WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Registered No: 129881
Report and Financial Statements for the
year ended on 31 December 2021
WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Contents
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Management and Administration
Directors
Administrator
Stuart Bell
Hilary Jones
Patrick Nyahwo
Peter Ziemba
JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited
28 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey, JE4 2QP
Registered Office
Registrar
28 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey, JE4 2QP
Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited
Queensway House
Hilgrove Street
St Helier
Jersey, JE1 1ES
Manager
Trustee
WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited
Ordnance House
31 Pier Road
St Helier
Jersey, JE4 8PW
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc
Fifth Floor
100 Wood Street
London, EC2V 7EX
United Kingdom
Custodians
Company Secretary
Swissquote Bank Ltd
Chemin de la Crétaux 33
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited
28 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey, JE4 2QP
Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC
200 Park Avenue South
Suite 1208
New York, New York 10003
United States of America
Auditor
Jersey Legal Advisers
Ernst & Young LLP
Liberation House
Castle Street
St Helier
Jersey, JE1 1EY
Mourant Ozannes
22 Grenville Street
St Helier
Jersey, JE4 8PX
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
The directors of WisdomTree Issuer X Limited (“Issuer X” or the “Company”), submit herewith the financial
report and annual financial statements of the Company for the year end 31 December 2021. The
comparative period is from 17 September 2019 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2020 and therefore
for a period greater than 12 months.
Directors
The names and particulars of the directors of the Company are:
Stuart Bell
Hilary Jones
Patrick Nyahwo
Peter Ziemba
Directors’ Interests
No director has an interest in the Shares of the Company or Digital Security as at the date of this report.
Principal Activities
The Company’s principal activity is the issue and listing of securities that track the performance of digital
currencies (“Digital Securities”). The Company provides exposure to Digital Assets such as Bitcoin and
Ethereum through WisdomTree Bitcoin and WisdomTree Ethereum respectively and also offers exposure to
a combination of Digital Assets through WisdomTree Mega Cap Equal Weight, WisdomTree Crypto Market
and WisdomTree Crypto Altcoins (collectively referred to as the “Baskets”). WisdomTree Mega Cap Equal
Weight offers exposure to a combination of Bitcoin and Ethereum. WisdomTree Crypto Market offers
exposure to a combination of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Solana, Cardano and Polkadot.
WisdomTree Crypto Altcoins offers exposure to a combination of Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Solana, Cardano
and Polkadot. The Baskets are subject to rebalancing due to their composition. Digital Securities can be
issued to or redeemed by Authorised Participants (the “AP”). An eligible AP is a securities house or other
market professional approved by the Company and with who the Company has entered into an Authorised
Participant Agreement with, at its absolute discretion.
Digital Securities allow investors to gain exposure to digital currencies without needing to take delivery of
those digital currencies. It also allows investors to buy and sell their interest through the trading of a security
on the SIX Swiss, Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam and Xetra Stock Exchanges and any other
exchange to which that security may be admitted to trading from time to time. A Digital Security is an
undated secured limited recourse debt obligation of the Company, constituted by a trust instrument. Under
the terms of this trust instrument the Digital Securities are secured on an amount of digital currency or
combination of digital currencies equivalent to the entitlement to that digital currency (the “Digital Asset”) in
respect of each Digital Security (referred to as the “Entitlement”), which is calculated in accordance with an
agreed formula published in the Prospectus. The Digital Assets are held in custody by designated custodians
or their sub-custodians and are the subject of fixed and floating charges in favour of the Trustee. A holder of
a Digital Security is entitled to require the redemption of that Digital Security and receive an amount of Digital
Assets equal to the Entitlement on the date of redemption (and subject to applicable order fees).
The Company earns a management fee by reducing the Entitlement of each class of Digital Security on a
daily basis by an agreed amount (the “Management Fee”). The Management Fee is calculated with
reference to, and settled in the form of digital currency.
The Company has entered into a service agreement with WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited
(“ManJer” or the “Manager”), whereby ManJer is responsible for supplying or procuring the supply of all
management and administration services required by the Company, (including marketing) as well as the
payment of costs relating to the listing and issue of Digital Securities. In return for these services, the
Company has an obligation to remunerate ManJer with an amount equal to the aggregate of the
Management Fee and the order fees (the “ManJer Fee”). The Digital Assets in respect of the Management
Fee are transferred by the Trustee from the Company’s Custodian accounts directly to ManJer. In addition,
the monetary amounts in respect of the order fees are transferred from the subscribing investor directly to
ManJer and there are no cash flows through the Company.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
Review of Operations
The most recent Prospectus was issued on 25 October 2021. The table below provides the respective
launch dates for each class of digital security offered by WisdomTree Issuer X together with the listing date
per exchange.
As at 31 December 2021, the revalued amount of assets under management amounted to USD 357.8 million
(31 December 2020: USD 167.6 million). The Company recognises its assets (Digital Assets) and financial
liabilities (Digital Securities) at revalued amounts in the Statement of Financial Position.
The Company holds Digital Assets to support the Digital Securities as determined by the Entitlement. The
Company has entered into contractual obligations to issue and redeem Digital Securities in exchange for
Digital Assets as determined by the Entitlement of each class of Digital Security on each trading day. The
value of the Digital Assets in respect of each creation and redemption is recorded using the price on the
transaction date.
IFRS 13 requires the Company to identify the principal market for its assets and liabilities, and to utilise the
available price within that principal market.
The directors consider the exchanges where the Digital Assets may be traded to constitute markets, and the
principal market is an exchange where:
The Company is not restricted from establishing a trading relationship with the exchange;
The exchange publishes independent prices; and
The exchange meets a number of pre-set eligibility criteria (including reliability of published data, and
the greatest trading volumes, particularly in exchanging the underlying Digital Assets for US Dollars,
being the functional currency for financial reporting purposes).
As a result the Digital Assets are revalued to fair value using the exchange price for that digital asset,
published by an exchange meeting those requirements (the “Quoted Price”). During the period (and
subsequently to the date of this report) the exchange considered by the directors to meet these requirements
is Coinbase, Inc. (“Coinbase”). An overall gain on Digital Assets is recognised in Other Comprehensive
Income and an overall loss on Digital Assets is recognised in Profit or Loss (refer to note 2).
In addition, the directors consider the stock exchanges where the Digital Securities are listed to be the
principal market and as a result the fair value of the Digital Securities is the on-exchange price as quoted on
those stock exchanges demonstrating the greatest volume of active trading. The gain or loss on Digital
Securities is recognised through Profit or Loss in line with the Company’s accounting policy.
The revalued amounts resulted in a Loss for the period of USD 107,375,547 (2020 USD loss of 87,841,664),
and Other Comprehensive Income for the period of USD 111,155,746 (2020 USD of 90,980,448).
As a result of the difference in valuation between Digital Assets and Digital Securities there is a mis-match
between the values recognised (through the application of the Quoted Price against the Digital Assets held to
support the Digital Securities) and the market price of Digital Securities. Furthermore, due to a difference in
accounting requirements applied to the gains or losses on the Digital Assets and Digital Securities the results
and comprehensive income of the Company will reflect a difference. This is presented in more detail in note
15 to these financial statements.
The Company is entitled to a Management Fee which is calculated by reducing the Entitlement of each class
of Digital Security on a daily basis by an agreed amount and order fees on the issue and redemption of the
Digital Securities. During the current and prior period, the Company did not incur any order fees and
generated income from Management Fees as follows:
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
Non-GAAP Performance Measures
Under the terms of the service agreement with ManJer, the Company accrued expenses equal to the
Management Fee and order fees, which, after taking into account other operating income and expenses,
resulted in a result before fair value movements for the period of USD Nil.
As the difference in the valuation of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and Digital
Securities would be eliminated on a subsequent redemption of the Digital Securities and transfer of the
corresponding Digital Asset (as described further in note 8), the Company presents an adjusted Statement of
Profit or Loss and Total Comprehensive Income and an adjusted Statement of Changes in Equity for the
period in note 15 of the financial statements.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Global financial markets experienced a significant decline at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the
markets have since recovered, the ultimate duration of the pandemic and its short-term and long-term impact on
the global economy is unknown. Mutations in the virus and negative global economic consequences arising from
the pandemic, among other factors, could have a future adverse impact on the global financial markets. Negative
market reactions could negatively affect both the volatility and prices of Digital Assets and hence the prices of the
Digital Securities, and such effects may be significant and may be long-term in nature.
The directors are closely monitoring the advice and developments relating to COVID-19, which is fluid and
rapidly changing. The WisdomTree group has, and continues to implement, measures to maintain the
ongoing safety and well-being of employees, whilst continuing to operate business as usual.
Going Concern
The nature of the Company’s business dictates that the outstanding Digital Securities may be redeemed at
any time by the holder and in certain circumstances may be compulsorily redeemed by the Company. As the
redemption of Digital Securities will always coincide with the transfer of an equal amount of Digital Assets,
and furthermore, the Company will hold the Digital Assets received to support the Digital Securities issued
and will only transfer out Digital Assets to facilitate the payment of Management Fees, rebalancing the
Baskets or the redemption of Digital Securities, this process is considered to minimise exposure to liquidity
risk. All other expenses are met by ManJer. The directors are closely monitoring the financial position and
performance of ManJer, its assets under management, and therefore its related revenue streams, in respect
of fulfilling the obligations under the services agreement. The directors consider the operations of the
Company to be ongoing, with a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to
continue in operation existence for a period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements, and
accordingly these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.
Future Developments
The Digital Securities are admitted for listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Euronext Paris and Amsterdam
Exchange and Xetra Exchange (refer to page 3) and the directors are actively seeking to list the Digital
Securities on other exchanges in the European Union.
On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The directors
are closely monitoring developments that may impact financial markets including sanctions, actions by
governments and developments of the crisis, as well as the impact on the financial position and performance
of ManJer.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
Review of Operations (continued)
Future Developments (continued)
The board of directors (the “Board”) are not aware of any other developments that might have a significant
effect on the operations of the Company in subsequent financial periods not already disclosed in this report
or the attached financial statements.
Dividends
Due to the design of the Digital securities, the Company will never have sufficient distributable reserves to
enable any declaration or payment of a dividend.
Employees
The Company does not have any employees. It is the Company’s policy to use the services of specialist
subcontractors or consultants as far as possible.
Directors’ Remuneration
No director has a service contract with the Company. The directors of the Company who are employees
within the WisdomTree Investments, Inc group, the ultimate parent to ManJer, do not receive separate
remuneration in their capacity as directors of the Company. JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited (“JTC”)
received a fee in respect of the directors of the Company who are employees of JTC.
The following directors fees have been paid by ManJer on behalf of the Company for the year:
*Directors fees paid to JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited for the provision of directors to the Company
from the date of their appointment which did not cover the full period in the prior year.
There were no amounts of loans, advanced payments and guarantees granted to or on behalf of any
Director of the Company.
Auditor
The Independent Auditor is Ernst & Young LLP. A resolution to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP will be
proposed at the next Board meeting of the Directors. .
The statutory audit fees for the year ended 31 December 2021 was GBP 85,000 (31 December 2020: GBP
55,000) and is borne by ManJer.
Principal risks and uncertainties
There is an inherent risk from the point of view of investors as the values of Digital Assets, and thus the
value of the Digital Securities, may vary widely due to, amongst other things, changing supply and demand
for Digital Assets, government and monetary policy or intervention, interest rate levels and global or regional
political, economic or financial events. The market price of Digital Securities is (and will remain) a function of
supply and demand amongst investors wishing to buy and sell Digital Securities and the bid or offer spread
that the market makers are willing to quote.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
Review of Operations (continued)
Principal risks and uncertainties (continued)
Each Digital Security is a debt instrument whose redemption price is linked to the value of the relevant underlying
digital asset or as in the Baskets, a combination of digital assets. Each Digital Security is issued under limited
recourse arrangements whereby the holders have recourse only to the relevant Digital Assets (held to support the
Digital Securities) and not to the Digital Assets of any other class of Digital Security or to the Company. The
Company holds Digital Assets to support the Digital Securities as determined by the Entitlement (which is
calculated in accordance with an agreed formula published in the Prospectus). As a result, gains or losses on the
liability represented by the Digital Securities are offset by corresponding losses or gains attributable to the Digital
Assets (see detail on page 3 regarding the accounting mis-match), the Company does not retain any net gains or
losses or net risk exposures through limited recourse arrangements. However, the difference in valuation between
Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and Digital Securities creates a mis-match between the
values reported within these financial statements. The Company’s exposure to risks, including further details
surrounding the value of Digital Securities and the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities), are
disclosed in note 12 and note 15 to the financial statements.
Movements in the value of the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities), and thus the value of
the Digital Securities, may vary widely which could have an impact on the demand for the Digital Securities
issued by the Company. These movements are shown in notes 7 and 8.
Furthermore, the Company has an obligation to remunerate ManJer with an amount equal to the
management fee and the creation and redemption fees earned (the “ManJer Fee”), which results in the
Company recognising a result before fair value movements of nil for each period. As a result, the principal
risks and uncertainties to which the Company is exposed has not materially changed during 2021.
Additional information on other financial and operational risks and uncertainties faced by the Company are
disclosed in note 12 of these financial statements.
Corporate Governance
There is no standard code of corporate governance in Jersey. The operations, as previously described in the
directors’ report, are such that the directors have determined that the Company is not required to apply, and
has elected not to voluntarily apply, the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
As the Board is small, there is no nomination committee and appointments of new directors are considered
by the Board as a whole. The Board does not consider it appropriate that directors should be appointed for a
specific term. Furthermore, the structure of the Board is such that it is considered unnecessary to identify a
senior non-executive director.
The constitution of the Board is disclosed on page 2. The Board meets regularly as required by the
operations of the Company, but at least quarterly to review the overall business of the Company and to
consider matters specifically reserved for its review.
Internal Control
During the period the Company did not have any employees or subsidiaries, and there is no intention that
this will change. The Company, being a special purpose company established for the purpose of issuing
Digital Securities, has not undertaken any business, save for issuing and redeeming Digital Securities,
entering into the required agreements and performing the obligations and exercising its rights in relation
thereto, since its incorporation. The Company does not intend to undertake any business other than issuing
and redeeming Digital Securities and performing the obligations and exercising its rights in relation thereto.
The Company is dependent upon ManJer to provide management and administration services to it. ManJer
is licensed under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 to conduct classes U and Z of Fund Services
Business. ManJer outsources the administration services in respect of the Company to JTC. Documented
contractual arrangements are in place with the Administrator which define the areas where the authority is
delegated to them. The performance of the Manager and Administrator are reviewed on an ongoing basis by
the Board through their review of periodic reports.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Directors’ Report (Continued)
Review of Operations (continued)
Internal Control (continued)
ManJer provides management and other services to both the Company and other companies issuing
commodity and index tracking securities.
The Board having reviewed the effectiveness of the internal control systems of the Manager and Administrator,
does not consider that there is a need for the Company to establish its own internal audit function.
Audit Committee
The Board has not established a separate audit committee; instead the Board meets to consider the financial
reporting by the Company, the internal controls, and relations with the external auditors. In addition, the
Board reviews the independence and objectivity of the auditor.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability and corporate responsibility are embedded throughout the business of the WisdomTree group
as we believe this benefits shareholders and employees of the WisdomTree group, investors in
WisdomTree’s products as well as wider society.
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) investing is guided at the Wisdomtree group level by an ESG
Steering Committee, which includes senior leaders from across the Wisdomtree group business, and which
included several sub-committees focused on particular ESG considerations, such as improving data and
transparency into the ESG attributes of WisdomTree’s products. Particular ESG considerations relevant to the
Company’s products are overseen by the directors, leveraging the work undertaken by the ESG Steering
Committee. More information on WisdomTree’s corporate social responsibility strategy can be found on the
Wisdomtree group website (https://www.wisdomtree.eu/en-gb/wisdomtree-corporate-responsibility).
The Board acknowledges that climate change and its impact on the global economy is of increasing interest
and focus for stakeholders and that, where relevant, stakeholders will seek information from companies
regarding how climate change is expected to impact the operations of the business and how climate change
risk has been considered in the context of reported results.
In acknowledging the above, the Board has considered the Company’s exposure to climate change and
determined that due to the nature of the Company and its operations there are no directly observed impacts
of climate change on the business. As a result, the Board concluded that there is no basis on which to
provide extended information of analysis relating to climate change, including as part of the basis of
accounting or individual accounting policies adopted by the Company.
In the above determination, the Board has concluded specifically that climate change, including physical and
transition risks, does not have a material impact on the recognition and separate measurement
considerations of the assets and liabilities in these financial statements as at 31 December 2021.
This conclusion is based on the fact that assets are reported at fair value under IFRS, and as set out in note
12 are categorised as level 1 due to the use of observable, verifiable inputs which is based on market
transactions of identical assets through third party pricing sources . The liabilities are valued utilising listed
market prices at the period end. These observable inputs and market prices will reflect wider market
sentiment, which inherently includes market perspectives relating to the impact of climate change
The Board recognises that government and societal responses to climate change risks are still developing
and the future impact cannot be predicted. Future valuations of assets and liabilities may therefore differ as
the market responds to these changing impacts or assesses the impact of current requirements differently.
Hilary Jones
Director
Jersey
22 June 2022
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and
regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period. Under that law
they have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRSs”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and applicable law.
Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that
they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company
for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters
related to going concern; and
use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Company or to
cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position
of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies
(Jersey) Law 1991. They are responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable
the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the
assets of the Company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information
included on the Company’s website. Legislation in Jersey governing the preparation and dissemination of
financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
With regard to Directive 2004/109/EC, amended by Directive 2013/50/EU (collectively the Transparency
Directive), the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (the ”SFSA”) under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, the
directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge that:
the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 give a true and fair view of the
assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company as required by law and in
accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB; and
the Directors’ Report gives a fair view of the development and performance of the Company’s
business, including financial position and the important events that have occurred during the year,
and their impact on these financial statements, together with a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties they face.
The Directors are also responsible for ensuring that the annual report includes information required by the
rules of Euronext.
The Directors consider the Annual Report and audited financial statements, taken as a whole:
is fair, balanced and understandable; and
provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the company’s performance, business
model and strategy.
By order of the Board
Hilary Jones
Director
Jersey
22 June 2022
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of WisdomTree Issuer X Limited (the ‘company’) for the year
ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive
Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Cash Flows, the Statement of Changes
in Equity and the related notes 1 to 15, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The
financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IFRS”).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of its
loss for the period then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRS; and
have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Jersey)
Law 1991.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report below. We are independent of
the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statements, including the UK FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to listed public interest entities, and we
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the
directors’ assessment of the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting included:
We obtained an understanding of management’s rationale for using the going concern basis
of accounting and confirmed our understanding of management’s Going Concern assessment
process including the process they adopted to capture all key factors in their assessment;
We obtained management’s board approved going concern assessment covering the period
of assessment from the date of signing to 30 June 2023. Management’s assessment has
focussed on a combination of;
Assessing the ongoing viability of the company through continued involvement of
its Custodians and Authorised Participants;
Assessing the ongoing ability of WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited (“ManJer”) to
continue to meet its obligations as manager and pay all expenses of the Company. This
includes consideration of the assets under management of all managed issuer entities
(“Issuer Platform”) which includes this Company. In assessing this ability we considered
the fixed and variable operating costs that could be supported under varying levels of
total assets under management for the Issuer Platform.
Using our understanding of the business, we evaluated whether the considerations
and method adopted by management in assessing going concern was appropriate.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
We performed reverse stress testing on the forecasts to understand how severe the
downside scenarios would have to be, and in particular the reduction in platform assets under
management, to result in the platform generating insufficient management fees to cover
operating costs. We observed significant headroom in management fee income, at current
Assets Under Management (“AUM”) levels, in excess of fixed costs which supports
management’s assumption that the Issuer Platform is able to absorb heightened levels of
volatility in AUM in the current economic climate.
We considered whether management’s disclosures, in the Annual Report and financial
statements, sufficiently and appropriately discloses information required in respect of the
going concern assumption applied through consideration of relevant disclosure standards.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company’s
ability to continue as a going concern over the period to 30 June 2023.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are
described in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions
can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
Overview of our audit approach
An overview of the scope of our audit
Tailoring the scope
Our assessment of audit risk, our evaluation of materiality and our allocation of performance materiality
determine our audit scope for the company. This enables us to form an opinion on the financial statements.
We take into account size, risk profile, the organisation of the company and effectiveness of controls,
including controls and changes in the business environment when assessing the level of work to be
performed. All audit work was performed directly by the audit engagement team.
Changes from the prior year There were no scoping changes compared to the prior year.
Climate change
The company has explained climate-related risks in the Corporate Social Responsibility section of the
Directors’ Report. Our procedures on these disclosures therefore consisted solely of considering
whether these disclosures are materially inconsistent with the Company’s Financial Statements, or our
knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appear to be materially misstated.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed
risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. These matters
included those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources
in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the
context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in our opinion thereon, and we do not
provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
adopted a substantive audit
Securities held at 31 December
price by the confirmed security
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TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
misstated.
Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality in planning and performing the audit, in evaluating the effect
of identified misstatements on the audit and in forming our audit opinion.
Materiality
The magnitude of an omission or misstatement that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to influence the economic decisions of the users of the financial statements. Materiality
provides a basis for determining the nature and extent of our audit procedures.
We determined materiality for the company to be US$3.62 million (2020:US$1.65 million), which is
1% of total assets. We believe that Total Assets provides us with an appropriate basis for audit
materiality as Total Asset value reflects the relevant exposure of holders of issued securities to the
underlying Digital Asset base.
There has been no change in the basis of materiality used compared to the prior year.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
Performance materiality
The application of materiality at the individual account or balance level. It is set at an amount to
reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected
misstatements exceeds materiality.
On the basis of our risk assessments, together with our assessment of the company’s overall
control environment, our judgement was that performance materiality was 75% (2020:50%) of our
planning materiality, namely US$2.72m (2020: US$0.85m). We have set performance materiality at
this percentage based on result of prior year audit. We had set performance materiality at 50% of
our planning materiality in the prior year to reflect the fact that it was the initial reporting period since
establishment of the company and therefore the first period subject to audit.
Reporting threshold
An amount below which identified misstatements are considered as being clearly trivial.
We agreed with the Board that we would report to them all uncorrected audit differences in excess
of US$0.181m (2020: US$0.083m), which is set at 5% of planning materiality, as well as differences
below that threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
We evaluate any uncorrected misstatements against both the quantitative measures of materiality
discussed above and in light of other relevant qualitative considerations in forming our opinion.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report set out on pages 1 to 8,
other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for
the other information contained within the annual report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent
otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the
course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material
inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives
rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are
required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the
Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
proper accounting records have not been kept by the company, or proper returns adequate for our
audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the company’s accounting records and
returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
European Single Electronic Format (ESEF)
The Company has prepared its annual report and financial statements in ESEF. The requirements
for this are set out in the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 with regard to regulatory technical
standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format (hereinafter: the RTS on ESEF).
In our opinion the annual report and financial statements prepared in XHTML-format, including the
financial statements, complies in all material respects with the RTS on ESEF. Management is
responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statements in accordance with the RTS
on ESEF.
Our responsibility is to obtain reasonable assurance for our opinion whether the annual report
and financial statements complies with the RTS on ESEF.
Our procedures, taking into account Alert 43 of NBA (the Netherlands Institute of
Chartered Accountants), included amongst others:
obtaining an understanding of the entity's financial reporting process, including the preparation
of the annual financial report in XHTML-format;
examining whether the annual financial report in the XHTML-format is in accordance with the
RTS on ESEF.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement set out on page 8, the directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true
and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and
using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the
company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users
taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting
one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or
intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable
of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those
charged with governance of the company and management.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the
company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
framework, comprising IFRS, Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and the listing rules of
Euronext Amsterdam;
We understood how WisdomTree Issuer X Limited is complying with those frameworks by
making enquiries of the directors and key management of the administrative service provider.
We corroborated our enquiries through our review of minutes of Board meetings, papers
provided to the board and correspondence received from regulatory bodies. We considered
legal advice obtained by management in respect of their determination and designation of
EU Home Member State for EU Transparency Directive purposes, together with subsequent
assessments made by management in relation to compliance with the rules of Euronext
Amsterdam;
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material
misstatement, including how fraud might occur by understanding the investment objectives of
the Company and discussing with management to understand where reporting was
considered susceptible to fraud. Where this risk was considered to be higher, we performed
audit procedures in response to the identified fraud risk. These procedures included testing of
transactions to supporting documentation, testing of specific accounting journal entries and
focussed testing, including that referred to in the key audit matters section above. These
procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were
free from fraud or error;
Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance
with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved a review of board minutes to identify
any non-compliance with laws and regulations, a review of any associated reporting submitted
to the board on compliance with laws and regulations and enquiries of members of
management of the appointed administrative service provider.
As the Company operates in the asset management industry the Audit Partner reviewed
the experience of the engagement team and concluded that the team had the appropriate
competence and capabilities.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the
Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This
description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Other matters we are required to address
Following the recommendation from the those charged with governance, we were appointed
by the company on 26 November 2019 to audit the financial statements. The first statutory
period audited was the period ending 31 December 2020.
The period of total uninterrupted engagement including previous renewals and reappointments
is 2 periods, covering the statutory period and year ending 31 December 2020 and 31
December 2021 respectively.
The non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were not provided to
the company and we remain independent of the company in conducting the audit.
The audit opinion is consistent with the additional report to those charged with governance.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WISDOMTREE ISSUER X LIMITED (continued)
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Article 113A of
the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no
other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to
anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this
report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Andrew Jonathan Dann, FCA
for and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP
Jersey, Channel Islands
22 June 2022
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
The directors consider the Company’s activities as continuing.
The notes on pages 22 to 43 form part of these annual financial statements
1 A non-statutory and non-GAAP Statement of Profit or Loss and Total Comprehensive Income reflecting adjustments
representing the movement in the difference between the value of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities)
and the price of Digital Securities is set out in note 15.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Statement of Financial Position
The assets and liabilities in the above Statement of Financial Position are presented in order of liquidity from
most to least liquid.
The financial statements on pages 18 to 43 were approved and authorised for issue by the board of
directors and signed on its behalf on 22 June 2022.
Hilary Jones
Director
The notes on pages 22 to 43 form part of these annual financial statements
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Statement of Cash Flows
Digital Securities are issued through a direct transfer of Digital Assets from the Authorised Participants to the
Custodian or redeemed by the direct transfer of Digital Assets by the Custodian to the Authorised
Participants. As such the Company is not a party to any cash transactions with the Authorised Participants.
The creations and redemptions of Digital Securities and additions and disposals of Digital Assets, which are
non-cash transactions for the Company, are disclosed in notes 7 and 8 respectively in the reconciliation of
opening to closing Digital Securities and Digital Assets. The Company does hold a cash account with the
Custodian to enable rebalancing of the Baskets where direct pairs of Digital Assets cannot be traded. In such
circumstances the Custodian will convert the Digital Asset to USD in order to purchase the corresponding
Digital Asset required for the rebalancing and no cash will remain in the account. No rebalancing
transactions occurred during the period for which Digital securities were outstanding.
The Company has entered into a service agreement with WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited (“ManJer” or
the “Manager”), whereby ManJer is responsible for supplying or procuring the supply of all management and
administration services required by the Company, (including marketing) as well as the payment of costs relating to
the listing and issue of Digital Securities. In return for these services, the Company has an obligation to
remunerate ManJer with an amount equal to the aggregate of the Management Fee and the order fees (the
“ManJer Fee”). The Digital Assets in respect of the Management Fee are transferred from the Company’s
Custodian accounts to ManJer’s Custodian accounts. In addition, the order fees are transferred directly from the
Authorised Participants to ManJer and there are no cash flows through the Company.
The notes on pages 22 to 43 form part of these annual financial statements
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity
The notes on pages 22 to 43 form part of these annual financial statements
2 A non-statutory and non-GAAP Statement of Changes in Equity reflecting adjustments representing the difference between the value of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital
Securities) and the price of Digital Securities is set out in note 15.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
1.
General Information
WisdomTree Issuer X Limited (the “Company”) is a company incorporated and domiciled in Jersey. The
address of the registered office is 28 Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey, JE4 2QP.
The company has chosen the Netherlands as its EU Home Member State for Transparency purposes after
the regulatory filing deadline, which will result in late filing of the accounts for the year ended 31 December
2021. The late filing could lead to a penalty being imposed, the amount of which cannot be determined.
Amounts payable, if any, will be settled by WisdomTree Investments, Inc (the ultimate parent company of
HoldCo – see note 10 and 13).
The purpose of the Company is to provide a vehicle that facilitates the issuance and subsequent listing and
trading of securities that track the performance of digital currencies (“Digital Securities”). The most recent
Prospectus was issued on 25 October 2021. Details regarding the listing of each class of Digital Security can
be found on page 3 of these financial statements.
Each Digital Security is issued under limited recourse arrangements whereby the holders have recourse only
to the relevant digital currencies (held to support the Digital Securities) and not to the digital currencies of
any other Digital Security or to the Company. The Digital Securities are secured on an amount of digital
currencies equivalent to the entitlement to that digital asset (the “Digital Asset”) in respect of each Digital
Security (referred to as the “Entitlement”), which is calculated in accordance with an agreed formula
published in the Prospectus. The Company holds Digital Assets to support the Digital Securities as
determined by the Entitlement. The Company does not make gains from trading in the Digital Assets (held to
support the Digital Securities). As a result (and with the exception of the impact of Management Fees), from
a commercial perspective gains and losses in respect of digital assets (held to support the Digital Securities)
will always be offset by a corresponding loss or gain on the Digital Securities and therefore commercially the
Company does not retain any net gains or losses or net risk exposures. However, the difference in valuation
between Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and Digital Securities creates a mis-match
between the values reported within these financial statements. This difference in valuation would be
eliminated on a subsequent redemption of the Digital Securities and transfer of the corresponding Digital
Asset. Further details are disclosed within the Accounting Policies and in note 15, with additional information
regarding the risks of the Company disclosed in note 12. Furthermore, the Company presents an adjusted
Statement of Profit or Loss and Total Comprehensive Income and an adjusted Statement of Changes in
Equity for the period in note 15 of the financial statements.
Exchange traded products are not typically actively managed, are significantly lower in cost when compared to
actively managed mutual funds and are easily accessible to investors. Other than in the case of rebalancing the
Baskets, no active trading or management of Digital Assets is required of the Company because the Company
only receives or delivers Digital Assets on the issue and redemption of Digital Securities, and only holds Digital
Assets as determined by the Entitlement of each class to support the Digital Securities.
The Company is entitled to:
(1)
a management fee which is calculated by reducing the Entitlement of each class of Digital Security
on a daily basis by an agreed amount (the “Management Fee”); and
(2)
order fees on the issue and redemption of the Digital Securities.
No order fees are payable to the Company when investors trade in the Digital Securities on a listed market
such as the SIX Swiss Exchange. Order fees may also be waived with certain approved persons where
applicable.
The Company has entered into a service agreement with WisdomTree Management Jersey Limited
(“ManJer” or the “Manager”), whereby ManJer is responsible for supplying or procuring the supply of all
management and administration services required by the Company, (including marketing) as well as the
payment of costs relating to the listing and issuance of Digital Securities. In return for these services, the
Company pays ManJer an amount equal to the Management Fee and the order fees earned (the “ManJer
Fee”). As a result there is no result before fair value movements recognised through the Company.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies
The main accounting policies of the Company are described below.
Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRSs”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and interpretations
issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee of the IASB. The financial
statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by:
financial liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss;
revaluation of Digital Assets at fair value; and
revaluation of Digital Assets Held in Respect of Management Fees.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical
accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the
Company’s accounting policies.
The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities.
Estimates are continually evaluated and based on historical experience and other factors, including
expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The key
accounting judgements required to prepare these financial statements are:
1.
The determination of the functional currency.
The principle activity of the Company is to hold Digital Assets to support the Digital Securities issued,
and the Company has entered into contractual obligations to issue Digital Securities through a direct
transfer of Digital Assets from the Authorised Participant to the Custodian or redeemed by the direct
transfer of Digital Assets by the Custodian to the Authorised Participant. Furthermore, the majority of the
Company’s income and expenses are transacted through the transfer of Digital Assets.
Given that the activities described above the Company also considered other factors in determining the
functional currency, specifically:
the base currency denomination of the Digital Securities issued;
the denomination of the order fees; and
the level of trading of Digital Assets on a variety of exchanges, against fiat currencies.
As a result of the assessment, the Company concluded that United States Dollars is the functional
currency of the Company.
2.
The determination of the valuation methodology applied to Digital Assets.
The Prospectus includes a description of a methodology for investors to calculate an indicative net asset
value (“NAV”) of the WisdomTree Bitcoin and WisdomTree Ethereum securities using the relevant
Reference Rate published by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (“CME”), being either the CME
CF Bitcoin Reference Rate or the CME CF Ethereum Reference Rate (collectively the “CME Price”).
The application of the IAS 38 revaluation model requires an active market for the transfer and sale of
the Digital Assets that the Company holds, and that the fair value shall be calculated by reference to the
market price. The CME Price is designed to represent the daily price by applying transparent indicators
with independent governance and oversight. It is calculated based on the transactions of all constituent
exchanges (i.e. being observed on-market prices) included in the index (the “CME Relevant
Transactions”).
As a result, the CME Price is not considered to meet the definition of a level 1 fair value price under
IFRS 13 (as required by the application of revaluation model under IAS 38), which requires the
Company to identify the principal market and to utilise the available prices within that principal market,
and is therefore not suitable to be applied for use in measurement of fair value of assets within these
financial statements. Consequently, a difference arises between the indicative NAV of the Digital
Securities applying the CME
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies (continued)
2.The determination of the valuation methodology applied to Digital Assets. (continued)
Price (as set out in the Prospectus) and the value of the Digital Assets presented in these financial statements.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements (continued)
There are various exchanges that each have their own independent digital currency prices each day,
and the Company could access any one of these exchanges to be able to transact. As a result there is
judgement required in determining the principal market and therefore the appropriate market price to be
applied, in accordance with the provisions of IFRS 13.
The directors shall select the principal market based on the following criteria:
The Company is not restricted from establishing a trading relationship with the exchange;
The exchange publishes independent prices; and
The exchange meets a number of pre-set eligibility criteria (including reliability of published data,
and greatest trading volumes particularly in exchanging the underlying Digital Assets for US
Dollars being the functional currency for financial reporting purposes).
The Digital Assets are revalued using the exchange price for that digital asset, published by an
exchange meeting those requirements (the “Quoted Price”). In addition, the directors shall re-assess the
principal market at the start of each financial, or interim financial period, as well as at any time it is
determined the current principal market is no longer meets the determined criteria as set out above.
During the period (and subsequently to the date of this report) the exchange considered by the directors
to meet these requirements is Coinbase.
Furthermore, digital currency trading exchanges are generally open to trade 24 hours a day and the
directors have been required to apply further judgment in selecting the time at which the Quoted Price is
taken as the markets do not have a ‘close’. The directors have determined that the Quoted Price of the
Digital Assets shall be taken at 4:30pm (GMT) as this mirrors the time that the markets of the Digital
Securities close for trading, and it is considered that this would minimise the potential mismatch
between the assets and liabilities.
The directors do not consider that any significant estimates have been applied in the preparation of these
financial statements.
Going Concern
The nature of the Company’s business dictates that the outstanding Digital Securities may be redeemed at
any time by the holder and in certain circumstances may be compulsorily redeemed by the Company. As the
redemption of Digital Securities will always coincide with the transfer of an equal amount of Digital Assets,
and furthermore, the Company will hold the Digital Assets received to support the Digital Securities issued
and will only transfer out Digital Assets to facilitate the payment of Management Fees, rebalancing the
Baskets or the redemption of Digital Securities, no net liquidity risk is considered to arise. All other expenses
are met by ManJer. The directors are closely monitoring the financial position and performance of ManJer, its
assets under management, and therefore its related revenue streams, in respect of fulfilling the obligations
under the services agreement. The directors consider the operations of the Company to be ongoing, with a
reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation existence for a
period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements, and accordingly these financial statements
have been prepared on the going concern basis.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies (continued)
Accounting Standards
(a)
Standards, amendments and interpretations not applicable to the Company:
The following standards that have been revised, issued and became effective but are not considered
applicable to the Company:
Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 to address the accounting issues that arise when
financial instruments are modified from referencing an IBOR
(b) New and revised IFRSs in issue but not yet effective:
The Company has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet
effective:
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, as amended in December 2021 (effective for annual periods beginning
on or after 1 January 2023)
Amendments to IFRS 3, IAS 16 & IAS 37 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2022)
Amendments to IAS 1 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024)
Annual improvements to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRs 16 and IAS 41 (effective for annual periods beginning
on or after 1 January 2022)
The directors do not expect the adoption of the above standards, amendments and interpretations that are in
issue but not yet effective will have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company in future
periods.
Digital Assets
The Company holds Digital Assets equal to the amount due to holders of Digital Securities solely for the
purposes of meeting its obligations under the terms of the Digital Securities.
Whilst the IFRS Interpretation Committee issued an agenda decision on the accounting for digital currencies
in June 2019, there is not one standard under IFRS which details how digital currencies are to be accounted
for. Following a review of the facts and circumstances, the directors have determined that the Digital Assets
fall within the scope of IAS 38 Intangible Assets. Furthermore, the directors have determined to account for
Digital Assets under the IAS 38 revaluation model being its fair value on the basis there is an active market
for the transfer and sale of the Digital Assets that the Company holds. The Digital Assets are held to provide
the security holders with the exposure to changes in the fair value of Digital Assets and therefore the
Directors consider that carrying the Digital Assets at fair value reflects the objectives and the purpose of
holding the asset.
Digital Assets are priced on a daily basis based on the amount of the Digital Assets held using the relevant
Quoted Price, and is considered to be the fair value of the Digital Assets. Also, on a daily basis an amount is
reclassified to Digital Assets held in respect of the Management Fee.
i)
Issue and Redemption
Upon initial recognition and the receipt of Digital Assets, they are recorded at fair value using the
Quoted Price.
Upon redemption of Digital Securities and the transfer out of Digital Assets, the attributable cost shall be
calculated in accordance with the average cost methodology, and the overall cost reduced accordingly
to represent the de-recognition of the Digital Assets. Any previously recognised gains on the Digital
Assets de-recognised as a result of the transfer are reclassified to retained earnings.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies (continued)
Digital Assets (continued)
ii)
Subsequent Measurement
An increase in fair value is recorded first through Profit or Loss in respect of any previous losses below
the original cost recognised being reversed, with any further gains being recognised through Other
Comprehensive Income.
A decrease in fair value is recorded first through Other Comprehensive Income in respect of any
previous gains recognised being reversed, with any further loss being recognised through Profit or Loss.
Digital Securities
i)
Issue and Redemption
Each time a Digital Security is issued or redeemed by the Company a corresponding amount of the
corresponding Digital Asset is transferred into or from the relevant secured account held by the
Custodian. Upon initial recognition, the fair value is recorded using the Quoted Price applied to the
Digital Asset transferred.
Financial liabilities are recognised and de-recognised on the transaction (trade) date.
ii)
Pricing
IFRS 13 requires the Company to identify the principal market and to utilise the available price within
that principal market. The directors consider that the stock exchanges where the Digital Securities are
listed to be the principal market and as a result the fair value of the Digital Securities is the on-exchange
price as quoted on those stock exchanges demonstrating active trading. The Digital Securities are
priced using the closing mid-market price on the Statement of Financial Position date.
Consequently a difference arises between the value of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital
Securities) and Digital Securities (at fair value) presented in the Statement of Financial Position. This
difference is reversed on a subsequent redemption of the Digital Securities and transfer of the
corresponding Digital Asset.
iii)
Classification at fair value through Profit or Loss
Digital Securities comprise a financial instrument whose redemption price is linked to the value of the
underlying Digital Asset. Digital Securities are classified as liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
under IFRS 9 due to an embedded derivative. In accordance with IFRS 9, embedded derivatives are not
separated for accounting purposes if the non-derivative host is a financial instrument and the
classification criteria of IFRS 9 is applied to the instrument as a whole.
Digital Assets and Digital Securities Awaiting Settlement
The issue and redemption of Digital Securities, and the transfer in and out of Digital Assets, is accounted for on
the transaction date. The transaction will not settle until two days after the transaction date. Where transactions
are awaiting settlement at the period end, the value of the Digital Asset and the Digital Securities due to be settled
is separately disclosed within the relevant assets and liabilities on the Statement of Financial Position. The fair
value of these receivables and payables is considered equivalent to their carrying value.
Digital Assets Held in Respect of Management Fees
As described above, Management Fees are accrued by reducing the Entitlement of each class of Digital
Security on a daily basis by an agreed amount. At the same time an equivalent amount is transferred from
Digital Assets to Digital Assets Held in respect of Management Fees.
As described above, under IFRS there is no standard treatment for the classification of digital currencies,
and therefore applying the same judgement described under the Digital Assets Policy, the Digital Assets held
or receivable in respect of Management Fees are accounted for in accordance with IAS38 revaluation model.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies (continued)
Digital Assets Held in Respect of Management Fees (continued)
The fair value of the Digital Assets transferred to Digital Assets Held in Respect of Management Fees at the
Statement of Financial Position date is re-measured using the latest Quoted Price on that date. An increase
in fair value is recorded first through Profit or Loss in respect of any previous impairment recognised being
reversed, with any further gains being recognised through Other Comprehensive Income. A decrease in fair
value of Digital Assets is recorded through Other Comprehensive Income in respect of any previous gains
recognised being reversed, with any further impairment being recognised through Profit or Loss. Upon de-
recognition of the Digital Assets recognised in respect of Management Fees (as a result of the transfer to
settle the Management Fee payable), any previously recognised gains shall be transferred from the
Revaluation Reserve to retained earnings.
Management Fees payable are also accrued based on the income recognised by the company, less any
expenditure, in accordance with the agreement with ManJer. These fees are paid by transfer of the relevant
Digital Assets therefore Management Fees payable are not considered to be financial liabilities, however
under IFRS 9 as the Digital Asset are readily convertible into cash, Management Fees are within the scope
of IAS 32 and IFRS 9 respectively, because they exhibit similar characteristics to financial instruments. The
company has classified these liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as equivalent to a derivative.
Reserves
A revaluation reserve and a retained earnings reserve are maintained within equity. All profits or losses,
including gains and losses on the movement in the fair value of Digital Securities are taken to the retained
earnings reserve at the end of each accounting period. Gains and reversals of previously recognised gains
arising on the movement in the fair value of Digital Assets, above cost, are taken to the revaluation reserve
at the end of each accounting period. Losses and reversals of previously recognised losses on the
movement in the fair value of Digital Assets, below cost, are taken to the retained earnings reserve at the
end of each accounting period.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets include trade and other receivables with a fixed payment amount and are not quoted
in an active market. After initial measurement the other financial assets are subsequently measured at
amortised cost.
Income
The Company derives its income over time (in respect of Management Fees), and at a point in time (in
respect of order fees) as follows:
i)
Management Fees
Management Fees are calculated by applying a fixed percentage to reduce the Entitlement of each class of
Digital Security on a daily basis in accordance with the terms of the securities issued. The change in
Entitlement reduces the value of the Digital Security. This reduction equates to the Management Fee amount
in the relevant Digital Asset that is recognised for that day per each Digital Security in issue on that day. The
Management Fees are accrued and recognised on a daily basis, until invoiced and settled by transfer of the
relevant Digital Asset. The amount of the Management is recognised by converting the Digital Assets into the
functional currency by application of the Quoted Price.
ii)
Order Fees
Fees for the issue and redemption of Digital Securities are recognised at the fair value of the
consideration expected to be received, on the date on which the transaction becomes legally binding.
Accrued order fees are invoiced and settled on a quarterly basis.
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WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
2.
Accounting Policies (continued)
Foreign Currency Translation (continued)
The financial statements of the Company are presented in the currency in which the majority of the Digital
Securities issued by the Company are denominated (its functional currency). For the purpose of the financial
statements, the results and financial position of the Company are expressed in United States Dollars (refer to
note 2 Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments), which is the functional currency of the Company and
the presentational currency of the financial statements.
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the spot rate at the date the transaction. Monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the period end date are translated at rates ruling at
that date. The resulting differences are accounted for through profit or loss.
Segmental Reporting
IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the
Company that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in order to allocate
resources to the segments and to assess their performance. The CODM has been determined as the board
of directors. A segment is a distinguishable component of the Company that is engaged either in providing
products or services (business segment), or in providing products and services within a particular economic
environment (geographical segment), which is subject to risks and rewards that are different from those of
other segments.
The Company has not provided segmental information as the Company has only one business or product
group, Digital Assets, and one geographical segment which is Europe. In addition the Company has no
single major customer from which greater than 10% of income is generated. All information relevant to the
understanding of the Company’s activities is included in these financial statements.
3.
Result Before Fair Value Movements
Result before fair value movements for the period comprised:
The Company is subject to Jersey Income Tax. During the period the Jersey Income Tax rate applicable to
the Company is zero percent.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
5.
Digital Assets Held in Respect of Management Fees
The fair value of trade and other receivables is equal to the carrying value. The Trade and Other
Receivables are due to be recovered within 12 months of the period end.
7.
Digital Assets
Net Gain Arising on Fair Value of Digital Assets
-
Realised gain on Digital Assets
-
Unrealised loss on Digital Assets
-
Unrealised gain on Digital Assets
Digital Assets at Fair Value
As at 31 December 2021, Digital Assets amounting to USD3,384,284 (31 December 2020: USD Nil) were
awaiting settlement in respect of a redemption of Digital Securities with transaction dates before the year end
and settlement dates in the following year. All Digital Assets have been valued using the Quoted Price on 31
December 2021. The below reconciliation of changes in Digital Assets comprises only non-cash changes.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
7.
Digital Assets (continued)
The directors consider that the useful life of the Digital Assets are assessed as indefinite on the basis that
they can be held, exchanged and transferred as a store of value without an expiration date.
8.
Digital Securities
Whilst the Digital Securities are quoted on the open market, the Company’s ultimate liability relates to its
contractual obligations to issue and redeem Digital Securities in exchange for Digital Assets as determined
by the Entitlement of each class of Digital Security on each trading day. The fair value of each creation and
redemption of Digital Securities is recorded using the Quoted Price on the transaction date. The issue and
redemption of Digital Securities is recorded at a value that corresponds to the value of the Digital Assets
transferred in respect of the issue and redemption. As a result (and with the exception of the impact of
Management Fees), gains and losses in respect of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) will
always be offset by a corresponding loss or gain on the Digital Securities and therefore commercially the
Company does not retain any net gains or losses or net risk exposures. However, the difference in valuation
between the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and Digital Securities creates a mis-match
between the values reported within these financial statements.
The Company measures the Digital Securities at their fair value in accordance with IFRS 13 rather than at
the contractual obligation described above. The fair value is deemed to be the price quoted on stock
exchanges where the Digital Securities are listed or traded.
The fair values and changes thereof during the period based on prices available on the open market as
recognised in the financial statements are:
Net Loss Arising on Fair Value of Digital Securities
-
Realised loss on Digital Securities
-
Unrealised loss on Digital Securities
Digital Securities at Fair Value
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
8.
Digital Securities (continued)
The contractual redemption values and changes thereof during the period based on the contractual
settlement values are:
The gain or loss on the difference between the value of the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital
Securities) and the fair value of Digital Securities would be reversed on a subsequent redemption of the
Digital Securities and transfer of the corresponding Digital Assets. Refer to note 15 for the non-statutory and
non-GAAP adjustments which reflect the results of this reversal.
As at 31 December 2021, Digital Securities amounting to USD 3,384,284 (31 December 2020: USD Nil)
were awaiting settlement in respect of a redemption with transaction date before the year end and settlement
dates in the following year.
The below reconciliation of changes in the Digital Securities, being liabilities arising from financing activities,
includes only non-cash changes.
*Baskets
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
8.
Digital Securities (continued)
On 16 August 2021, the Directors approved a split of WisdomTree Bitcoin whereby the holders of the Digital
securities received 40 additional securities for every 1 held at that date. The split resulted in a reduction in
the price of the security making it more accessible to investors.
9.
Trade and Other Payables
ManJer Fees Payable
Management Fees payable by transfer of Digital Assets are recorded at fair value. The fair value of the
remaining payables is equal to the carrying value. The ManJer Fee Payable is due to be settled within 12
months of the period end.
The Company can issue an unlimited capital of nil par value shares in accordance with its Memorandum of
Association.
All Shares issued by the Company carry one vote per Share without restriction and carry the right to dividends.
All Shares are held by WisdomTree Holdings Jersey Limited (“HoldCo”).
The Company Issued 2 Shares at incorporation and the shares were translated on initial recognition at the
USD/GBP rate of 0.8098. The shares remain unpaid.
11.
Related Party Disclosures
Entities and individuals which have significant influence over the Company, either through ownership or by virtue
of being a director of the Company are considered to be related parties. In addition, entities with common
ownership to the Company and entities with common directors are also considered to be related parties.
WisdomTree Issuer X Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
At 31 December 2021, USD 2 is receivable from HoldCo (31 December 2020: USD 2).
As disclosed in the Directors’ Report, ManJer paid director’ fees in respect of the Company as per below.
*Directors fees paid to JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited for the provision of Directors to the Company
from the date of their appointment which did not cover the full period in the prior year.
There were no amounts of loans, advanced payments and guarantees granted to or on behalf of any
Director of the Company.
Patrick Nyahwo is a Director and Hilary Jones is an employee of JTC Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited.
During the year, ManJer paid administration fees of GBP 116,434 (31 December 2020: GBP 21,705) to JTC
Fund Solutions (Jersey) Limited on the Company’s behalf.
Peter Ziemba and Stuart Bell are executive officers of WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
12.
Financial Risk Management
The Company is exposed to a number of risks arising from its activities, including credit risk, risk factors relating to
the Digital Assets, liquidity risk, settlement risk and market risk. The Board is responsible for the overall risk
management approach and for approving the risk management strategies and principles. The Board meets
frequently to consider the risk exposures of the Company and to determine appropriate management policies. The
risk management policies employed by the Company to manage these are discussed below.
The Digital Securities are subject to normal market fluctuations and other risks inherent in investing in
securities and other financial instruments. There can be no assurance that any appreciation in the value of
securities will occur, and the capital value of an investor’s original investment is not guaranteed. The value of
investments may go down as well as up, and an investor may not get back the original amount invested.
The information provided below is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of all the risks associated
with the Digital Securities and investors should refer to the most recent Prospectus for a detailed summary of
the risks inherent in investing in the Digital Securities. Any data provided should not be used or interpreted
as a basis for future forecast or investment performance.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
(a)
Credit Risk
Credit risk primarily refers to the risk that Authorised Participants or the Custodian will default on its
contractual obligations resulting in financial loss. At the reporting date the Company had Digital Securities
awaiting the transfer of Digital Assets and these were received in full.
Credit risk is managed by the Company by only dealing with Authorised Participants who are believed to be
creditworthy. The Company assesses the creditworthiness of the Authorised Participant by ensuring that they
deal with reputable organisations and regularly reviewing their business and its operations. In the event the
Authorised Participants fail to complete their obligation, no Digital Securities will be created therefore the
Company does not have the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received. Each class of Digital
Security is issued under limited recourse arrangements whereby the holders have recourse only to the
relevant Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and not to the Digital Assets of any other class
of Digital Security or to the Company, therefore limiting the credit risk of the Company in connection with the
Digital Assets (held in support of the Digital Securities).
Further detail in respect of custodial risk is presented below under Risk Factors Relating to Digital Assets.
The Board monitors credit risk exposure to ensure the Company’s exposure is managed, and has continued
to do so more closely with a focus on the potential impact of, or developments relating to the COVID-19.
(b)
Risk Factors Relating to Digital Assets
i)
Custodial risk
Custodial risk is managed by the Company by subjecting each Custodian to a detailed due diligence
review prior to their appointment, as well as undertaking regular due diligence updates and undertaking
ongoing monitoring of their service. The Custodians are not required to take out insurance and neither is
the Trustee. Accordingly, there is a risk that the secured Digital Assets could be stolen and the Company
would not be able to satisfy its obligations in respect of the Digital Securities. The Company engages two
Custodians, namely Swissquote Bank Ltd (“Swissquote”) and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC
(“Coinbase Custody”). All Digital Assets are stored in secured wallets and in addition the Company
spreads its risk on WisdomTree Bitcoin and WisdomTree Ethereum by holding certain exposures to
Bitcoin and Ethereum respectively in wallets with both Custodians. The Company monitors the level of
Bitcoin and Ethereum held in these wallets daily using internally determined limits in order to monitor
exposure and minimise risk and has adopted similar risk measures for all other digital assets held in the
Baskets as volumes increase. Currently Coinbase Custody is the sole custodian of all other digital assets
held in the Baskets.
ii)
Forking
A fork is a change of the blockchain protocol version which is distinct from the main one. It can cause
several risks such as the trading may be temporarily or indefinitely suspended and the prices can be
negatively impacted. A hard fork may result in Digital Currency held as collateral with respect to Digital
Securities becoming a new forked digital asset. If this were to happen then it could reduce the amount of
Digital Currency held as collateral with the relevant Custodian, the coin entitlement of a Security holder,
and the value of the Security holder’s holding of Digital Securities.
Security holders may not receive the benefit of the forked currency depending on the Custodian and the
Company’s policy. There is no obligation for the Custodians or the Company to support the inclusion of
any forked assets. The reasons of the fork and the occurrence of this one for a specific Digital Currency
can be different and unique so it can cause several risks in terms of trading, operation, settlement,
security, pricing and so on.
The Company may seek not to obtain any forked assets even in the case where they are supported by a
Custodian and/or may compulsorily redeem any Digital Securities whose underlying digital assets are
subject to a fork event. As a result, holders of Digital Securities may lose value or not be able to
participate in any upside of forked assets.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
(b)
Risk Factors Relating to Digital Assets (continued)
iii)Airdrops
An airdrop occurs when the issuer of a new digital asset declares to the holder of another specific digital asset
that they will be entitled to claim for free a quantity of the new digital asset because they are holding this
specific existing digital asset. If an airdrop occurs intended to benefit holders of a Digital Asset, then the ability
of a holder of Digital Securities relating to such Digital Asset to participate in the airdrop will depend on the
support of the Custodian. There is no obligation on the Custodian to support any airdrop or hold the
airdropped digital asset and so there is no certainty that holders of Digital Securities will be able to obtain any
airdropped digital currencies or realise any value from them. Airdrops are primarily used to promote
awareness of new digital asset and do not impact the existing digital asset.
The total carrying amounts of the Digital Assets best represent the maximum risk exposure at the Statement
of Financial Position date.
(c)
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with
its financial liabilities as they fall due. The Company’s receivables and payables in respect of order fees are
all payable on demand and generally settled on a short-term basis. In addition, amounts in respect of the
order fees are transferred from the relevant counterparties directly to ManJer and there are no cash flows
through the Company other than on rebalancing events of the Baskets. In the case of a rebalancing event,
where a trade cannot be placed between direct pairs of digital currencies, the Custodian will sell specific
amounts of one digital currency to US Dollars, using the proceeds to buy another digital currency. This
buying and selling of US Dollars nets off and the Company will not have a cash surplus or shortfall. The
Company’s Digital Assets receivable and payable in respect of Management Fees are also payable on
demand and generally settled on a short term basis.
The Digital Securities do not have a contractual maturity date and will only be redeemed at the request of the
holder of the security, which may be requested at any time, with the transaction settling through the transfer
of the required Digital Assets two days after the transaction date, or in the case of a compulsory redemption,
by either transferring the required Digital Assets, or by realising those Digital Assets for cash (on an active
market) and settling the cash proceeds to holders on a short term basis. Generally, only Security Holders
who have entered into an authorised participant agreement with the Company can submit applications and
redemptions directly with the Company.
In certain circumstances, for example, in the event of volatility in the relevant markets, the Company and/or
Authorised Participants may seek to limit or restrict the ability of Authorised Participants to apply for new, or
to redeem Digital Securities. The Company will inform the holders of the relevant Digital Securities of any
such actions by Regulatory Information Service (“RIS”) announcement.
When Digital Securities are redeemed, the Company returns the corresponding amount of Digital Assets
determined by the Entitlement of those Digital Securities, therefore the redemption of Digital Securities would
not impact the liquidity of the Company.
Consequently, the Company has not presented any tabular information in respect of liquidity risk.
(d)
Settlement Risk
Settlement risk primarily refers to the risk that an Authorised Participant will default on its contractual
obligations resulting in financial loss.
The directors believe that settlement risk would only be caused by the risk of the Company’s trading
counterparty not delivering Digital Assets or Digital Securities on the settlement date. The Digital Securities
settle through the CREST system. The directors feel that this risk is mitigated as Digital Securities are not
issued until the required amount of Digital Asset has been received in the Custodian account, and Digital
Assets are not transferred until the relevant Digital Securities have been delivered in CREST. As a result
each transaction does not settle until both parties have fulfilled their contractual obligations.
Amounts outstanding in respect of positions yet to settle are disclosed in notes 7 and 8.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
(e)
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices (such as digital asset prices) will affect the Company’s
income or the value of its financial instruments held or issued.
The value of the Company’s liability in respect of the Digital Securities fluctuates according to the Digital Asset
prices and the risk of such change in price is managed by the Company by holding Digital Assets in the same
quantity as its liability. Therefore, the Company bears no residual risk from a change in the price of Digital Assets
(held to support the Digital Securities). Refer to note 8 for the further details regarding fair values.
However, there is an inherent risk from the point of view of holders as the price of the Digital Assets and the
value of the Digital Securities may vary widely due to, amongst other things, changing supply or demand for
Digital Assets, government and monetary policy or intervention and global or regional political, economic or
financial events.
The market price of Digital Securities is (and will remain) a function of supply and demand amongst
investors wishing to buy and sell Digital Securities and the bid or offer spread that the market makers are
willing to quote. This is highlighted in note 8, and below under the Fair Value Hierarchy.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Global financial markets experienced a significant decline at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the
markets have since recovered, the ultimate duration of the pandemic and its short-term and long-term impact on
the global economy is unknown. Mutations in the virus and negative global economic consequences arising from
the pandemic, among other factors, could have a future adverse impact on the global financial markets. Negative
market reactions could negatively affect both the volatility and prices of Digital Assets and hence the prices of the
Digital Securities, and such effects may be significant and may be long-term in nature.
The directors are closely monitoring the financial position and performance of ManJer, its assets under
management, and therefore its related revenue streams, in respect of fulfilling the obligations under the
services agreement. The directors acknowledge that any impacts on the amounts reported by the Company,
including subsequent movements in the fair value of assets or securities in issue, are non-adjusting from an
IFRS perspective. The directors’ consideration in respect of the going concern position of the Company is set
out in note 2.
(f)
Sensitivity Analysis
IFRS 7 requires disclosure of a sensitivity analysis for each type of market risk to which the entity is exposed
to at the reporting date, showing how profit or loss and equity would have been affected by a reasonably
possible change to the relevant risk variable.
The Company’s obligations and liability in respect of Digital Securities relates to its contractual obligations to
issue and redeem Digital Securities in exchange for Digital Assets as determined by the Entitlement of each
class of Digital Security on each trading day. The fair value of each creation and redemption of Digital
Securities is recorded using the Quoted Price on the transaction date. As a result the Company’s contractual
and economic liability in connection with the issue of Digital Securities is matched by movements in the value
of the corresponding Digital Asset. Consequently, commercially the Company does not have any net
exposure to market price risk.
The profit or loss, and other comprehensive income would be impacted by movements in the Quoted Price. Using
past performance as a best estimate for future performance, the Directors consider the percentage change in the
daily price for the last trading year and believe this is the best guide for the sensitivity in each Digital Asset. As
such, even though the price of a Digital Asset between the start of the year and the end of a reporting year may
vary considerably, such change is expected to occur over a period of time and cannot be forecasted with any
certainty. The table below indicates the highest daily recorded change in the Quoted Price of the Digital Asset and
Digital Securities, rounded to the nearest 5%,for the year ended 31 December 2021.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
The sensitivity is linear and the following table summarises the impact movements in the Quoted Price of the
Digital Assets in relation to US Dollars and the Market Price of the Digital Securities as at 31 December 2021, with
all other variables held constant, on the profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the period:
In the prior period, the rationale for the sensitivity in the price accounted for the fact that as at 31 December
2020, Bitcoin was at an all-time high. The value of Bitcoin traded between USD 5,045 and USD 28,674,
representing an average price fluctuation of approximately 63% against the Quoted Price as at 31 December
2020. This resulted in a 0% increase as the price as at 31 December 2020 was the highest price during the
period. Therefore, the directors considered that 5% represented a reasonable increase in the value of the
Digital Assets, whilst 60% was more representative of a potential decrease in the value of the Digital Assets
given the volatility observed during that period. The sensitivity is linear and the following table summarises
the impact movements in the Quoted Price of the Digital Assets in relation to US Dollars and the Market
Price of the Digital Securities as at 31 December 2020, with all other variables held constant, on the profit or
loss and other comprehensive income for the period:
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
(g)
Capital Management
The primary objective of the Company’s capital management policy is to ensure that it maintains sufficient
resources for operational purposes. The capital being managed is the Stated Capital as presented in the
Statement of Changes in Equity. Retained Earnings and the Revaluation Reserve, as presented in the
Statement of Changes in Equity, are not considered managed capital as (other than the impact of
Management Fees) these balances relate to unrealised gains and losses on Digital Assets (held to support
the Digital Securities) and Digital Securities, which are reversed on a subsequent redemption of the Digital
Securities and the related transfer of Digital Assets and will therefore not be realised. The Company is not
subject to any capital requirements imposed by a regulator and there were no changes in the Company’s
approach to capital management during the period.
The Company’s principal activity is the issue and listing of Digital Securities. These securities are issued and
redeemed as demand requires. The Company holds a corresponding amount of Digital Assets which
matches the total liability of the Digital Securities issued. ManJer supplies or arranges the supply of all
management and administration services to the Company and pays all management and administration
costs of the Company, including Trustee and Custodian Fees. In return for these services the Company pays
a Management Fee, which under the terms of the service agreement is equal to the aggregate of the
Management Fee and order fees earned.
As all Digital Securities on issue are supported by an equivalent amount of Digital Assets held by the
Custodian and the running costs of the Company were paid by ManJer, the directors of the Company
consider the capital management and its current capital resources are adequate to maintain the ongoing
listing and issue of Digital Securities.
(h)
Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)
The levels in the hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
fair values based on valuation techniques using observable inputs other than quoted prices.
fair values based on valuation techniques using inputs that are not based on observable
market data.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
12.
Financial Risk Management (continued)
(h)
Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)
Categorisation within the hierarchy is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to
the fair value measurement of each relevant asset/liability.
The Company is required to utilise the available on market price as the Digital Securities are quoted and
actively traded on the open market. Therefore Digital Securities are classified as Level 1 financial liabilities.
The Company holds Digital Assets to support the Digital Securities as determined by the Entitlement (which
is calculated in accordance with an agreed formula published in the Prospectus). Digital Assets are revalued
to fair value using the Quoted Price. The Company has contractual obligations to issue and redeem Digital
Securities in exchange for Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) as determined by the
Entitlement of each class of Digital Security on each trading day. The fair value of each creation and
redemption of Digital Securities is recorded using the Quoted Price on the transaction date applied to that
Entitlement. Therefore, Digital Assets are classified as a level 1 asset, as the value is calculated using third
party pricing sources.
The Management Fees Payable is valued by converting the Digital Assets accrued and payable into the
functional currency by application of the Quoted Price on the period end date, and is therefore classified as a
Level 2 financial liability.
The categorisation of the Company’s assets and liabilities are as shown below:
The Digital Securities are recognised at fair value upon initial recognition and measured at fair value in line
with the Company’s accounting policy. The Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) are
recognised at cost upon initial recognition and revalued to fair value in line with the Company’s accounting
policy. Transfers between levels would be recognised if there was a change in the accounting policies
adopted, or should there be changes in circumstances that prevented public information in respect of Level 1
inputs from being available. Any such transfers would be recognised on the date of the change in
circumstances that cause the transfer. There were no transfers or reclassifications between Levels for any of
the assets or liabilities during the period.
13.
Ultimate Controlling Party
In accordance with the disclosure requirements of IFRS the directors have determined that no entity meets
the definition of ultimate controlling party. The holder of issued equity shares is HoldCo, a Jersey registered
company. WisdomTree Investments, Inc is the ultimate controlling party of HoldCo.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
14.
Events Occurring After the Reporting Period
On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The directors
are closely monitoring developments that may impact financial markets including sanctions, actions by
governments and developments of the crisis, as well as the impact on the financial position and performance
of ManJer
The Company launched WisdomTree Cardano, WisdomTree Polkadot and WisdomTree Solana securities on
21 March 2022 and subsequently listed on Xetra and Six Swiss stock exchanges on 29 March 2022 and on
the Euronext stock exchange on 31 March 2022.
There have been no other significant events that have occurred since the end of the reporting period up to
the date of signing the Financial Statements which would impact on the financial position of the Company
disclosed in the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2021, or on the results and cash flows of
the Company for the year ended on that date.
15.
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Information
As a result of the mismatch in the valuation of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and
Digital Securities (as disclosed in notes 7 and 8) the profits and losses and comprehensive income of the
Company presented in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income reflect gains and
losses which represent the movement in the cumulative difference between the value of the Digital Assets
and the price of Digital Securities. The Statement of Changes in Equity also reflects the fair value
movements on both the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and the Digital Securities.
These gains or losses on the difference between the value of the Digital Assets (held to support the Digital
Securities) and the price of Digital Securities would be reversed on a subsequent redemption of the Digital
Securities and transfer of the corresponding Digital Assets. Furthermore each class of Digital Security is
issued under limited recourse arrangements whereby the holders have recourse only to the relevant Digital
Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and not to the digital assets of any other class of Digital
Security or to the Company. As a result the Company does not make gains from trading in the Digital Assets
(held to support the Digital Securities) and, from a commercial perspective (with the exception of the impact
of Management Fees) gains and losses in respect of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) will
always be offset by a corresponding loss or gain on the Digital Securities and the Company does not retain
any net gains or losses.
The Company has entered into contractual obligations to issue and redeem Digital Securities in exchange for
Digital Assets as determined by the Entitlement of each class of Digital Security on each trading day. As
described in note 8, the Company’s contractual liability in respect of Digital Securities is determined by
applying the Quoted Price of the underlying Digital Asset to the Entitlement of the Digital Security and the
total number of Digital Securities in issue.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
15.
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Information (continued)
To reflect the commercial results, the Company has presented below a non-GAAP and non-Statutory
Statement of Profit or Loss and Total Comprehensive Income and Statement of Changes in Equity for the
period which reflect an Adjustment from Market Value of Digital Securities to Value represented by underlying
Digital Assets, together with those gains or losses being transferred to a separate reserve which is deemed
non-distributable.
(a)
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
15.
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Information (continued)
(b)
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Statement of Changes in Equity
3 This represents the difference between the Value of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and the price of Digital Securities.
4 The residual balances in Retained Earnings and the Revaluation Reserve represent the movement on the fair value of the Digital Assets Receivable and Payable.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
15.
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Information (continued)
(c)
Non-GAAP and Non-Statutory Statement of Changes in Equity (continued)
5 This represents the difference between the Value of Digital Assets (held to support the Digital Securities) and the price of Digital Securities.
6 The residual balances in Retained Earnings and the Revaluation Reserve represent the movement on the fair value of the Digital Assets Receivable and Payable.
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