WisdomTree, Inc 10-Q for FY2026 Q1
WisdomTree, Inc. (WT)
About this 10-Q
WisdomTree, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 6, 2026, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (FY2026 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2026, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $159.47M
- up 47.5% from $108.08M a year earlier
- Net loss
- $23.13M
- compared with net income of $24.63M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.17
- compared with $0.17 a year earlier
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WISDOMTREE, INC.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 4 | |
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 4 |
| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 33 |
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 50 |
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 51 |
| PART II: OTHER INFORMATION | 51 | |
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 51 |
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 51 |
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 51 |
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 52 |
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 52 |
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION | 52 |
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS | 53 |
Unless otherwise indicated, references to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “WisdomTree” mean WisdomTree, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
WisdomTree®, WisdomTree Connect™, WisdomTree Prime® and Modern Alpha® are trademarks of WisdomTree, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Report, 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 our results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. 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 Report and the documents that we reference in this Report and have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as exhibits to this Report, 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 Report may include statements about:
| · | anticipated trends, conditions and investor sentiment in the global markets and exchange-traded products, or ETPs; |
| · | anticipated levels of inflows into and outflows out of our ETPs; |
| · | our ability to deliver favorable rates of return to investors; |
| · | competition in our business; |
| · | whether we will experience future growth; |
| · | our ability to develop new products and services and their potential for success; |
| · | our ability to maintain current vendors or find new vendors to provide services to us at favorable costs; |
| · | our ability to successfully implement our strategy relating to digital assets and blockchain-enabled financial services, including WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime, and achieve its objectives; |
| · | our ability to successfully operate and expand our business in non-U.S. markets; |
| · | the effect of laws and regulations that apply to our business; |
| · | the potential benefits arising from our acquisitions of Ceres Partners, LLC, or Ceres, and Atlantic House Holdings Limited, or Atlantic House, including financial or strategic outcomes; and |
| · | our ability to successfully implement our strategic goals relating to these acquisitions and integrate the acquired businesses. |
The forward-looking statements in this Report represent our views as of the date of this Report. 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 Report.
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
WisdomTree, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Assets | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (including $ | $ | $ | ||||||
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value (including $ | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable (including $ | ||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Fixed assets, net | ||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net (Note 19) | ||||||||
| Investments (Note 7) | ||||||||
| Right of use assets—operating leases (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Goodwill (Note 21) | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net (Note 21) | ||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Convertible notes—current | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fund management and administration payable | ||||||||
| Compensation and benefits payable | ||||||||
| Payable to Gold Bullion Holdings (Jersey) Limited (“GBH”) (Note 11) | ||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Convertible notes—long term (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Contingent consideration | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Contingencies (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $ | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Operating Revenues: | ||||||||
| Advisory fees | $ | $ | ||||||
| Management fees | ||||||||
| Performance fees | ||||||||
| Other revenues | ||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | ||||||||
| Fund management and administration | ||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | ||||||||
| Sales and business development | ||||||||
| Professional fees | ||||||||
| Occupancy, communications and equipment | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Third-party distribution fees | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||
| Other Income/(Expenses): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes (Note 9) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Remeasurement of contingent consideration (Note 10) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other losses, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| (Loss)/income before income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| (Loss)/earnings per share—basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| (Loss)/earnings per share—diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Weighted-average common shares—basic | ||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares—diluted | ||||||||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Other comprehensive (loss)/income | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss)/income | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral partof these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares Issued | Par Value | Paid-In Capital | Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | Retained Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock issued and vesting of restricted stock units, net | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of convertible notes maturing in 2029, net of income taxes (Note 9) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in connection with the repurchase of convertible notes maturing in 2026 and 2029 (Note 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares Issued | Par Value | Paid-In Capital | Comprehensive (Loss)/Income | Retained Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock issued and vesting of restricted stock units, net | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes | ||||||||
| Advisory and license fees paid in gold, other precious metals and cryptocurrency | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
| Increase in fair value of contingent consideration | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of issuance costs—convertible notes | ||||||||
| Losses on financial instruments owned, at fair value | ||||||||
| Amortization of right of use asset | ||||||||
| Losses/(gains) on investments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Imputed interest on payable to GBH | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Income taxes receivable/payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Gold and other precious metals | ||||||||
| Other assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Fund management and administration payable | ||||||||
| Compensation and benefits payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of financial instruments owned, at fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash paid—software development | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchase of fixed assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from the sale of financial instruments owned, at fair value | ||||||||
| Proceeds from held-to-maturity securities maturing or called prior to maturity | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Repurchase of convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Common stock repurchased | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Issuance costs—convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes | ||||||||
| Excise taxes paid on common stock repurchased | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| (Decrease)/increase in cash flow due to changes in foreign exchange rate | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES
On March 30, 2026, the Company issued
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WisdomTree, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
1. Organization and Description of Business
WisdomTree, Inc., through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe (collectively, “WisdomTree” or the “Company”), is a global financial innovator, offering a diverse suite of exchange-traded products (“ETPs”), models and solutions, private market investments and digital asset-related products. Building on its heritage of innovation, the Company offers next-generation digital products and services related to tokenized real world assets and stablecoins, including tokenized mutual funds (“Digital Funds”), as well as its institutional platform, WisdomTree Connect, and blockchain-native digital wallet, WisdomTree Prime. We also have expanded into private assets through our acquisition of Ceres Partners, LLC, a leading U.S.-based alternative asset manager specializing in farmland investments. The Company has the following wholly-owned operating subsidiaries:
| · | WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. is a New York based investment adviser registered with the SEC, providing investment advisory and other management services to the WisdomTree Trust (“WTT”) and WisdomTree exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The WisdomTree ETFs are issued in the U.S. by WTT. WTT is a non-consolidated Delaware statutory trust registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company. The Company has licensed to WTT the use of certain of its own indexes on an exclusive basis for the WisdomTree ETFs in the U.S. |
| · | WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited (“ManJer”) is a Jersey based management company providing management services to seven issuers (the “ManJer Issuers”) in respect of the ETPs issued and listed by the ManJer Issuers covering commodity, currency, cryptocurrency and leveraged-and-inverse strategies. |
| · | WisdomTree Multi Asset Management Limited (“WTMAML”) is a Jersey based management company providing management services to WisdomTree Multi Asset Issuer PLC (“WMAI”) in respect of the ETPs issued by WMAI. WMAI is a non-consolidated public limited company domiciled in Ireland. |
| · | WisdomTree Management Limited (“WML”) is an Ireland based management company providing management services to WisdomTree Issuer ICAV (“WTICAV”) in respect of the WisdomTree UCITS ETFs issued by WTICAV. WTICAV is a non-consolidated public limited company domiciled in Ireland. |
| · | WisdomTree UK Limited (“WTUK”) is a U.K. based company registered with the Financial Conduct Authority currently providing distribution and support services to ManJer, WTMAML and WML. |
| · | WisdomTree Europe Limited is a U.K. based company which is the legacy distributor of the WMAI ETPs and WisdomTree UCITS ETFs. These services are now provided directly by WTUK. WisdomTree Europe Limited is no longer regulated and does not provide any regulated services. |
| · | WisdomTree Ireland Limited (“WT Ireland”) is an Ireland based company authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland providing distribution services to ManJer, WTMAML and WML. |
| · | WisdomTree Digital Commodity Services, LLC is a New York based company that serves as the sponsor of the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, which is currently effective with the SEC. The WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund is an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares of beneficial interest and is listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund provides exposure to the spot price of bitcoin. |
| · | WisdomTree Digital Management, Inc. (“WT Digital Management”) is a New York based investment adviser registered with the SEC, providing investment advisory and other management services to the WisdomTree Digital Trust (“WTDT”) and WisdomTree Digital Funds. The WisdomTree Digital Funds are issued in the U.S. by WTDT. WTDT is a non-consolidated Delaware statutory trust registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company. Each Digital Fund uses a blockchain-integrated recordkeeping system to maintain a record of its shares on one or more blockchains (e.g., Stellar or Ethereum), but does not directly or indirectly invest in any assets that rely on blockchain technology, such as cryptocurrencies. |
| · | WisdomTree Digital Movement, Inc. (“WT Digital Movement”) is a New York based company operating as a money services business registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. WT Digital Movement has obtained state money transmitter licenses or the equivalent in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to operate a platform for the purchase, sale and exchange of tokenized assets, while also providing blockchain-native digital wallet services through WisdomTree Prime to facilitate such activity. |
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| · | WisdomTree Securities, Inc. is a New York based limited purpose broker-dealer (i.e., mutual fund retailer) registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA, facilitating transactions in WisdomTree Digital Funds and serving as the distributor for the WisdomTree Digital Funds. It is also authorized to sell shares of registered funds, including the WisdomTree Digital Funds, from its own inventory as principal. |
| · | WisdomTree Transfers, Inc. is a New York based transfer agent registered with the SEC, providing transfer agency and registrar services for the Digital Funds. The transfer agent uses a blockchain-integrated recordkeeping system for the ownership of WisdomTree Digital Fund shares. |
| · | WisdomTree Digital Trust Company, LLC is a New York based limited liability trust company that has been formed to operate as a limited purpose trust company under New York Banking Law and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. |
| · | Ceres Partners, LLC (“Ceres”) is an Indiana based investment adviser registered with the SEC, providing investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms, LLC (“Ceres Farms”), an open-ended investment fund whose objective is to generate attractive total return through the acquisition and management of farmland primarily in the midwestern U.S. |
| · | Ceres Securities, LLC is an Indiana based limited purpose broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA, that operates as a placement agent for Ceres Farms, earning placement fees on sales of interests to investors it introduces. |
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The financial results of Ceres are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date, October 1, 2025 (See Note 3).
Consolidation
The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity (“VOE”) or a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The usual condition for a controlling financial interest in a VOE is ownership of a majority voting interest. If the Company has a majority voting interest in a VOE, the entity is consolidated. The Company has a controlling financial interest in a VIE when the Company has a variable interest that provides it with (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
The Company reassesses its evaluation of whether an entity is a VOE or VIE when certain reconsideration events occur.
Segment and Geographic Information
The Company, through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe, is a global financial innovator, offering a diverse suite of ETPs, models and solutions, private market investments and digital asset-related products.
Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated based on the end of period exchange rates from local currency to U.S. dollars. Results of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the period. The impact of the foreign currency translation adjustment is included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as a component of other comprehensive (loss)/income.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
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Revenue Recognition
Advisory Fees
The Company earns a significant portion of its revenues in the form of advisory fees from its ETPs and recognizes this revenue over time, as the performance obligation is satisfied. Advisory fees are based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Management and Performance Fees - Ceres
The Company earns management fees in exchange for Ceres providing investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms. Management fees are generally calculated as a stated percentage of members’ capital account balances as of the last day of each calendar quarter, subject to adjustment for any contractual waivers as well as contributions and redemptions arising in any particular quarter. Management fees are recognized as revenue over time, as the performance obligation is satisfied.
Performance fees represent variable consideration and are earned based on a specified percentage of Ceres Farms’ net profits, subject to contractual fee waivers, high-water marks and loss recovery requirements. Performance fees are earned only after members have recovered prior losses and applicable thresholds have been met. Performance fee revenues are recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenues recognized will not occur, which generally occurs upon the determination of fund profits that are no longer subject to claw back or reversal under the governing agreements.
Other Revenues
Other revenues are earned from swap providers associated with certain of the Company’s European listed ETPs, the nature of which are based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. The Company also earns transaction-based income on flows associated with certain European listed ETPs. There is no significant judgment in calculating amounts due, which are invoiced monthly or quarterly in arrears and are not subject to any potential reversal. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Marketing and Advertising
Marketing and advertising costs, including media advertising and production costs, are expensed when incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization is provided for using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:
| Intangible assets—Ceres Acquisition (Note 21) | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Internally-developed software |
The assets listed above are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Stock-Based Awards
Accounting for stock-based compensation requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all equity awards based on estimated fair values. Stock-based compensation is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the award and is amortized over the relevant service period. Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
Third-Party Distribution Fees
The Company pays a percentage of its advisory fee revenues based on incremental growth in assets under management (“AUM”), subject to caps or minimums, to marketing agents to sell WisdomTree ETPs and for including WisdomTree ETPs on third-party customer platforms and recognizes these expenses as incurred.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are customer and other obligations due under normal trade terms. The Company measures credit losses, if any, by applying historical loss rates, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts to amounts outstanding using the aging method.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company performs a review for the impairment of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets are less than their carrying amounts or when other events occur which may indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Financial Instruments Owned (at Fair Value)
Financial instruments owned are financial instruments classified as either trading or available-for-sale (“AFS”). These financial instruments are recorded on their trade date and are measured at fair value. All equity instruments that have readily determinable fair values are classified by the Company as trading. Debt instruments are classified based primarily on the Company’s intent to hold or sell the instrument. Changes in the fair value of debt instruments classified as trading and AFS are reported in other income/(expenses) and other comprehensive income, respectively, in the period the change occurs. Debt instruments classified as AFS are assessed for impairment on a quarterly basis and an estimate for credit loss is provided when the fair value of the AFS debt instrument is below its amortized cost basis. Credit-related impairments are recognized in earnings with a corresponding adjustment to the instrument’s amortized cost basis if the Company intends to sell the impaired AFS debt instrument or it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the instrument before recovering its amortized cost basis. Other credit-related impairments are recognized as an allowance with a corresponding adjustment to earnings. Impairments resulting from noncredit-related factors are recognized in other comprehensive income. Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings upon sale of the AFS debt instrument using the specific identification method.
Investments
The Company accounts for equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value under the measurement alternative prescribed in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities (“ASC 321”), to the extent such investments are not subject to consolidation or the equity method. Under the measurement alternative, these financial instruments are carried at cost, less any impairment (assessed quarterly), plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. In addition, income is recognized when dividends are received only to the extent they are distributed from net accumulated earnings of the investee. Otherwise, such distributions are considered returns of investment and are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investment.
Investments in debt instruments are accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in other income/(expenses).
Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the identifiable net assets at the acquisition date. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually and at the time of a triggering event requiring re-evaluation, if one were to occur. Goodwill is considered impaired when the estimated fair value of the reporting unit that was allocated the goodwill is less than its carrying value. If the estimated fair value of such reporting unit is less than its carrying value, goodwill impairment is recognized based on that difference, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a component of an operating segment provided that the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and management regularly reviews the operating results of that component.
The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level and has determined that it has a single reporting unit, consistent with its single operating segment. Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually on November 30th. When performing its goodwill impairment test, the Company considers a qualitative assessment, when appropriate, and a quantitative assessment using the market approach and its market capitalization when determining the fair value of the reporting unit.
Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually and are also reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired if their estimated fair values are less than their carrying values.
Finite-lived intangible assets, if any, are amortized over their estimated useful life, which is the period over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the Company. These intangible assets are tested for impairment at the time of a triggering event, if one were to occur. Finite-lived intangible assets may be impaired when the estimated undiscounted future cash flows generated from the assets are less than their carrying amounts.
The Company may rely on a qualitative assessment when performing its intangible asset impairment test. Otherwise, the impairment evaluation is performed at the lowest level of reasonably identifiable cash flows independent of other assets. The annual impairment testing date for all of the Company’s intangible assets is November 30th.
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Software Development Costs
Software development costs incurred after the preliminary project stage is complete are capitalized if it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. Capitalized costs consist of employee compensation costs and fees paid to third parties who are directly involved in the application development efforts and are included in intangible assets, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Such costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software on a straight-line basis and are included in depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Once the application development stage is complete, additional costs are expensed as incurred.
Leases
The Company accounts for its lease obligations in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires the recognition of both (i) a lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments and (ii) an offsetting right-of-use asset. The remaining lease payments are discounted using the rate implicit in the lease, if known, or otherwise the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. After lease commencement, right-of-use assets are assessed for impairment and otherwise are amortized over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis. These recognition requirements are not applied to short-term leases, which are those with a lease term of 12 months or less. Instead, lease payments associated with short-term leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
ASC 842 also provides a practical expedient which allows for consideration in a contract to be accounted for as a single lease component rather than allocated between lease and non-lease components. The Company has elected to apply this practical expedient to all lease contracts, where applicable.
Convertible Notes
Convertible notes are carried at amortized cost, net of issuance costs. The Company accounts for convertible instruments as a single liability (applicable to the convertible notes) or equity with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features unless the conversion feature meets the criteria for accounting under the substantial premium model or does not qualify for a derivative scope exception. Interest expense is recognized using the effective interest method and includes amortization of issuance costs over the life of the debt.
Acquisition-related Costs
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), with acquisitions recorded using the acquisition method. Transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.
Contingencies
The Company may be subject to reviews, inspections and investigations by regulatory authorities as well as legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome of all legal or regulatory proceedings to which it is a party and accrues a loss contingency when the loss is probable and reasonably estimable.
Contingent Payments
The Company recognizes a gain on contingent payments when the contingency is resolved and the gain is realized.
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Net income available to common stockholders represents net income of the Company reduced by an allocation of earnings to participating securities, as well as the loss related to the repurchase of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and excise tax on stock repurchases. The Series A Preferred Stock, the Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) and unvested share-based payment awards that contained non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) were participating securities while they were outstanding and were included in the computation of EPS pursuant to the two-class method. Share-based payment awards that do not contain such rights are not deemed participating securities and are included in diluted shares outstanding (if dilutive).
Diluted EPS is calculated under the treasury stock method and the two-class method. The calculation that results in the lowest diluted EPS amount for the common stock is reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The treasury stock method includes the dilutive effect of potential common shares including unvested stock-based awards, the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the convertible notes, if any. Potential common shares associated with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the convertible notes were computed under the if-converted method. Potential common shares associated with the conversion option embedded in the convertible notes are dilutive when the Company’s average stock price exceeds the conversion price.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, which requires the determination of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Tax positions are evaluated utilizing a two-step process. The Company first determines whether any of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position. Once it is determined that a position meets this recognition threshold, the position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than
The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) provisions of the Tax Reform Act requires the Company to include in its U.S. income tax return foreign subsidiary earnings in excess of an allowable return on the foreign subsidiary’s tangible assets. An accounting policy election is available to either account for the tax effects of GILTI in the period that is subject to such taxes or to provide deferred taxes for book and tax basis differences that upon reversal may be subject to such taxes. The Company accounts for the tax effects of these provisions in the period that is subject to such tax.
Non-income based taxes are recorded as part of other liabilities and other expenses. Excise taxes on stock repurchases are accounted for as a direct cost of the share repurchase transaction and reported as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
On September 18, 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which clarifies and modernizes the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. The guidance removes all references to project stages in prior guidance, clarifies the threshold entities apply to begin capitalizing costs and adds more detail to disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company does not anticipate this standard to have a material impact on its financial statements.
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company does not anticipate this standard to have a material impact on its financial statements.
On November 26, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments which clarifies the requirements related to accounting for the settlement of a debt instrument as an induced conversion. Transactions within the scope of this guidance require the fair value of consideration transferred in excess of the carrying amount of the converted debt to be recognized as an expense in the period of conversion, with the remaining consideration recognized as a reduction to equity. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025 (and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods). The Company adopted this guidance during the current quarter, and the impact of the adoption has been reflected in the financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Business Combination
Summary
On July 31, 2025, the Company and WisdomTree Farmland Holdings, LLC (formerly WisdomTree Farmland Holdings, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Purchaser”), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Ceres Purchase Agreement”) with Ceres, the members of Ceres (together, the “Sellers”), and an individual acting as the Sellers’ representative, pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to acquire from the Sellers all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Ceres (the “Ceres Acquisition”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
On October 1, 2025, the Purchaser completed the Ceres Acquisition for aggregate consideration consisting of (i) $
Purchase Price Allocation
The Ceres Acquisition is accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, which requires an allocation of the consideration paid by the Company to the identifiable assets and liabilities of Ceres based on the estimated fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition. An allocation of the consideration transferred is presented below and includes the Company’s valuation of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
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The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date:
| Cash on hand, net of cash acquired | $ | |||
| Fair value of contingent consideration(1) | ||||
| Total purchase price | $ | |||
| Allocation of consideration: | ||||
| Ceres net liabilities assumed | $ | ( | ) | |
| Intangible assets(2) | ||||
| Fair value of net assets acquired | $ | |||
| Goodwill resulting from the Ceres Acquisition(3) | $ |
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4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Of the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $
Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum level of regulatory capital, generally satisfied by cash on hand, which was $
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of financial instruments is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., “the exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs reflect assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the transparency of inputs as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 – Instruments whose significant drivers are unobservable.
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The availability of observable inputs can vary from product to product and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of product, whether the product is new and not yet established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by management in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The tables below summarize the categorization of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there were no transfers between Levels 2 and 3.
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Recurring fair value measurements: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value: | ||||||||||||||||
| ETFs | ||||||||||||||||
| Pass-through GSEs | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets—seed capital (WisdomTree Digital Funds): | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasuries | ||||||||||||||||
| Equities | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Recurring fair value measurements: | ||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Recurring fair value measurements: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value: | ||||||||||||||||
| ETFs | ||||||||||||||||
| Pass-through GSEs | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets—seed capital (WisdomTree Digital Funds): | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasuries | ||||||||||||||||
| Equities | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Non-recurring fair value measurements: | ||||||||||||||||
| Fnality International Limited—Series B-1 Preference Shares(1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Recurring fair value measurements: | ||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Recurring Fair Value Measurements – Methodology
Cash equivalents (Note 4) – These financial assets represent cash invested in highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than
Financial instruments owned (Note 6) – Financial instruments owned are investments in ETFs, pass-through GSEs, equities and fixed income. ETFs and equities are generally traded in active, quoted and highly liquid markets and are therefore classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Pricing of pass-through GSEs and fixed income includes consideration given to date of issuance, collateral characteristics and market assumptions related to yields, credit risk and timing of prepayments and may be classified as either Level 1 or Level 2.
Contingent consideration (Note 10) – This liability represents contingent consideration arising from the Ceres Acquisition which is measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the valuation incorporates significant unobservable inputs. Fair value is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which incorporates a range of potential revenue outcomes over the earnout measurement period and estimates the probability-weighted present value of expected future payments. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”), revenue volatility and revenue discount rate.
Fair Value Measurements classified as Level 3 – The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements classified as Level 3:
These instruments consist of the following:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | |||||||
| Other Investments: | ||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net unrealized gains(1) | ||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Contingent Consideration: | ||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Remeasurement(2) | ||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | |||||||
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6. Financial instruments owned
These instruments consist of the following:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Financial instruments owned | ||||||||
| Trading securities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other assets—seed capital (WisdomTree Digital Funds) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company recognized net trading losses on financial instruments owned that were still held at the reporting dates of $
7. Investments
The following table sets forth the Company’s investments:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying | Cost | Carrying | Cost | |||||||||||||
| Fnality International Limited—Series B-1 Preference Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Fnality International Limited—Series C-1 Preference Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Quorus Inc.—Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The Company owns approximately
This investment is accounted for under the measurement alternative prescribed in ASC 321, as it does not have a readily determinable fair value and is otherwise not subject to the equity method of accounting. The investment is assessed for impairment and similar observable transactions on a quarterly basis. Net unrealized (losses)/gains recognized on this investment were ($
The Company’s investment in Fnality Series B-1 Shares was re-measured to fair value upon the occurrence of the Fnality C-1 Shares qualified equity financing in September 2025. Fair value was determined using the backsolve method, a valuation approach that determines the value of shares for companies with complex capital structures based upon the price paid for shares recently issued. Fair value was allocated across the capital structure using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
| Inputs | ||||
September 10, 2025 | ||||
| Expected volatility | ||||
| Time to exit (in years) | ||||
| Probability of regulatory approval or qualified financing before time to exit | ||||
There was impairment recognized on this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 based upon a qualitative assessment.
Quorus Inc.
In June 2025, the Company made a $
This investment is accounted for under the measurement alternative prescribed in ASC 321, as it does not have a readily determinable fair value and is otherwise not subject to the equity method of accounting. The investment is assessed for impairment and similar observable transactions on a quarterly basis. There was no impairment recognized on this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2026 based upon a qualitative assessment.
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Other Investments
On October 30, 2025, the Company made a $
8. Fixed Assets, Net
The following table summarizes fixed assets:
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| Equipment | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
9. Convertible Notes
The Company has the following convertible notes outstanding as of March 31, 2026:
| · | $ |
| · | $ |
| · | $ |
| · | $ |
Each class of notes was issued pursuant to indentures dated as of the issuance dates between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (either initially or as successor to U.S. Bank National Association, the “Trustee”), in private offerings to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In connection with the issuance of the 2031 Notes, the Company exchanged $
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had an aggregate principal amount of $
Key terms of the Convertible Notes are as follows:
| 2026 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2030 Notes | 2031 Notes | |||||||||
| Principal outstanding | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Issuance date | ||||||||||||
| Maturity date (unless earlier converted, repurchased or redeemed) | October 1, 2031 | |||||||||||
| Interest rate | ||||||||||||
| Initial conversion price | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Initial conversion rate | ||||||||||||
| Redemption price | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||
| · | Interest payment dates: Payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year for the 2026 Notes, on February 15 and August 15 of each year for the 2029 Notes and the 2030 Notes and on April 1 and October 1 of each year for the 2031 Notes. |
| · | Conversion price: Convertible at an initial conversion rate into shares of the Company’s common stock, per $ |
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| · | Conversion: Holders may convert at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding March 15, 2026, May 15, 2029, May 15, 2030 and July 1, 2031 for the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, only under the following circumstances: (i) if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least |
| · | Cash settlement of principal amount: Upon conversion, the Company will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be converted. At its election, the Company will also settle the conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes being converted in either cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock. |
| · | Redemption dates: The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes, at its option, on or after June 20, 2023, August 20, 2026, August 20, 2027 and April 6, 2028 in respect of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, and on or prior to the 55th scheduled trading day with respect to the 2026 Notes and the 2029 Notes and the 45th scheduled trading day with respect to the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes immediately preceding the maturity date, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least |
| · | Limited investor put rights: Holders of the Convertible Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their notes at |
| · | Conversion rate increase in certain customary circumstances: In certain circumstances, conversions in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the indentures) or conversions of Convertible Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption may result in an increase to the conversion rate, provided that the conversion rate will not exceed |
| · | Seniority and Security: The Convertible Notes rank equal in right of payment and are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations. |
The indentures contain customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the respective holders of not less than
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The following table provides a summary of the Convertible Notes at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2030 Notes | 2031 Notes | Total | 2026 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2030 Notes | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal amount | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Unamortized issuance costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying amount | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective interest rate(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interest expense on the Convertible Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $
The fair value of the Convertible Notes (classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $
At March 31, 2026, the if-converted value of the 2026 Notes and the 2029 Notes was $
10. Contingent Consideration
Pursuant to the Ceres Purchase Agreement, up to $
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The Company has determined that the earnout should be classified as contingent consideration as (i) continuing employment is not a condition for payment (except as described below), (ii) non-employee sellers are entitled to similar payments based upon their relative ownership percentages and (iii) the payment formula described above is tied to the valuation of the acquired business. Under ASC 805, contingent consideration must be recognized at the acquisition date as part of the consideration transferred for the acquired business.
The fair value of the contingent consideration was $
The table below presents the inputs used in the remeasurement of contingent consideration:
| Inputs | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue CAGR through December 31, 2029 | ||||||||
| Revenue volatility | ||||||||
| Revenue discount rate | ||||||||
In connection with the Ceres Acquisition, the sellers established a retention bonus plan for certain Ceres employees pursuant to which the greater of $
11. Payable to Gold Bullion Holdings (Jersey) Limited (“GBH”)
On November 20, 2023, the Company repurchased all of its then-outstanding Series C Preferred Stock, which was convertible into
Under U.S. GAAP, the obligation was recorded at its present value of $
Interest expense recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $
12. Leases
The Company has entered into operating leases for its office facilities (including its corporate headquarters) and equipment. The Company has no finance leases.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Lease cost | ||||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short-term lease cost | ||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other information | ||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating liabilities (operating leases) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)—operating leases | ||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases | ||||||||
None of the Company’s leases include variable payments, residual value guarantees or any restrictions or covenants relating to the Company’s ability to pay dividends or incur additional financing obligations.
The following table discloses future minimum lease payments at March 31, 2026 with respect to the Company’s operating lease liabilities:
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | |||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total future minimum lease payments (undiscounted) | $ |
The following table reconciles the future minimum lease payments (disclosed above) at March 31, 2026 to the operating lease liabilities recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| Lease liability—short term | $ | |||||||
| Lease liability—long term | ||||||||
| Subtotal | ||||||||
| Difference between undiscounted and discounted cash flows | ||||||||
| Total future minimum lease payments (undiscounted) | $ | |||||||
13. Contingencies
The Company may be subject to reviews, inspections and investigations by regulatory authorities as well as legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
Closure of the WisdomTree WTI Crude Oil 3x Daily Leveraged ETP
Between December 2020 and December 2024, WMAI, WTMAML, WTUK and/or WT Ireland were served with eight separate writs of summons to appear before the Courts of Milan, Udine or Turin, Italy by investors seeking damages resulting from the closure of the WisdomTree WTI Crude Oil 3x Daily Leveraged ETP (“3OIL”) in March 2020. The product was dependent on the receipt of payments from a swap provider to satisfy payment obligations to the investors. Due to an extreme adverse move in oil futures relative to the oil futures’ closing price, the swap contract underlying 3OIL was terminated by the swap provider, which resulted in the compulsory redemption of 3OIL, all in accordance with the prospectus.
Since February 2022, all eight actions have been resolved in the Company’s favor, of which two have been appealed. Total damages sought by investors related to the remaining appealed claims were approximately €
The Company continues to assess the appealed claims with its external counsel. The Company expects that losses, if any, arising from these claims will be covered under its insurance policies, less a $
14. Variable Interest Entities
VIEs are entities with any of the following characteristics: (i) the entity does not have enough equity to finance its activities without additional financial support; (ii) the equity holders, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest; or (iii) the entity is structured with non-substantive voting rights.
Consolidation of a VIE is required for the party deemed to be the primary beneficiary, if any. The primary beneficiary is the party who has both (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (b) an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of any entities in which it has a variable interest as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance. Such power is conveyed through the entities’ boards of directors and the Company does not have control over the boards.
The following table presents information about the Company’s variable interests in non-consolidated VIEs:
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| Fnality International Limited (Note 7) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Maximum exposure to loss | $ | $ | ||||||
15. Revenues from Contracts with Customers
The following table presents the Company’s total revenues from contracts with customers:
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| Advisory fees | $ | $ | ||||||
| Management fees | ||||||||
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| Total operating revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company recognizes revenues from contracts with customers when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is when the promised services are transferred to the customer. A service is considered to be transferred when the customer obtains control, which is represented by the transfer of rights with regard to the service. Transfer of control happens either over time or at a point in time. When a performance obligation is satisfied over time, an entity is required to select a single method of measuring progress for each performance obligation that depicts the entity’s performance in transferring control of services to the customer.
There are no contract assets or liabilities that arise in connection with the recognition of operating revenues. In addition, there are no costs incurred to obtain or fulfill the contracts with customers. See Note 16 for additional information regarding related party transactions.
Advisory Fees
A significant portion of the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers is derived primarily from investment advisory agreements with related parties (Note 16). These advisory fees are recognized over time, are earned from the Company’s ETPs and are calculated based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. There is no significant judgment in calculating amounts due which are invoiced monthly in arrears and are not subject to any potential reversal. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Management Fees
Management fees are earned in exchange for Ceres providing investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms. Management fees are generally calculated as a stated percentage of members’ capital account balances as of the last day of each calendar quarter, subject to adjustment for any contractual waivers as well as contributions and redemptions arising in any particular quarter. Management fees are recognized as revenue over time, as the performance obligation is satisfied.
Performance Fees
Performance fees represent variable consideration and are earned based on a specified percentage of Ceres Farms’ net profits, subject to contractual fee waivers, high-water marks and loss recovery requirements. Performance fees are earned only after members have recovered prior losses and applicable thresholds have been met. Performance fee revenues are recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenues recognized will not occur, which generally occurs upon the determination of fund profits that are no longer subject to claw back or reversal under the governing agreements.
Other Revenues
Other revenues include revenues the Company earns from swap providers associated with certain of the Company’s European listed ETPs, the nature of which are based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. The Company also earns transaction-based income on flows associated with certain European listed ETPs. There is no significant judgment in calculating amounts due, which are invoiced monthly or quarterly in arrears and are not subject to any potential reversal. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which the Company has a right to invoice.
Geographic Distribution of Revenues
The following table presents the Company’s total revenues geographically as determined by where the respective management companies reside:
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues from contracts with customers: | ||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Ireland | ||||||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
16. Related Party Transactions
Advisory Services
The Company’s advisory fee revenues are derived primarily from investment advisory agreements with related parties. Under these agreements, the Company has licensed to related parties the use of certain of its own indexes for the U.S. WisdomTree ETFs, WisdomTree Digital Funds and WisdomTree UCITS ETFs. The relevant boards of trustees or boards of directors (including certain officers of the Company) of each of the related parties is primarily responsible for overseeing the management and affairs of the entities for the benefit of their respective stakeholders and have contracted with the Company to provide for general management and administration services. The Company is also responsible for certain expenses of the related parties, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, legal, audit, and other non-distribution services, excluding extraordinary expenses, taxes and certain other expenses, which are included in fund management and administration in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In exchange, the Company receives fees based on a percentage of the ETPs’ and the Digital Funds’ average daily net assets. A majority of the independent members of the respective board of trustees or board of directors are required to initially and annually (after the first two years) approve the advisory agreements of the U.S. WisdomTree ETFs and the WisdomTree Digital Funds and these agreements may be terminated by such board of trustees or board of directors upon notice.
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Ceres Services to Ceres Farms
Ceres provides investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms. In exchange for these services the Company earns management fees and performance fees as further disclosed in Note 15.
Accounts Receivable from Related Parties
The following table summarizes accounts receivable from related parties which are included as a component of accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
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| Receivable from WTT | $ | $ | ||||||
| Receivable from ManJer Issuers | ||||||||
| Receivable from WMAI and WTICAV | ||||||||
| Receivable from Ceres Farms | ||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||
The allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable from related parties is insignificant when applying historical loss rates, adjusted for current conditions and supportable forecasts, to the amounts outstanding in the table above. Amounts outstanding are all invoiced in arrears, are less than 30 days aged and are collected shortly after the applicable reporting period.
Revenues Earned from Related Parties
The following table summarizes revenues from services provided to related parties:
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Advisory services provided to WTT | $ | $ | ||||||
| Advisory services provided to ManJer Issuers | ||||||||
| Advisory services provided to WMAI and WTICAV | ||||||||
| Management and performance fees earned from Ceres Farms | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Investments in WisdomTree Products
The Company has investments in certain WisdomTree products of $
Net unrealized and realized losses and gains related to trading WisdomTree products during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were ($
Employee Investments in Ceres Farms
Employees of the Company have invested in Ceres Farms, for which management and performance fees are waived. Such waived fees were immaterial to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
17. Stock-Based Awards
On July 15, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2022 Equity Plan under which the Company may issue up to
The Company grants equity awards to employees and directors, which include restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), including deferred RSUs to non-employee directors, performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) and stock options. Certain awards described below are subject to acceleration under certain conditions.
Stock options: | Generally issued for terms of ten years and may vest after at least one year of service and have an exercise price equal to the Company’s stock price on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options (when granted) using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. |
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| RSAs/RSUs: | Awards are valued based on the Company’s stock price on grant date and generally vest ratably, on an annual basis, over years. For non-employee directors, such awards generally vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. |
| Deferred RSUs: | Awards are valued based on the Company’s stock price on grant date and generally vest on the -year anniversary of the grant date. The awards are issued pursuant to the Company’s Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Program and are settled based on timing elected by the recipient in advance. |
| PRSUs: | These awards cliff vest years from the grant date and contain a market condition whereby the number of PRSUs ultimately vesting is tied to how the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) compares to a peer group of other publicly traded asset managers over the three-year period. A Monte Carlo simulation is used to value these awards. |
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Stock-based compensation expense was $
A summary of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense and average remaining vesting period is as follows:
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| Employees and directors | $ | |||||||
A summary of stock-based compensation award activity (shares) during the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
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| Vested | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | )(2) | ||||||
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| Balance at March 31, 2026 | (3) | |||||||||||
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18. Earnings Per Share
The following tables set forth reconciliations of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| Basic Earnings per Share | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Less: Income distributed to participating securities | ||||||||
| Less: Undistributed income allocable to participating securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net (loss)/income available to common stockholders—Basic EPS | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Weighted average common shares (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Basic (loss)/earnings per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| Diluted Earnings per Share | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net (loss)/income available to common stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Add back: Undistributed income allocable to participating securities | ||||||||
| Less: Reallocation of undistributed income allocable to participating securities considered potentially dilutive | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net (loss)/income available to common stockholders—Diluted EPS | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Weighted average diluted shares (in thousands): | ||||||||
| Weighted average common shares | ||||||||
| Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, excluding participating securities | ||||||||
| Weighted average diluted shares, excluding participating securities (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Diluted (loss)/earnings per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share presented above is calculated using the two-class method as this method results in the lowest diluted earnings per share amount for common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 there were no dilutive common stock equivalents as the Company reported a net loss for the period. Total antidilutive non-participating common stock equivalents were
There were potential common shares associated with the conversion options embedded in the Convertible Notes included in weighted average diluted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as the Company’s average stock price was lower than the conversion price.
The following table reconciles weighted average diluted shares as reported on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, which are determined pursuant to the treasury stock method, to the weighted average diluted shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as disclosed in the table above:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| Reconciliation of Weighted Average Diluted Shares (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Weighted average diluted shares as disclosed on the Consolidated Statements of Operations | (1) | |||||||
| Less: Participating securities: | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Potentially dilutive restricted stock awards | ( | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average diluted shares used to calculate diluted (loss)/earnings per share as disclosed in the table above | ||||||||
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19. Income Taxes
Effective Income Tax Rate – Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
The Company’s effective income tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was negative
Effective Income Tax Rate – Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
The Company’s effective income tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was
Income Tax Payments
Disclosed below is a summary of income taxes paid by jurisdiction pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASU 2023-09.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||
| United States—Federal | $ | |||
| United States—State and local | ||||
| United Kingdom | ||||
| Other | ||||
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Deferred Tax Assets
A summary of the components of the Company’s deferred tax assets at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows:
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Capital losses | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Unrealized gains | ||||||||
| Fixed assets and prepaid assets | ||||||||
| Unremitted earnings—European subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
| Total deferred tax assets less deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
| Less: Valuation allowance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | $ | $ | ||||||
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Capital Losses – U.S.
The Company’s tax effected capital losses at March 31, 2026 were $
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||
| Expirations | |||||
| Utilizations | ( | ) | |||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ |
Net Operating Losses – Europe
One of the Company’s European subsidiaries generated net operating losses (“NOLs”) outside the U.S. These tax effected NOLs, all of which are carried forward indefinitely, were $
Valuation Allowance
The Company’s valuation allowance has been established on its net capital losses (net of unrealized gains), as it is more-likely-than-not that these deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Income Tax Examinations
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state, local and certain foreign jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2026, with few exceptions, the Company was no longer subject to income tax examinations by any taxing authority for the years before 2021.
Uncertain Tax Positions
There were unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries
ASC 740-30, Income Taxes, provides guidance that U.S. companies do not need to recognize tax effects on foreign earnings that are indefinitely reinvested. The Company repatriates earnings of its foreign subsidiaries and therefore has recognized a deferred tax liability of $
20. Shares Repurchased
On October 27, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase of $
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company repurchased
As of March 31, 2026, $
21. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The table below sets forth goodwill which is tested annually for impairment on November 30th:
| Total | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||
| Changes | |||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||
Of the total goodwill of $
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Intangible Assets
The table below sets forth the Company’s intangible assets which are tested annually for impairment on November 30th:
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| Item | Gross Asset | Accumulated Amortization | Net Asset | |||||||||
| ETFS Acquisition | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Ceres intangible assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Software development | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Item | Gross Asset | Accumulated Amortization | Net Asset | |||||||||
| ETFS Acquisition | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Ceres intangible assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Software development | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
ETFS Acquisition (Indefinite-Lived)
In connection with the ETFS Acquisition, which was completed on
Ceres Acquisition (Finite-Lived)
In connection with the Ceres Acquisition, which was completed on October 1, 2025, the Company identified intangible assets valued at $
As of March 31, 2026, expected amortization expense for the unamortized finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
| 2026 | $ | ||||
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| Total expected amortization expense | $ |
The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite-lived intangible assets is
Software Development (Finite-Lived)
Internally-developed software is amortized over a useful life of three years. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized amortization expense on internally-developed software of $
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As of March 31, 2026, expected amortization expense for the unamortized finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | ||||
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| Total expected amortization expense | $ |
The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite-lived intangible assets is
22. Segment Information
The Company, through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe, offers a diverse suite of ETPs, models and solutions, private market investments and digital asset-related products. The Company conducts business as a single operating segment as an ETP sponsor and asset manager, which is based upon the Company’s current organizational and management structure, as well as information used by the CODM to allocate resources and assess performance and other factors. The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in Note 2.
The key measures of segment profit or loss that the CODM uses to allocate resources and assess performance are the Company’s consolidated net income, as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, as well as adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income margin, which are exclusive of items that are non-recurring or not core to the Company’s operating business.
The table below discloses these key measures and is inclusive of a reconciliation of the Company’s operating income and operating income margin as computed under U.S. GAAP to the Company’s Non-GAAP adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income margin utilized by the CODM:
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| Net (loss)/income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Adjusted Operating Income Margin | ||||||||
| Operating revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Add back: Amortization of intangible assets arising from the Ceres Acquisition | ||||||||
| Add back: Acquisition-related costs | ||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating income margin | ||||||||
| Adjusted operating income margin | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 includes $
All expense categories on the Consolidated Statements of Operations are significant and there are no other significant segment expenses that would require disclosure. Assets provided to the CODM are consistent with those reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets with particular emphasis on the Company’s available liquidity, including its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, financial instruments owned, accounts receivable and securities held-to-maturity, reduced by current liabilities, seed capital and regulatory capital requirements.
There are no intra-entity sales or transfers and no significant expense categories regularly provided to the CODM beyond those disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The CODM manages the business using consolidated expense information, adjusted for items that are non-recurring or not core to the Company’s operating business as disclosed in the table above, as well as regularly provided budgeted or forecasted expense information for the operating segment.
Information related to the Company’s products and services and geographical distribution of revenues is disclosed in Note 15.
23. Subsequent Events
On March 13, 2026, the Company and WisdomTree International Holdings Ltd (the “Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “AH Purchase Agreement”) with Atlantic House Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales (“Atlantic House”), the shareholders of Atlantic House (together, the “Sellers”), the EBT Trustee and the Individual Guarantor (each as defined in the AH Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Buyer agreed to acquire from the Sellers all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Atlantic House (the “AH Acquisition”).
On May 1, 2026, the Buyer completed the AH Acquisition for a purchase price of £
The AH Acquisition will be accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, which requires an allocation of the consideration paid by the Company to the identifiable assets and liabilities of Atlantic House based on the estimated fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition.
| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Report. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below. For a more complete description of the risks noted above and other risks that could cause our actual results to materially differ from our current expectations, please see Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. We assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.
Executive Summary
We are a global financial innovator, offering a diverse suite of ETPs, models and solutions, private market investments and digital asset-related products. Our offerings empower investors to shape their financial future and equip financial professionals to grow their businesses. Leveraging the latest financial infrastructure, we create products that emphasize access and transparency and provide an enhanced user experience.
Building on our heritage of innovation, we continue to broaden our capabilities beyond our core ETP business. We offer next-generation digital products and services related to tokenized real world assets and stablecoins, including digital funds, as well as our institutional platform, WisdomTree Connect, and blockchain-native digital wallet, WisdomTree Prime. We also have expanded into private assets through our acquisition of Ceres Partners, LLC (“Ceres”), a leading U.S.-based alternative asset manager specializing in farmland investments.
As of March 31, 2026, we managed approximately $152.6 billion in AUM. Our products span a broad range of strategies including equities, commodities, fixed income, leveraged-and-inverse, cryptocurrency, currency, alternatives, and private assets. We have launched many first-to-market products and pioneered a unique alternative-weighting approach called “Modern Alpha” that combines the outperformance potential of active management with the cost-effective benefits of passive management.
Our products are distributed across all major asset management industry channels, including banks, brokerage firms, registered investment advisers, institutional investors, private wealth managers and online brokers, primarily through our dedicated sales team. We believe technology is transforming how financial advisors conduct business, and through our Advisor and Portfolio Solutions programs we offer technology-enabled and research-driven solutions. These include portfolio construction, asset allocation, practice management services and digital tools to help advisors address technology challenges and scale their businesses.
As pioneers in tokenization and blockchain technology, we view this as the next phase in the evolution of financial services. Through our digital assets strategy, we are committed to “responsible DeFi,” aligning with regulatory standards to foster growth in this rapidly evolving space. We believe that expanding into digital assets and blockchain-enabled financial services not only complements our core competencies but will diversify our revenue streams and further contribute to our growth.
We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on September 19, 1985 as Financial Data Systems, Inc. and were ultimately renamed WisdomTree, Inc. on November 7, 2022.
Acquisition of Atlantic House
On March 13, 2026, we and WisdomTree International Holdings Ltd (the “Buyer”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “AH Purchase Agreement”) with Atlantic House Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales (“Atlantic House”), the shareholders of Atlantic House (the “Sellers”), the EBT Trustee and the Individual Guarantor (each as defined in the AH Purchase Agreement) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire from the Sellers all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Atlantic House (the “AH Acquisition”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Atlantic House is a London-based active manager specializing in defined outcome and derivatives-driven investment strategies, with approximately £2.9 billion (approximately $3.9 billion) in assets under management, plus additional revenues from £1.5 billion (approximately $2.0 billion) in assets under advisement across managed models, as well as structuring fees from bespoke investment solutions.
On May 1, 2026, the Buyer completed the AH Acquisition for £150.0 million (approximately $200.0 million) in cash subject to customary post-closing adjustments to cash, indebtedness and working capital.
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Assets Under Management
WisdomTree ETPs
We offer ETPs covering equity, commodities and currency, fixed income, leveraged-and-inverse, alternatives and cryptocurrency. The chart below sets forth the asset mix of our ETPs at March 31, 2026, December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
Market Environment
The first quarter of 2026 was characterized by elevated global volatility and geopolitical tensions, particularly the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Although the U.S. and global economies showed resilience, global equity markets declined modestly, reflecting weakness in certain U.S. technology stocks and a shift in investor sentiment as the quarter progressed. Higher oil prices drove commodities to outperform and contributed to renewed inflation concerns, leading to a repricing of interest rate expectations. Government bonds experienced a sell-off as yields rose in response to these inflationary pressures.
During the quarter, the MSCI EAFE Index (local currency), MSCI Japan Index (local currency) and gold prices increased by 0.3%, 3.0% and 5.5%, respectively, while the S&P 500, MSCI EMU Index (local currency) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (U.S. dollar) decreased by 4.3%, 2.4% and 0.1%, respectively. The U.S. dollar weakened 2.4%, 2.0% and 2.2% versus the euro, British pound and Japanese yen, respectively, during the quarter.
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U.S. Listed ETF Industry Flows
U.S. listed ETF industry net flows were $405.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026. U.S. equity and fixed income gathered the majority of those flows.
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Source: Morningstar
European Listed ETP Industry Flows
European listed ETP industry net flows were $93.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Equity and fixed income gathered the majority of those flows.
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Source: Morningstar
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Our Operating and Financial Results
We operate as an ETP sponsor and asset manager, providing investment advisory services globally through our subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe.
U.S. Listed ETFs
The AUM of our U.S. listed exchange traded funds, or U.S. listed ETFs, increased from $88.5 billion at December 31, 2025 to $90.9 billion at March 31, 2026 due to net inflows, partly offset by market depreciation.
European Listed ETPs
The AUM of our European listed (including internationally cross-listed) ETPs, or European listed ETPs, increased from $53.3 billion at December 31, 2025 to $58.8 billion at March 31, 2026 due to net inflows and market appreciation.
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Digital Assets
The AUM of our digital assets products increased from $0.8 billion at December 31, 2025 to $0.9 billion at March 31, 2026 due to net inflows. Substantially all Q1 2026 inflows were into the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund.
Private Assets
Through our acquisition of Ceres on October 1, 2025 (the “Ceres Acquisition”), we acquired $1.8 billion of private assets AUM primarily held within an open-ended investment fund, Ceres Farms, LLC (“Ceres Farms”). This AUM increased by approximately $0.1 billion to $2.0 billion at March 31, 2026, due to $75.0 million of inflows and market appreciation.
Consolidated Operating Results
The following table sets forth our revenues and net (loss)/income for the most recent five quarters.
| · | Revenues – Total revenues increased 47.5% from the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $159.5 million in the comparable period in 2026, driven by higher average AUM, a higher average advisory fee, revenues arising from the Ceres Acquisition and increased other revenues from our European listed ETPs. |
| · | Expenses – Total operating expenses increased 35.4% from the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $100.1 million in the comparable period in 2026 primarily due to higher incentive compensation and headcount, as well as increases in fund management and administration expenses, acquisition-related costs, third-party distribution fees and amortization of intangible assets. |
| · | Other Income/(Expenses) – Other income/(expenses) includes interest income and interest expense, loss on extinguishment of convertible notes, impairments and other losses. Further information is provided herein. |
| · | Net (loss)/income – We reported net (loss)/income of ($23.1) million and $24.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. |
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Guidance Update for the Year Ending December 31, 2026
Compensation to Revenue Ratio
Our compensation to revenue ratio for the year ending December 31, 2026 is currently estimated to range from 26% to 28% (unchanged from our guidance provided last quarter) and takes into consideration the AH Acquisition, planned hires as well as year-end compensation adjustments and the annualization of hires made during 2025. The range also considers variability in incentive compensation with drivers including the magnitude of our flows, revenues and operating income growth, margin expansion and our stock price performance in relation to our peers. A range is provided in consideration of uncertain market conditions.
Discretionary Spending
Discretionary spending includes marketing, sales, professional fees, occupancy and equipment, depreciation and amortization and other expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, our discretionary spending was $18.6 million. We currently estimate our discretionary spending for the year ending December 31, 2026 to range from $83.0 million to $89.0 million (previously $80.0 to $86.0 million) taking into consideration the AH Acquisition.
Not included in the guidance above is intangible amortization arising from the Ceres Acquisition of approximately $5.7 million, of which $1.4 million was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Gross Margin
We define gross margin as total operating revenues less fund management and administration expenses. Gross margin percentage is calculated as gross margin divided by total operating revenues. Our gross margin was 84.4% during the three months ended March 31, 2026. For the year ending December 31, 2026, we currently estimate that our gross margin percentage will be 83.0% to 84.0% (previously 82.0% to 83.0%) an increase of one percentage point reflecting current AUM levels and the AH Acquisition, including Atlantic House product launches in both Europe and the U.S. over the course of the year.
Third-Party Distribution Fees
We currently estimate third-party distribution expense to be approximately $20.0 million to $24.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2026 (previously $17.0 to $19.0 million), driven by higher AUM and elevated trading activity, primarily across our European platforms.
Interest Expense
We currently estimate our interest expense for the year ending December 31, 2026 to be $54.0 million (previously $41.0 million) taking into consideration our current capital structure (see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information). This guidance is inclusive of approximately $0.9 million of interest cost we are required to impute under U.S. GAAP related to our interest-free financing of the shares of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) we repurchased from Gold Bullion Holdings (Jersey) Limited (“GBH”), a subsidiary of the World Gold Council, in November 2023.
Interest Income
We currently estimate our interest income for the year ending December 31, 2026 to be $10.0 million (previously $8.0 million), reflecting the forecasted level of our interest-earning assets.
Income Tax Expense
We currently estimate that our consolidated normalized effective tax rate will be approximately 24.0% to 25.0% for the year ending December 31, 2026 (previously 24.0%), taking into consideration the AH Acquisition.
This estimated rate may change and is dependent upon our actual taxable income earned in relation to our forecasts as well as any other items which may arise that are not currently forecasted. Such items may include, but are not limited to, increases or decreases in valuation allowances and any stock-based compensation windfalls or shortfalls. Additional corporate tax legislation could also impact our normalized effective tax rate.
Weighted Average Diluted Shares
We currently estimate our weighted average diluted shares to be between 155.0 million and 158.0 million for the three months ending June 30, 2026, reflecting the full impact of the 11.0 million shares issued in connection with the extinguishment of $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and $275.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”). Weighted average diluted shares are anticipated to decline to approximately 154.0 million in the second half of the year, following the retirement of our remaining outstanding 2026 Notes and 2029 Notes, which we anticipate settling for cash.
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Key Operating Statistics
The following table presents key operating statistics that serve as indicators for the performance of our business:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| GLOBAL PRODUCTS ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 144,525 | $ | 137,175 | $ | 109,779 | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| Add: Assets acquired—Ceres Acquisition | — | 1,812 | — | |||||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 5,934 | (283 | ) | 3,052 | ||||||||
| Market appreciation | 2,097 | 5,821 | 2,924 | |||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 152,556 | $ | 144,525 | $ | 115,787 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 154,663 | $ | 140,686 | $ | 114,622 | ||||||
| Average advisory fee during the period | 0.36 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||
| Revenue days | 90 | 92 | 90 | |||||||||
| Number of products—end of the period | 416 | 405 | 375 | (1) | ||||||||
| ETPs AND TOKENIZED PRODUCTS | ||||||||||||
| U.S. LISTED ETFs ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 88,521 | $ | 88,293 | $ | 79,095 | ||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 2,643 | (1,108 | ) | 1,847 | ||||||||
| Market (depreciation)/appreciation | (218 | ) | 1,336 | (411 | ) | |||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 90,946 | $ | 88,521 | $ | 80,531 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | 91,742 | 88,074 | 81,127 | |||||||||
| Number of ETFs—end of the period | 90 | 85 | 78 | |||||||||
| EUROPEAN LISTED ETPs ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 53,345 | $ | 48,290 | $ | 30,684 | ||||||
| Inflows | 3,118 | 609 | 1,104 | |||||||||
| Market appreciation | 2,295 | 4,446 | 3,336 | |||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 58,758 | $ | 53,345 | $ | 35,124 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 60,193 | $ | 50,102 | $ | 33,415 | ||||||
| Number of ETPs—end of the period | 306 | 300 | 280 | |||||||||
| DIGITAL ASSETS ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 770 | $ | 592 | $ | — | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| Inflows | 98 | 179 | 101 | |||||||||
| Market depreciation | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 867 | $ | 770 | $ | 132 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 781 | $ | 695 | $ | 80 | ||||||
| Number of products—end of the period | 19 | 19 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||
| PRIVATE ASSETS ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 1,889 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| Add: Assets acquired—Ceres Acquisition | — | 1,812 | — | |||||||||
| Inflows | 75 | 37 | — | |||||||||
| Market appreciation | 21 | 40 | — | |||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 1,985 | $ | 1,889 | — | |||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 1,947 | $ | 1,815 | — | |||||||
| Number of products—end of the period | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||
| ETPs AND TOKENIZED PRODUCT CATEGORIES ($ in millions) | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Equity | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 41,427 | $ | 40,977 | $ | 35,414 | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 9 | |||||||||
| Inflows | 354 | 191 | 963 | |||||||||
| Market (depreciation)/appreciation | (270 | ) | 259 | (758 | ) | |||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 41,511 | $ | 41,427 | $ | 35,628 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 42,394 | $ | 41,161 | $ | 36,281 | ||||||
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Commodity & Currency | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 36,980 | $ | 31,705 | $ | 21,906 | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 35 | 177 | (159 | ) | ||||||||
| Market appreciation | 3,295 | 5,098 | 3,739 | |||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 40,310 | $ | 36,980 | $ | 25,487 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 41,458 | $ | 33,824 | $ | 23,993 | ||||||
| International Developed Market Equity | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 25,616 | $ | 23,893 | $ | 17,602 | ||||||
| Inflows | 3,495 | 1,147 | 474 | |||||||||
| Market appreciation | 75 | 576 | 102 | |||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 29,186 | $ | 25,616 | $ | 18,178 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 29,349 | $ | 24,708 | $ | 18,275 | ||||||
| Fixed Income | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 21,074 | $ | 22,509 | $ | 20,043 | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 21 | |||||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 1,272 | (1,358 | ) | 2,092 | ||||||||
| Market appreciation/(depreciation) | 49 | (77 | ) | 74 | ||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 22,395 | $ | 21,074 | $ | 22,230 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 21,187 | $ | 21,422 | $ | 21,464 | ||||||
| Emerging Market Equity | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 10,643 | $ | 10,855 | $ | 10,468 | ||||||
| Outflows | (206 | ) | (508 | ) | (445 | ) | ||||||
| Market (depreciation)/appreciation | (294 | ) | 296 | (38 | ) | |||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 10,143 | $ | 10,643 | $ | 9,985 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 10,902 | $ | 10,839 | $ | 10,072 | ||||||
| Leveraged & Inverse | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 3,275 | $ | 2,913 | $ | 1,924 | ||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 565 | (15 | ) | 116 | ||||||||
| Market (depreciation)/appreciation | (177 | ) | 377 | 93 | ||||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 3,663 | $ | 3,275 | $ | 2,133 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 3,785 | $ | 3,097 | $ | 2,083 | ||||||
| Cryptocurrency | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 2,242 | $ | 3,168 | $ | 1,912 | ||||||
| Add: Digital Assets—Jan. 1, 2025 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Inflows/(outflows) | 137 | (117 | ) | (89 | ) | |||||||
| Market depreciation | (596 | ) | (809 | ) | (271 | ) | ||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 1,783 | $ | 2,242 | $ | 1,553 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 2,021 | $ | 2,550 | $ | 1,900 | ||||||
| Alternatives | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period assets | $ | 1,379 | $ | 1,155 | $ | 510 | ||||||
| Inflows | 207 | 163 | 100 | |||||||||
| Market (depreciation)/appreciation | (6 | ) | 61 | (17 | ) | |||||||
| End of period assets | $ | 1,580 | $ | 1,379 | $ | 593 | ||||||
| Average assets during the period | $ | 1,620 | $ | 1,270 | $ | 554 | ||||||
| Headcount | 357 | 360 | 315 | |||||||||
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| (1) | Includes 17 digital assets products, which were launched prior to January 1, 2025. |
Note: Previously issued statistics may be restated due to fund closures and trade adjustments.
Source: WisdomTree
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Selected Operating and Financial Information
| Three
Months Ended March 31, | Percent | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
| AUM (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||
| Average AUM | $ | 154,663 | $ | 114,622 | $ | 40,041 | 34.9% | |||||||||
| Operating Revenues (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | $ | 134,880 | $ | 99,549 | $ | 35,331 | 35.5% | |||||||||
| Management fees | 5,231 | — | 5,231 | n/a | ||||||||||||
| Performance fees | 2,955 | — | 2,955 | n/a | ||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 16,404 | 8,533 | 7,871 | 92.2% | ||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | 159,470 | $ | 108,082 | $ | 51,388 | 47.5% | |||||||||
Operating Revenues
Advisory fees
Advisory fee revenues increased 35.5% from $99.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $134.9 million during the comparable period in 2026 due to higher average AUM and a higher average advisory fee. Our average advisory fee was 0.35% during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 0.36% during the comparable period in 2026.
Management fees
Management fees were $5.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as a result of the Ceres Acquisition, which was completed in October 2025. We earn management fees in exchange for providing investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms.
Performance fees
Performance fees were $3.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as a result of the Ceres Acquisition, which was completed in October 2025. We earn performance fees based on a specified percentage of Ceres Farms’ net profits, subject to contractual fee waivers, high-water marks and loss recovery requirements.
Other revenues
Other revenues increased 92.2% from $8.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $16.4 million during the comparable period in 2026 due to higher other revenues attributable to our European listed ETPs.
Operating Expenses
| Three
Months Ended March 31, | Percent | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change | ||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | $ | 47,517 | $ | 33,788 | $ | 13,729 | 40.6% | |||||||||
| Fund management and administration | 24,880 | 20,714 | 4,166 | 20.1% | ||||||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | 5,392 | 4,813 | 579 | 12.0% | ||||||||||||
| Sales and business development | 4,197 | 4,137 | 60 | 1.5% | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 3,308 | 2,782 | 526 | 18.9% | ||||||||||||
| Occupancy, communications and equipment | 1,935 | 1,482 | 453 | 30.6% | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,096 | 540 | 1,556 | 288.1% | ||||||||||||
| Third-party distribution fees | 5,795 | 3,112 | 2,683 | 86.2% | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs | 1,933 | — | 1,933 | n/a | ||||||||||||
| Other | 3,067 | 2,552 | 515 | 20.2% | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 100,120 | $ | 73,920 | $ | 26,200 | 35.4% | |||||||||
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| As a Percent of Revenues: | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 29.9 | % | 31.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Fund management and administration | 15.6 | % | 19.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | 3.4 | % | 4.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Sales and business development | 2.6 | % | 3.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 2.1 | % | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| Occupancy, communications and equipment | 1.2 | % | 1.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.3 | % | 0.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Third-party distribution fees | 3.6 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs | 1.2 | % | — | |||||||||||||
| Other | 1.9 | % | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 62.8 | % | 68.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits expense increased 40.6% from $33.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $47.5 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to higher stock-based compensation expense and increased headcount. Headcount was 315 and 357 at March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Fund management and administration
Fund management and administration expense increased 20.1% from $20.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $24.9 million in the comparable period in 2026 primarily due to higher average AUM. We had 78 U.S. listed ETFs, 280 European listed ETPs and 17 tokenized products at March 31, 2025 compared to 90 U.S. listed ETFs, 306 European listed ETPs, 19 tokenized products and one private assets product at March 31, 2026.
Marketing and advertising
Marketing and advertising expense increased 12.0% from $4.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $5.4 million in the comparable period in 2026 primarily due to higher spend related to our U.S. listed ETFs and digital assets.
Sales and business development
Sales and business development expense was essentially unchanged from the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Professional fees
Professional fees expense increased 18.9% from $2.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $3.3 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to higher consulting fees and digital assets related expenses.
Occupancy, communications and equipment
Occupancy, communications and equipment expense increased 30.6% from $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $1.9 million in the comparable period in 2026 primarily due to increased headcount.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased 288.1% from $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $2.1 million in the comparable period in 2026 primarily due to higher amortization of intangible assets arising from the Ceres Acquisition.
Third-party distribution fees
Third-party distribution fees expense increased 86.2% from $3.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $5.8 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to growth in AUM and elevated trading activity across our various platforms.
Acquisition-related costs
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recorded $1.9 million of acquisition-related costs related to the AH Acquisition.
Other
Other expenses increased 20.2% from $2.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $3.1 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to conferences, travel and office related expenses.
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Other Income/(Expenses)
| Three
Months Ended March 31, | Percent | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | (11,023 | ) | $ | (5,441 | ) | $ | (5,582 | ) | 102.6 | % | |||||
| Interest income | 2,592 | 1,897 | 695 | 36.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Remeasurement of contingent consideration | (2,562 | ) | — | (2,562 | ) | n/a | ||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes | (62,302 | ) | — | (62,302 | ) | n/a | ||||||||||
| Other losses, net | (637 | ) | (250 | ) | (387 | ) | 154.8 | % | ||||||||
| Total other expenses, net | $ | (73,932 | ) | $ | (3,794 | ) | $ | (70,138 | ) | 1,848.7 | % | |||||
Three
Months Ended |
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| As a Percent of Revenues: | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (6.9 | %) | (5.1 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 1.6 | % | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of contingent consideration | (1.6 | %) | — | |||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes | (39.1 | %) | — | |||||||||||||
| Other losses, net | (0.4 | %) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Total other expenses, net | (46.4 | %) | (3.5 | %) | ||||||||||||
Interest expense
Interest expense increased 102.6% from $5.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $11.0 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to a higher level of debt outstanding. Our effective interest rate during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2026 was 3.9% and 4.4%, respectively.
Interest income
Interest income increased 36.6% from $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $2.6 million in the comparable period in 2026 due to a higher level of interest earning assets.
Remeasurement of contingent consideration
Contingent consideration related to the Ceres Acquisition increased from $11.8 million on December 31, 2025 to $14.4 million at March 31, 2026, resulting in a $2.6 million loss on remeasurement recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026. See Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized a $62.3 million loss related to transactions involving our convertible notes, comprised of a loss on extinguishment of $16.9 million associated with the repurchase of $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2026 Notes and a $45.4 million inducement expense related to the repurchase of $275.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2029 Notes.
Other losses, net
Other losses, net were ($0.3) million and ($0.6) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The three months ended March 31, 2026 includes net losses of $0.9 million on our financial instruments and net losses of $0.5 million on our investments. Gains and losses also generally arise from the sale of gold earned from management fees paid by our physically-backed gold ETPs, foreign exchange fluctuations and other miscellaneous items.
Income Taxes
Our effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2026 was negative 58.6%, resulting in income tax expense of $8.5 million. Despite a pre-tax loss for the quarter, we recorded income tax expense primarily due to certain non-deductible amounts associated with the extinguishment of convertible notes, which caused our effective tax rate to differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0%. Other items impacting our effective tax rate included non-deductible executive compensation, partly offset by state and local taxes and tax windfalls associated with the vesting of stock-based compensation awards.
Our effective income tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 18.9%, resulting in income tax expense of $5.7 million. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to tax windfalls associated with the vesting of stock-based compensation awards and a lower tax rate on foreign earnings. These items were partly offset by state and local income taxes and non-deductible executive compensation.
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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. 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 they 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. The non-GAAP financial measurements contained in this Report include the following:
Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share
We disclose adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share as non-GAAP financial measurements in order to report our results exclusive of items that are non-recurring or not core to our operating business. We believe presenting these non-GAAP financial measurements provides investors with a consistent way to analyze our performance. These non-GAAP financial measurements exclude the following:
| · | Gains or losses on financial instruments owned: We account for our financial instruments owned as trading securities, which requires these instruments to be measured at fair value with gains and losses reported in net income. We exclude these items when calculating our non-GAAP financial measurements as the gains and losses introduce earnings volatility and are not core to our operating business. |
| · | Foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses on U.S. dollars held by foreign subsidiaries: GAAP requires account balances to be remeasured into an entity’s functional currency, with resulting gains and losses reported in net income. Foreign subsidiaries holding U.S. dollars remeasure these balances into their functional currencies and recognize the gains and losses. We exclude remeasurement effects from our non-GAAP financial measures, as they introduce earnings volatility, are not core to our operations and arise from balances denominated in our reporting currency. |
| · | Tax windfalls and shortfalls upon vesting of stock-based compensation awards: GAAP requires the recognition of tax windfalls and shortfalls within income tax expense. These items arise upon the vesting of stock-based compensation awards and the magnitude is directly correlated to the number of awards vesting/exercised, as well as the difference between the price of our stock on the date the award was granted and the date the award vested or was exercised. We exclude these items when calculating our non-GAAP financial measurements as they introduce earnings volatility and are not core to our operating business. |
| · | Amortization of intangible assets and remeasurement of contingent consideration arising from the Ceres Acquisition: On October 1, 2025, we completed the Ceres Acquisition for aggregate consideration consisting of (i) $275 million in cash payable at closing, subject to customary post-closing adjustments and (ii) contingent consideration of up to $225 million, payable in 2030, contingent upon Ceres achieving a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) in revenues of 12% to 22% during the measurement period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. GAAP requires contingent consideration to be re-measured each reporting period with changes in fair value reported in net income. In addition, a portion of the consideration totaling $143.5 million was allocated to intangible assets, which is amortized over 25 years. We exclude changes in fair value of contingent consideration and amortization of intangible assets arising from the Ceres Acquisition when calculating our non-GAAP financial measurements as these items are not core to our operating business. |
| · | Other items: Losses related to convertible notes transactions, changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowance, acquisition-related costs, imputed interest on our payable to Gold Bullion Holdings (Jersey) Limited (“GBH”) and gains and losses recognized on our investments are excluded when calculating our non-GAAP financial measurements. |
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| Mar. 31, 2026 | Mar. 31, 2025 | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share: | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/income, as reported | $ | (23,131 | ) | $ | 24,629 | |||
| Add back: Losses related to convertible notes transactions, net of income taxes | 62,280 | — | ||||||
| Deduct: Tax windfalls upon vesting of stock-based compensation awards | (4,421 | ) | (2,083 | ) | ||||
| Add back: Increase in fair value of contingent consideration, net of income taxes | 1,940 | — | ||||||
| Add back: Acquisition-related costs, net of income taxes | 1,933 | — | ||||||
| Add back: Amortization of intangible assets arising from the Ceres Acquisition, net of income taxes | 1,087 | — | ||||||
| Add back: Losses on financial instruments owned, net of income taxes | 668 | 333 | ||||||
| (Deduct)/add back: Foreign currency remeasurement (gains)/losses on U.S. dollar balances, net of income taxes | (435 | ) | — | |||||
| Add back/(deduct): Losses/(gains) recognized on investments, net of income taxes | 342 | (239 | ) | |||||
| Add back: Imputed interest on payable to GBH, net of income taxes | 179 | 344 | ||||||
| Add back: Increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance on financial instruments owned and investments | 151 | 30 | ||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 40,593 | $ | 23,014 | ||||
| Deduct: Income distributed to participating securities | — | — | ||||||
| Deduct: Undistributed income allocable to participating securities | — | (22 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted net income available to common stockholders | $ | 40,593 | $ | 22,992 | ||||
| Weighted average diluted shares, excluding participating securities (in thousands) (See Note 18 to our Consolidated Financial Statements) | 152,372 | 146,379 | ||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share—diluted | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.16 | ||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes key data regarding our liquidity, capital resources and use of capital to fund our operations:
March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Balance Sheet Data (in thousands): | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 625,505 | $ | 311,732 | ||||
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value | 65,237 | 107,117 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 66,112 | 64,452 | ||||||
| Total: Liquid assets | 756,854 | 483,301 | ||||||
| Less: Consideration payable – AH Acquisition | (200,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Less: Total current liabilities | (168,129 | ) | (282,056 | ) | ||||
| Less: Other assets—seed capital (WisdomTree Digital Funds) | (17,193 | ) | (19,327 | ) | ||||
| Less: Regulatory capital requirements | (40,027 | ) | (38,861 | ) | ||||
| Total: Available liquidity | $ | 331,505 | $ | 143,057 | ||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash Flow Data (in thousands): | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows | $ | 17,957 | $ | 6,370 | ||||
| Investing cash flows | 38,639 | (214 | ) | |||||
| Financing cash flows | 258,775 | (19,208 | ) | |||||
| Foreign exchange rate effect | (1,598 | ) | 2,234 | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 313,773 | $ | (10,818 | ) | |||
Liquidity
We consider our available liquidity to be our liquid assets, less our current liabilities, seed capital in WisdomTree Digital Funds and regulatory capital requirements of certain of our subsidiaries. Liquid assets consist of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, financial instruments owned, at fair value, accounts receivable and securities held-to-maturity. Our financial instruments owned, at fair value are highly liquid investments. Accounts receivable are current assets and primarily represent receivables from advisory fees we earn from our ETPs. Our current liabilities consist primarily of payments owed to vendors and third parties in the normal course of business and accrued incentive compensation for employees.
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash increased by $313.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 due to $603.75 million of proceeds from the issuance of the 2031 Notes, $45.6 million of proceeds from the sale of financial instruments owned, at fair value, and $18.0 million provided from operating activities. These increases were partly offset by $302.7 million used to repurchase a portion of the 2026 Notes and the 2029 Notes, $25.0 million used to repurchase our common stock, $12.6 million used to pay convertible notes issuance costs, $6.0 million used to purchase financial instruments owned, at fair value, $4.7 million used to pay dividends, $1.0 million used to pay for software development and $1.6 million from other activities.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased by $10.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 due to $12.7 million used to repurchase our common stock, $4.6 million used to pay dividends, $1.9 million of excise tax paid on common stock repurchased and $0.6 million used to pay for software development. These decreases were partly offset by $6.4 million provided from operating activities, $0.4 million of proceeds from the sale of financial instruments owned, at fair value and $2.2 million from other activities.
Convertible Notes
We have the following convertible notes outstanding as of March 31, 2026:
| · | $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes; |
| · | $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes; |
| · | $475.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”); and |
| · | $603.75 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”). |
Each class of notes was issued pursuant to indentures dated as of the issuance dates between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (either initially or as successor to U.S. Bank National Association, the “Trustee”), in private offerings to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In connection with the issuance of the 2031 Notes, we exchanged $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes for 6,807,374 shares of common stock and $275.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes for $302.7 million in cash and 4,192,620 shares of common stock. As a result of these transactions, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized a loss totaling $62.3 million, comprised of a $16.9 million loss on extinguishment associated with the repurchase of the 2026 Notes and a $45.4 million inducement expense related to the repurchase of the 2029 Notes, which was accounted for as an induced conversion.
As of March 31, 2026, we had an aggregate principal amount of $1,223.75 million outstanding of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”).
Key terms of the Convertible Notes are as follows:
| 2026 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2030 Notes | 2031 Notes | |||||||||||||
| Principal outstanding | $ | 75,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 475,000 | $ | 603,750 | ||||||||
| Issuance date | June 14, 2021 | August 13, 2024 | August 14, 2025 | March 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Maturity date (unless earlier converted, repurchased or redeemed) | June 15, 2026 | August 15, 2029 | August 15, 2030 | October 1, 2031 | ||||||||||||
| Interest rate | 3.25% | 3.25% | 4.625% | 4.50% | ||||||||||||
| Initial conversion price | $ | 11.04 | $ | 11.82 | $ | 19.15 | $ | 21.58 | ||||||||
| Initial conversion rate | 90.5797 | 84.5934 | 52.2071 | 46.3306 | ||||||||||||
| Redemption price | $ | 14.35 | $ | 15.37 | $ | 24.90 | $ | 28.06 | ||||||||
| · | Interest payment dates: Payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year for the 2026 Notes, on February 15 and August 15 of each year for the 2029 Notes and the 2030 Notes and on April 1 and October 1 of each year for the 2031 Notes. |
| · | Conversion price: Convertible at an initial conversion rate into shares of our common stock, per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price set forth in the table above), subject to adjustment. |
| · | Conversion: Holders may convert at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding March 15, 2026, May 15, 2029, May 15, 2030 and July 1, 2031 for the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, only under the following circumstances: (i) if the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price for the respective Convertible Notes on each applicable trading day; (ii) during the five business day period after any ten consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sales price of our common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; (iii) upon a notice of redemption delivered by us in accordance with the terms of the indentures but only with respect to the Convertible Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption; or (iv) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after March 15, 2026, May 15, 2029, May 15, 2030 and July 1, 2031 in respect of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. |
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| · | Cash settlement of principal amount: Upon conversion, we will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be converted. At our election, we will also settle the conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes being converted in either cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. |
| · | Redemption dates: We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes, at our option, on or after June 20, 2023, August 20, 2026, August 20, 2027 and April 6, 2028 in respect of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, and on or prior to the 55th scheduled trading day with respect to the 2026 Notes and the 2029 Notes and the 45th scheduled trading day with respect to the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes immediately preceding the maturity date, if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for the respective Convertible Notes then in effect for at least 20 trading days, including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the Convertible Notes. |
| · | Limited investor put rights: Holders of the Convertible Notes have the right to require us to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions or liquidation, dissolution or common stock delisting events. |
| · | Conversion rate increase in certain customary circumstances: In certain circumstances, conversions in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the indentures) or conversions of Convertible Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption may result in an increase to the conversion rate, provided that the conversion rate will not exceed 144.9275 shares, 103.6269 shares, 75.7003 shares and 74.1282 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively (the equivalent of 98,835,989 shares of our common stock based on the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding), subject to adjustment. |
| · | Seniority and Security: The Convertible Notes rank equal in right of payment and are our senior unsecured obligations. |
The indentures contain customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the respective holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the respective series of Convertible Notes outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all such respective Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable.
Capital Resources
Our principal source of financing is our operating cash flow. We believe that current cash flows generated by our operating activities and existing cash balances should be sufficient for us to fund our operations for the foreseeable future.
Our ability to satisfy our contractual obligations as they arise are discussed in the section titled “Contractual Obligations” below.
Use of Capital
Our business does not require us to maintain a significant cash position. However, certain of our subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum level of regulatory capital, which at March 31, 2026 was approximately $40.0 million in the aggregate. Notwithstanding these regulatory capital requirements, we expect that our main uses of cash will be to fund the ongoing operations of our business. We also maintain a capital return program which includes a $0.03 per share quarterly cash dividend and authority to purchase our common stock through April 27, 2028, including purchases to offset future equity grants made under our equity plans and purchases made in open market or privately negotiated transactions.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we repurchased 1,521,334 shares of our common stock under the repurchase program for an aggregate cost of $25.0 million. Currently, approximately $225.0 million remains under this program for future purchases.
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Contractual Obligations
Acquisition of Atlantic House
On March 13, 2026, we and the Buyer entered into the AH Purchase Agreement with Sellers, the EBT Trustee and the Individual Guarantor (each as defined in the AH Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Buyer agreed to the AH Acquisition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
On May 1, 2026, the Buyer completed the AH Acquisition for £150.0 million (approximately $200.0 million) in cash subject to customary post-closing adjustments to cash, indebtedness and working capital.
Convertible Notes
We currently have $1,223.75 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding, of which $75.0 million, $70.0 million, $475.0 million and $603.75 million are scheduled to mature on June 15, 2026, August 15, 2029, August 15, 2030 and October 1, 2031, in respect of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, respectively, unless earlier converted, repurchased or redeemed. Conditional conversions or a requirement to repurchase the Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change may accelerate payment.
The Convertible Notes require cash settlement of up to the principal amount, while settlement of the conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount may be satisfied in either cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. We may settle and/or refinance these obligations when due.
See the section titled “Convertible Notes” above for additional information.
Contingent Consideration
Pursuant to the Ceres Purchase Agreement, up to $225.0 million of additional consideration is payable in 2030, contingent upon Ceres achieving a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) in revenue of 12% to 22% during the earnout measurement period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, as follows:
| · | If the revenue CAGR for the earnout period is equal to or less than 12%, then the aggregate amount of the earnout consideration will be $0; |
| · | If the revenue CAGR for the earnout period is greater than 12% but less than 22%, then the aggregate amount of the earnout consideration will be pro-rated using straight-line interpolation between $0 and $225.0 million; and |
| · | If the revenue CAGR for the earnout period is equal to or greater than 22%, then the aggregate amount of the earnout consideration will be $225.0 million. |
We have determined that the earnout should be classified as contingent consideration as (i) continuing employment is not a condition for payment (except as described below), (ii) non-employee sellers are entitled to similar payments based upon their relative ownership percentages and (iii) the payment formula described above is tied to the valuation of the acquired business. Under ASC 805, contingent consideration must be recognized at the acquisition date as part of the consideration transferred for the acquired business.
The fair value of the contingent consideration at March 31, 2026 was $14.4 million.
In connection with the Ceres Acquisition, the sellers established a retention bonus plan for certain Ceres employees pursuant to which the greater of $3.05 million or 10% of any earnout consideration in excess of $50.0 million will be forfeited by the sellers and paid to participating employees, contingent upon continued employment through earnout payment date. Any amounts forfeited due to employee attrition revert to the sellers. This compensation will be recognized over the service period with an equal and offsetting receivable from the sellers.
Payable to GBH
On November 20, 2023, we repurchased our Series C Preferred Stock from GBH for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $84.4 million. Under the terms of the transaction, we paid GBH $40 million on the closing date, with the remainder of the purchase price payable in equal, interest-free installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing date, of which $69.6 million has been paid to date. The implied price per share was $6.02 when considering the interest-free financing element of the transaction.
Operating Leases
Total future minimum lease payments with respect to our operating lease liabilities were $3.4 million at March 31, 2026. Cash flows generated by our operating activities and existing cash balances should be sufficient to satisfy the future minimum lease payments. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet financing or other arrangements and have neither created nor are party to any special-purpose or off-balance sheet entities for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating our business.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Business Combinations
We account for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, which requires an allocation of the consideration paid by us to the identifiable assets, intangible assets and liabilities based on the estimated fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition. Contingent consideration obligations that are elements of consideration transferred are recognized at the acquisition date as part of the fair value transferred in exchange for the acquired business and are remeasured to fair value each reporting period. The excess of the fair value of purchase price over the fair values of the identifiable assets, intangible assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the identifiable net assets at the acquisition date. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually and at the time of a triggering event requiring re-evaluation, if one were to occur. Goodwill is considered impaired when the estimated fair value of the reporting unit that was allocated the goodwill is less than its carrying value. If the estimated fair value of such reporting unit is less than its carrying value, goodwill impairment is recognized based on that difference, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a component of an operating segment provided that the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and management regularly reviews the operating results of that component.
We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level and have determined that we have a single reporting unit, consistent with our single operating segment. Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually on November 30th. When performing our goodwill impairment test, we consider a qualitative assessment, when appropriate, and the market approach and our market capitalization when determining the fair value of the reporting unit. The results of our most recent analysis indicated no impairment based upon a quantitative assessment.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired if their estimated fair value is less than their carrying value. We may rely on a qualitative assessment when performing our intangible asset impairment test. Otherwise, the impairment evaluation is performed at the lowest level of reasonably identifiable cash flows independent of other assets. The annual impairment testing date for our intangible assets is November 30th. The results of our most recent analysis identified no indicators of impairment to be recognized based upon a quantitative assessment (discounted cash flow analysis) which relied upon significant unobservable inputs including projected revenue growth rates of 3.0% and a weighted average cost of capital of 9.0%.
Investments
We account for equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value under the measurement alternative prescribed within Accounting Standards Codification Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities, to the extent such investments are not subject to consolidation or the equity method. Under the measurement alternative, these financial instruments are carried at cost, less any impairment (assessed quarterly), plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. In addition, income is recognized when dividends are received only to the extent they are distributed from net accumulated earnings of the investee. Otherwise, such distributions are considered returns of investment and are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investment. See Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for information.
Investments in debt instruments are accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in other income/(expenses).
Revenue Recognition
We earn a significant portion of our revenues in the form of advisory fees from our ETPs and recognize this revenue over time, as the performance obligation is satisfied. Advisory fees are based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which we have a right to invoice.
We earn management fees in exchange for Ceres providing investment advisory and other management services to Ceres Farms. Management fees are generally calculated as a stated percentage of members’ capital account balances as of the last day of each calendar quarter, subject to adjustment for any contractual waivers as well as contributions and redemptions arising in any particular quarter. Management fees are recognized as revenue over time, as the performance obligation is satisfied.
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We earn performance fees based on a specified percentage of Ceres Farms’ net profits, subject to contractual fee waivers, high-water marks and loss recovery requirements. Performance fees are earned only after members have recovered prior losses and applicable thresholds have been met. Performance fee revenues are recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenues recognized will not occur, which generally occurs upon the determination of fund profits that are no longer subject to clawback or reversal under the governing agreements.
Other revenues are earned from swap providers associated with certain of our European listed ETPs, the nature of which are based on a percentage of the ETPs’ average daily net assets. We also earn transaction-based income on flows associated with certain European listed ETPs. There is no significant judgment in calculating amounts due, which are invoiced monthly or quarterly in arrears and are not subject to any potential reversal. Progress is measured using the practical expedient under the output method resulting in the recognition of revenue in the amount for which we have a right to invoice.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
The following information, together with information included in other parts of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, describes key aspects of our market risk.
Market Risk
Market risk to us generally represents the risk of changes in the value of our products that results from fluctuations in securities or commodity prices, the value of underlying real assets (including farmland), foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, and interest rates. Nearly all our revenues are derived from advisory agreements for the WisdomTree ETPs and other managed investment vehicles, including those acquired through the Ceres Acquisition. Under these agreements, the advisory fee we receive is based on the average market value of the assets in the WisdomTree ETP portfolios we manage and, in the case of other managed investment vehicles, on investors’ capital account balances, which are influenced by the value of the underlying farmland assets.
Fluctuations in the value of the ETPs are common and are generated by numerous factors such as market volatility, the global economy, inflation, changes in investor strategies and sentiment, availability of alternative investment vehicles, domestic and foreign government regulations, emerging markets developments and others. With respect to farmland-focused investment products, changes in farmland values may be driven by factors such as agricultural commodity prices, farm income, interest rates, inflation expectations, land supply and demand dynamics, climate and weather conditions, and government agricultural and environmental policies. Accordingly, changes in any one or a combination of these factors may reduce the value of investment securities or real assets and, in turn, the underlying AUM or investors’ capital account balances on which our revenues are earned. These declines may cause investors to withdraw funds from our products in favor of investments that they perceive as offering greater opportunity or lower risk, thereby compounding the impact on our revenues. We believe challenging and volatile market conditions will continue to be present in the foreseeable future.
Interest Rate Risk
We invest our corporate cash in short-term interest earning assets, primarily in federal agency debt instruments, WisdomTree fixed income ETFs, U.S. treasuries, corporate bonds, money market instruments at a commercial bank and other financial instruments which totaled $268.2 million and $323.7 million as of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized losses on these financial instruments of $0.9 million and any gains/losses recognized in the future may be material to our operating results. We do not anticipate that changes in interest rates will have a material impact on our financial condition or cash flows.
In addition, our Convertible Notes bear interest at fixed rates of 3.25% for the 2026 Notes and the 2029 Notes, 4.625% for the 2030 Notes and 4.50% for the 2031 Notes. Therefore, we have no direct financial statement risk associated with changes in interest rates. However, the fair value of the Convertible Notes changes primarily when the market price of our common stock fluctuates or interest rates change.
Exchange Rate Risk
We are subject to currency translation exposure on the results of our non-U.S. operations, primarily in the U.K. and Europe. Foreign currency translation risk is the risk that exchange rate gains or losses arise from translating foreign entities’ statements of earnings and balance sheets from functional currency to our reporting currency (the U.S. dollar) for consolidation purposes. The advisory fees earned on our European listed ETPs are predominantly in U.S. dollars (and also paid in gold, other precious metals and cryptocurrency, as described below); however, expenses for corporate overhead are generally incurred in British pounds. Currently, we do not enter into derivative financial instruments aimed at offsetting certain exposures in the statement of operations or the balance sheet but may seek to do so in the future.
Exchange rate risk associated with the euro is not considered to be significant.
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Commodity and Cryptocurrency Price Risk
Fluctuations in the prices of commodities and cryptocurrencies that are linked to certain of our ETPs could have a material adverse effect on our AUM and revenues. In addition, a portion of the advisory fee revenues we receive on our ETPs backed by gold, other precious metals and cryptocurrencies are paid in the underlying metal or cryptocurrency. While we readily sell the gold, precious metals and cryptocurrencies that we earn under these advisory contracts, we still may maintain a position. We currently do not enter into arrangements to hedge against fluctuations in the price of these commodities and cryptocurrencies and any hedging we may undertake in the future may not be cost-effective or sufficient to hedge against this exposure.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2026, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules, regulations and forms of the SEC, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated by and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. See “Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting” below for a discussion regarding the Ceres Acquisition, which was completed on October 1, 2025 (See Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In accordance with guidance issued by the SEC, companies are permitted to exclude acquisitions from their final assessment of internal control over financial reporting for the first fiscal year in which the acquisition occurred. Management’s evaluation of internal control over financial reporting excluded the internal control activities of Ceres, which we acquired on October 1, 2025, as discussed in Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. We have included the financial results of this acquisition in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. As of the date of this Report, we are in the process of completing the integration of Ceres into our overall internal control over financial reporting, and have deferred our assessment of the internal control over financial reporting related to the Ceres Acquisition, which constituted 0.5% and 2.0% of total assets and net assets, respectively, at March 31, 2026, and 5.2% and 14.2% of revenues and net loss, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Notwithstanding the Ceres Acquisition, during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
We may be subject to reviews, inspections and investigations by federal regulators including, but not limited to, the SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), National Futures Association (NFA), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), state and foreign regulators, as well as legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. See Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding actual claims brought by investors in our WisdomTree WTI Crude Oil 3x Daily Leveraged ETP totaling approximately €14.5 million ($16.7 million), all of which have been resolved in our favor, of which two have been appealed.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
You should carefully consider the information set forth in Part 1, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” of shares of our common stock.
On October 27, 2025, our Board of Directors approved an increase of $190.0 million to our share repurchase program, bringing the total authorization to $250.0 million, which expires on April 27, 2028. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we repurchased 1,521,334 shares of our common stock under this program for an aggregate cost of approximately $25.0 million. As of March 31, 2026, $225.0 million remained available under the program for future purchases.
| Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||
| Period | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026 | 1,521,334 | $ | 16.41 | 1,521,334 | ||||||||||||
| February 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||
| March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1,521,334 | $ | 16.41 | 1,521,334 | $ | 225,037 | ||||||||||
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act)
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 4.12 | Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2026, by and between WisdomTree, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026) | |
| 4.13 | Form of Global Note, representing WisdomTree, Inc.’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026) | |
| 31.1(1) | Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification | |
| 31.2(1) | Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification | |
| 32.1(2) | ||
| 101(1) | Financial Statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited); (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited); (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited); and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, as blocks of text and in detail. | |
| 101.SCH(1) | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL(1) | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF(1) | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB(1) | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE(1) | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104(1) | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*) |
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| (1) | Filed herewith. |
| (2) | Furnished herewith. |
| * | Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and exhibits contained in this document have been omitted and will be furnished to the SEC supplementally upon request. | |
| + | Certain confidential information contained in this document has been redacted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 6th day of May 2026.
| WISDOMTREE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Steinberg | |
| Jonathan Steinberg | ||
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| WISDOMTREE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bryan Edmiston | |
| Bryan Edmiston | ||
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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| WISDOMTREE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Petranka Badova Radev | |
| Petranka Badova Radev | ||
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Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Jonathan Steinberg, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of WisdomTree, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| By: |
/s/ Jonathan Steinberg |
|
| Jonathan Steinberg | ||
|
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: May 6, 2026
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Bryan Edmiston, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of WisdomTree, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| By: |
/s/ Bryan Edmiston |
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| Bryan Edmiston | ||
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: May 6, 2026
Exhibit 31.3
Certification
I, Petranka Badova Radev, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of WisdomTree, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| By: |
/s/ Petranka Badova Radev |
|
| Petranka Badova Radev | ||
|
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date: May 6, 2026
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of WisdomTree, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Jonathan Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer, Bryan Edmiston, Chief Financial Officer, and Petranka Badova Radev, Chief Accounting Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to our knowledge, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
This certification is being furnished and not filed, and shall not be incorporated into any documents for any purpose, under the Exchange Act, as amended. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.
| By: |
/s/ Jonathan Steinberg |
|
| Jonathan Steinberg | ||
|
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
| By: |
/s/ Bryan Edmiston |
|
| Bryan Edmiston | ||
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
| By: |
/s/ Petranka Badova Radev |
|
| Petranka Badova Radev | ||
|
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date: May 6, 2026