v3.26.1
Jun. 10, 2026
Amana Developing World ETF
Investment Objective
Long-term capital growth, consistent with Islamic principles.
Fees and Expenses
This section describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareowner Fees
None.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Shareowner Fees
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Management Fees
 
 
0.91%
 
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees(1)
 
 
0.00%
 
Other Expenses(2)
 
 
0.00%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
   
0.91%
 
(1)
Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”), the Fund may bear a Rule 12b-1 fee not to exceed 0.25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets. However, no such fee is currently paid by the Fund, and the Board of Trustees has not currently approved the commencement of any payments under the Plan.
(2)
Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Example
This example is intended to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes an investor invests $10,000 in shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example does not reflect any brokerage commissions that an investor may pay on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Although actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether an investor does or does not redeem the shares, an investor’s expenses would be:
One Year
One Year
Three Years
 
$93
$290
 
Three Years
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund may have transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus, it does not have a portfolio turnover rate to provide.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of total net assets in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies and/or markets. A company has significant exposure to countries with developing economies if: (i) 50% or more of the company’s production assets are located outside the United States; (ii) 50% or more of the company’s revenues are generated outside the United States; or (iii) the company is organized or maintains its principal place of business in countries with developing economies and/or markets. Production assets are the property or equipment used by a company. Investment decisions are made in accordance with Islamic principles. Generally, Islamic principles require that investors share in profit and loss, that they receive no usury or interest, and that they do not invest in a business that is prohibited by Islamic principles. To the extent prohibited by Islamic investment principles the Fund does not invest in companies primarily engaged in businesses such as alcohol, tobacco, pork products, pornography, interest-based banks, finance associations and insurers, weapons, and gambling.
The Fund does not make any investments not permitted under Islamic principles, including those that pay interest. Islamic principles discourage speculation. The Fund tends to hold investments for several years.
By allowing investments in companies headquartered in more advanced economies yet having the majority of production assets or revenues in the developing world, the Fund seeks to reduce its foreign investing risk.
The Fund principally follows a large-cap value investment style. The Fund seeks companies demonstrating both Islamic and sustainable characteristics.
The Fund’s adviser (Saturna Capital Corporation) considers issuers with sustainable characteristics to be those issuers that are more established, consistently profitable, and financially strong, with robust policies in the areas of the environment, social responsibility, and corporate governance (collectively referred to as “sustainability”).
The adviser employs a sustainable rating system based on its own, as well as third-party, data to identify issuers believed to have lower sustainability risks. The use of third-party data does not include third-party environmental, social, or governance (“ESG”) ratings or criteria established by third parties for third-party ratings. The adviser’s proprietary scoring system assesses how well a company performs relative to a blend of its industry, sector, and country peers. In addition to the financial considerations discussed above, the adviser considers sustainability practices such as carbon emissions, water usage, renewable energy, and fair labor and supply chain practices. The Fund’s sustainability evaluation process considers risks and opportunities holistically, meaning an issuer will not necessarily be excluded from investment due to any one particular factor if the overall analysis results in a favorable evaluation by the adviser. The adviser also uses negative screening to exclude companies primarily engaged in higher sustainability risk businesses, such as companies in the business of fossil fuel exploration, production, or refining, and, to the extent prohibited by Islamic investment principles, companies primarily engaged in businesses such as alcohol, tobacco, pork products, pornography, interest-based banks, finance associations and insurers, weapons, and gambling.
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a relatively small number of issuers.
In determining whether a country is part of the developing world, the Fund’s adviser will consider such factors as the country’s per capita gross domestic product, the percentage of the country’s economy that is industrialized, market capitalization as a percentage of gross domestic product, the overall regulatory environment, and limits on foreign ownership and restrictions on repatriation of initial capital or income.
Through reference to data provided by various globally recognized organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the adviser maintains a list of countries it considers to have developing economies and/or markets. The list, which changes over time, currently includes: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ecuador, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirates.
Performance
The Fund had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Fund has been in operation for one full calendar year. When provided, the information will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with a broad measure of market performance. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information will be available at https://www.saturna.com/products/etf-performance.