As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014

Securities Act File No. 333-132380

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21864

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933   x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.        ¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 345   x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

        THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x
            Amendment No. 347    x

      (Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 

 

WISDOMTREE TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

245 Park Avenue

35th 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

35th Floor

New York, NY 10167

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

W. John McGuire

Bingham McCutchen LLP

2020 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

 

Ryan Louvar

WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor

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 April 30, 2014 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.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 345 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 April 30, 2014, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 239 (“PEA No. 239”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-13-405335 on October 21, 2013, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 239 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 239 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A – PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the WisdomTree International Hedged Dividend Growth Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 239.

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the WisdomTree International Hedged Dividend Growth Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 239.

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 239.


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. 345 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 31st day of March, 2014.

 

WISDOMTREE TRUST

(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Steinberg*

  Jonathan Steinberg
  President (Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 345 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   March 31, 2014

/s/ David Castano*

David Castano

     Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   March 31, 2014

/s/ David Chrencik*

David Chrencik

     Trustee   March 31, 2014

/s/ Joel Goldberg*

Joel Goldberg

     Trustee   March 31, 2014

/s/ Toni Massaro*

Toni Massaro

     Trustee   March 31, 2014

/s/ Melinda Raso Kirstein*

Melinda Raso Kirstein

     Trustee   March 31, 2014

/s/ Victor Ugolyn*

Victor Ugolyn

     Trustee   March 31, 2014

 

*By:  

/s/ Ryan Louvar

  Ryan Louvar
  (Attorney-in-Fact)