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Strategies & Market Trends : Quarter to Quarter Aggressive Growth Stocks

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From: Dr_of_Microcaps10/27/2013 12:17:06 PM
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WisdomTree Announces Third Quarter 2013 Results Press Release: WisdomTree Investments, Inc. – Fri, Oct 25, 2013 7:00 AM EDT

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Record net income $15.0 million up 230% from year ago quarter; Diluted EPS $0.11

Record revenues, up 83% from year ago quarter

$1.2 billion net inflows in quarter; Net inflow market share 2.1% in third quarter, 9.8% YTD

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WisdomTree Investments, Inc. ( WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sponsor and asset manager, today reported net income of $15.0 million for the third quarter of 2013, or $0.11 per share on a fully diluted basis. This compares to $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $12.2 million in the second quarter of 2013.

WisdomTree CEO and President Jonathan Steinberg commented, "WisdomTree continues to drive top line growth with $1.2 billion in net inflows in the quarter, comprised by balanced inflows across domestic, international and emerging market equity ETFs; as well as continued strength in our franchise-leading yen hedged Japan fund. We are effectively capitalizing on the greater awareness of our currency hedged equity family which is translating into significant asset growth in sister products. Importantly, we continue to position the company for future growth and have launched eight new ETFs so far this year."

Mr. Steinberg added, "As we continue to grow and reach economies of scale, we are demonstrating the powerful operating leverage in our business. WisdomTree's pre-tax margins reached 38% on a base of $30.5 billion in average assets under management."

Assets Under Management, Net Inflows and Market Share

ETF assets under management ("AUM") were $31.4 billion at September 30, 2013, up 86.8% from $16.8 billion at September 30, 2012, and up 8.2% from $29.0 billion at June 30, 2013. Net inflows for the third quarter of 2013 were $1.2 billion as compared to $1.0 billion in the third quarter of 2012 and $5.0 billion in the second quarter of 2013. WisdomTree's market share of industry net inflows was 2.1% in the third quarter of 2013 as compared to 2.0% in the third quarter of 2012 and 32.2% in the second quarter of 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, WisdomTree's market share was 9.8% as compared to 2.8% in the same period last year.

Summary Operating and Financial Highlights


Three Months Ended Change From
Operating Highlights ($, in billions): Sep. 30,
2013
Jun. 30,
2013
Sep. 30,
2012
Jun. 30,
2013
Sep. 30,
2012
ETF AUM $31.4 $29.0 $16.8 8.2% 86.8%
ETF net inflows $1.2 $5.0 $1.0 (76.6%) 12.0%
Average ETF AUM $30.5 $28.4 $15.8 7.3% 93.2%
Average ETF advisory fee 0.51% 0.52% 0.54% (.01) (0.3)
Market share of industry inflows 2.1% 32.2% 2.0% (30.1) +0.1






Financial Highlights ($, in millions, except per share amounts):



Total revenues $39.6 $37.3 $21.7 6.2% 83.0%
Net income $15.0 $12.2 $4.5 22.2% 230.1%
Diluted earnings per share $0.11 $0.09 $0.03 22.2% 266.7%
Proforma operating income (non-GAAP) $15.0 $12.2 $4.8 22.2% 214.9%
Gross margin1 (non-GAAP) 77% 74% 68% +3 +9
Pre-tax margin 38% 33% 21% +5 +17
Proforma pre-tax margin (non-GAAP) 38% 33% 22% +5 +16



















Nine Months Ended


Operating Highlights ($, in billions): Sep. 30,
2013
Sep. 30,
2012

Change


ETF AUM $31.4 $16.8 86.8%

ETF net inflows $12.0 $3.7 227.1%

Average ETF AUM $26.9 $15.1 78.9%

Average ETF advisory fee 0.52% 0.54% (0.02)

Market share of industry inflows 9.8% 2.8% +7.0







Financial Highlights ($, in millions, except per share amounts):



Total revenues $106.3 $61.2 73.6%

Net income $35.1 $5.8 na

Diluted earnings per share $0.25 $0.04 na

Proforma operating income (non-GAAP) $35.1 $9.7 259.9%

Gross margin1 (non-GAAP) 75% 66% +9

Pre-tax margin 33% 9% +24

Proforma pre-tax margin (non-GAAP) 33% 16% +17







1 Gross margin is defined as total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third-party sharing arrangements.
Recent Business Developments

  • On July 25, 2013, WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)
  • On August 1, 2013, WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE)
  • On September 12, 2013, WisdomTree announced the WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (DXJS) filed a notification with the Financial Services Agency of Japan and is now available for sale in Japan through Japanese securities companies
  • On September 27, 2013, WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund (EMCG)
  • In September 2013, WisdomTree entered agreements to change fund administration and custody services from Bank of New York Mellon to State Street Bank and Trust Company, effective April 1, 2014
  • On October 17, 2013, WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund (DXGE)
  • Performance

    In evaluating the performance of our equity approach, 41% of the $28.6 billion invested in our equity ETFs and 53% (21 of 40) of our equity ETFs outperformed their capitalization-weighted or competitive benchmarks since their respective inceptions as of September 30, 2013.

    In evaluating the performance of our Equity, Fixed Income and Alternatives ETFs against actively managed and indexed based mutual funds and ETFs, 85% of the $30.8 billion invested in our ETFs and 55% (26 of 47) of our ETFs outperformed their comparable Morningstar average since inception as of September 30, 2013.

    For more information about WisdomTree ETFs including standardized performance, please click here or visit www.wisdomtree.com.

    Third Quarter Financial Discussion

    Revenues

    Total revenues increased 83.0% to a record $39.6 million as compared to the third quarter of 2012 and 6.2% compared to the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to higher average AUM as a result of positive net inflows into our ETFs and market appreciation. Our average advisory fee earned was 0.51% as compared to 0.54% for the third quarter of 2012 and 0.52% in the second quarter of 2013 due to the majority of our inflows going to our Japan hedged equity ETF (DXJ), which has an expense ratio of 0.48%.

    Margins

    Our gross margin, which is our total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third party sharing arrangements, was 77% in the third quarter of 2013 as compared to 68% in the third quarter of 2012 and 74% in the second quarter of 2013.

    Our pre-tax margin was 38% in the third quarter of 2013 as compared to 21% (or 22% proforma) in the third quarter of 2012 and 33% in the second quarter of 2013 reflecting the operating scale in our business model.

    Expenses

    Total expenses increased 44.0% to $24.7 million from $17.1 million in the third quarter of 2012. Included in the prior year quarter was $0.2 million of net costs related to patent litigation. Excluding this cost, total expenses increased 45.9% compared to the third quarter of 2012. Total expenses decreased 1.7% from $25.1 million in the second quarter of 2013.

  • Compensation and benefits expense increased 68.3% to $9.6 million compared to the third quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily due to higher accrued incentive compensation due to our record level of net inflows on a year-to-date basis in 2013; higher headcount related expenses to support our growth; and higher stock based compensation expense due to equity awards granted to our employees as part of 2012 year-end compensation.

    Compensation and benefits expense increased 2.1% compared to the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to payroll taxes as a result of option exercises as well as increased headcount. Partly offsetting these increases, was lower accrued incentive compensation due to our lower level of net inflows in the third quarter as compared to the second quarter of 2013.

    Our headcount at the end of the third quarter of 2013 was 84 compared to 70 at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and 79 at the end of the second quarter of 2013.
  • Fund management and administration expenses increased 55.1% to $8.8 million compared to the third quarter of 2012. At the end of 2012, we ended our joint venture with BNY Mellon. As a result, we began to record certain operating costs related to our currency and fixed income ETFs, which were previously recognized by BNY Mellon as part of the joint venture. This resulted in approximately $0.5 million in higher costs this quarter, while eliminating the expense of the third-party sharing arrangement. Higher average AUM resulted in a $2.3 million increase in variable fees charged by our third party service providers associated with AUM.

    Fund management and administration expenses decreased 3.4% compared to the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to variable regulatory fees associated with net inflow levels. We also incurred higher expenses in the second quarter due to the annual rebalancing of our international equity ETFs.
  • Marketing and advertising expenses increased $1.2 million to $2.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher levels of advertising related activities to support our growth. This expense decreased 7.5% compared to the second quarter of 2013 due to lower levels of advertising related activities.
  • Sales and business development expenses increased 57.0% to $1.3 million compared to the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to new product development related activities as well as higher levels of spending for sales related initiatives.

    Sales and business development expenses decreased 14.1% compared to the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to lower level of sales related spending.
  • Professional and consulting fees decreased 58.5% to $0.5 million compared to the third quarter of 2012 primarily due to lower variable stock based compensation, which ended as of the end of 2012. Professional and consulting fees decreased 17.5% compared to the second quarter of 2013 due to lower level of spending for business consultants.
  • Occupancy, communication and equipment expense increased 93.3% to $0.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2012 and increased 22.3% compared to the second quarter of 2013. This increase was primarily due to costs for new office space which we will occupy in January 2014 as well as expense related to commercial rent tax.
  • Third-party sharing arrangements expense decreased 68.7% to $0.4 million compared to the third quarter of 2012 due to the end of our joint venture with BNY Mellon discussed above.

    Third-party sharing arrangements expense decreased 12.6% compared to the second quarter of 2013 due to lower inflow levels by our marketing agent in Latin America.
  • Other expenses increased 35.5% to $1.2 million compared to the third quarter of 2012 and increased 9.7% compared to the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to higher general and administrative expenses.
  • Balance Sheet

    As of September 30, 2013, WisdomTree had total assets of $118.3 million which consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents of $87.1 million and investments of $11.6 million. There were approximately 129.4 million shares of common stock issued as of September 30, 2013. Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding was approximately 140.0 million.

    Conference Call

    WisdomTree will discuss its results and operational highlights during a conference call on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The call-in number will be (877) 303-7209. Anyone outside the U.S. or Canada should call (970) 315-0420. The slides used during the presentation will be available at http://ir.wisdomtree.com. For those unable to join the conference call at the scheduled time, an audio replay will be available on http://ir.wisdomtree.com.

    Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, the risks described below. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. You should read this press release completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

    In particular, forward-looking statements in this press release may include statements about:

  • anticipated trends, conditions and investor sentiment in the global markets;
  • anticipated levels of inflows into and outflows out of our exchange traded funds;
  • our ability to deliver favorable rates of return to investors;
  • our ability to develop new products and services;
  • our ability to maintain current vendors or find new vendors to provide services to us at favorable costs;
  • competition in our business; and
  • the effect of laws and regulations that apply to our business.
  • Our business is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including without limitation:

  • We have only a limited operating history and, as a result, recent historical growth may not provide an accurate representation of the growth we may experience in the future, which may make it difficult to evaluate our future prospects.
  • Challenging market conditions associated with declining prices of securities can adversely affect our business by reducing the market value of the assets we manage or causing WisdomTree ETF shareholders to sell their fund shares and trigger redemptions.
  • Fluctuations in the amount and mix of our AUM may negatively impact revenue and operating margin.
  • Most of our assets under management are held in ETFs that invest in foreign securities and we therefore have substantial exposure to foreign market conditions and are subject to currency exchange rate risks.
  • We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from products invested in emerging markets and are exposed to the market-specific political and economic risks as well as general investor sentiment regarding future growth of those markets.
  • We derive a substantial amount of our revenue from products invested in securities of Japanese companies and are exposed to the market-specific political and economic risks as well as general investor sentiment regarding future growth of those markets and currency fluctuations between the Japanese Yen and the U.S. Dollar.
  • We derive a majority of our revenue from a limited number of products--in particular one fund, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund, that accounted for more than one third of our ETF AUM at September 30, 2013--and, as a result, our operating results are particularly exposed to the performance of those funds, investor sentiment toward the strategies pursued by those funds and our ability to maintain the assets under management of those funds.
  • The WisdomTree ETFs have a limited track record, and poor investment performance could cause our revenue to decline.
  • We depend on other third parties to provide many critical services to operate our business and the WisdomTree ETFs. The failure of key vendors to adequately provide such services could materially affect our operating business and harm WisdomTree ETF shareholders.
  • Other factors, such as general economic conditions, including currency exchange rate fluctuations, also may have an effect on the results of our operations. For a more complete description of the risks noted above and other risks that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations, please see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013.

    The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. Therefore, these forward-looking statements do not represent our views as of any date other than the date of this press release.

    About WisdomTree

    WisdomTree Investments, Inc. is a New York-based exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sponsor and asset manager. WisdomTree currently offers 54 ETFs across Equities, Fixed Income, Currency Income and Alternatives asset classes. WisdomTree also licenses its indexes to third parties for proprietary products and promotes the use of WisdomTree ETFs in 401(k) plans. WisdomTree currently has approximately $32.8 billion in ETF assets under management. For more information, please visit www.wisdomtree.com.

    WisdomTree(R) is the marketing name for WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and is the investment advisor to the WisdomTree Trust and the WisdomTree ETFs. The WisdomTree Trust is a registered open-end investment company. Each WisdomTree ETF is a series of the WisdomTree Trust.



















    WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
    (Unaudited)










    Three Months Ended % Change From Nine Months Ended

    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Jun. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    Jun. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    %
    Change









    Revenues







    ETF advisory fees $ 39,437 $ 37,101 $ 21,4406.3% 83.9% $ 105,691 $ 60,64574.3%
    Other income 193 230 221-16.1% -12.7% 611 5795.5%









    Total revenues 39,630 37,331 21,6616.2% 83.0% 106,302 61,22473.6%









    Expenses







    Compensation and benefits 9,648 9,447 5,7342.1% 68.3% 26,577 17,06855.7%
    Fund management and administration 8,794 9,106 5,671-3.4% 55.1% 26,123 16,67756.6%
    Marketing and advertising 2,031 2,196 862-7.5% 135.6% 6,164 3,73665.0%
    Sales and business development 1,305 1,520 831-14.1% 57.0% 4,626 2,53382.6%
    Professional and consulting fees 542 657 1,305-17.5% -58.5% 1,812 3,815-52.5%
    Occupancy, communication and equipment 723 591 37422.3% 93.3% 1,691 1,05061.0%
    Depreciation and amortization 84 83 791.2% 6.3% 249 22510.7%
    Third party sharing arrangements 374 428 1,194-12.6% -68.7% 913 4,168-78.1%
    Other 1,164 1,061 8599.7% 35.5% 3,086 2,21139.6%
    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- -- n/a n/a -- 3,264n/a
    Patent litigation, net -- -- 219n/a n/a -- 700n/a
    Total expenses 24,665 25,089 17,128-1.7% 44.0% 71,241 55,44728.5%









    Income before provision for income taxes 14,965 12,242 4,53322.2% n/a 35,061 5,777n/a









    Provision for income taxes -- -- --

    -- --








    Net income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,53322.2% n/a $ 35,061 $ 5,777n/a


















    Net income per share - basic $ 0.12 $ 0.10 $ 0.04

    $ 0.28 $ 0.05









    Net income per share - diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.09 $ 0.03

    $ 0.25 $ 0.04









    Weighted average common shares - basic 126,509 125,771 123,214

    125,909 121,445









    Weighted average common shares - diluted 140,097 140,081 138,458

    139,805 137,878












    WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
    NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (in thousands)
    (Unaudited)







    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Jun. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012






    Revenues




    ETF advisory fees $ 39,437 $ 37,101 $ 21,440 $ 105,691 $ 60,645
    Other income 193 230 221 611 579






    Total revenues 39,630 37,331 21,661 106,302 61,224






    Operating expenses




    Compensation and benefits 9,648 9,447 5,734 26,577 17,068
    Fund management and administration 8,794 9,106 5,671 26,123 16,677
    Marketing and advertising 2,031 2,196 862 6,164 3,736
    Sales and business development 1,305 1,520 831 4,626 2,533
    Professional and consulting fees 542 657 1,305 1,812 3,815
    Occupancy, communication and equipment 723 591 374 1,691 1,050
    Depreciation and amortization 84 83 79 249 225
    Third party sharing arrangements 374 428 1,194 913 4,168
    Other 1,164 1,061 859 3,086 2,211
    Total proforma operating expenses 24,665 25,089 16,909 71,241 51,483












    Proforma operating income 14,965 12,242 4,752 35,061 9,741






    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- -- -- 3,264
    Patent litigation, net -- -- 219 -- 700
    Income before provision for income taxes 14,965 12,242 4,533 35,061 5,777






    Provision for income taxes -- -- -- -- --






    Net income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,533 $ 35,061 $ 5,777






    WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
    (in thousands, except per share amount)




    September 30,
    2013
    December 31,
    2012

    (Unaudited)



    ASSETS

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents $ 87,114 $ 41,246
    Accounts receivable 16,254 9,348
    Other current assets 1,975 1,273



    Total current assets 105,343 51,867



    Fixed assets, net 1,349 480
    Investments 11,603 11,036
    Other noncurrent assets 50 42



    Total assets $ 118,345 $ 63,425


    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    LIABILITIES

    Current liabilities:

    Fund management and administration payable $ 10,621 $ 6,924
    Compensation and benefits payable 9,391 2,156
    Accounts payable and other liabilities 4,026 3,272



    Total current liabilities 24,038 12,352



    Other noncurrent liabilities 3,063 13



    Total liabilities 27,101 12,365






    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Common stock, par value $0.01; 250,000 shares authorized:

    issued: 129,410 and 126,554 1,294 1,265
    outstanding: 127,461 and 125,272

    Additional paid-in capital 182,920 177,826
    Accumulated deficit (92,970) (128,031)



    Total stockholders' equity 91,244 51,060



    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 118,345 $ 63,425






    WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (in thousands)
    (Unaudited)




    Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
    2013
    September 30,
    2012
    Cash flows from operating activities

    Net income $ 35,061 $ 5,777
    Non-cash items included in net income:

    Depreciation and amortization 249 225
    Stock-based compensation 5,186 5,903
    Deferred rent 111 (106)
    Accretion to interest income and other 108 89
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable (3,683) (3,759)
    Other assets (720) (185)
    Fund management and administration payable 3,697 (736)
    Compensation and benefits payable 7,235 (933)
    Accounts payable and other liabilities 471 1,251



    Net cash provided by operating activities 47,715 7,526



    Cash flows from investing activities

    Purchase of fixed assets (1,118) (182)
    Purchase of investments (3,358) (6,098)
    Proceeds from the redemption of investments 2,693 5,657



    Net cash used in investing activities (1,783) (623)



    Cash flows from financing activities

    Net proceeds from sale of common stock -- 4,329
    Shares repurchased (1,413) (1,169)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1,349 3,910



    Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities (64) 7,070



    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 45,868 13,973



    Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 41,246 25,630



    Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 87,114 $ 39,603



    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

    Cash paid for income taxes $ 33 $ 29












    WisdomTree Investments, Inc.




    Key Operating Statistics (Unaudited)











    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
    2013
    June 30,
    2013
    September 30,
    2012
    September 30,
    2013
    September 30,
    2012
    Total ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 28,975 25,103 15,004 18,286 12,182
    Inflows/(outflows) 1,160 4,962 1,036 12,015 3,673
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 1,217 (1,090) 743 1,051 928
    End of period assets 31,352 28,975 16,783 31,352 16,783






    Average assets during the period 30,473 28,390 15,769 26,932 15,051






    ETF Industry and Market Share (in billions)




    ETF industry net inflows 55.4 15.4 51.8 123.0 130.0
    WisdomTree market share of industry inflows 2.1% 32.2% 2.0% 9.8% 2.8%






    International Developed Equity ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 12,903 8,525 2,846 3,732 2,407
    Inflows/(outflows) 957 4,433 (58) 9,600 381
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 771 (55) 108 1,299 108
    End of period assets 14,631 12,903 2,896 14,631 2,896






    Average assets during the period 14,063 11,444 2,859 10,526 2,798






    Emerging Markets Equity ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 7,172 8,071 5,430 7,332 3,613
    Inflows/(outflows) 286 (51) 736 1,111 2,596
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 245 (848) 376 (740) 333
    End of period assets 7,703 7,172 6,542 7,703 6,542






    Average assets during the period 7,289 7,964 5,915 7,719 5,365






    US Equity ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 5,777 5,161 4,094 4,371 3,429
    Inflows/(outflows) 273 547 363 1,111 815
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 221 69 183 789 396
    End of period assets 6,271 5,777 4,640 6,271 4,640






    Average assets during the period 6,214 5,541 4,393 5,502 4,161






    Fixed Income ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 2,437 2,600 1,698 2,118 1,506
    Inflows/(outflows) (320) 78 148 266 301
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) (22) (241) 58 (289) 97
    End of period assets 2,095 2,437 1,904 2,095 1,904






    Average assets during the period 2,246 2,700 1,749 2,466 1,697






    Currency ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 547 626 769 611 950
    Inflows/(outflows) (48) (62) (129) (98) (315)
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 3 (17) 14 (11) 19
    End of period assets 502 547 654 502 654






    Average assets during the period 515 607 694 586 819






    Alternative Strategy ETFs (in millions)




    Beginning of period assets 139 120 167 122 277
    Inflows/(outflows) 12 17 (24) 25 (105)
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) (1) 2 4 3 (25)
    End of period assets 150 139 147 150 147






    Average assets during the period 146 134 159 133 211






    Average ETF assets during the period




    International developed equity ETFs 46% 40% 18% 39% 19%
    Emerging markets equity ETFs 24% 28% 38% 29% 36%
    US equity ETFs 20% 20% 28% 20% 28%
    Fixed income ETFs 7% 10% 11% 9% 11%
    Currency ETFs 2% 2% 4% 2% 5%
    Alternative strategy ETFs 1% 0% 1% 1% 1%
    Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%






    Average ETF advisory fee during the period




    Alternative strategy ETFs 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.95%
    Emerging markets equity ETFs 0.66% 0.66% 0.67% 0.66% 0.67%
    Fixed income ETFs 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55%
    Currency ETFs 0.50% 0.51% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
    International developed equity ETFs 0.50% 0.50% 0.54% 0.51% 0.54%
    US equity ETFs 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%
    Blended total 0.51% 0.52% 0.54% 0.52% 0.54%






    Number of ETFs - end of the period




    International developed equity ETFs 20 20 18 20 18
    US equity ETFs 13 12 12 13 12
    Emerging markets equity ETFs 7 5 5 7 5
    Fixed income ETFs 6 6 5 6 5
    Currency ETFs 5 5 7 5 7
    Alternative strategy ETFs 2 2 2 2 2
    Total 53 50 49 53 49






    Headcount 84 79 70 84 70






    Note: Previously issued statistics may be restated due to trade adjustments




    Source: Investment Company Institute, Bloomberg, WisdomTree




    Non-GAAP Financial Measurements

    In an effort to provide additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we also disclose certain non-GAAP information which we believe provides useful and meaningful information. The non-GAAP financial measurements included in this release include proforma operating income, proforma expenses, proforma pre-tax operating margin and gross margin. Our management reviews these non-GAAP financial measurements when evaluating our financial performance and results of operations; therefore, we believe it is useful to provide information with respect to these non-GAAP measurements so as to share this perspective of management. Non-GAAP measurements do not have any standardized meaning, do not replace nor are superior to GAAP financial measurements and are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measurements should be considered in the context with our GAAP results. We have disclosed our results excluding certain non-operating items including (1) our patent litigation with Research Affiliates LLC; and (2) expenses for the WisdomTree ETF shareholder proxy solicitation. Management excludes these items when measuring our financial performance as they are not directly related to our core business of being an ETF sponsor and asset manager. We disclose gross margin as a non-GAAP financial measurement to allow investors to analyze our revenues less the direct costs paid to third parties attributable to those revenues.













    WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
    (in thousands)
    (Unaudited)







    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Jun. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    Sept. 30,
    2013
    Sept. 30,
    2012
    GAAP total expenses $ 24,665 $ 25,089 $ 17,128 $ 71,241 $ 55,447






    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- -- -- (3,264)
    Patent litigation, net -- -- (219) -- (700)






    Proforma operating expenses $ 24,665 $ 25,089 $ 16,909 $ 71,241 $ 51,483












    GAAP net income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,533 $ 35,061 $ 5,777






    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- -- -- 3,264
    Patent litigation, net -- -- 219 -- 700






    Proforma operating income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,752 $ 35,061 $ 9,741












    GAAP net income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,533 $ 35,061 $ 5,777
    Divide GAAP total revenue 39,630 37,331 21,661 106,302 61,224






    GAAP pre-tax margin 37.8% 32.8% 20.9% 33.0% 9.4%












    Proforma pre-tax net income $ 14,965 $ 12,242 $ 4,752 $ 35,061 $ 9,741
    Divide GAAP total revenue 39,630 37,331 21,661 106,302 61,224






    Proforma pre-tax operating margin 37.8% 32.8% 21.9% 33.0% 15.9%












    GAAP total revenue $ 39,630 $ 37,331 $ 21,661 $ 106,302 $ 61,224
    Fund management and administration (8,794) (9,106) (5,671) (26,123) (16,677)
    Third party sharing arrangements (374) (428) (1,194) (913) (4,168)






    Gross margin $ 30,462 $ 27,797 $ 14,796 $ 79,266 $ 40,379






    Gross margin percentage 76.9% 74.5% 68.3% 74.6% 66.0%




    Contact:
    WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
    Stuart Bell / Jessica Zaloom
    +1.917.267.3702 / +1.917.267.3735
    sbell@wisdomtree.com / jzaloom@wisdomtree.com


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