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WisdomTree Executive Compensation (FY25)

WT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jonathan Steinberg
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 17, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Total compensation for Jonathan Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer, came to $6,704,625 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $6,745,441 reported for fiscal 2024, Steinberg's total was 0.6% lower. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 30:1, against median employee compensation of $223,250. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026. The disclosed peer group names Acadian Asset Management LLC, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., B. Riley Financial, Inc. and Cohen & Steers, Inc., among others.

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Jonathan Steinberg: $6,745,441 → $6,704,625 (0.6% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 89.8% → 98.7% (8.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 33:1 → 30:1 (9.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is WisdomTree's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jonathan Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer, came to $6,704,625 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,745,441 reported for fiscal 2024, Steinberg's total was 0.6% lower.
What was WisdomTree's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026.
Which companies are in WisdomTree's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Acadian Asset Management LLC, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., B. Riley Financial, Inc. and Cohen & Steers, Inc., among others.
What is WisdomTree's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 30:1, against median employee compensation of $223,250.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jarrett Lilien
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Peter Ziemba
Senior Advisor to the CEO and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alexis Marinof
Head of Europe
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bryan Edmiston
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jarrett Lilien
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Peter Ziemba
Senior Advisor to the CEO and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alexis Marinof
Head of Europe
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bryan Edmiston
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. Jarrett Lilien
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alexis Marinof
Chief Executive Officer, Europe
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bryan Edmiston
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Marci Frankenthaler
Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. Jarrett Lilien
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alexis Marinof
Chief Executive Officer, Europe
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bryan Edmiston
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Marci Frankenthaler
Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alexis MarinofRSU◇——◇——◇
Alexis MarinofPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan EdmistonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan EdmistonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan SteinbergPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jonathan SteinbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Marci FrankenthalerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marci FrankenthalerRSU◇——◇——◇
R. Jarrett LilienRSU◇——◇——◇
R. Jarrett LilienPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Marci FrankenthalerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Alexis MarinofPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Bryan EdmistonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
R. Jarrett LilienRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jonathan SteinbergRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Alexis Marinof
Chief Executive Officer, Europe · Amended agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Bryan Edmiston
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Jonathan Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Marci Frankenthaler
Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
R. Jarrett Lilien
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Smita Conjeevaram
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Win Neuger
◇◇————◇
Rilla Delorier
◇◇————◇
Lynn S. Blake
◇◇————◇
Shamla Naidoo
◇◇————◇
Anthony Bossone
◇◇————◇
Daniela Mielke
◇◇————◇
Tonia Pankopf
◇◇————◇
Frank Salerno and Jonathan Steinberg served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($500,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Acadian Asset Management LLC AAMI
  • AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. AB
  • Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. APAM
  • B. Riley Financial, Inc. RILY
  • Cohen & Steers, Inc. CNS
  • Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. DHIL
  • Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. DFIN
  • Hercules Capital, Inc. HTGC
  • Main Street Capital Corporation MAIN
  • Moelis & Company MC
  • Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. SAMG
  • Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. VCTR
  • Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. VRTS
  • Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. WHG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 17, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 17, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021July 15, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 17, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 18, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 19, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001214659-26-007575
  2. 0001214659-26-005251
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Non-Employee Directors · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001214659-25-009393
  4. 0001193125-22-171961
  5. 0001214659-25-006571
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001214659-24-011030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001214659-24-007720
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-23-172681
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-23-139497
    Employment Agreement
  10. 0001193125-22-198126
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-21-195128
  12. 0001193125-20-175633
  13. 0001193125-19-176511
  14. 0001193125-18-199532
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Peers WisdomTree discloses

The companies named in WT's own disclosed peer group.

Acadian Asset Management LLCAllianceBernstein Holding L.P.Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.B. Riley Financial, Inc.Cohen & Steers, Inc.Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.Hercules Capital, Inc.Main Street Capital CorporationMoelis & CompanySilvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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