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Security Profile
- Security Type
- Index ETF
- CUSIP
- 97717W851
- Market Cap
- Mid Cap · $540 Million
- IPO
- 6/16/2006
- Previous Name
- WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund
Fund Description: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund, formerly WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund, is an exchange-traded index fund or Index ETF which is a separate investment portfolio of the WisdomTree Trust, an investment management company. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index. INDEX DESCRIPTION: The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index is a fundamentally weighted Index that measures the performance of dividend-paying companies incorporated in Japan, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and that meet other requirements necessary to be included in the WisdomTree DEFA Index. Companies are weighted in the Index based on annual cash dividends paid. The Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the U.S. dollar. In this sense, the Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the yen against the U.S. dollar. The Index is made to have higher returns than an equivalent non-currency hedged investment when the yen is weakening relative to the U.S. dollar. Conversely, the Index is designed to have lower returns than an equivalent unhedged investment when the yen is rising relative to the U.S. dollar. This index is based on the WisdomTree Japan Dividend Index. FUND STRATEGY: The Fund employs an investment approach designed to track the performance of the Index. The Fund attempts to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index. The Fund intends to enter into forward currency contracts or futures contracts designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to the Japanese yen. A forward currency contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell a specific currency in the future at an agreed-upon rate. A currency futures contract is a contract to exchange one currency for another at a specified date in the future at an agreed upon exchange rate. The amount of forward contracts and futures contracts in the Fund is based on the aggregate exposure of the Fund and Index to the Japanese yen. While this approach is designed to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on Fund returns, this does not necessarily eliminate the Fund’s exposure to the yen. The return of the forward currency contracts and currency futures contracts may not perfectly offset the actual fluctuations between the yen and the U.S. dollar. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the types of investments suggested by its name. The Fund also may invest its assets in cash and cash equivalents, as well as in shares of other investment companies, forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options, and swaps. FUND MANAGEMENT: WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Mellon Capital Management Corporation serves as sub-adviser to the Fund.
Company Contact
- Headquarters
- 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10167
- Phone
- 866-909-9473 · Toll-Free 866-909-9473
- Investor Relations
- Jason Weyeneth, CFA · 917-267-3858 · JWeyeneth@wisdomtree.com