WisdomTree has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ceres Partners, a U.S.-based alternative asset manager specializing in farmland investments. This transaction marks WisdomTree’s entry into the private asset markets — starting with real estate and specifically farmland.
The acquisition delivers immediate scale and long-term upside, bringing approximately $1.85 billion in assets under management across approximately 545 U.S. farmland properties spanning 12 states, predominantly in the Midwest. Ceres has a strong track record of performance, having delivered a 10.3 percent net average annual total return since its inception in 2007 — outperforming farmland benchmarks.
With farmland recognized as one of the largest and most underpenetrated real asset classes in the United States, WisdomTree believes there is significant opportunity for growth. The asset class historically provides resilient, inflation-protected returns and is largely uncorrelated to trad
