided.
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Information about Performance and Shareholder Expense Examples (unaudited)
Performance
The performance tables on the following pages are provided for comparative purposes and represent the period noted. Each Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund and is calculated by dividing the value of total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market price return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid and ask price for Fund shares as of the close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. NAV and market price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. As with other exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), NAV returns and market price returns may differ because of factors such as the supply and demand for Fund shares and investors’ assessments of the underlying value of a Fund’s portfolio securities.
Fund shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from a Fund. Fund NAV returns are calculated using a Fund’s daily 4:00 p.m. eastern time NAV. Market price returns reflect the midpoint of the bid and ask price as of the close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. Market price returns do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for a period of less than one year are cumulative.
Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For the most recent month-end performance information visit www.wisdomtree.com/investments.
An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore, index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and an index is not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Funds’ performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes on transactions in Fund shares or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Shareholder Expense Examples
Each Fund’s performance table is accompanied by a shareholder expense example. As a shareholder of a WisdomTree Fund, you incur two types of cost: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your Fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. Except where noted, expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after the effect of contractual or voluntary fee waivers, if any), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
21.6% | |||
Industrials |
13.2% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.7% | |||
Materials |
10.7% | |||
Consumer Staples |
8.8% | |||
Health Care |
8.4% | |||
Communication Services |
6.6% | |||
Energy |
6.4% | |||
Utilities |
5.2% | |||
Real Estate |
4.2% | |||
Information Technology |
3.6% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.6% | |||
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
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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 | |||
BHP Group Ltd. |
3.6% | |||
Novartis AG, Registered Shares |
1.9% | |||
Nestle SA, Registered Shares |
1.6% | |||
Shell PLC |
1.6% | |||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
1.6% | |||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
1.6% | |||
TotalEnergies SE |
1.4% | |||
Roche Holding AG |
1.2% | |||
Rio Tinto PLC |
1.1% | |||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
1.0% |
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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 Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in dividend-paying companies in the industrialized world outside the U.S. and Canada while at the same time dynamically hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the applicable foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (“USD”). 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 17.18% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in Health Care, entirely due to positive allocation effects, and Consumer Staples, due to an almost even split of positive allocation and stock selection. Industrials and Information Technology were the two greatest detractors due to a mix of both poor allocation and stock selection effects in each. From a country perspective, only Switzerland had a notable positive impact, which was due to positive stock selection. The Netherlands and France detracted from performance due to poor stock selection. Currency performance was mixed during the period. The Fund was almost entirely hedged against the Swiss franc, which strengthened against the USD and therefore negatively impacted returns. The opposite occurred with the Norwegian krone, which was almost entirely hedged but weakened by over 8% versus the USD and was therefore additive to returns. The Fund was roughly half-hedged against movements in the euro (“EUR”), British pound (“GBP”), and Japanese yen (“JPY”), where the former two strengthened versus the USD and the latter weakened. Performance effects due to these currencies would have been stronger if the Fund had been completely unhedged against the EUR and GBP and completely hedged against the JPY.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,097.50 | 0.40 | % | $ | 2.08 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.81 | 0.40 | % | $ | 2.01 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
17.18 | % | 11.92 | % | 5.55 | % | 7.60 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
16.60 | % | 11.96 | % | 5.62 | % | 7.64 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Index |
17.44 | % | 12.12 | % | 5.79 | % | 7.79 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Local Currency Index |
17.50 | % | 11.73 | % | 6.42 | % | 7.61 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index |
18.77 | % | 8.93 | % | 4.39 | % | 6.57 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Value Index |
17.40 | % | 11.34 | % | 2.93 | % | 5.48 | % |
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Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on January 7, 2016. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund (DDLS)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Industrials |
24.3% | |||
Financials |
13.7% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
13.6% | |||
Materials |
12.6% | |||
Real Estate |
10.8% | |||
Information Technology |
7.6% | |||
Consumer Staples |
5.3% | |||
Health Care |
3.9% | |||
Communication Services |
3.6% | |||
Utilities |
2.0% | |||
Energy |
1.8% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.8% | |||
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
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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 | |||
SSAB AB, Class A |
0.8% | |||
D/S Norden A/S |
0.7% | |||
Sims Ltd. |
0.6% | |||
Azimut Holding SpA |
0.6% | |||
Coface SA |
0.6% | |||
Sydbank A/S |
0.6% | |||
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT |
0.6% | |||
Deterra Royalties Ltd. |
0.5% | |||
Keppel DC REIT |
0.5% | |||
VGP NV |
0.5% |
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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 Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in the small-capitalization segment of dividend-paying companies in the industrialized world outside the U.S. and Canada while at the same time dynamically hedging exposure to fluctuations of the value of the applicable foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (“USD”). 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 10.27% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in Real Estate and Health Care due to a mixture of allocation and stock selection effects within each, though neither made an outsized impact. Poor stock selection across Information Technology, Financials and Utilities detracted from performance, although most impacts were modest. Strong stock selection in Japan and Finland were additive, while poor stock selection in the Netherlands and Israel detracted. Currency performance was mixed during the period. The Fund was almost entirely hedged against the Swiss franc, which strengthened against the USD and therefore negatively impacted returns. The opposite occurred with the Norwegian krone, which was almost entirely hedged but weakened by over 8% versus the USD and was therefore additive to returns. The Fund was roughly half-hedged against movements in the euro (“EUR”), British pound (“GBP”), and Japanese yen (“JPY”), where the former two strengthened versus the USD and the latter weakened. Performance effects due to these currencies would have been stronger if the Fund had been completely unhedged against the EUR and GBP and completely hedged against the JPY.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,067.20 | 0.48 | % | $ | 2.46 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.41 | 0.48 | % | $ | 2.41 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
10.27 | % | 10.64 | % | 3.55 | % | 6.97 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
9.79 | % | 10.95 | % | 3.60 | % | 7.14 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Index |
10.53 | % | 11.03 | % | 3.88 | % | 7.36 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Local Currency Index |
11.13 | % | 9.25 | % | 3.76 | % | 6.92 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index |
10.18 | % | 5.70 | % | 1.31 | % | 5.59 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Value Index |
10.87 | % | 8.68 | % | 1.24 | % | 5.38 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on January 7, 2016. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ESG Fund (RESE)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
24.7% | |||
Financials |
19.0% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
15.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
9.5% | |||
Materials |
8.4% | |||
Communication Services |
7.5% | |||
Industrials |
6.4% | |||
Health Care |
4.6% | |||
Real Estate |
2.2% | |||
Utilities |
2.1% | |||
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
6.9% | |||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
4.1% | |||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. |
2.6% | |||
Infosys Ltd. |
1.0% | |||
ICICI Bank Ltd. |
1.0% | |||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H |
1.0% | |||
NetEase, Inc. |
0.9% | |||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
0.8% | |||
Telefonica Brasil SA |
0.8% | |||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A |
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 Emerging Markets ESG Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets 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 3.82% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in Financials and Information Technology, two sectors that score highly on ESG metrics, due to strong stock selection. Poor allocation effects led to Consumer Discretionary being a performance detractor, while poor stock selection effects led to Communication Services negatively weighing on performance as well. Excluding Energy, as part of the ESG methodology, was also detrimental during the period, as Energy was a strong performer within broad emerging markets. Taiwan and Mexico were the strongest contributors at the country level, due to a mix of allocation and stock selection effects in each. Poor stock selection in China led to it being the largest detractor.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,051.90 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.63 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.21 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.61 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns2 |
3.82 | % | 3.39 | % | 1.32 | % | 5.11 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns2 |
2.79 | % | 3.53 | % | 1.25 | % | 5.12 | % | ||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index3 |
0.74 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.24 | % | N/A | |||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
1.75 | % | 2.32 | % | 0.93 | % | 5.36 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on April 7, 2016. |
2 |
The Fund’s objectives and strategies changed effective March 16, 2020. Prior to March 16, 2020, Fund performance reflects the investment objective of the Fund when it was the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund (DVEM) and tracked the performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. |
3 |
The MSCI Emerging Markets 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.
8 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (XC)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
30.6% | |||
Financials |
18.3% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
9.9% | |||
Materials |
9.4% | |||
Consumer Staples |
9.2% | |||
Industrials |
6.7% | |||
Communication Services |
4.8% | |||
Energy |
4.3% | |||
Health Care |
4.2% | |||
Real Estate |
1.3% | |||
Utilities |
1.0% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.3% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
10.0% | |||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
6.6% | |||
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
3.2% | |||
Infosys Ltd. |
1.8% | |||
ICICI Bank Ltd. |
1.8% | |||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
1.4% | |||
Al Rajhi Bank |
1.3% | |||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. |
1.2% | |||
Naspers Ltd., Class N |
1.1% | |||
SK Hynix, Inc. |
1.0% |
* |
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 Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks issued by companies in emerging markets, excluding companies incorporated or domiciled (i.e., maintain their principal place of business) in China and excluding common stocks of “state-owned enterprises”, which is defined as companies with over 20% government ownership. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of securities of the Index.
The Fund returned 11.59% at net asset value (“NAV”) between inception in September 2022 through the period ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in the Information Technology sector due to a combination of allocation and stock selection effects. Industrials and Materials were also additive due to positive stock selection. Energy, Utilities and Financials were detractors due to poor stock selection in these sectors. A lack of exposure to Chinese equities was additive during the period as China underperformed broader emerging markets stocks, resulting in a positive allocation effect for the Fund. Taiwan and South Korea were strong performers within emerging markets, and overweights to each region also resulted in strong allocation effects. An overweight to India during a period where it lagged broader emerging markets resulted in a negative allocation effect, exacerbated by poor stock selection as well. The Fund also avoids state-owned enterprises (“SOEs”) in its methodology, which resulted in a positive allocation effect during the period since SOEs lagged non-SOEs.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,113.20 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.68 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.21 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.61 |
Performance
Cumulative Total Return | ||||
Since Inception1 | ||||
Fund NAV Returns |
11.59 | % | ||
Fund Market Price Returns |
12.28 | % | ||
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Index |
12.27 | % | ||
MSCI Emerging Markets ex-China Index |
11.33 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on September 22, 2022. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree International ESG Fund (RESD)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
20.9% | |||
Health Care |
14.3% | |||
Industrials |
14.2% | |||
Consumer Staples |
11.8% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
11.8% | |||
Information Technology |
8.5% | |||
Materials |
5.9% | |||
Communication Services |
5.9% | |||
Utilities |
5.0% | |||
Real Estate |
1.1% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.6% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Nestle SA, Registered Shares |
2.8% | |||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
2.8% | |||
Novartis AG, Registered Shares |
1.8% | |||
SAP SE |
1.6% | |||
AstraZeneca PLC |
1.5% | |||
Roche Holding AG |
1.5% | |||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
1.5% | |||
Unilever PLC |
1.3% | |||
Iberdrola SA |
1.1% | |||
Sanofi |
1.1% |
* |
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 International ESG Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers in developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada 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 15.77% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund benefited from positions in Real Estate and Consumer Staples due to allocation effects in the former and stock selection effects in the latter. Excluding Energy, as part of the ESG methodology, led to a positive allocation effect since Energy lagged broader developed markets during the period. Industrials and Information Technology were detrimental for performance due to poor stock selection in each. Positive stock selection in the United Kingdom and strong allocation effects in Hong Kong resulted in positive contributions. Poor stock selection in Japan and France negatively impacted performance more than any other country allocation.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,123.20 | 0.30 | % | $ | 1.58 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.31 | 0.30 | % | $ | 1.51 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns2 |
15.77 | % | 7.47 | % | 5.95 | % | 8.45 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns2 |
16.28 | % | 7.67 | % | 6.06 | % | 8.55 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus Index3 |
18.94 | % | 9.09 | % | 4.81 | % | N/A | |||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index |
18.77 | % | 8.93 | % | 4.39 | % | 6.70 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on November 3, 2016. |
2 |
The Fund’s objective and strategy changed effective March 16, 2020. Prior to March 16, 2020, Fund performance reflects the investment objective of the Fund when it was the WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DHDG) and tracked the performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Quality Dividend Growth Index. |
3 |
The MSCI EAFE 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.
10 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund (WFIG)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
33.0% | |||
Health Care |
13.0% | |||
Information Technology |
10.9% | |||
Utilities |
7.4% | |||
Communication Services |
6.2% | |||
Industrials |
6.0% | |||
Consumer Staples |
5.7% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
5.2% | |||
Energy |
5.2% | |||
Materials |
4.1% | |||
Real Estate |
1.6% | |||
U.S. Government Obligations |
0.6% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
1.1% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
International
Business Machines Corp., |
1.8% | |||
Marriott
International, Inc., |
1.7% | |||
Morgan
Stanley, |
1.7% | |||
Bank
of America Corp., |
1.6% | |||
Steel
Dynamics, Inc., |
1.5% | |||
HCA,
Inc., |
1.5% | |||
JPMorgan
Chase & Co., |
1.5% | |||
Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc., |
1.5% | |||
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc., |
1.5% | |||
Omnicom
Group, Inc., |
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. Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in issuers in the U.S. investment grade corporate bond market that are deemed to exhibit favorable fundamentals and opportunities for income. 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 1.69% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). During the period, the Fund did benefit slightly from a full allocation into corporate bonds when compared to a broad aggregate U.S. bond universe that includes other asset classes like U.S. Treasury bonds, agency debt, and securitized debt. Corporate bonds slightly outperformed the broad U.S. aggregate bond market. The Fund concentrates nearly 100% of its weight in debt issued by public corporations and these securities benefit in performance when credit spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasury bonds and another debt security with the same maturity but of lesser quality) tighten. Investment grade corporate bond credit spreads tightened in aggregate by 20% over the period (1.64% credit spread at the beginning of the period versus 1.30% credit spread at the end of the period). Asset classes that are typically described as “risk-on”, like corporate debt, generate negative performance during the first half of the period as the global markets continued to grapple with persistent inflation, global supply chain concerns, global pressures on energy, and lockdowns in China because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2023 year-to-date period, there has been a reversal in the markets and many risk-on asset classes have rallied. The Fund’s largest sector weights were in more cyclical sectors like Financials and Utilities, which have generally performed better during the inflation driven markets in the first half of the period vs. the growth-oriented sectors like Information Technology and Consumer Services during the second half of the period. Another significant detractor to the Fund’s performance was the intermediate levels of duration risk in the Fund and the resulting impact on performance during a period that saw significant aggregate rate increases. The negative impact caused by the rising interest rate environment was partially offset by the elevated coupons seen throughout bonds presently. The Fund’s approach of screening out potential at-risk issuers to maintain quality in the portfolio helped alleviate some performance volatility and downgrade risk.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,033.10 | 0.18 | % | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.90 | 0.18 | % | $ | 0.90 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
1.69 | % | -3.82 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.35 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
1.91 | % | -3.86 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.36 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Index |
2.00 | % | -3.50 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.67 | % | ||||||||
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index |
1.41 | % | -3.25 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.84 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on April 27, 2016. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (WFHY)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
15.6% | |||
Energy |
13.7% | |||
Communication Services |
11.9% | |||
Financials |
10.7% | |||
Health Care |
9.7% | |||
Industrials |
9.4% | |||
Information Technology |
7.5% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.1% | |||
Real Estate |
5.7% | |||
Materials |
3.9% | |||
Utilities |
3.0% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
2.8% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
NGL
Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., |
0.8% | |||
Nationstar
Mortgage Holdings, Inc., |
0.7% | |||
CHS
/ Community Health Systems, Inc., |
0.7% | |||
Level
3 Financing, Inc., |
0.7% | |||
Genesis
Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., |
0.7% | |||
DISH
DBS Corp., |
0.7% | |||
Post
Holdings, Inc., |
0.6% | |||
Transocean,
Inc., |
0.6% | |||
Centene
Corp., |
0.6% | |||
Ford
Motor Co., |
0.6% |
* |
The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular company. Excludes derivatives and investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any). |
The WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in issuers in the U.S. non-investment grade corporate bond (“junk bond” or “high yield”) market that are deemed to exhibit favorable fundamentals and opportunities for income. 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 6.42% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). During the period, the Fund benefitted from a full allocation into high yield (“HY”) corporate bonds when compared to a broad aggregate U.S. bond universe that includes other asset classes like U.S. Treasury bonds, agency debt, and securitized debt. In addition, HY corporate bonds outperformed investment grade corporate bonds during the period. The Fund concentrates nearly 100% of its weight in debt issued by HY public corporations and these securities benefit in performance when credit spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasury bonds and another debt security with the same maturity but of lesser quality) tighten. HY corporate bond credit spreads tightened consistently by 31% over the period (5.87% HY credit spread at the beginning of the period versus 4.05% HY credit spread at the end of the period). Asset classes that are typically described as “risk-on”, like HY corporate debt, have continued to rally from elevated coupons throughout the fiscal period and a strong 2023 year-to-date market rebound. One of the Fund’s larger sector weights in Energy served as a first half of the period tailwind but a second half of the period headwind as Energy and Commodities sectors broadly have stabilized and have seen prices come down off of their former highs with easing inflation. The Fund’s relative underweight to duration when compared to the broader fixed income market served as a benefit in a higher interest rate environment over the entire period. The Fund’s approach of screening out potential at-risk issuers helped alleviate some performance volatility and default risk. However, the Fund was underweighting the lowest quality HY bonds, mainly bonds rated CCC and below, which had better performance when compared to higher quality HY securities during this risk-on rally.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,034.60 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.92 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.91 | 0.38 | % | $ | 1.91 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
6.42 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.71 | % | 3.68 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
6.38 | % | 1.68 | % | 3.07 | % | 3.73 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index |
7.39 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.98 | % | 4.34 | % | ||||||||
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index |
8.87 | % | 3.21 | % | 3.19 | % | 4.62 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on April 27, 2016. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund (SFIG)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
40.1% | |||
Information Technology |
11.9% | |||
Health Care |
9.7% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.9% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
6.2% | |||
Industrials |
5.9% | |||
Utilities |
5.4% | |||
Energy |
5.3% | |||
Communication Services |
3.7% | |||
Materials |
1.9% | |||
Real Estate |
1.7% | |||
Investment Company |
0.3% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
1.0% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., |
1.2% | |||
Oracle
Corp., |
1.0% | |||
JPMorgan
Chase & Co., |
1.0% | |||
Citigroup,
Inc., |
1.0% | |||
Wells
Fargo & Co., |
1.0% | |||
Dell
International LLC / EMC Corp., |
0.9% | |||
JPMorgan
Chase & Co., |
0.9% | |||
JPMorgan
Chase & Co., |
0.8% | |||
Morgan
Stanley, |
0.8% | |||
VMware,
Inc., |
0.8% |
* |
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. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in issuers in the short-term U.S. investment grade corporate bond market that are deemed to exhibit favorable fundamentals and opportunities for income. 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 1.59% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). During the period, the Fund did benefit slightly from a full allocation into corporate bonds when compared to a broad aggregate U.S. bond universe that includes other asset classes like U.S. Treasury bonds, agency debt, and securitized debt. Corporate bonds slightly outperformed the broad U.S. aggregate bond market. The Fund concentrates nearly 100% of its weight in debt issued by public corporations and these securities benefit in performance when credit spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasury bonds and another debt security with the same maturity but of lesser quality) tighten. Investment grade corporate bond credit spreads tightened in aggregate by 20% over the period (1.64% credit spread at the beginning of the period versus 1.30% credit spread at the end of the period). Asset classes that are typically described as “risk-on”, like corporate debt, generate negative performance during the first half of the period as the global markets continued to grapple with rampant inflation, global supply chain concerns, global pressures on energy, and lockdowns in China because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2023 year-to-date period, there has been a reversal in the markets and many risk-on asset classes have rallied. The Fund’s largest sector weights were in more cyclical sectors like Financials and Utilities, which have generally performed better during these inflation driven markets in the first half of the period vs. the growth-oriented sectors like Information Technology and Consumer Services during the second half of the period. The Fund’s approach of screening out potential at-risk issuers helped alleviate some performance volatility and downgrade risk. Given that the Fund is targeting shorter term maturities, performance was marginally better when compared to longer-term bonds, but this was partially offset by lower coupons.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.60 | 0.18 | % | $ | 0.90 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.90 | 0.18 | % | $ | 0.90 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
1.59 | % | -1.07 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
1.70 | % | -1.14 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.17 | % | ||||||||
WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Index |
2.01 | % | -0.71 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.60 | % | ||||||||
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate Index |
1.70 | % | -0.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.69 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on April 27, 2016. |
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 | 13 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Efficient Core Fund (NTSE)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
22.1% | |||
Financials |
19.4% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
13.2% | |||
Communication Services |
9.4% | |||
Materials |
7.4% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.0% | |||
Energy |
4.6% | |||
Industrials |
3.3% | |||
Health Care |
2.9% | |||
Utilities |
1.8% | |||
Real Estate |
1.1% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
8.8% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
7.6% | |||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
5.3% | |||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
4.3% | |||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. |
2.8% | |||
Naspers Ltd., Class N |
1.6% | |||
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
1.6% | |||
Meituan, Class B |
1.2% | |||
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H |
1.2% | |||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA |
1.1% | |||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. |
1.1% |
* |
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 Emerging Markets Efficient Core Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in emerging markets equity securities and U.S. Treasury futures contracts. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest approximately 90% of its net assets in emerging market equity securities and the notional exposure to the U.S. Treasury futures contracts’ positions will represent approximately 60% of the Fund’s net assets.
The Fund returned -0.41% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund’s positions in equities generated modest returns whereas the fixed income exposure detracted from performance. While markets were volatile to start the period, emerging market equity performance bottomed in October 2022. From then, Information Technology and Financial stocks were strong performers whereas Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services were the primary detractors. This resulted in modestly positive returns for the period. The Fund utilized derivatives contracts to obtain broad-based fixed income exposure, through use of U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which had negative performance during the period as U.S. interest rates increased. The enhanced exposure compared to traditional 60% equity and 40% bond portfolios magnified the Fund’s returns and resulted in the slightly better performance for the Fund.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,053.90 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.63 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.21 | 0.32 | % | $ | 1.61 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
-0.41 | % | -13.33 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
0.68 | % | -12.93 | % | ||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
-1.12 | % | -12.97 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on May 20, 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.
14 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund (NTSI)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Financials |
16.4% | |||
Industrials |
14.3% | |||
Health Care |
12.5% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
12.0% | |||
Consumer Staples |
9.7% | |||
Information Technology |
7.7% | |||
Materials |
6.6% | |||
Energy |
4.1% | |||
Communication Services |
3.7% | |||
Utilities |
2.7% | |||
Real Estate |
1.3% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
9.0% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Nestle SA, Registered Shares |
2.2% | |||
ASML Holding NV |
2.1% | |||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
1.7% | |||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
1.7% | |||
Shell PLC |
1.5% | |||
Novartis AG, Registered Shares |
1.4% | |||
Roche Holding AG |
1.4% | |||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
1.3% | |||
AstraZeneca PLC |
1.2% | |||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
1.0% |
* |
The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular company. Excludes derivatives and investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any). |
The WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in international equity securities and U.S. Treasury futures contracts. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest approximately 90% of its net assets in international equity securities and the notional exposure to the U.S. Treasury futures contracts’ positions will represent approximately 60% of the Fund’s net assets.
The Fund returned 13.35% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund’s positions in equities generated strong returns whereas the fixed income exposure detracted from performance. While markets were volatile to start the period, international equity performance bottomed in October 2022. From then, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks were strong performers leading the market higher. The Fund utilized derivatives contracts to obtain broad-based fixed income exposure, through use of U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which had negative performance during the period as U.S. interest rates increased. The enhanced exposure provided by the investment in U.S. Treasury futures contracts compared to traditional 60% equity and 40% bond portfolios magnified the Fund’s returns and resulted in the slightly better performance for the Fund as compared to traditional 60% equity/40% bond portfolios.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,104.00 | 0.26 | % | $ | 1.36 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.51 | 0.26 | % | $ | 1.30 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
13.35 | % | -4.10 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
13.94 | % | -3.82 | % | ||||
MSCI EAFE Index |
18.77 | % | -0.65 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on May 20, 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.
WisdomTree Trust | 15 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund (NTSX)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
26.2% | |||
Health Care |
12.0% | |||
Financials |
11.6% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
9.9% | |||
Industrials |
7.8% | |||
Communication Services |
7.8% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.0% | |||
Energy |
3.6% | |||
Utilities |
2.2% | |||
Materials |
2.1% | |||
Real Estate |
2.1% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
8.7% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Apple, Inc. |
7.1% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
6.2% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.0% | |||
NVIDIA Corp. |
2.5% | |||
Tesla, Inc. |
1.8% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A |
1.8% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C |
1.5% | |||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A |
1.5% | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1.1% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
1.1% |
* |
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. Efficient Core Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed using a model-based approach seeking total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in large-capitalization U.S. equity securities and U.S. Treasury futures contracts. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest approximately 90% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities and the notional exposure to the U.S. Treasury futures contracts’ positions will represent approximately 60% of the Fund’s net assets.
The Fund returned 12.68% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund’s positions in equities generated strong returns whereas the fixed income exposure detracted from performance. While markets were volatile to start the period, U.S. equity performance bottomed in October 2022. From then, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks were strong performers leading the market higher. The Fund utilized derivatives contracts to obtain broad-based fixed income exposure, through use of U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which had negative performance during the period as U.S. interest rates increased. The enhanced exposure provided by the investment in U.S. Treasury futures contracts compared to traditional 60% equity and 40% bond portfolios magnified the Fund’s returns and resulted in the slightly better performance for the Fund as compared to traditional 60% equity/40% bond portfolios.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,149.50 | 0.20 | % | $ | 1.07 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.80 | 0.20 | % | $ | 1.00 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
12.68 | % | 7.85 | % | 9.63 | % | ||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
12.98 | % | 7.80 | % | 9.62 | % | ||||||
60% S&P 500® Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Composite |
11.06 | % | 7.10 | % | 7.84 | % | ||||||
S&P 500® Index |
19.59 | % | 14.60 | % | 11.61 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on August 2, 2018. |
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.
16 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund (WTAI)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
79.9% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
6.5% | |||
Communication Services |
4.9% | |||
Industrials |
4.6% | |||
Health Care |
3.5% | |||
Financials |
0.5% | |||
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
NVIDIA Corp. |
2.5% | |||
Alchip Technologies Ltd. |
2.2% | |||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A |
2.1% | |||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR |
2.1% | |||
STMicroelectronics NV |
2.0% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Synopsys, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. |
2.0% | |||
IonQ, Inc. |
2.0% | |||
Cerence, Inc. |
2.0% |
* |
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 Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in equity securities of exchange-listed companies globally, including developed countries and emerging markets throughout the world, which are primarily involved in the investment theme of “Artificial Intelligence and Innovation”. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) refers to the application of computer systems or robotics to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, discernment and adaption, such as decision-making, reasoning, learning from past experiences, visual perception, and speech recognition. Innovation refers to those companies that introduce a new, creative, or different (i.e., “innovative”) technology enabled product or service in seeking to potentially change an industry landscape, as well as companies that service those innovative technologies. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
The Fund returned 26.74% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). As a fund focused on artificial intelligence, the Fund has a significant allocation to the Information Technology sector, which benefited returns. More specifically, with over 70% of the Fund’s assets allocated to Software and Semiconductors, the Fund experienced outperformance as these industries rallied after the release of ChatGPT in late November of 2022, as well as after Nvidia earnings were announced in early 2023, where they forecasted significant datacenter revenue growth due to increased demand related to AI applications. Additionally, the Fund had significant weight in companies with positive earnings while maintaining strong growth characteristics which also benefited performance. Most detractors over the period were idiosyncratic, due to pessimistic news around companies operating within drug development or data processing and annotation.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,347.00 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.62 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.56 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.26 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
26.74 | % | -16.44 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
26.58 | % | -16.33 | % | ||||
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Index |
27.14 | % | -16.20 | % | ||||
S&P 500® Information Technology Index |
40.26 | % | 1.96 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on December 9, 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.
WisdomTree Trust | 17 |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Fund (WBAT)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Industrials |
52.4% | |||
Materials |
29.6% | |||
Information Technology |
8.6% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
5.5% | |||
Utilities |
3.2% | |||
Energy |
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Joby Aviation, Inc. |
5.0% | |||
Blink Charging Co. |
3.0% | |||
E.ON SE |
3.0% | |||
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A |
2.8% | |||
Wartsila Oyj Abp |
2.4% | |||
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. |
2.2% | |||
Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd. |
2.2% | |||
FuelCell Energy, Inc. |
2.1% | |||
GEM Co. Ltd., Class A |
2.1% | |||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. |
2.0% |
* |
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 Battery Value Chain and Innovation Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in companies primarily involved in battery and energy storage solutions that meet the index eligibility requirements. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of the securities in the index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
The Fund returned 0.58% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). As a fund heavily focused on the battery value chain, the Fund had significant allocations to the Industrials and Materials sectors, which lagged in performance versus the broader market due to allocation and selection effects. Alternatively, position selection within the Consumer Discretionary and the Information Technology sectors benefited the Fund’s performance, although these sectors had significantly less weight allocated as compared to the Industrials and Materials sectors. As a megatrend fund, there is significant weight allocated to companies with high growth rates, as well as those that have yet to report positive earnings. The fastest growth companies in the Fund detracted from performance, while those with steadier growth positively contributed. Likewise negative earners detracted from performance while those with positive earnings benefited the Fund. In terms of battery specific categories, the emerging technology category most benefited performance while raw materials and enabler firms detracted from performance.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,083.50 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.32 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.56 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.26 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
0.58 | % | -10.22 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
-0.12 | % | -10.21 | % | ||||
WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Index |
0.95 | % | -9.80 | % | ||||
MSCI ACWI Materials Index |
12.07 | % | -5.81 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on February 17, 2022. |
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.
18 | WisdomTree Trust |
Management’s Discussion of Funds’ Performance
as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree BioRevolution Fund (WDNA)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Health Care |
79.5 | % | ||
Materials |
12.4 | % | ||
Consumer Staples |
4.4 | % | ||
Energy |
3.5 | % | ||
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. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Geron Corp. |
1.8% | |||
Twist Bioscience Corp. |
1.6% | |||
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. |
1.5% | |||
Exact Sciences Corp. |
1.5% | |||
Blueprint Medicines Corp. |
1.5% | |||
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Vericel Corp. |
1.4% | |||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
1.4% | |||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
1.4% | |||
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. |
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 BioRevolution Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree BioRevolution Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund primarily invests in equity securities of exchange-listed companies globally that will be significantly transformed by advancements in genetics and biotechnology. The Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
The Fund returned 0.61% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). With over 90% of the fund allocated to the Healthcare and Materials sectors, the Fund underperformed the broader market as these sectors failed to participate in the early 2023 rally in Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and the Communications sectors that drove up broad market performance. Furthermore, allocations to small cap companies also detracted from returns, as well as those firms with slower earnings growth. Those with faster growth tended to benefit fund performance.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.60 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.23 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.56 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.26 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
0.61 | % | -15.87 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
0.72 | % | -15.84 | % | ||||
WisdomTree BioRevolution Index |
0.75 | % | -15.61 | % | ||||
S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index |
12.13 | % | -18.43 | % | ||||
S&P 500® Health Care Index |
3.63 | % | 4.59 | % |
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Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. on June 3, 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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD)
Sector Breakdown†
Sector | % of Net Assets | |||
Information Technology |
86.8% | |||
Financials |
5.5% | |||
Health Care |
2.7% | |||
Communication Services |
2.8% | |||
Industrials |
1.5% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
0.6% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.1% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time. In addition, a sector may be comprised of several industries. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
MongoDB, Inc. |
2.7% | |||
Yext, Inc. |
2.2% | |||
C3.ai, Inc., Class A |
2.1% | |||
Shopify, Inc., Class A |
2.0% | |||
Asana, Inc., Class A |
2.0% | |||
Braze, Inc., Class A |
2.0% | |||
Confluent, Inc., Class A |
1.9% | |||
Adobe, Inc. |
1.9% | |||
Squarespace, Inc., Class A |
1.9% | |||
HubSpot, Inc. |
1.8% |
* |
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 Cloud Computing Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Bessemer Venture Partners (“BVP”) Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in emerging public companies primarily involved in providing cloud computing software and services to their customers, which derive the majority of their revenues from business-oriented software products, as determined by BVP. 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 13.20% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). The Fund is nearly fully allocated to the Information Technology sector, and more specifically, with 70% allocated to the Software industry, which benefited fund performance. With reduced exposure to mega-cap tech firms, particularly those that rallied to start the year 2023, the Fund’s overall positive performance was negatively impacted by these selection and allocation effects. Like other megatrends strategies, the Fund tends to overweight companies with strong growth characteristics, which benefited the Fund’s performance over the period. As these strong growth companies also tend to garner higher valuation multiples, the Fund also had more weight allocated to more expensive firms from a price to sales ratio perspective, which benefited returns. Firms with the lowest multiples underperformed significantly compared to their more expensive counterparts. Both positive and negative earners within the fund benefited overall returns.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,266.70 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.53 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.56 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.26 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
13.20 | % | -6.61 | % | 6.37 | % | ||||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
13.40 | % | -6.61 | % | 6.37 | % | ||||||
BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index |
13.57 | % | -6.27 | % | 6.77 | % | ||||||
S&P 500® Information Technology Index |
40.26 | % | 19.96 | % | 23.68 | % | ||||||
S&P 500® Growth Index |
18.25 | % | 11.80 | % | 13.33 | % |
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Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on September 6, 2019. |
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 June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR)
Country Breakdown†
Country | % of Net Assets | |||
United States |
89.4% | |||
Japan |
3.7% | |||
United Kingdom |
3.2% | |||
South Korea |
2.5% | |||
Israel |
0.6% | |||
Canada |
0.5% | |||
Other Assets less Liabilities‡ |
0.1% | |||
Total |
100.0% |
† |
The Fund’s country breakdown may change over time. It does not include derivatives (if any). |
‡ |
Other assets less liabilities may include investment of cash collateral for securities on loan and/or receivables/payables on derivatives (if any). |
Top Ten Holdings*
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Datadog, Inc., Class A |
6.7% | |||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6.1% | |||
Fortinet, Inc. |
5.7% | |||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A |
5.5% | |||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A |
5.5% | |||
Elastic NV |
5.4% | |||
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A |
4.8% | |||
Rapid7, Inc. |
4.8% | |||
Zscaler, Inc. |
4.6% | |||
ForgeRock, Inc., Class A |
4.6% |
* |
The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will remain invested in any particular company. Excludes derivatives and investment of cash collateral for securities on loan (if any). |
The WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index (the “Index”). In seeking to track the Index, the Fund invests in equity securities of exchange-listed companies globally, which are primarily involved in cybersecurity and security-oriented technology that generate a meaningful part of their revenue from security protocols that prevent intrusion and attacks to systems, networks, applications, computers, and mobile devices and are experiencing revenue growth.
The Fund returned 8.68% at net asset value (“NAV”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (for more complete performance information please see the table below). As a fund focused on cyber security software, the Fund is fully allocated to the Information Technology sector, which benefited returns. More specifically, with 80% allocated to Software, this benefited fund performance, but selection within the group failed to capture mega-cap technology firms that rallied the most to start the year of 2023, causing the Fund to underperform broader technology exposures that cover technology beyond cybersecurity. The Fund is heavily allocated to the highest two growth quintiles, which benefited fund performance. Generally, firms with strong growth characteristics within the Fund outperformed those with weaker characteristics. More specifically, the fastest growing and narrowly focused firms across pinpointed cybersecurity applications had the greatest positive impact. Some of the key detractors for the period were newer firms that had more recently undergone an initial public offering, as well as more expensive firms in terms of valuation, with higher price to sales ratios.
Shareholder Expense Example (for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023)
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,269.70 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.53 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.56 | 0.45 | % | $ | 2.26 |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception1 | |||||||
Fund NAV Returns |
8.68 | % | -8.60 | % | ||||
Fund Market Price Returns |
9.02 | % | -8.53 | % | ||||
WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index |
8.49 | % | -8.43 | % | ||||
S&P 500® Information Technology Index |
40.26 | % | 13.71 | % | ||||
S&P 500® Growth Index |
18.25 | % | 4.80 | % |
1 |
Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of Fund trading on the NASDAQ on January 28, 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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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited)
Below are descriptions of certain terms and of each Index referenced in this report:
The 60% S&P 500® Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Composite represents a 60% weight to the S&P 500® Index and a 40% weight to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index measures the performance of the U.S. investment-grade bond market.
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.
The BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index is an equally weighted index that is designed to track the performance of emerging public companies primarily involved in providing cloud software and services to their customers.
Cloud computing is a term used to describe the delivery, through the Internet, of computing services, which can include servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence.
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.
The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S.
The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate debt securities issued in the U.S.
The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate Index is a subset of the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 5 years.
The MSCI ACWI Materials Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of securities classified in the Materials GICS sector.
The MSCI EAFE 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 EAFE Index, its parent index.
The MSCI EAFE Index is a market cap-weighted index composed of companies representative of the developed market structure of developed countries in Europe, Australasia and Japan.
The MSCI EAFE Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada, in local currency.
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization equity index that is designed to measure the performance of small-cap stocks within the developed equity market, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Local Currency Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization equity index that is designed to measure the performance of small-cap stocks within the developed equity market, excluding the U.S. and Canada, in local currency.
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Value Index captures small cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across Developed Markets countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The MSCI EAFE Value Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of “value” stocks within the developed equity market, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The MSCI Emerging Markets ex-China Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 of the 24 Emerging Markets countries excluding China.
The MSCI Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets Index, its parent index.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure emerging markets equity performance.
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.
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”).
The S&P 500® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.
The S&P 500® Health Care Index is a capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the members of the GICS Healthcare sector within the S&P 500 Index.
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® Information Technology Index comprises companies included in the S&P 500® that are classified as members of the GICS® information technology sector.
The S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index is designed to measure the performance of stocks from the S&P Total Market index that are classified in the GICS biotechnology sub-industry.
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.
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.
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)
The WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Index is designed to measure the performance of companies primarily involved in artificial intelligence and innovation.
The WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Index is designed to track the performance of companies primarily involved in battery and energy storage solutions that meet Index eligibility requirements. Battery and energy storage solutions can be defined as technology that captures electric energy in chemical form.
The WisdomTree BioRevolution Index is designed to track performance of companies that will be significantly transformed by advancements in genetics and biotechnology that meet index eligibility requirements.
The WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of dividend-paying companies in the industrialized world, excluding Canada and the United States. To hedge the impact of changes to the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, a currency hedge ratio (ranging from 0% to 100%) is applied monthly using a rules-based process that combines momentum, value, and interest rate signals.
The WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the dividend-paying market in the industrialized world, excluding Canada and the United States. To hedge the impact of changes to the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, a currency hedge ratio (ranging from 0% to 100%) is applied monthly using a rules-based process that combines momentum, value, and interest rate signals.
The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Index measures the performance of emerging markets stocks (excluding China) that are not state owned enterprises. State owned enterprises are defined as government ownership of more than 20% of outstanding shares of companies. The index employs a modified float-adjusted market capitalization weighting process to target the weights of countries in the universe (excluding China) prior to the removal of state owned enterprises while also limiting sector deviations to 3% of the starting universe.
The WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index is designed to track the performance of companies primarily involved in providing cybersecurity-oriented products that meet index eligibility requirements.
The WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Index is a rule-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. investment grade corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The Index employs a multi-step process, which screens on fundamentals to identify bonds with favorable characteristics and then tilts to those which offer attractive income characteristics. The Index is comprised of U.S. corporate bonds of public issuers domiciled in the United States. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, debt securities must have fixed coupons with at least $350 million in par amount outstanding and a remaining maturity of at least one year. Component securities must be rated investment grade.
The WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index is a rule-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. high yield corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The Index employs a multi-step process, which screens on fundamentals to identify bonds with favorable characteristics and then tilts to those which offer attractive income characteristics. The Index is comprised of U.S. corporate bonds of public issuers domiciled in the United States. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, debt securities must have fixed coupons with at least $500 million in par amount outstanding and a remaining maturity of at least one year. Component securities must be rated non-investment grade by at least one rating agency.
The WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Index is a rule-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S.
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (continued)
investment-grade corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The Index employs a multi-step process, which screens on fundamentals to identify bonds with favorable characteristics and then tilts to those which offer attractive income characteristics. The Index is comprised of U.S. corporate bonds of public issuers domiciled in the United States. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, debt securities must have fixed coupons with at least $350 million in par amount outstanding and a remaining maturity of at least one year but not more than five years. Component securities must be rated investment grade.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and is licensed for use by WisdomTree, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
Neither MSCI nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such data. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the data have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages. No further distribution or dissemination of the MSCI data is permitted without MSCI’s express written consent.
THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE BVP NASDAQ EMERGING CLOUD INDEX IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE REGARDED OR CONSTRUED AS, A RECOMMENDATION FOR A TRANSACTION OR INVESTMENT OR FINANCIAL, TAX, INVESTMENT OR OTHER ADVICE OF ANY KIND BY BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS DOES NOT PROVIDE INVESTMENT ADVICE TO WISDOMTREE OR THE FUND, IS NOT AN INVESTMENT ADVISER TO THE FUND AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND. THE FUND IS NOT ISSUED, SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR PROMOTED BY BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE QUALITY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BVP NASDAQ EMERGING CLOUD INDEX, INDEX VALUES OR ANY INDEX RELATED DATA INCLUDED HEREIN, PROVIDED HEREWITH OR DERIVED THEREFROM AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS USE. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS AND/OR POOLED INVESTMENT VEHICLES WHICH IT MANAGES, AND INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH SUCH VEHICLES, MAY PURCHASE, SELL OR HOLD SECURITIES OF ISSUERS THAT ARE CONSTITUENTS OF THE BVP NASDAQ EMERGING CLOUD INDEX FROM TIME TO TIME AND AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING IN ADVANCE OF OR FOLLOWING AN ISSUER BEING ADDED TO OR REMOVED FROM THE BVP NASDAQ EMERGING CLOUD INDEX.
Nasdaq® and the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by WisdomTree. The fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The fund is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.
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Description of Terms and Indexes (unaudited) (concluded)
WisdomTree, Inc. and WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (together, “WisdomTree”) and the Funds make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the underlying Indexes to track the performance of their underlying securities. WisdomTree is the licensor of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Funds. WisdomTree has no obligation to take the needs of the Funds or the owners of shares of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating the underlying WisdomTree Indexes of the applicable Funds. WisdomTree is not responsible for, and has not participated in, the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of shares of the Funds to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares of the Funds are redeemable. WisdomTree and the Funds do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or performance of the underlying Indexes or the data included therein and shall have no liability in connection with the underlying Indexes or their calculation.
Index performance information assumes the reinvestment of dividends and excludes management fees, transaction costs and expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
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Abbreviations used in the schedules of investments and related tables included in this report are as follows:
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS: | ||||||||||
AUD | Australian dollar | EUR | Euro | NOK | Norwegian krone | |||||
CAD | Canadian dollar | GBP | British pound | SEK | Swedish krona | |||||
CHF | Swiss franc | HKD | Hong Kong dollar | SGD | Singapore dollar | |||||
CNH | Offshore Chinese renminbi | ILS | Israeli new shekel | TWD | New Taiwan dollar | |||||
DKK | Danish krone | JPY | Japanese yen | USD | U.S. dollar | |||||
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS: | ||||||||||
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | |||||||||
CVA | Certificaten Van Aandelen (Certificate of Stock) | |||||||||
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt | |||||||||
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt | |||||||||
RSP | Risparmio Italian Savings Shares |
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Schedule of Investments
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
June 30, 2023
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.4% |
| |||||||
Australia – 12.1% |
| |||||||
Abacus Property Group |
39,538 | $ | 70,797 | |||||
Accent Group Ltd. |
12,527 | 13,967 | ||||||
AGL Energy Ltd.(a) |
14,567 | 104,819 | ||||||
ALS Ltd. |
6,520 | 48,435 | ||||||
Ampol Ltd. |
6,984 | 139,188 | ||||||
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. |
81,375 | 1,284,306 | ||||||
APA Group |
29,286 | 188,899 | ||||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
3,955 | 101,778 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. |
3,416 | 143,253 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. |
39,616 | 103,372 | ||||||
Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(a) |
16,883 | 38,659 | ||||||
Bank of Queensland Ltd.(a) |
11,917 | 43,550 | ||||||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.(a) |
11,285 | 64,527 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
287,604 | 8,613,048 | ||||||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. |
5,779 | 79,052 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. |
14,537 | 139,439 | ||||||
Brickworks Ltd. |
2,440 | 43,301 | ||||||
BWP Trust |
19,062 | 46,060 | ||||||
carsales.com Ltd. |
4,000 | 63,423 | ||||||
Centuria Capital Group(a) |
71,832 | 78,895 | ||||||
Centuria Industrial REIT(a) |
21,095 | 43,530 | ||||||
Challenger Ltd. |
9,274 | 40,003 | ||||||
Charter Hall Group |
7,704 | 54,923 | ||||||
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT |
28,913 | 77,176 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. |
297 | 45,287 | ||||||
Coles Group Ltd. |
23,160 | 283,971 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
31,385 | 2,094,783 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. |
5,668 | 88,210 | ||||||
Cromwell Property Group |
95,544 | 34,025 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. |
1,943 | 358,752 | ||||||
CSR Ltd. |
17,712 | 61,190 | ||||||
Deterra Royalties Ltd. |
24,716 | 75,680 | ||||||
Dexus(a) |
31,885 | 165,549 | ||||||
Dicker Data Ltd.(a) |
3,545 | 19,350 | ||||||
Eagers Automotive Ltd.(a) |
7,352 | 66,018 | ||||||
Elders Ltd.(a) |
4,575 | 20,038 | ||||||
Endeavour Group Ltd.(a) |
17,164 | 72,093 | ||||||
First Resources Ltd. |
42,000 | 43,137 | ||||||
Goodman Group |
10,124 | 135,253 | ||||||
GPT Group |
32,072 | 88,384 | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd. |
22,348 | 41,504 | ||||||
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.(a) |
40,636 | 94,132 | ||||||
Helia Group Ltd. |
22,981 | 52,929 | ||||||
HomeCo Daily Needs REIT |
56,292 | 44,028 | ||||||
IGO Ltd. |
3,428 | 34,684 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. |
9,351 | 69,154 | ||||||
Incitec Pivot Ltd. |
49,858 | 90,935 | ||||||
Inghams Group Ltd. |
17,623 | 30,735 | ||||||
Insignia Financial Ltd.(a) |
29,146 | 54,711 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. |
16,492 | 62,574 | ||||||
IVE Group Ltd.(a) |
12,559 | 19,228 | ||||||
JB Hi-Fi Ltd.(a) |
3,837 | 111,742 | ||||||
Lovisa Holdings Ltd. |
2,617 | 33,621 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. |
4,776 | 564,680 | ||||||
McMillan Shakespeare Ltd. |
4,284 | 51,501 | ||||||
Medibank Pvt Ltd. |
54,556 | 127,829 | ||||||
Metcash Ltd. |
27,269 | 68,250 | ||||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. |
935 | 44,457 | ||||||
Mirvac Group |
60,462 | 90,957 | ||||||
MyState Ltd. |
14,212 | 29,989 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. |
66,730 | 1,171,324 | ||||||
New Hope Corp. Ltd. |
30,831 | 99,535 | ||||||
NIB Holdings Ltd.(a) |
7,231 | 40,672 | ||||||
Nick Scali Ltd.(a) |
5,863 | 35,554 | ||||||
Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.(a) |
64,457 | 84,310 | ||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. |
12,426 | 99,918 | ||||||
NRW Holdings Ltd. |
19,463 | 32,778 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. |
3,632 | 35,854 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. |
30,673 | 171,711 | ||||||
Orora Ltd. |
21,851 | 47,853 | ||||||
Perpetual Ltd.(a) |
2,791 | 48,081 | ||||||
Premier Investments Ltd. |
3,931 | 53,014 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
12,262 | 127,902 | ||||||
Qube Holdings Ltd. |
25,402 | 48,190 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd.(a) |
904 | 86,068 | ||||||
Reece Ltd.(a) |
4,257 | 52,621 | ||||||
Region RE Ltd. |
33,380 | 50,438 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. |
14,620 | 1,116,140 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
41,583 | 2,635,663 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. |
37,092 | 185,671 | ||||||
Scentre Group |
95,091 | 167,738 | ||||||
SEEK Ltd. |
4,230 | 61,157 | ||||||
Seven Group Holdings Ltd. |
3,145 | 51,604 | ||||||
Sigma Healthcare Ltd. |
12,192 | 6,817 | ||||||
Sims Ltd. |
7,508 | 78,714 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. |
6,997 | 165,669 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. |
226,009 | 565,665 | ||||||
Steadfast Group Ltd. |
12,532 | 50,052 | ||||||
Stockland |
88,753 | 238,086 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. |
14,021 | 125,903 | ||||||
Telstra Group Ltd. |
233,521 | 668,406 | ||||||
Terracom Ltd.(a) |
23,394 | 6,540 | ||||||
TPG Telecom Ltd.(a) |
26,537 | 86,025 | ||||||
Transurban Group |
33,154 | 314,483 | ||||||
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. |
7,638 | 57,096 | ||||||
Vicinity Ltd. |
89,151 | 109,488 | ||||||
Viva Energy Group Ltd.(a)(b) |
52,506 | 105,201 | ||||||
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.(a) |
3,909 | 82,692 | ||||||
Waypoint REIT Ltd. |
23,232 | 40,053 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. |
14,828 | 486,999 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. |
56,380 | 800,876 | ||||||
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. |
20,932 | 93,493 | ||||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. |
57,264 | 1,312,776 | ||||||
Woolworths Group Ltd. |
10,563 | 279,352 | ||||||
Worley Ltd. |
8,152 | 85,682 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Australia |
|
29,257,624 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
WisdomTree Trust | 27 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
June 30, 2023
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
Austria – 0.6% |
| |||||||
Andritz AG |
1,689 | $ | 94,070 | |||||
BAWAG Group AG*(b) |
2,465 | 113,543 | ||||||
Erste Group Bank AG |
8,733 | 305,744 | ||||||
EVN AG |
2,613 | 57,871 | ||||||
Oesterreichische Post AG |
1,697 | 60,542 | ||||||
OMV AG |
5,472 | 231,873 | ||||||
S IMMO AG* |
496 | 6,602 | ||||||
Telekom Austria AG* |
13,517 | 99,985 | ||||||
UNIQA Insurance Group AG |
8,458 | 67,823 | ||||||
Verbund AG |
728 | 58,337 | ||||||
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe |
2,261 | 59,079 | ||||||
Voestalpine AG |
3,703 | 132,915 | ||||||
Wienerberger AG |
1,944 | 59,470 | ||||||
|
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Total Austria |
|
1,347,854 | ||||||
Belgium – 1.0% |
| |||||||
Ackermans & van Haaren NV |
284 | 46,725 | ||||||
Aedifica SA(a) |
749 | 47,967 | ||||||
Ageas SA/NV |
6,523 | 264,097 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA |
5,496 | 310,780 | ||||||
bpost SA(a) |
8,859 | 38,893 | ||||||
Cofinimmo SA(a) |
927 | 69,581 | ||||||
D’ieteren Group |
301 | 53,167 | ||||||
Elia Group SA/NV |
433 | 54,941 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV |
1,920 | 151,155 | ||||||
KBC Group NV |
10,086 | 703,365 | ||||||
Melexis NV |
777 | 76,209 | ||||||
Proximus SADP |
15,644 | 116,469 | ||||||
Solvay SA |
1,357 | 151,454 | ||||||
UCB SA |
1,163 | 103,029 | ||||||
Umicore SA |
1,975 | 55,139 | ||||||
VGP NV |
798 | 77,920 | ||||||
Warehouses De Pauw CVA |
1,856 | 50,865 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Belgium |
|
2,371,756 | ||||||
Burkina Faso – 0.0% |
| |||||||
Endeavour Mining PLC |
3,805 | 91,187 | ||||||
China – 0.4% |
| |||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. |
222,500 | 679,998 | ||||||
Prosus NV* |
2,270 | 166,203 | ||||||
Wilmar International Ltd. |
90,300 | 253,549 | ||||||
|
|
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Total China |
|
1,099,750 | ||||||
Denmark – 1.3% |
| |||||||
Alm Brand A/S |
26,685 | 41,759 | ||||||
AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B |
259 | 454,446 | ||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B |
982 | 156,908 | ||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S |
711 | 49,339 | ||||||
Coloplast A/S, Class B |
1,494 | 186,770 | ||||||
D/S Norden A/S |
1,779 | 88,730 | ||||||
DSV A/S |
456 | 95,745 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
7,521 | 1,211,541 | ||||||
Novozymes A/S, Class B |
1,074 | 50,027 | ||||||
Orsted A/S(b) |
2,505 | 236,668 | ||||||
Pandora A/S |
1,840 | 164,242 | ||||||
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(b) |
2,803 | 46,615 | ||||||
Sydbank A/S |
2,126 | 98,188 | ||||||
Topdanmark A/S |
2,906 | 142,727 | ||||||
Tryg A/S |
6,781 | 146,701 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Denmark |
|
3,170,406 | ||||||
Finland – 1.4% |
| |||||||
Aktia Bank Oyj |
3,334 | 33,828 | ||||||
Anora Group Oyj |
3,868 | 20,762 | ||||||
Citycon Oyj*(a) |
6,973 | 44,276 | ||||||
Elisa Oyj |
3,037 | 162,156 | ||||||
Fortum Oyj |
21,583 | 288,805 | ||||||
Huhtamaki Oyj(a) |
1,289 | 42,273 | ||||||
Kesko Oyj, Class A |
2,646 | 50,288 | ||||||
Kesko Oyj, Class B |
5,141 | 96,752 | ||||||
Kojamo Oyj |
2,796 | 26,295 | ||||||
Kone Oyj, Class B |
6,087 | 317,635 | ||||||
Konecranes Oyj |
1,921 | 77,231 | ||||||
Metsa Board Oyj, Class B(a) |
6,412 | 47,290 | ||||||
Metso Oyj(a) |
9,752 | 117,513 | ||||||
Neste Oyj |
4,157 | 159,914 | ||||||
Nokia Oyj |
26,048 | 108,999 | ||||||
Nordea Bank Abp |
77,288 | 839,332 | ||||||
Orion Oyj, Class B |
1,484 | 61,556 | ||||||
Sampo Oyj, Class A |
10,836 | 486,124 | ||||||
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R |
7,234 | 83,856 | ||||||
TietoEVRY Oyj |
3,237 | 89,278 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene Oyj |
6,287 | 187,048 | ||||||
Valmet Oyj(a) |
3,511 | 97,601 | ||||||
|
|
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Total Finland |
|
3,438,812 | ||||||
France – 11.5% |
| |||||||
Air Liquide SA |
2,918 | 522,737 | ||||||
Airbus SE |
3,561 | 514,226 | ||||||
ALD SA(b) |
15,127 | 161,817 | ||||||
Arkema SA |
763 | 71,839 | ||||||
AXA SA |
65,589 | 1,933,845 | ||||||
BioMerieux |
464 | 48,658 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA |
28,929 | 1,821,733 | ||||||
Bollore SE |
17,773 | 110,719 | ||||||
Bouygues SA |
6,592 | 221,222 | ||||||
Bureau Veritas SA |
1,632 | 44,726 | ||||||
Capgemini SE |
907 | 171,734 | ||||||
Carrefour SA |
8,274 | 156,663 | ||||||
Cie de Saint-Gobain |
6,396 | 388,886 | ||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA |
9,107 | 268,861 | ||||||
Coface SA |
7,730 | 106,430 | ||||||
Danone SA |
7,888 | 483,130 | ||||||
Dassault Aviation SA |
489 | 97,844 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes SE |
2,121 | 94,007 | ||||||
Edenred |
1,574 | 105,335 | ||||||
Eiffage SA |
1,074 | 111,994 | ||||||
Elis SA |
2,377 | 46,161 | ||||||
Engie SA |
73,909 | 1,227,906 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
28 | WisdomTree Trust |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
June 30, 2023
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
Eramet SA |
654 | $ | 59,685 | |||||
EssilorLuxottica SA |
2,315 | 435,930 | ||||||
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA |
621 | 63,178 | ||||||
Gecina SA |
1,201 | 127,819 | ||||||
Getlink SE |
3,193 | 54,274 | ||||||
Hermes International |
301 | 653,498 | ||||||
Imerys SA |
1,230 | 47,907 | ||||||
Ipsen SA |
324 | 38,954 | ||||||
IPSOS |
804 | 44,692 | ||||||
Kering SA |
1,018 | 561,539 | ||||||
Klepierre SA |
6,888 | 170,737 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA |
3,575 | 1,665,829 | ||||||
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b) |
3,536 | 139,034 | ||||||
Legrand SA |
1,760 | 174,351 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
4,179 | 3,934,668 | ||||||
Metropole Television SA |
7,026 | 99,497 | ||||||
Nexans SA |
405 | 35,061 | ||||||
Orange SA |
90,197 | 1,053,130 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA |
2,650 | 585,169 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA |
3,408 | 273,283 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA |
247 | 39,600 | ||||||
Rexel SA |
6,267 | 154,591 | ||||||
Rothschild & Co.(a) |
2,275 | 115,538 | ||||||
Rubis SCA |
2,776 | 67,356 | ||||||
Sanofi |
15,596 | 1,670,897 | ||||||
Sartorius Stedim Biotech |
151 | 37,676 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE |
3,820 | 693,742 | ||||||
Societe BIC SA |
596 | 34,137 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA |
19,207 | 498,725 | ||||||
Sodexo SA |
821 | 90,333 | ||||||
Sopra Steria Group SACA |
339 | 67,608 | ||||||
SPIE SA |
2,120 | 68,462 | ||||||
Teleperformance |
240 | 40,179 | ||||||
Thales SA |
2,214 | 331,403 | ||||||
TotalEnergies SE |
59,886 | 3,433,388 | ||||||
Trigano SA |
213 | 30,512 | ||||||
Valeo |
2,736 | 58,595 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA |
9,383 | 296,357 | ||||||
Verallia SA(b) |
1,569 | 58,851 | ||||||
Vicat SA |
2,586 | 82,101 | ||||||
Vinci SA |
6,431 | 746,386 | ||||||
Vivendi SE |
16,028 | 146,992 | ||||||
Wendel SE |
648 | 66,455 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total France |
|
27,758,592 | ||||||
Georgia – 0.0% |
| |||||||
Bank of Georgia Group PLC |
1,724 | 64,110 | ||||||
Germany – 7.9% |
| |||||||
adidas AG |
2,029 | 393,541 | ||||||
Allianz SE, Registered Shares |
7,338 | 1,706,828 | ||||||
BASF SE |
20,078 | 974,120 | ||||||
Bayer AG, Registered Shares |
12,019 | 664,422 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
13,453 | 1,651,482 | ||||||
Bechtle AG |
1,064 | 42,161 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG |
513 | 67,861 | ||||||
Brenntag SE |
1,204 | 93,788 | ||||||
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer Shares |
351 | 37,926 | ||||||
Dermapharm Holding SE |
1,331 | 65,781 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares |
13,788 | 144,681 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG |
1,104 | 203,675 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares |
18,859 | 920,328 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares |
79,544 | 1,733,568 | ||||||
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(b) |
7,550 | 230,967 | ||||||
E.ON SE |
47,701 | 607,848 | ||||||
Evonik Industries AG |
8,685 | 165,155 | ||||||
Fielmann AG |
1,726 | 91,894 | ||||||
Freenet AG |
3,155 | 79,100 | ||||||
GEA Group AG |
1,782 | 74,481 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE |
1,939 | 411,138 | ||||||
Hapag-Lloyd AG(a)(b) |
5,686 | 1,153,217 | ||||||
Heidelberg Materials AG |
3,114 | 255,483 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
2,417 | 170,083 | ||||||
Hochtief AG |
1,044 | 90,209 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG |
4,384 | 180,724 | ||||||
Kloeckner & Co. SE |
5,720 | 55,665 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
28,048 | 2,254,330 | ||||||
Merck KGaA |
445 | 73,577 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG |
255 | 66,046 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs—Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares |
1,728 | 647,771 | ||||||
Puma SE |
1,265 | 76,072 | ||||||
Rheinmetall AG |
316 | 86,465 | ||||||
RWE AG |
4,827 | 209,966 | ||||||
SAP SE |
7,523 | 1,027,098 | ||||||
Siemens Healthineers AG(b) |
6,217 | 351,753 | ||||||
Siltronic AG |
1,045 | 79,807 | ||||||
Sixt SE |
779 | 93,233 | ||||||
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA* |
1,118 | 54,278 | ||||||
Suedzucker AG |
3,788 | 67,487 | ||||||
Symrise AG |
417 | 43,684 | ||||||
Synlab AG |
2,961 | 29,236 | ||||||
Talanx AG |
5,161 | 295,891 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG |
78,137 | 219,683 | ||||||
United Internet AG, Registered Shares |
2,866 | 40,336 | ||||||
Varta AG*(a) |
1,745 | 35,706 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG |
4,244 | 707,958 | ||||||
Wacker Chemie AG |
1,162 | 159,419 | ||||||
Wacker Neuson SE |
6,160 | 149,196 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Germany |
|
19,035,118 | ||||||
Hong Kong – 3.0% |
| |||||||
AIA Group Ltd. |
96,400 | 973,029 | ||||||
Bank of East Asia Ltd. |
67,349 | 92,989 | ||||||
Champion REIT(a) |
174,000 | 63,058 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. |
47,000 | 365,248 | ||||||
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd. |
82,000 | 61,004 | ||||||
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust |
58,000 | 41,743 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. |
92,000 | 142,051 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. |
22,800 | 324,401 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
WisdomTree Trust | 29 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (DDWM)
June 30, 2023
Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. |
133,000 | $ | 395,439 | |||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. |
333,816 | 288,382 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. |
13,459 | 506,992 | ||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust |
430,500 | 83,086 | ||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. |
29,000 | 70,755 | ||||||
Link REIT |
70,331 | 390,399 | ||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. |
126,643 | 581,776 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. |
99,000 | 243,565 | ||||||
PCCW Ltd. |
464,000 | 240,390 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. |
79,500 | 416,440 | ||||||
Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. |
120,000 | 9,800 | ||||||
Sino Land Co. Ltd. |
223,858 | 275,088 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. |
77,500 | 976,093 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A |
16,500 | 126,436 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class B |
57,500 | 72,420 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. |
113,200 | 278,211 | ||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. |
15,500 | 168,418 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Hong Kong |
|
7,187,213 | ||||||
Indonesia – 0.0% |
| |||||||
Nickel Industries Ltd. |
80,110 | 47,193 | ||||||
Ireland – 0.3% |
| |||||||
AIB Group PLC |
16,777 | 70,469 | ||||||
CRH PLC |
8,611 | 474,427 | ||||||
Glanbia PLC |
3,863 | 57,739 | ||||||
Kerry Group PLC, Class A |
533 | 51,975 | ||||||
Kingspan Group PLC |
839 | 55,745 | ||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC |
3,549 | 118,211 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Ireland |
|
828,566 | ||||||
Israel – 0.7% |
| |||||||
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. |
6,910 | 53,739 | ||||||
Amot Investments Ltd. |
11,519 | 60,312 | ||||||
Ashtrom Group Ltd. |
2,561 | 35,348 | ||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. |
1,475 | 82,674 | ||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM |
11,812 | 96,700 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
39,137 | 290,974 | ||||||
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. |
45,380 | 55,347 | ||||||
Big Shopping Centers Ltd.* |
418 | 37,543 | ||||||
Carasso Motors Ltd. |
6,172 | 27,592 | ||||||
Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. |
4,330 | 33,091 | ||||||
Delek Group Ltd. |
1 | 82 | ||||||
FIBI Holdings Ltd. |
753 | 30,335 | ||||||
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. |
1,425 | 55,373 | ||||||
Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd. |
9,154 | 64,407 | ||||||
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. |
5,135 | 39,907 | ||||||
ICL Group Ltd. |
51,504 | 278,966 | ||||||
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A |
15,733 | 78,009 | ||||||
Matrix IT Ltd. |
1,688 | 34,356 | ||||||
Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. |
13,859 | 33,690 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. |
4,872 | 161,877 | ||||||
Phoenix Holdings Ltd. |
5,964 | 59,866 | ||||||
Plus500 Ltd. |
3,036 | 56,546 | ||||||
Strauss Group Ltd.* |
1,185 | 26,645 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Israel |
|
1,693,379 | ||||||
Italy – 2.5% |
| |||||||
A2A SpA(a) |
81,306 | 148,403 | ||||||
ACEA SpA |
3,563 | 46,569 | ||||||
Alerion Cleanpower SpA |
802 | 25,024 | ||||||
Anima Holding SpA(b) |
14,045 | 52,221 | ||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
32,427 | 658,736 | ||||||
Azimut Holding SpA |
4,105 | 88,474 | ||||||
Banca Generali SpA |
2,864 | 98,426 | ||||||
Banca Mediolanum SpA |
20,108 | 181,689 | ||||||
Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA |
14,425 | 60,055 | ||||||
Banco BPM SpA |
34,268 | 158,892 | ||||||
Brembo SpA |
3,264 | 48,359 | ||||||
Buzzi SpA(a) |
1,879 | 47,027 | ||||||
Credito Emiliano SpA |
8,590 | 66,820 | ||||||
Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust |
34,200 | 58,207 | ||||||
Davide Campari-Milano NV |
4,255 | 58,910 | ||||||
De’ Longhi SpA |
2,876 | 62,817 | ||||||
DiaSorin SpA |
255 | 26,541 | ||||||
Eni SpA |
86,566 | 1,244,955 | ||||||
ERG SpA |
2,553 | 75,148 | ||||||
Esprinet SpA |
1,780 | 10,797 | ||||||
Ferrari NV |
637 | 208,143 | ||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA |
6,502 | 87,359 | ||||||
Hera SpA |
28,087 | 83,410 | ||||||
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b) |
10,837 | 142,824 | ||||||
Italgas SpA(a) |
15,938 | 94,332 | ||||||
Leonardo SpA |
4,556 | 51,669 | ||||||
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA |
23,870 | 285,422 | ||||||
Moncler SpA |
1,564 | 108,079 | ||||||
Piaggio & C. SpA |
13,159 | 54,555 | ||||||
Poste Italiane SpA(a)(b) |
28,263 | 305,759 | ||||||
Prysmian SpA(a) |
1,628 | 67,991 | ||||||
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA |
2,241 | 106,966 | ||||||
Snam SpA |
93,556 | 488,607 | ||||||
Terna—Rete Elettrica Nazionale |
35,942 | 306,095 | ||||||
Unieuro SpA(a)(b) |
2,363 | 25,522 | ||||||
Unipol Gruppo SpA |
15,459 | 82,490 | ||||||
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA(a) |
88,470 | 219,102 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Italy |
|
5,936,395 | ||||||
Japan – 20.3% |
| |||||||
ABC-Mart, Inc. |
700 | 37,810 | ||||||
ADEKA Corp. |
8,800 | 166,551 | ||||||
Advantest Corp. |
1,200 | 158,993 | ||||||
Aeon Co. Ltd. |
3,500 | 71,242 | ||||||
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.(a) |
5,000 | 64,379 | ||||||
AGC, Inc.(a) |
3,400 | 121,453 | ||||||
Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.(a) |
2,200 | 48,053 | ||||||