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WisdomTree Announces First Quarter 2013 Results Press Release: WisdomTree Investments, Inc. – Fri, Apr 26, 2013 7:00 AM EDT

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Record $5.9 Billion Net Inflows, 10.8% Market Share

Record Revenues, Up 53% From Year Ago Quarter

Record Net Income $7.9 Million, Up 50% From Prior Quarter, Up Seven Times From Year Ago Quarter

Diluted EPS $0.06

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WisdomTree Investments, Inc. ( WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sponsor and asset manager, today reported net income of $7.9 million for the first quarter of 2013, or $0.06 per share on a fully diluted basis. This compares to $1.1 million, or $0.01 per share on a fully diluted basis, in the first quarter of 2012 and $5.3 million, or $0.04 per share on a fully diluted basis, in the fourth quarter of 2012.

WisdomTree CEO and President Jonathan Steinberg commented, "WisdomTree's net inflows of $5.9 billion represented our best quarter yet and fueled a meaningful acceleration in our organic growth in 2013. The drivers behind this strong top-line growth underscore two important points: First, WisdomTree is innovating and executing at the highest levels -- our currency hedged Japanese equity strategy led the entire ETF industry with $3.9 billion of net inflows in the first quarter. Second, we are seeing balanced growth across our platform in important asset classes. In fact, excluding Japan-related assets, we achieved our second best quarter with $1.9 billion in inflows across our dividend-weighted equity and fixed income strategies."

Mr. Steinberg continued, "Our scalable business model is driving strong top-line growth, expanding margins and earnings. At $27 billion in assets and the fifth largest U.S. ETF sponsor today, WisdomTree has reached an exciting point in our development."

Assets Under Management, Net Inflows and Market Share

ETF assets under management ("AUM") were $25.1 billion at March 31, 2013, up from $15.7 billion at March 31, 2012 and $18.3 billion at December 31, 2012. Net inflows for the first quarter of 2013 were $5.9 billion compared to $2.3 billion in the first quarter of 2012 and $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012. WisdomTree's market share of industry net inflows was 10.8% in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 4.3% in the first quarter of 2012 and 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Summary Operating and Financial Highlights







Three Months EndedChange From

Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,
Operating Highlights (in billions):20132012201220122012
ETF AUM $25.1 $18.3 $15.7 37.3% 60.0%
ETF net inflows $5.9 $1.1 $2.3 456.5% 156.3%
Average ETF AUM $21.9 $17.1 $14.3 28.5% 53.8%
Average ETF advisory fee 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% -- --
Market share of industry inflows 10.8% 1.9% 4.3% +8.9 +6.5






Financial Highlights (in millions):




Total revenues $29.3 $23.6 $19.2 24.5% 53.1%
Net income $7.9 $5.3 $1.1 49.5% 604.4%
Proforma operating income (non-GAAP) $7.9 $5.1 $1.9 54.5% 323.9%
Gross margin1 72% 68% 63% +4 +9
Pre-tax margin 27% 22% 6% +5 +21
Proforma pre-tax margin 27% 22% 10% +5 +17






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

  • On January 14, 2013, WisdomTree announced the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (DEM) Surpassed $5 Billion in Assets.
  • On January 22, 2013, WisdomTree announced the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) Surpassed $2 Billion in Assets.
  • On January 23, 2013, WisdomTree announced the Company Surpassed $20 Billion in AUM.
  • On January 31, 2013, WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree Global Corporate Bond Fund (GLCB).
  • On March 15, 2013, WisdomTree announced the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) Surpassed $5 Billion in Assets.
  • On April 25, 2013, WisdomTree announced the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (EMCB) Received a National Association of Insurance Companies (NAIC) Designation.
  • Performance

    77% of the $21.8 billion invested in our 34 equity ETFs on March 31, 2013 were in funds that, since their respective inceptions, outperformed their capitalization-weighted or competitive benchmarks through that date. 62%, or 21 of our 34 equity ETFs, outperformed their capitalization-weighted or competitive benchmarks since their respective inceptions through March 31, 2013. For more information about WisdomTree ETFs including standardized performance, please click here or visit www.wisdomtree.com.

    First Quarter Financial Discussion

    Revenues

    Total revenues increased 53.1% to a record $29.3 million as compared to the first quarter of 2012 and 24.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher average AUM as a result of record $5.9 billion of net inflows into our ETFs. Our average advisory fee earned was unchanged at 0.54% as compared to the first and fourth quarters of 2012.

    Margins

    Our gross margin, which is our total revenues less fund management and administration expenses and third party sharing arrangements, was 72% in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 63% in the first quarter of 2012 and 68% in the fourth quarter of 2012. The end of our joint venture with BNY Mellon and higher AUM were the primary drivers for the higher gross margin.

    Our pre-tax margin was 27% in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 6% in the first quarter of 2012 and 22% in the fourth quarter of 2012 reflecting the operating scale in our business model.

    Expenses

    Total expenses increased 19.0% to $21.5 million from $18.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 and increased 17.3% from $18.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Included in the prior periods were non-operating items related to patent litigation, ETF shareholder proxy and secondary and initial exchange listing costs.


    Three Months EndedChange from
    (in thousands)Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,

    20132012201220122012
    Total expenses $21,487 $18,321 $18,055 17.3% 19.0%
    Patent litigation, net -- 524 (672)

    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- (66)

    Offering costs -- (353) --

    Proforma operating expenses (non-GAAP) $21,487 $18,492 $17,317 16.2% 24.1%
  • Compensation and benefits expense increased 27.7% to $7.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily due to higher accrued incentive compensation due to our record level of net inflows. Our headcount at the end of the first quarter of 2013 was 72 compared to 64 at the end of the first quarter of 2012.
  • Compensation and benefits expense increased 21.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher accrued incentive compensation, higher stock based compensation and payroll taxes.

  • Fund management and administration expenses increased 51.2% to $8.2 million compared to the first 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 $0.6 million in higher costs. Higher average AUM resulted in a $1.8 million increase in portfolio management, fund administration, accounting, index licensing, regulatory and distribution fees. We also incurred $0.3 million in higher printing related fees due to an increase in the number of holders of our ETFs.
  • Fund management and administration expenses increased 29.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to the end of the joint venture and higher average AUM.

  • Marketing and advertising expenses increased 46.1% to $1.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 and increased 19.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher levels of advertising related activities to support our growth.
  • Sales and business development expenses more than doubled to $1.8 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 and increased 71.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher levels of sales related initiatives and activities.
  • Professional and consulting fees decreased 44.7% to $0.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 and decreased 22.2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to lower variable stock based compensation, which ended as of the end of 2012, partly offset by higher corporate consulting and accounting related fees.
  • Occupancy, communication and equipment expense increased 25.2% to $0.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2012. Beginning in the second quarter of 2012, we began occupying office space we had previously sub-leased to a third party. This expense was essentially unchanged compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.
  • Third-party sharing arrangements expense declined 93.6% to $0.1 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 and declined 91.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 due to the end of our joint venture with BNY Mellon discussed above.
  • Other expenses increased 41.4% to $0.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 and increased 12.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to higher general and administrative expenses.
  • Balance Sheet

    As of March 31, 2013, WisdomTree had total assets of $76.1 million which consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents of $52.3 million and investments of $10.7 million. The Company has no debt. There were approximately 127.7 million shares of common stock issued as of March 31, 2013. Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 139.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

    Conference Call

    WisdomTree will discuss its results and operational highlights during a conference call on Friday, April 26, 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 portion of our revenue from a limited number of products 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.
  • We may from time to time in the future be, involved in legal proceedings that could require significant management time and attention, possibly resulting in significant expense or in an unfavorable outcome, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions, results of operations and cash flows.
  • 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.

    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 47 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 $27.3 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 subsidiaries WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. and WisdomTree Retirement Services, 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 Retirement Services, Inc. supports the use of the WisdomTree ETFs in retirement plans by financial professionals.

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







    Three Months Ended% Change From

    Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,

    20132012201220122012






    Revenues




    ETF advisory fees $ 29,153 $ 23,379 $ 18,97524.7%53.6%
    Other income 188 195 195-3.6%-3.6%






    Total revenues 29,341 23,574 19,17024.5%53.1%






    Expenses




    Compensation and benefits 7,482 6,165 5,85721.4%27.7%
    Fund management and administration 8,223 6,343 5,43929.6%51.2%
    Marketing and advertising 1,937 1,627 1,32619.1%46.1%
    Sales and business development 1,801 1,053 86071.0%109.4%
    Professional and consulting fees 613 788 1,109-22.2%-44.7%
    Occupancy, communication and equipment 377 369 3012.2%25.2%
    Depreciation and amortization 82 82 710.0%15.5%
    Third party sharing arrangements 111 1,300 1,745-91.5%-93.6%
    Other 861 765 60912.5%41.4%
    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- 66n/an/a
    Patent litigation, net -- (524) 672n/an/a
    Offering costs -- 353 -- n/an/a
    Total expenses 21,487 18,321 18,05517.3%19.0%






    Income before provision for income taxes 7,854 5,253 1,11549.5%604.4%






    Provision for income taxes -- -- --






    Net income $ 7,854 $ 5,253 $ 1,11549.5%604.4%












    Net income per share - basic $ 0.06 $ 0.04 $ 0.01







    Net income per share - diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.04 $ 0.01







    Weighted average common shares - basic 125,436 124,202 119,182







    Weighted average common shares - diluted 139,650 138,417 137,400


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





    Three Months Ended

    Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,

    201320122012




    Revenues


    ETF advisory fees $ 29,153 $ 23,379 $ 18,975
    Other income 188 195 195




    Total revenues 29,341 23,574 19,170




    Operating expenses


    Compensation and benefits 7,482 6,165 5,857
    Fund management and administration 8,223 6,343 5,439
    Marketing and advertising 1,937 1,627 1,326
    Sales and business development 1,801 1,053 860
    Professional and consulting fees 613 788 1,109
    Occupancy, communication and equipment 377 369 301
    Depreciation and amortization 82 82 71
    Third party sharing arrangements 111 1,300 1,745
    Other 861 765 609
    Total proforma operating expenses 21,487 18,492 17,317








    Proforma operating income 7,854 5,082 1,853




    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- 66
    Patent litigation, net -- (524) 672
    Offering costs -- 353 --
    Income before provision for income taxes 7,854 5,253 1,115




    Provision for income taxes -- -- --




    Net income $ 7,854 $ 5,253 $ 1,115

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




    March 31,December 31,

    20132012

    (Unaudited)



    ASSETS

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents $ 52,297 $ 41,246
    Accounts receivable 11,098 9,348
    Other current assets 1,529 1,273



    Total current assets 64,924 51,867



    Fixed assets, net 408 480
    Investments 10,668 11,036
    Other noncurrent assets 53 42



    Total assets $ 76,053 $ 63,425

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    LIABILITIES

    Current liabilities:

    Fund management and administration payable $ 9,513 $ 6,924
    Compensation and benefits payable 2,613 2,156
    Accounts payable and other liabilities 2,800 3,272



    Total current liabilities 14,926 12,352



    Other noncurrent liabilities -- 13



    Total liabilities 14,926 12,365



    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

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

    issued: 127,667 and 126,554 1,276 1,265
    outstanding: 125,628 and 125,272

    Additional paid-in capital 180,028 177,826
    Accumulated deficit (120,177) (128,031)



    Total stockholders' equity 61,127 51,060



    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 76,053 $ 63,425

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







    Three Months Ended

    March 31, March 31,

    20132012

    (Unaudited)
    Cash flows from operating activities

    Net income $ 7,854 $ 1,115
    Non-cash items included in net income:

    Depreciation and amortization 82 71
    Stock-based compensation 1,714 2,115
    Deferred rent (34) (37)
    Accretion to interest income and other 39 20
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable (1,750) (1,504)
    Other assets (256) 198
    Fund management and administration payable 2,589 1,913
    Compensation and benefits payable 457 (2,931)
    Accounts payable and other liabilities (451) 1,720



    Net cash provided by operating activities 10,244 2,680



    Cash flows from investing activities

    Purchase of fixed assets (10) (56)
    Purchase of investments (1,314) (3,549)
    Proceeds from the redemption of investments 1,633 2,486



    Net cash provided by/( used in) investing activities 309 (1,119)



    Cash flows from financing activities

    Net proceeds from sale of common stock -- 4,329
    Shares repurchased (249) (995)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options 747 1,613



    Net cash provided by financing activities 498 4,947



    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 11,051 6,508



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



    Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 52,297 $ 32,138



    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information




    Cash paid for income taxes $ 34 $ 3

    WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
    Key Operating Statistics (Unaudited)





    Three Months Ended

    March 31,December 31,March 31,

    201320122012
    Total ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 18,286 16,783 12,182
    Inflows/(outflows) 5,893 1,059 2,299
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 924 444 1,210
    End of period assets 25,103 18,286 15,691




    Average assets during the period 21,934 17,068 14,265




    ETF Industry and Market Share (in billions)


    ETF industry net inflows 54.4 55.4 53.2
    WisdomTree market share of industry inflows 10.8% 1.9% 4.3%




    International Developed Equity ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 3,732 2,896 2,407
    Inflows/(outflows) 4,210 620 302
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 583 216 255
    End of period assets 8,525 3,732 2,964




    Average assets during the period 6,072 3,022 2,680




    Emerging Markets Equity ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 7,332 6,542 3,613
    Inflows/(outflows) 876 515 1,398
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) (137) 275 583
    End of period assets 8,071 7,332 5,594




    Average assets during the period 7,905 6,767 4,780




    US Equity ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 4,371 4,640 3,429
    Inflows/(outflows) 291 (205) 565
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 499 (64) 281
    End of period assets 5,161 4,371 4,275




    Average assets during the period 4,749 4,522 3,990




    International Fixed Income ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 2,118 1,904 1,506
    Inflows/(outflows) 508 190 161
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) (26) 24 68
    End of period assets 2,600 2,118 1,735




    Average assets during the period 2,453 1,990 1,627




    Currency ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 611 654 950
    Inflows/(outflows) 12 (37) (104)
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 3 (6) 35
    End of period assets 626 611 881




    Average assets during the period 637 632 935




    Alternative Strategy ETFs (in millions)


    Beginning of period assets 122 147 277
    Inflows/(outflows) (4) (24) (23)
    Market appreciation/(depreciation) 2 (1) (12)
    End of period assets 120 122 242




    Average assets during the period 118 135 253




    Average ETF assets during the period


    Emerging markets equity ETFs 36% 39% 33%
    International developed equity ETFs 27% 18% 19%
    US equity ETFs 22% 26% 28%
    International fixed income ETFs 11% 12% 12%
    Currency ETFs 3% 4% 7%
    Alternative strategy ETFs 1% 1% 1%
    Total 100% 100% 100%




    Average ETF advisory fee during the period


    Alternative strategy ETFs 0.94% 0.94% 0.95%
    Emerging markets equity ETFs 0.67% 0.67% 0.67%
    International fixed income ETFs 0.55% 0.55% 0.55%
    International developed equity ETFs 0.52% 0.54% 0.55%
    Currency ETFs 0.51% 0.50% 0.49%
    US equity ETFs 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%
    Blended total 0.54% 0.54% 0.54%




    Number of ETFs - end of the period


    International developed equity ETFs 18 18 18
    US equity ETFs 11 11 12
    International fixed income ETFs 6 5 5
    Currency ETFs 5 5 7
    Emerging markets equity ETFs 5 5 4
    Alternative strategy ETFs 2 2 2
    Total 47 46 48




    Headcount 72 70 64




    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 and proforma pre-tax operating 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; (2) expenses for the WisdomTree ETF shareholder proxy solicitation; and (3) advisory and other related fees associated with the secondary offering of our common stock in November 2012. 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.

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









    For the Three Months Ended

    Mar. 31,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,

    201320122012
    GAAP total expenses $ 21,487 $ 18,321 $ 18,055




    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- (66)
    Patent litigation, net -- 524 (672)
    Offering costs -- (353) --




    Proforma operating expenses $ 21,487 $ 18,492 $ 17,317








    GAAP net income $ 7,854 $ 5,253 $ 1,115




    ETF shareholder proxy -- -- 66
    Patent litigation, net -- (524) 672
    Offering costs -- 353 --




    Proforma operating income $ 7,854 $ 5,082 $ 1,853








    GAAP net income $ 7,854 $ 5,253 $ 1,115
    Divide GAAP total revenue 29,341 23,574 19,170




    GAAP pre-tax margin 26.8% 22.3% 5.8%








    Proforma pre-tax net income $ 7,854 $ 5,082 $ 1,853
    Divide GAAP total revenue 29,341 23,574 19,170




    Proforma pre-tax operating margin 26.8% 21.6% 9.7%




    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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