EXHIBIT 99.1

WisdomTree Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results

Net income up 119.2% year-over-year to $23.3 million or diluted EPS $0.17

Revenues up 71.4% year-over-year to $80.8 million

U.S. pre-tax margin of 52%; consolidated pre-tax margin of 49%

Declares $0.08 quarterly dividend and $0.25 special dividend

New York, NY – (GlobeNewswire) – October 30, 2015 – WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor and asset manager today reported net income of $23.3 million for the third quarter of 2015 or $0.17 per share on a fully diluted basis. This compares to $10.6 million in the third quarter of 2014 and $24.2 million for the second quarter of 2015.

WisdomTree CEO and President Jonathan Steinberg said, “WisdomTree generated strong financial results and achieved a solid third quarter despite a challenging market environment. These results reflect our overall financial strength and demonstrate the profitable, scalable and highly efficient nature of our operating model.”

Mr. Steinberg continued, “WisdomTree is ideally positioned for the future of asset management, as we continue to enhance our global ETF platform through investments in headcount, product and client-facing services. The structural shift to passive investing and ETFs is continuing, the appetite for investment innovations like Smart Beta and Currency Hedging is growing and a decisive move toward greater transparency in financial products and advice is more pronounced than ever. These are all trends that will continue to be advantageous to WisdomTree going forward.”

Mr. Steinberg concluded, “In reflection of our growing financial resources, we are pleased to further enhance our capital management program through the addition of a $0.25 special dividend. We first instituted a $0.08 regular quarterly dividend and a $100 million share buyback program in the third quarter of 2014. Since that time we have achieved robust growth in assets, revenues and earnings while continuing to make investments for future growth. We are demonstrating an ability to profitably grow the business, reinvest for future growth and return surplus capital to our shareholders.”


Summary Operating and Financial Highlights

 

     Three Months Ended     Change From  

Operating Highlights

   Sept. 30,
2015
    Jun. 30,
2015
    Sept. 30,
2014
    Jun. 30,
2015
    Sept. 30,
2014
 

U.S. listed ETFs ($, in billions):

      

AUM

   $ 53.0      $ 61.3      $ 35.8        (13.5 %)      48.1

Net inflows/(outflows)

     ($0.7   $ 6.6      $ 0.7        n/a        n/a   

Average AUM

   $ 59.6      $ 61.2      $ 35.6        (2.6 %)      67.6

Average advisory fee

     0.53     0.53     0.52     —          +0.01   

Market share of U.S. industry inflows

     n/a        15.9     1.5     n/a        n/a   

European listed ETPs ($, in millions):

      

AUM

   $ 695.7      $ 612.7      $ 123.2        13.6     464.7

Net inflows

   $ 258.8      $ 194.6      $ 19.2        33.0     1,246.3

Average advisory fee

     0.69     0.68     0.79     +0.01        -0.1   

Financial Highlights ($, in millions, except per share amounts):

      

Consolidated Results:

      

Total revenues

   $ 80.8      $ 81.6      $ 47.1        (1.0 %)      71.4

Pre-tax income

   $ 39.5      $ 40.9      $ 20.3        (3.4 %)      95.2

Net income

   $ 23.3      $ 24.2      $ 10.6        (3.7 %)      119.2

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.17      $ 0.18      $ 0.08        -$0.01        +$0.09   

Pre-tax margin

     49.0     50.2     43.0     -1.2        +6.0   

U.S. listed ETFs:

      

Gross margin1 (non-GAAP)

     87.2     86.4     82.2     +0.8        +5.0   

Pre-tax margin

     52.3     53.2     46.6     -0.9        +5.7   

 

 

1  Gross margin is defined as total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third-party sharing arrangements.

 

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     Nine Months Ended  

Operating Highlights

   Sept. 30,
2015
    Sept. 30,
2014
    Change  

U.S. listed ETFs ($, in billions):

      

AUM

   $ 53.0      $ 35.8        48.1

Net inflows

   $ 19.5      $ 0.6        3,254.7

Average AUM

   $ 55.7      $ 34.5        61.4

Average advisory fee

     0.53     0.52     +0.01   

Market share of U.S. industry inflows

     13.8     0.5     +13.3   

European listed ETPs ($, in millions):

      

AUM

   $ 695.7      $ 123.2        464.7

Net inflows

   $ 627.6      $ 36.9        1,601.7

Average advisory fee

     0.70     0.80     -0.1   

Financial Highlights ($, in millions, except per share amounts):

      

Consolidated Results:

      

Total revenues

   $ 222.5      $ 134.2        65.8

Pre-tax income

   $ 101.5      $ 56.9        78.5

Net income

   $ 59.5      $ 51.4        15.7

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.43      $ 0.37        +0.06   

Pre-tax margin

     45.6     42.4     +3.2   

U.S. listed ETFs:

      

Gross margin2 (non-GAAP)

     85.8     81.1     +4.7   

Pre-tax margin

     48.8     44.9     +3.9   

 

2  Gross margin is defined as total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third-party sharing arrangements.

 

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Recent Business Developments

 

    On October 30, 2015, the Company announced it will enter the Commodity ETF space through the acquisition of The GreenHaven Commodity Funds: the GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (GCC) and the GreenHaven Coal Fund (TONS)

 

    On October 29, 2015, the Company announced the launch of the WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR), the WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMSD) and the WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund (HDRW)

 

    WisdomTree Europe:

 

    Listed the WisdomTree UK Equity Income UCITS ETF (WUKD) in London on the London Stock Exchange on October 8, 2015; and listed the WisdomTree Emerging Asia Equity Income UCITS ETF (DEMA) in London on the London Stock Exchange on October 12, 2015, and in Italy on Borsa Italiana and in Germany on Börse Xetra on October 15, 2015.

 

    Listed two Boost ETPs in Italy on Borsa Italiana on October 19, 2015.

Assets Under Management and Net Inflows

U.S. listed ETF assets under management (“AUM”) was $53.0 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 35.0% for the year and up 48.1% from the third quarter of last year primarily due to record net inflows. However, AUM declined 13.5% from the end of the second quarter of this year due to $7.6 billion of negative market movement as well as $0.7 billion of net outflows, primarily in our emerging market ETFs.

European listed AUM increased to $695.7 million at the end of the third quarter, up from the third quarter of last year and the second quarter of this year primarily due to net inflows, partially offset by negative market movement.

Performance

In evaluating the performance of our U.S. listed equity, fixed income and alternative ETFs against actively managed and index based mutual funds and ETFs, 91% of the $52.4 billion invested in our ETFs and 55% (33 of 60) of our ETFs outperformed their comparable Morningstar average since inception as of September 30, 2015.

For more information about WisdomTree ETFs including standardized performance, please click here or visit www.wisdomtree.com.

 

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Third Quarter Financial Discussion

Revenues

Total revenues increased 71.4% from the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to higher average AUM from strong inflows. Total revenues declined 1.0% from the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to lower average AUM due to negative market movement in our U.S. listed ETFs. Revenues from our European listed ETPs increased to $1.3 million from $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to higher inflows into our Boost branded ETPs. The average advisory fee for our U.S. listed ETFs increased to 0.53% as compared to 0.52% for the third quarter of 2014 and was flat compared to the second quarter of 2015.

Margins

Gross margin for our U.S. listed ETFs, which is our total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third party sharing arrangements, was 87.2% in the third quarter of 2015 as compared to 82.2% in the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to higher average AUM. Gross margins increased from the second quarter of 2015 due to lower regulatory fees as a result of net outflows in the quarter.

Consolidated pre-tax margin was 49.0% in the third quarter of 2015. Pre-tax margin for our U.S. listed ETFs was 52.3% on average U.S. listed AUM of $59.6 billion.

Expenses

Total expenses increased 53.5% from the third quarter of 2014 and 1.5% compared to the second quarter of 2015 to $41.2 million. Included in the quarter was $3.3 million of expenses associated with our European listed ETPs.

 

    Compensation and benefits expense increased 94.3% from the third quarter of 2014 to $19.4 million due to higher accrued incentive compensation as a result of record setting inflow levels, increased headcount related expenses to support our growth and higher stock based compensation due to equity granted as part of incentive compensation. Included in the quarter was $1.5 million in compensation costs for employees associated with our European listed ETPs.

This expense increased 4.0% compared to the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to higher headcount related costs as part of our strategic growth initiatives. Payroll related taxes were higher in the third quarter due to bonus payments and employees exercising stock options.

 

    Fund management and administration expense increased 24.3% from the third quarter of 2014 to $10.5 million. This increase was primarily due to higher average AUM, inflow levels and number of U.S. ETFs. We also incurred additional costs for our European listed ETPs as a result of launching our WisdomTree UCITS ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2014. We had 79 U.S. listed ETFs and 74 European listed ETPs at the end of the quarter.

 

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This expense decreased 6.1% compared to the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to lower regulatory fees as a result of net outflows in the quarter.

 

    Marketing and advertising expense increased 6.9% from the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to higher levels of advertising related activities to support our growth. This expense was relatively unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2015.

 

    Sales and business development expense increased 90.6% from the third quarter of 2014 and 17.4% from the second quarter of 2015 to $2.4 million primarily due to higher spending for sales related activities.

 

    Professional and consulting fees increased 13.5% from the third quarter of 2014 to $1.6 million primarily due to advisory fees associated with our acquisition of Greenhaven ETFs as well as higher technology related initiatives. This expense was relatively unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2015.

 

    Occupancy, communications and equipment expense increased 34.1% compared to the third quarter of 2014 and 25.5% compared to the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to technology equipment spending initiatives and higher rent expense due to higher property taxes.

 

    Depreciation and amortization expense was also relatively unchanged at $0.2 million as compared to the third quarter of 2014 and second quarter of 2015.

 

    Third-party sharing arrangements expense increased 159.4% compared to the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to fees for listing our ETFs on a third party platform. This expense was relatively unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2015.

 

    Acquisition contingent payment expense was $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2015. This represents the current expense accrual for expected payments due to the former Boost shareholders related to our acquisition in April 2014 and is primarily driven by increased AUM derived from our European business.

 

    Other expenses increased 44.3% from the third quarter of 2014 and 7.4% from the second quarter of 2015 to $1.6 million primarily due to higher general and administrative spending.

 

    Income tax expense was $16.2 million for the third quarter of 2015. The effective tax rate on our U.S. listed ETF business was 39.1% in the third quarter. The Company’s overall effective tax rate was 41.1% due to the non-deductibility of losses in our European ETP business. These losses may be recognized in the future after the European business is profitable.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had total assets of $292.4 million which consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents and investments of $235.6 million. There were approximately 136.7 million shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2015. Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 138.2 million for the third quarter.

Dividend and Share Buyback

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on November 25, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 11, 2015.

 

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The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on November 25, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 11, 2015.

The Company purchased 329,635 shares for $8.4 million in the third quarter of 2015.

Conference Call

WisdomTree will discuss its results and operational highlights during a conference call on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The call-in number will be (877) 303-7209. Anyone outside the U.S. or Canada should call (970) 315-0420. The slides used during the presentation will be available at http://ir.wisdomtree.com. For those unable to join the conference call at the scheduled time, an audio replay will be available on http://ir.wisdomtree.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, the risks described below. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. You should read this press release completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

In particular, forward-looking statements in this press release may include statements about:

 

    anticipated trends, conditions and investor sentiment in the global markets and ETPs;

 

    anticipated levels of inflows into and outflows out of our ETPs;

 

    our ability to deliver favorable rates of return to investors;

 

    our ability to develop new products and services;

 

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    our ability to maintain current vendors or find new vendors to provide services to us at favorable costs;

 

    our ability to successfully expand our business into non-U.S. markets;

 

    timing of payment of our cash income taxes;

 

    competition in our business; and

 

    the effect of laws and regulations that apply to our business.

Our business is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including without limitation:

 

    Recent historical growth may not provide an accurate representation of the growth we may experience in the future, which may make it difficult to evaluate our future prospects.

 

    Challenging global market conditions associated with declining prices of securities can adversely affect our business by reducing the market value of the assets we manage or causing customers to sell their fund shares and trigger redemptions.

 

    Fluctuations in the amount and mix of our AUM may negatively impact revenue and operating margin.

 

    We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from a limited number of products – in particular two funds, the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund and the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund – and, as a result, our operating results are particularly exposed to the performance of those funds, investor sentiment toward the strategies pursued by those funds and our ability to maintain the AUM of those funds.

 

    Most of our AUM are held in our U.S. listed ETFs that invest in foreign securities and we therefore have substantial exposure to foreign market conditions and are subject to currency exchange rate risks.

 

    We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from international hedged equity ETFs and are exposed to the market-specific political and economic risks, as well as general investor sentiment regarding monetary policy of those markets.

 

    We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from products invested in securities of Japanese and European companies and are exposed to the market-specific political and economic risks, as well as general investor sentiment regarding future growth of those markets and currency fluctuations.

 

    We derive a significant portion of our revenue from products invested in emerging markets and are exposed to the market-specific political and economic risks as well as general investor sentiment regarding future growth of those markets.

 

    Many of our ETPs and ETFs have a limited track record, and poor investment performance could cause our revenue to decline.

 

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    We depend on third parties to provide many critical services to operate our business and our ETPs and ETFs. The failure of key vendors to adequately provide such services could materially affect our operating business and harm our customers.

Other factors, such as general economic conditions, including currency exchange rate fluctuations, also may have an effect on the results of our operations. For a more complete description of the risks noted above and other risks that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. Therefore, these forward-looking statements do not represent our views as of any date other than the date of this press release.

About WisdomTree

WisdomTree Investments, Inc., through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe (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 $58.1 billion in assets under management globally.

WisdomTree® is the marketing name for WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide.

Contact Information:

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

Stuart Bell / Jessica Zaloom

+1.917.267.3702 / +1.917.267.3735

sbell@wisdomtree.com / jzaloom@wisdomtree.com

 

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WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended      % Change From     Nine Months Ended  
     Sep. 30,      Jun. 30,      Sep. 30,      Jun. 30,     Sep. 30,     Sep. 30,      Sep. 30,      %  
     2015      2015      2014      2015     2014     2015      2014      Change  

Revenues:

                     

Advisory fees

   $ 80,520       $ 81,320       $ 46,942         -1.0     71.5   $ 221,709       $ 133,489         66.1

Other income

     233         239         172         -2.5     35.5     744         673         10.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     80,753         81,559         47,114         -1.0     71.4     222,453         134,162         65.8

Expenses:

                     

Compensation and benefits

     19,407         18,669         9,990         4.0     94.3     57,677         26,896         114.4

Fund management and administration

     10,519         11,208         8,465         -6.1     24.3     31,895         25,451         25.3

Marketing and advertising

     3,573         3,628         3,341         -1.5     6.9     10,277         8,645         18.9

Sales and business development

     2,438         2,076         1,279         17.4     90.6     6,414         4,307         48.9

Professional and consulting fees

     1,570         1,604         1,383         -2.1     13.5     4,637         5,018         -7.6

Occupancy, communications and equipment

     1,183         943         882         25.5     34.1     3,044         2,635         15.5

Depreciation and amortization

     253         223         207         13.5     22.2     696         600         16.0

Third party sharing arrangements

     485         497         187         -2.4     159.4     1,265         312         305.4

Acquisition contingent payment

     172         264         —           -34.8     n/a        693         —           n/a   

Other

     1,620         1,509         1,123         7.4     44.3     4,364         3,429         27.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     41,220         40,621         26,857         1.5     53.5     120,962         77,293         56.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before taxes

     39,533         40,938         20,257         -3.4     95.2     101,491         56,869         78.5

Income tax expense

     16,245         16,766         9,634         —          —          41,969         5,440         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 23,288       $ 24,172       $ 10,623         -3.7     119.2   $ 59,522       $ 51,429         15.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before taxes per share - basic

   $ 0.29       $ 0.30       $ 0.15           $ 0.75       $ 0.43      

Income before taxes per share - diluted

   $ 0.29       $ 0.30       $ 0.15           $ 0.74       $ 0.41      

Net income per share - basic

     0.17       $ 0.18       $ 0.08           $ 0.44       $ 0.39      

Net income per share - diluted

     0.17       $ 0.18       $ 0.08           $ 0.43       $ 0.37      

Weighted average common shares - basic

     136,582         135,895         131,778             135,527         131,418      

Weighted average common shares - diluted

     138,181         137,951         138,346             137,833         138,476      


WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     U.S.     European                                         
     Listed     Listed           U.S. Listed Business  
     Business     Business     Total                          % Change From  
     Q3/15     Q3/15     Q3/15     Q3/15      Q2/15      Q3/14      Q2/15     Q3/14  

Revenues

                   

Advisory fees

   $ 79,242      $ 1,278      $ 80,520      $ 79,242       $ 80,409       $ 46,659         -1.5     69.8

Other income

     230        3        233        230         238         224         -3.4     2.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     79,472        1,281        80,753        79,472         80,647         46,883         -1.5     69.5

Expenses

                   

Compensation and benefits

     17,915        1,492        19,407        17,915         17,437         9,250         2.7     93.7

Fund management and administration

     9,666        853        10,519        9,666         10,462         8,139         -7.6     18.8

Marketing and advertising

     3,156        417        3,573        3,156         3,256         3,244         -3.1     -2.7

Sales and business development

     2,419        19        2,438        2,419         2,048         1,185         18.1     104.1

Professional and consulting fees

     1,414        156        1,570        1,414         1,541         945         -8.2     49.6

Occupancy, communications and equipment

     1,079        104        1,183        1,079         889         809         21.4     33.4

Depreciation and amortization

     249        4        253        249         221         206         12.7     20.9

Third party sharing arrangements

     485        —          485        485         497         187         -2.4     159.4

Acquisition contingent payment

     —          172        172        —           —           —           n/a        n/a   

Other

     1,517        103        1,620        1,517         1,413         1,088         7.4     39.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     37,900        3,320        41,220        37,900         37,764         25,053         0.4     51.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) before taxes

     41,572        (2,039     39,533        41,572         42,883         21,830         -3.1     90.4

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     16,263        (18     16,245        16,263         16,785         9,662         -3.1     n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ 25,309      $ (2,021   $ 23,288      $ 25,309       $ 26,098       $ 12,168         -3.0     108.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pretax margin

     52.3       49.0             

Gross margin

     87.2       86.4             


WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2015     2014  
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 211,992      $ 165,284   

Accounts receivable

     25,514        18,176   

Deferred tax asset, net

     10,297        3,872   

Other current assets

     2,958        1,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     250,761        189,040   

Fixed assets, net

     11,279        10,356   

Investments

     23,651        13,990   

Deferred tax asset, net

     4,326        5,618   

Goodwill

     1,676        1,676   

Other noncurrent assets

     723        71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 292,416      $ 220,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

LIABILITIES

    

Current liabilities:

    

Fund management and administration payable

   $ 11,245      $ 9,983   

Compensation and benefits payable

     21,875        14,333   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     6,420        5,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     39,540        29,431   

Other noncurrent liabilities:

    

Acquisition payable

     2,449        1,757   

Deferred rent payable

     5,213        5,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     47,202        36,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Common stock, par value $0.01; 250,000 shares authorized:

    

issued: 138,398 and 134,959;

     1,384        1,350   

outstanding: 136,727 and 133,445;

    

Additional paid-in capital

     243,410        209,216   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (7     (53

Retained earnings/(accumulated deficit)

     427        (26,228
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     245,214        184,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 292,416      $ 220,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 59,522      $ 51,429   

Non-cash items included in net income:

    

Income tax expense

     40,573        5,396   

Depreciation and amortization

     696        600   

Stock-based compensation

     7,878        6,122   

Deferred rent

     (26     1,620   

Accretion to interest income and other

     9        (76

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (7,253     2,049   

Other assets

     (1,892     (811

Deferred acquisition contingent payment

     693        —     

Fund management and administration payable

     1,216        (1,579

Compensation and benefits payable

     7,402        (7,510

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     1,330        (590
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     110,148        56,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of fixed assets

     (1,606     (4,580

Purchase of investments

     (11,353     (1,384

Cash acquired on acquisition

     —          1,349   

Proceeds from the redemption of investments

     1,681        868   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (11,278     (3,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Dividends paid

     (32,867     —     

Shares repurchased

     (23,689     (6,259

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     4,471        341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (52,085     (5,918
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash flows due to changes in foreign exchange rate

     (77     (14
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     46,708        46,971   

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

     165,284        104,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

   $ 211,992      $ 151,287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for taxes

   $ 551      $ 66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

Key Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2015     2015     2014     2015     2014  

U.S. LISTED ETFs

  

       

Total ETFs (in millions)

  

       

Beginning of period assets

     61,299        55,758        35,500        39,281        34,884   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (661     6,598        748        19,457        580   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (7,591     (1,057     (425     (5,691     359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     53,047        61,299        35,823        53,047        35,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     59,572        61,153        35,554        55,705        34,518   

Revenue Days

     92        91        92        273        273   

ETF Industry and Market Share (in billions)

          

ETF industry net inflows

     44.3        41.4        48.8        141.2        121.0   

WisdomTree market share of industry inflows

     n/a        15.9     1.5     13.8     0.5

International Hedged Equity ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     39,222        33,925        12,557        17,760        13,348   

Inflows

     751        6,083        799        20,274        285   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (5,365     (786     615        (3,426     338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     34,608        39,222        13,971        34,608        13,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     39,061        38,548        12,654        34,056        12,631   

U.S. Equity ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     9,245        9,748        8,052        9,390        7,181   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (259     (320     84        (285     494   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (739     (183     (197     (858     264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     8,247        9,245        7,939        8,247        7,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     8,876        9,664        8,067        9,436        7,655   

International Developed Equity ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     4,829        4,323        5,340        3,988        3,864   

Inflows/(outflows)

     21        497        (452     706        878   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (456     9        (394     (300     (248
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     4,394        4,829        4,494        4,394        4,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     4,714        4,790        5,016        4,538        4,833   

Emerging Markets Equity ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     6,244        6,068        7,606        6,187        7,448   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (1,013     250        270        (928     26   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (943     (74     (381     (971     21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     4,288        6,244        7,495        4,288        7,495   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     5,253        6,336        7,878        5,912        7,247   

Fixed Income ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     956        904        1,376        1,152        1,906   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (85     67        69        (228     (515

Market depreciation

     (77     (15     (66     (130     (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     794        956        1,379        794        1,379   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     884        929        1,385        944        1,522   

Currency ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     573        565        406        599        979   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (63     7        (35     (100     (605

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (5     1        (9     6        (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     505        573        362        505        362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     562        651        380        595        468   

Alternative Strategy ETFs (in millions)

          

Beginning of period assets

     230        225        163        205        158   

Inflows/(outflows)

     (13     14        13        18        17   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (6     (9     7        (12     8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     211        230        183        211        183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average assets during the period

     222        235        174        224        162   


     Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2015     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Average ETF assets during the period

          

International hedged equity ETFs

     66     63     36     61     37

U.S. equity ETFs

     15     16     23     17     22

Emerging markets equity ETFs

     9     10     22     11     21

International developed equity ETFs

     8     8     14     8     14

Fixed income ETFs

     1     2     4     2     4

Currency ETFs

     1     1     1     1     1

Alternative strategy ETFs

     0     0     0     0     1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100     100     100     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average ETF advisory fee during the period

          

Alternative strategy ETFs

     0.95     0.95     0.94     0.95     0.94

Emerging markets equity ETFs

     0.72     0.71     0.68     0.71     0.67

International developed equity ETFs

     0.56     0.56     0.56     0.56     0.56

International hedged equity ETFs

     0.54     0.54     0.50     0.54     0.50

Fixed income ETFs

     0.51     0.52     0.55     0.52     0.55

Currency ETFs

     0.50     0.50     0.49     0.50     0.49

U.S. equity ETFs

     0.35     0.35     0.35     0.35     0.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Blended total

     0.53     0.53     0.52     0.53     0.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of ETFs - end of the period

          

International developed equity ETFs

     18        18        17        18        17   

International hedged equity ETFs

     17        16        12        17        12   

U.S. equity ETFs

     15        13        13        15        13   

Fixed income ETFs

     13        12        12        13        12   

Emerging markets equity ETFs

     8        8        7        8        7   

Currency ETFs

     6        6        6        6        6   

Alternative strategy ETFs

     2        2        2        2        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     79        75        69        79        69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EUROPEAN LISTED ETPs

          

Total ETPs (in thousands)

          

Beginning of period assets

     384,089        288,801        113,244        165,018        96,817   

Inflows

     191,044        50,331        19,224        386,757        36,882   

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (143,874     44,957        (9,258     (120,516     (10,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     431,259        384,089        123,210        431,259        123,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average ETP advisory fee during the period

     0.83     0.82     0.79     0.83     0.80

Number of ETPs - end of the period

     62        57        42        62        42   

Total UCITS ETFs (in thousands)

          

Beginning of period assets****

     228,588        45,846          16,179     

Inflows

     67,770        144,234          240,855     

Market appreciation/(depreciation)

     (31,906     38,508          7,418     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period assets

     264,452        228,588          264,452     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average ETP advisory fee during the period

     0.45     0.44       0.44  

Number of ETPs - end of the period

     12        10          12     

U.S. headcount

     128        117        97        128        97   

Non-U.S. headcount

     34        29        20        34        20   

Note: Previously issued statistics may be restated due to trade adjustments

Source: Investment Company Institute, Bloomberg, WisdomTree

 

**** UCITS first launched October 24, 2014


Non-GAAP Financial Measurements

In an effort to provide additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we also disclose certain non-GAAP information which we believe provides useful and meaningful information. The non-GAAP financial measurements included in this release include gross margin, gross margin percentage and our operating results for our US and European listed ETF businesses. Our management reviews these non-GAAP financial measurements when evaluating our financial performance and results of operations; therefore, we believe it is useful to provide information with respect to these non-GAAP measurements so as to share this perspective of management. Non-GAAP measurements do not have any standardized meaning, do not replace nor are superior to GAAP financial measurements and are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measurements should be considered in the context with our GAAP results. We disclose gross margin as a non-GAAP financial measurement to allow investors to analyze our revenues less the direct costs paid to third parties attributable to those revenues. We disclose the results of our US listed ETF business to allow investors to better compare our results to the prior year as in April 2014, we acquired Boost ETP, a UK based ETP sponsor.


WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     Sep. 30,     Jun. 30,     Sep. 30,     Sep. 30,     Sep. 30,  
     2015     2015     2014     2015     2014  

GAAP total revenue

   $ 80,753      $ 81,559      $ 47,114      $ 222,453      $ 134,162   

Fund management and administration

     (10,519     (11,208     (8,465     (31,895     (25,451

Third party sharing arrangements

     (485     (497     (187     (1,265     (312
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

   $ 69,749      $ 69,854      $ 38,462      $ 189,293      $ 108,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin percentage

     86.4     85.6     81.6     85.1     80.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. listed ETFs:

          

GAAP total revenue

   $ 79,472      $ 80,647      $ 46,883      $ 219,699      $ 133,738   

Fund management and administration

     (9,666     (10,462     (8,139     (29,861     (24,932

Third party sharing arrangements

     (485     (497     (187     (1,265     (312
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

   $ 69,321      $ 69,688      $ 38,557      $ 188,573      $ 108,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin percentage

     87.2     86.4     82.2     85.8     81.1