As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2016

1933 Act File No. 333-132380

1940 Act File No. 811-21864

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.		¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 522		x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		x
Amendment No. 524		x

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 

 

WISDOMTREE TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

245 Park Avenue

35^th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1-866-909-9473

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

JONATHAN STEINBERG

WISDOMTREE TRUST

245 Park Avenue

35^th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

W. John McGuire		Ryan Louvar
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP		WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW		245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor
Washington, DC 20004		New York, NY 10167

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

¨	Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).

x	On March 6, 2016 pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii).

¨	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

¨	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

¨	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).

¨	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

x	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 522 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying, until March 6, 2016 the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 419 (“PEA No. 419”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-15-218132on June 9, 2015, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 419 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 419 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A—PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 419.

PART B—STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 419.

PART C—OTHER INFORMATION

Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 419.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 522 to Registration Statement No. 333-132380 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this 5^th day of February, 2016.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 522 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures				Title		Date
/s/ Jonathan Steinberg* Jonathan Steinberg				President (Principal Executive Officer) and Trustee		February 5, 2016
/s/ David Castano* David Castano				Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		February 5, 2016
/s/ David Chrencik* David Chrencik				Trustee		February 5, 2016
/s/ Joel Goldberg* Joel Goldberg				Trustee		February 5, 2016
/s/ Toni Massaro* Toni Massaro				Trustee		February 5, 2016
/s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein* Melinda Raso Kirstein				Trustee		February 5, 2016
/s/ Victor Ugolyn* Victor Ugolyn				Trustee		February 5, 2016

 

*By:		/s/ Ryan M. Louvar
		Ryan M. Louvar
		(Attorney-in-Fact)