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Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF
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Tradr 2X賣空TSLA每日ETF
(原名Tradr TSLA Bear Daily ETF)
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Tradr 1.5X做空NVDA每日ETF
(前身為Tradr 1.25X NVDA Bear Daily ETF)
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Tradr 2X賣空創新每日ETF
(前身為Tradr Short Innovation Daily ETF)
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上述每項基金(每項基金均稱為「基金」,統稱為「基金」)是一系列
任何相反的陳述都是刑事犯罪。
這些基金並不適合所有投資者,只適合成熟的投資者使用,他們瞭解使用衍生品的相關風險,願意承擔高度風險,並打算積極監控和管理他們在基金的投資。
這些基金尋求每日反向、反向槓桿或長期槓桿投資結果,並打算用作做空- 學期交易車輛。
Tradr 2X做多創新ETF(簡稱“做多創新ETF”)尋求提供相當於方舟創新ETF每日業績兩倍(200%)的每日投資結果。
交易商2X做空特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金(“特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金”)尋求提供對應於兩倍逆(-200%)特斯拉公司普通股的每日表現。
-150%)NVIDIA公司普通股的每日表現。
Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF(簡稱“做空創新ETF”)尋求提供對應於兩倍逆價差(-200方舟創新ETF的日常表現。
這些資金不打算供不打算積極監控和管理其投資組合的投資者使用,也不適合他們。交易資金。投資者應注意:
(1) 尋求每日反向槓桿或長期槓桿投資目標的基金比不使用槓桿的基金風險更高,因為這些基金放大了其標的證券的表現。
(2) 特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金追求的每日投資目標是反向投資目標的兩倍(-200%)到特斯拉公司的業績,這一結果與大多數共同基金和交易所相反交易資金。
(3) NVDA Daily ETF追求的每日投資目標是逆價差的1.5倍(-150%),這一結果與大多數共同基金和交易所相反交易資金。
(4) 多頭創新ETF追求的每日投資目標是方舟創新ETF業績的兩倍(200%)。
(5) 做空創新ETF追求的每日投資目標是反向投資目標的兩倍(-200%)對方舟創新ETF的表現,這一結果與大多數共同基金和交易所相反交易資金。
(6) 特斯拉每日ETF和NVDA每日ETF尋求存在複利和市場波動風險的每日投資結果。因此,特別是在市場波動時期,標的證券的波動對基金回報的影響可能與標的證券的回報一樣大,甚至更大。
(7) 對每日投資目標的追求意味著,每隻基金在超過一個完整交易日的時間內的回報將是相關期間內每個交易日的一系列每日槓桿或反向槓桿回報的乘積,並具有每日重新定位的風險敞口。因此,特別是在市場波動時期,方舟創新ETF的波動對每隻基金的回報的影響可能與方舟創新ETF的回報一樣大,甚至更多。此外,投資期少於一個完整交易日的投資者的回報將不會是基金聲明的每日長期槓桿或反向槓桿投資目標的回報與方舟創新ETF在整個交易日的表現的乘積。在波動性較高的時期,如果基金持有的時間不同於一個交易日,當投資者可能預期收益時,基金可能不會像預期的那樣表現,基金可能會出現虧損。
這些基金僅供經驗豐富的投資者使用,如交易員和採用動態策略的活躍投資者。
(a) 瞭解與使用反向策略和槓桿相關的風險;
(b) 理解追求每日反向和槓桿投資結果的後果;
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不瞭解基金的投資者,或不打算積極管理和監控其投資的投資者,不應購買該基金。
因此,如果基金的標的證券在一個特定的交易日內以與基金不利的方向變動超過50%(對於尋求每日業績兩倍的基金)或67%(對於尋求每日業績1.5倍的基金),基金的投資者將損失所有資金。
Long Innovation ETF和Short Innovation ETF、信託和顧問不隸屬於ARk ETF信託、ARk Innovation ETF或ARk Investment Management LLC。
Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF
Tradr 2X賣空TSLA每日ETF
Tradr 1.5X做空NVDA每日ETF
Tradr 2X賣空創新每日ETF
每個都是投資經理系列信託II(「信託」)
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Tradr 2X長線創新ETF的重要資訊
Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF(以下簡稱“基金”或“Long Innovation ETF”)尋求每日槓桿投資結果,與大多數其他交易所截然不同。交易資金。因此,該基金的風險可能比不使用槓桿的替代基金更高,因為該基金的目標是放大(200%)方舟創新ETF的每日表現。投資期限長於或短於單個交易日的投資者的回報不應預期為方舟創新ETF在該期間表現的200%。基金回報超過一個交易日的期間,將是該期間每個交易日的復合回報的結果,這很可能與方舟創新ETF在該期間回報的200%有所不同。持有期較長,方舟創新ETF的波動性和槓桿率較高,都會增加複利對投資者回報的影響。在較高方舟創新ETF波動期間,方舟創新ETF的波動對基金回報的影響可能與方舟創新ETF的回報一樣大,甚至更大。
該基金並不適合所有投資者。本基金的目的是僅供知識淵博的投資者使用,這些投資者瞭解尋求每日槓桿(2倍)投資結果的潛在後果,瞭解與槓桿使用相關的風險,並願意經常監測其投資組合。如果方舟創新ETF的表現持平,超過一個交易日的期間,基金就會虧損,即使方舟創新ETF的表現在超過一個交易日的期間內增加,基金也有可能出現虧損。
該基金尋求提供相當於方舟創新ETF每日業績的兩倍(200%)的費用和費用前的每日投資結果。
此表描述了您在購買、持有和出售基金股份(“股份”)時可能支付的費用和開支。
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分銷和服務費(規則120億1) | | |
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年度基金運營費用總額1 | | |
費用減免和費用報銷2 | ( | |
減免費用和報銷後的年度基金運營費用總額1,2 | |
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2 顧問已簽約同意豁免其費用及/或支付基金的營運開支,以確保年度基金營運開支總額(不包括任何(I)槓桿利息、(Ii)經紀費及佣金、(Iii)已取得的基金費用及開支、(Iv)與衍生工具有關的費用及開支)
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(V)賣空的利息及股息開支、(Vi)稅項、(Vii)與任何合併或重組有關的開支或(Viii)訴訟開支等非常開支)不會超過1.15%。本協定有效期至
本例旨在幫助您比較投資本基金的成本與投資其他基金的成本。本例假設您在指定的時間段內向基金投資10,000美元,然後在這些時間段結束時贖回所有股票。這個例子還假設你的投資每年有5%的回報,基金的運營費用保持在目前的水準。該例子反映了基金僅在合同免除費用和(或)費用償還期間免除費用和(或)費用償還。這個例子不包括投資者買賣股票時可能支付的經紀佣金。儘管您的實際成本可能更高或更低,但根據這些假設,您的成本將是:
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更高的投資組合周轉率將導致基金產生額外的交易成本,並可能導致股票存放在應稅賬戶中時繳納更高的稅款。在最近一個財政年度,基金的投資組合周轉率為
該基金是一隻主動管理型交易所買賣基金,旨在透過在方舟創新ETF上進行一項或多項掉期交易,在單個交易日內(不計費用及開支)取得方舟創新ETF的200%業績。“單一交易日”是從基金計算其資產淨值至基金下一次計算資產淨值的時間計算。
例如
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此外,該基金可能在40歲以下進行投資-80- 學期
- 學期通過投資實現資本增長
其後披露任何該等事件,或披露或未能披露有關方舟創新ETF的重大未來事件,可能會影響與證券有關的收受價值,從而影響證券的價值。
該基金、信託和顧問與方舟ETF信託、方舟創新ETF或方舟投資管理有限責任公司沒有關聯。
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小節總結--Tradr 2倍做多創新ETF |
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小節總結-貿易長線2X創新ETF |
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返回 | 返回 | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% |
-60% | -120% | -84.2% | -85.0% | -87.5% | -90.9% | -94.1% |
-50% | -100% | -75.2% | -76.5% | -80.5% | -85.8% | -90.8% |
-40% | -80% | -64.4% | -66.2% | -72.0% | -79.5% | -86.8% |
-30% | -60% | -51.5% | -54.0% | -61.8% | -72.1% | -82.0% |
-20% | -40% | -36.6% | -39.9% | -50.2% | -63.5% | -76.5% |
-10% | -20% | -19.8% | -23.9% | -36.9% | -53.8% | -70.2% |
0% | 0% | -1.0% | -6.1% | -22.1% | -43.0% | -63.2% |
10% | 20% | 19.8% | 13.7% | -5.8% | -31.1% | -55.5% |
20% | 40% | 42.6% | 35.3% | 12.1% | -18.0% | -47.0% |
30% | 60% | 67.3% | 58.8% | 31.6% | -3.7% | -37.8% |
40% | 80% | 94.0% | 84.1% | 52.6% | 11.7% | -27.9% |
50% | 100% | 122.8% | 111.4% | 75.2% | 28.2% | -17.2% |
60% | 120% | 153.5% | 140.5% | 99.4% | 45.9% | -5.8% |
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小節總結-貿易長線2X創新ETF |
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小節總結--Tradr 2倍做多創新ETF |
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股票的價值會發生變化,你投資該基金可能會賠錢。基金可能達不到其投資目標。
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小節總結-貿易長線2X創新ETF |
日曆年總回報(稅前)
對於NV的每個日曆年
年度-到目前為止 返回截至
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管理
投資顧問
AXS Investments LLC是該基金的投資顧問。
POrtFolio經理
Trampe先生和Binion先生共同對這一天負有主要責任- 今天基金投資組合的管理。
股票買賣
基金的個別股份只能透過經紀在二級市場買賣。-經銷商。由於基金的股票在二級市場上以市場價格而不是資產淨值在證券交易所交易,基金的股票的交易價格可能高於(溢價)或低於(折價)基金的資產淨值。投資者可能產生的成本可歸因於買方願意為購買基金股票而支付的最高價格(Bid)與賣方在二級市場買賣股票時願意接受的最低價格(Ask)之間的差額--詢問散佈“)。最近的資訊,包括基金資產淨值的市場價格、溢價和折扣以及投標--詢問
稅 信息
出售股份可能導致資本收益或損失。
向經紀交易商和其他金融仲介支付款項
如果你通過經紀人購買股票-經銷商這些付款可能會影響經紀人,從而造成利益衝突-經銷商或其他仲介和您的銷售人員推薦基金,而不是另一項投資。詢問你的銷售人員或訪問你的金融仲介網站了解更多資訊。
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摘要部分 |
Tradrr 2X做空特斯拉每日交易所交易基金重要資訊
交易商2X做空特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金(以下簡稱“基金”或“特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金”)尋求每日反向投資結果,與大多數其他交易所截然不同交易資金。-200-200特斯拉期內業績的1%。基金在超過一個交易日的期間內的回報,將是該期間每個交易日的復合回報的結果,這很可能與-200特斯拉在此期間回報率的1%。特斯拉較長的持有期和較高的波動性增加了複利對投資者回報的影響。在特斯拉波動率較高的時期,特斯拉的波動對基金回報的影響可能與特斯拉的回報一樣大,甚至更多。
該基金並不適合所有投資者。該基金的目的是隻有見多識廣的投資者才能使用,他們瞭解尋求每日逆價差的潛在後果(-200%)投資結果,並願意經常監控自己的投資組合。
該基金尋求扣除費用和費用前的每日投資結果,相當於兩倍於(-200基金不尋求在一個交易日以外的一段時間內實現其所述的投資目標。
投資者可以向金融仲介機構支付其他費用,如經紀佣金和其他費用,這些費用沒有反映在下面的表格和例子中。
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分銷和服務費(規則120億1) | | |
其他費用 | | |
年度基金運營費用總額1 | | |
免除和/或退還費用2 | ( | |
免收費用和/或報銷費用後的年度基金運營費用總額1,2 | |
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2 顧問已簽約同意豁免其費用及/或支付基金的營運開支,以確保年度基金營運開支總額(不包括任何(I)槓桿利息、(Ii)經紀費及佣金、(Iii)收購基金費用及開支、(Iv)與衍生工具有關的費用及開支(包括期權及掉期費用及開支)、(V)賣空利息及股息開支、(Vi)稅項、(Vii)與任何合併或重組有關的開支、或(Viii)(訴訟費等非常費用)不超過1.15%。本協定有效期至2025年7月31日,只有在該日期之前,信託董事會方可終止本協定。允許顧問申請報銷
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小節摘要-Tradr 2X做空特斯拉每日交易所交易基金 |
如果報銷不會導致基金的年度費用比率超過下列兩者中較小的一項,則可要求基金償還:(A)免除此類費用或付款時的費用限額,或(B)償還費用時的費用限額。
本例旨在幫助您比較投資本基金的成本與投資其他基金的成本。本例假設您在指定的時間段內向基金投資10,000美元,然後在這些時間段結束時贖回所有股票。這個例子還假設你的投資每年有5%的回報,基金的運營費用保持在目前的水準。該例子反映了基金僅在合同免除費用和(或)費用償還期間免除費用和(或)費用償還。這個例子不包括投資者買賣股票時可能支付的經紀佣金。儘管您的實際成本可能更高或更低,但根據這些假設,您的成本將是:
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該基金在買賣證券(或“交出”其投資組合)時支付交易成本,如佣金。更高的投資組合周轉率將導致基金產生額外的交易成本,並可能導致股票存放在應稅賬戶中時繳納更高的稅款。這些費用沒有反映在年度基金業務費用總額中,也沒有反映在例子中,可能會影響基金的業績。在最近一個財政年度,基金的投資組合周轉率為
例如,代表特斯拉的特定美元金額的回報或價值變化。顧問預計每天重新平衡基金的持有量,試圖將基金的空頭敞口維持在等於-200由於每天的再平衡和隨著時間的推移每一天的回報的復合,超過一天的基金的回報將是一段時間內每一天的回報的復合結果,這很可能不同於-200由於其投資策略,該基金將集中在分配給特斯拉(即截至本招股書日期,特斯拉被劃歸汽車行業。
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此外,該基金可能在40歲以下進行投資-80基金投資組合的百分比,視乎基金的交易對手在以下方面所需的抵押品數額而定:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;(3)短期債券ETF和/或(4)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券- 學期由評級為投資級或質量相當的企業發行的無擔保本票(“抵押品投資”)。
特斯拉設計、製造和銷售電動汽車和電動汽車動力總成元件。-34756此外,有關特斯拉的資訊可以從其他來源獲得,包括但不限於新聞稿、報紙文章和其他公開傳播的檔案。特斯拉的股票在納斯達克全球精選市場交易所上市。
基金從上述可公開獲得的檔案中獲得本文件中有關特斯拉的所有披露。在發售基金證券時,基金、信託、顧問或其任何關聯公司均沒有參與準備有關特斯拉的此類檔案。基金、信託、顧問或其各自關聯公司均未表示有關特斯拉的此類公開可獲得檔案或任何其他公開可獲得資訊是準確或完整的。
信託基金、基金或其任何附屬公司均不會就特斯拉的表現向閣下作出任何陳述。
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-60% | 120% | 500.9% | 415.3% | 196.2% | 15.3% | -69.1% |
-50% | 100% | 286.3% | 230.5% | 89.7% | -25.6% | -80.5% |
-40% | 80% | 168.8% | 130.4% | 31.6% | -48.3% | -86.9% |
-30% | 60% | 98.0% | 69.3% | -3.3% | -62.4% | -90.3% |
-20% | 40% | 51.6% | 29.8% | -26.1% | -71.8% | -92.6% |
-10% | 20% | 19.8% | 2.4% | -41.6% | -77.5% | -94.2% |
0% | 0% | -2.9% | -17.0% | -52.7% | -81.8% | -95.3% |
10% | -20% | -19.8% | -31.4% | -61.2% | -84.9% | -96.2% |
20% | -40% | -32.6% | -42.4% | -67.4% | -87.5% | -96.7% |
30% | -60% | -42.6% | -51.0% | -72.2% | -89.4% | -97.3% |
40% | -80% | -50.6% | -57.7% | -76.1% | -90.7% | -97.7% |
50% | -100% | -56.9% | -63.3% | -79.2% | -92.0% | -97.9% |
60% | -120% | -62.2% | -67.7% | -81.9% | -93.1% | -98.2% |
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基金的費用及開支
投資者可以向金融仲介機構支付其他費用,如經紀佣金和其他費用,這些費用沒有反映在下面的表格和例子中。
年度基金營運開支
(您每年支付的費用佔您投資價值的百分比)管理費分銷和服務費(第120億1條)
其他費用
年度基金運營費用總額
免除和/或退還費用投資掉期的成本,包括掉期的嵌入成本,是一項間接費用,沒有包括在上述費用表中,也沒有反映在費用示例中。在截至2025年3月31日的財年,投資掉期的總間接成本,包括掉期的嵌入成本,估計為0.50%。顧問已簽約同意豁免其費用及/或支付基金的營運開支,以確保年度基金營運開支總額(不包括任何(I)槓桿利息、(Ii)經紀費及佣金、(Iii)收購基金費用及開支、(Iv)與衍生工具有關的費用及開支(包括期權及掉期費用及開支)、(V)賣空利息及股息開支、(Vi)稅項、(Vii)與任何合併或重組有關的開支或(Viii)該等非常開支。
作為訴訟費用)不會超過1.15%。 2025年7月31日
,而該信託只可在該日期前由信託的受託人委員會終止。減免的費用或已支付的款項將按照先進先出的原則退還,以便免除最舊的費用或首先滿足付款要求。
例如
本例旨在幫助您比較投資本基金的成本與投資其他基金的成本。本例假設您在指定的時間段內向基金投資10,000美元,然後在這些時間段結束時贖回所有股票。這個例子還假設你的投資每年有5%的回報,基金的運營費用保持在目前的水準。該例子反映了基金僅在合同免除費用和(或)費用償還期間免除費用和(或)費用償還。這個例子不包括投資者買賣股票時可能支付的經紀佣金。儘管您的實際成本可能更高或更低,但根據這些假設,您的成本將是:一年三年前五年十年。
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投資組合周轉率 |
其投資組合換手率平均值的%。
本金投資策略在正常市場情況下,基金將維持至少80%的對金融工具的敞口,這些金融工具對NVDA的日常表現提供1.5倍的反向槓桿敞口。-150-託管-150兌換-150交易
基金(“ETF”)尋求在不計費用和支出的情況下實現每日、-150通過在NVDA上進行一個或多個掉期交易,NVDA在單個交易日(而不是任何其他期間)的百分比表現。“單一交易日”是從基金計算其資產淨值的時間到基金下一次計算資產淨值的時間衡量的。
例如-150NVDA的%,並預計每天重新平衡基金的持有量,以保持這種敞口。
即,持有其總資產的25%或更多,投資於對分配給NVDA的行業提供反向槓桿敞口的投資)。
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基金投資組合的百分比取決於基金的交易對手在以下方面所需的抵押品數額:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;(3)短期債券ETF和/或(4)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券 | | |
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由評級為投資級或質量相當的企業發行的無擔保本票(“抵押品投資”)。 | | |
NVDA開創了加速計算的先河,幫助解決最具挑戰性的計算問題。NVDA將重點從個人電腦圖形擴展到其他幾個大型和重要的計算密集型領域,如人工智慧、數據科學、自動駕駛汽車、機器人以及增強現實和虛擬現實。NVDA根據《證券交易法》向美國證券交易委員會提供或提交的資訊,包括報告、委託書和資訊聲明,以及其他資訊,可以通過參考美國證券交易委員會的檔案號0找到。1 | | |
(CIK編號1045810),通過美國證券交易委員會的網站www.sec.gov。NVDA的股票在納斯達克全球精選市場交易所上市。2 | ( | |
基金從上述可公開獲得的檔案中得出了本文件中關於NVDA的所有披露。關於基金證券的發售,基金、信託或顧問或其任何關聯公司均未參與編制有關NVDA的此類檔案。基金、信託或顧問或其任何關聯公司均未表示有關NVDA的此類公開可獲得檔案或任何其他公開可獲得資訊是準確或完整的。隨後披露任何這類事件,或披露或未披露關於非自願捐款的重大未來事件,都可能影響基金關於非自願捐款的投資的價值,從而影響基金的價值。1,2 | |
信託基金、基金或其任何附屬公司均不會就NVDA的表現向閣下作出任何陳述。1
你投資該基金可能會賠錢。2 對基金的投資不是銀行的存款,也不受聯盟存款保險公司或任何其他政府機構的保險或擔保。
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衍生品風險。
互換風險。
基金期望將互換作為實現其投資目標的一種手段。掉期通常在場外市場交易,直到最近才受到CFTC的監管。然而,CFTC的規則並不涵蓋所有類型的掉期。因此,投資者可能得不到CFTC法規或商品交易所法案中與基金掉期相關的法定方案的保護。在某些情況下,這些市場缺乏監管可能使投資者蒙受重大損失,包括在參與者濫用交易或財務失敗的情況下。與期貨合約不同,未清算的場外掉期交易對手通常是一家銀行或其他金融機構,而不是由一群金融機構支持的清算組織。因此,就其預期從未清算掉期交易對手那裡獲得的金額而言,基金面臨更大的交易對手風險。如果交易對手破產或因財政困難而無法履行其義務,基金可能在這些合同上遭受重大損失,投資者對基金的投資價值可能會下降。掉期還面臨掉期與掉期所涉及的參考資產價值之間存在不完全相關性的風險。衍生品固有的槓桿作用往往會放大基金的得失。此外,關於掉期的使用,如果NVDA的盤中大幅波動導致基金淨資產大幅下降,基金與其交易對手之間的掉期條款可能允許交易對手立即結束與基金的交易。在這種情況下,基金可能無法進行另一次掉期交易或投資於其他衍生品,以達到符合基金投資目標的預期風險敞口。這反過來可能會阻礙基金實現其投資目標,即使NVDA在第二天結束時逆轉了全部或部分盤中走勢。因此,基金的投資價值可能會在沒有任何警告的情況下迅速變化。 |
如果基金在較長一段時間內超過這些監管門檻,基金可確定有必要調整基金的投資戰略,包括基金預期的每日槓桿業績。 |
槓桿風險。 |
槓桿增加了投資者投資全損的風險,可能會增加基金的波動性,並可能放大基金與NVDA表現之間的任何差異。 |
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複利風險和市場波動風險。
NDVA業績的%和那些帶陰影的綠色代表基金可以預期回報超過下表並不代表基金的實際回報,由於本文討論的任何風險因素,基金的實際回報可能比下面所示的回報好得多或差得多。一年-150性能 -150的 底層 股票
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股票-23985標的股票波動率(年化)
NVDA對這五個國家的年化歷史波動率
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摘要部分-Tradr 1.5倍做空NVDA每日ETF | 空頭(反向)頭寸旨在從特定參考資產價格下跌中獲利。當NVDA上升時,投資者會賠錢,這與傳統基金的結果相反。即使NVDA隨後走低,NVDA業績的單日或盤中增長也可能導致投資者投資的全部損失或幾乎全部損失。與槓桿基金一樣,反向基金可能被認為是激進的。這類工具可能會在投資價格與標的證券或指數之間出現不完全的負相關。使用反向工具可能使基金面臨額外的風險,如果它只投資於“多頭”頭寸,就不會受到這些風險的影響。 | 到下一個。當在盤中買入股票時,在基金下一次資產淨值計算時間之前,基金股票相對於NVDA的表現通常將大於或低於基金所述的NVDA表現的倍數。 | ||||
| 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% | ||
-60% | 90% | 286.1% | 250.2% | 147.6% | 38.7% | -39.2% |
-50% | 75% | 176.6% | 151.0% | 77.6% | -1.0% | -57.0% |
-40% | 60% | 111.0% | 91.3% | 35.1% | -24.7% | -67.2% |
-30% | 45% | 67.5% | 51.8% | 7.0% | -40.6% | -74.2% |
-20% | 30% | 37.2% | 24.4% | -12.3% | -51.6% | -78.9% |
-10% | 15% | 15.0% | 4.2% | -26.9% | -59.5% | -82.4% |
0% | 0% | -1.9% | -11.0% | -37.3% | -65.3% | -85.2% |
10% | -15% | -14.9% | -22.9% | -45.9% | -69.9% | -87.0% |
20% | -30% | -25.4% | -32.4% | -52.5% | -73.7% | -88.7% |
30% | -45% | -33.8% | -40.0% | -57.8% | -76.7% | -90.0% |
40% | -60% | -40.8% | -46.4% | -62.2% | -79.1% | -91.1% |
50% | -75% | -46.7% | -51.7% | -66.0% | -81.3% | -91.9% |
60% | -90% | -51.6% | -56.2% | -69.3% | -83.0% | -92.6% |
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在正常情況下,主要(至少65%的資產)投資於與基金顛覆性創新投資主題相關的公司的國內和外國股票證券。
公司。此外,該基金可能在40歲以下進行投資基金投資組合的百分比,視乎基金的交易對手在以下方面所需的抵押品數額而定:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;(3)短期債券ETF和/或(4)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券
- 學期
由評級為投資級或質量相當的企業發行的無擔保本票(“抵押品投資”)。
顧問預計將重新平衡基金每日的持有量,試圖將基金的空頭敞口維持在方舟創新ETF同期回報率的1%。如果方舟創新ETF的業績在一段時間內持平,則基金將出現虧損,而由於每日再平衡、方舟創新ETF的波動性和複利效應,基金甚至可能會隨著時間的推移而虧損,而方舟創新ETF的業績將在超過一個交易日的時間內下降。主要風險你投資該基金可能會賠錢。該基金不是一個完整的投資計劃。該基金存在傳統上與其他共同基金和ETF不相關的風險。
複利風險和市場波動風險。
基金只有一天的投資目標,基金在任何其他期間的業績都是該期間每一天的復合收益的結果。基金超過一天的業績很可能在數額上,甚至可能在方向上有所不同,
複利影響所有投資,但對槓桿基金的影響更大。隨著方舟創新ETF的波動性和持有期的增加,這種影響變得更加明顯。
- 年句號。方舟創新ETF的波動率是對方舟創新ETF回報在一年內波動幅度的統計衡量小節總結-交易2X做空創新每日ETF定義的期間。在波動率較高的情況下,即使方舟創新ETF的回報持平,該基金也有可能大幅縮水。實際波動性,方舟創新ETF和基金的表現可能與下圖有很大不同。圖表中顯示的業績假設:(A)沒有基金支出;(B)借款/貸款利率(以獲得槓桿敞口)為零%。如下圖所示,如果方舟創新ETF在方舟創新ETF經歷25%的年化波動率的一年期間沒有提供任何回報,則基金預計將虧損17.0%。在較高的波動率範圍內,即使方舟創新ETF的回報持平,該基金也有可能大幅縮水。
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方舟創新ETF業績的%和那些有陰影的綠色(或淺灰色)代表基金可以預期回報超過-2x以下表格並不代表該基金的實際回報,由於本文討論的任何風險因素,該基金的實際回報可能顯著好於或低於以下所示的回報。-2x一年
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市場風險。 |
戰爭、恐怖主義行為、傳染病傳播或其他公共衛生問題或其他事件可能對安全或文書產生重大影響。證券或工具的市場價值也可能會因為影響一個或多個特定行業的因素而下降,例如勞動力短缺或生產成本增加,以及行業內的競爭條件。-200關聯風險。一些因素可能會影響基金與其基礎證券實現高度相關性的能力,而且不能保證基金將實現高度相關性。未能達到高度的相關性可能會阻礙基金實現其投資目標,基金每一天資產淨值的百分比變化可能與當天標的證券百分比變化的所述倍數不同,可能在金額上,甚至可能在方向上不同。
此外,基金的標的投資和/或參考資產可能在與基金不在同一交易日開盤的市場上交易,這可能會導致基金每日業績的變化與標的證券水準的變化之間的差異。交易對手風險。
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衍生工具包括基於一個或多個標的證券、金融基準、指數或其他參考義務或價值衡量標準並與之相關的工具和合同。衍生品的主要類型包括期貨、期權、掉期和遠期合約。使用衍生品使基金面臨更多或更高的風險,包括槓桿風險、流動性風險、估值風險、市場風險、交易對手風險和信用風險。1 | | |
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適用於交易衍生工具的許多風險也適用於衍生工具交易。然而,衍生品面臨著額外的風險,例如操作風險,包括結算問題,以及法律風險,包括基礎檔案不完整或含糊不清。至於須由受監管結算所結算的衍生工具,其他風險可能來自基金與經紀公司的關係,基金透過該經紀公司提交衍生工具交易以供結算,在某些情況下,包括來自該經紀公司的其他結算客戶。 | | |
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基金期望將互換作為實現其投資目標的一種手段。掉期交易通常會超過1
如果交易對手破產或因財政困難而無法履行其義務,基金可能在這些合同上遭受重大損失,投資者對基金的投資價值可能會下降。基金可能使用的那種場外掉期合約的流動性低於期貨合約,因為它們不在交易所交易,沒有統一的條款和條件,一般是根據當事人的信譽和信貸支持(如抵押品)的可用性訂立的,通常未經交易對手同意不得轉讓。掉期還面臨掉期與掉期所涉及的參考資產價值之間存在不完全相關性的風險。衍生品固有的槓桿作用往往會放大基金的得失。2
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只有經授權的參與者才能直接與基金進行創設或贖回交易。該基金只有少數機構以機構形式擔任獲授權參與者( |
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小節總結-交易2X做空創新每日ETF買賣股票的成本。在二級市場買賣股票的投資者將支付經紀佣金或經紀收取的其他費用,由該經紀確定。經紀佣金通常是一個固定的數額,對於尋求買賣相對少量股票的投資者來說,佣金可能是一個相當大的比例成本。此外,二級市場投資者還將承擔投資者願意購買股票的價格(“買入”價格)和投資者願意出售股票的價格(“要價”)之間的差價的成本。這種出價和要價的差異通常被稱為“價差”或“出價”。--詢問散開。“申辦
價差。由於買賣股票的成本,包括出價-80--詢問利差,頻繁的股票交易可能會顯著降低投資結果,對於預期定期進行小額投資的投資者來說,投資股票可能並不可取。資產淨值風險的波動。
與所有ETF一樣,股票可以在二級市場以市價買賣。儘管預計股票的市場價格將接近基金的資產淨值,但有時股票的市場價格可能會高於資產淨值內部-200-天-200(溢價)或低於資產淨值內
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-60% | 120% | 500.9% | 415.3% | 196.2% | 15.3% | -69.1% |
-50% | 100% | 286.3% | 230.5% | 89.7% | -25.6% | -80.5% |
-40% | 80% | 168.8% | 130.4% | 31.6% | -48.3% | -86.9% |
-30% | 60% | 98.0% | 69.3% | -3.3% | -62.4% | -90.3% |
-20% | 40% | 51.6% | 29.8% | -26.1% | -71.8% | -92.6% |
-10% | 20% | 19.8% | 2.4% | -41.6% | -77.5% | -94.2% |
0% | 0% | -2.9% | -17.0% | -52.7% | -81.8% | -95.3% |
10% | -20% | -19.8% | -31.4% | -61.2% | -84.9% | -96.2% |
20% | -40% | -32.6% | -42.4% | -67.4% | -87.5% | -96.7% |
30% | -60% | -42.6% | -51.0% | -72.2% | -89.4% | -97.3% |
40% | -80% | -50.6% | -57.7% | -76.1% | -90.7% | -97.7% |
50% | -100% | -56.9% | -63.3% | -79.2% | -92.0% | -97.9% |
60% | -120% | -62.2% | -67.7% | -81.9% | -93.1% | -98.2% |
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如果基金所選擇的投資和所採用的戰略不能產生預期的結果,基金的表現可能不及具有類似投資目標和/或戰略的其他基金,或者可能產生負回報。 |
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做空創新ETF不尋求在不同於單個交易日的時間段內實現其聲明的投資目標。“單一交易日”是指一隻基金計算其資產淨值至基金下一次計算資產淨值的時間。這些基金的投資目標不是
這些基金並不適合所有投資者。預計這類投資者將經常監控和管理他們的投資組合。基金的投資者應:(A)瞭解與槓桿使用相關的風險;(B)瞭解尋求每日槓桿投資結果的後果;以及(C)打算積極監控和管理他們的投資。
不能保證這些基金將實現其投資目標,投資這些基金可能會賠錢。
每個基金都是信託基金的一個系列,根據1940年法案,每個基金都被作為一家“投資公司”進行管理。除非投資政策被確定為基本投資政策,否則本招股說明書和基金的附加資訊聲明(SAI)中包括的所有投資政策都不是
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基金投資組合的百分比,視乎基金的交易對手在以下方面所需的抵押品數額而定:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;(3)短期債券ETF和/或(4)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券1
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方舟創新ETF是一隻積極管理的交易所交易基金,尋求做多
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在正常情況下,通過主要(至少其資產的65%)投資於與基金顛覆性創新投資主題相關的公司的國內和外國股權證券,實現資本增長。它通常由35個人組成
公司。此外,該基金可能在40歲以下進行投資基金投資組合的百分比,視乎基金的交易對手在以下方面所需的抵押品數額而定:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;(3)短期債券ETF和/或(4)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券
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由評級為投資級或類似質量的企業發行的無擔保本票。
特斯拉每日交易所基金和NVDA每日交易所交易基金除出於現金管理的目的外,顧問不會根據顧問對特定證券、工具或公司的投資價值的看法,將基金資產投資於證券或金融工具,亦不會在管理基金資產時進行常規投資研究或分析(釐定交易對手資信除外),或預測市場走勢或趨勢。每一基金一般尋求在任何時候保持對證券和/或金融工具的充分投資,這些證券和/或金融工具結合在一起,提供與其投資目標一致的基礎證券敞口,而不考慮市場狀況、趨勢、方向或特定發行人的財務狀況。每個基金每天都會設法確定其投資組合的位置,以使基金的投資風險與其投資目標保持一致。一般來說,每一天基礎證券水準的變化將決定基金的投資組合是否需要重新定位。例如,如果標的證券在給定的交易日下跌,基金的淨資產應該會上升。因此,基金的風險敞口將需要增加。相反,如果標的證券在給定的交易日上漲,基金的淨資產應該會下降。因此,基金的風險敞口將需要減少。時間基金重新平衡其投資組合的方式每天可能會有所不同,由顧問根據市場情況和其他情況全權酌情決定。如果基金因任何原因無法重新平衡其全部或部分投資組合,或如果投資組合的全部或部分重新平衡不正確,基金的投資風險可能與基金的投資目標不符。因此,與適當的再平衡相比,基金可能或多或少地面臨槓桿風險,可能無法實現其投資目標。不能保證基金將實現其投資目標或避免重大損失。這些基金不尋求在超過一個交易日的時間內實現其聲明的投資目標,因為數學複利阻止了基金實現此類結果。一隻基金在一段時間內的業績不應超過一天,不應指望其回報乘以其標的證券的相應倍數。一隻基金的回報可能會在數額上甚至方向上與標的證券的回報乘以同一時期適用的倍數不同。這些差異可能非常顯著。基金投資回報的每日複利可能會對其長期投資產生顯著和不利的影響
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波動性對一隻基金的業績有負面影響,對一隻基金在一段時間內的回報可能至少與其標的證券的回報一樣重要。
在尋求實現基金的投資目標時,顧問使用了一種數學方法進行投資。使用這一方法,顧問確定投資頭寸的類型、數量和組合,顧問認為這些投資頭寸組合在一起應該產生與每個基金的目標一致的每日回報。
每個基金都打算通過以下方式實現其投資目標:將相當大一部分資產投資於對其標的證券有風險敞口的投資工具、任何一種或多種金融工具,使基金在計算資產淨值時對其標的證券的風險敞口等於其各自倍數。一隻基金投資的金融工具的數量每天都會改變- 今天每一基金將與主要的全球金融機構簽訂互換協定,期限從一天到一年以上不等,在此期間,各自的基金和全球金融機構將同意交換在標的證券上賺取或變現的回報。雙方之間交換或“互換”的總回報是根據“名義金額”計算的,例如即代表標的證券的特定美元金額的回報或價值變化。每個交易日,顧問調整每個基金對其標的證券的敞口,以符合基金每日的反向投資目標。當日市場走勢的影響決定了投資組合是否需要重新定位。
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基金重新平衡投資組合的時間和方式可能會因市場情況和其他情況而有所不同,由顧問自行決定。各基金審查其在每一次掉期下的名義風險敞口,這反映了基金在掉期下的總投資敞口的程度,以確保基金的風險敞口在 |
- 線其明確的投資目標。將交換的總回報是根據名義金額和與掉期掛鉤的基礎證券回報計算的。掉期交易通常是在淨額的基礎上完成的。這是根據協定各方所擔任職位的相對價值,根據協定應支付或收到的金額。如果基金因任何原因無法重新平衡其全部或部分投資組合,或如果投資組合的全部或部分重新平衡不正確,基金的投資風險可能與基金的投資目標不符。至
基金需要“滾動”其掉期頭寸的程度(-200即如果新的互換頭寸到期日期較晚(因為目前的頭寸即將到期),則可能會增加成本,從而對基金的業績產生負面影響。
作為上述投資策略的結果,每隻基金將集中在分配給其標的證券(-150即,持有其總資產的25%或以上用於為基礎證券指定的行業提供反向槓桿風險敞口的投資)。
除了投資金融工具外,各基金還將將其剩餘資產直接投資於抵押品投資。抵押品投資可能包括高-200-質量證券,包括:(1)美國政府證券,如美國財政部發行的票據、票據和債券;(2)貨幣市場基金;和/或(3)公司債務證券,如商業票據和其他短期債券
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由評級為投資級或被顧問確定為具有類似質量的企業發行的無擔保本票。例如,BBB-或S全球評級公司的BBB-或更高,或穆迪投資者服務公司的Baa3或更高)。每隻基金均尋求在金融工具和抵押品投資方面始終保持充分投資,這些工具和抵押品投資結合在一起,提供與其投資目標一致的基礎證券敞口,而不考慮市場狀況、趨勢或方向。每個基金都尋求對其投資組合進行定位,以使其對基礎證券的風險敞口與其投資目標保持一致。基金重新平衡其投資組合的時間和方式每天可能有所不同,取決於市場狀況和其他情況,由顧問酌情決定。標的證券每天變動的影響將影響基金的投資組合是否需要再平衡以及這種再平衡的金額。
基金對特定金融工具組合的風險敞口可能有所不同,並可能在任何給定時間無需股東批准而發生變化。
本金投資策略
掉期這些基金將進行掉期交易,以實現其投資目標。在標準的“掉期”交易中,交易雙方同意交換在特定預定投資或工具上賺取或變現的回報(或回報率差額)。例如
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這些基金可以使用標的證券的掉期和旨在跟蹤標的證券表現的各種投資工具的掉期的組合。由於嵌入成本和其他因素,標的投資工具可能無法跟蹤標的證券的表現,這可能會增加基金的關聯風險,並影響基金與其標的證券關聯的能力。 |
關於掉期的使用,如果標的證券的日內大幅波動導致淨資產大幅下降,基金與其交易對手之間的掉期條款可能允許交易對手立即完成與基金的交易。與使用掉期相關的任何成本也可能會降低基金的回報。
關於投資技術和政策的其他資訊費用和支出對基金在單個交易日的回報的影響。為了創造必要的風險敞口,基金使用反向或反向槓桿投資技術,這必然會產生經紀和融資費用。根據這些收費和基金的營運開支,基金在一個交易日的預期回報等於總預期回報,即標的證券的每日回報乘以基金每日的反向或反向槓桿投資目標,減去(I)投資組合所產生的融資費用及(Ii)每日營運開支。例如,如果假設的標的證券在給定的一天回報率為2%,2X ShortX基金的總預期回報率將為-833-297-2587A基金將在每個交易日結束時重新定位其投資組合。因此,如果投資者在給定的第二個交易日收盤時購買2XShort Fund的股票,投資者對假設標的證券的敞口將反映出假設標的證券在下一個交易日的反向表現的200%,受上述費用和費用的限制。
對投資者關於戲劇性運動的警示說明。
底層 安全性能基礎設施的200%
安全性能值 基金b投資儘管基金b在第二天的百分比跌幅小於第二天的百分比收益1,損失適用於較高的本金金額,因此,即使在該時間段的基礎證券總價值沒有下降的情況下,基金b的投資也會遭受損失。(這些計算不包括費用比率和融資費用。)
正如你所看到的,由於槓桿和複利的影響,投資於基金b有額外的風險。-天從那時起到下一個交易日結束,對假設標的證券的敞口通常會超過或低於200%。實際風險敞口將在很大程度上取決於標的證券自前一交易日結束以來的表現。如果基金的股票持有期超過一個交易日,基金的業績可能會偏離200%或-55
考慮以下假想基金的例子,該基金尋求-80假設標的證券每日表現的百分比倒數:Mary正在考慮投資兩只基金,基金A和基金B。基金A是一隻ETF,尋求(扣除費用和費用前)與假設的標的證券的表現相匹配。與特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金類似,基金b是一隻尋求每日投資結果(未計費用和費用)的交易所買賣基金。標的證券每日業績的%。
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在這一天
1,標的證券的價值從100美元增加到105美元,收益5%。在這一天
總體而言,基礎證券並未發生變化。2、使投資恢復到原來的價值。以下示例假設對基金A的投資為100美金,而基礎證券的價值也為100美金:-833-297-2587天
底層 -2x安全值
底層 安全性能值
基金A投資基金b的同樣100美金投資預計將在第1天損失10%(5%的%)並在第2天損失9.52%。-55天
底層 -80安全性能-200%的基礎 安全性能
值
基金b投資
這些計算不包括基金費用和支出的費用。如您所見,由於複合對基金b的影響,基金b的投資比基金A具有額外的風險。
在內部購買TSLA Daily ETF股票的投資者
-天
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通常會得到更多或更少
從那時起至下一個交易日結束時,對標的證券的敞口百分比。實際風險敞口將在很大程度上取決於標的證券自前一交易日結束以來的表現。如果特斯拉每日交易所交易基金的股票持有期超過一個交易日,則特斯拉每日交易所交易基金的業績很可能偏離較長期間相關證券表現回報的%。這一偏差將隨著指數波動性的提高和持有期的延長而增加。考慮以下假設基金的例子,該基金尋求假設標的證券的-150%的反向表現。
Mary正在考慮投資兩只基金,基金A和基金B。基金A是一隻ETF,尋求(扣除費用和費用前)與假設的標的證券的表現相匹配。
標的證券每日業績的%。在這一天.
在這一天2、假設標的證券從108美元回落至100美元,損失7.41%。
天底層 安全價值
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底層 值
同樣投資於基金b的100美元在第一天預計會損失12%(8%),但在第二天上漲了11.12%。
天底層 值
(這些計算不包括基金手續費和開支。)
波動性影響的例子。
示例1-基礎安全體驗低波動性
3,標的證券從102升至104,漲幅1.963.77%。瑪麗的投資升至10.81美元,第三天的收益為3.93%。在瑪麗投資假想的2XLong基金後的兩天內,標的證券上漲了4%,儘管瑪麗的投資增加了8.1%。由於標的證券繼續呈上升趨勢,波動性較低,Mary的回報與該期間標的證券回報的200%密切相關。
現在假設John在第一天的交易結束時向一隻假想的做空基金投資了10.00美元。
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A在這一天
3、標的證券上漲1.96%,假設做空基金下跌3.92%,至9.22美元。對於兩個人來說-天-4在此期間,標的證券的回報率為4%,而假設的做空基金損失了7.8%。約翰的回歸仍然與
請考慮下面的示例。
2、標的證券從100升至102,漲幅為2%。鑑於這一收益,瑪麗投資時假設的2X長期基金貝塔係數為196%。在一天的剩餘時間裡瑪麗繼續持有她的投資,直到第一天收盤
3,在此期間,假設的基礎證券從110下降到
瑪麗的投資下降了36.4美元,從11.54美元降至7.34美元。在瑪麗的投資期間,假設的基礎證券從102下降到
90美元,虧損11.76%,而瑪麗的投資從10.00美元減少到7.34美元,虧損27%。假設標的證券的波動性影響了假設標的證券的期間收益與瑪麗收益之間的相關性。瑪麗也受到了傷害,因為她沒有達到假設標的證券前2%的預期,在第二天的剩餘時間裡貝塔係數為196%。 市場波動。 這些基金不會試圖、也不應指望提供高於標的證券回報倍數的回報,這些回報的期限不是一個交易日。每個基金每天重新平衡其投資組合,因應當天的收益而增加敞口,或因當天的損失而減少敞口。
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如果一隻基金的基礎證券出現波動,每日的再平衡將損害其業績。例如,如果一隻2倍的牛市基金的標的證券沒有提供比1只基金更高的回報,那麼該基金預計會損失4%(如下表1所示
- 年 |
期間,年化波動率為20%。 |
期間,年化波動率為20%。如果基礎證券沒有提供比基礎證券更高的回報 |
|
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
||
1 |
$105.00 |
5.00% |
$105.00 |
2 |
$100.00 |
-4.76% |
$100.00 |
2X牛市基金的期限上升至23%,而2X熊市基金的虧損上升至65%(如下表1所示)。
表1-假設波動水準對回報的影響
,200%或 |
例如 |
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|
$100.00 |
|||
1 |
5.00% |
10.00% |
$110.00 |
2 |
-4.76% |
-9.52% |
$99.53 |
預計對Bull Fund的購買將根據Bull Fund的標的證券價值自前一個交易日收盤時的變動而提供。 相反,如果標的證券在對牛市基金不利的方向上移動了5%,投資者將從那時起獲得標的證券表現的敞口,直到投資者在當天晚些時候或當天結束時出售,相當於投資者投資的約211%。該表包括標的證券從20%到20%的變動範圍
基礎證券的變動超出下文所述的範圍,將導致風險敞口進一步偏離牛市基金的每日槓桿投資目標。表3-考慮到市場波動,牛市基金的日內槓桿率基礎安全舉措-200為牛市基金帶來的風險敞口
下面的表4顯示了對基礎證券的風險敞口,-200-天
預計貝爾斯登基金的購買將根據貝爾斯登基金標的證券的價值從前一個交易日收盤時的變動情況提供資金。這種敞口一直持續到同一個交易日的後續出售,或者直到該交易日收盤。表4表明,如果貝爾斯登基金的標的證券向有利於貝爾斯登基金的方向移動了5%,投資者將從那時起獲得對標的證券表現的敞口,直到投資者在當天晚些時候或當天結束時出售,相當於大約-200投資者投資的%。該表包括從20%到20%的基礎證券變動範圍
標的證券的變動超出以下範圍將導致貝爾斯登基金每日反向槓桿投資目標的風險敞口進一步擴大。 基礎安全舉措
貝爾斯登基金由此產生的風險敞口 基金在單一交易日以外的其他期間的預計回報。
這些基金每天都在尋求槓桿投資結果,從一個交易日的常規交易結束到下一個交易日的收盤,這不應等同於在任何其他時期尋求槓桿投資目標。例如,如果一隻標的證券在一週內上漲了10%,即使一隻1.5倍的牛市基金在一週內達到了其每日槓桿投資目標,也不應指望它在一週內提供15%的回報。 |
例如 |
%)一般不會等同於一隻基金在同一時期的業績。 |
表5 |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
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1 |
$105.00 |
5.00% |
$105.00 |
2 |
$100.00 |
-4.76% |
$100.00 |
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基礎安全缺乏明確的趨勢-200
熊市基金 |
每天 |
累積 |
|
$100.00 |
|||
1 |
5.00% |
-10.00% |
$90.00 |
2 |
-4.76% |
-9.52% |
$85.68 |
NAV
每天性能累積 -200性能-200NAV
每日
性能-150累積
性能 第1天 第2天
第3天
第4天 |
第5天 |
第7天 |
第9天 |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
||
1 |
$108.00 |
8.00% |
$108.00 |
2 |
$100.00 |
-7.41% |
$100.00 |
表5中假設基礎投資10個交易日的累計表現為0%。假設牛市基金10個交易日期間的回報為 -1500.12%,而假設的熊市基金的回報率為
.45%。假設基礎投資表現的波動性和缺乏明確的趨勢結果 |
每個假設基金在該期間的表現與假設基礎投資在10個交易日期間的表現關係不大。 |
- 的 |
底層安全 |
$100.00 |
|||
1 |
8.00% |
-12.00% |
$88.00 |
2 |
-7.41% |
11.12% |
$97.87 |
熊市基金 值
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每日性能
累積
性能 NAV 每日
性能 累積 性能NAV每日-200性能
累積
性能 第1天 第2天 第3天第4天第5天第6天第7天
第8天 第9天 第10天 表6中假設基礎投資10個交易日的累計表現為20%。假設的公牛基金10個交易日期間的回報率為43.50%,而假設的熊市基金的回報率為 .25%。在這種情況下,由於假設基礎投資趨勢為正,假設公牛基金的收益大於假設基礎投資收益的200%,假設熊市基金的跌幅小於 10個交易日期間假設基礎投資收益的%。表7 - 日
e基礎安全性呈明顯趨勢下降
底層安全牛基金熊市基金
值 每日 性能 累積 90,
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性能 NAV
每日性能
累積性能NAV每日性能累積性能第1天第2天
第3天
第4天 |
第5天 |
第6天 |
10% |
-1% |
-3% |
20% |
-4% |
-12% |
30% |
-9% |
-26% |
40% |
-15% |
-45% |
50% |
-23% |
-65% |
60% |
-33% |
-92% |
70% |
-47% |
-99% |
80% |
-55% |
-99% |
90% |
-76% |
-99% |
100% |
-84% |
-99% |
第7天第8天
第9天
第10天
表7中假設的標的證券的累計業績為 |
10個交易日漲幅為%。假設牛市基金在10個交易日期間的淨收益為 |
64.72% |
|
其他投資 |
51.79% |
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現金等價物和短期投資基金可以投資於一年以下的證券或現金等價物,也可以持有現金。投資於這類資產的資金比例各不相同,取決於幾個因素,包括市場狀況。有關合格做空的更多資訊- 學期這些基金可能會在短期內進行投資- 學期美國政府證券。美國政府證券包括美國財政部債務和由美國政府各機構發行或擔保的證券,或由美國政府設立或擔保的各種工具發行或擔保的證券。由聯盟機構和美國政府支持的工具發行或擔保的證券可能會也可能不會得到美國政府的完全信任和信用的支持。-200關於投資這些基金的風險的補充資訊-200本招股說明書中列出的風險如下。主要風險市場風險(所有基金)。-200%).
證券或工具的市場價格可能會下跌,有時是快速或不可預測的,原因是與特定公司無關的一般市場條件,例如世界各地實際或認為不利的經濟、政治或地緣政治條件,公司收益總體前景的變化,利率或貨幣利率的變化,或總體上不利的投資者情緒。此外,局部、區域或全球事件,如戰爭、恐怖主義行為、國際衝突、傳染病傳播或其他公共衛生問題,或其他事件,都可能對安全或文書產生重大影響。例如,2007年開始的金融危機導致許多證券的價值和流動性大幅下降;特別是,一些主權債務以及投資於主權債務和相關投資的發行人的證券價值下降,全球信貸變得更加稀缺,市場存在重大不確定性。這一大流行病對全球經濟以及個別國家的經濟、個別公司的財務健康狀況和整個市場都產生了重大和不可預見的負面影響。這樣的環境可能會使顧問特別難以識別投資風險和機會。撤銷這種支持或應對危機的努力失敗,可能會對金融市場以及某些證券的價值和流動性產生負面影響。證券或工具的市場價值也可能會因為影響一個或多個特定行業的因素而下降,例如勞動力短缺或生產成本增加,以及行業內的競爭條件。全球經濟和金融市場之間日益相互聯繫,增加了一個區域或金融市場發生的事件或情況可能對另一個國家、區域或金融市場的發行人造成不利影響的可能性。
該基金是一隻ETF,由於ETF的結構,它面臨以下風險:-20授權參與者集中風險。
只有經授權的參與者才能直接與基金進行創設或贖回交易。該基金只有少數機構以機構形式擔任獲授權參與者(
即 |
,代表其他市場參與者)。在上述任何一種情況下,如果這些機構退出業務或無法繼續執行基金的創設和/或贖回指令,並且沒有其他授權參與者能夠挺身而出創建或贖回,則股票的交易價格可能低於基金的資產淨值,並可能面臨退市。 |
-20% |
267% |
-15% |
243% |
-10% |
225% |
-5% |
211% |
0% |
200% |
5% |
191% |
10% |
183% |
15% |
177% |
0% |
171% |
現金交易風險。-種類-173。因此,基金支付的年度資本利得分配可能比在-20-種類
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買賣股票的成本。 |
此外,二級市場投資者還將承擔投資者願意購買股票的價格(“買入”價格)和投資者願意出售股票的價格(“要價”)之間的差價的成本。這種出價和要價的差異通常被稱為“價差”或“出價”。 |
-20% |
-114% |
-15% |
-131% |
-10% |
-150% |
-5% |
-173% |
0% |
-200% |
5% |
-233% |
10% |
-275% |
15% |
-329% |
20% |
-400% |
--詢問申辦--詢問基於交易量和市場流動性的股票的價差隨著時間的推移而變化,如果股票的交易量和市場流動性較大,則價差通常較低,如果股票的交易量和市場流動性較小,則價差通常較高。-200--詢問
價差。由於買賣股票的成本,包括出價
--詢問利差,頻繁的股票交易可能會顯著降低投資結果,對於預期定期進行小額投資的投資者來說,投資股票可能並不可取。
儘管預計股票的市價將接近基金的資產淨值,但有時股票的市價可能高於資產淨值(溢價)或低於資產淨值(折價)。在此期間,對基金份額的需求可能會大幅減少,並導致基金份額的市場價格大幅偏離基金的資產淨值。 |
做市商風險。 |
如果基金的日均交易量較低,它可能會依賴於少量的三分之一 |
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- 派對 |
做市商為基金份額買賣提供市場。與這些市場莊家的交易活動有關的任何交易暫停或其他問題可能會導致基金資產淨值與基金股票在交易所的交易價格之間的價差發生巨大變化,從而可能導致基金股票的價值縮水。此外,做市商或經授權的參與者決定在市場緊張時期減少他們的作用或放棄這些活動,可能會阻礙套利過程在維持基金投資組合證券的基本價值與基金市場價格之間的關係方面的有效性。 |
出價 |
基金份額的利差。 |
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基金只有一天的投資目標,基金在任何其他期間的業績都是該期間每一天的復合收益的結果。 |
同期特斯拉每日收益的1%,未計入費用和支出。複利影響所有投資,但對反向基金和每日重新平衡的基金影響更大。隨著特斯拉波動率和持有期的增加,這一效應變得更加明顯。超過一天的基金業績可以根據以下因素的任何一組假設進行估計:(A)特斯拉的波動性;(B)特斯拉的業績;(C)一段時間;(D)與反向敞口相關的融資利率;以及(E)基金的其他支出。下圖說明瞭兩個主要因素--特斯拉波動性和特斯拉業績波動--對基金業績的影響。圖表顯示了特斯拉波動性和特斯拉表現的多種組合的估計基金回報 |
句號。特斯拉的波動率是對特斯拉收益在一定時期內波動幅度的統計衡量。在較高的波動區間,即使特斯拉的回報持平,該基金也有可能大幅貶值。實際波動性、特斯拉和基金錶現可能與下表大不相同。圖表中顯示的業績假設:(A)沒有基金支出;(B)借款/貸款利率(以獲得反向風險敞口)為零%。如果反映基金支出和/或實際借款/貸款利率,基金的業績將低於所示。 |
|
100 |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
|||||||
105 |
5.00% |
5.00% |
$110.00 |
10.00% |
10.00% |
$90.00 |
-10.00% |
-10.00% |
|
110 |
4.76% |
10.00% |
$120.48 |
9.52% |
20.47% |
$81.43 |
-9.52% |
-18.57% |
|
特斯拉業績的%和那些帶陰影的綠色代表基金可以預期回報超過 |
100 |
-9.09% |
0.00% |
$98.57 |
-18.18% |
-1.43% |
$96.23 |
18.18% |
-3.76% |
90 |
-10.00% |
-10.00% |
$78.86 |
-20.00% |
-21.14% |
$115.48 |
20.00% |
15.48% |
|
一年 |
85 |
-5.56% |
-15.00% |
$70.10 |
-11.12% |
-29.91% |
$128.31 |
11.12% |
28.33% |
性能 |
100 |
17.65% |
0.00% |
$94.83 |
35.30% |
-5.17% |
$83.03 |
-35.30% |
-16.97% |
基礎的 |
95 |
-5.00% |
-5.00% |
$85.35 |
-10.00% |
-14.65% |
$91.33 |
10.00% |
-8.67% |
股票 |
100 |
5.26% |
0.00% |
$94.34 |
10.52% |
-5.68% |
$81.71 |
-10.52% |
-18.28% |
-200% |
105 |
5.00% |
5.00% |
$103.77 |
10.00% |
3.76% |
$73.54 |
-10.00% |
-26.45% |
一年 |
100 |
-4.76% |
0.00% |
$93.89 |
-9.52% |
-6.12% |
$80.55 |
9.52% |
-19.45% |
性能 -6的 -19底層
67
底層
股票-150%一年
性能 |
的 |
底層 |
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股票 |
標的股票波動率(年化) NVDA對這五個國家的年化歷史波動率 |
- 年 截至2023年12月31日的期間為51.79%。NVDA的最高年化波動率在2022年為63.42%。NVDA五家公司的年化總回報表現 |
- 年 |
截至2023年12月31日的期間為71.30%。NVDA的歷史波動性和表現並不能預示NVDA的波動性和未來的表現。美國外匯的波動性 交易 |
反映NVDA價值的證券或工具可能與NVDA的波動性不同。 復合風險和市場波動風險(做空創新ETF)。 |
方舟創新ETF同期單日回報率的%,未計入費用和支出。複利影響所有投資,但對槓桿基金的影響更大。隨著方舟創新ETF的波動性和持有期的增加,這種影響變得更加明顯。下圖說明瞭方舟創新ETF波動率和方舟創新ETF業績波動兩個主要因素對基金業績的影響。該圖表顯示了方舟創新ETF波動率和方舟創新ETF業績的多種組合的估計基金回報 - 年 |
- 年 截至2023年12月31日的期間為46.73%。2022年日曆年年化波動率最高為67.95%。方舟創新ETF五隻股票的年化表現 |
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100 |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
|||||||
- 年 |
102 |
2.00% |
2.00% |
$104.00 |
4.00% |
4.00% |
$96.00 |
-4.00% |
-4.00% |
截至2023年12月31日的期間為7.75%。方舟創新ETF的歷史波動性和表現並不能預示方舟創新ETF未來的波動性和表現。反映方舟創新ETF價值的證券的波動率,如掉期,可能與方舟創新ETF的波動率不同。 |
104 |
1.96% |
4.00% |
$108.08 |
3.92% |
8.08% |
$92.24 |
-3.92% |
-7.76% |
關聯風險(所有基金)。 |
106 |
1.92% |
6.00% |
$112.24 |
3.84% |
12.23% |
$88.69 |
-3.84% |
-11.31% |
一些因素可能會影響基金與其基礎證券實現高度相關性的能力,而且不能保證基金將實現高度相關性。未能達到高度的相關性可能會阻礙基金實現其投資目標,基金每一天資產淨值的百分比變化可能與當天標的證券百分比變化的所述倍數不同,可能在金額上,甚至可能在方向上不同。 |
108 |
1.89% |
8.00% |
$116.47 |
3.78% |
16.47% |
$85.34 |
-3.78% |
-14.66% |
為了實現與其基礎證券的高度相關性,每個基金都尋求每天重新平衡其投資組合,以使風險敞口與其投資目標保持一致。基金對其基礎證券的風險敞口嚴重不足或過高,可能會妨礙基金與其基礎證券實現高度相關性,並可能使基金面臨更大的槓桿風險。市場中斷或關閉、監管限制、市場波動、基金所投資金融工具市場的流動性不足,以及其他因素將對基金將風險敞口調整至必要水準的能力產生不利影響。投資組合敞口的目標金額受到標的證券走勢的動態影響,包括日內走勢。因此,一隻基金不太可能在第二天或每一交易日結束時擁有完美的敞口,在標的證券波動較大的日子,特別是當標的證券在第二個交易日或接近收盤時波動較大時,基金被大幅低估或過度敞口的可能性更高。 |
110 |
1.85% |
10.00% |
$120.78 |
3.70% |
20.78% |
$82.18 |
-3.70% |
-17.82% |
基金可能為了提高稅務效率、遵守監管限制或其他原因而持有或不持有頭寸,每一種原因都可能對基金與標的證券的相關性產生負面影響。基金還可能受到資產流入和流出基金的巨大影響,可能導致基金對標的證券的敞口不足或過度敞口。這些因素中的任何一個都可能降低基金業績與相關證券之間的相關性,並可能妨礙基金在當日或前後實現其每日投資目標的能力。 |
112 |
1.82% |
12.00% |
$125.18 |
3.64% |
25.17% |
$79.19 |
-3.64% |
-20.81% |
全損風險(長線創新ETF)。 |
114 |
1.79% |
14.00% |
$129.65 |
3.58% |
29.66% |
$76.36 |
-3.58% |
-23.64% |
槓桿頭寸的使用增加了風險,並可能導致投資者的投資在一天內全部損失。多頭創新ETF對槓桿頭寸的投資通常需要相對於假設的投資敞口金額較小的投資。因此,這種投資產生的損失可能遠遠超過投資於這些工具的金額。 |
116 |
1.75% |
16.00% |
$134.20 |
3.50% |
34.19% |
$73.68 |
-3.50% |
-26.31% |
重新平衡風險(所有基金)。 |
118 |
1.72% |
18.00% |
$138.82 |
3.44% |
38.81% |
$71.14 |
-3.44% |
-28.85% |
如果基金因任何原因無法重新平衡其全部或部分投資組合,或如果投資組合的全部或部分重新平衡不正確,則基金的投資風險可能與基金的投資目標不符。在這些情況下,一隻基金對其標的證券的投資敞口可能顯著高於或低於其聲明的倍數。因此,一隻基金可能比它們得到適當再平衡時更容易受到槓桿風險的影響,可能無法實現其投資目標。 |
120 |
1.69% |
20.00% |
$143.53 |
3.38% |
43.50% |
$68.73 |
-3.38% |
-31.25% |
-31標的發行人和中金公司的股票在納斯達克上市。證券交易所可以對停牌適用不同的規則。此外,在暫停交易方面,交易所可能會以不同於ETF股票的方式對待股票。標的發行人和/或基金股票的暫停交易可因“監管”或“非監管”而發生-200- 監管
「原因。當公司有可能影響證券價格的懸而未決的消息時,當證券是否繼續符合交易所的上市標準存在不確定性時,或者當監管機構專門暫停證券交易時,可能會出現監管暫停。當證券的主要交易所實施監管暫停時,同樣交易該證券的其他美國交易所通常會遵守這一暫停。非- 監管 停止通常發生在證券待定的買賣訂單嚴重失衡或根據交易所「熔斷器」規則出現異常市場波動時。非
- 監管 |
一個交易所的交易停止或延遲並不一定意味著其他交易所將停止證券交易。監管機構暫停標的發行人股票的交易預計將導致基金股票的交易停止。然而,並非所有非 |
- 監管 |
|||||||
影響基礎發行人股票的停牌將導致基金股票停牌。 |
交易對手風險(所有基金)。 |
這些風險包括,在某些市場條件下,作為空頭頭寸基礎的工具的波動性增加和流動性下降,這可能會降低基金的回報,導致虧損,限制基金通過金融工具獲得反向敞口的能力,或者要求基金通過可能不太可取或實施成本更高的替代投資策略尋求反向敞口。作為基金空頭頭寸基礎的任何資產的任何收入、股息或支付,如果有的話,都會對基金產生負面影響。 |
逆相關風險(特斯拉每日ETF、NVDA每日ETF和做空創新ETF)。 |
反向倉位也可能被槓桿化。 間接投資風險(所有基金)。 |
標的證券的發行人與信託、顧問或其任何聯營公司並無關聯,亦不以任何方式參與是次發售,在採取任何可能影響股份價值的公司行動時,並無義務考慮基金。顧問並無就與是次發行有關的相關發行人的公開資料作出任何盡職調查。這些股份的投資者將沒有投票權或獲得股息或其他分派的權利,或與相關發行人的普通股有關的任何其他權利。 盤中價格表現風險(所有基金)。 |
以一個資產淨值計算,在二級市場買賣的基金股份的日內表現一般會與基金的表現有所不同。 |
- 時間 到下一個。當在盤中買入股票時,在基金下一次資產淨值計算時間之前,基金股票相對於其標的證券的表現通常將大於或低於基金所述標的證券表現的數倍。 |
汽車企業風險(特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金)。 汽車技術的發展( |
|
100 |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
|||||||
例如 |
98 |
-2.00% |
-2.00% |
$96.00 |
-4.00% |
-4.00% |
$104.00 |
4.00% |
4.00% |
汽車公司可能在很大程度上受到政府有關汽車產品進出口的政策和法規的影響。 |
96 |
-2.04% |
-4.00% |
$92.08 |
-4.08% |
-7.92% |
$108.24 |
4.08% |
8.24% |
- 合規 |
94 |
-2.08% |
-6.00% |
$88.24 |
-4.16% |
-11.75% |
$112.76 |
4.16% |
12.75% |
。雖然大多數主要汽車製造商都是大公司,但某些其他公司可能不是 |
92 |
-2.13% |
-8.00% |
$84.49 |
-4.26% |
-15.51% |
$117.55 |
4.26% |
17.55% |
或低於投資 |
90 |
-2.17% |
-10.00% |
$80.82 |
-4.34% |
-19.17% |
$122.66 |
4.34% |
22.65% |
-等級 |
88 |
-2.22% |
-12.00% |
$77.22 |
-4.44% |
-22.76% |
$128.12 |
4.44% |
28.10% |
一些評級低於投資的公司債務證券 |
86 |
-2.27% |
-14.00% |
$73.71 |
-4.54% |
-26.27% |
$133.94 |
4.54% |
33.91% |
-等級 |
84 |
-2.33% |
-16.00% |
$70.29 |
-4.66% |
-29.71% |
$140.17 |
4.66% |
40.15% |
通常被認為是投機性的,因為它們比質量更高的債務證券具有更大的損失風險,包括違約。 |
82 |
-2.38% |
-18.00% |
$66.94 |
-4.76% |
-33.05% |
$146.84 |
4.76% |
46.82% |
80 |
-2.44% |
-20.00% |
$63.67 |
-4.88% |
-36.32% |
$154.01 |
4.88% |
53.99% |
-20對債務證券的投資使持有人承擔發行人的信用風險。一般來說,債務證券的價值會隨著利率的變化而反向變化。在利率下降期間,基金獲得的收入可能會下降。債務證券通常不在證券交易所交易,這使得它們的流動性通常比普通股更差,更難估值。-36風險(所有基金)。
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一些債務證券可以在規定的到期日之前由發行人選擇贖回或“贖回”。一般來說,發行人如果能夠通過發行利率較低的新債務證券進行再融資,就會將其債務證券稱為債務證券。在利率下降期間,這些基金可能會被髮行人稱為高收益債務證券。然後,這些基金將被迫以較低的利率將收益投資,這可能會導致基金收入下降。
利率風險(所有基金)。
一般來說,固定收益證券如果利率上升,價值就會下降,如果利率下降,價值就會上升,時間更長- 學期
- 學期
證券。例如,帶有3的證券的價格- 年持續期預計將下降約3%,以回應1%的利率上升。存續期是對從固定收益證券獲得未來付款(包括利息和本金)現值所需時間長度的加權衡量。一般來說,債券或固定利率貸款的期限和期限越長,對這種風險就越敏感。利率下降也可能造成基金收入下降。除其他因素外,政府政策的變化、不斷上升的通貨膨脹率和總體經濟發展可能導致利率上升,並可能對基金的投資價值產生重大和直接的影響。在通脹上升的時期,這些風險更大。此外,利率的潛在上升可能導致波動期和贖回增加,這可能需要基金在不利的價格和時間清算投資組合證券。
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信用風險(所有基金)。 |
債務證券的發行人或其他義務方可能無法或不願意在到期時支付股息、利息和/或本金。此外,由於擔心發行人是否有能力或不願支付此類款項,債務證券的價值可能會下降。目錄和郵購公司風險(多頭創新ETF)。方舟創新ETF可能會投資於目錄和郵購公司。從訂購庫存或元件到銷售日期,對產品的需求可能會發生重大變化。採購某些類型的庫存或元件可能需要大量的銷售線索
- 時間
和預付款,而且它們可能不能退還。未能充分預測客戶需求或以其他方式優化和運營配送中心可能會導致庫存或配送能力過剩或不足,導致成本增加、減值費用或兩者兼而有之。目錄和郵購公司的業務可能具有很強的季節性,如果在需求旺季未能大量儲存或補充受歡迎的產品,可能會嚴重影響收入和未來的增長。高峰期網站流量增加可能導致系統中斷,這可能會減少商品銷售量以及公司產品和服務的吸引力。外國證券風險(做多創新ETF)。-19對外國發行人證券的投資(包括對ADR和GDR的投資)受到與投資這些外國市場相關的風險的影響,例如通貨膨脹或國有化風險增加。在一個國家或地區的社會、政治或經濟不穩定時期,在美國證券交易所交易的外國證券的價值可能受到價格波動加劇、流動性不足或證券(或作為ADR或GDR基礎的證券)交易的一級市場關閉等因素的影響。方舟創新ETF通常不會對沖任何外匯敞口。
新興市場證券風險(做多創新ETF)
政府-贊助實體風險(做空創新ETF)。該基金對美國政府債務的投資可能包括美國政府或其機構或工具發行或擔保的本金和利息證券。不能保證美國政府會向其機構或工具(包括政府)提供財政支持
-贊助企業),但它沒有義務這樣做。微觀微觀
-大寫公司面臨著更大的虧損和價格波動風險,因為它們的收益和收入往往難以預測(一些公司可能正在經歷重大虧損)。與市值較大的公司相比,它們的股價往往波動更大,市場流動性更差。微眾的股份-大寫
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與規模更大、更成熟的公司相比,公司的交易頻率往往較低,這可能會對這些證券的定價和未來出售這些證券的能力產生不利影響。大型-蓋帽波動風險(做多創新ETF、特斯拉每日ETF和NVDA每日ETF)。波動性風險。基金的投資可能會在短期內大幅升值或大幅貶值。這可能會導致基金的每股資產淨值在短期內大幅上升或下降。波動率是對一段時間內資產價格上下波動幅度的統計衡量。快速而劇烈的價格波動將導致高度波動。基金的回報預期不穩定;然而,較長或較短期間的實際或已實現波動水準可能會大幅上升或下降,視乎市場情況而定,投資者在基金的投資可能蒙受重大損失,甚至可能蒙受全部損失。
主動管理風險(所有基金)。這些基金正在積極地
-託管它們的表現反映了顧問對這些基金做出的投資決策。這種對基金投資的判斷可能會被證明是不正確的。如果基金選擇的投資和所採用的策略未能產生預期的結果,基金的表現可能遜於具有類似投資目標和/或策略的其他基金,或者可能產生負回報。小的-蓋帽和中級-蓋帽公司風險(做多創新ETF和做空創新ETF)。投資小型企業
-大寫和年中
-大寫公司通常比投資大型公司涉及更大的風險
-大寫公司。小公司的證券
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-大寫
和年中-4-大寫公司的產品線、市場或財務資源可能有限,或者可能依賴於少數人的專業知識,可能會受到更突然或更不穩定的市場波動的影響,交易量或交易可能比規模更大、更成熟的公司的證券或一般市場平均水準更低或更不穩定。此外,這類公司通常比大型公司更有可能受到不利影響。-大寫
由盈利結果、業務前景、投資者預期或糟糕的經濟或市場狀況的變化導致的。許多小的-大寫
公司可能正處於發展的早期階段。由於較小公司的股權證券可能缺乏足夠的市場流動性,而且可能不會定期交易,因此可能很難或不可能在有利的時間或理想的價格出售證券。
操作風險(所有基金)。
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-派對-200非
風險(所有基金)。-150
通脹風險(特斯拉每日交易所交易基金和NVDA每日交易所交易基金)。-200
立法和訴訟風險(特斯拉每日交易所交易基金和NVDA每日交易所交易基金)。投資組合持有量的披露
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董事會選舉信託基金的管理人員,批准所有重要的協定,包括與顧問、託管人、基金管理和會計代理之間的協定。
投資顧問 |
200% |
日均淨資產 |
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|
特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金 |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
NVDA每日ETF
做空創新ETF在2024年8月6日之前,做空創新ETF的諮詢費為0.65%。-200關於董事會代表基金批准投資諮詢協定的基準的討論可在基金提交給股東的截至2024年3月31日的年度報告中查閱。投資組合經理帕克·比寧,
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顧問的投資組合經理,擔任基金的投資組合經理。比尼翁先生於2021年1月加入AXS。在2014年前,Binion先生在2012-2014年間擔任Heritage Capital的投資顧問代表。他持有高級文憑。在杜克大學攻讀經濟學專業,在德克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校獲得法學博士學位。特拉維斯·特拉姆普顧問的投資組合經理,擔任基金的投資組合經理。特倫普先生於2022年加入AXS。在加入AXS之前,Trampe先生在ETF發行商和資產管理公司擔任投資組合經理超過15年,負責管理ETF、共同基金、UCITS和其他基金工具。-200經理的經理結構-200基金及顧問已收到美國證券交易委員會發出的豁免命令,在經理的經理架構下運作,容許顧問在董事會批准下委任及更換附屬公司
-顧問 |
-諮詢 |
-顧問 |
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|
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
||
-60% |
120% |
500.9% |
415.3% |
196.2% |
15.3% |
-69.1% |
-50% |
100% |
286.3% |
230.5% |
89.7% |
-25.6% |
-80.5% |
-40% |
80% |
168.8% |
130.4% |
31.6% |
-48.3% |
-86.9% |
-30% |
60% |
98.0% |
69.3% |
-3.3% |
-62.4% |
-90.3% |
-20% |
40% |
51.6% |
29.8% |
-26.1% |
-71.8% |
-92.6% |
-10% |
20% |
19.8% |
2.4% |
-41.6% |
-77.5% |
-94.2% |
0% |
0% |
-2.9% |
-17.0% |
-52.7% |
-81.8% |
-95.3% |
10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-31.4% |
-61.2% |
-84.9% |
-96.2% |
20% |
-40% |
-32.6% |
-42.4% |
-67.4% |
-87.5% |
-96.7% |
30% |
-60% |
-42.6% |
-51.0% |
-72.2% |
-89.4% |
-97.3% |
40% |
-80% |
-50.6% |
-57.7% |
-76.1% |
-90.7% |
-97.7% |
50% |
-100% |
-56.9% |
-63.3% |
-79.2% |
-92.0% |
-97.9% |
60% |
-120% |
-62.2% |
-67.7% |
-81.9% |
-93.1% |
-98.2% |
經理經理結構使每個基金能夠以更高的效率運營,而不會因獲得股東對與Sub相關的事項的批准而產生費用和延誤-顧問或SUB
協定。管理人結構不允許在未經股東批准的情況下增加基金應支付的全部管理費和諮詢費。-150在變更後90天內達成協定。
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基金費用開支每個基金負責自己的業務費用(所有這些費用將由基金股東直接或間接承擔),除其他外,包括基金和基金獨立受託人的法律費用和律師費用;保險(包括受託人和高級職員的失誤和遺漏保險);審計和會計費用;稅收和政府費用;上市費用;基金託管人、管理人、轉讓代理人、登記員和其他服務提供者的費用和開支;定價代理人(如有)的投資組合定價服務費用;與發行和發行股票有關的費用;或(Viii)訴訟費用等非常費用)不超過下表中所列的起訴額。這些協定的有效期到下表所列日期為止,只有信託董事會才能在該日期之前終止協定。-150基金-150費用上限以百分比表示
|
|
|
||||
|
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
||
-60% |
90% |
286.1% |
250.2% |
147.6% |
38.7% |
-39.2% |
-50% |
75% |
176.6% |
151.0% |
77.6% |
-1.0% |
-57.0% |
-40% |
60% |
111.0% |
91.3% |
35.1% |
-24.7% |
-67.2% |
-30% |
45% |
67.5% |
51.8% |
7.0% |
-40.6% |
-74.2% |
-20% |
30% |
37.2% |
24.4% |
-12.3% |
-51.6% |
-78.9% |
-10% |
15% |
15.0% |
4.2% |
-26.9% |
-59.5% |
-82.4% |
0% |
0% |
-1.9% |
-11.0% |
-37.3% |
-65.3% |
-85.2% |
10% |
-15% |
-14.9% |
-22.9% |
-45.9% |
-69.9% |
-87.0% |
20% |
-30% |
-25.4% |
-32.4% |
-52.5% |
-73.7% |
-88.7% |
30% |
-45% |
-33.8% |
-40.0% |
-57.8% |
-76.7% |
-90.0% |
40% |
-60% |
-40.8% |
-46.4% |
-62.2% |
-79.1% |
-91.1% |
50% |
-75% |
-46.7% |
-51.7% |
-66.0% |
-81.3% |
-91.9% |
60% |
-90% |
-51.6% |
-56.2% |
-69.3% |
-83.0% |
-92.6% |
股息再投資服務經紀人可以向擁有存託信託公司賬簿上的基金份額的客戶提供- 入口股息再投資服務。聯邦所得稅後果以下討論非常籠統,不針對受特殊規則約束的投資者,例如通過個人退休帳戶、401(K)計劃或其他稅收持有基金股票的投資者
帳戶。如果你出售基金股票,通常被認為是應稅事件。淨空頭的分佈-200- 學期基金淨資本收益的分配(即
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,其淨多頭的超額
- 學期資本收益超過淨空頭- 學期-200-200- 學期
資本收益,無論股東持有基金股票的時間有多長。 |
股東以適用於Long的降低費率 |
- 企業 |
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|
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
||
-60% |
120% |
500.9% |
415.3% |
196.2% |
15.3% |
-69.1% |
-50% |
100% |
286.3% |
230.5% |
89.7% |
-25.6% |
-80.5% |
-40% |
80% |
168.8% |
130.4% |
31.6% |
-48.3% |
-86.9% |
-30% |
60% |
98.0% |
69.3% |
-3.3% |
-62.4% |
-90.3% |
-20% |
40% |
51.6% |
29.8% |
-26.1% |
-71.8% |
-92.6% |
-10% |
20% |
19.8% |
2.4% |
-41.6% |
-77.5% |
-94.2% |
0% |
0% |
-2.9% |
-17.0% |
-52.7% |
-81.8% |
-95.3% |
10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-31.4% |
-61.2% |
-84.9% |
-96.2% |
20% |
-40% |
-32.6% |
-42.4% |
-67.4% |
-87.5% |
-96.7% |
30% |
-60% |
-42.6% |
-51.0% |
-72.2% |
-89.4% |
-97.3% |
40% |
-80% |
-50.6% |
-57.7% |
-76.1% |
-90.7% |
-97.7% |
50% |
-100% |
-56.9% |
-63.3% |
-79.2% |
-92.0% |
-97.9% |
60% |
-120% |
-62.2% |
-67.7% |
-81.9% |
-93.1% |
-98.2% |
股東對“合格股息收入”的看法。雖然分配在收到時通常是要納稅的,但在10月、11月或12月向登記在冊的股東宣佈的股息,並在次年1月支付,將被視為在宣佈股息的日曆年度的12月31日收到。每年提供有關股息和分配的聯盟所得稅狀況的資訊。
基金向非基金支付的股息及某些其他付款股東須按30%的稅率(或根據任何適用條約確定的較低稅率)預扣聯盟所得稅。
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- 相關
“分紅”或“做空”
- 學期資本利得股息“通常不受此類扣繳的限制。
- 相關
-來源- 學期資本利得股息達到淨空頭的程度- 學期- 學期備用預扣不適用於已繳納本段所述30%預扣稅的付款。一個非
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股東可根據美國與外國政府之間適用的政府間協定豁免本款所述的扣繳,前提是該股東和適用的外國政府遵守該協定的條款。收益或虧損將等於當時創造單位的市值與交易所交出的證券的總基數之和加上為該等創造單位支付的任何現金金額。贖回創造單位的人通常會確認等於交易所在創造單位中的基礎與收到的任何證券的總市值加上為該等創造單位收到的任何現金的金額之間的差額的損益。然而,美國國稅局可能會斷言,在證券與創造單位的交換中實現的損失目前不能根據“清洗銷售”的規則扣除,或者基於經濟狀況沒有重大變化。
- 學期
- 學期
資本收益或虧損。- 學期
資本收益或虧損,如果基金中組成創造單位的份額已持有超過一年,否則通常會做空- 學期資本收益或虧損。任何因贖回持有6個月或以下的創造單位而產生的資本損失,將被視為長期資本損失- 學期
被視為分配給Long的適用授權參與者的任何金額的資本損失- 學期如果購買者(或一組購買者)在獲得所訂購的基金股份後,將擁有基金80%或以上的已發行股份,且根據守則第351節,基金將擁有與該等證券在存入日的市值不同的任何證券基礎,則每一基金有權拒絕設立單位的命令。每個基金還有權要求提供必要的資訊,以確定80%的確定的受益股份所有權。如基金確實向一名購買者(或一群購買者)發行創造單位債券,而該購買者在取得所訂購的基金股份後,會擁有該基金80%或以上的已發行股份,則該購買者(或一群購買者)不得確認以證券交換創造單位時的損益。購買或贖回創造單位的人應就任何創造或贖回交易的稅務處理諮詢自己的稅務顧問。總代理商分銷商不維持股票二級市場。董事會根據規則第12B條通過了一項分配和服務計劃根據1940年法案。根據其規則第12B條
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根據該計劃,除做空創新ETF外,基金每年有權支付最高達其平均每日淨資產0.25%的金額,以償還分銷商用於資助主要旨在導致出售Creation Units或提供投資者服務的活動的金額。分銷商亦可使用這筆款項補償證券交易商或其他提供分銷協助的人士,包括經紀。-經銷商以及股東支持以及教育和推廣服務。這些基金現在沒有也沒有打算支付120億美元手續費。然而,在事件12b中費用是在未來收取的,因為這些費用是從基金的資產中支付的,隨著時間的推移,這些費用將增加您的投資成本,並可能比某些其他類型的銷售費用更高。基金服務商
Co-管理員
UMB基金服務公司,位於威斯康星州密爾沃基西加萊納街235號,郵編:53212,共同基金管理有限責任公司,位於2220E。66,226號套房,加利福尼亞州格倫多拉市,郵編:91740(統稱“公司”
-管理員“),扮演共同角色-管理員
-行政管理協定,公司-管理員
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法律顧問。獨立註冊會計師事務所。這是是各基金的獨立註冊會計師事務所,負責審計各基金的年度財務報表。附加信息規則:12d1
交易信託提供的資金,包括資金,超出第12(D)(1)節的限制,須受某些條款和條件的限制,包括該等註冊投資公司與信託訂立協定。根據適用的證券法,購買和交易創設單位的方法可能會引發某些問題。由於新的創造單位是由每個基金持續發行和出售的,因此在任何時候都可能發生修訂後的19《證券法》(以下簡稱《證券法》)中使用的“分發”一詞。經紀人-經銷商例如,經紀人-經銷商
如果公司或其客戶在向轉讓代理下單後接管創造單位,將其分解為單獨的股票,並將此類股票直接出售給客戶,或者如果它選擇將創造新股的供應與涉及徵求二級市場股票需求的積極出售努力結合在一起,則可被視為法定承銷商。就證券法而言,確定某人是否為承銷商必須考慮與經紀商活動有關的所有事實和情況
-經銷商或在特定情況下的客戶,上述例子不應被視為對可能導致被歸類為承銷商的所有活動的完整描述。
經紀交易商公司亦應注意,並非“包銷商”但正在進行基金股份交易的交易商,不論是否參與基金股份的分配,一般均須遞交招股說明書。這是因為《證券法》第4(A)(3)節中的招股說明書交付豁免因《1940年證券法》第24(D)節的規定而不適用於此類交易。因此,經紀人-經銷商-公司
應注意的是,如果交易商不是承銷商,但正在參與分銷(與普通二級市場交易形成對比),並因此處理屬於證券法第4(A)(3)(C)節所指未售出配售的基金份額,則交易商將無法利用證券法第4(A)(3)節規定的招股說明書交付豁免。請提醒因基金股份承擔招股說明書交付義務的公司,根據證券法第153條,根據證券法第(5)(B)(2)節,因在交易所的銷售而欠交易所會員的招股說明書交付義務,是以基金招股說明書可在美國證券交易委員會的電子申報系統上獲得這一事實來滿足的。規則第153條規定的招股說明書交付機制僅適用於交易所的交易。財務摘要某些資訊反映了單一基金份額或單一前身基金份額相對於做空創新ETF的財務結果。-總回報數位代表每隻基金和前身基金的投資者在基金和前身基金投資中賺取(或虧損)相對於做空創新ETF的百分比(假設所有股息和分派進行再投資)。以下所示2024年3月31日終了期間的財務資訊已由獨立註冊公共會計師事務所Tait Weller審計,其報告連同每個基金的財務報表包括在基金的年度報告中,該報告可根據要求查閱(見封底)。關於截至2022年3月31日的財政年度及以前的短期創新ETF的財務資訊,由前身基金的獨立註冊會計師事務所審計,其報告以及前身基金的財務報表包括在前身基金的年度報告中,該報告可根據要求查閱(見封底)。特斯拉公司根據《交易所法案》向美國證券交易委員會提供或提交的資訊,包括特斯拉公司以下列形式提交的財務報表:通過美國證券交易委員會的網站www.sec.gov。NVIDIA公司根據《交易所法案》向美國證券交易委員會提供或提交的資訊,包括NVIDIA公司以其表格形式提交的財務報表,可參考美國證券交易委員會檔號000定位
通過美國證券交易委員會的網站www.sec.gov。Tradr 2倍做多創新ETF
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財務摘要每股經營運績。
對於每個時期的流通股本。為
止年度3月31日,
為 日止期間
3月31日, 資產淨值,期末
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投資運營收入:淨投資收益(損失)
淨已實現和未實現收益(損失)
投資運營總計期末資產淨值總回報按市場價格計算的總回報
比率和補充數據:期末淨資產(單位:千)
費用與平均淨資產之比:3月31日, 為 日止期間 3月31日, 資產淨值,期末
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投資運營收入:淨投資收益(損失)淨已實現和未實現收益(損失)投資運營總計較少的分配:來自淨投資收益來自已實現淨收益
分派總額期末資產淨值
總回報按市場價格計算的總回報
比率和補充數據:期末淨資產(單位:千)費用與平均淨資產之比:在免除費用和吸收/收回費用之前
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淨投資收益(虧損)與平均淨資產的比率:在免除費用和吸收/收回費用後
投資組合周轉率該基金於2022年7月13日開始運作。
按期內已發行平均股份計算。.由於基金股票的市場價格與每股資產淨值之間的差異,這一百分比並不能反映股東根據市場價值對基金進行投資的業績。
如果顧問沒有免除或吸收費用,總回報可能會更低。該等報稅表並不反映股東就基金分派或贖回基金股份而須支付的稅款的扣除。未按年計算。市值總回報按期初按市價計算的初始投資、期內按資產淨值計算的所有股息及分派(如有)的再投資及於期內最後一天按市價贖回計算。市值由綜合收盤價決定。綜合收盤證券價格定義為納斯達克上最後報出的銷售價格。市值可能高於或低於資產淨值,具體取決於基金在納斯達克上的收盤價。年度化。Tradr 1.5倍做空NVDA每日ETF財務摘要
每股經營業績。為止年度3月31日, 為 日止期間 3月31日,
資產淨值,期末投資運營收入:淨投資收益(損失)淨已實現和未實現收益(損失)
投資運營總計較少的分配:
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來自淨投資收益來自已實現淨收益分派總額期末資產淨值
總回報按市場價格計算的總回報比率和補充數據:期末淨資產(單位:千)費用與平均淨資產之比:在免除費用和吸收/收回費用之前免除費用和吸收/收回費用後淨投資收益(損失)與平均淨資產之比:3月31日,為日止期間9月30日,資產淨值,期末投資運營收入:淨投資收益(損失)淨已實現和未實現收益(損失)投資運營總計較少的分配:來自淨投資收益來自已實現淨收益
分派總額期末資產淨值總回報按市場價格計算的總回報
比率和補充數據:期末淨資產(單位:千)費用與平均淨資產之比:在免除費用和吸收/收回費用之前地址:Public info@sec.gov。美國證券交易委員會案卷編號:333
附加信息聲明2024年7月15日,修訂後的2024年8月6日
Tradr 2倍做多創新ETF(股票代碼:Tark)交易商2倍做空特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金(原為Tradr特斯拉熊日ETF)
(股票代碼:TSLQ)Tradr 1.5倍做空NVDA每日ETF-19(以前,Tradr是NVDA Bear Daily ETF的1.25倍)(股票代碼:NVDS)Tradr 2X空頭創新每日ETF
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(原為Tradr Short Innovation Daily ETF)-19
(“信託”)。基金的招股說明書可通過訪問基金網站www.tradretfs.com或致電募集電話1-833-297-2587獲得。目錄信託與基金
投資策略、政策和風險
投資限制庫款管理
投資組合交易和行紀投資組合周轉率
代理投票政策
投資組合持有信息
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僅書本錄入系統
購買和贖回創建單位中的股份
聯邦所得稅事項
股息及分派一般信息財務報表
附錄A證券評級描述
附錄b代理投票政策和程式 |
信託和基金 |
-結束 |
0.95% |
管理投資公司於2013年8月20日根據德拉瓦州法律成立為德拉瓦州法定信託基金。該信託目前由其他幾個系列的受益股份組成。本SAI僅與基金有關,而與信託的其他系列無關。 |
0.95% |
該信託基金已在美國證券交易委員會(“美國證券交易委員會”)註冊為開放式基金。 |
0.95% |
-結束 |
0.75%* |
* 管理投資公司。基金招股說明書和本SAI遺漏了向美國證券交易委員會提交的註冊說明書中包含的某些資訊。在支付規定的費用後,可以從美國證券交易委員會獲得這些資訊的副本。
2022年8月5日,Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF(簡稱:做空創新ETF)於2022年8月5日收購了合作投資系列基金旗下Tuttle Capital做空創新ETF(簡稱前身基金)的全部資產及負債。基金採用了前身基金的以往業績和財務歷史。
每個基金都被歸類為非
-多元化基金,這意味著它不受1940年修訂的《投資公司法》(“1940年法案”)所規定的多元化要求的約束。
-種類
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基金創設和贖回創設單位的選擇。對於做空創新ETF,信託保留允許或要求將“代現金”金額(“存款現金”)添加到現金部分以取代任何存款證券的權利。這些基金的股份在聯交所上市,並按市價在聯交所買賣。這些價格可能與股票的每股資產淨值有所不同。
投資戰略、政策和風險下文的討論補充了基金章程中有關基金投資政策的資訊。對基金的投資也應瞭解互換、證券和其他資產投資所固有的風險,包括髮行人的財務狀況可能受損或市場總體狀況可能惡化的風險(這兩種風險中的任何一種都可能導致基金所持投資組合的價值下降,從而導致股票價值下降)。隨著市場信心以及投資者情緒和看法的變化,每個基金的投資組合持有量都容易受到一般市場波動和價值波動增減的影響。投資者的看法基於各種不可預測的因素,包括對政府、經濟、貨幣和財政政策、通脹和利率、天氣和氣候條件、經濟擴張或收縮以及全球或地區性政治、經濟或銀行危機的預期。各基金的主要投資策略和相關風險見下表,並在表後詳細說明。基金也可以在較小程度上投資於被確定為其本金投資以外的其他投資。投資與風險長 創新 ETF特斯拉每日ETFNVDA每日
ETF短創新ETF市場條件收購公司投資公司股份交易所交易基金槓桿和反向ETF
ETNs
反向ETN
封閉式基金
業務發展公司 |
其他集合投資工具 |
普通股 |
中小市值股票 |
1.15% |
令狀和權利 |
優先股 |
1.15% |
可換股證券 |
首次公開招股 |
1.15% |
債務證券: |
較低評級債務證券 |
1.15% |
OTC交易 |
零優惠券、階梯優惠券和實物付款證券
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發行時或延遲交付證券
抵押貸款支持證券-U現金儲備
外商投資
新興市場-U存托憑證-U歐洲-最近的活動
中國地區的發展
投資與風險
長
90
創新
ETF
TSLA
每日ETFNVDA
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ETF
短
創新
ETF衍生品:證券和證券指數期權
期貨和期貨期權
股指期貨掉期場外衍生工具交易
政府責任賣空短期投資臨時投資流動性差和受限的證券房地產投資信託基金
交易對手信用風險上市標準風險市況-質數
2008年的抵押貸款危機;政府限制賣空和高頻交易的努力;解決美國聯盟和州預算赤字的措施;歐洲的社會、政治和經濟不穩定;日本央行的經濟刺激;油價暴跌;貨幣匯率的劇烈變化;中國的經濟放緩;俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭;以及最近更高的通脹。相互關聯的全球經濟和金融市場增加了一個國家或地區的狀況可能對另一個國家或地區的發行人產生不利影響的可能性。這類事件可能會導致許多證券和其他工具的價值和流動性大幅下降。無法預測這種情況是否會再次發生。由一種新型冠狀病毒引起的傳染性呼吸道疾病的暴發於2019年12月在中國首次檢測到,隨後在全球範圍內檢測到。這種冠狀病毒造成了某些旅行限制、國際邊界關閉、入境口岸和其他地方加強健康檢查、醫療服務準備和提供中斷和延誤、長時間隔離、取消、供應鏈中斷和消費者需求下降,以及普遍的關切和不確定性。新冠肺炎的影響,以及未來可能出現的其他傳染病暴發,可能會對許多國家或整個全球經濟、個別發行者和資本市場產生不利影響,其影響方式不一定可預見。新冠肺炎引發的公共衛生危機疫情可能會加劇其他疫情
- 現有的
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不能肯定地確定疫情及其影響。
特殊目的收購公司(「SPAC」)
除非收購完成,否則SPAC通常會將其資產(減去為支付費用而保留的部分)投資於美國政府證券、貨幣市場基金證券和現金。-U- 建立在一段時間內,投資的資金將返還給實體的股東,減去某些允許的費用,SPAC發行的任何認股權證都將到期一文不值。由於SPAC和類似實體除了尋求收購外,通常沒有經營歷史或正在進行的業務,其證券的價值特別取決於實體管理層識別和完成有利可圖的收購的能力。-櫃檯市場,可能被認為缺乏流動性和/或受到轉售限制。SPAC管理。SPAC的管理團隊通常由金融業專業人士組成,他們在SPAC將收購的潛在發行人經營的商業部門管理公司方面幾乎沒有經驗(如果有的話)。此外,基金投資的太平洋島嶼國家諮詢委員會的高級管理人員和董事可能參與基金沒有投資的其他可能從事類似商業機會的太平洋島嶼國家諮詢委員會。-組合實體,將經常從那一天起下臺- 今天崗位管理-組合SPAC交易目標和交易的完善。SPAC的典型交易目標是一傢俬人公司。對這些公司進行盡職調查可能很困難,而且它們往往不會擁有與公共實體相同的財務控制水準。在此期間,如果基金投資於SPAC證券,則風險調整後的回報可能不那麼吸引人。SPAC解散後,認股權證將失效,毫無價值。
如果SPAC完成交易,不能保證對SPAC的單位、股票或權證的投資最終會證明比對目標業務的直接投資更有利(如果有機會的話)。特別是在SPAC認股權證方面,如果交易後SPAC普通股的價值低於認股權證的執行價格,即使交易完成,認股權證持有人也可能蒙受損失。-U此外,SPAC運營公司往往在交易完成後第一次成為上市公司,因此在面對上市公司的挑戰、費用和風險方面可能沒有經驗,包括加強監管和財務審查,以及需要遵守適用的治理和會計要求。-U投資公司股份
-結束基金,已關閉-結束基金、單位投資信託基金(“單位”)和交易所交易基金(“ETF”),在適用法律允許的範圍內,並受本SAI規定的某些限制。在美國證券交易委員會令或其他適用法律或監管指引允許的情況下,基金可能會超過這些法定限額,例如許多ETF的情況。2020年10月,美國證券交易委員會採取了某些監管變化,並採取了其他與一家投資公司投資另一家投資公司股票的能力有關的行動。這些變化部分包括撤銷某些允許超過法定限額的投資的美國證券交易委員會豁免令,撤回某些相關的美國證券交易委員會工作人員-行動信函和通過規則第12d1條根據1940年法案,該法案允許基金在法定限額之外投資於其他投資公司,但須符合某些條件。一般而言,根據1940年法案第12(D)(1)(F)節和第12(D)(1)(G)節以及根據1940年法案通過的《美國證券交易委員會》規則,基金可在遵守以下準則和限制的情況下收購關聯和非關聯標的基金的股份:基金可擁有不限數額的任何已登記公開發行的股份
-結束
93
-結束
ETF股份的價格是以ETF所持證券的價值為基礎(但不一定相同)。因此,買賣ETF股份所涉及的風險水準與買賣傳統普通股所涉及的風險水準相若,只是ETF股份的定價機制是以一籃子股票為基準。-1-1基金可投資於槓桿ETF、反向ETF及反向槓桿ETF。槓桿ETF尋求提供其追蹤的指數或其他基準的成倍表現,並使用衍生品,以努力放大標的指數或基準的回報。雖然槓桿ETF可能提供更大回報的潛力,但虧損的潛力和實現虧損的速度也更大。反向ETF通過使用各種形式的衍生品交易,尋求與特定指數的表現負相關,簡稱為- 銷售基礎指數。當標的指數的價值上升時,反向ETF的投資價值將會下降。-1-1-設置
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因此,不能保證ETF的實際長期回報將等於基金尋求實現的每日回報。作為複利的結果,反向ETF和槓桿ETF通常只有一天的投資目標。在計入費用和基金支出之前,反向ETF在超過一個交易日的時間段內的表現,可能會好於基準指數的反向表現,也可能比基準指數的反向表現差。同樣,槓桿化ETF的表現超過一天一段時間的表現,可能會好於指數表現,也可能低於相關倍數的指數表現。隨著市場波動性的增加,這種影響對這些類型的ETF來說變得更加明顯。即使反向ETF尋求與之負相關的標的基準的價值下降,反向ETF的價值也不一定會增加。 |
投資衍生工具亦涉及衍生工具合約的其他各方可能無法履行其責任的風險,這可能會令交易所買賣基金蒙受損失。特別是賣空的風險,如果賣空證券的價格上升,反向ETF或反向槓桿ETF可能須以高於賣空價格的價格回補其空頭倉位,從而令ETF蒙受損失,並間接令基金蒙受損失。與基金直接投資於被追蹤指數相關的證券或不使用衍生工具的ETF相比,ETF使用這些技術將使基金對ETF的投資更加不穩定。交易所買賣票據(“ETN”). 投資ETN涉及風險,包括可能的本金損失。ETN是銀行發行的無擔保債務證券,與市場指數的總回報掛鉤。投資ETN的風險還包括投資組合多樣化有限、本金支付不確定以及流動性不足。此外,投資者手續費將減少到期或贖回時的回報金額,因此,即使相關指數的價值有所增加,投資者在到期或贖回時獲得的回報也可能少於本金金額。對ETN的投資可能並不適合所有投資者。 反向ETN反向ETN提供的薪酬與其跟蹤的指數或基準的表現相反。由於反向ETN的表現與指數或基準的反向表現掛鉤,因此反向ETN背後的指數或基準水準的任何增加都將導致還款金額的減少,並可能導致到期或可選贖回時的付款少於原始投資。此外,如果指數或基準的水準上升或下降到足以抵消應計投資者手續費的負面影響,投資者在到期或贖回時獲得的反向ETN可能會低於原始投資。封閉式基金基金可投資於已關閉的-結束資金。-結束基金面臨各種風險,包括依賴管理層滿足關閉的能力-結束
-結束
基金組合;封閉式基金資產淨值波動-結束
與基金份額相比,標的證券的價值發生了變化-結束
-結束
-結束基金(S)。業務發展公司-2529商業發展公司(“BDC”)是一種不太常見的封閉類型
95
更像運營公司而不是典型的投資公司的投資公司。1940年法案對基礎設施發展中心的業務施加了某些限制。
-質量-4在一年或更短時間內到期的債務投資。一般來說,私人和交易稀少的公司幾乎沒有公開資訊,投資者可能無法做出完全知情的投資決策。對於債務工具的投資,發行人可能會違約或宣佈破產。此外,BDC可能只會產生負債金額,使BDC的資產覆蓋率在發生此類負債後至少等於200%。這些對資產組合和槓桿的限制可能會阻礙BDC籌集資金的方式。BDC通常投資於不太成熟的私營公司,這些公司涉及的風險比- 建立,上市公司。
其他集合投資工具
基金可在下列情況下購買證券- 已發布或延遲交貨的基礎上。在何時購買證券時
- 已發布或延遲- 交貨在此基礎上,基金承擔擔保所有權的權利和風險,包括價格和收益波動的風險。- 已發布
或延遲交付基礎上,它將記錄交易,反映每一天此類證券的價值,以確定其資產淨值,並在適用的情況下,為自該日起的平均到期日計算到期日。在收購之時,一家- 已發布證券的估值可能低於購買價格。基金組織將在下列情況下作出承諾
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只有當它有實際收購證券的意圖時,才會進行交易。但是,如果基金選擇處分在何時取得的權利
- 已發布-K如果在收購之前持有證券,它可以像處置任何其他投資組合債務一樣,確認因市場波動而產生的應稅資本收益或損失。此外,如果交易的另一方違約,基金可能會處於不利地位。-34756
- 已發布-K-23985- 交貨
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如果這樣的交易被認為是衍生品交易,它將受到規則18F的要求
- 風格
期權可在期權到期日之前的任何時間行使。
撰寫看漲期權
。該基金可能會發行備兌看漲期權。如果基金擁有贖回所依據的證券,或者有絕對權利獲得證券而不需要額外的現金對價,或者如果需要額外的現金對價,則現金或現金等價物由基金託管人在單獨的賬戶中持有,則看漲期權是“承保”的。看漲期權的持有者獲得溢價,並賦予購買者以行權價格購買期權標的證券的權利。在行使期權時,發起人有義務在期權期間交付標的證券,以應對行權價格的支付。如果交易所的撰稿人 |
在書面看漲期權中完成收盤交易將允許基金在標的證券上發行另一種看漲期權,行使價格或到期日不同,或兩者兼而有之。此外,結清交易將允許同時出售受選擇權約束的任何證券的現金或收益用於基金的其他投資。如果基金希望出售其投資組合中已發行看漲期權的特定證券,它將在出售該證券之前或同時進行結清交易。 |
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除了備兌看漲期權外,基金還可以承銷證券的無擔保(或“裸”)看漲期權,包括ETF的股票和指數。 |
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承銷備兌指數看漲期權 |
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。基金還可以對其已出售的期權執行結清購買交易,然後以不同的行權價和/或到期日出售另一種期權。基金進行這種結算交易的目的是增加期權保費收入、限制損失或保護標的股票的預期收益。1 |
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選擇後,基金設立一個代管賬戶。基金的託管人(或代表託管人的證券託管人)擔任基金的代管代理人。代管代理人就基金所包括的股票訂立稱為代管收據的檔案(或與其他可接受證券有關的代管收據)。當看漲期權到期或基金進入結束購買交易時,託管代理將股票從託管賬戶中釋放。在此之前,基金不能出售標的股票。基金在出售場外指數看漲期權時,可能會與交易對手訂立類似的抵押品安排。 |
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64.34 |
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基金出售的指數看漲期權的購買者可按行使日指數收盤時的固定價格行使該期權。除非基金擁有足以滿足行使指數看漲期權的流動資產,否則基金將被要求清算投資組合證券,以滿足行使的要求。在行使選擇權和基金能夠出售這些證券之間,這類證券的市值可能會下降。例如,即使基金所寫的指數看漲期權被基金以相同執行價格持有的指數看漲期權所“覆蓋”,它也將承擔在向期權結算公司提交行使通知之日的交易收盤與基金行使其持有的看漲期權之日或賣出看漲期權之日的交易收盤之間指數水準可能下降的風險,在任何一種情況下,這都不會早於提交行使通知的第二天。如果指數交易中斷,基金將無法平倉其期權頭寸。2,3 |
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。證券和指數期權交易有幾個風險。 |
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50,871 |
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由於市場行為或意外事件,交易可能在某種程度上不成功。基金可進行期權交易的程度可能受到《基金作為受監管投資公司資格守則》的要求的限制。 |
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1.49 |
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1.43 |
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。本基金可進行場外交易及交易所交易 |
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選擇。某些額外風險是場外期權特有的。基金可聘請結算公司進行兌換 |
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0.64 |
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* 但是,如果基金購買了場外期權,則在行使期權的情況下,它必須依賴從其購買期權的交易商。如果交易商不這樣做,將導致損失基金支付的溢價,並損失交易的預期利益。
** 交換
1 交易
2 期權通常有一個持續的流動性市場,而場外期權可能不會。因此,基金一般只有通過行使期權或將期權轉售給發行該期權的交易商,才能實現其所購買的場外期權的價值。同樣,當基金買入場外期權時,基金一般只能通過與基金最初買入期權的交易商達成成交購買交易,才能在期權到期前結清期權。除非基金作為備兌場外買入期權的發起人能夠進行平倉買入交易,否則在期權到期或行使之前,基金將不能清算用作備兌的證券(或其他資產)。
3 美國證券交易委員會的立場是,購買的場外期權是流動性較差的證券。因此,基金將把場外期權視為受基金對非流動性證券的限制。如果美國證券交易委員會改變對場外期權流動性的立場,IMF將相應改變此類工具的處理方式。
4 股票指數期權
5 。基金可投資於指數的期權,包括廣義指數
6 - 基於
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安全指數。指數的看跌期權和看跌期權與其他投資的看跌期權和看漲期權類似,不同的是,所有結算都是現金結算,收益或虧損取決於相關指數的變化,而不是個別證券的價格變動。當基金就指數發出催繳通知時,它會收到溢價,並同意在到期日之前,催繳通知的購買者在行使催繳通知時,如果催繳通知所依據的指數的收盤價高於催繳通知的行使價,將從基金獲得一定數額的現金。現金量等於指數的收盤價和贖回的行權價格之間的差額乘以指定的倍數(“乘數”),乘數決定差額中每一個點的總美元價值。當基金買入一個指數的看漲期權時,它支付溢價,並擁有與上文所述的看漲期權相同的權利。
投資於指數期權的風險可能大於投資於證券的期權。由於指數期權是以現金結算的,因此,如果基金對指數發出催繳通知,就不能通過收購和持有標的指數來提前為其潛在的結算義務做準備。基金可以通過持有與標的指數所基於的證券或工具類似的多元化證券或工具組合來抵消部分買入看漲指數期權的風險。但是,在實際情況中,基金不能購買和持有與指數所含證券或工具完全相同的投資組合,因此,所持證券或工具的價值可能與指數的價值不同。
與其他類型的期權一樣,作為催繳承銷商的基金最早也要到下一個營業日才會知道這項任務。取而代之的是,它將被要求支付一定金額的現金
以行權日的收盤指標值為準。當它得知自己被分配時,該指數可能已經下降,其投資組合的價值也相應下降。這種“時機風險”是指數看漲期權編寫者通過持有證券或工具頭寸來彌補風險敞口的能力所固有的限制。
如果這樣的更改導致已行使的期權失效 |
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50.00 |
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。基金可為投資目的進行貨幣互換。貨幣互換與利率互換類似,不同之處在於它們涉及多種貨幣。 |
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0.82 |
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。基金可訂立利率互換協定,以防止基金持有的固定收益證券價值下跌。在這種情況下,基金可以同意支付固定利率(乘以名義金額),而交易對手同意支付浮動利率(乘以相同名義金額)。如果利率上升,導致基金投資組合的價值縮水,基金將根據掉期獲得付款,這將部分或全部抵消這種價值的縮水。 |
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(6.23 |
) |
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。掉期期權或“掉期”是一種合同,賦予交易對手權利(但不是義務)在指定的未來時間以指定的條款簽訂新的掉期或縮短、延長、取消或以其他方式修改現有的掉期。合同賣方收到溢價,並承擔標的掉期發生不利變化的風險。 |
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) |
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) |
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根據基金是在對其資產進行對沖還是在對其負債進行對沖而定。基金可以買入(賣出)和購買看跌互換和看漲互換,其程度與其使用標準 |
$ |
38.32 |
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42.56 |
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2.44 |
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當基金購買掉期交易時,如果它決定讓期權到期而不行使,它可能只損失已支付的保費金額。然而,當基金進行掉期交易時,一旦行使選擇權,基金將根據基本協定的條款承擔義務。3,5 |
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場外衍生品交易 |
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基金可進行場外衍生工具交易。 |
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105,768 |
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112,371 |
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ACT首次建立了全面監管場外衍生品市場的新法定框架。 |
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1.45 |
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1.21 |
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由於聯盟和州的法律和法規,國內銀行被要求保持特定的準備金水準,它們可以借給單一借款人的金額受到限制,並受到旨在促進財務穩健的法規的約束。然而,這種法律和條例不一定適用於外國銀行,從而影響基金可能獲得的銀行債務所涉及的風險。 |
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1.15 |
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基金可將部分資產投資於商業票據及短票 |
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3.27 |
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2.21 |
%6 |
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3.57 |
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2.27 |
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筆記。商業票據由公司發行的無擔保本票組成。商業票據和短票發行情況 |
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— |
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* - 學期
1
2
3 - 學期
4 票據由購買時評級為“A”的債券組成
5 或更高,由S&P,“Prime”
6 或“素數”
99
被穆迪評級,或由另一家國家認可的統計評級機構進行類似評級,或者,如果未評級,將由顧問確定為具有類似質量。
公司債務債務面臨發行人無力支付債務本金和利息的風險,即信用風險。顧問可以積極地將基金置於信用風險之下。
臨時投資
基金組織可採取與基金組織正常的基本或非正常的防禦措施不一致的臨時防禦措施
-基本面 |
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401.20 |
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1,250.00 |
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到期日 |
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該基金可將高達15%的淨資產投資於非流動性證券。非流動性證券是指基金合理預期在當前市場條件下不能在七個日曆日或更短的時間內出售或處置的證券,除非出售或處置這些證券的市值發生重大變化。1 |
|
7.80 |
|
|
9.20 |
|
||
基金可投資於受限制證券。限制性證券是指在沒有根據19法案註冊或獲得豁免註冊的情況下,不能自由向公眾出售的證券。雖然受限證券通常被推定為非流動性的,但可以確定特定的受限證券是流動性的。19法案下的規則144A建立了一個避風港,使其不受19法案對向合格機構買家轉售某些證券的登記要求的影響。在許多情況下,根據規則144A出售的受限證券的機構市場既提供了易於確定的受限證券的價值,也提供了清算投資以滿足股票贖回令的能力。這類市場可能包括交易、結算和結算國內外發行人未註冊證券的自動化系統,例如納斯達克贊助的門戶網站系統。然而,有興趣購買第144A條合格限制性證券的合格買家數量不足,可能會對此類投資組合證券的可銷售性產生不利影響,並導致基金無法迅速或以有利的價格處置此類證券。 |
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(323.71 |
) |
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(835.40 |
) |
||
該基金可購買根據19法案第4(A)(2)款發行的商業票據。4(A)(2)商業票據具有與商業票據基本相同的價格和流動性特徵,但4(A)(2)商業票據的轉售限於機構投資者市場。這種對轉售的限制使4(A)(2)商業票據從技術上講是19法案下的受限證券。 |
|
(315.91 |
) |
|
(826.20 |
) |
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規則22E |
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根據1940年法案,除其他事項外,要求基金組織建立流動性風險管理計劃(“LRMP”),該計劃旨在合理地評估和管理流動性風險。規則22E |
|
(21.35 |
) |
|
(2.72 |
) |
||
基金實施了一項低風險管理計劃,以滿足相關要求。此外,董事會,包括大多數獨立受託人,批准指定顧問為基金的長期風險管理計劃管理人來管理這一方案,並將至少每年審查一次由顧問編寫的書面報告,該報告涉及長期風險管理計劃的運作情況,並評估其充分性和執行效果。除其他事項外,LRMP還規定將基金投資歸類為“高流動性投資”、“中等流動性投資”、“流動性較差投資”或“非流動性投資”。基金投資的流動性風險分類是在合理詢問並考慮到相關的市場、交易和投資後確定的 |
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— |
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|
(19.88 |
) |
||
-特定 |
|
(21.35 |
) |
|
(22.60 |
) |
||
考慮因素。如果基金的投資被認為是“非流動性投資”或“流動性較差的投資”,基金預計將面臨更大的流動性風險。 |
$ |
63.94 |
|
$ |
401.20 |
|
||
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這些風險包括承擔相關費用,可能會影響基金的業績及其實現其投資目標的能力。2,3 |
|
(81.73 |
)% |
|
(66.14 |
)%4 |
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如果購買非流動性證券的結果是基金淨資產的15%以上投資於此類證券,基金將不會購買此類證券。如果在任何時候投資組合經理和/或顧問或下屬3,5 |
|
(81.72 |
)% |
|
(66.14 |
)%4 |
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-顧問 |
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確定基金持有的非流動性證券的價值超過基金淨資產的15%,基金的投資組合管理人和顧問或小組 |
$ |
70,221 |
|
$ |
91,474 |
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-顧問 |
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會採取他們認為適當的步驟,在合理切實可行的範圍內儘快降低該百分率。 |
|
1.42 |
% |
|
1.81 |
%6 |
||
房地產投資信託基金 |
|
1.15 |
% |
|
1.15 |
%6 |
||
(“房地產投資信託基金”) |
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該基金可投資於房地產投資信託基金。 |
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4.38 |
% |
|
1.69 |
%6 |
||
投資房地產投資信託基金除了與投資房地產行業相關的風險外,還涉及某些獨特的風險。REITs依賴於管理技能,不是多元化的,受到嚴重的現金流依賴,借款人和自我違約 |
|
4.65 |
% |
|
2.35 |
%6 |
||
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— |
% |
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— |
%4 |
* 投資REITs涉及的風險與投資小盤股公司類似。從歷史上看,小盤股,如REITs,比大盤股有更大的價格波動。
** 房地產投資信託基金可能無法根據該法獲得通常對它們有利的聯盟所得稅待遇,也可能無法保持根據1940年法案的登記豁免。房地產投資信託基金(尤其是抵押房地產投資信託基金)也面臨利率風險。當利率下降時,房地產投資信託基金的固定投資價值
1 -費率
2 可以預期,債務將會增加。相反,當利率上升時,房地產投資信託基金對固定資產的投資價值
3 -費率
4 可以預期,債務將會減少。
5 -費率
6 義務。
100
回購協議
-經銷商
-顧問 |
利率(可能高於或低於基礎投資組合證券的利率)。受回購協定約束的證券將由託管人或在美聯儲/財政部賬簿中持有 |
反向回購協議 |
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|
$ |
40.02 |
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$ |
61.89 |
|
$ |
30.00 |
|
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貸款組合證券 |
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1 |
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1.51 |
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0.57 |
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|
(0.24 |
) |
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-經銷商 |
|
(11.41 |
) |
|
(8.69 |
) |
|
32.13 |
|
|||
或金融機構,但此類貸款可由基金隨時贖回(須遵守下文所述的通知規定),並始終以現金或現金等價物擔保,這些現金或現金等價物按照適用條例保存在一個單獨的賬戶中,且至少等於所借證券的每日確定的市場價值。 |
|
(9.90 |
) |
|
(8.12 |
) |
|
31.89 |
|
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- 學期 |
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義務。基金將不會出借有價證券,如果這類貸款不被其股票有資格出售的任何州的法律或法規所允許。基金組合證券的貸款將根據適用的監管要求進行抵押,任何貸款都不會導致所有貸款證券的價值超過基金總資產價值的331/3%。 |
|
(3.26 |
) |
|
— |
|
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— |
|
|||
貸款一般可由借款人在一個營業日通知時終止,或由基金在五個營業日通知時終止。與任何信貸擴展一樣,如果證券的借款人在財務上倒閉,就存在恢復延遲的風險,在某些情況下,甚至會喪失抵押品的權利。然而,這些有價證券的貸款只會發放給基金管理層認為信譽良好的公司,而且這些貸款可以賺取的收入證明隨之而來的風險是合理的。貸款終止後,借款人須將證券歸還基金。貸款期間市場價格的任何收益或損失都將由基金承擔。與投資組合證券貸款相關的風險與回購協定相關的風險基本相似。因此,如果貸款的對手方申請破產或受到美國破產法的約束,有關基金權利的法律將無法解決。因此,在極端情況下,基金出售抵押品的能力可能會受到限制,基金將蒙受損失。當出借證券附帶的表決權或同意權移交給借款人時,基金將遵循催繳出借證券的政策,在發出通知後一天內交付,以便在所涉事項對基金對出借證券的投資產生重大影響的情況下,允許行使此類權利。基金將為借出其證券支付合理的找尋人費用、行政費用和託管費。 |
|
— |
|
|
(13.75 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
|
|
(3.26 |
) |
|
(13.75 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
ISK |
$ |
26.86 |
|
$ |
40.02 |
|
$ |
61.89 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
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|
|||||||
某些賬戶持有人可不時(實益地或登記在案)擁有或控制基金相當大比例的份額。這些賬戶持有人贖回其在基金中的股份可能會影響基金的流動資金和資產淨值。這種贖回還可能迫使基金在不會這樣做的時候出售證券,這可能會增加基金的經紀人成本,並影響股東稅。2,3 |
|
(24.22 |
)% |
|
(19.82 |
)%4 |
|
106.28 |
%4 |
|||
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|
|
|
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|||||||
3,5 |
|
(24.28 |
)% |
|
(19.69 |
)%4 |
|
106.23 |
%4 |
|||
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|
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基金等投資公司及其服務提供者可能因網路攻擊而面臨業務和資訊安全風險。除其他行為外,網路攻擊包括竊取或破壞在線或數位方式維護的數據、對網站的拒絕服務攻擊、未經授權發佈機密資訊或各種其他形式的網路安全漏洞。影響基金、顧問或分支機構的網路攻擊 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
-顧問 |
$ |
125,582 |
|
$ |
310,158 |
|
$ |
374,405 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
、基金託管人或轉讓代理人、中間人或其他第三方 |
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|
|
|
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|
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- 派對 |
|
0.94 |
% |
|
1.01 |
%6 |
|
0.83 |
%6 |
|||
服務提供者可能會對基金產生不利影響。例如,網路攻擊可能幹擾股東交易的處理,影響基金計算其資產淨值的能力,導致私人股東資訊或公司機密資訊洩露,阻礙交易,使基金面臨監管罰款或財務損失,並造成聲譽損害。出於網路安全風險管理的目的,基金還可能產生額外費用。雖然基金及其服務提供者建立了業務連續性計劃和風險管理系統,旨在防止或減少網路安全攻擊的影響,但這些計劃和系統具有固有的侷限性,部分原因是 |
|
0.75 |
% |
|
0.75 |
%6 |
|
0.75 |
%6 |
|||
- 變化 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
自然界 |
|
4.04 |
% |
|
2.03 |
%6 |
|
(0.58 |
)%6 |
|||
此外,基金無法控制其服務供應商實施的任何網路安全計劃或系統。 |
|
4.23 |
% |
|
2.29 |
%6 |
|
(0.50 |
)%6 |
|||
基金所投資證券的發行人也存在類似類型的網路安全風險,這可能對此類發行人造成重大不利後果,並可能導致基金對這類投資組合公司的投資價值縮水。 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
%4 |
|
— |
%4 |
借款和槓桿風險 基金可以出於現金管理或投資目的借入資金。為投資而借款是槓桿的一種形式。槓桿投資,通過用借來的錢購買證券,是一種投機技術,它增加了投資風險,但也增加了投資機會。由於基金的幾乎所有資產的價值都會波動,而借款的利息義務可能是固定的,因此當基金利用其投資時,基金每股資產淨值的波動將比其他情況下更大。此外,借款的利息成本可能會隨市場利率的變化而波動,並可能部分抵消或超過所借資金的回報。在不利的條件下,這些基金可能不得不出售投資組合證券,以滿足利息或本金的支付,而此時的投資考慮並不有利於這種出售。根據1940年法案的要求,每個基金必須保持所有借款金額的300%的持續資產覆蓋率(總資產,包括用借入的資金獲得的資產,減去不包括借款的負債)。如果基金的資產價值在任何時候都不能達到300%的覆蓋率標準,基金將在三個工作日內(不包括週末和節假日)將基金的借款減少到滿足300%覆蓋率要求所需的程度。維持這一百分比限制可能會導致在投資考慮不利於出售有價證券的時候出售投資組合證券。同樣涵蓋的期貨合約和掉期協定下的債務將不被視為“優先證券”,因此不受300%資產覆蓋率要求的約束。
* 交易對手信用風險
** 未清算掉期的交易對手通常是一家主要的全球金融機構。在涉及其對手方的破產、破產或其他重組程式中,基金在獲得任何追回方面可能會出現重大延誤(包括追回其提供的任何抵押品),並且在這種情況下可能只獲得有限的追回,或者可能得不到任何追回。根據適用法律或合同規定,包括如果基金與一家金融機構進行投資或交易,而該金融機構(或該金融機構的關聯機構)遇到財務困難,則在某些情況下,基金可能被阻止或推遲行使其終止投資或交易的權利,或在任何抵押品上變現,並可能導致當事人在這種投資或交易下暫停付款和交付義務,或在未經基金同意的情況下以另一機構取代該金融機構。此外,基金可獲“保釋”
1 - 在
2 “適用法律規定的風險,即在金融機構當局要求的情況下,金融機構的負債可以減記、消除或轉換為股權或其他所有權工具。保釋
3 - 在
4
5 - 在
6 如果發生這種情況,基金也可能受到同樣的影響。
101
在訂立結算掉期時,基金須向其期貨事務監察委員會(“FCM”)存入相當於名義金額的一小部分現金或現金等價物(該金額可能會因FCM或進行交易結算的結算所而有所改變)。
已清算掉期的履約保證金或誠信保證金的性質,並在掉期終止時退還給基金,前提是所有合同義務均已履行。隨後,隨著掉期價格的波動,將每天向經紀人支付被稱為“變動保證金”的款項,使掉期合約中的多頭和空頭頭寸或多或少具有價值,這一過程被稱為“標價”。
- 面向市場
“溢價(折扣)支付被納入掉期的每日價格,因此通過變動保證金攤銷。
清算掉期的一方須承擔結算所及其持有頭寸的金融市場的信用風險。FCM通常有義務將所有從客戶那裡收到的關於清算掉期頭寸的基金從FCM的自有資產中分離出來。此外,FCM還被要求將清算所要求的已清算掉期頭寸的保證金金額轉移到結算所,這些金額通常為FCM的所有客戶在清算所的一個綜合賬戶中持有。CFTC頒佈的規定要求FCM將FCM提供給結算所的初始保證金金額通知給結算所,該金額可歸因於每個客戶。此外,如果FCM不遵守適用的條例或其與基金達成的協定,或者在FCM欺詐或挪用客戶資產的情況下,FCM破產時,對於FCM持有的保證金,基金只能擁有無擔保債權人的債權。
上市標準風險
聯交所規定每隻基金必須符合若干上市標準(包括若干投資參數),以維持其在聯交所的上市地位。遵守這些上市標準可能會迫使基金在不合時宜的時候出售證券,或者以當時證券以外的價格出售
-當前
市場價值。在這種情況下出售證券可能會限制基金的利潤或要求基金蒙受損失,因此,基金的業績可能會受到影響。
102
近年來,包括CFTC和美國銀行業監管機構在內的全球監管機構都採取了適用於未清算掉期的保證金要求。雖然基金不直接受到這些要求的約束,但如果基金的交易對手受到這些要求的約束,基金與這些交易對手之間的未清算掉期必須被標記
- 面向市場
每天,必須交換抵押品,以應對此類掉期價值的任何變化。《規則》對這些保證金的交換規定了一些要求,包括轉移的時間、抵押品的類型(以及這種抵押品的估值),以及在沒有這種規定的情況下基金可能與其交易對手達成的協定不同的其他事項。在任何情況下,如果基金被要求向其掉期交易對手提供抵押品,這種抵押品將被寄送給獨立的銀行託管人,在那裡,除非基金拖欠對掉期交易對手的義務,否則通常不允許掉期交易對手接觸抵押品。
在適用的情況下,這些規則要求未清算掉期的各方向獨立於掉期各方的託管人提供抵押品(除上述任何“變動保證金”抵押品外),抵押品的金額或者是(I)規則中的附表中規定的,或者(Ii)由受規方根據該方監管機構(S)批准的模式計算的。目前,最初的保證金規則不適用於基金的掉期交易關係。然而,這些規則正在分階段實施,並在在不久的將來,這些規定可能適用於這些基金。如果規則適用,將對基金從事未清算掉期交易的能力造成重大成本,因此可能對顧問管理基金的能力產生不利影響,可能會削弱基金實現其投資目標的能力,及/或可能導致基金投資者的回報減少。終止和違約風險
基金的某些掉期協定包含終止條款,其中包括要求基金維持預付款- 決心基金的淨資產水準,和/或規定了基金資產淨值在特定時間段內下降的限制,這可能不包括贖回,也可能不排除。若基金觸發該等撥備並持有未平倉衍生工具,當時掉期交易對手可選擇終止該等協定,並要求立即支付相等於相關協定下的負債淨額(如有)的款項。特別考慮事項跟蹤和關聯-833-297-2587.
有幾個因素可能會影響基金實現與其基礎證券高度相關的能力。這些因素包括:(1)基金的手續費和開支,包括經紀費用(可能因投資組合周轉率高而增加)和與使用衍生工具有關的成本;(2)基金持有的工具(例如掉期)的表現與相關證券的表現之間的不完美關聯;(3)投標
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期權或期貨合約暫停交易,可能會妨礙基金買賣期權或期貨合約;(7)基金所持資產交易的市場提前和意外關閉,導致基金無法執行預定的有價證券交易;(8)貨幣匯率波動。
“單一交易日”是指一隻基金計算其資產淨值至基金下一次計算資產淨值的時間。
槓桿
這些基金打算定期使用槓桿投資技術來實現其投資目標。當基金獲得超過基金資產的資本基礎回報的權利時,就存在槓桿。利用槓桿涉及特殊風險,應被視為投機性。具體地說,槓桿在有利的市場條件下為基金股東創造了更大收益的潛力,並在不利的市場條件下創造了放大虧損的風險。槓桿很可能導致基金股票資產淨值的波動性更大。如果一隻基金在不利的市況下達到其投資目標,股東所蒙受的損失,應較基金沒有槓桿運作時所蒙受的損失為大。
投資限制
每個基金都採用了以下限制作為基本政策,如1940年法案所界定的那樣,如果沒有基金“大多數未償還有表決權證券的持有者”的有利投票,這些限制不得改變。根據1940年法案,基金的“大多數已發行有表決權證券的持有人投票”是指在超過50%的已發行股份的持有人或(Ii)超過50%的基金已發行股份的持有人代表出席的會議上,(I)或67%的基金股份中較少者的投票。
-基本面
政策並可在未經股東批准的情況下更改。
每項基金不得:
可以發行優先證券,借入資金或者質押資產,但下列情況除外:(一)資金可以向銀行借款,借款金額不得超過一
- 第三
淨資產(包括借款金額);及(Ii)這一限制不禁止基金在下列情況下進行期權交易或賣空或投資金融期貨、掉期
- 已發布
或延遲交割證券,或逆回購協定; 擔任承銷商,但基金可被視為與其投資組合中的證券銷售有關的承銷商的範圍除外;
可以將購買時計算的總資產的25%或以上投資於任何一個行業(美國政府、其機構或工具發行的證券除外),但在正常市場條件下,特斯拉每日交易所交易基金應專注於特斯拉所分配的行業,NVDA每日交易所交易基金應集中於所分配給NVDA的行業,而長期創新ETF將集中(即,將其總資產的25%或以上投資於提供行業敞口的投資)的程度與參考基準如此集中的程度大致相同;
買賣房地產或房地產或房地產有限合夥企業的權益(但基金可以買賣以房地產為擔保的證券以及房地產投資信託基金等投資或交易房地產的公司的證券); |
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過去五年「獨立」受託人:托馬斯·肯珀,特許會計師
(born 1957) 受託人自.以來
九月
退休(2022年4月至今);金融服務組織獨立諮詢(2021年3月至今); Ameritas Investment Partners副總裁兼首席合規官,註冊投資顧問(1995年至2021年3月)。Monachil信用收入基金,一個已關閉的-結束
投資公司凱薩琳·k。什庫達(born 1951)
受託人
自.以來
九月
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Zigzag Consulting,一家金融服務諮詢公司(2008年至今);美林證券管理帳戶總監(2007 - 2008年)。
沒有。 |
Larry D. Tashjian |
董事會 |
家族辦公室CAm Capital Advisors負責人(2001年至今)。 |
(born 1961) |
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退休(2014年6月至今); UMb Fund Services,Inc.執行長共同基金和對沖基金服務提供商,以及轉帳代理人、基金公證等 |
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基金(2006年12月至2014年6月)。 |
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投資經理系列信託III,一家註冊投資公司(包括7個投資組合); Source Capital,Inc.,閉合 |
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特倫斯·P·加拉格爾 |
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(born 1958) |
受託人兼總裁 |
投資經理系列信託II總裁(2013年9月至今);執行副總裁兼信託平台總監(2024年至今);執行副總裁兼基金會計、管理和稅務總監,UMb Fund Services,Inc. (2007- 2023年)。 |
收入基金,投機風險 |
- 管理 |
信用基金、Infinity Core另類基金、Keystone私募收入基金、First Trust另類機會基金、Variant另類收益基金、Variant Impact基金、First Trust私募資產基金、First Trust私募信貸基金、First Trust Real Asset基金、Destiny Alternative Fund LLC、Destiny Alternative Fund(TEI)LLC、Pender房地產信貸基金、First Trust Hedged Strategies基金和Felicitas私募市場基金每個都是封閉的 |
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投資公司 |
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喬伊·奧西利-19(born 1966) -19受託人、副總裁兼助理國務卿-19自.以來一月 Co-19- 酋長
共同基金管理有限責任公司執行官(2016年至今)和副總裁(2006 - 2015年);投資經理系列信託II副總裁兼助理秘書(2016年1月至今);投資經理系列信託副總裁兼秘書(2016年3月至今);公司
- 總統、Futhill Capital Management,LLC,註冊投資顧問(2018 - 2022年)。沒有。信託官員:麗塔·達姆
(born 1966) 財務主管兼助理 書記自.以來九月 Co- 酋長 共同基金管理局有限責任公司執行官(2016年至今)和副總裁(2006 - 2015年);公司
- 總統、Futhill Capital Management,LLC,註冊投資顧問(2018 - 2022年)。
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黛安·德雷克
(born 1967)
書記自.以來一月 共同基金管理有限責任公司高級法律顧問(2015年10月至今);註冊投資顧問Foothill Capital Management,LLC首席合規官(2018 - 2019年)。N/AN/A約書亞·戈爾
(born 1988) 美國副總統自.以來-42024年4-4共同基金管理有限責任公司副總裁(2020年12月至今)和助理副總裁(2018年12月至2020年11月)。
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• N/A馬丁·齊烏拉(born 1959) 首席合規官自.以來
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• 九月
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地址:威斯康星州密爾沃基西加萊納街235號,郵編:53212。
Dziura先生的地址:賓夕法尼亞州媒體伍德里奇巷309號,郵編:19063。*該基金的投資顧問還擔任該信託基金中其他23個系列(統稱為“AXS基金”)的投資顧問,這些系列在單獨的招股說明書中提供。
*他表示,由於他在UMB Fund Services,Inc.擔任職務,因此加拉格爾先生是該信託基金的“利害關係人”。補償從2024年1月1日起,每位獨立受託人每季度可獲得26,000美元的預聘金;每項特別撥款為4,000美元- 人
出席的會議,或以視像會議或電話會議代替出席的任何特別會議- 人根據《美國證券交易委員會》的規定,每出席一次特別會議或電視電話會議,或處理特別複雜的事項或需要在會前審查重要材料的事項,均可獲得2 000美元的費用,以採取董事會的行動和(或)準備供審查的材料。該信託基金沒有養老金或退休計劃。與信託有關聯的任何其他實體都不向受託人支付任何補償。
在2024年1月1日之前,每名獨立受託人每季度獲得26,000美元的預聘金;每項特別委任金為4,000美元
B-7
- 人
出席的會議,或以視像會議或電話會議代替出席的任何特別會議
- 人受託人可選擇根據信託的不承諾,推遲從基金支付他們的補償
-合格受託人的遞延補償賬戶將在受託人選擇的時間內以現金支付
獨立受託人
託馬斯
克尼珀
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獨立
受託人
和審計
委員會椅子凱薩琳K.Shkuda,獨立 估值委員會椅子拉里 D.塔什干, 獨立 受託人, 主席約翰·P·扎德, 獨立 受託人
提名
委員會椅子長期創新ETFTSLA每日ETFNVDA每日ETF做空創新ETF作為基金費用一部分累積的養老金或退休福利
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無無無
退休後估計的年度利益
B-9
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無
無
無基金和基金綜合體支付給受託人的總補償截至2024年3月31日的財年。第一年的估計年薪。目前有許多投資組合組成了該信託基金。術語“基金綜合體”僅適用於由同一投資顧問管理的系列。
Tashian先生、Knipper先生和Zader先生選擇推遲從基金支付他們根據基金的非
-合格受託人遞延補償計劃,受託人可根據該計劃延遲收取基金的全部或部分補償。截至2024年3月31日的財年,支付給克尼珀、塔什健和扎德的遞延補償總額分別為84,369美元、249,252美元和36,057美元。加拉格爾先生和奧西利女士作為受託人的服務不會得到補償,因為他們與信託基金有聯繫。信託基金的工作人員不會因其服務而獲得補償。
作為信託的榮譽受託人,巴納澤爾先生不會從信託獲得任何補償,但他有權獲得與出席信託委員會或其委員會的任何會議有關的費用的報銷。有關董事會及受託人委員會的其他資料現任受託人是在2013年9月選出的(加拉格爾先生是2019年7月,奧西利女士是2023年1月),目的是建立一個董事會,擁有監管一家由採用各種不同投資策略的多個系列組成的註冊投資公司所需的廣泛經驗。作為一個整體,董事會在金融服務和資產管理行業的許多不同方面都擁有豐富的經驗。-管理員
Knipper先生在共同基金的運營、管理和合規計劃方面擁有豐富的經驗,並作為註冊投資顧問的高級管理人員。Shkuda女士在投資管理行業擁有豐富的經驗,包括在投資經理的運營和營銷以及共同基金和其他投資產品的分銷方面擔任顧問。
B-10
扎德先生在共同基金管理服務提供商的高級管理職位上擁有豐富的經驗。
奧西利女士在共同基金管理服務提供商的高級管理職位上擁有豐富的經驗。
- 評估
上述有關受託人資格、屬性及技能的摘要乃美國證券交易委員會採納的註冊表格所要求者,並不構成堅稱董事會或任何受託人具有任何特別專業知識或經驗,亦不會施加於任何該等人士或整個董事會較其他情況下更大的責任或法律責任。審計委員會就信託基金的每個系列而言,其職能是審查該系列年度審計的範圍和結果以及與審計或該系列財務報表有關的任何事項,並協助董事會監督該系列的定價和財務報告的完整性。它不包括任何感興趣的受託人。
31,2024年,關於資金。
審計委員會也是信託的合格法律合規委員會,以遵守聯盟法規205.2(K)和205.3(C)條中關於發行人聘請或僱用的代表發行人在美國證券交易委員會出庭並執業的律師的替代報告程式的規則。
B-11
提名委員會負責審查與董事會的組成、委員會和運作有關的事項,並協助董事會監督與某些監管問題有關的事項。提名委員會根據需要不時開會。提名委員會將審議信託股東適當推薦的受託人提名人選。希望推薦被提名人的股東應將包括個人履歷資料和被提名人的資格在內的提名發送給信託公司的祕書。提名委員會在截至3月的財政年度內舉行了兩次會議
如上所述,獨立受託人通過董事會的委員會審議和處理涉及信託每一系列的重要事項,包括存在衝突或潛在利益衝突的事項。獨立受託人還在管理層在場的情況下定期開會,並由獨立法律顧問提供諮詢。董事會根據其受託和監督義務、獨立受託人的特殊義務以及感興趣的受託人與信託公司之間的關係確定其組織和領導結構是適當的
-管理員。審計委員會還認為,其結構有助於從管理層向獨立受託人有序和有效地傳遞資訊。
審計委員會向顧問強調了維持強有力的風險管理方案和程式的重要性。在聯委會的全面監督下,顧問和每個基金的其他服務提供者採用各種程式、程式和控制措施,以查明各種可能發生的事件或情況,以降低其發生的可能性和(或)減輕這些事件或情況確實發生時的影響。針對不同類型的風險採用不同的流程、程式和控制。
- 有效為了消除或減輕某些風險,可能需要承擔某些風險(如投資-U- 相關
諮詢委員會注意到,為實現每個基金的投資目標(風險),為應對某些風險而採用的流程、程式和控制措施的有效性可能有限。此外,受託人收到的關於風險管理事項的報告通常是相關資訊的摘要。由於上述因素和其他因素,審計委員會的風險管理監督受到很大限制。
受託人實益擁有的基金份額
B-12
受託人姓名或名稱美金權益範圍
1美元-10,000美元,10,001美元-50,000美元,
50,001美元--100,000美元,$100,000以上)($)
的合計美元範圍
股權證券大全註冊投資家族中的受託人投資公司(美元)
拉裡·塔什金,獨立董事無無Kathy Shkuda,獨立受託人無無托馬斯·肯珀,獨立受託人無無約翰·P·扎德,獨立受託人無無喬伊·奧斯利,感興趣的受託人無無特倫斯·P·加拉格爾,感興趣的受託人無
無
B-13
控制人、主要股東和管理層所有權下表列出了截至2024年8月2日該基金的控制人。控制人是指受益或通過控制公司擁有基金25%以上投票證券或承認存在控制權的人。 擁有控股權的股東可能會影響投票結果或基金的管理方向。
對照者管轄權占未償貸款總額的百分比
截至該基金的股份 2024年8月2日Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF國家金融服務有限責任公司 麻薩諸塞州波士頓02210
麻薩諸塞
嘉信理財公司 FBO 加利福尼亞州舊金山94104加州Tradr 1.5X做空NVDA每日ETF
嘉信理財公司 FBO 加利福尼亞州舊金山94104
加州
Tradr 2X賣空創新每日ETF
B-14
嘉信理財公司
FBO 加利福尼亞州舊金山94104加州該等基金沒有有關通過金融中介帳戶擁有的基金股份受益所有人的信息。下表列出了截至8月份該基金的主要股東2024年2月2日。主要股東是持有該基金5%或以上已發行股份的記錄持有人,包括作為金融中介的上市股東。主要股東占未償貸款總額的百分比 截至該類別的股份 2024年8月2日Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF國家金融服務有限責任公司 麻薩諸塞州波士頓02210嘉信理財公司 FBO
加利福尼亞州舊金山94104摩根士丹利美邦有限責任公司Febo紐約州紐約州10004花旗銀行-4紐約州紐約州10048
Tradr 2X賣空TSLA每日ETF
嘉信理財公司 FBO 加利福尼亞州舊金山94104國家金融服務有限責任公司 麻薩諸塞州波士頓02210北卡羅來納州花旗銀行紐約州紐約州10048高盛有限責任公司 紐約州紐約州10282ABN AMRO伊利諾州芝加哥60604盈透證券有限責任公司 格林威治,康乃狄克州06830 Tradr 1.5X做空NVDA每日ETF嘉信理財公司FBO加利福尼亞州舊金山94104國家金融服務有限責任公司馬薩諸塞州波士頓,郵編02210
北卡羅來納州花旗銀行紐約州紐約市,郵編:10048互動經紀公司,LLC康涅狄格州格林威治06830號Tradr 2X空頭創新每日ETF嘉信理財有限公司FBO加利福尼亞州舊金山,郵編:94104國家金融服務有限責任公司
B-15
馬薩諸塞州波士頓:02210北卡羅來納州花旗銀行紐約,紐約州:10048摩根士丹利美邦有限責任公司Febo紐約州紐約州10004
C截至2024年8月2日,信託的受託人和高級職員作為一個整體,擁有的基金流通股不超過1%。 R《顧問》
該顧問還持續監測基金的投資目標、政策和限制的遵守情況。- 年
F句號。在最初的兩場比賽之後 I- 年
在此期間,諮詢協定將對基金繼續有效,但前提是至少每年由董事會或在為就諮詢協定進行表決而召開的會議上由董事會或大多數基金的未償還有表決權證券以及非諮詢協定當事方的大多數受託人或任何該等當事人的利害關係人具體批准這種延續。諮詢協定可由信託代表基金終止,在基金股東多數票或董事會多數票授權的情況下給予顧問60天的通知,或由顧問在60天的書面通知後終止,並將在發生“轉讓”的情況下自動終止(定義見1940法案)。諮詢協定規定,顧問對任何判斷錯誤或信託因諮詢協定而蒙受的任何損失不承擔法律責任,但因違反受信責任而蒙受的損失,或因在執行其職責時故意失職、不守信用或嚴重疏忽所導致的損失,或因顧問罔顧其在諮詢協定下的職責而造成的損失,則不在此限。-U考慮到顧問根據諮詢協定將提供的服務,顧問有權從基金收取按日計算和按月支付的投資諮詢費,其年率等於招股說明書規定的基金每日平均淨資產的百分比。
基金費用開支各基金負責其本身的營運費用(所有費用均由基金的股東直接或間接承擔),包括法律費用和基金及基金的獨立受託人的法律顧問費用;保險(包括受託人和高級職員的失誤及遺漏保險);審計及會計費用;稅項及政府費用;上市費用;與投資公司組織會籍有關的費用及開支;基金託管人、管理人、轉讓代理人、登記員及其他服務提供者的費用及開支;定價代理人(如有的話)的投資組合定價服務費用;與發行及發售股票有關的費用;與投資者和公共關係有關的費用;登記或使基金的證券具有公開銷售資格的費用;經紀佣金和收購或處置持有基金的任何投資組合的其他費用;準備和向股東分發報告、通知和股息的費用;股息再投資計劃的費用;受託人的薪酬和費用;任何訴訟費用;以及股東會議和其他會議的費用。減免的費用或已支付的款項將按照先進先出的原則退還,以便免除最舊的費用或首先滿足付款要求。
每一基金和前任基金在所述期間酌情向顧問和前任基金的投資顧問支付下列費用:-U諮詢
費 應計諮詢
費
B-16
(豁免)/
已收回
諮詢
費
保留截至2024年3月31日的財年長期創新ETF
TSLA每日ETF
B-17
NVDA每日ETF
做空創新ETF截至2023年3月31日的財年長期創新ETFTSLA每日ETFNVDA每日ETF做空創新ETF截至2022年9月30日的財年Tradr 2X賣空創新每日ETF2022年4月28日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日期間。
2022年7月13日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日期間。
2022年10月1日至2023年3月31日期間。
在2022年8月5日基金重組之前的一段時間內,費用已向前身基金的投資顧問支付。投資組合經理截至2024年3月31日,本基金投資組合經理管理的其他帳戶信息如下。
註冊投資
公司其他集合 投資工具
B-18
其他
帳戶投資組合經理.
數量帳戶
總 資產(in數百萬)數量帳戶總 資產(in數百萬)
數量帳戶-U總
B-19
資產
(in數百萬)
特拉維斯·川普
帕克比尼恩
根據績效收取諮詢費的帳戶數量
註冊投資 公司其他集合 投資工具其他 帳戶投資組合經理
數量帳戶總
B-20
資產
(in數百萬)數量
帳戶總
B-21
資產(in數百萬)
數量帳戶
總 資產
(in數百萬)帕克·比尼翁
B-22
當投資組合經理有一天的時間時,可能會出現實際或明顯的利益衝突- 今天
如果基金和由投資組合經理管理的其他賬戶之間出現利益衝突,顧問將以一種確保基金不會受到低於其他賬戶的待遇的方式進行。可能存在這樣的情況,即對於由投資組合經理管理的多個賬戶的相同證券,可能執行類似的投資組合交易。補償。
Binion和Trampe先生的薪酬由顧問支付。每個人都有固定的基本工資和可自由支配的獎金。投資組合經理的薪酬安排不是根據管理的具體資金或賬戶確定的
下表列出了截至2024年3月31日,基金中每個投資組合經理持有的基金份額的美元範圍:E:100,001-500,000美元,F:500,001-100萬美元,G:100,000,000美元以上)基金
特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金NVDA每日ETF做空創新ETF經理的經理結構
安盛和安盛信託已收到美國證券交易委員會的一項豁免命令,允許安盛在“經理人的經理”結構下運營基金(下稱“命令”)。該命令允許AXS在獲得董事會批准的情況下,僱用或更換SUB
-顧問
並修改與該分部的任何現有或未來協定
B-23
服務提供商
根據公司
-行政管理
協定,基金向公司支付-管理員
這筆費用根據每個基金的平均每日淨資產按月支付。這些基金向下列公司支付了- 行政
所示期間的費用:共同管理費用截至2024年3月31日的財年長期創新ETF做空TSLA每日ETFNVDA每日ETF
B-24
做空創新ETF截至2023年3月31日的財年長期創新ETF
TSLA每日ETF
NVDA每日ETF做空創新ETF截至2022年9月30日的財年做空創新ETF
2022年4月28日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日期間。
2022年7月13日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日期間。
B-25
2022年10月1日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日期間。
在2022年8月5日基金重組之前的一段時間內,費用已向前身基金的投資顧問支付。轉會代理人。 -經銷商
過去的證券買賣情況
-櫃檯市場通常將通過使用經紀人進行交易來執行。在可能的情況下,買賣交易將通過交易商(包括銀行)進行,這些交易商專門從事基金將持有的證券類型,除非在其他地方有更好的執行。交易商和承銷商通常充當自己賬戶的委託人。從承銷商那裡購買將包括由如果不止一家交易商或承銷商的執行和報價具有可比性,則可以將訂單分配給提供研究或其他服務的交易商或承銷商,如下所述。在進行投資組合交易時,顧問會盡合理努力選擇經紀。
-經銷商
能夠提供必要的服務,以獲得最優惠的價格和執行。在作出這些決定時,會考慮所提供的所有服務範圍和質素,例如訂單的大小、執行的困難、經紀的運作設施等。-經銷商涉及的風險,定位證券區塊的風險,以及其他因素。在合理確定多於一個經紀人的情況下
B-26
-經銷商
-經銷商
向顧問提供或提供研究和統計資訊,以供他們合法和適當地利用其投資諮詢能力,以及提供除執行服務外的其他服務。諮詢人認為,這些資訊是對其與各基金的諮詢協定規定它必須提供的服務的補充,而不是替代,這些資訊在不同程度上是有用的,但價值無法確定。
-經銷商
為了執行基金的投資組合交易,經紀人的能力也得到了重視。
-經銷商向基金或顧問提供1934年修訂的《證券交易法》第28(E)節所界定的經紀和研究服務,即使具體服務對基金沒有直接用處,並可能有助於顧問向其他客戶提供建議。因此,在與經紀人談判佣金或評估支付給交易商的價差時,基金可以支付比不考慮提供這些補充服務時更高的佣金或價差,前提是顧問已真誠地確定該佣金或價差的金額相對於該經紀人提供的經紀和/或研究服務的價值是合理的。
B-27
-經銷商
。合理性的標準應根據顧問對基金的總體責任來衡量。基金的投資決定獨立於可能由顧問管理或建議的其他客戶賬戶的決定。儘管如此,基金和一個或多個此類客戶賬戶有時可能會接受相同的證券。在這種情況下,基金和這些客戶賬戶在同一發行人的頭寸可能會有所不同,持有期也可能不同。同樣,這些基金可能無法獲得與Advisor的其他客戶賬戶同時出售任何特定證券的訂單那麼高的價格或那麼大的執行量。
然而,經紀人
-經銷商
在截至2024年3月31日的財年,這些基金沒有支付任何經紀佣金。基金的定期經紀及交易商的證券持有量
基金可不時收購和持有由其“正規經紀或交易商”或該等經紀或交易商的母公司發行的證券。基金在一個財政年度內持有的任何“正規經紀商和交易商”的任何證券,將在該財政年度結束後由基金披露。在截至2024年3月31日的財年中,沒有任何基金持有其“定期經紀商和交易商”的任何證券。投資組合周轉率- 學期為了進行交易,當顧問認為投資考慮需要採取這種行動時,可以出售有價證券,而不考慮其持有的時間長短。投資組合周轉率的計算方法是:(1)除以(1)該財年購買或出售投資組合證券的較少者,再除以(2)該財年所擁有的投資組合證券價值的月平均值。如果基金投資組合中的所有證券(收購時到期日為一年或以下的證券除外)全部售出,並在一年內回購或更換,則會出現100%的周轉率。高的投資組合周轉率(100%或更高)通常會導致較高的交易成本,並可能導致更多的應稅交易。- 學期
B-28
基金
投資組合流動率
特斯拉每日交易所買賣基金做空創新ETF排除In的影響-種類與設立單位的股本交易處理有關的交易。2022年7月13日(開始運營)至2023年3月31日。
代理投票策略信託政策還要求顧問至少每年向董事會提交顧問的代理投票政策和程式(“顧問的政策”)以及顧問代表基金投票的每個代理的記錄,包括一份關於顧問識別為涉及利益衝突的所有代理的解決方案的報告。如果委託書建議在顧問的利益和基金的利益之間產生重大沖突,顧問將遵循政策指引或獨立第三方的建議來解決衝突。-像素,其中列出了基金12名成員的完整代理投票記錄
- 月
截至每年6月30日的期間。
B-29
投資組合持股資訊信託基金董事會通過了一項關於披露基金證券持有量資訊的政策。每個基金的整個投資組合持有量在基金開放營業的每一天都通過財務報告和新聞服務,包括公開提供的互聯網站向公眾公佈。-種類
-種類
每隻基金將根據基金的財政年度,每季度在提交給美國證券交易委員會的公開檔案中披露其完整的投資組合持有量
-結束任何人士均無權披露基金的任何投資組合持有量或其他投資頭寸(不論以書面、傳真、e
- 郵件口頭或其他方式),除非符合本政策。信託的首席合規官可授權披露投資組合持有量。審計委員會定期審查這項政策的執行情況。淨資產價值的確定
美國東部時間,紐交所正常交易的正常收盤時間為紐交所開盤後的每一天。如果得到美國證券交易委員會的允許,資產淨值可能會更早計算出來。紐約證交所每年都會宣佈它將不會開放交易的前幾天。日、總統日、耶穌受難日、陣亡將士紀念日、6月19日國家獨立日、獨立日、勞動節、感恩節和聖誕節。然而,紐約證交所可能會在公告中未包括的幾天休市。
B-30
S資產淨值的計算方法是:(A)除以基金的證券、現金和其他資產的價值與基金的費用和負債額之間的差額;(B)除以已發行的股票數量。t淨資產i=
NAV
流通股
一般而言,基金的投資按市值估值,如果沒有市值,則按顧問根據聯委會核准的程式或在其指示下真誠確定的公允價值估值。估值指定人須接受董事會的一般監督。在證券交易所交易的每隻基金的證券,以交易該等證券的交易所的最後銷售價格估值,截至證券估值當日交易結束時,或如無任何報告出售,則按最後可用出價和要價之間的平均值估值。
定價服務通常對債務證券進行估值,假設債務證券的交易有序,但此類證券可能被持有,或者此類證券的交易可能以較小、奇怪的批量進行。零星交易的價格往往低於機構融資交易的價格。
-宣佈
提供存款證券的構成或存款現金的規定金額(視情況而定)。
基金的存款所需的存款證券的身分及股份數目或存款現金的數額(視乎情況而定)可因應基金的投資目標而不時更改。信託保留允許或要求用存款現金取代任何存款證券的權利,存款證券應添加到現金部分,包括但不限於以下情況:(I)存款證券可能沒有足夠的數量可供交付;(Ii)可能沒有資格通過DTC系統轉讓公司證券和市政證券或聯盟儲備系統(美國國債);(Iii)可能沒有資格由授權參與者(定義如下)或其代理的投資者進行交易;(Iv)會受到證券法的限制,或向獲授權參與者交付存款證券會導致獲授權參與者處置存款證券受到證券法的限制;或(V)在某些其他情況下(統稱為“定製訂單”)。現金購置法-種類
它的購買量。-種類購買,外加需要由In支付的相同現金部分-2-種類-1-2-標準
購買創造單位的程式
為了有資格向轉讓代理下單購買基金的創設單位,實體必須是(I)“參與方”,即經紀人-經銷商根據參與者協定的條款,每個授權參與者將代表自己或代表其行事的任何投資者同意某些條件,包括向信託支付足以支付現金部分的現金,以及創建交易費(定義如下)和任何其他適用的費用、稅款和額外的可變費用。顧問可以保留全部或部分創設交易費,但前提是顧問承擔信託購買創設單位的費用,而創設交易費的目的是支付創設單位。
B-31
受權參與者必須在結算日期《參與者協定》中規定的時間之前,向託管人存入額外的現金存款(如適用)。在丟失的存款證券交付之前,應要求將額外的現金存入信託,以維持信託的額外現金存款,金額至少等於《參與者協定》中規定的每日按市值計價的丟失存款證券的適用百分比。信託可隨時使用該等額外現金保證金購買遺失的存款證券。這些費用將被視為包括實際
I該存款證券的買入價超過該等存款證券被視為由轉讓代理收到當日的價值,加上與該等購買有關的經紀費用及相關交易費用。一旦託管人收到所有遺失的存款證券或由信託購買並存入信託,信託將退還額外現金存款中任何未使用的部分。 R接受設立單位的訂單S(D)律師認為接受基金存款是違法的;。(E)信託律師認為接受或接收設立單位的訂單是違法的;或(F)在信託、託管人、轉讓代理、分銷商和/或顧問不能控制的情況下,處理設立單位的訂單在所有實際目的上都是不可行的。
-保管人
、轉移代理、DTC、NSCC、聯盟儲備系統或創建過程中的任何其他參與者,以及其他特殊事件。信託、轉讓代理、託管人、任何附屬機構
-保管人-4但分銷商並無責任就基金存款交付過程中出現的任何瑕疵或違規情況作出通知,亦不會因未能作出任何該等通知而承擔任何責任。信託、轉讓代理、託管人和分銷商不對拒絕任何創作單位的購買訂單負責。-4所有關於存款證券中每種證券的股份數量以及任何將交付的證券的有效性、形式、資格和接受存款的問題均由信託決定,信託的決定是最終的和具有約束力的。創設交易費如果託管人已決定免除與訂單相關的部分或全部創建訂單費用,或另一方(如顧問)已同意支付創建交易費,則可以免除某些訂單的創建交易費。-4
-標準浮動費用的主要目的是覆蓋非-標準在任何情況下,此類費用都將按照美國證券交易委員會適用於提供可贖回證券的管理投資公司的要求進行限制。使用授權參與者、掮客或其他此類中介機構服務的投資者可能會因此類服務而被收取費用,其中可能包括創建交易費和非創建交易費。
B-32
-標準 收費投資者負責將構成存款證券的證券轉移到信託帳戶的費用。的
對於直接從基金購買創造單位的投資者來說,存在某些獨有的法律風險。例如,如果股東從基金購買Creation Units股票,將其分解為成份股,並將這些股票直接出售給客戶,或者如果股東選擇將創建新股與涉及募集二級市場的積極出售努力結合起來,則可以被視為法定承銷商.
- 市場
對股票的需求。不是“承銷商”但正在參與分銷的交易商(相對於普通二級市場- 市場交易),從而將基金的股票作為證券法第4(A)(3)(C)節所指的“未售出分配”的一部分來處理,將不能利用證券法第4(A)(3)節所規定的招股說明書交付豁免。救贖然而,不能保證公開交易市場在任何時候都會有足夠的流動資金,以允許成立一個創設單位。關於基金,託管人通過NSCC在交易所開盤前(目前為上午9:30)提供。於每個營業日(美國東部時間),由基金指定的適用於在該交易日(定義見下文)以適當形式(定義如下)贖回的證券(“贖回證券”)的證券名稱及份額清單。贖回證券的身分及股份數目或現金贖回金額(定義見下文)可能會因應基金的投資目標而不時更改。
-種類關於In-種類就基金的贖回而言,基金單位的贖回所得款項將包括贖回證券加上現金,數額相等於在接獲適當形式的要求後釐定的基金股份資產淨值與贖回證券的價值(“現金贖回金額”)之間的差額,減去下文所述的任何固定贖回交易費和下文所述的任何適用的額外可變費用。儘管有上述規定,在信託的酌情決定權下,授權參與者可以獲得證券的相應現金價值,而不是-種類代表一個或多個贖回證券的證券價值。現金兌換法儘管信託通常不允許全部或部分現金贖回基金的創造單位,但當基金可以全部或部分現金贖回創造單位時,它們將以基本上與-種類
它的贖回。在全部或部分現金贖回的情況下,授權參與者將獲得贖回證券的現金等價物,否則將通過In
-種類
B-33
-4-種類
救世主。
贖回交易費每隻基金的標準贖回交易費目前為250美元,無論交易中贖回的創建單位數量如何。各基金可不時調整贖回交易手續費。如果託管人已決定免除與某些訂單相關的部分或全部贖回令費用,或另一方(如顧問)已同意支付該費用,則可免除某些訂單的贖回交易費。此外,對於現金贖回,可向基金徵收浮動費用,非-標準訂單或基金的部分現金贖回。浮動費用的主要目的是覆蓋非
-標準
與執行此類交易所產生的交易有關的費用,例如經紀費用、稅收、外匯、執行、市場影響以及其他成本和費用。當顧問確定對某些訂單不收取浮動費用符合基金股東的最佳利益時,基金可決定不對某些訂單收取可變費用,例如,贖回訂單有助於基金投資組合以比沒有這種訂單更具稅收效益的方式進行再平衡。 R使用獲授權參與者、經紀人或其他此類仲介機構的服務的投資者可能會被收取此類服務的費用,其中可能包括贖回交易費和非
-標準
指控。非人
-標準當基金產生與贖回創建單位、收到贖回證券和現金贖回金額以及其他交易成本相關的成本時,應向基金支付費用。顧問可保留全部或部分贖回交易費,但前提是顧問須承擔信託與贖回設立單位有關的開支,而贖回交易費旨在涵蓋該等費用。創造單位的贖回程式贖回創造單位的訂單必須在參與者協定規定的時間之前以適當的形式提交給轉讓代理。在下列情況下,贖回請求被認為是“適當的形式”:(I)如果授權參與者已經或導致將創建單位(S)轉移到信託的轉讓代理,則通過本書贖回- 學期- 學期
B-34
資本損失,減去某些費用),除合格股息收入外,將作為普通收入向股東徵稅。基金對合格股利收入的分配,一般將向非
- 企業
.
一般而言,如果股息可歸因於基金收到的合格股息收入,則基金可將股息報告為合格股息收入。如果基金總收入的95%或以上(計算時不考慮出售股票或證券的淨資本收益)包括合格股息收入,基金可將這些收入的所有分配報告為合格股息收入。
就這一目的而言,如果外國公司是由美國擁有的公司註冊成立的,或者它有資格享受與美國簽訂的某些所得稅條約的好處,並滿足某些額外要求,則該外國公司被視為合格的外國公司。被動的外國投資公司不是符合這一目的的外國公司。
基金支付的股息可能部分符合股息的要求- 收到符合條件的股利收入待遇和股利- 收到如(I)股東有責任(不論是否根據賣空或其他方式)就實質上相似或相關物業的持倉支付相關款項,或(Ii)基金及股東層面未能同時滿足某些持有期要求,則可減少或取消扣減。一般來說,基金的股東只有在分配超過報告為其他類型稅收的分配部分的總和的情況下,才可將報告為利息股息的分配視為利息收入--受青睞
收入。
B-35
基金報告為資本利得股息的淨資本收益分配,如果有,將向非- 企業股東只要
- 學期
如果股東確認個人股東與基金份額有關的虧損為200萬美元或更多,或公司股東為1000萬美元或更多(或幾年的組合中某些更大的金額),股東必須向美國國稅局(IRS)提交一份IRS Form 8886中的披露聲明。
基金在期權和其他類似交易中的交易,如期貨和掉期,可能受《守則》特別規定的約束,這些規定除其他外,影響基金從這類投資中實現的任何收入的性質,加速確認基金的收入,推遲基金的損失,影響基金證券的持有期,影響分配是否有資格獲得股息- 收到扣除或被視為合格的股利收入,影響資本損益是否具有長期特徵的確定
- 學期
或短- 學期資本收益或虧損。因此,這些規則可能會影響向股東分配股份的性質、金額和時機。這些規定還可能要求基金“標明
- 面向市場
B-36
投資組合中的某些類型的頭寸(即,將其視為結清),這可能會導致基金確認收入,但沒有收到現金,以便按必要的金額進行分配,以滿足避免美國聯盟所得稅和消費稅的分配要求。
A基金在基礎廣泛的股票指數期貨合約、交易所的交易
交易由此產生的收益或損失被視為60%的長度- 學期
資本收益或虧損和40%的缺口
- 學期
資本收益或虧損。如上所述,基金的淨空頭分配- 學期資本利得通常作為普通收入向股東徵稅,而淨長期收益的分配- 學期資本利得應向股東納稅,只要- 學期資本收益,無論股東持有基金股份的時間有多長。
基金進行賣空交易、期權或某些其他合同,如期貨,可視為建設性地出售增值的財務狀況,使基金在該狀況上實現收益,而不是虧損。
如果基金投資於某一薪酬
-實物
然而,每個基金必須至少每年分配其投資公司的全部或幾乎所有應納稅所得額(確定時不考慮支付股息的扣除額),包括這些應計收入給股東,以避免聯盟所得稅和消費稅。因此,基金可能不得不出售投資組合證券(可能在不利情況下)來產生現金,或者可能不得不通過借入現金來進行槓桿操作,以滿足這些分配要求。處置投資組合證券可能會帶來額外的收益和額外的分配要求。
B-37
如果基金投資於市場貼現債券,它將被要求將在處置這種市場貼現債券時確認的任何收益視為普通收入(而不是資本收益),除非基金選擇在應計市場貼現的範圍內將市場貼現計入收益中。市場貼現債券是指在二級市場上以低於其贖回價值(如果也是原始發行的貼現債券,則低於其調整後的發行價)的價格獲得的證券。
基金可被外國徵收預扣稅和其他稅,包括對其在這些國家的投資徵收利息、股息和資本利得稅,如果徵收這些稅,將減少這些投資的收益或回報。某些國家和美國之間的稅收條約在某些情況下可能會減少或取消此類稅收。沒有列出美國聯盟所得稅扣減專案的基金股東將無法按比例扣除基金支付的合格外國稅,儘管如果基金做出上述選擇,這些股東將被要求將其在此類稅收中的份額計入總收入。個人在計算其可供選擇的最低稅務負擔時,不得扣除此等稅項。為此,Long
- 學期
1. 和短- 學期-來源所得及有關的外國稅項。由於這些規則可能會產生不同的影響,這取決於每個股東的特定稅務情況,某些股東可能無法就基金支付的外國稅款中其比例份額的全部金額申請抵免。無需繳納美國聯盟所得稅(含稅)的股東
2. - 豁免
3. 股東通常不會從這次選舉中受益。如果基金確實做出選擇,它將向股東提供所需的稅務信息。基金在計算可分配給股東的收入時通常可以扣除未轉嫁給股東的任何外國稅款,以滿足適用的稅收分配要求。在某些情況下,如果基金收到上一年繳納的外國稅款的退款,基金股票的價值可能會受到影響,或者就基金當年外國稅款轉嫁給股東的任何外國稅收抵免或扣除可能會減少。
4. 基金因某些涉及外幣的交易而實現的外匯損益
5. --計價
6. 與外幣、外幣遠期貨幣合約、外幣或以外幣計價的應收賬款或應收款有關的債務證券、若干期權及未來合約須受守則第2988節規限,該條文一般導致該等損益被視為普通損益,並可能影響向股東分派的金額、時間及性質。
私募股權投資基金可能是基金在某些國家進行投資的唯一或主要手段。通常可以採用“合格選舉基金”選舉或“按市值計價”選舉,以減輕這些不利的稅收後果,但這種選舉可能要求基金在不同時收取現金的情況下確認應稅收入或收益(受適用於受監管投資公司的分配要求,如上所述)。為了滿足分配要求和避免基金
-級別
為使某一基金能夠就某一基金進行合格的選舉基金選舉,該基金必須同意每年向該基金提供某些稅務資料,而該委員會可能不會同意這樣做。
如果為美國聯盟所得稅目的被視為公司的外國發行人的足夠百分比的股權由基金獨立持有或與某些其他美國人一起持有,則該發行人可能被視為關於該基金的“受控外國公司”(“CFC”),在這種情況下,基金將被要求該基金每年將其在發行人收入中的某些部分的份額作為普通收入考慮,無論是否分配此類金額。
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-級別
稅金。
- 稅非S.S.這些人在處置“美國不動產權益”(“USRPI”)時須繳納美國稅項。這種處置的收益有時被稱為“FIRPTA收益”。- 通過如果你看起來- 通過
S.S.要求股東提交非居民美國個人所得稅申報單。 |
基金向非政府組織支付的普通股息及某些其他付款 |
資本損失,如果有的話。為了有資格獲得扣繳豁免,非 |
-8本 |
基金的股東和潛在股東應根據其特定的稅務情況,就擁有基金股份的影響諮詢他們自己的稅務顧問。 |
紅利的支付通過DTC參與者和間接參與者向當時登記在冊的受益者支付,收益來自信託基金。 |
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a |
- 入口 |
-經銷商 |
23 |
可能會提供DTC書- 入口股息再投資服務,供基金的實益擁有人透過直接投資公司參與者進行股息分配的再投資。投資者應與他們的經紀人聯繫,以確定這些服務的可用性和描述。 |
一般信息a |
管理投資公司於2013年8月20日根據特拉華州法律成立為特拉華州法定信託公司。該信託基金擁有一系列已發行的實益權益股份,每一股都代表一個獨立證券組合的權益。 |
一個系列的每一份代表著該系列的每一份與該系列或類別的每一份同等比例的權益。 |
23 |
已發行的股票沒有預付 |
-先發制人a |
在某些情況下,股東還有權在不召開會議的情況下罷免一名或多名受託人。 |
AAA |
23 |
評級為Aaa的債務被認為質量最高,信用風險最小。 |
AA型a |
-中等 |
BAA評級為Baa的債務面臨中度信用風險。它們被認為是中等的-等級 |
23 |
因此可能具有某些投機特徵。BA評級為BA的債務被認為具有投機成分,並面臨巨大的信用風險。 |
B-39
評級為b的債務被認為是投機性的,並面臨高信用風險。 |
CA |
2,在從AA到CAA的每個通用評級分類中為3。 |
S&P |
只在很小程度上承擔義務。 |
評級為BBB的債務具有足夠的保護參數。然而,不利的經濟條件或不斷變化的情況更有可能導致債務人履行其對債務的財政承諾的能力減弱。 |
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注意a* |
與其他投機性債券相比,評級為BB的債券不太容易受到拖欠的影響。然而,它面臨著持續存在的重大不確定性或面臨不利的商業、金融或經濟狀況,這可能導致債務人能力不足,無法履行其對債務的財務承諾。 |
23 |
C級可用於涵蓋已提交破產申請或已採取類似行動的情況,但這一義務的付款仍在繼續。在提交破產申請或採取類似行動時,如果債務付款受到威脅,也將使用D評級。注意加(+)或減(-)。從AA到CCC的評級可以通過添加加號或減號進行修改,以顯示在主要評級類別中的相對地位。具有重大非信用風險的金融工具的評級用“r”符號表示。它強調了預期回報本金或波動性的風險,這些風險在信用評級中沒有提到。例子包括:與股票、貨幣或商品掛鉤或掛鉤的債務;面臨嚴重提前還款風險的債務-這樣的作為利息- 只有- 只有 |
B-40
優先股 |
|
-等級 |
-中等 |
BA |
CAb† |
注意 |
2,每個評級類別中的3:修飾符1表示證券處於其通用評級類別的較高端;修飾符2表示MID-範圍S&PAAA |
23 |
這是標準普爾可能給予優先股發行的最高評級,表明其支付優先股債務的能力極強。 |
AA |
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評級為AA的優先股發行也符合高評級b |
保全。 |
BBB評級為BBB的債券被視為有足夠的能力支付優先股債務。雖然它通常表現出足夠的保護參數,但不利的經濟狀況或不斷變化的情況更有可能導致支付這類優先股的支付能力比支付A類股票的能力更弱。Bb、b、ccc總的來說,就發行人支付優先股債務的能力而言,評級為BB、b和CCC的優先股被視為主要是投機性的。BB表示投機程度最低,CCC表示最高。雖然此類問題可能具有一些質量和保護性特徵,但這些問題被巨大的不確定性或暴露在不利條件下的重大風險所掩蓋。 |
評級為C的優先股是一個不需要支付的問題。 |
評級為D的優先股是發行人在債務工具上違約的不支付問題。 |
新澤西州b |
為了提供更詳細的優先股質量指標,可以通過增加一個加號或減號來修改從AA到CCC的評級,以顯示在主要評級類別中的相對地位。 |
穆迪 |
穆迪採用以下三個評級標準來表示評級發行人的相對償債能力,這三個標準均被評為投資級: |
Prime |
評級為Prime的發行人b |
素數 |
在成熟的行業中處於領先的市場地位。 |
基金回報率高。 |
資本結構保守,適度依賴債務,資產保護充足。 |
固定財務費用的收益覆蓋範圍和高內部現金產生方面的廣泛利潤率。b |
|
- 學期 |
這通常會從上面提到的許多特徵中得到證明,但程度較小。收益趨勢和覆蓋率雖然合理,但可能更容易發生變化。資本化特徵雖然仍然合適,但可能更受外部條件的影響。 |
Prime |
評級為Prime的發行人
(或支持機構)具有可接受的償還高級短期債務的能力
B-41
- 學期
義務。行業特徵和市場構成的影響可能更加明顯。收益和盈利能力的變化可能會導致債務保護措施水準的變化,並可能需要相對較高的財務槓桿。保持充足的備用流動性。
S&P
一小段
- 學期
評級為A的債務一小段- 學期
與較高評級類別的債務相比,較高評級類別的債務更容易受到環境和經濟條件變化的不利影響。然而,債務人履行其對債務的財務承諾的能力令人滿意。一小段- 學期評級為A的債務顯示出足夠的保護參數。然而,不利的經濟條件或不斷變化的情況更有可能導致債務人履行其對債務的財政承諾的能力減弱。
一小段- 學期評級為b的債券被視為具有顯著的投機性特徵。
B-42
一小段
- 學期 |
||||
|
代理投票政策和程式 |
每一年。 |
每一年。每一份這樣的檔案都詳細說明瞭截至6月30日的前12個月代表基金投票的所有委託書。 |
|
證明表明顧問採用了符合美國證券交易委員會代理投票規則的代理投票政策和程式。 |
$3,121 |
$3,121 |
$3,121 |
$3,121 |
安盛投資有限責任公司2 |
$7,155 |
$7,155 |
$7,155 |
$7,155 |
代理投票政策和程式2,3 |
$4,611 |
$4,611 |
$4,611 |
$4,611 |
一個。 |
$11,662 |
$11,662 |
$11,662 |
$11,662 |
該等代理投票政策及程式(下稱“政策”)旨在闡明AXS就基金投資組合中持有的證券進行投票的原則及程式,而AXS對這些證券行使投票權(一般在AXS並未將代理投票酌情權授權予基金的次顧問的情況下)。就本政策而言,“投票”包括安盛行使投票權的客戶賬戶所持有的任何證券的任何委託書和任何股東投票或同意。 |
-例行程序 |
事情可能涉及各種各樣的問題。 |
-例行程序 |
|
與案件有關的事項 |
-逐個案例 |
以下內容通常被認為是“非” |
-例行程序 |
|
-逐個案例1,2,3 |
$67,791 |
$67,791 |
$67,791 |
$67,791 |
1 分析:
2 董事責任和賠償建議;
3 高管薪酬計劃;
4 有爭議的董事選舉;抗
- 收購
及相關規定。
AXS通常會投票反對將董事會分類的提議,如果沒有特殊情況表明這種結構將更好地符合股東利益。
股東提案
總體而言,AXS根據公司董事會的建議對所有股東提案進行投票。然而,基於上述考慮,安盛將支持其認為最符合該基金最佳利益的股東提議。此外,還有:~http://www.axsinvestments.com/20240715/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20014列DEI_LegalEntiyAxis壓縮CK0001587982_S000076107成員行主壓縮*~.
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• 顧問已根據合約同意豁免其費用及/或支付基金的營運開支,以確保年度基金營運開支總額(不包括任何(I)槓桿利息、(Ii)經紀費用及佣金、(Iii)收購基金費用及開支、(Iv)與衍生工具有關的費用及開支(包括期權及掉期費用及開支)、(V)賣空利息及股息開支、(Vi)稅項、(Vii)任何合併或重組所產生的開支或(Viii)訴訟開支等非常開支)不超過1.15%。本協定有效期至2025年7月31日,只有在該日期之前,信託董事會才能終止該協定。如果償還不會導致基金的年度費用比率超過下列兩者中較小的一項,則可要求基金償還:(A)免除此類費用或付款時的費用限額,或(B)償還費用時的費用限額。
顧問已根據合約同意豁免其費用及/或支付基金的營運開支,以確保年度基金營運開支總額(不包括任何(I)槓桿利息、(Ii)經紀費用及佣金、(Iii)收購基金費用及開支、(Iv)與衍生工具有關的費用及開支(包括期權及掉期費用及開支)、(V)賣空利息及股息開支、(Vi)稅項、(Vii)任何合併或重組所產生的開支或(Viii)訴訟開支等非常開支)不超過1.15%。本協定有效期至2025年7月31日,在此日期之前,只有信託董事會方可終止本協定。在某些限制的限制下,顧問獲準向基金要求償還其免除的費用或在豁免或付款日期後三年結束的期間內向基金支付的款項。如果償還不會導致基金的年度費用比率超過下列兩者中較小的一項,則可要求基金償還:(A)免除此類費用或付款時的費用限額,或(B)償還費用時的費用限額。減免的費用或已支付的款項將按照先進先出的原則退還,以便免除最舊的費用或首先滿足付款要求。年初至今回報假
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ck 0001587982:S 00075836成員1ck 0001587982:特殊目的收購公司SPAC成員
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||
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||
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||
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ck 0001587982:S 00075836成員 |
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ck 0001587982:OperationalRiskMember |
ck 0001587982:S 00075836成員 |
|
ck 0001587982:非多元化風險會員 ck 0001587982:S 00075836成員 |
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ck 0001587982:S 00075836成員 |
|
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|
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ck 0001587982:S 00076096成員 |
|
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ck 0001587982:S 00076096成員 |
|
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|||
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Marketing and Support Payments
The Advisor, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Funds or its shareholders, may provide cash payments or other compensation to certain financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Funds. These payments are in addition to other fees described in the Funds’ Prospectus and this SAI, and are generally provided for shareholder services or marketing support. Payments for marketing support are typically for inclusion of the Funds on sales lists, including electronic sales platforms. Investors may wish to take these payments into account when considering and evaluating recommendations to purchase shares of the Funds.
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions. The purchases and sales of securities in the over-the-counter market will generally be executed by using a broker for the transaction.
Purchases of portfolio securities for the Funds also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Where possible, purchase and sale transactions will be effected through dealers (including banks) that specialize in the types of securities which the Funds will be holding unless better executions are available elsewhere. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principals for their own accounts. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the
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issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price. If the execution and price offered by more than one dealer or underwriter are comparable, the order may be allocated to a dealer or underwriter that has provided research or other services as discussed below.
In placing portfolio transactions, the Advisor will use reasonable efforts to choose broker-dealers capable of providing the services necessary to obtain the most favorable price and execution available. The full range and quality of services available will be considered in making these determinations, such as the size of the order, the difficulty of execution, the operational facilities of the broker-dealer involved, the risk in positioning the block of securities, and other factors. In those instances where it is reasonably determined that more than one broker-dealer can offer the services needed to obtain the most favorable price and execution available, consideration may be given to those broker-dealers which furnish or supply research and statistical information to the Advisor that they may lawfully and appropriately use in their investment advisory capacities, as well as provide other services in addition to execution services. The Advisor considers such information, which is in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by it under its Advisory Agreement with the Funds, to be useful in varying degrees, but of indeterminable value.
While it is the Funds’ general policy to seek to obtain the most favorable price and execution available in selecting a broker-dealer to execute portfolio transactions for the Funds, weight is also given to the ability of a broker-dealer to furnish brokerage and research services as defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the Funds or to the Advisor, even if the specific services are not directly useful to the Funds and may be useful to the Advisor in advising other clients. In negotiating commissions with a broker or evaluating the spread to be paid to a dealer, a Fund may therefore pay a higher commission or spread than would be the case if no weight were given to the furnishing of these supplemental services, provided that the amount of such commission or spread has been determined in good faith by the Advisor to be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such broker-dealer. The standard of reasonableness is to be measured in light of the Advisor’s overall responsibilities to the Funds.
Investment decisions for the Funds are made independently from those of other client accounts that may be managed or advised by the Advisor. Nevertheless, it is possible that at times, identical securities will be acceptable for both the Funds and one or more of such client accounts. In such event, the position of the Funds and such client accounts in the same issuer may vary and the holding period may likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client accounts seek to acquire the same security as the Funds at the same time, the Funds may not be able to acquire as large a position in such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, the Funds may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time as the Advisor’s other client accounts.
The Funds do not effect securities transactions through brokers in accordance with any formula, nor do they effect securities transactions through brokers for selling shares of the Funds. However, broker-dealers who execute brokerage transactions may effect purchase of shares of the Funds for their customers. The brokers may also supply the Funds with research, statistical and other services.
The Funds did not pay any brokerage commissions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Holdings of Securities of the Funds’ Regular Brokers and Dealers
From time to time, a Fund may acquire and hold securities issued by its “regular brokers or dealers” or the parents of those brokers or dealers. “Regular brokers or dealers” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of a Fund are the ten brokers or dealers that, during the most recent fiscal year, (i) received the greatest dollar amounts of brokerage commissions from the Fund’s portfolio transactions, (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amounts of the portfolio transactions of the Fund, or (iii) sold the largest dollar amounts of the Fund’s shares. Any securities of any “regular brokers and dealers” held by the Funds during a fiscal year will be disclosed by the Funds after the end of such fiscal year. No Fund held any securities of its “regular brokers and dealers” for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
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Portfolio Turnover
Although the Funds generally will not invest for short-term trading purposes, portfolio securities may be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when, in the opinion of the Advisor, as applicable, investment considerations warrant such action. Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing (1) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (2) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all the securities in a Fund’s portfolio, with the exception of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less, were sold and either repurchased or replaced within one year. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) generally leads to higher transaction costs and may result in a greater number of taxable transactions. To the extent net short-term capital gains are realized, any distributions resulting from such gains will generally be taxed at ordinary income tax rates for federal income tax purposes. The table below reflects each Fund’s portfolio turnover rate as a percentage of the average value of its portfolio.
Fund |
Portfolio Turnover Rate1 |
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2024 |
2023 |
|
Long Innovation ETF |
0% |
0%2 |
TSLA Daily ETF |
0% |
0%3 |
NVDA Daily ETF |
0% |
0%3 |
Short Innovation ETF |
0% |
0%4 |
1 Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
2 For the period April 28, 2022 (commencement of operations), through March 31, 2023.
3 For the period July 13, 2022 (commencement of operations), through March 31, 2023.
4 For the period October 1, 2022 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2023.
Proxy Voting Policy
The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Trust Policies”) on behalf of the Trust, which delegates the responsibility for voting the Funds’ proxies to the Advisor, as applicable, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Trust Policies require that the Advisor vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds. The Trust Policies also require the Advisor to present to the Board, at least annually, the Advisor’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Advisor’s Policies”) and a record of each proxy voted by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Advisor as involving a conflict of interest. See Appendix B for the Advisor’s Proxy Policies and Procedures and the Trust Policies. The Trust Policies and Advisor’s Policies are intended to serve as guidelines and to further the economic value of each security held by a Fund. The Trust’s CCO will review the Trust Policies annually. Each proxy will be considered individually, taking into account the relevant circumstances at the time of each vote.
If a proxy proposal raises a material conflict between the Advisor’s interests and Fund’s interests, the Advisor will resolve the conflict by following the policy guidelines or the recommendation of an independent third party.
Each Fund is required to annually file Form N-PX, which lists the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year. Once filed, a Fund’s proxy voting record will be available without charge, upon request, by calling collect 1-833-297-2587, or by visiting the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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Portfolio Holdings Information
The Trust’s Board has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Funds’ security holdings. Each Fund’s entire portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services including publicly available internet web sites. In addition, the composition of the in-kind creation basket and the in-kind redemption basket is publicly disseminated daily prior to the opening of the applicable Exchange via the NSCC.
Greater than daily access to information concerning a Fund’s portfolio holdings will be permitted (i) to certain personnel of service providers to the Fund involved in portfolio management and providing administrative, operational, risk management, or other support to portfolio management, and (ii) to other personnel of the Fund’s service providers who deal directly with, or assist in, functions related to investment management, administration, custody and fund accounting, as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course, agreements with the Fund, and the terms of the Trust’s current registration statement. From time to time, and in the ordinary course of business, such information may also be disclosed (i) to other entities that provide services to the Fund, including pricing information vendors, and third parties that deliver analytical, statistical or consulting services to the Fund and (ii) generally after it has been disseminated to the NSCC.
Each Fund will disclose its complete portfolio holdings in public filings with the SEC on a quarterly basis, based on the Fund’s fiscal year-end, within 60 days of the end of the quarter, and will provide that information to shareholders, as required by federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.
No person is authorized to disclose any of the Funds’ portfolio holdings or other investment positions (whether in writing, by fax, by e-mail, orally, or by other means) except in accordance with this policy. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings. The Board reviews the implementation of this policy on a periodic basis.
Determination of Net Asset Value
The NAV of each Fund’s shares will fluctuate and are determined as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the normal close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV may be calculated earlier if permitted by the SEC. The NYSE annually announces the days on which it will not be open for trading. The most recent announcement indicates that the NYSE will not be open for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. However, the NYSE may close on days not included in that announcement.
The NAV is computed by dividing (a) the difference between the value of the Fund’s securities, cash and other assets and the amount of the Fund’s expenses and liabilities by (b) the number of shares outstanding. The NAV takes into account all of the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management fees and administration fees, which are accrued daily.
Net Assets |
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NAV |
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Shares Outstanding |
Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, the Board has designated the Advisor as each Fund’s valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) responsible for determining whether market quotations are readily available and reliable, and making good faith determinations of fair value when appropriate. The Valuation Designee carries out its responsibilities with respect to fair value determinations through its Valuation Committee. As the Valuation Designee, the Advisor is responsible for the establishment and application, in a consistent manner, of appropriate methodologies for determining the fair value of investments, periodically reviewing the selected methodologies used for continuing appropriateness and accuracy, and making any changes or adjustments to the methodologies as appropriate. The Valuation Designee is also responsible for the identification, periodic assessment, and management of material risks, including material conflicts of interest,
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associated with fair value determinations, taking into account the Fund’s investments, significant changes in the Fund’s investment strategies or policies, market events, and other relevant factors. The Valuation Designee is subject to the general oversight of the Board.
Each Fund’s securities which are traded on securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any reported sales, at the mean between the last available bid and ask prices.
Pricing services generally value debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but such securities may be held or transactions may be conducted in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots.
Securities that are traded on more than one exchange are valued on the exchange determined by the Advisor to be the primary market. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”), National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has not been any sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and ask prices. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ National Market System shall be valued at the most recent trade price.
Stocks that are “thinly traded” or events occurring when a foreign market is closed but the NYSE is open (for example, the value of a security held by the Fund has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded) may create a situation where a market quote would not be readily available. When a market quote is not readily available, the security’s value is based on “fair value” as determined by the Advisor’s procedures, which have been approved by the Board. The Advisor will periodically test the appropriateness and accuracy of the fair value methodologies that have been selected for the Fund. The Fund may hold portfolio securities, such as those traded on foreign securities exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund’s shares are not priced. Therefore, the value of the Fund’s shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.
Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of 60 days are valued at current market prices, as discussed above. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, are amortized to maturity based on their cost to a Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by a Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.
All other assets of the Funds are valued in such manner as the Advisor in good faith deems appropriate to reflect as their fair value.
BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) acts as securities depositary for the Funds’ shares. Shares of the Funds are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Except in limited circumstances set forth below, certificates will not be issued for shares.
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the NYSE and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers, and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).
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Beneficial ownership of shares of a Fund is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants, and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in shares of a Fund (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of shares of a Fund. The Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of all shares of the Funds for all purposes. Beneficial Owners of shares of the Funds are not entitled to have such shares registered in their names, and will not receive or be entitled to physical delivery of share certificates. Each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and any DTC Participant and/or Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of shares of the Funds.
Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. DTC will make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee a listing of shares of the Funds held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall obtain from each such DTC Participant the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares of the Funds, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement, or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all shares of the Funds. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the Fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of shares of a Fund held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.
The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Fund’s shares, or for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.
DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to a Fund at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Fund and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, a Fund shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of shares of the Fund, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the applicable Exchange.
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS
Each Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large, specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit,” either principally in-kind for securities designated by the Fund together with the deposit of a specified cash payment or in cash for the value of such securities. The NAV of a Fund’s shares is determined once each Business Day (defined below), as described below under “Determination of Net Asset Value.” The Creation Unit size may change. Authorized Participants will be notified of such change.
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Purchase (Creation)
The Trust issues and sells shares of a Fund only: (i) in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any Business Day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement (“Participant Agreement”). A Fund will not issue fractional Creation Units. A Business Day is, generally, any day on which the Exchange is open for business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust may, but is not required to, permit orders until 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, or until the market close (in the event the exchange on which the relevant Fund’s Shares are listed closes early).
Fund Deposit
The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of a Fund generally consists of either (i) the in-kind deposit of the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component (defined below), computed as described below, or (ii) the cash value of the Deposit Cash and the Cash Component. When accepting purchases of Creation Units for cash, a Fund may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise be provided by an in-kind purchaser. These additional costs may be recoverable from the purchaser of Creation Units.
Together, the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of a Fund. The “Cash Component” is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares of a Fund (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).
Each Fund, through NSCC, makes available on each Business Day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, to be included in the current standard Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Fund. Such standard Fund Deposit is subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.
The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for the Fund Deposit for the Fund may be changed from time to time with a view to the investment objective of a Fund. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to corporate action events and adjustments to the weighting or composition of a Fund’s portfolio.
The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of Deposit Cash to replace any Deposit Security, which shall be added to the Cash Component, including, without limitation, in situations where the Deposit Security: (i) may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery; (ii) may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC for corporate securities and municipal securities or the Federal Reserve System for U.S. Treasury securities; (iii) may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting; (iv) would be restricted under the securities laws or where the delivery of the Deposit Security to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of the Deposit Security by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws; or (v) in certain other situations (collectively, “custom orders”). The Trust also reserves the right to (i) permit or require the substitution of Deposit Securities in lieu of Deposit Cash; and (ii) include or remove Deposit Securities from the basket in anticipation of or implementation of changes to a Fund’s portfolio.
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Cash Purchase Method
The Trust may at its discretion permit full or partial cash purchases of Creation Units of a Fund. When full or partial cash purchases of Creation Units are available or specified for a Fund, they will be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind purchases thereof. In the case of a full or partial cash purchase, the Authorized Participant must pay the cash equivalent of the Deposit Securities it would otherwise be required to provide through an in-kind purchase, plus the same Cash Component required to be paid by an in-kind purchaser together with a creation transaction fee and non-standard charges, as may be applicable.
Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units
To be eligible to place orders with the Transfer Agent to purchase a Creation Unit of a Fund, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party”, i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “Book Entry Only System”). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an “Authorized Participant”) must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent and the Trust, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the creation transaction fee (defined below) and any other applicable fees, taxes, and additional variable charge. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the creation transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, which the creation transaction fee is designed to cover.
All orders to purchase shares of a Fund directly from a Fund, including custom orders, must be placed for one or more Creation Units in the manner and by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the “Order Placement Date.”
An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, (e.g., to provide for payments of cash, when required). Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase shares directly from a Fund in Creation Units have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement and only a small number of such Authorized Participants may have international capabilities.
On days when the Exchange closes earlier than normal, a Fund may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which a Fund’s investments are primarily traded is closed, a Fund will also generally not accept orders on such day(s). Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Transfer Agent pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and in accordance with the AP Handbook or applicable order form. The Transfer Agent will notify the Custodian of such order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate local sub-custodian(s). Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Transfer Agent by the applicable cut-off time on such Business Day. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Transfer Agent or an Authorized Participant.
Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash and U.S. government securities) or through DTC (for corporate securities), through a subcustody agent (for foreign securities) and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. With respect to foreign Deposit Securities, the Custodian shall cause the subcustodian of a Fund to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, such Deposit Securities (or Deposit Cash for all or a part of such securities, as permitted or required), with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust. Foreign
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Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local subcustodian. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, to the account of a Fund or its agents by no later than the Settlement Date. The “Settlement Date” for a Fund is generally the first Business Day after the Order Placement Date. Each Fund reserves the right to settle transactions on a basis other than “T” plus one Business Day (i.e., days on which the NYSE is open) (“T+1”). All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by the Custodian in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund.
The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to the applicable cut-off time and the federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in proper form as required, or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to a Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in “proper form” if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, AP Handbook, order form, and this SAI are properly followed.
Issuance of a Creation Unit
Except as provided herein, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the subcustodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant subcustodian or subcustodians, the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the first Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Transfer Agent. However, a Fund reserves the right to settle Creation Unit transactions on a basis other than the first Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Transfer Agent in order to accommodate foreign market holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and ex-dividend dates (that is the last day the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security), and in certain other circumstances. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to a Fund for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.
Creation Units may be purchased in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares of the Fund on the date the order is placed in proper form since in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. The Authorized Participant must deposit with the Custodian the Additional Cash Deposit, as applicable, by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement on the Settlement Date. If a Fund or its agents do not receive the Additional Cash Deposit in the appropriate amount, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Trust may use such Additional Cash Deposit to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for all costs, expenses, dividends, income, and taxes associated with missing Deposit Securities, including the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual
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purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Transfer Agent plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a creation transaction fee as set forth below under “Creation Transaction Fee” may be charged and an additional variable charge may also apply. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.
Acceptance of Orders of Creation Units
The Trust reserves the right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Transfer Agent in respect of a Fund including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form or the Deposit Securities delivered do not consist of the securities that the Custodian specified; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (d) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (f) circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent the Distributor and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units.
Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, the Custodian, a sub-custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.
All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.
Creation Transaction Fee
A fixed purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units (“Creation Order Costs”). The standard creation transaction fee for each Fund is currently $250, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time. The creation transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Creation Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Advisor, has agreed to pay such fee.
In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. The Funds may determine not to charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, e.g., for creation orders that facilitate the rebalance of a Fund’s portfolio in a more efficient manner than could have been achieved without such order.
Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. The
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Adviser may retain all or a portion of the Transaction Fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the Transaction Fee is designed to cover.
Risks of Purchasing Creation Units
There are certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from a Fund. Because each Fund’s shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a “distribution” of shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that a shareholder performs as a dealer could, depending on the circumstances, result in the shareholder being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render the shareholder a statutory underwriter and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933. For example, a shareholder could be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases Creation Units from a Fund, breaks them down into the constituent shares, and sells those shares directly to customers, or if a shareholder chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter.
Dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with a Fund’s shares as part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
Redemption
Shares of a Fund may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by a Fund through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. EXCEPT UPON REORGANIZATION, MERGER, CONVERSION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND, THE TRUST WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors must accumulate enough shares of a Fund in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.
With respect to a Fund, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. Eastern time) on each Business Day, the list of the names and share quantities of securities designated by a Fund that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day (“Redemption Securities”). Redemption Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities. The identity and number of shares of the Redemption Securities or the Cash Redemption Amount (defined below) may be changed from time to time with a view to the investment objective of the Fund.
Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid either in-kind or in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of a Fund, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Redemption Securities plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares of the Fund being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Redemption Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less any fixed redemption transaction fee as set forth below and any applicable additional variable charge as set forth below. In the event that the Redemption Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares of a Fund, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Trust’s discretion, an Authorized Participant may receive the corresponding cash value of the securities in lieu of the in-kind securities value representing one or more Redemption Securities.
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Cash Redemption Method
Although the Trust does not ordinarily permit full or partial cash redemptions of Creation Units of a Fund, when full or partial cash redemptions of Creation Units are available or specified for a Fund, they will be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind redemptions thereof. In the case of full or partial cash redemptions, the Authorized Participant receives the cash equivalent of the Redemption Securities it would otherwise receive through an in-kind redemption, plus the same Cash Redemption Amount to be paid to an in-kind redeemer.
Redemption Transaction Fee
A fixed redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units (“Redemption Order Costs”). The standard redemption transaction fee for each Fund is currently $250, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time. The redemption transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Redemption Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Advisor, has agreed to pay such fee.
In addition, a variable fee, payable to a Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for the Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. A Fund may determine not to charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, e.g., for redemption orders that facilitate the rebalance of a Fund’s portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order.
Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services, which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Redemption Securities to the account of the Trust. The non-standard charges are payable to a Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of Redemption Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount and other transactions costs. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the redemption transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the redemption of a Creation Unit, which the redemption transaction fee is designed to cover.
Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units
Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A redemption request is considered to be in “proper form” if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust’s Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor’s shares of a Fund through DTC’s facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected, unless, to the extent contemplated by the Participant Agreement, collateral is posted in an amount equal to a percentage of the value of the missing shares of a Fund as specified in the Participant Agreement (and marked to market daily).
The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed a Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit
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proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of the shares of a Fund to the Trust’s Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.
Additional Redemption Procedures
In connection with taking delivery of shares of Redemption Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Redemption Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Redemption Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within one Business Day of the trade date. However, due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, the different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and dividend ex-dates (that is the last date the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security sold), and in certain other circumstances, the delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds may take longer than one Business Day after the day on which the redemption request is received in proper form. If neither the redeeming shareholder nor the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such redeeming shareholder has appropriate arrangements to take delivery of the Redemption Securities in the applicable foreign jurisdiction and it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or if it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Redemption Securities in such jurisdiction, the Trust may, in its discretion, exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming shareholders will be required to receive redemption proceeds in cash.
If it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Redemption Securities, the Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming investor will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that a Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its shares based on the NAV of shares of a Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Redemption Securities). A Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Redemption Securities but does not differ in NAV.
Pursuant to the Participant Agreement, an Authorized Participant submitting a redemption request is deemed to make certain representations to the Trust regarding the Authorized Participant’s ability to tender for redemption the requisite number of shares of a Fund. The Trust reserves the right to verify these representations at its discretion, but will typically require verification with respect to a redemption request from a Fund in connection with higher levels of redemption activity and/or short interest in a Fund. If the Authorized Participant, upon receipt of a verification request, does not provide sufficient verification of its representations as determined by the Trust, the redemption request will not be considered to have been received in proper form and may be rejected by the Trust.
Redemptions of shares for Redemption Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and the Funds (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserve the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Redemption Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Redemption Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Redemption Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of the shares of a Fund to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified institutional buyer,” (“QIB”) as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, will not be able to receive Redemption Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status in order to receive Redemption Securities.
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Because the portfolio securities of a Fund may trade on the relevant exchange(s) on days that the Exchange is closed or are otherwise not Business Days for a Fund, shareholders may not be able to redeem their shares, or to purchase or sell shares on the applicable Exchange, on days when the NAV of a Fund could be significantly affected by events in the relevant foreign markets.
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to a Fund (1) for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the securities owned by the Fund or determination of the NAV of the shares of the Fund is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.
Federal Income Tax Matters
The following is a summary of certain material U.S. federal (and, where noted, state and local) income tax considerations affecting the Funds and their shareholders. The discussion is very general. Current and prospective shareholders are therefore urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the specific federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of investing in the Funds. The summary is based on the laws in effect on the date of this SAI and existing judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect.
Each Fund is treated as a separate entity from other series of the Trust for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to elect to be, and intends to qualify each year for treatment as, a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code by complying with all applicable requirements of the Code, including, among other things, requirements as to the sources of the Fund’s income, diversification of the Fund’s assets and timing of Fund distributions. To so qualify, each Fund must, among other things: (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, and net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (i.e., partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive 90% of their income from interest, dividends, capital gains, and other traditionally permitted mutual fund income) (collectively, “qualifying income”); (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s assets is represented by cash, securities of other regulated investment companies, U.S. government securities and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the Fund’s assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, in the securities (other than the securities of other regulated investment companies) of any two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or in the securities of one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships”; and (c) distribute an amount equal to the sum of at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction) and 90% of its net tax-exempt income, if any, for the tax year (including, for purposes of satisfying this distribution requirement, certain distributions made by the Fund after the close of its taxable year that are treated as made during such taxable year). The application of these requirements to certain investments (including swaps) that may be entered into by the Funds is unclear. In addition, the application of these requirements to the Funds’ investment objectives is not clear, particularly because each Fund’s investment objective focuses on the performance of the stock of a single issuer.
As a regulated investment company, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its taxable investment income and capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders provided that it satisfies a minimum distribution requirement. In order to also avoid liability for a non-deductible federal excise tax, the Fund must distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) 98.2% of the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses for the 12-month period generally ending on October 31 during such year and (iii) any amounts from the prior calendar year that were not distributed and on which the Fund paid no federal income tax. A Fund will be subject to income tax at the regular corporate tax rate on any taxable income or gains that it does not distribute to its shareholders. The Funds’ policy is to
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distribute to its shareholders all investment company taxable income (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) and any net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Funds will not be subject to any federal income or excise taxes.
If, for any taxable year, a Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company or were to fail to meet certain minimum distribution requirements under the Code, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In addition, in the event of a Fund’s failure to qualify, the Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, including any distributions of net capital gain, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividend income for federal income tax purposes. However, such dividends would be eligible, subject to any generally applicable limitations, (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. Moreover, if a Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company in any year, it would be required to distribute its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify again as a regulated investment company. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to cure a failure to qualify as a regulated investment company, but in order to do so the Fund might incur significant Fund-level taxes and might be forced to dispose of certain assets. If a Fund failed to qualify as a regulated investment company for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund would generally be required to recognize any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within five years of qualifying as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year.
Shareholders generally will be subject to federal income taxes on distributions made by a Fund whether paid in cash or additional shares. Distributions of net investment income (including interest, dividend income and net short-term capital gain in excess of any net long-term capital loss, less certain expenses), other than qualified dividend income, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions of qualified dividend income by a Fund, generally will be taxed to non-corporate shareholders at the federal income tax rates applicable to net capital gain, provided the Fund reports the amount distributed as qualified dividend income.
In general, dividends may be reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income if they are attributable to qualified dividend income received by the Fund. Qualified dividend income generally means dividend income received from a Fund’s investments in common and preferred stock of U.S. companies and stock of certain qualified foreign corporations, provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met by both the Fund and its shareholders. If 95% or more of a Fund’s gross income (calculated without taking into account net capital gain derived from sales or other dispositions of stock or securities) consists of qualified dividend income, the Fund may report all distributions of such income as qualified dividend income.
A foreign corporation is treated as a qualified foreign corporation for this purpose if it is incorporated in a possession of the United States or it is eligible for the benefits of certain income tax treaties with the United States and meets certain additional requirements. Certain foreign corporations that are not otherwise qualified foreign corporations will be treated as qualified foreign corporations with respect to dividends paid by them if the stock with respect to which the dividends are paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Passive foreign investment companies are not qualified foreign corporations for this purpose.
Dividends paid by a Fund may qualify in part for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders, provided the Fund reports the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend and certain holding period and other requirements under the Code are satisfied. The reported amount, however, cannot exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for its taxable year. Eligibility for qualified dividend income treatment and the dividends-received deduction may be reduced or eliminated if, among other things, (i) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property or (ii) certain holding period requirements are not satisfied at both the Fund and shareholder levels. In addition, qualified dividend income treatment is not available if a shareholder elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest.
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Under Section 163(j) of the Code, a taxpayer’s business interest expense is generally deductible to the extent of the taxpayer’s business interest income plus certain other amounts. If a Fund earns business interest income, it may report a portion of its dividends as “Section 163(j) interest dividends,” which its shareholders may be able to treat as business interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) of the Code. A Fund’s “Section 163(j) interest dividend” for a tax year will be limited to the excess of its business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and other deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. In general, a Fund’s shareholders may treat a distribution reported as a Section 163(j) interest dividend as interest income only to the extent the distribution exceeds the sum of the portions of the distribution reported as other types of tax-favored income. To be eligible to treat a Fund’s Section 163(j) interest dividend as interest income, a shareholder may need to meet certain holding period requirements in respect of the Fund shares and must not have hedged its position in the Fund shares in certain ways.
Distributions of net capital gain, if any, that a Fund reports as capital gain dividends will be taxable to non-corporate shareholders as long-term capital gain without regard to how long a shareholder has held shares of the Fund. The Fund may retain certain amounts of capital gains and designate them as undistributed net capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amounts so designated, (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Fund on those undistributed amounts against their federal income tax liabilities and to claim refunds to the extent such credits exceed their liabilities and (iii) will be entitled to increase their federal income tax basis in their shares by an amount equal to the excess of the amounts of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a Fund is permitted to carry forward indefinitely a net capital loss from any taxable year to offset its capital gains, if any, in years following the year of the loss. To the extent subsequent capital gains of a Fund are offset by such losses, they will not result in U.S. federal income tax liability to the Fund and may not be distributed as capital gains to shareholders. Generally, a Fund may not carry forward any losses other than net capital losses. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may elect to treat certain losses as though they were incurred on the first day of the taxable year immediately following the taxable year in which they were actually incurred.
Distributions by a Fund in excess of earnings and profits will, as to each shareholder, be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares. A distribution treated as a return of capital will reduce the shareholder’s basis in his or her shares, which will result in an increase in the amount of gain (or a decrease in the amount of loss) that will be recognized by the shareholder for tax purposes on a later sale of such shares. After the shareholder’s basis is reduced to zero, any distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as a capital gain, assuming the shareholder holds his or her shares as capital assets.
A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax generally applies to all or a portion of the net investment income of a shareholder who is an individual and not a nonresident alien for federal income tax purposes and who has adjusted gross income (subject to certain adjustments) that exceeds a threshold amount ($250,000 if married filing jointly or if considered a “surviving spouse” for federal income tax purposes, $125,000 if married filing separately, and $200,000 in other cases). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts. For these purposes, interest, dividends and certain capital gains (among other categories of income) are generally taken into account in computing a shareholder’s net investment income.
Certain tax-exempt educational institutions are subject to a 1.4% tax on net investment income. For these purposes, certain dividends and capital gain distributions, and certain gains from the disposition of Fund shares (among other categories of income), are generally taken into account in computing a shareholder’s net investment income.
Distributions are generally taxable when received. However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid the following January are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. In addition, certain distributions made after the close of a taxable year of a Fund may be “spilled back” and treated for certain purposes as paid by the Fund during such taxable year. In such case, shareholders generally will be treated as having received such dividends in the taxable year in which the distributions were actually made. For purposes of calculating the amount of a regulated investment company’s undistributed income and gain subject to the 4% excise tax described above, such “spilled back” dividends are treated as paid by the regulated investment company when they are actually paid.
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A sale of Fund shares may result in recognition of a taxable gain or loss. The gain or loss will generally be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares are held for more than one year, and as a short-term capital gain or loss if the shares are held for one year or less. Any loss realized upon a sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of long-term capital gains during such six-month period. Any loss realized upon a sale may be disallowed under certain wash sale rules to the extent shares of a Fund or substantially identical stock or securities are purchased (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the sale.
An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. The ability of Authorized Participants to receive a full or partial cash redemption of Creation Units of a Fund may limit the tax efficiency of the Fund. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units and the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales” (for an Authorized Participant which does not mark-to-market its holdings) or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.
Any gain or loss realized upon a creation of Creation Units will be treated as capital gain or loss if the Authorized Participant holds the securities exchanged therefor as capital assets, and otherwise will be ordinary income or loss. Similarly, any gain or loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units will be treated as capital gain or loss if the Authorized Participant holds the shares comprising the Creation Units as capital assets, and otherwise will be ordinary income or loss. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year, and otherwise will be short-term capital gain or loss. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year, and otherwise will generally be short-term capital gain or loss. Any capital loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less should be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gains with respect to the shares included in the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).
The Trust on behalf of a Fund has the right to reject an order for a purchase of shares of the Fund if the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of that Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, that Fund would have a basis in the securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If a Fund does issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or a group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund, the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) may not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units. Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction.
If a shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to a Fund’s shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a regulated investment company are not exempted. The fact that a loss is so reportable does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper.
A Fund’s transactions in options and other similar transactions, such as futures and swaps, may be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, affect the character of any income realized by the Fund from such investments, accelerate recognition of income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, affect the holding period of the Fund’s securities, affect whether distributions will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction or be treated as qualified dividend income and affect the determination of whether capital gain and loss is characterized as long-term or short-term
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capital gain or loss. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions may also require a Fund to “mark-to-market” certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), which may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the distribution requirements for avoiding U.S. federal income and excise taxes.
A Fund’s transactions in broad based equity index futures contracts, exchange-traded options on such indices and certain other futures contracts are generally considered “Section 1256 contracts” for federal income tax purposes. Any unrealized gains or losses on such Section 1256 contracts are treated as though they were realized at the end of each taxable year. The resulting gain or loss is treated as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Gain or loss recognized on actual sales of Section 1256 contracts is treated in the same manner. As noted above, a Fund’s distributions of net short-term capital gain are generally taxable to shareholders as ordinary income while distributions of net long-term capital gain are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long the shareholder has held shares of the Fund.
A Fund’s entry into a short sale transaction, an option or certain other contracts, such as futures, could be treated as the constructive sale of an appreciated financial position, causing the Fund to realize gain, but not loss, on the position.
If a Fund invests in certain pay-in-kind securities, zero coupon securities, deferred interest securities or, in general, any other securities with original issue discount (or with market discount if the Fund elects to include market discount in income currently), the Fund must accrue income on such investments for each taxable year, which generally will be prior to the receipt of the corresponding cash payments. However, each Fund must distribute, at least annually, all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), including such accrued income to shareholders to avoid federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, a Fund may have to sell portfolio securities (potentially under disadvantageous circumstances) to generate cash, or may have to undertake leverage by borrowing cash, to satisfy these distribution requirements. Dispositions of portfolio securities may result in additional gains and additional distribution requirements.
If a Fund invests in a market discount bond, it will be required to treat any gain recognized on the disposition of such market discount bond as ordinary income (instead of capital gain) to the extent of the accrued market discount, unless the Fund elects to include the market discount in income as it accrues as discussed above. A market discount bond is a security acquired in the secondary market at a price below its redemption value (or its adjusted issue price if it is also an original issue discount bond).
A Fund may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries, including taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains with respect to its investments in those countries, which would, if imposed, reduce the yield on or return from those investments. Tax treaties between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes in some cases. So long as a Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company and incurs “qualified foreign taxes,” if more than 50% of its net assets at the close of its taxable year consist of stock or securities of foreign corporations, which for this purpose may include obligations of foreign governmental issuers, the Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of such foreign taxes paid. If this election is made, information with respect to the amount of the foreign income taxes that are allocated to the Fund’s shareholders will be provided to them and any shareholder subject to tax on dividends will be required (i) to include in ordinary gross income (in addition to the amount of the taxable dividends actually received) his/her proportionate share of the foreign taxes paid that are attributable to such dividends; and (ii) either to deduct his/her proportionate share of such foreign taxes in computing his/her taxable income or to claim that amount as a foreign tax credit (subject to applicable limitations) against U.S. income taxes.
Shareholders of a Fund who do not itemize deductions for U.S. federal income tax purposes will not be able to deduct their pro rata portion of qualified foreign taxes paid by the Fund, although such shareholders will be required to include their shares of such taxes in gross income if the Fund makes the election described above. Qualified foreign taxes generally include taxes that would be treated as income taxes under U.S. tax regulations but do not include most other taxes, such as stamp taxes, securities transaction taxes, and similar taxes. No deduction for such taxes will be permitted to individuals in computing their alternative minimum tax liability.
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If a Fund makes the election to pass through qualified foreign taxes and a shareholder chooses to take a credit for the foreign taxes deemed paid by such shareholder, the amount of the credit that may be claimed in any year may not exceed the same proportion of the U.S. tax against which such credit is taken that the shareholder’s taxable income from foreign sources (but not in excess of the shareholder’s entire taxable income) bears to his entire taxable income. For this purpose, long-term and short-term capital gains a Fund realizes and distributes to shareholders will generally not be treated as income from foreign sources in their hands, nor will distributions of certain foreign currency gains subject to Section 988 of the Code or of any other income realized by a Fund that is deemed, under the Code, to be U.S. source income in the hands of the Fund. This foreign tax credit limitation may also be applied separately to certain specific categories of foreign-source income and the related foreign taxes. As a result of these rules, which may have different effects depending upon each shareholder’s particular tax situation, certain shareholders may not be able to claim a credit for the full amount of their proportionate share of the foreign taxes paid by a Fund. Shareholders who are not liable for U.S. federal income taxes, including tax-exempt shareholders, will ordinarily not benefit from this election. If a Fund does make the election, it will provide required tax information to shareholders. A Fund generally may deduct any foreign taxes that are not passed through to its shareholders in computing its income available for distribution to shareholders to satisfy applicable tax distribution requirements. Under certain circumstances, if a Fund receives a refund of foreign taxes paid in respect of a prior year, the value of the Fund’s shares could be affected, or any foreign tax credits or deductions passed through to shareholders in respect of the Fund’s foreign taxes for the current year could be reduced.
Foreign exchange gains or losses realized by a Fund in connection with certain transactions involving foreign currency-denominated debt securities, certain options and future contracts relating to foreign currency, foreign currency forward currency contracts, foreign currencies, or payables or receivables denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Section 988 of the Code, which generally causes such gains or losses to be treated as ordinary gain or loss and may affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders.
A Fund may purchase the securities of certain foreign entities treated as passive foreign investment companies for federal income tax purposes (“PFICs”). PFICs may be the only or primary means by which a Fund may invest in some countries. If a Fund invests in equity securities of PFICs, it may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” or gain from the disposition of such securities even if such income is distributed as a taxable dividend to shareholders. Additional charges in the nature of interest may be imposed on a Fund with respect to deferred taxes arising from such distributions or gains. Capital gains on the sale of such holdings will be deemed to be ordinary income regardless of how long such PFICs are held. A “qualified electing fund” election or a “mark to market” election may generally be available that would ameliorate these adverse tax consequences, but such elections could require a Fund to recognize taxable income or gain (subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies, as described above) without the concurrent receipt of cash. In order to satisfy the distribution requirements and avoid a Fund-level tax, a Fund may be required to liquidate portfolio securities that it might otherwise have continued to hold, potentially resulting in additional taxable gain or loss to the Fund. In order for a Fund to make a qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC, the PFIC would have to agree to provide certain tax information to the Fund on an annual basis, which it might not agree to do. Each Fund may limit and/or manage its holdings in PFICs to limit its tax liability or maximize its return from these investments.
If a sufficient percentage of the equity interests in a foreign issuer that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes are held by a Fund, independently or together with certain other U.S. persons, that issuer may be treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” (a “CFC”) with respect to the Fund, in which case the Fund will be required to take into account each year, as ordinary income, its share of certain portions of that issuer’s income, whether or not such amounts are distributed. Such a Fund may have to dispose of its portfolio securities (potentially resulting in the recognition of taxable gain or loss, and potentially under disadvantageous circumstances) to generate cash, or may have to borrow the cash, to meet its distribution requirements and avoid Fund-level taxes. In addition, some Fund gains on the disposition of interests in such an issuer may be treated as ordinary income. Each Fund may limit and/or manage its holdings in issuers that could be treated as CFCs in order to limit its tax liability or maximize its after-tax return from these investments.
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Non-U.S. persons are subject to U.S. tax on disposition of a “United States real property interest” (a “USRPI”). Gain on such a disposition is sometimes referred to as “FIRPTA gain.” The Code provides a look-through rule for distributions of “FIRPTA gain” if certain requirements are met. If the look-through rule applies, certain distributions attributable to income received by the Fund, e.g., from REITs, may be treated as gain from the disposition of a USRPI, causing distributions to be subject to U.S. withholding tax at rates of up to 21%, and require non-U.S. shareholders to file nonresident U.S. income tax returns.
A Fund is required to withhold (as “backup withholding”) a portion of reportable payments, including dividends, capital gain distributions and the proceeds of redemptions and exchanges or repurchases of Fund shares, paid to shareholders who have not complied with certain IRS regulations. The backup withholding rate is currently 24%. In order to avoid this withholding requirement, shareholders, other than certain exempt entities, must certify on IRS Forms W-9 or on certain other documents, that the Social Security Numbers or other Taxpayer Identification Numbers they provide are their correct numbers and that they are not currently subject to backup withholding, or that they are exempt from backup withholding. A Fund may nevertheless be required to backup withhold if it receives notice from the IRS or a broker that a number provided is incorrect or that backup withholding is applicable as a result of previous underreporting of interest or dividend income.
Ordinary dividends and certain other payments made by a Fund to non-U.S. shareholders are generally subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate (or a lower rate as may be determined in accordance with any applicable treaty). In order to obtain a reduced rate of withholding, a non-U.S. shareholder will be required to provide an IRS Form W-8BEN or similar form certifying its entitlement to benefits under a treaty. The withholding tax does not apply to regular dividends paid to a non-U.S. shareholder who provides an IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the non-U.S. shareholder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Instead, the effectively connected dividends will be subject to regular U.S. income tax as if the non-U.S. shareholder were a U.S. shareholder. A non-U.S. corporation receiving effectively connected dividends may also be subject to additional “branch profits tax” imposed at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate).
The 30% withholding tax described in the preceding paragraph generally will not apply to distributions of net capital gain, to redemption proceeds, or to dividends that the Fund reports as (a) interest-related dividends, to the extent such dividends are derived from the Fund’s “qualified net interest income,” or (b) short-term capital gain dividends, to the extent such dividends are derived from a Fund’s “qualified short-term gain.” “Qualified net interest income” is a Fund’s net income derived from U.S.-source interest and original issue discount, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. “Qualified short-term gain” generally means the excess of the net short-term capital gain of a Fund for the taxable year over its net long-term capital loss, if any. In order to qualify for an exemption from withholding, a non-U.S. shareholder will need to comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN or other applicable form). Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to this 30% withholding tax.
Unless certain non-U.S. entities that hold Fund shares comply with IRS requirements that will generally require them to report information regarding U.S. persons investing in, or holding accounts with, such entities, a 30% withholding tax may apply to a Fund’s dividends payable to such entities. A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the United States and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.
This discussion and the related discussion in the Prospectus have been prepared by management of the Funds, and counsel to the Trust has expressed no opinion in respect thereof.
Shareholders and prospective shareholders of the Funds should consult their own tax advisors concerning the effect of owning shares of the Fund in light of their particular tax situations.
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Dividends and Distributions
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”
General Policies
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the Funds. Distributions of remaining net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but a Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for the Fund to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.
Dividends and other distributions on shares of a Fund are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Trust.
A Fund will make additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Fund, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve a Fund’s eligibility for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.
Dividend Reinvestment Service
The Trust will not make the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of a Fund through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their brokers to ascertain the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares issued by the Trust of the same Fund at NAV per share. Distributions reinvested in additional shares of a Fund will nevertheless be taxable to Beneficial Owners acquiring such additional shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash.
General Information
The Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 20, 2013. The Trust has a number of outstanding series of shares of beneficial interest, each of which represents interests in a separate portfolio of securities.
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to create additional series of shares, to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest of each series, including the Funds, and to divide or combine the shares of any series into a greater or lesser number of shares without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the series. The assets belonging to a series are charged with the liabilities in respect of that series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that series only. Therefore, any creditor of any series may look only to the assets belonging to that series to satisfy the creditor’s debt. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as pertaining to any particular series are allocated and charged by the Trustees to and among the existing series in the sole discretion of the Trustees. Each share of the Funds represents an interest in the Funds proportionately equal to the interest of each other share. Upon a Fund’s liquidation, all shareholders would share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.
Each share of a series represents an equal proportionate interest in that series with each other share of that series or class.
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The shares of each series participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series. Expenses of the Trust which are not attributable to a specific series are allocated among all the series in a manner believed by management of the Trust to be fair and equitable. Shares issued do not have pre-emptive or conversion rights. Shares when issued are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. Shares of each series generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that only affect a particular series.
The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders but will hold special meetings of shareholders of a series when, in the judgment of the Board, it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote. Shareholders have, under certain circumstances, the right to communicate with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of removing one or more trustees. Shareholders also have, in certain circumstances, the right to remove one or more trustees without a meeting. No material amendment may be made to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each portfolio affected by the amendment.
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust provides that, at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust or of any series, a shareholder servicing agent may vote any shares as to which such shareholder servicing agent is the agent of record for shareholders who are not represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, proportionately in accordance with the votes cast by holders of all shares of that portfolio otherwise represented at the meeting in person or by proxy as to which such shareholder servicing agent is the agent of record. Any shares so voted by a shareholder servicing agent will be deemed represented at the meeting for purposes of quorum requirements. Any series may be terminated (i) upon the merger or consolidation with, or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity, if approved by the vote of the holders of two-thirds of its outstanding shares, except that if the Board recommends such merger, consolidation or sale or disposition of assets, the approval by vote of the holders of a majority of the series’ outstanding shares will be sufficient, or (ii) by the vote of the holders of a majority of its outstanding shares, or (iii) by the Board by written notice to the series’ shareholders. Unless each series is so terminated, the Trust will continue indefinitely.
Shareholders may send communications to the Board. Shareholders should send communications intended for the Board by addressing the communications to the Board, in care of the Secretary of the Trust and sending the communication to 2220 E. Route 66, Suite 226, Glendora, California 91740. A shareholder communication must (i) be in writing and be signed by the shareholder, (ii) provide contact information for the shareholder, (iii) identify the Fund to which it relates, and (iv) identify the number of shares held by the shareholder. The Secretary of the Trust may, in good faith, determine that a shareholder communication should not be provided to the Board because it does not reasonably relate to the Trust or its operations, management, activities, policies, service providers, Board, officers, shareholders or other matters relating to an investment in the Fund or is otherwise immaterial in nature. Other shareholder communications received by the Fund not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board only at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.
The Declaration of Trust provides that no Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be subject to any personal liability in connection with the assets or affairs of the Trust or any of its series except for losses in connection with his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. The Trust has also entered into an indemnification agreement with each Trustee which provides that the Trust shall advance expenses and indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee in certain circumstances against any expenses incurred by the Trustee in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Trustee’s service to the Trust, to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act, and which provides for certain procedures in connection with such advancement of expenses and indemnification.
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, trustees, officers, employees and agents covering possible tort and other liabilities.
The Declaration of Trust does not require the issuance of stock certificates. If stock certificates are issued, they must be returned by the registered owners prior to the transfer or redemption of shares represented by such certificates.
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Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that as to any investment company which has two or more series outstanding and as to any matter required to be submitted to shareholder vote, such matter is not deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the rule) of the voting securities of each series affected by the matter. Such separate voting requirements do not apply to the election of Trustees or the ratification of the selection of accountants. The Rule contains special provisions for cases in which an advisory contract is approved by one or more, but not all, series. A change in investment policy may go into effect as to one or more series whose holders so approve the change even though the required vote is not obtained as to the holders of other affected series.
The Trust and the Advisor each have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of each of those entities to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds.
Financial Statements
Incorporated by reference herein is the Funds’ Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, which includes the “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, “Schedule of Investments”, “Statement of Assets and Liabilities”, “Statement of Operations”, “Statements of Changes in Net Assets”, “Financial Highlights” and “Notes to Financial Statements” (statements are consolidated for the Funds, as applicable). A copy of the Funds’ Annual Reports can be obtained at no charge by calling collect 1-833-297-2587 or writing the Fund.
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Appendix A
Description of Securities Ratings
Corporate Bonds (Including Convertible Bonds)
Moody’s
Aaa |
Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk. |
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Aa |
Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. |
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A |
Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. |
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Baa |
Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. |
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Ba |
Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk. |
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B |
Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. |
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Caa |
Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. |
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Ca |
Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery. |
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C |
Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. |
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Moody’s applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. |
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An obligation rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong. |
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AA |
An obligation rated AA differs from the highest-rated obligations only in small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. |
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A |
An obligation rated A is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong. |
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BBB |
An obligation rated BBB exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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Obligations rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. BB indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions. |
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BB |
An obligation rated BB is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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B |
An obligation rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated BB, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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An obligation rated CCC is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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CC |
An obligation rated CC is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. |
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C |
The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued. |
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D |
An obligation rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. |
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Plus (+) or minus (-). The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. The “r” symbol is attached to the ratings of instruments with significant noncredit risks. It highlights risks to principal or volatility of expected returns, which are not addressed in the credit rating. Examples include: obligations linked or indexed to equities, currencies, or commodities; obligations exposed to severe prepayment risk-such as interest-only or principal-only mortgage securities; and obligations with unusually risky interest terms, such as inverse floaters. |
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Aaa |
An issue that is rated “Aaa” is considered to be a top-quality preferred stock. This rating indicates good asset protection and the least risk of dividend impairment within the universe of preferred stocks. |
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Aa |
An issue that is rated “Aa” is considered a high-grade preferred stock. This rating indicates that there is a reasonable assurance the earnings and asset protection will remain relatively well maintained in the foreseeable future. |
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A |
An issue that is rated “A” is considered to be an upper-medium grade preferred stock. While risks are judged to be somewhat greater than in the “Aaa” and “Aa” classification, earnings and asset protection are, nevertheless, expected to be maintained at adequate levels. |
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Baa |
An issue that is rated “Baa” is considered to be a medium-grade preferred stock, neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Earnings and asset protection appear adequate at present but may be questionable over any great length of time. |
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An issue that is rated “Ba” is considered to have speculative elements and its future cannot be considered well assured. Earnings and asset protection may be very moderate and not well safeguarded during adverse periods. Uncertainty of position characterizes preferred stocks in this class. |
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B |
An issue that is rated “B” generally lacks the characteristics of a desirable investment. Assurance of dividend payments and maintenance of other terms of the issue over any long period of time may be small. |
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Caa |
An issue that is rated “Caa” is likely to be in arrears on dividend payments. This rating designation does not purport to indicate the future status of payments. |
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Ca |
An issue that is rated “Ca” is speculative in a high degree and is likely to be in arrears on dividends with little likelihood of eventual payments. |
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C |
This is the lowest rated class of preferred or preference stock. Issues so rated can thus be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing. |
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Moody’s applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each rating classification: the modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category. |
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This is the highest rating that may be assigned by Standard & Poor’s to a preferred stock issue and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay the preferred stock obligations. |
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AA |
A preferred stock issue rated AA also qualifies as a high-quality, fixed-income security. The capacity to pay preferred stock obligations is very strong, although not as overwhelming as for issues rated AAA. |
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An issue rated A is backed by a sound capacity to pay the preferred stock obligations, although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions. |
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BBB |
An issue rated BBB is regarded as backed by an adequate capacity to pay the preferred stock obligations. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to make payments for a preferred stock in this category than for issues in the A category. |
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Preferred stock rated BB, B, and CCC is regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay preferred stock obligations. BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and CCC the highest. While such issues will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions. |
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CC |
The rating CC is reserved for a preferred stock issue that is in arrears on dividends or sinking fund payments, but that is currently paying. |
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A preferred stock rated C is a nonpaying issue. |
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A preferred stock rated D is a nonpaying issue with the issuer in default on debt instruments. |
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This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor’s does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy. |
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Plus (+) or minus (-). To provide more detailed indications of preferred stock quality, ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. |
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Issuers rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. Prime-1 repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following characteristics: |
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• Well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity. |
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Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained. |
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Issuers rated Prime-3 (or supporting institutions) have an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection measurements and may require relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained. |
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Issuers rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. |
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A-1 |
A short-term obligation rated A-1 is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong. |
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A-2 |
A short-term obligation rated A-2 is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory. |
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A-3 |
A short-term obligation rated A-3 exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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B |
A short-term obligation rated B is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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C |
A short-term obligation rated C is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
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D |
A short-term obligation rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. |
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APPENDIX B
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST II
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Investment Managers Series Trust II (the “Trust”) is registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust offers multiple series (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Consistent with its fiduciary duties and pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Proxy Rule”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has adopted this proxy voting policy on behalf of the Trust (the “Policy”) to reflect its commitment to ensure that proxies are voted in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund’ shareholders.
Delegation of Proxy Voting Authority to Fund Advisors
The Board believes that the investment advisor of the Fund (each, an “Advisor” and, collectively, the “Advisors”), as the entity that selects the individual securities that comprise its Fund’s portfolio, is the most knowledgeable and best-suited to make decisions on how to vote proxies of portfolio companies held by that Fund. The Trust will therefore defer to, and rely on, the Advisor of the Fund to make decisions on how to cast proxy votes on behalf of such Fund. An Advisor may delegate this responsibility to the Fund’s sub-advisor.
The Trust hereby designates the Advisor of the Fund as the entity responsible for exercising proxy voting authority with regard to securities held in a Fund’s investment portfolio. Consistent with its duties under this Policy, each Advisor shall monitor and review corporate transactions of corporations in which the Fund has invested, obtain all information sufficient to allow an informed vote on all proxy solicitations, ensure that all proxy votes are cast in a timely fashion, and maintain all records required to be maintained by the Fund under the Proxy Rule and the 1940 Act. Each Advisor will perform these duties in accordance with the Advisor’s proxy voting policy, a copy of which will be presented to the Board for its review. Each Advisor will promptly provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) updates to its proxy voting policy as they are adopted and implemented, and the Trust’s CCO will then report such updates to the Board.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records Available to Fund Shareholders
If the Fund or an Advisor has a website, a copy of the Advisor’s proxy voting policy and this Policy may be posted on such website. A copy of such policies and of the Fund’s proxy voting record shall also be made available, without charge, upon request of any shareholder of the Fund, by calling the applicable Fund’s toll-free telephone number as printed in the Fund’s prospectus. The Trust’s transfer agent will notify the Advisor of any such request of proxy voting procedures. The Advisor shall reply to any Fund shareholder request within three (3) business days of receipt of the request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.
Each Advisor will provide a complete annual voting record, as required by the Proxy Rule, for each series of the Trust for which it acts as advisor, to the Trust’s co-administrator no later than July 31st of each year. The Trust’s co-administrator, MFAC, will file a report based on such record on Form N-PX on an annual basis with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 31st of each year.
Each Advisor is responsible for providing its current proxy voting policies and procedures and any subsequent amendments to the Trust’s CCO. SEC Form N-PX is filed with respect to the Fund by MFAC (acting as filing agent), by no later than August 31st of each year. Each such filing details all proxies voted on behalf of the Fund for the prior twelve months ended June 30th. In connection with each filing on behalf of the Fund, the Advisor’s CCO must sign and return to MFAC no later than July 30th a Form N-PX Certification stating that the advisor has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures in compliance with the SEC’s Proxy Voting Rule.
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AXS INVESTMENTS LLC
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A. PURPOSE AND GENERAL STATEMENT
The purpose of these proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policy”) is to set forth the principles and procedures by which AXS votes with respect to securities held in Fund portfolios for which AXS exercises voting authority (generally where AXS has not delegated proxy voting discretion to the Fund’s subadviser). For purposes of this Policy, a “Vote” includes any proxy and any shareholder vote or consent for any security held by a client account for which AXS exercises voting authority.
This Policy been designed to help ensure that Votes are voted in the best interests of the applicable Fund in accordance with AXS’s fiduciary duties and Rule 206(4)-6 under the Act.
B. POLICY
Votes must be cast in the best interests of the Fund. AXS’s guiding principle in this regard is that it is generally in the best interest of the client to cast Votes in a manner designed to maximize the economic value of the Fund’s holdings, taking into account the Fund’s investment goals and objectives (as set forth in its current registration statement) and all other relevant circumstances at the time of the vote. AXS does not permit voting decisions to be influenced in any manner that is contrary to this principle. AXS recognizes that, in rare instances, the interest of one Fund with respect to a Vote may conflict with the interests of AXS or another Fund. Any conflicts of interest relating to the casting of Votes, regardless of whether actual or perceived, will be addressed in accordance with this Policy.
It is AXS’s general policy to vote or give consent on all matters presented to shareholders in any Vote, and these policies and procedures have been designed with this in mind. However, AXS reserves the right to abstain from any particular Vote or otherwise withhold its Vote or consent on any matter if, in the judgement of AXS’s CCO or the relevant AXS investment professional, the costs associated with voting such Vote outweigh the benefits to the applicable Fund, or if the circumstances make such an abstention or withholding otherwise advisable and in the best interests of the Fund.
C. GUIDELINES
The voting guidelines below summarize AXS’s general positions on various common issues, and provides a general indication of how Fund portfolio securities for which AXS has voting discretion will be voted on proposals dealing with particular issues.
These voting guidelines are just that — guidelines. The guidelines are not exhaustive and do not address all potential voting issues. Because the circumstances of individual companies are so varied, there may be instances when AXS does not cast Fund Votes in strict adherence to these guidelines.
1. Management Proposals
The majority of matters presented to shareholders are proposals made by an issuer’s management, which have usually been approved and recommended by the issuer’s board of directors. For routine matters (which generally means that such matter will not measurably change the structure, management, control or operation of the company and are consistent with customary industry standards and practices), AXS will typically vote in accordance with the recommendation of the company’s management; unless, in AXS’s opinion, such recommendation is not in the best interests of the Fund.
Generally, in the absence of any unusual or non-routine circumstances, the AXS supports the following items:
• Ratification of appointment of independent auditors;
• General updating/corrective amendments to charter;
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• Increase in common share authorization for a stock split or share dividend;
• Stock option plans that are incentive based and not excessive; and
• Regular, uncontested elections of directors and payment of fees (unless such fees exceed market standards).
Non-routine matters may involve a variety of issues. Therefore, AXS will typically cast Votes on non-routine matters on a case-by-case basis, in each case casting Votes in a manner that AXS believes is in the best interests of the applicable client based on the considerations described above. The following will typically be considered “non-routine” matters requiring case-by-case analysis:
• Directors’ liability and indemnity proposals;
• Executive compensation plans;
• Contested elections of directors;
• Mergers, acquisitions, and other restructurings submitted to a shareholder vote;
• Anti-takeover and related provisions.
AXS will generally Vote against proposals to classify a board, absent special circumstances indicating that shareholder interests would be better served by this structure.
2. Shareholder Proposals
In general, AXS casts Votes in accordance with the recommendation of the company’s board of directors on all shareholder proposals. However, AXS will support shareholder proposals that it believes are in the best interests of the Fund based on the considerations described above. In addition:
Generally, shareholder proposals related to the following items are supported:
• Confidential voting;
• Declassifying a board, absent special circumstances indicating that shareholder interests would be better served by a classified board structure;
• Requiring director nominees to receive support from holders of a majority of votes cast or a majority of shares outstanding in order to be (re)elected.
• Bylaw and charter amendments only with shareholder approval;
• Eliminating supermajority vote requirements in the company’s bylaws and charter documents; and
• Requiring a majority of independent directors on a board.
Generally, shareholder proposals related to the following items are not supported:
• Limitations on the tenure of directors;
• Cumulative voting;
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• Restrictions related to social, political, or special interest issues that impact the ability of the company to do business or be competitive and that have a significant financial or vested interest impact; and
• Reports that are costly to provide or expenditures that are of a non-business in nature or would provide no pertinent information from a shareholder perspective.
D. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Due to the nature of AXS’s business and its ownership, AXS believes it is unlikely that conflicts of interest will arise when casting Votes. The Fund’s investment team, however, is responsible for monitoring Votes for any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. If at any time any Supervised Person becomes aware of any potential, actual, or perceived conflict of interest regarding any particular Vote(s) to be case, he or she is required to contact AXS’s CCO immediately, who will review the Vote(s) in advance to ensure that AXS proposed Vote(s) is consistent with this Policy and AXS’s duties to the applicable Fund.
If a conflict of interest is evident, the CCO will:
• advise IMST II’s Chief Compliance Officer (or other relevant IMST II officer) of the conflict in advance of casting the Vote;
• use his or her best judgement to address the conflict and ensure that it is resolved in accordance with his or her independent assessment of the best interests of the Fund.
Where the CCO deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion, unaffiliated third parties (such as prosy voting services) may be used to help resolve conflicts. In this regard, the CCO shall have the power to retain independent fiduciaries, consultants, or professionals to assist with Voting decisions and/or to delegate voting or consent powers to such fiduciaries, consultants, or professionals.
E. VOTING PROCEDURES
All AXS personnel are responsible for promptly forwarding all proxy materials, consents or voting requests or notices, or materials related thereto, to the CCO and to the applicable investment professional(s) primarily responsible for managing the applicable Fund’s portfolio. The CCO shall be responsible for ensuring that each Vote is voted in a timely manner and as otherwise required by the terms of such Vote.
All Voting decisions initially are to be referred to the appropriate investment professional for determination. In most cases, the most senior Portfolio Manager of the applicable Fund, or his or her designee, will make the decision as to the appropriate vote for any particular Vote.
The Portfolio Manager will inform the CCO of any such Voting decision, and if the CCO does not object to such decision as a result of his or her conflict of interest review, the Vote will be voted in such manner. If the Portfolio Manager and the CCO are unable to arrive at an agreement as to how to vote, then the CCO may consult with independent third-parties (including a proxy voting service) as to the appropriate vote.
F. RECORDKEEPING
In accordance with Rule 204-2 under the Act, AXS must retain (i) its proxy voting policies and procedures; (ii) proxy statements received regarding Fund/client securities; (iii) records of its votes on behalf of the Fund; (iv) records of Fund requests for proxy voting information; and (v) any documents prepared by AXS that were material to making a decision how to vote, or that memorialized the basis for the decision. AXS may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system (instead of keeping its own copies), and may rely on proxy statements and records of its votes cast that are maintained by a proxy voting service provider.
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