secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WisdomTree, Inc. (WT)
CIK:        0000880631
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001214659-24-017732
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

WisdomTree settles SEC ESG enforcement action, pays $4M penalty
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- WTAM received Wells Notice on Aug 5, 2024, over three ESG-focused funds launched Mar 2020 and liquidated Feb 2024.
- Funds had cumulative avg AUM of ~$119M; WTAM consented to cease-and-desist and $4M civil penalty without admitting or denying.
- Penalty announced Oct 21, 2024; legal expenses covered by insurance except $1.0M deductible.
- Settlement resolves alleged violations of Advisers Act Sections 206(2), 206(4), and Investment Company Act Section 34(b).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880631/000121465924017732/0001214659-24-017732-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880631/000121465924017732/x10182408k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001214659-24-017732

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