Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific issuers, industries, or sectors in which the Fund invests. Common stocks, such as those held by the Fund, are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of securities, such as preferred stocks and debt obligations, because common stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from issuers. 

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. As of the date of this Prospectus, the financial services sector represented a significant portion of the Index.

Economic and Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities and other financial instruments. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, inflation, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in the general financial markets, a particular financial market, or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.

Market Capitalization Risks.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Third Party Data Risk. The composition of the Index, and consequently the Fund’s portfolio, is heavily dependent on information and data calculated and published by an independent third party calculation agent (“Third Party Data”). When Third Party Data proves to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may lead to the inclusion or exclusion of securities from the Index that would have been excluded or included had the Third Party Data been correct and complete. If the composition of the Index reflects such errors, the Fund’s portfolio can also be expected to reflect the errors.

Underlying Index Risk. Neither the Fund’s investment adviser nor the Index Provider is able to guarantee the continuous availability or timeliness of the production of the Index. The calculation and dissemination of the Index values may be delayed if the information technology or other facilities of the Index Provider, data providers and/or relevant stock exchange malfunction for any reason. A significant delay may cause trading in shares of the Fund to be suspended. Errors in Index data, computation and/or the construction in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider, or other applicable party for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders.

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is “non-diversified,” it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

Economic and Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities and other financial instruments. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, inflation, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in the general financial markets, a particular financial market, or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and does not attempt to outperform the Index or take defensive positions in declining markets. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected by a general decline in the market segments relating to the Index.

Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and the Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in Index components at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index.

Crypto Asset Market Volatility Risk. The prices of crypto assets have historically been highly volatile, such as steep increases in the value of certain crypto assets during 2021, followed by steep decreases in the value those crypto assets in 2022, a pattern that has occurred in prior periods and, extreme volatility in crypto asset prices continues to persist. Due to such volatility, the value of the Fund’s investments in derivative instruments that provide exposure to crypto assets – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning, including to zero. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund and the possibility that you could lose your entire investment in the Fund you should not invest in the Fund.

Bitcoin’s price is highly volatile, and its market is influenced by the changing Bitcoin network, fluctuating acceptance levels, and unpredictable usage trends. Not being a legal tender and operating outside central authority systems like banks, Bitcoin faces potential government restrictions. For instance, some countries may limit or ban Bitcoin transactions, negatively impacting their market value.

The risks associated with Bitcoin include the possibility of fraud, theft, market manipulation, and security breaches in trading platforms. A small group of large Bitcoin holders, known as “whales,” can significantly influence Bitcoin’s price. The largely unregulated nature of Bitcoin and its trading venues heightens risks of fraudulent activities and market manipulation, which could affect Bitcoin’s price. For example, if a group of miners gains control over a majority of the Bitcoin network, they could manipulate transactions to their advantage. Historical instances have seen Bitcoin trading venues shut down due to fraud or security breaches, often leaving investors without recourse and facing significant losses.

Updates to Bitcoin’s software, proposed by developers, can lead to the creation of new digital assets, or “forks,” if not broadly adopted. This can impact Bitcoin’s demand and the Fund’s performance. The extreme volatility of Bitcoin’s market price can result in shareholder losses. Furthermore, the operation of Bitcoin exchanges may be disrupted or cease altogether due to various issues, further affecting Bitcoin’s price and the Fund’s investments.

The value of Bitcoin has historically been subject to significant speculation, making trading and investing in Bitcoin reliant on market sentiment rather than traditional fundamental analysis. Bitcoin’s price can be influenced by events unrelated to its security or utility, including instability in other speculative areas of the crypto/blockchain space, potentially leading to substantial declines in its value.

Risks associated with crypto asset trading platforms include fragmentation, regulatory non-compliance, and the possibility of enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, which could impact the valuation of Bitcoin.

The security of the Bitcoin blockchain may be compromised if a single miner or group controls more than 50% of the network’s hashing power, where hashing power refers to the computational capacity used to validate and secure transactions on the blockchain. Proposed changes to the Bitcoin protocol may not be universally adopted, leading to the creation of competing blockchains (forks) with different assets and participants, exemplified by past forks like Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV. The Bitcoin blockchain protocol may contain vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to disrupt its operation, potentially compromising the security and reliability of the network.

Emerging alternative public blockchains, particularly those emphasizing privacy through technologies like zero-knowledge cryptography, pose risks and challenges to the dominance of the Bitcoin blockchain as a payment system. Common impediments to adopting the Bitcoin blockchain as a payment network include slow transaction processing, variability in transaction fees, and the volatility of Bitcoin’s price, which may deter widespread adoption by businesses and consumers. Adoption and use of other blockchains supporting advanced applications like smart contracts present challenges to the dominance of the Bitcoin blockchain, potentially impacting its long-term relevance and utility in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.

The development and use of “Layer II solutions” are critical for the scalability and functionality of the Bitcoin blockchain, but they also introduce risks such as off-chain transaction execution, which could affect transparency and security. Layer II solutions are off-chain protocols that improve scalability and reduce transaction costs by processing transactions outside the main blockchain network.

Binance Coin, also referred to as BNB, is relatively new and subject to unique and substantial risks related to its market and underlying network (BNB Chain). The BNB Chain and the software used to operate it are in the early stages of development. The BNB Chain has only been in existence since 2019. While the BNB token was initially launched in 2017 on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token, it migrated to the BNB Chain following its launch. BNB markets have a limited performance record, making them part of a new and rapidly evolving industry that is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The price of BNB has experienced periods of extreme volatility and may be influenced by a wide variety of factors. Speculators and investors who seek to profit from trading and holding BNB generate a significant portion of BNB demand. Such speculation regarding the potential future appreciation in the value of BNB may cause the price of BNB to increase. Conversely, a decrease in demand for or speculative interest regarding BNB may cause the price to decline.

BNB is subject to the risk of manipulation. If one or a coordinated group of validators were to gain control of a significant proportion of staked BNB, they could (depending on the proportion of control gained), impede, reverse or prevent confirmation of transactions, or alter the network causing a “fork” in the blockchain. Forks refer to protocol changes altering the method by which transactions are validated. This potential risk is amplified due to a significant portion of BNB being held by a small number of holders, sometimes referred to as “whales.” Transactions by these holders may influence the price of BNB and these holders may have the ability to manipulate the price of BNB. BNB has in the past experienced intentional forks, such as planned hard forks and network upgrades.

The BNB Chain is still in the process of developing and making significant decisions that will affect policies that govern the supply and issuance of BNB as well as other BNB Chain protocols. The open-source nature of many digital asset network protocols, such as the protocol for the BNB Chain, means that developers and other contributors are generally not directly compensated for their contributions in maintaining and developing such protocols. As a result, the developers and other contributors of a particular digital asset may lack a financial incentive to maintain or develop the network, or may lack the resources to adequately address emerging issues. Alternatively, some developers may be funded by companies whose interests are at odds with other participants in a particular digital asset network. If the BNB Chain does not successfully develop its policies on supply and issuance, and other major design decisions or does so in a manner that is not attractive to network participants it could lead to a decline in adoption of the BNB Chain and price of BNB.

As the development of the BNB Chain is ongoing, future disruptions, outages, bugs, or other problems could have a material adverse effect on the value and volatility of BNB. The BNB Chain has reportedly suffered multiple network outages, including those arising from security vulnerabilities (e.g., bridge exploit pause in 2022) and denial of service and bot attacks (e.g., disruption due to sandwich bot attacks in 2024). Also, in the past, bugs, defects and flaws in the BNB Chain source code have been exposed and exploited, including flaws that disrupted normal blockchain network or smart contract operations, or disabled related functionality for users and/or resulted in the theft of digital assets. In the future, the cryptography underlying the BNB Chain could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the BNB Chain, resulting in normal operations and functionality of the BNB Chain being negatively affected. Such losses of functionality could lead to the BNB Chain losing attractiveness to users, nodes, validators, or other stakeholders, thereby dampening demand for BNB.

Software applications running on top of the BNB Chain (often referred to as “decentralized applications” or “DApps,” whether or not decentralized in fact) and smart contract developers depend on being able to obtain BNB to be able to run their programs and operate their businesses. As such, they represent a significant source of demand for BNB. BNB’s price volatility (particularly where BNB prices increase), or the BNB Chain’s wider inability to meet the demands of decentralized applications and smart contracts in terms of inexpensive, reliable, and prompt transaction execution, or to solve its scaling challenges or increase its throughput, may discourage such decentralized application and smart contract developers from using the BNB Chain as the foundational infrastructure layer for building their applications and smart contracts. If decentralized application and smart contract developers abandon the BNB Chain for other blockchain or digital asset networks or protocols, the value of BNB could be negatively affected.

Legal or regulatory changes may negatively impact the operation of the BNB Chain or restrict the use of BNB. For example, if BNB were determined or were expected to be determined to be offered and sold as a security under the federal securities laws, it is possible certain trading venues would no longer facilitate trading in BNB.

Solana, also referred to as SOL, is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. SOL operates as a decentralized, peer-to-peer financial trading platform and value storage that is used like money. However, it has no central governmental or banking authority, is not backed by any government and not a legal tender. The markets for SOL may be less liquid and more volatile than other markets for more established products. It may be difficult to execute a SOL trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in the SOL market. A market disruption can also make it more difficult to liquidate a position or find a suitable counterparty at a reasonable cost.

The market for SOL is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty. A significant portion of the demand for SOL may be the result of speculation. The value of SOL has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation. Such speculation regarding the potential future appreciation of the price of SOL may artificially inflate or deflate the price of SOL and increase volatility. A significant portion of SOL is held by a small number of holders sometimes referred to as “whales.” Transactions by these holders may influence the price of SOL and these holders may have the ability to manipulate the price of SOL.

The further development of the SOL Network and the acceptance and use of SOL may be subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development of the SOL Network or the acceptance of SOL may adversely affect the price and liquidity of SOL. If one or a coordinated group of validators were to gain control of a significant proportion of SOL, they could (depending on the proportion of control gained), impede, reverse or prevent confirmation of transactions, causing a fork in the blockchain that could result in one portion of the network running the pre-modification software and the other portion of the network running the modified software – an event that could negatively impact the value of SOL and in turn the value of the Fund. Gaining such control over the network could also result in manipulation of the blockchain and cast doubt on new SOL transactions on the Solana Network.

SOL is subject to the risk of fraud, theft, manipulation, securities failures, and operational or other problems that impact SOL trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, such as equity securities and established futures contracts, SOL and SOL trading venues are largely unregulated and may be operating out of compliance with applicable regulation. As a result of the lack of regulation, individuals or groups may engage in fraud or market manipulation (including using social media to promote SOL in a way that may artificially increase the price of SOL). Investors may be more exposed to the risk of theft, fraud, market manipulation, and operational failures than when investing in more traditional asset classes. Over the past several years, the Solana Network has reportedly suffered multiple network outages including those arising from software problems, security vulnerabilities, and denial of service and bot attacks. Similarly, software and wallets employed by users and validators to access the Solana Network and transact in SOL may suffer from fraud, theft, disruptions, glitches or other problems negatively impacting the value of SOL. Investors in SOL may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud, manipulation or other problems occur and could suffer significant losses.

Legal or regulatory changes may negatively impact the operation of the Solana Network and Protocol or restrict the use of Solana. For example, if SOL were determined or were expected to be determined to be offered and sold as a security under the federal securities laws, it is possible certain trading venues would no longer facilitate trading in SOL.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s derivative investments carry risks such as an imperfect match between the derivative’s performance and its underlying assets or index, and the potential for loss of principal, which can exceed the initial investment. Additionally, there are risks related to the possible default of the transaction’s counterparty and the illiquidity of derivatives, making them hard to sell or trade. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The derivatives used by the Fund may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. Certain of the Fund’s transactions in derivatives could also affect the amount, timing, and character of distributions to shareholders, which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns.

The use of options contracts involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political events, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The value of the options contracts in which the Fund invests is substantially influenced by the value of the underlying crypto assets used as reference instruments. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to such date, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the values of options contracts and the underlying instrument, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. Additionally, as the Fund intends to continuously maintain indirect exposure to crypto assets through the use of options contracts, as the options contracts it holds are exercised or expire it will enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as “rolling.” If the expiring options contracts do not generate proceeds enough to cover the cost of entering into new options contracts, the Fund may experience losses. The use of options to generate leverage introduces additional risks, including significant potential losses if the market moves unfavorably. The leverage inherent in options can amplify both gains and losses, leading to increased volatility and potential for substantial losses, particularly in periods of market uncertainty or low liquidity. Additionally, the Fund may incur losses if the value of a crypto asset moves against its positions, potentially resulting in a complete loss of the premium paid.

The market for crypto asset futures contracts may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the markets for crypto asset futures contracts have grown substantially in recent years, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for a crypto asset futures contract is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for the specific crypto asset traded in the futures markets. Market conditions and expectations, regulatory limitations or limitations imposed by the listing exchanges or futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) (e.g., margin requirements, position limits, and accountability levels), collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for crypto asset futures contracts and limit the Fund’s ability to achieve its desired exposure to crypto assets. If the Fund is unable to achieve such exposure, it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the Fund’s returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like crypto asset futures contracts may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to significant counterparty, liquidity and other risks.

The performance of crypto asset futures contracts, in general, has historically been highly correlated to the performance of their underlying crypto asset, but there can be no assurance that this will continue. Transaction costs (including the costs associated with futures investing), position limits, the availability of counterparties and other factors may impact the cost of crypto asset futures contracts and decrease the correlation between the performance of crypto asset futures contracts and their corresponding crypto asset, over short or even long-term periods. In the event that there are persistent disconnects between the performance of crypto assets and their respective crypto asset futures contracts, the Fund may not be able to obtain the desired leveraged exposure and may not be able to achieve its investment objective. In addition, the performance of distant month futures contracts is likely to differ more significantly from the performance of the spot prices of crypto assets. To the extent the Fund is invested in distant month crypto asset futures contracts, the performance of the Fund’s crypto asset futures contracts should be expected to deviate more significantly from the performance of the corresponding crypto asset. Moreover, price differences between a crypto asset and its corresponding crypto asset futures contracts will expose the Fund to risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in a crypto asset, including larger losses or smaller gains.

Cayman Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The futures contracts, other derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are subject to the same economic risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to continue to operate as it does currently and could adversely affect the Fund. For example, the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands taxes, Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns. In addition, the Subsidiary is also subject to many of the risks to which the Fund is subject, such as tax risks, commodity related risks, and market and data risks.

Commodity Pool Regulatory Risk. The Fund’s investment exposure to commodity futures and swaps will cause it to be deemed to be a commodity pool, thereby subjecting the Fund to regulation under the CEA and CFTC rules. The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) and the Fund will be operated in accordance with applicable CFTC rules, as well as the regulatory scheme applicable to registered investment companies. Registration as a CPO imposes additional compliance obligations on the Adviser and the Fund related to additional laws, regulations, and enforcement policies, which could increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and financial performance of the Fund. However, the Fund’s status as a commodity pool and the Adviser’s registration as a CPO are not expected to materially adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. The CFTC has not passed on the adequacy of this Prospectus.

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is “non-diversified,” it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.