WisdomTree Short USD Long GBP 3x Daily is designed to provide investors with a leveraged short exposure to US Dollars (USD) relative to Pounds Sterling (GBP) by tracking the MSFX Triple Short US Dollar/GBP Index (TR) (the Index), which aims to reflect three times the performance of a position in forward contracts which are rolled on a daily basis.
WisdomTree Short USD Long GBP 3x Daily is an exchange traded currency (ETC). Its securities can be created and redeemed on demand by authorised participants and traded on exchange just like shares in a company.The ETC obtains exposure to the Index by entering into unfunded swaps with a counterparty.
There is no upfront cash payment by the Issuer to the counterparty when an unfunded swap is created. However, daily cash payments are made between the Issuer and the counterparty to reflect the movements in the value of the Index.Separately, the Issuer uses the cash it holds to purchase eligible collateral from the counterparty under a daily reverse repurchase agreement (reverse repo), an agreement whereby the counterparty agrees to repurchase such eligible collateral from the Issuer the following day.
The eligible collateral is held by the custodian in a custody account..