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

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