As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2011
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. 48 | x |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |||
| Amendment No. 50 | x |
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
WISDOMTREE TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
380 Madison Avenue
21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code): 1-866-909-9473
JONATHAN STEINBERG
WISDOMTREE TRUST
380 Madison Avenue
21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
| Counsel for the Trust: | Richard Morris, Esq. | |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP | WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. | |
| 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | 380 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | New York, NY 10017 | |
| Attention: W. John McGuire, Esq. |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
| ¨ | Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 |
| x | On June 6, 2011 pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 |
| ¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 |
| ¨ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 |
| ¨ | 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. 48 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 June 6, 2011, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 (“PEA No. 43”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-11-024476 on February 4, 2011, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 43 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 43 are incorporated herein by reference.
PART A – PROSPECTUS
The prospectus for the WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund, a series of the Trust, is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 43.
PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Statement of Additional Information for the WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 43.
PART C – OTHER INFORMATION
Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 43.
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. 47 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 May, 2011.
| 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. 48 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 | May 31, 2011 | ||
| /s/ Amit Muni* Amit Muni* |
Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Assistant Secretary | May 31, 2011 | ||
| /s/ Gregory Barton* |
Trustee | May 31, 2011 | ||
| Gregory Barton* | ||||
| /s/ Toni Massaro* Toni Massaro* |
Trustee | May 31, 2011 | ||
| /s/ Victor Ugolyn* Victor Ugolyn* |
Trustee | May 31, 2011 | ||
| *By: |
/s/ Jonathan Steinberg | |
| Jonathan Steinberg | ||
| (Attorney-in-Fact) |