Investment Risks - WisdomTree Asia Defense Fund
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Geographic Concentration in Asia Risk [Member] |
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Geographic Concentration in
Asia Risk. Because the Fund invests primarily in the securities of companies in Asia, the Fund’s performance is expected
to be closely tied to social, political, and economic conditions within Asia and to be more volatile than the performance of more
geographically diversified funds. Many countries in the region have historically faced political uncertainty, corruption, military
intervention, and social unrest. Examples include military threats in South Korea and Taiwan, the ethnic, sectarian, and separatist
violence found in Indonesia, and the nuclear arms threats between India and Pakistan. To the extent that such events continue in
the future, they can be expected to have an unpredictable effect on economic and securities market conditions in the region and may
impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities and cause the Fund to decline in value. The Fund currently
invests a significant portion of its assets in companies organized in India and South Korea, although this may change from time to
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Investments in India Political
and economic conditions and changes in regulatory, tax, or economic policy in India could significantly affect the market in India and
in surrounding or related countries and could have a negative impact on the Fund's performance. While the Indian government has implemented
economic structural reforms designed to liberalize many aspects of India's economy, there can be no assurance that these policies will
be successful or continue. The Indian economy may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as the rate
of growth of gross domestic product, the rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments
position. India is also subject to religious and social unrest as well as border disputes with neighboring countries such as Pakistan
and China.
Investments in South Korea
Investments in South Korea are subject to risks specific to South Korea including legal, regulatory, political, currency, security,
and economic risks. South Korea’s economy is heavily dependent on the export of certain finished goods and a decrease in demand
for those goods could have a significant negative impact on South Korea’s economy. In addition, political and military tensions
between South Korea and North Korea remain tense and such tensions, or the outbreak of military conflict, could have a significant negative
effect on the Fund’s investments in South Korea.
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Foreign Securities Risk [Member] |
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Foreign Securities Risk.
Investments in non-U.S. securities, including depositary receipts, involve political, regulatory, and economic risks that may not
be present in investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due
to currency fluctuations, political or economic instability, or geographic events that adversely impact issuers of foreign securities.
Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement,
custodial, and operational risks. These additional risks may make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid
than other types of investments. These risks may be heightened to the extent the Fund invests in companies domiciled in or otherwise
tied to developing or emerging market countries. |
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Investment Risk [Member] |
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Investment Risk. As with all investments, an investment in the Fund is subject to loss, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or long periods of time. |
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Market Risk [Member] |
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Market Risk. The trading prices of securities and other instruments fluctuate in response to a variety of factors, such as economic, financial or political events that impact the entire market, market segments, or specific issuers. The Fund’s NAV and market price may fluctuate significantly in response to these and other factors. As a result, an investor could lose money over short or long periods of time. |
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Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV [Member] |
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Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the Fund’s shares in the secondary market generally differ from the Fund’s daily NAV, and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV (premium) or less than the NAV (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines. Because securities held by the Fund trade on, or have exposure to, foreign exchanges that are closed when the Fund’s principal listing exchange is open, the Fund is likely to experience premiums and discounts greater than those of domestic ETFs. Additionally, in stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings. |
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Capital Controls and Sanctions Risk [Member] |
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Capital Controls and Sanctions Risk. Economic conditions, such as volatile currency exchange rates and interest rates, political events, military action and other conditions may, without prior warning, lead to foreign government intervention (including intervention by the U.S. government with respect to foreign governments, economic sectors, foreign companies and related securities and interests) and the imposition of capital controls and/or sanctions, which may also include retaliatory actions of one government against another government, such as seizure of assets. Capital controls and/or sanctions include the prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to own or transfer currency, securities or other assets, which may potentially include derivative instruments related thereto. Capital controls and/or sanctions may also impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell, transfer, receive, deliver or otherwise obtain exposure to, foreign securities or currency, negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such instruments, adversely affect the trading market and price for shares of the Fund, and cause the Fund to decline in value. |
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Cash Redemption Risk [Member] |
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Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund generally redeems shares for cash or otherwise includes cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind its portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to pay out redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize capital gains that it might not have recognized if it had satisfied such redemption requests with securities held by the Fund (i.e., redeemed its shares in kind). As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gains distributions than a fund that redeems its shares in kind. |
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Currency Exchange Rate Risk [Member] |
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Currency Exchange Rate Risk.
Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment
and the value of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result,
the value of an investment in the Fund may also change quickly, unpredictably, and without warning, and you may lose money. |
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Cybersecurity Risk [Member] |
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Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund and its service providers may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from a breach in cybersecurity, including cyber-attacks. A breach in cybersecurity, intentional or unintentional, may adversely impact the Fund in many ways, including, but not limited to, disruption of the Fund’s operational capacity, loss of proprietary information, theft or corruption of data, denial-of-service attacks on websites or network resources, and the unauthorized release of confidential information. Cyber-attacks affecting the Fund’s third-party service providers, market makers, institutional investors authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund (i.e., Authorized Participants), or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. |
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Geopolitical Risk [Member] |
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Geopolitical Risk. Some countries and regions
in which the Fund invests have and may continue to experience security concerns, war, threats of war, aggression and/or conflict,
terrorism, economic uncertainty, sanctions or the threat of sanctions, natural and environmental disasters, the spread of infectious
illness, widespread disease or other public health issues and/or systemic market dislocations that lead to increased short-term market
volatility, have adverse long-term effects on the U.S. and world economies, and disrupt the orderly functioning of securities markets
generally, which may negatively impact the Fund’s investments. |
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Index and Data Risk [Member] |
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Index and Data Risk. The Fund seeks to track
the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index may not perform as intended. The Index Provider
has the right to make adjustments to the composition and/or operation of the Index or to cease making the Index available without
regard to the particular interests of the Fund or its shareholders. If the computers or other facilities of the Index Provider, Index
calculation agent, data providers and/or relevant stock exchange malfunction for any reason, calculation and dissemination of Index
values may be delayed and trading in Fund shares may be suspended for a period of time. Errors in Index data, Index calculations
and/or the construction of the Index may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected by the Index Provider,
Index calculation agent, or any other party for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Index as well
as the Fund and its shareholders. The potential risk of a continuing error may be particularly heightened in the case of the Index,
which is generally not used as a benchmark by other funds or managers. |
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Industrials Sector Risk [Member] |
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Industrials Sector Risk. The Fund currently
invests a significant portion of its assets in the Industrials Sector, and therefore, the Fund’s performance could be negatively
impacted by events affecting this sector. The Industrials Sector includes, for example, aerospace and defense, non-residential construction,
engineering, machinery, transportation, and commercial and professional services companies. This sector can be significantly affected
by, among other things, business cycle fluctuations, worldwide economy growth, rapid technological developments, international political
and economic developments, exchange rates, commodity prices, environmental issues, government and corporate spending, supply and
demand for specific products and manufacturing, and government regulation. |
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Investment Style Risk [Member] |
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Investment Style Risk. The Fund invests in the securities included in, or representative of, the Index regardless of their investment merit. The Fund does not attempt to outperform the Index or take defensive positions in declining markets. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected by a general decline in the market segments represented in the Index. |
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Issuer-Specific Risk [Member] |
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Issuer-Specific Risk. Issuer-specific events, including changes in the actual or perceived financial condition of an issuer, can have a negative impact on the value of the Fund. |
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Non-Correlation Risk [Member] |
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Non-Correlation Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and that of the Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs, while also managing cash flows and potential operational inefficiencies, not incurred by the Index. In addition, when markets are volatile, the ability to sell securities at fair market prices may be adversely affected and may result in additional trading costs and/or increase the non-correlation risk. The Fund’s use of sampling techniques also may affect its ability to achieve close correlation with the Index. |
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You can lose money on your investment in the Fund.
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Risk Nondiversified Status [Member] |
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Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is considered
to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of
issuers than if it were a diversified fund. To the extent the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in a limited
number of issuers, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in those few issuers, and may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence. As a result, changes in the market value of a single security could cause greater fluctuations in the value of Fund shares than would occur in a diversified fund. |
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