WisdomTree Announces Three Additional ETFs have Filed Notification with the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA)
Making Available the First U.S. Bond ETF Focused on High Yield to Japanese Retail Investors
NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced that three additional ETFs have recently filed notification with the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA).
The three newly notified ETFs offer differentiated foreign fixed income solutions to retail investors in Japan at a time when many Japanese investors are looking to diversify with foreign bonds for additional income and return potential. The newly notified funds include:
- The WisdomTree Negative Duration High Yield Bond Fund[*] (HYND) a high-yield bond strategy designed to provide investors with a means of investing in a rising U.S. interest rate setting while still generating income from high yield corporate bond exposures.
- The WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund[†] (AGGY) which offers investors access to core fixed income by looking within the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (Agg) universe to enhance income.
- The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund[‡] (HYZD) which can help investors reduce the interest rate risk of their overall portfolio while supplementing income levels.
Previously Notified Funds
| Ticker | Fund Name |
| DLN | WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund |
| DON | WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund |
| DES | WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund |
| DGRW | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
| DGRS | WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
| EUDG | WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
| DGS | WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund |
| DGRE | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
| DYLS | WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund |
| DYB | WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund |
| DFJ | WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund |
| DXJF | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund |
| DXJH | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund |
| DXJR | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund |
| DXJC | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund |
| DFE | WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund |
| DEW | WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund |
| GULF | WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund |
| DXJS | WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund |
| EPI | WisdomTree India Earnings Fund |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund |
| HEDJ | WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund |
| DEM | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund |
| DHS | WisdomTree High Dividend Fund |
| ELD | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
About WisdomTree
WisdomTree Investments, Inc., through its subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Canada (collectively, "WisdomTree"), is an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager headquartered in New York. WisdomTree offers products covering equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and alternative strategies. WisdomTree currently has approximately $43.3 billion in assets under management globally.
WisdomTree® is the marketing name for WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide.
* Formerly WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Negative Duration Fund
† Formerly WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Enhanced Yield Fund
‡ Formerly WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Zero Duration Fund
Contact Information: Media Relations WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Jessica Zaloom / Melissa Chiles +1.917.267.3735 / +1.917.267.3797 jzaloom@wisdomtree.com / mchiles@wisdomtree.com Investor Relations WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Jason Weyeneth, CFA +1.917.267.3858 jweyeneth@wisdomtree.com
Released February 27, 2017