Perspectives, research, videos, podcasts, and commentary from WisdomTree.
Two new U.S. executive orders signal growing national commitment to quantum computing, both as an emerging technology and as a future encryption challenge. For investors, this adds support to the long-term outlook by encouraging funding, procurement and post-quantum adoption, while widening the opportunity across the broader quantum ecosystem.
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High dividend equities can offer income, downside protection and inflation resilience, qualities that are particularly relevant in today's environment of elevated volatility and persistent inflation. WisdomTree's new Global High Dividend UCITS ETF applies a rigorous quality screen to a global dividend universe, delivering a yield more than double the broad market while reducing value traps through a disciplined, rules-based methodology.
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This blog explores the wave of European defence initial public offerings (IPOs) reshaping the sector's investment landscape, from Hensoldt's 2020 listing through to RENK, CSG and Vincorion, and the upcoming listings of KNDS and WB Electronics. It examines why 2026 marks a watershed year for European defence equity, how investor scrutiny is maturing, and what the broadening of the investable universe means for those with exposure to the structural rearmament theme.
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The SpaceX IPO is reshaping how investors think about the space economy, but is owning SpaceX enough? As the category-defining leader has entered public markets, the bigger question is how to capture the broader opportunity it is helping unlock. In this blog, we explore why SpaceX matters, what lies beyond it, and how WisdomTree is positioning its strategy to reflect both.
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The Iran-US MOU marks a turning point for European and Japanese equities. With geopolitical risk unwinding, economic surprise indices improving, ECB policy easing, and Germany's defence spending accelerating, Europe's re-rating is underway. Japan benefits from AI supply chain breadth, the Bank of Japan's gradual policy normalisation, the resumption of trade following Middle East disruptions, and energy cost relief. WisdomTree offers compelling, cost-effective access to both opportunities.
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Three storms, one complex: Hormuz, Warsh and El Niño collide
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In the latest episode of The Next Big Thing podcast, we hosted Ryan Corbett, Chief Financial Officer of MP Materials, one of the most strategically important companies in the rare earths space. We discussed why rare earths sit at the centre of the supply chain reset, why NdPr is the real bottleneck, and how demand is broadening well beyond electric vehicles (EVs) into robotics, drones, AI infrastructure and defence. Ryan also explained why scale, policy support and vertical integration matter so much in a market still dominated by China. This blog summarises the key messages Ryan delivered on the show.
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The world's largest financial market remains largely invisible to most investors. With US $9.6 trillion traded every day, the foreign exchange market sits at the heart of global trade and investment. This article examines its scale, the dominance of the US dollar, and the role currency-hedged exchange-traded products (ETPs) can play in managing portfolio risk.
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The expected US-Iran MoU has shifted oil market focus from supply disruption to supply recovery. While reopening the Strait of Hormuz could restore oil flows, uncertainties remain around security, insurance and sanctions relief. Iranian production recovery and the UAE's exit from OPEC could boost supply, while weak Asian demand raises the risk of a significant oil surplus emerging in 2027.
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My daughter giggled at a BlackBerry in a museum, and it crystallised something important about thematic investing. Themes do deliver over time, but value always concentrates in very few companies, and they are rarely the obvious ones upfront. From Kodak to Blockbuster, history keeps repeating itself. The key insight: missing the winner damages long-term returns far more than owning a few losers.
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Back in 1973, an oil shock changed the way the world thought about energy. More than fifty years later, geopolitical tensions, rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and record renewable energy deployment are once again putting the sector in the spotlight. This blog explores why renewable energy is catching a second wind, how China is driving much of the growth, and why some emerging technologies may finally have found their moment. Investors, it seems, are keen to make hay while the sun is shining.
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