WisdomTree Investments
WisdomTree Adds Hedged Currency Feature to Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ)
Thursday 01 April 2010
DXJ to provide exposure to Japanese equities while helping to protect investors from potential declines in the yen against the U.S. dollar
New York, NY – (BUSINESS WIRE) – April 1, 2010 – WisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT - News), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor and asset manager, announced that effective at the close of business today, April 1, 2010, the WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ) will hedge its exposure to the Japanese yen. DXJ will continue to provide broad exposure to the Japanese equity market but will seek to neutralize fluctuations in the yen against the U.S. dollar. DXJ has been renamed the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund.
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Bruce Lavine is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
Jeremy Schwartz is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
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