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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-140836
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230510

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WisdomTree, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880631
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				133487784
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10932
		FILM NUMBER:		23907439

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		250 WEST 34TH STREET
		STREET 2:		3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-801-2080

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		250 WEST 34TH STREET
		STREET 2:		3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INDEX DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020812

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FINANCIAL DATA SYSTEMS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951120
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A/A</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;2) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WisdomTree,
Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-3487784</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State of incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>250 West 34<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street, 3<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">rd</SUP> Floor</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>10119</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>to be so registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Name of each exchange on which <U></U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Preferred Stock Purchase Rights</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The New York Stock Exchange</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form
relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not applicable. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>None. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> is being filed by the registrant for the purpose of amending and
supplementing the description of the registrant&#146;s securities contained in the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;20, 2023, as
amended by Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A/A</FONT> filed by the registrant with the SEC on May&nbsp;5, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Description of
Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;4, 2023, the Board of Directors of WisdomTree, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) adopted Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Stockholder Rights Agreement (the &#147;Amendment&#148;), effective as of May&nbsp;10, 2023, to the Company&#146;s existing stockholders rights plan, as set forth in the Stockholder Rights
Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;17, 2023, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto, dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2023 (the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of the Amendment was to amend the definition of &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; to permit certain parties to the Sale, Purchase
and Assignment Deed, dated as of May&nbsp;10, 2023, by and among the Company, WisdomTree International Holdings Ltd, Electra Target HoldCo Limited, ETFS Capital Limited, World Gold Council, Gold Bullion Holdings (Jersey) Limited, Graham Tuckwell and
Rodber Investments Limited (as may be amended from time to time, the &#147;SPA Agreement&#148;) to take certain permitted actions described in the SPA Agreement without triggering the Rights Agreement, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the material terms of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Rights Agreement and the Amendment, each of which is attached hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880631/000119312523074123/d469501dex41.htm">Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;17, 2023, between WisdomTree, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;
&amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;20, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880631/000119312523137101/d380576dex41.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;
4, 2023, between WisdomTree, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;
&amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;5, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880631/000119312523140747/d503634dex42.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;
10, 2023, between WisdomTree, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;
&amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;10, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration
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<TD VALIGN="top">May&nbsp;10, 2023</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Marci Frankenthaler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Marci Frankenthaler</TD></TR>
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