Organization and Description of Business |
1. Organization and Description of Business
WisdomTree, Inc., through its global subsidiaries
(collectively, “WisdomTree” or the “Company”), is a global financial innovator, offering a well-diversified suite
of exchange-traded products (“ETPs”), models, solutions and products leveraging blockchain technology. Building on its heritage
of innovation, the Company is developing and has launched next-generation digital products, services and structures, including digital
or blockchain-enabled mutual funds (“Digital Funds”) and tokenized assets, as well as its blockchain-native digital wallet,
WisdomTree Prime and institutional platform, WisdomTree Connect. The Company has the following wholly-owned operating subsidiaries:
| ● | WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (“WTAM”) is a New York based investment adviser registered with the SEC, providing
investment advisory and other management services to the WisdomTree Trust (“WTT”) and WisdomTree exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
The WisdomTree ETFs are issued in the U.S. by WTT. WTT is a non-consolidated Delaware statutory trust registered with the SEC as an open-end
management investment company. The Company has licensed to WTT the use of certain of its own indexes on an exclusive basis for the WisdomTree
ETFs in the U.S. |
| ● | WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited (“ManJer”) is a Jersey based management company providing management services
to seven issuers (the “ManJer Issuers”) in respect of the ETPs issued and listed by the ManJer Issuers covering commodity,
currency, cryptocurrency and leveraged-and-inverse strategies. |
| ● | WisdomTree Multi Asset Management Limited (“WTMAML”) is a Jersey based management company providing management
services to WisdomTree Multi Asset Issuer PLC (“WMAI”) in respect of the ETPs issued by WMAI. WMAI is a non-consolidated public
limited company domiciled in Ireland. |
| ● | WisdomTree Management Limited (“WML”) is an Ireland based management company providing management services to WisdomTree
Issuer ICAV (“WTICAV”) in respect of the WisdomTree UCITS ETFs issued by WTICAV. WTICAV is a non-consolidated public limited
company domiciled in Ireland. |
| ● | WisdomTree UK Limited (“WTUK”) is a U.K. based company registered with the Financial Conduct Authority currently
providing distribution and support services to ManJer, WTMAML and WML. |
| ● | WisdomTree Europe Limited is a U.K. based company which is the legacy distributor of the WMAI ETPs and WisdomTree UCITS ETFs.
These services are now provided directly by WTUK. WisdomTree Europe Limited is no longer regulated and does not provide any regulated
services. |
| ● | WisdomTree Ireland Limited is an Ireland based company authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland providing distribution services
to ManJer, WTMAML and WML. |
| ● | WisdomTree Digital Commodity Services, LLC is a New York based company that serves as the sponsor of the WisdomTree Bitcoin
Fund, which is currently effective with the SEC. The WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund is an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares of beneficial
interest and is listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund provides exposure to the spot price of bitcoin. |
| ● | WisdomTree Digital Management, Inc. (“WT Digital Management”) is a New York based investment adviser registered
with the SEC, providing investment advisory and other management services to the WisdomTree Digital Trust (“WTDT”) and WisdomTree
Digital Funds. The WisdomTree Digital Funds are issued in the U.S. by WTDT. WTDT is a non-consolidated Delaware statutory trust registered
with the SEC as an open-end management investment company. Each Digital Fund uses blockchain technology to maintain a secondary record
of its shares on one or more blockchains (e.g., Stellar or Ethereum), but does not directly or indirectly invest in any assets that rely
on blockchain technology, such as cryptocurrencies. |
| ● | WisdomTree Digital Movement, Inc. (“WT Digital Movement”) is a New York based company operating as a money services
business registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. WT Digital Movement has obtained and is seeking additional state money
transmitter licenses to operate a platform for the purchase, sale and exchange of tokenized assets, while also providing blockchain-native
digital wallet services through WisdomTree Prime to facilitate such activity. |
| ● | WisdomTree Securities, Inc. is a New York based limited purpose broker-dealer (i.e., mutual fund retailer), facilitating transactions
in WisdomTree Digital Funds. |
| ● | WisdomTree Transfers, Inc. is a New York based transfer agent registered with the SEC, providing transfer agency and registrar
services for the WisdomTree Digital Funds. The transfer agent maintains the official record of share ownership in book entry form and
reconciles the official record with the secondary record of ownership of shares on one or more blockchains. |
| ● | WisdomTree Digital Trust Company, LLC is a New York based limited liability trust company chartered by the New York State Department
of Financial Services to provide certain digital asset products and services (e.g., custody) via WisdomTree Prime. |
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