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WT WisdomTree, Inc.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $13M, Q3 2025: $55M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $8M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $13M vs trailing avg $21M (-39%)

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Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Buyback $76M / FCF $36M = 209% of FCF

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 27,364,468 shares = 19.4% of 140,713,000 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

6 open-market purchases by 1 insiders

  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 44 shares at $16.94 on 2026-02-25
  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 68 shares at $11.05 on 2025-11-26
  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 33 shares at $13.43 on 2025-08-27
  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 46 shares at $9.62 on 2025-05-28
  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 48 shares at $9.26 on 2025-02-26
  • PANKOPF TONIA L () bought 38 shares at $11.52 on 2024-11-20
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Company buybacks in 3 quarters and 6 insider purchases by 1 insiders (overlapped in 1 quarter)

  • Q1 2026: PANKOPF TONIA L bought while company spent $13M
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Insider Net Direction

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $1M in the last 90 days (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 545.4x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Yates David M (Chief Information Officer) sold 15,000 shares on 2026-05-05
  • Lilien R Jarrett (President and COO) sold 30,000 shares on 2026-02-25
  • Yates David M (Chief Information Officer) sold 6,820 shares on 2025-12-02
  • Lilien R Jarrett (President and COO) sold 12,500 shares on 2025-11-25
  • Lilien R Jarrett (President and COO) sold 25,000 shares on 2025-11-12
  • Lilien R Jarrett (President and COO) sold 12,500 shares on 2025-08-26
  • Lilien R Jarrett (President and COO) sold 25,000 shares on 2025-08-12