trade at a greater premium or discount between the
market price and the NAV of the Fund's shares and/or wider bid/ask spreads than those experienced by other ETFs. The Investment Manager cannot predict whether Fund shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may result because of, among other factors, supply and
demand forces in the secondary trading market for Fund shares. It is expected that these forces generally will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces
influencing the prices of the Fund’s holdings. In this regard, if a shareholder purchases Fund shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells
shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. Different investment strategies or techniques, including those intended to be defensive in nature, including, as examples, stop loss orders to
sell an ETF’s shares in the secondary market during negative market events or conditions, such as a “flash crash” or other market disruptions, may not work as
intended and may produce significant losses to investors. Investors should consult their financial intermediary prior to using any such investment strategies or techniques, or
before investing in the Fund.
Market Risk. The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it
invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence
in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability
to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market
may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global
supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, other conflicts, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions
or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions and could result in a
greater premium or discount between the market price and the NAV of the Fund's shares and/or wider bid/ask spreads than those experienced by other ETFs.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk. The Fund is passively managed to track an unaffiliated index, and the
Fund may hold a non-diversified portfolio to the extent that its index’s holdings represent a non-diversified portfolio. When holding a non-diversified portfolio, it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a
“diversified” fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the Fund could affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of
investments. Accordingly, the Fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of a more diversified fund.
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its Index’s investment exposures. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or
believed by the portfolio managers to be representative of, the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
Sector Risk. At times, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of companies conducting business in
a related group of industries within one or more economic sectors, including the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. The Fund generally invests in issuers,
including to concentrate its investments in issuers conducting business in a related group of industries, to approximately the same extent as the Index. Companies in the same sector may be similarly affected by economic, regulatory, political or market events or
conditions, which may make the Fund vulnerable to unfavorable developments in that group of industries or
economic sector.
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Consumer Discretionary/Staples Sectors. The Fund is vulnerable to the particular risks that may affect companies in the consumer discretionary/staples sectors.
Companies in the consumer discretionary/staples sectors are subject to certain risks, including fluctuations in the performance of the overall domestic and international economies, interest rate changes, currency exchange rates, increased competition and consumer confidence. Performance of
such companies may be affected by factors including reduced disposable household income, reduced consumer spending, and changing demographics and consumer tastes.
The following bar chart and table show you how the Fund has
performed in the past, and can help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied for each full calendar
year shown. The table below the bar chart compares the Fund’s returns for the periods shown with a broad
measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track.