Technology and Data Risk. Various technologies are used in managing the Fund, consistent with its investment objective and strategy. For example, proprietary and third-party data and systems are utilized to support decision-making for the Fund. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, cyberattacks, programming inaccuracies and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems, which may negatively affect Fund performance.

Financial Markets Regulatory Risk. Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact the Fund.

Government Securities Risk. Although Government Securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies against price movements due to changing interest rates or other market forces; consequently, the value of Government Securities will fluctuate. Obligations issued by some U.S. government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency’s own resources. From time to time, controversy or uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. government to increase the statutory debt ceiling and/or failure to increase the statutory debt ceiling could increase the risk that the U.S. government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government Securities (including those held by the Fund), cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded or increase volatility in financial markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities and/or increase the costs of certain kinds of debt, all of which could adversely affect the Fund.

Issuer Credit Risk. It is possible that interest or principal on the Fund’s investment securities will not be paid when due. Government Securities generally have less credit risk than other fixed income securities, but are not completely free from credit risk.

Use of Amortized Cost Risk. In the unlikely event that the Board were to determine, pursuant to Rule 2a‑7 that the extent of the deviation between the Fund’s amortized cost per Share and its market-based NAV per Share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Board will cause the Fund to take such action as it deems appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, such dilution or unfair results.

Interest Rate Risk. Prices of fixed-income securities generally fall when interest rates rise and generally rise when interest rates fall. In general, interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer maturities. Although variable and floating rate securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, during periods of rising interest rates the value of floating rate and variable rate securities may also decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Similarly, during periods of declining interest rates, variable and floating rate securities generally will not increase in value as much as fixed rate instruments. A low or negative interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund because low yields on the Fund’s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s yield to its shareholders. During these conditions, it is possible that the Fund will generate an insufficient amount of income to pay its expenses, and that it will not be able to pay a daily dividend and may have a negative yield (i.e., it may lose money on an operating basis). Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund. As a result, it is possible that the Fund would, during these conditions, maintain a substantial portion of its assets in cash, on which it may earn little, if any, income. Changes in monetary policy made by central banks and/or

their governments or changes in economic conditions may affect the level of interest rates, which could have sudden or unpredictable effects on the markets. A sudden or unpredictable rise or decline in interest rates may cause volatility and reduced liquidity in the money market securities markets, which could make it more difficult for the Fund to sell its investments at a time when it may be advantageous to do so and could cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline, potentially suddenly and significantly.