traded as nasdaq wetf industry investment management founded 2006 1 headquarters new york new york u.s. key people jonathan steinberg ceo and president products 92 exchange traded funds etfs aum global 44.6 billion 2 december 8 2015 number of employees 177 3 october 31 2015 subsidiaries boost etp website http www.wisdomtree.com wisdomtree investments inc. nasdaq wetf is a new york based exchange traded fund etf and exchange traded product etp sponsor and asset manager . wisdomtree launched its first etfs in june 2006 and is currently the industry s fifth largest etf provider in the united states . 4 5 wisdomtree sponsors 92 distinct etfs that span asset classes and countries around the world . categories include u.s. and international equity currency fixed income and alternatives . wisdomtree s largest etf in terms of aum is the wisdomtree europe hedged equity fund nyse hedj which had over 20.39 billion on december 28 2015 . the etfs invests in european equities but hedges out currency risks due to the changing exchange rates between the us dollar and the euro . 6 7 wisdomtree was one of the pioneers for the concept of fundamentally weighted etfs and active etfs and is currently an industry leader in both categories . 4 8 wisdomtree is the only publicly traded asset manager exclusively focused on the etp industry . wisdomtree manages approximately 44.5 billion in etf assets under management as of february 23 2016 . 2 the wisdomtree common stock is listed on the nasdaq global select market under the ticker nasdaq wetf . 4 9 in 2014 wisdomtree acquired a majority stake 75 % in london based boost etp . wisdomtree will invest 20 million in boost to give it working capital to build out its european business . 10 contents 1 company information 2 history 3 key financial statistics 4 see also 5 references 6 external links company information edit wisdomtree believes that its differentiated approach employing a distinctive index based methodology delivers better risk adjusted returns over the long term . 11 the company s index based funds employ a fundamental weighted investment methodology which weights securities on the basis of factors such as dividends or earnings whereas most other etf indexes use a capitalization weighted methodology . 12 wisdomtree offers 14 different actively managed etfs which are etfs that are not based on a particular index but rather are actively managed with complete transparency into the etf s portfolio on a daily basis . 13 wisdomtree s exemptive relief enables the company to use its own indexes for certain etfs actively manage other etfs and incorporate the use of derivatives in certain products thereby allowing the company to develop certain etfs not yet offered by other sponsors . 12 history edit wisdomtree investments inc. was incorporated by its chief executive officer and founder jonathan steinberg in delaware as financial data systems inc. on september 19 1985 but was inactive until october 1988 when it acquired the assets relating to what would become individual investor magazine a monthly personal finance magazine . 1 in december 1991 it completed an initial public offering and commenced trading on the nasdaq stock market . in 1993 the company s name was changed to individual investor group inc. and throughout the 1990s it was a financial media company that published several magazines including individual investor and ticker newsletters as well as maintained several online financial related websites . in addition the company also began developing stock indexes . 1 due to the economic downturn in the financial media industry in 2000 and 2001 the company sold its media properties in order to preserve its capital while it pursued a new business plan focusing on developing and licensing its stock indexes . the company s common stock was de listed from nasdaq and began quotation on the over the counter market . 1 in 2002 the company s name was changed to index development partners inc. and jonathan steinberg along with luciano siracusano currently executive vice president head of sales & chief investment strategist continued development of the concepts for the company s fundamentally weighted index methodology . while this concept was being developed the company sought to obtain financing to recapitalize and become an etf sponsor . 1 4 between 2004 and 2005 the company obtained financing from a core group of investors including former hedge fund manager michael steinhardt professor jeremy siegel of the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania and james d robinson iv with venture capital firm of rre ventures . michael steinhardt became chairman and professor jeremy siegel became the senior investment strategy advisor for the company . 1 in 2005 the company s name was changed to wisdomtree investments inc. wisdomtree investments inc. launched its first 20 etfs in june 2006 . 5 on july 26 2011 wisdomtree listed on the nasdaq global select market under the ticker wetf . 4 9 key financial statistics edit year ending assets under management 1 12 revenue 1 14 31 december 2006 1.52 billion 2.2 million 31 december 2007 4.56 billion 20.9 million 31 december 2008 3.18 billion 23.6 million 31 december 2009 5.98 billion 22.1 million 31 december 2010 9.89 billion 41.6 million 31 december 2011 12.18 billion 65.2 million 31 december 2012 18.30 billion 84.8 million 31 december 2013 34.90 billion 149.5 million 31 december 2014 39.30 billion 183.8 million 31 december 2015 51.60 billion 298.9 million see also edit powershares ishares references edit a b c d e f g h form 10 pdf . pdf . wisdomtree . retrieved 12 december 2012 . a b all etfs . website . wisdomtree . retrieved 15 february 2014 . wisdomtree announces third quarter earnings results . press release . wisdomtree . retrieved 28 october 2013 . a b c d e investor relations . website . wisdomtree . retrieved 14 december 2012 . a b u.s. listed etf data assets pdf . pdf . etf industry association . retrieved 14 december 2012 . all etfs . wisdomtree . wisdomtree japan hedged equity fund . wisdomtree . woolley scott 7 january 2008 . his own man . forbes magazine . 181 1 48 49 . retrieved 14 december 2012 . a b nasdaq wetf . nasdaq . retrieved 8 january 2013 . hampson rebecca . wisdomtree taps into europe with purchase . etf.com . ludwig olly . wisdomtree s steinberg true self indexer . index universe . retrieved 8 january 2013 . a b c annual report on form 10 k pdf . pdf . wisdomtree . retrieved 14 december 2012 . lydon tom . actively managed etfs ready for take off . etf trends . retrieved 8 january 2013 . wisdomtree announces fourth quarter and year end 2011 results pdf . pdf . wisdomtree . retrieved 14 december 2012 . external links edit wisdomtree official website 1 yahoo finance wisdomtree investments inc. nasdaq wetf 2 nasdaq wisdomtree investments inc. nasdaq wetf 3 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wisdomtree investments & oldid 733311564 categories exchange traded 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