EX-99.(H)(16) 7 d755713dex99h16.htm NINETEENTH AMENDMENT AND REVISED SCHEDULE B DATED JUNE 12, 2019 Nineteenth Amendment and revised Schedule B dated June 12, 2019

Exhibit (h)(16)

NINETEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

WISDOMTREE TRUST

AND

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

This Nineteenth Amendment (this “Amendment”) dated as of June 12, 2019 is between WISDOMTREE TRUST (the “Trust”), ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B TO THE AGREEMENT, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY acting either directly or through any State Street Affiliates (collectively, “State Street”).

Reference is made to the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated September 27, 2013 (as amended and in effect immediately prior to the date of this Amendment, the “Agreement”), between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Funds, and State Street.

WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement desire to amend the Agreement as setforth below;

NOW, THEREFORE, for value received, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1.    Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

2.    Amendment. Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the revised Schedule B attached to this Amendment.

3.    Representations and Warranties. Each party hereto represents and warrants that (a) it has the legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, and to perform its obligations hereunder; (b) it has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance; and (c) this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it.

4.    Governing Law; Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall be governed and construed in accordance with the governing law of the Agreement. Except to the extent specifically amended by this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement shall remain unmodified, and the Agreement is ratified and affirmed as being in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts, together, constitute only one (1) instrument.

5.    Effective Date: This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused their duly authorized officer(s) to execute this Nineteenth Amendment.

WISDOMTREE TRUST, on behalf of each of

its series as listed on Schedule B to the Agreement,

severally and not jointly

 

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Steinberg

Name:   Jonathan Steinberg
Title:   President

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

By:  

/s/ Betsy Coyne

Name:   Betsy Coyne
Title:   Managing Director

Schedule B

This Schedule is attached to and made part of the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated as of the 27th day of September 2013 between WISDOMTREE TRUST, ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (the “Funds”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY acting either directly or through any State Street Affiliate (collectively, “State Street”), as amended.

 

Fund Name

    Fund
Ticker		    FYE  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund)

    DEM      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

    DGS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials Fund (CHXF))

    CXSE      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund)

    DGRE      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund

    EMCG      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Fund

    AXJL      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund)

    DTH      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International Equity Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree DEFA Fund)

    DWM      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

    DFE      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund)

    DEW      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Dividend Growth Fund)

    DNL      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund

    DOO      Mar 31  

 

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WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund

    DOL      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund

    DIM      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

    DLS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

    DFJ      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund

    DRW      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

    DXJ      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

    HEDJ      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

    DXJS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund

    DXGE      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Dividend ex-Financials Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund)

    DTN      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree High Dividend Fund) (f/k/a WisdomTree Equity Income Fund)

    DHS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund)

    DLN      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund)

    DON      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund)

    DES      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund)

    DTD      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund)

    EPS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Shareholder Yield Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund)

    QSY      Mar 31  

 

2

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund)

    EZM      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Earnings Fund)

    EES      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Total Market Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund)

    EXT      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Fund)

    DGRW      Mar 31  

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund)

    DGRS      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Negative Duration U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Barclays Negative Duration U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund)

    AGND      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Barclays Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund)

    AGZD      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Negative Duration High Yield Bond Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Negative Duration Fund)

    HYND      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond Zero Duration Fund)

    HYZD      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

    ELD      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

    EMCB      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund)

    USFR      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Europe Dividend Growth Fund)

    EUDG      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree International Hedged Dividend Growth Fund)

    IHDG      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State Owned Enterprises Fund

    XSOE      Mar 31  

 

3

WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

    EUSC      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund(f/k/a WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund)

    AGGY      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund

    DYLS      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund

    DYB      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    DDWM      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund

    DDLS      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Europe Multifactor Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Europe Equity Fund)

    EUMF      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Japan Multifactor Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Japan Equity Fund)

    JAMF      Jun 30  

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

    IQDG      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund

    DVEM      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Global ex-Mexico Equity Fund

    XMX      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund (f/k/a WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund)

    SHAG      Aug 31  

WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund

    USMF      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Balanced Income Fund

    WBAL      Jun 30  

WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund

    WCHN      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Corporate Bond Fund

    WFIG      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund

    SFIG      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

    WFHY      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

    SFHY      Jun 30  

 

4

WisdomTree 90/60 U.S. Balanced Fund

    NTSX      Jun 30  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Multifactor Fund

    EMMF      Mar 31  

WisdomTree International Multifactor Fund

    DWMF      Mar 31  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Global Aggregate Bond Fund

    GLBY      Aug 31  

WisdomTree Modern Tech Platforms Fund

    PLAT      Mar 31  

 

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