Edmiston Bryan 4
4 · WisdomTree, Inc. · Filed Jan 29, 2026
Research Summary
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WisdomTree (WT) CFO Bryan Edmiston Receives PRSU Shares
What Happened
Bryan Edmiston, Chief Financial Officer of WisdomTree (WT), had 43,998 performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) convert into 43,998 shares on Jan 27, 2026. The filing reports $0.00 per share because these shares were issued on vesting (not bought on the open market). The company withheld 22,888 shares to cover tax withholding, leaving Edmiston with a net 21,110 shares.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-01-29 (filed timely).
- Reported transaction codes: M = conversion/exercise of derivative (PRSUs converted to shares); F = shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding.
- Reported price: $0.00 (non-cash issuance on vesting).
- Net shares delivered to insider: 21,110 (43,998 vested – 22,888 withheld).
- Notable footnotes: PRSUs were granted Jan 25, 2023 and vested Jan 25, 2026; payout was 199% of target based on Relative TSR (84.62nd percentile). Dividend equivalents of 1,838 PRSUs were reinvested, and shares were withheld by the issuer to cover taxes.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
Context
This was a vesting of performance-based RSUs (a compensation event), not an open-market buy or sell. The withholding of shares to cover taxes is a routine administrative step (similar to a cashless exercise) and does not by itself indicate buying or selling sentiment. The payout was above target (199%) due to relative total shareholder return vs. peers over the performance period.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-01-27+43,998→ 294,555 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F4][F3]2026-01-27−22,888→ 271,667 total - Exercise/Conversion
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
[F5][F1][F2]2026-01-27−43,998→ 0 total→ Common Stock (43,998 underlying)
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Each performance-based restricted stock unit ("PRSU") represented the right to receive, on the vesting date, one share of common stock for each such unit that vested.
- [F2]Includes the reinvestment of dividend equivalents into 1,838 PRSUs between the grant date and vesting date.
- [F3]Includes restricted stock awards vesting as to (i) 55,049 shares on January 25, 2027, (ii) 30,942 shares on January 25, 2028 and (iii) 12,016 shares on January 25, 2029.
- [F4]Shares withheld by the Issuer upon vesting of PRSUs to cover withholding taxes.
- [F5]These PRSUs were granted by the Issuer on January 25, 2023 and vested on January 25, 2026. The ultimate number of shares that could have vested was between 0 and 200% of the previously reported target number of PRSUs based on the total shareholder return ("TSR") of the Issuer's common stock relative to the respective TSRs of the stocks of a peer group of companies, each measured over a 3-year period from the grant date ("Relative TSR"). Based on a report issued by an independent valuation specialist and certified by the Issuer's compensation committee on January 27, 2026, the Relative TSR measured in the 84.62nd percentile, resulting in the vesting of 199% of the target number of PRSUs.