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As of March23, 2018, WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund has gone out of business. WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund is an exchange traded fund launched by WisdomTree Investments, Inc. It is co-managed by WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. and Mellon Capital Management Corporation. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Japan. It invests, directly and through derivatives such as forward currency contracts or futures contracts, in the stocks of companies operating in the capital goods sector, which includes aerospace, and defense, automobiles, auto components, building products, specialty chemicals (paint companies), electrical components and equipment, heavy electrical equipment, machinery, steel, engineering and R&D services, and other building products. The fund invests in the stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, having a market capitalization of at least $500 million. It uses derivatives to hedge against fluctuations in the relative value of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Index, by using representative sampling methodology. WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund was formed on April 8, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.