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WisdomTree Investments

WisdomTree Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2010 Results

Thursday 03 February 2011

 

Company reports record AUM and record revenues; total AUM increased 19% from Q3 to $10.6 billion, up 60% for 2010

$1.3 billion net inflows for the fourth quarter; $3.1 billion net inflows for the year

Positive proforma operating income for the third consecutive quarter and full year

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)—February 3, 2011 - WisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor and asset manager, today reported a GAAP net loss of $0.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to a GAAP net loss of $5.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a GAAP net loss of $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2010. Proforma operating income (which excludes stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses) was $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to a proforma loss of $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and proforma income of $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2010. For the full year, GAAP net loss was $7.5 million as compared to a GAAP net loss of $21.2 million in 2009. Proforma operating income for the full year was $1.5 million as compared to a proforma loss of $10.7 million in 2009.

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg commented, “2010 was a very successful year for WisdomTree. We had very strong operating performance and reached significant milestones in our growth initiatives. We continued our product diversification efforts by launching our first international fixed income ETF and we now have offerings in equities, currencies, fixed income and alternatives. We increased our market share of industry inflows with back-to-back quarters of over $1 billion in inflows. We surpassed $10 billion in assets under management, controlled costs and achieved operating income during the year. All of these accomplishments have helped increase shareholder value.”

Mr. Steinberg continued, “Building on these strong results, we will continue to focus on our corporate goals of achieving net income and listing our common stock on a national stock exchange. We will also continue to invest in growth initiatives to strengthen our position in the ETF industry.”

Summary Operating and Financial Highlights

		For the Three Months Ended								% Change From
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,				Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
Operating Highlights (in millions)		2010		2010		2009				2010		2009
ETF AUM		$9,891		$8,260		$5,979				20%		65%
Non-ETF AUM		751		698		689				8%		9%
Total AUM		$10,642		$8,958		$6,668				19%		60%
ETF inflows		$1,271		$1,161		$911				10%		40%
Average ETF AUM		$9,104		$7,055		$5,439				29%		67%
Average ETF advisory fee		0.57%		0.56%		0.54%				2%		6%
Financial Highlights (in thousands)
Revenues		$13,413		$10,130		$7,731				32%		74%
Proforma operating income/(loss)		$1,725		$531		($1,425)				225%		-221%
Net loss		($580)		($1,517)		($5,032)				-62%		89%

 

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2010		2009		% Change
Operating Highlights (in millions)
ETF AUM	$9,891		$5,979		65%
Non ETF AUM	751		689		9%
Total AUM	$10,642		$6,668		60%
ETF inflows	$3,135		$1,773		77%
Average ETF AUM	$7,308		$3,964		84%
Average ETF advisory fee	0.56%		0.52%		8%
Financial Highlights (in thousands)
Revenues	$41,612		$22,095		88%
Proforma operating income/(loss)	$1,520		($10,659)		na
Net loss	($7,549)		($21,228)		64%

Recent Business Highlights

On January 5, 2011, the Company launched the WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WDTI).

On January 12, 2011, the Company surpassed the $10 billion milestone in total ETF assets under management.

Assets Under Management and Performance

As of December 31, 2010, assets under management (“AUM”) managed by WisdomTree or against WisdomTree Indexes was $10.6 billion, up 60% from December 31, 2009 and up 19% from September 30, 2010. ETF AUM was $9.9 billion, up 65% from December 31, 2009 and up 20% from September 30, 2010. Net inflows into WisdomTree ETFs were $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter and $3.1 billion for 2010, primarily in emerging market ETFs.

Approximately 77% of the $8.1 billion invested in WisdomTree’s 34 equity ETFs on December 31, 2010 were in funds that, since their respective inceptions, have outperformed their competitive benchmarks through that date. 19 of WisdomTree’s 34 equity ETFs have outperformed their competitive benchmarks since inception and through December 31, 2010. For more information about WisdomTree ETFs including standardized performance, please click here or visit www.wisdomtree.com.

Fourth Quarter Financial Discussion

Revenues

Total revenues for the quarter increased 73.5% to a record $13.4 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 32.4% from the third quarter of 2010. These increases were primarily due to higher average assets under management from strong net ETF inflows and positive market movement as well as higher average ETF advisory fees due to particularly strong inflows into our higher priced emerging market ETFs. Average ETF assets under management were $9.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, as compared to $5.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $7.1 billion in the third quarter of 2010.

Expenses

Total expenses increased 9.6% to $14.0 million from $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher third party profit sharing and professional and consulting fees partly offset by lower other expenses. Excluding stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses, proforma operating expenses increased 27.7% to $11.7 million from $9.2 million in the fourth quarter of last year.

Compared to the third quarter of 2010, total expenses increased 20.1% from $11.6 million. This increase was primarily due to higher marketing and advertising, compensation and benefits, fund management administration expenses and professional and consulting fees. Excluding stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization charges, proforma operating expenses increased 21.8% from $9.6 million in the third quarter.

• Compensation and benefits expense increased 3.3% to $4.9 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 12.0% compared to the third quarter of 2010. These increases were primarily due to higher accrued incentive compensation due to strong levels of ETF inflows as well as costs associated with increased headcount. Our headcount at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010 was 60 compared to 54 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 56 at the end of the third quarter of 2010. Partly offsetting these increases was lower stock based compensation. Excluding stock based compensation, this expense increased 26.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 20.0% from the third quarter of 2010.
• Fund management and administration expenses increased 9.3% to $4.0 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 12.5% compared to the third quarter of 2010. These increases were due to increased fund administrative and portfolio management expenses from higher average asset balances, particularly in the Company’s emerging market funds.
• Marketing and advertising expenses increased 7.9% to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 86.6% compared to the third quarter of 2010. These increases were due to higher television and online advertising expenses partly offset by lower website related expenses.
• Professional and consulting fees increased 98.6% to $1.3 million in the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and 57.6% from the third quarter of 2010. These increases in both periods were primarily due to higher variable stock-based compensation expense as a result of an increase in the price of our common stock. Excluding stock based compensation, this expense increased to $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to $0.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2010. These increases were primarily due to higher consulting and legal related fees.

• Other expense decreased 63.6% to $0.5 million in the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. The fourth quarter of 2009 included a charge of $1.0 million as a result of the Company’s final issuance of common stock to Treasury Equity LLC for satisfaction of certain conditions related to the Company’s currency ETFs. This expense increased 15.1% compared to the third quarter of 2010 due to higher general administrative expenses.
• Third party sharing arrangements expense increased to $0.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and increased 33.2% from $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2010. These increases were primarily due to higher average assets under management and revenues related to the Company’s Currency and Fixed Income ETFs. Third party sharing arrangements represents the amount paid to (or received from) the Bank of New York Mellon, after netting revenues and direct costs, for its collaboration with the Company’s Currency and Fixed Income ETFs.
• Stock-based compensation expense (which is included in the compensation and benefits, professional and consulting fees and other expenses discussion above) decreased 36.7% to $2.2 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. The fourth quarter of 2009 included a charge of $1.0 million as a result of the Company’s final issuance of common stock to Treasury Equity LLC for satisfaction of certain conditions related to the Company’s currency ETFs. In addition, fixed stock based compensation expense decreased as equity awards granted in prior years to employees and directors become fully vested. This expense increased 13.1% compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to higher variable expense due to the increase in the Company’s stock price partly offset by lower fixed expense.
• Sales and business development expenses; occupancy, communication and equipment expenses; and depreciation and amortization expenses all had relatively small dollar value changes compared to both periods.

Full Year Results

Total revenues increased $19.5 million or 88.3% to $41.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $22.1 million in 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher average assets under management from $3.1 billion of net ETF inflows, $778.1 million in positive market movement and higher average ETF advisory fees due to particularly strong inflows into our higher priced emerging market ETFs.

Total expenses increased $5.8 million or 13.5% to $49.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $43.3 million in 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher third-party sharing arrangements and fund management and administration expenses due to higher average asset balances; higher incentive compensation due to our strong inflows; higher variable stock based compensation expense due to an increase in the price of the Company’s common stock; higher corporate consulting and corporate legal related expenses; higher marketing and advertising and headcount increases to support our growth; and higher general administrative expenses. Partly offsetting these increases was a decrease in other expenses due to the issuance of common stock to Treasury Equity LLC in 2009 and lower fixed stock based compensation.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2010, WisdomTree had total assets of $29.1 million, which consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents of $14.2 million and investments of $8.6 million. WisdomTree has no debt. There were approximately 115.3 million shares issued as of December 31, 2010. Fully diluted shares issued and outstanding were approximately 136.7 million as of December 31, 2010.

WisdomTree will discuss its results and operational highlights during a conference call on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The call-in number will be (888) 713-4213 passcode 97364398. Anyone outside the U.S. or Canada should call (617) 213- 4865, passcode 97364398. The slides used during the presentation will be available at www.wisdomtree.com/ir. For those unable to join the conference call at the scheduled time, an audio replay will be available on www.wisdomtree.com/ir.

About WisdomTree

WisdomTree® is a New York-based exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor and asset manager. WisdomTree currently offers 45 ETFs across Equities, Currency Income, Fixed Income and Alternatives asset classes. WisdomTree also licenses its indexes to third parties for proprietary products and offers a platform to promote the use of WisdomTree ETFs in 401(k) plans. WisdomTree currently has approximately $10.1 billion in ETF assets under management. For more information, please visit www.wisdomtree.com. WisdomTree 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, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended									% Change From				For the Year Ended
		Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,		Dec.31,		Dec. 31,			Dec.31,			%
		2010			2010			2009			2010		2009		2010			2009			Change
																		(Audited)
Revenues
Advisory fees		$	13,111		$	9,860		$	7,428		33.0%		76.5%		$	40,567		$	20,812		94.9%
Other income			302			270			303		11.9%		-0.3%			1,045			1,283		-18.6%
Total revenues			13,413			10,130			7,731		32.4%		73.5%			41,612			22,095		88.3%
Expenses
Compensation and benefits			4,933			4,405			4,775		12.0%		3.3%			19,193			18,943		1.3%
Fund management and administration			4,014			3,569			3,674		12.5%		9.3%			14,286			13,387		6.7%
Marketing and advertising			1,390			745			1,288		86.6%		7.9%			3,721			2,762		34.7%
Sales and business development			758			766			813		-1.0%		-6.8%			2,730			2,495		9.4%
Professional and consulting fees			1,253			795			631		57.6%		98.6%			3,779			1,780		112.3%
Occupancy, communication and equipment			289			273			249		5.9%		16.1%			1,118			1,087		2.9%
Depreciation and amortization			79			80			88		-1.3%		-10.2%			314			360		-12.8%
Other			466			405			1,281		15.1%		-63.6%			1,724			2,420		-28.8%
Third party sharing arrangements			811			609			(36)		33.2%		-2352.8%			2,296			89		2479.8%
Total expenses			13,993			11,647			12,763		20.1%		9.6%			49,161			43,323		13.5%
Net loss		$	(580)		$	(1,517)		$	(5,032)		-61.8%		-88.5%		$	(7,549)		$	(21,228)		-64.4%
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.01)		$	(0.01)		$	(0.05)						$	(0.07)		$	(0.21)
Weighted average common shares - basic and diluted			112,889			112,424			108,374							111,981			103,397

 

WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended									% Change From				For the Year Ended
		Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Dec.31,			Sept. 30,		Dec.31,		Dec. 31,			Dec.31,			%
		2010			2010			2009			2010		2009		2010			2009			Change
Revenues
Advisory fees		$	13,111		$	9,860		$	7,428		33.0%		76.5%		$	40,567		$	20,812		94.9%
Other income			302			270			303		11.9%		-0.3%			1,045			1,283		-18.6%
Total revenues			13,413			10,130			7,731		32.4%		73.5%			41,612			22,095		88.3%
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits			3,557			2,963			2,807		20.0%		26.7%			12,648			11,026		14.7%
Fund management and administration			4,014			3,569			3,674		12.5%		9.3%			14,286			13,387		6.7%
Marketing and advertising			1,390			745			1,288		86.6%		7.9%			3,721			2,762		34.7%
Sales and business development			758			766			813		-1.0%		-6.8%			2,730			2,495		9.4%
Professional and consulting fees			453			319			130		42.0%		248.5%			1,769			688		157.1%
Occupancy, communication and equipment			289			273			249		5.9%		16.1%			1,118			1,087		2.9%
Other			416			355			231		17.2%		80.1%			1,524			1,220		24.9%
Third party sharing arrangements			811			609			(36)		33.2%		-2352.8%			2,296			89		2479.8%
Total operating expenses			11,688			9,599			9,156		21.8%		27.7%			40,092			32,754		22.4%
Proforma operating income / (loss)			1,725			531			(1,425)		224.9%		-221.1%			1,520			(10,659)		-114.3%
Stock-based compensation			2,226			1,968			3,519		13.1%		-36.7%			8,755			10,209		-14.2%
Depreciation and amortization			79			80			88		-1.3%		-10.2%			314			360		-12.8%
Net loss		$	(580)		$	(1,517)		$	(5,032)		-61.8%		-88.5%		$	(7,549)		$	(21,228)		-64.4%

 

WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands, except per share amount)
		December 31,				December 31,
		2010				2009
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	14,233			$	11,476
Investments			1,295				2,627
Accounts receivable			4,825				2,884
Other current assets			642				961
Total current assets			20,995				17,948
Fixed assets, net			756				977
Investments			7,300				6,693
Other noncurrent assets			91				85
Total assets		$	29,142			$	25,703
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Fund management and administration payable		$	5,714			$	5,055
Compensation and benefits payable			3,638				2,587
Accounts payable and other liabilities			2,263				1,603
Total current liabilities			11,615				9,245
Other noncurrent liabilities			292				430
Total liabilities			11,907				9,675
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.01; 250,000 shares authorized:
issued: 115,291 and 114,535			1,152				1,145
outstanding: 113,132 and 110,106
Additional paid-in capital			158,236				149,487
Accumulated deficit			(142,153	)			(134,604	)
Total stockholders' equity			17,235				16,028
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	29,142			$	25,703

 

	WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	(in thousands)
	(Unaudited)
			For the Year Ended
			December 31,					December 31,
			2010					2009
Cash flows from operating activities
	Net loss		$	(7,549	)			$	(21,228	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Depreciation, amortization and other			314					583
	Stock-based compensation			8,755					10,209
	Deferred rent			(105	)				(185	)
	Accretion to interest income			4					(68	)
	Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
	Accounts receivable			(1,941	)				(1,354	)
	Other assets			313					(45	)
	Fund management and administration payable			659					(3,911	)
	Compensation and benefits payable			1,051					575
	Accounts payable and other liabilities			627					397
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			2,128					(15,027	)
Cash flows from investing activities
	Purchase of fixed assets			(93	)				(295	)
	Purchase of investments			(6,935	)				(7,290	)
	Proceeds from the redemption of investments			7,656					15,825
	Net cash provided by investing activities			628					8,240
Cash flows from financing activities
	Net proceeds from sale of common stock								4,988
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options			1					--
	Net cash provided by financing activities			1					4,988
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents				2,757					(1,799	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period				11,476					13,275
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period			$	14,233				$	11,476
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
	Cash paid for income taxes		$	11				$	3
	Non-cash investing and financing activities:
	Cashless exercise of stock options		$	517				$	81

 

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
Key Operating Statistics (Unaudited)
				For the Three Months Ended										For the Year Ended
				December 31,			September 30,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
				2010			2010			2009				2010			2009
Total assets under management (in thousands)
	ETFs			9,891,219			8,260,293			5,978,605				9,891,219			5,978,605
	Non-ETFs			750,964			698,032			689,103				750,964			689,103
	End of period assets			10,642,183			8,958,325			6,667,708				10,642,183			6,667,708
Total ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			8,260,293			6,240,452			4,901,755				5,978,605			3,180,133
	Inflows/(outflows)			1,270,563			1,160,726			910,989				3,134,509			1,772,764
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			360,363			859,115			165,861				778,105			1,025,708
	End of period assets			9,891,219			8,260,293			5,978,605				9,891,219			5,978,605
	Average assets during the period			9,103,556			7,055,086			5,438,756				7,307,577			3,963,943
International Developed Markets ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			1,900,133			1,674,335			1,794,248				1,953,363			1,339,002
	Inflows/(outflows)			61,020			(19,740	)		135,791				29,093			281,282
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			101,485			245,538			23,324				80,182			333,079
	End of period assets			2,062,638			1,900,133			1,953,363				2,062,638			1,953,363
	Average assets during the period			1,981,025			1,794,013			1,896,356				1,901,919			1,470,998
International Emerging Markets ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			2,796,264			1,728,388			1,118,413				1,430,965			384,242
	Inflows/(outflows)			868,384			706,844			232,308				1,911,259			649,847
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			115,241			361,032			80,244				437,665			396,876
	End of period assets			3,779,889			2,796,264			1,430,965				3,779,889			1,430,965
	Average assets during the period			3,341,884			2,152,550			1,297,459				2,202,169			793,044
International Sector ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			247,026			189,876			322,145				358,187			246,501
	Inflows/(outflows)			(11,094	)		19,623			34,154				(116,657	)		58,413
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			13,149			37,527			1,888				7,551			53,273
	End of period assets			249,081			247,026			358,187				249,081			358,187
	Average assets during the period			257,922			217,668			338,336				258,690			257,344
US ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			1,778,776			1,406,331			1,271,172				1,329,597			986,568
	Inflows/(outflows)			118,313			211,148			(2,514	)			486,572			136,949
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			159,795			161,297			60,939				240,715			206,080
	End of period assets			2,056,884			1,778,776			1,329,597				2,056,884			1,329,597
	Average assets during the period			1,916,521			1,540,154			1,272,642				1,592,141			1,083,545
Currency/Fixed Income ETFs (in thousands)
	Beginning of period assets			1,538,094			1,241,522			395,777				906,493			223,820
	Inflows/(outflows)			233,940			242,851			511,250				824,242			646,273
	Market appreciation/(depreciation)			(29,307	)		53,721			(534	)			11,992			36,400
	End of period assets			1,742,727			1,538,094			906,493				1,742,727			906,493
	Average assets during the period			1,606,204			1,350,701			633,963				1,352,658			359,012
Average ETF assets during the period
	International developed markets ETFs			22	%		25	%		35	%			26	%		37	%
	International emerging markets ETFs			37	%		31	%		24	%			30	%		20	%
	International sector ETFs			3	%		3	%		6	%			4	%		7	%
	US ETFs			21	%		22	%		23	%			22	%		27	%
	Currency/Fixed Income ETFs			17	%		19	%		12	%			18	%		9	%
	Total			100	%		100	%		100	%			100	%		100	%
Average ETF advisory fee during the period
	International developed markets ETFs			0.55	%		0.55	%		0.55	%			0.55	%		0.55	%
	International emerging markets ETFs			0.76	%		0.76	%		0.76	%			0.76	%		0.76	%
	International sector ETFs			0.58	%		0.58	%		0.58	%			0.58	%		0.58	%
	US ETFs			0.34	%		0.34	%		0.34	%			0.34	%		0.33	%
	Currency/Fixed Income ETFs			0.50	%		0.49	%		0.46	%			0.49	%		0.44	%
	Blended total			0.57	%		0.56	%		0.54	%			0.56	%		0.52	%
Number of ETFs - end of the period
	International developed markets ETFs			14			14			15				14			15
	International emerging markets ETFs			4			4			4				4			4
	International sector ETFs			4			4			11				4			11
	US ETFs			12			12			13				12			13
	Currency/Fixed Income ETFs			10			10			9				10			9
	Total			44			44			52				44			52
Note: Previously issued statistics may be restated due to trade adjustments

 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

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. Our management reviews this non-GAAP financial measurement 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 and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context with our GAAP results.

We have disclosed our results excluding certain non-operating items. We consider stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and interest and investment income as non-operating items. Management excludes these costs when measuring our financial performance as they are non-cash charges or not directly related to our business of being an index developer and ETF sponsor. As the company is currently incurring net losses, management focuses on its cash related expenses of being an index developer and ETF sponsor in measuring the financial health of its business and making related decisions. However, stock-based compensation has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business and stock-based compensation is an important part of our employees' compensation and impacts their performance.

 

WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended													For the Year Ended
		Dec. 31,				Sept. 30,				Dec.31,					Dec. 31,				Dec.31,
		2010				2010				2009					2010				2009
GAAP expenses as reported		$	13,993			$	11,647			$	12,763				$	49,161			$	43,323
Less stock-based compensation included in
Compensation and benefits			(1,376	)			(1,442	)			(1,968	)				(6,545	)			(7,917	)
Professional and consulting fees			(800	)			(476	)			(501	)				(2,010	)			(1,092	)
Other			(50	)			(50	)			(1,050	)				(200	)			(1,200	)
Total stock-based compensation expenses			(2,226	)			(1,968	)			(3,519	)				(8,755	)			(10,209	)
Less depreciation and amortization			(79	)			(80	)			(88	)				(314	)			(360	)
Proforma operating expenses		$	11,688			$	9,599			$	9,156				$	40,092			$	32,754
GAAP net loss, as reported		$	(580	)		$	(1,517	)		$	(5,032	)			$	(7,549	)		$	(21,228	)
Add back stock-based compensation			2,226				1,968				3,519					8,755				10,209
Add back depreciation and amortization			79				80				88					314				360
Proforma operating income / (loss)		$	1,725			$	531			$	(1,425	)			$	1,520			$	(10,659	)

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this Press Release regarding WisdomTree Investments, Inc. that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, each of which speaks only as of the date made. We have no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect unanticipated events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, some of which are listed below, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In assessing the forward-looking statements contained herein, readers are urged to carefully read the following risks and considerations:

• Our ability to become profitable is dependent upon our ability to increase our assets under management and to control our expenses.
• Changes in the equity markets have a direct impact on our assets under management. A downturn in the equity markets can result in a significant reduction in assets under management, which, in turn, directly reduces our revenues.
• The mix of our assets under management could be subject to significant fluctuations and could adversely affect our revenues.
• Poor investment performance of our ETFs is likely to lead to a reduction in our assets under management and a reduction in our revenues.
• If our reputation is harmed we could suffer losses in revenue.
• The asset management industry is highly competitive and most of our competitors are larger companies with greater resources.
• We rely very heavily on third-party vendors, such as BNY Mellon, Standard & Poor’s, and Bloomberg, to provide us with services that are very important to our business. If any of those vendors decided to terminate their relationship with us, we might experience a disruption in our ability to do business while we retain an alternative vendor.
• A failure in our operational systems or infrastructure, or those of the third-party vendors, could disrupt our operations, damage our reputation, and reduce our revenues.
• Our business is subject to extensive regulation, and compliance failures and changes in regulation could adversely affect us.
• We depend on key personnel and the loss of such personnel could disrupt our ability to develop new product and conduct our business.
• Our principal stockholders, including our directors and officers, control a large percentage of our shares of common stock and can control our corporate actions.

Past performance is no indication of future results.

Contact:

Media Contact:
Stuart Bell
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
(917) 267-3702
sbell@wisdomtree.com
or
WisdomTree Investor Relations Contacts:
KCSA Strategic Communications
Jeffrey Goldberger / Todd Fromer
+1 (212) 896-1249 / +1 (212) 896-1215
jgoldberger@kcsa.com / tfromer@kcsa.com