Investment Philosophy

The US Equity ETF philosophy reflects the teachings of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett. We believe there is a persistent market failure to recognize a company’s “intrinsic value.” The Fund attempts to exploit this failure on behalf of our investors through a bottom-up, fundamental investment approach.

  • Bottom-Up Security Selection

    We look for companies with strong balance sheets, sustainable earnings and effective management stewardship that are at a discount to intrinsic value.

  • Focus on Absolute Returns

    We attempt to avoid the permanent impairment of capital and generate long-term positive absolute returns across market cycles.

  • Flexible, Benchmark-Agnostic Approach

    The Fund has the ability to invest across sectors/industries, market-capitalization ranges, and without regard to a benchmark.

Our Process

The Fund looks for opportunities in companies that have temporarily disappointed investors; industries in turmoil or out of favor; and countries in economic downturns or overlooked by the market.

The investment process involves the following steps:

  • 01

    Analyze, Understand Business Models

    Thoroughly understand a company and the market in which it operates. Among other critical factors, the team’s document-driven analysis examines:

    • A company’s market share
    • The nature of its products and its business contingencies
  • 02

    Recast Financial Statements

    Financial statements are recast because:

    • Conservative accounting practices can mask the true earnings power of a company
    • In our view, accounting practices are sometimes too liberal

    Our goal is to uncover a company’s true economic earnings using only demonstrated results.

  • 03

    Calculate Intrinsic Value

    The team places great emphasis on:

    • Balance sheet valuation (such as Enterprise Value to Asset Replacement Value)
    • Cash flow valuation (such as EV/EBIT)
    • Investments are made based on significant discounts to what is believed to be a company’s intrinsic value.
  • 04

    Typically Invest for the Long Term

    The team typically seeks a discount to what they believe is a company’s intrinsic value*:

    • They seek further downside mitigation by determining a “margin of safety” in each holding
    • This “margin of safety” is viewed as a form of risk mitigation against uncertainty in a fundamentally unknowable future.
  1. Disclosures

  2. *

    “Intrinsic value” is based on our judgment of what a prudent and rational business buyer would pay in cash for all of the company in normal markets.

  3. First Eagle defines "margin of safety" as the difference between a company's market price and our estimate of its intrinsic value. An investment made with a margin of safety is no guarantee against loss.

  4. One cannot invest directly in an index. Indices do not incur management fees or other operating expenses.

  5. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices.

    Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible.

  6. Definitions

  7. Active Share: measures the percentage of a fund’s portfolio holdings differing from its benchmark. Active share can range from 0% (index fund) to 100% (no commonality with the benchmark index).

    Distribution Rate: The amount of a fund’s most recent distribution divided by the fund’s current market price, then multiplied by the number of distribution payments made in a 12-month period.

    Distribution Yield: The distribution yield of a security is calculated by dividing the distributions paid (yearly, monthly, etc.) by its cost or net asset value. Distribution yield can be used as a measure of investment cash flow provided by an investment relative to the cost paid for that investment.

    Dividend Yield: A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

    Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes (EV/EBIT ratio) compares a company’s enterprise value to its annual operating income.

    Enterprise value is a measure of a company’s total value, which is calculated by adding debt to market capitalization minus cash and cash equivalents.

    Median 30 Day Spread Percentage: The difference between the bid price for a security and its ask (or offer) price. It represents the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) for a security and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.

    Net Asset Value (NAV): The per share value of a mutual fund, found by subtracting the fund's liabilities from its assets and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Mutual funds calculate their NAVs at least once a day.

    Premium/Discount Percentage: The difference between the daily market price of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The daily market price is calculated using the mid-point between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time).

    Price-to-Book Ratio (“P/B Ratio”): A weighted average ratio used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share.

    Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio: A weighted average measure of the market's expectations of a firm's future financial health. Because this measure deals with cash flow, the effects of depreciation and other non-cash factors are removed. Like the price-earnings ratio, this measure provides an indication of relative value.

    Price-to-Earnings Ratio (“P/E Ratio”): A weighted average current share price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

    SEC Yield: The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The formula is based on maximum offering price per share. The Fund does not include fee waivers. This is also referred to as the "standardized yield", “30-Day Yield” and “Current Yield”.

    Sharpe Ratio: A measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The greater a fund’s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been.

    Standard Deviation: Standard deviation of returns measures the average a return series deviates from its mean. It is often used as a measure of risk. When a fund has a high standard deviation, the predicted range of performance implies greater volatility.

    Taxable Distribution Rate: The portion of dividends or capital gains paid out by a fund that is subject to individual taxation. 

    S&P 500 Index (Gross/Total) measures the performance of 500 of the top companies in the leading industries of the US economy and is widely recognized as a proxy for the US market as a whole. A total-return index tracks price changes and reinvestment of distribution income.

    Beta is a measure of the fund's volatility (risk) relative to the overall market. The higher the fund's Beta, the more the fund price is expected to change in response to a given change in the value of the market.

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ETF Holdings

As of Jan 27, 2026

Stock TickerCUSIP/OtherSecurity NameSharesPriceMarket ValueWeightings
GOOG 02079K107 ALPHABET INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 240 333.59 $80,061.60 5.72%
BDX 75887109 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COMMON STOCK USD 1 311 203.42 $63,263.62 4.52%
META 30303M102 META PLATFORMS INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.000006 94 672.36 $63,201.84 4.51%
HCA 40412C101 HCA HEALTHCARE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 130 472.38 $61,409.40 4.39%
OKE 682680103 ONEOK INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 750 77.50 $58,125.00 4.15%
CHRW 12541W209 CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.1 283 178.11 $50,405.13 3.60%
ELV 36752103 ELEVANCE HEALTH INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 126 376.93 $47,493.18 3.39%
BK 64058100 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP/THE COMMON STOCK USD 398 119.02 $47,369.96 3.38%
ORCL 68389X105 ORACLE CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 249 182.44 $45,427.56 3.24%
PM 718172109 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK USD 0 232 175.76 $40,776.32 2.91%
NEM 651639106 NEWMONT CORP COMMON STOCK USD 1.6 300 125.92 $37,776.00 2.70%
UHS 913903100 UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC COMMON STOCK USD 181 206.10 $37,304.10 2.66%
XOM 30231G102 EXXON MOBIL 275 134.84 $37,081.00 2.65%
CMCSA 20030N101 COMCAST CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 1,096 29.43 $32,255.28 2.30%
CL 194162103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY COMMON STOCK USD 1 375 85.20 $31,950.00 2.28%
EXPD 302130109 EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC COMMON 201 158.84 $31,926.84 2.28%
B 06849F108 BARRICK MINING CORP COMMON STOCK CAD 615 51.29 $31,543.35 2.25%
CRM 79466L302 SALESFORCE.COM INC. 134 229.40 $30,739.60 2.20%
WY 962166104 WEYERHAEUSER CO REIT USD 1.25 950 26.60 $25,270.00 1.81%
SLB 806857108 SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED 505 49.70 $25,098.50 1.79%
FNV 351858105 FRANCO-NEVADA CORP COMMON STOCK 91 259.31 $23,597.21 1.69%
TXN 882508104 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COMMON STOCK USD 1 118 196.59 $23,197.62 1.66%
WDAY 98138H101 WORKDAY INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 118 190.85 $22,520.30 1.61%
WTW BDB6Q21 WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC 69 322.00 $22,218.00 1.59%
MDT BTN1Y11 MEDTRONIC PLC COMMON STOCK USD 0.1 216 100.67 $21,744.72 1.55%
CHTR 16119P108 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 110 193.79 $21,316.90 1.52%
ADI 32654105 ANALOG DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.167 67 304.01 $20,368.67 1.45%
AXP 25816109 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON STOCK USD 0.2 55 363.25 $19,978.75 1.43%
EQR 29476L107 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL REIT USD 0.01 319 62.12 $19,816.28 1.42%
NOV 62955J103 NOV INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 1,061 18.60 $19,734.60 1.41%
CASH CASH 19,603 1.00 $19,603.21 1.40%
PPG 693506107 PPG INDUSTRIES INC COMMON STOCK USD 1.66666 173 112.65 $19,488.45 1.39%
DG 256677105 DOLLAR GENERAL CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.875 129 150.33 $19,392.57 1.39%
USB 902973304 US BANCORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 339 55.83 $18,926.37 1.35%
AEM 8474108 AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMMON STOCK CAD 0 82 215.41 $17,663.62 1.26%
BIO 90572207 BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 59 299.28 $17,657.52 1.26%
CMI 231021106 CUMMINS INC COMMON STOCK USD 2.5 31 569.96 $17,668.76 1.26%
IFF 459506101 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC COMMON 228 74.03 $16,878.84 1.21%
IPGP 44980X109 IPG PHOTONICS CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 189 87.97 $16,626.33 1.19%
NTR 67077M108 NUTRIEN LTD 232 70.23 $16,293.36 1.16%
BRK/B 84670702 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0033 31 483.47 $14,987.57 1.07%
OMC 681919106 OMNICOM GROUP INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.15 161 80.36 $12,937.96 0.92%
DIS 254687106 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 98 111.31 $10,908.38 0.78%
EXR 30225T102 EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC REIT USD 0.01 75 140.09 $10,506.75 0.75%
DE 244199105 DEERE & CO COMMON STOCK USD 1 20 516.54 $10,330.80 0.74%
NE BN2QTL0 NOBLE CORP PLC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 285 35.20 $10,032.00 0.72%
MSFT 594918104 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.00000625 20 470.28 $9,405.60 0.67%
FNF 31620R303 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC COMMON STOCK USD 161 54.80 $8,822.80 0.63%
BXP 101121101 BXP INC REIT USD 0.01 121 64.77 $7,837.17 0.56%
ROST 778296103 ROSS STORES INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 39 187.57 $7,315.23 0.52%
WTW G96629103 WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC 22 322.00 $7,084.00 0.51%
MDT G5960L103 MEDTRONIC PLC COMMON STOCK USD 0.1 68 100.67 $6,845.56 0.49%
CSL 142339100 CARLISLE COS INC COMMON STOCK USD 1 19 350.19 $6,653.61 0.48%
NE G65431127 NOBLE CORP PLC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 89 35.20 $3,132.80 0.22%
  1. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Based on total fair value of investment and cash/cash equivalents. Not a guarantee of future portfolio composition. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

    Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Fund Management

  • Manish Gupta

    Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst

    Industry start:  
    2005
    Year joined:  
    2009
  • Adrian Jones

    Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst

    Industry start:  
    1988
    Year joined:  
    2018
  • Matthew McLennan

    Head of Global Value Team and Portfolio Manager

    Industry start:  
    1991
    Year joined:  
    2008
  • Mark Wright

    Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst

    Industry start:  
    1994
    Year joined:  
    2007

Investment Process

The Fund looks for opportunities in companies that have temporarily disappointed investors; industries in turmoil or out of favor; and countries in economic downturns or overlooked by the market.

The investment process involves the following steps:

  • 01

    Analyze, Understand Business Models

    Thoroughly understand a company and the market in which it operates. Among other critical factors, the team’s document-driven analysis examines:

    • A company’s market share
    • The nature of its products and its business contingencies
  • 02

    Recast Financial Statements

    Financial statements are recast because:

    • Conservative accounting practices can mask the true earnings power of a company
    • In our view, accounting practices are sometimes too liberal

    Our goal is to uncover a company’s true economic earnings using only demonstrated results.

  • 03

    Calculate Intrinsic Value

    The team places great emphasis on:

    • Balance sheet valuation (such as Enterprise Value to Asset Replacement Value)
    • Cash flow valuation (such as EV/EBIT)
    • Investments are made based on significant discounts to what is believed to be a company’s intrinsic value.
  • 04

    Typically Invest for the Long Term

    The team typically seeks a discount to what they believe is a company’s intrinsic value*:

    • They seek further downside mitigation by determining a “margin of safety” in each holding
    • This “margin of safety” is viewed as a form of risk mitigation against uncertainty in a fundamentally unknowable future.
  1. Disclosures

  2. *

    “Intrinsic value” is based on our judgment of what a prudent and rational business buyer would pay in cash for all of the company in normal markets.

  3. First Eagle defines "margin of safety" as the difference between a company's market price and our estimate of its intrinsic value. An investment made with a margin of safety is no guarantee against loss.

  4. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices.

    Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible.

  5. Definitions

  6. Active Share: measures the percentage of a fund’s portfolio holdings differing from its benchmark. Active share can range from 0% (index fund) to 100% (no commonality with the benchmark index).

    Distribution Rate: The amount of a fund’s most recent distribution divided by the fund’s current market price, then multiplied by the number of distribution payments made in a 12-month period.

    Distribution Yield: The distribution yield of a security is calculated by dividing the distributions paid (yearly, monthly, etc.) by its cost or net asset value. Distribution yield can be used as a measure of investment cash flow provided by an investment relative to the cost paid for that investment.

    Dividend Yield: A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

    Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes (EV/EBIT ratio) compares a company’s enterprise value to its annual operating income.

    Enterprise value is a measure of a company’s total value, which is calculated by adding debt to market capitalization minus cash and cash equivalents.

    Median 30 Day Spread Percentage: The difference between the bid price for a security and its ask (or offer) price. It represents the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) for a security and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.

    Net Asset Value (NAV): The per share value of a mutual fund, found by subtracting the fund's liabilities from its assets and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Mutual funds calculate their NAVs at least once a day.

    Premium/Discount Percentage: The difference between the daily market price of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The daily market price is calculated using the mid-point between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time).

    Price-to-Book Ratio (“P/B Ratio”): A weighted average ratio used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share.

    Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio: A weighted average measure of the market's expectations of a firm's future financial health. Because this measure deals with cash flow, the effects of depreciation and other non-cash factors are removed. Like the price-earnings ratio, this measure provides an indication of relative value.

    Price-to-Earnings Ratio (“P/E Ratio”): A weighted average current share price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

    SEC Yield: The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The formula is based on maximum offering price per share. The Fund does not include fee waivers. This is also referred to as the "standardized yield", “30-Day Yield” and “Current Yield”.

    Sharpe Ratio: A measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The greater a fund’s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been.

    Standard Deviation: Standard deviation of returns measures the average a return series deviates from its mean. It is often used as a measure of risk. When a fund has a high standard deviation, the predicted range of performance implies greater volatility.

    Taxable Distribution Rate: The portion of dividends or capital gains paid out by a fund that is subject to individual taxation. 

    S&P 500 Index (Gross/Total) measures the performance of 500 of the top companies in the leading industries of the US economy and is widely recognized as a proxy for the US market as a whole. A total-return index tracks price changes and reinvestment of distribution income.

    Beta is a measure of the fund's volatility (risk) relative to the overall market. The higher the fund's Beta, the more the fund price is expected to change in response to a given change in the value of the market.

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  1. Disclosures

  2. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices.

    Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible.

  3. Definitions

  4. Active Share: measures the percentage of a fund’s portfolio holdings differing from its benchmark. Active share can range from 0% (index fund) to 100% (no commonality with the benchmark index).

    Distribution Rate: The amount of a fund’s most recent distribution divided by the fund’s current market price, then multiplied by the number of distribution payments made in a 12-month period.

    Distribution Yield: The distribution yield of a security is calculated by dividing the distributions paid (yearly, monthly, etc.) by its cost or net asset value. Distribution yield can be used as a measure of investment cash flow provided by an investment relative to the cost paid for that investment.

    Dividend Yield: A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

    Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes (EV/EBIT ratio) compares a company’s enterprise value to its annual operating income.

    Enterprise value is a measure of a company’s total value, which is calculated by adding debt to market capitalization minus cash and cash equivalents.

    Median 30 Day Spread Percentage: The difference between the bid price for a security and its ask (or offer) price. It represents the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) for a security and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.

    Net Asset Value (NAV): The per share value of a mutual fund, found by subtracting the fund's liabilities from its assets and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Mutual funds calculate their NAVs at least once a day.

    Premium/Discount Percentage: The difference between the daily market price of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The daily market price is calculated using the mid-point between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time).

    Price-to-Book Ratio (“P/B Ratio”): A weighted average ratio used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share.

    Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio: A weighted average measure of the market's expectations of a firm's future financial health. Because this measure deals with cash flow, the effects of depreciation and other non-cash factors are removed. Like the price-earnings ratio, this measure provides an indication of relative value.

    Price-to-Earnings Ratio (“P/E Ratio”): A weighted average current share price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

    SEC Yield: The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The formula is based on maximum offering price per share. The Fund does not include fee waivers. This is also referred to as the "standardized yield", “30-Day Yield” and “Current Yield”.

    Sharpe Ratio: A measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The greater a fund’s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been.

    Standard Deviation: Standard deviation of returns measures the average a return series deviates from its mean. It is often used as a measure of risk. When a fund has a high standard deviation, the predicted range of performance implies greater volatility.

    Taxable Distribution Rate: The portion of dividends or capital gains paid out by a fund that is subject to individual taxation. 

    S&P 500 Index (Gross/Total) measures the performance of 500 of the top companies in the leading industries of the US economy and is widely recognized as a proxy for the US market as a whole. A total-return index tracks price changes and reinvestment of distribution income.

    Beta is a measure of the fund's volatility (risk) relative to the overall market. The higher the fund's Beta, the more the fund price is expected to change in response to a given change in the value of the market.

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Fund Information

Commentaries

  1. The prospectus and summary prospectus may be viewed online or by calling us at 800-747-2008. Please read our prospectus carefully before investing.  Investments are not FDIC insured or bank guaranteed and may lose value.

  1. Disclosures

  2. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. 

    Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible. 

  3. Definitions

  4. Active Share: measures the percentage of a fund’s portfolio holdings differing from its benchmark. Active share can range from 0% (index fund) to 100% (no commonality with the benchmark index).

    Distribution Rate: The amount of a fund’s most recent distribution divided by the fund’s current market price, then multiplied by the number of distribution payments made in a 12-month period.

    Distribution Yield: The distribution yield of a security is calculated by dividing the distributions paid (yearly, monthly, etc.) by its cost or net asset value. Distribution yield can be used as a measure of investment cash flow provided by an investment relative to the cost paid for that investment.

    Dividend Yield: A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

    Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes (EV/EBIT ratio) compares a company’s enterprise value to its annual operating income.

    Enterprise value is a measure of a company’s total value, which is calculated by adding debt to market capitalization minus cash and cash equivalents.

    Median 30 Day Spread Percentage: The difference between the bid price for a security and its ask (or offer) price. It represents the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) for a security and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.

    Net Asset Value (NAV): The per share value of a mutual fund, found by subtracting the fund's liabilities from its assets and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Mutual funds calculate their NAVs at least once a day.

    Premium/Discount Percentage: The difference between the daily market price of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The daily market price is calculated using the mid-point between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time).

    Price-to-Book Ratio (“P/B Ratio”): A weighted average ratio used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share.

    Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio: A weighted average measure of the market's expectations of a firm's future financial health. Because this measure deals with cash flow, the effects of depreciation and other non-cash factors are removed. Like the price-earnings ratio, this measure provides an indication of relative value.

    Price-to-Earnings Ratio (“P/E Ratio”): A weighted average current share price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

    SEC Yield: The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The SEC yield is calculated with a standardized formula mandated by the SEC. The formula is based on maximum offering price per share. The Fund does not include fee waivers. This is also referred to as the "standardized yield", “30-Day Yield” and “Current Yield”.

    Sharpe Ratio: A measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The greater a fund’s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been.

    Standard Deviation: Standard deviation of returns measures the average a return series deviates from its mean. It is often used as a measure of risk. When a fund has a high standard deviation, the predicted range of performance implies greater volatility.

    Taxable Distribution Rate: The portion of dividends or capital gains paid out by a fund that is subject to individual taxation. 

    S&P 500 Index (Gross/Total) measures the performance of 500 of the top companies in the leading industries of the US economy and is widely recognized as a proxy for the US market as a whole. A total-return index tracks price changes and reinvestment of distribution income.

    Beta is a measure of the fund's volatility (risk) relative to the overall market. The higher the fund's Beta, the more the fund price is expected to change in response to a given change in the value of the market.

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  1. Risk Disclosures 

    All investments involve the risk of loss of principal.

    The value and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the issuers or markets in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political, or social events in the United States or abroad. Markets may be volatile, and prices of individual securities and other investments, including those of a particular type, may decline significantly and rapidly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. 

    The Fund may hold foreign securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some Foreign Custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. The Fund may invest in foreign investments (including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”)). Foreign investments, which can be denominated in any applicable foreign currency, are susceptible to less politically, economically and socially stable environments, foreign currency and exchange rate changes, and adverse changes to government regulations.

    The Fund may invest in larger, more established companies, the securities of which may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors. Larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. The Fund considers large companies to be companies with market capitalizations of $10 billion or greater.

    The Fund may invest in small and medium-size companies, the securities of which can be more volatile in price than those of larger companies. Positions in smaller companies, especially when the Fund is a large holder of a small company’s securities, also may be more difficult or expensive to trade. The Fund considers small companies to be companies with market capitalizations of less than $1 billion and medium-size companies to have market capitalizations of less than $10 billion but greater than or equal to $1 billion.

    The Fund is a non-diversified ETF, and as a result, an investment in the Fund may expose your money to greater risks than if you invest in a diversified fund. The Fund will invest in a limited number of companies, therefore gains or losses in a particular security may have a greater impact on their share price.