Effective today, NASDAQ listed the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (Nasdaq:GULF). The WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund is based on the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Index. GULF provides investors with exposure to approximately 70 dividend-paying companies listed in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The NASDAQ ETF Market is designed specifically to support new ETFs such as GULF. The focus of The NASDAQ ETF Market is the Designated Liquidity Provider, a Market Maker who has been selected to maintain liquidity in qualified ETFs (i.e., Qualified Securities).

NASDAQ requires Designated Liquidity Providers to maintain a higher standard of market quality measured by spread, depth, and time quoting at or near the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO). They receive price incentives to support ETFs during their period of initial listing, when ETFs need to develop more active trading.

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