June 23, 2017 WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. Attention: Jonathan Steinberg 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10167 With a copy to: WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. Attention: Legal Department 245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10167
June 23, 2017 |
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. |
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx |
New York, NY 10167 |
With a copy to: |
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. |
Attention: Legal Department 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx |
New York, NY 10167 |
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxx,
Pursuant to that certain Sub-Advisory Agreement between WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. (the “Investment Adviser”) and Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-Adviser”) dated as of January 1, 2013, as amended (the “Agreement”), the Sub-Adviser hereby provides the Investment Adviser with (i) an amended and restated Appendix A to the Agreement in the form attached hereto, (ii) an amended and restated Appendix B-1 and Appendix B-8 and (iii) for completeness existing, Appendix B-2, Appendix B-3, Appendix B-5, Appendix B-6, and Appendix B-7, as attached hereto.
In particular, this Amendment adds two (2) funds to Appendices A, and B-8 specifically the WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund. Additionally, this Amendment changes the name of eleven (11) funds in Appendices A and B-1 as specified in the chart below*.
Current Fund Name |
New Fund Name | |
WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund | WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund | |
WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund | |
WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund | WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund | |
WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund | WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund | |
WisdomTree High Dividend Fund | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund | |
WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund | WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund | |
WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund | WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund | |
WisdomTree Earnings 500 Fund | WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund | |
WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund | WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund | |
WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund | WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Earnings Fund | |
WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Value Fund |
* | Name changes are effective June 30th 2017. |
Sincerely,
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Title: Managing Director |
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PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
Acknowledged and agreed:
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
Mellon Capital Management Corporation
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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APPENDIX A
TO
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Effective as of June 23, 2017
FUNDS FOR WHICH MELLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ACTS AS SUB-ADVISER
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund
WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund
CURRENCY AND INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS
WisdomTree Chinese Yuan Strategy Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund
WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund
DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS
WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend FundWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund
WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Value Fund
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Earnings Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Domestic Economy Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Export and Multinational Fund
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS
WisdomTree International Equity Fund
WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund
WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund
WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund
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WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund
WisdomTree United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund
WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund
WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund
WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned-Enterprises Fund
WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree Global ex-US Hedged Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund
WisdomTree Europe Domestic Economy Fund
WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Europe Equity Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Japan Equity Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund
WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund
WisdomTree Global ex-Mexico Equity Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Quality Dividend Growth Fund
FIXED INCOME INFLATION HEDGED FUNDS
WisdomTree Barclays Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund
WisdomTree Barclays Negative Duration U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund
WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund
WisdomTree Negative Duration High Yield Bond Fund
U.S. FIXED INCOME FUNDS
WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund
WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund
ENHANCED EQUITY FUNDS
WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund
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WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund
WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Global ex-U.S. Equity Fund
WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Investment Adviser hereby appoints Mellon Capital Management Corporation, and Mellon Capital Management Corporation hereby accepts appointment, as the Sub-Adviser for the Fund(s) set forth above.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
WISDOMTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | MELLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: CEO and President | Title: Managing Director |
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