the Index. When the Fund sells a call
option, the Fund gives the counterparty the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the reference asset (or the value thereof) from the Fund at a specific price and time in exchange for a premium. While these premiums help
offset the cost of the put option spreads, the Fund loses some of its ability to profit from increases in the value of the Index.
In implementing the option overlay strategy, the portfolio managers seek to provide
“laddered” exposure, meaning that the Fund will hold put option spreads for multiple (typically, twelve-month) periods (each, a “hedge period”). These hedge periods are typically staggered one month apart. This structure is intended to
reduce the Fund’s volatility and exposure to downside risks in any one hedge period alone. The portfolio management team has flexibility to modify and allocate the Fund’s assets across hedge periods in order to achieve
the desired exposure and downside protection for the Fund. The Fund’s put option spreads are systematically maintained at levels that are intended to reduce the Fund’s exposure to market declines within a particular range. The
option overlay strategy is not designed to provide market protection when the market is only down slightly; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.
The Fund’s option overlay strategy may not always provide greater market protection than other equity investments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is
expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, by selling call options to offset some of the costs associated with the option overlay strategy, the Fund will forgo some of the upside from increases in
the value of the Index (or ETF) in certain market conditions.
The Fund is “non-diversified” and therefore is not required to meet certain diversification requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”).
Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e.,
invest more than 25% of the value of its net assets) in securities of issuers in any one industry
or group of industries only to the extent that the Index that the Fund’s portfolio or portion thereof replicates reflects a concentration in that industry or group of industries. The Fund will not otherwise concentrate its investments in securities
of issuers in any one industry or group of industries. As of October 31, 2025, the Index had significant exposure to the information technology sector. The Fund’s portfolio holdings, and the extent to which it
concentrates its investments, are likely to change over time.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Market Risk. Securities held by the Fund are subject to
market fluctuations. You should anticipate that the value of the Shares will decline, more or
less, in correlation with any decline in value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflicts, acts of terrorism, economic crises or other
events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Certain changes in the U.S. economy in particular, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets
decline, may have a material adverse effect on global financial markets as a whole, and on the securities to which the Fund has exposure. Increasingly strained relations between the U.S. and foreign countries, including as a
result of economic sanctions and tariffs, may also adversely affect U.S. issuers, as well as non-U.S. issuers.
During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in
value. When markets perform well, there can be no assurance that specific investments held by the Fund will rise in value.
Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because a portion of its portfolio is actively managed. In particular,
in managing the Fund's option overlay strategy, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser applies
investment techniques and risk analyses in
making investment and asset allocation decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these actions will produce the desired results.
Index Risk. While the Fund is actively managed, a substantial portion of the Fund’s portfolio is designed to
track the performance of the Index. In managing this portion of the Fund’s portfolio, the portfolio managers will not generally buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Index, regardless of the performance of that
security. If a specific security is removed from the Index, the Fund may be forced to sell such
security at an inopportune time or for a price lower than the security’s current market value. The Index may not contain the appropriate mix of securities for any particular economic cycle.
Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of
equity securities, including common stocks, may fall due to both changes in general economic
conditions that impact the market as a whole, as well as factors that directly relate to a specific company or its industry. Such general economic conditions include changes in interest rates, periods of market turbulence or instability, or general
and prolonged periods of economic decline and cyclical change. It is possible that a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the common stocks that the Fund holds. In addition, equity risk
includes the risk that investor sentiment toward one or more industries will become negative, resulting in those investors exiting their investments in those industries, which could cause a reduction in the value of
companies in those industries more broadly. Equity risk also includes the risk of large-capitalization companies, which may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges or may be more mature and subject to more limited growth
potential, and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity market or the market as a
whole. The value of a company's common stock may fall solely because of factors, such as an
increase in production costs, that negatively impact other companies in the same region, industry or sector of the market. A company's common stock also may decline significantly in price over a short period of time due to factors
specific to that company, including decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company's products or services. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report or the failure to
make anticipated dividend payments, may depress the value of common stock.
Foreign Investment Risk. Investments in the securities of
non-U.S. issuers involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities.
Foreign securities may have relatively low market liquidity, greater market volatility, decreased publicly available information and less reliable financial information about issuers, and inconsistent and potentially less stringent accounting, auditing and
financial reporting requirements and standards of practice, including recordkeeping standards, comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Foreign securities also are subject to the risks of possible seizure,
expropriation, nationalization, political or social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies or other adverse political or economic developments (in which the Fund could lose its entire investment in a certain market) and the
difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries, including the possible adoption of foreign governmental restrictions such as exchange controls. Investments in foreign securities also may be subject to dividend
withholding or confiscatory taxes, currency blockage and/or transfer restrictions and higher transactional costs. To the extent the Fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies, fluctuations in the value of the U.S.
dollar relative to the values of other currencies may adversely affect investments in foreign securities and may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. Foreign companies generally may be subject to less stringent
regulations than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting controls, and may therefore be more susceptible to fraud or corruption. There may be less public information available about
foreign companies than U.S. companies, making it difficult to evaluate those foreign companies.
From time to time, certain companies in which the Fund invests may operate in, or have
dealings with, countries subject to sanctions or