Investment Strategy - GQG GLOBAL EQUITY ETF |
Nov. 16, 2026 |
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| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The GQG Global Equity ETF is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.
The Fund’s equity investments primarily include U.S.-listed securities, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and other depositary receipts (both sponsored and unsponsored), which are certificates typically issued by a bank or trust company that represent ownership interests in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund also invests directly in common stock of U.S. companies and, where ADRs are unavailable or the Adviser otherwise considers direct investment preferable, common stock of non-U.S. companies. Equity securities also include warrants, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) with economic characteristics similar to equity securities, European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). The Fund may invest in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and securities of companies with any market capitalization.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in at least five countries, which may include the United States, and invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies or, if conditions are not favorable, invests at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund considers a company to be a non-U.S. company if: (i) at least 50% of the company’s assets are located outside of the U.S.; (ii) at least 50% of the company’s revenue is generated outside of the U.S.; (iii) the company is organized, conducts its principal operations, or maintains its principal place of business or principal manufacturing facilities outside of the U.S.; (iv) the company’s securities are traded principally outside of the U.S.; or (v) the Adviser otherwise believes that the company’s assets are exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of a non-U.S. country (because, for example, the Adviser believes that the company’s growth is dependent on the country). The Fund may invest in equity securities of companies in both developed and emerging markets and may focus its investments in a particular country or geographic region, including the United States. Emerging market countries generally include every country in the world except the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the countries in Western Europe.
The Fund may also invest in A Shares of companies based in the People’s Republic of China (“China”) that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange through the Shanghai - Hong Kong and Shenzhen - Hong Kong Stock Connect programs (“Stock Connect”). Stock Connect is a mutual stock market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investments in China.
In managing the Fund’s investments, the Adviser typically pursues a “growth style” of investing as it seeks to capture market inefficiencies which the Adviser believes are driven by investors’ propensity to be shortsighted and overly focused on quarter-to-quarter price movements rather than on a company’s fundamentals over a longer time horizon (5 years or more). The Adviser believes that this market inefficiency tends to lead investors to underappreciate the compounding potential of quality, growing companies. To identify this subset of companies, the Adviser generates investment ideas from a variety of sources, ranging from institutional knowledge and industry contacts, to the Adviser’s proprietary screening process that seeks to identify suitable companies based on several quality factors such as rates of return on equity and total capital, margin stability and profitability. Ideas are then subject to rigorous fundamental analysis as the Adviser seeks to identify and invest in companies that it believes reflect higher quality opportunities on a forward-looking basis. Specifically, the Adviser seeks to buy companies that it believes are reasonably priced and have strong fundamental business characteristics and sustainable and durable earnings growth relative to peers, comparable businesses, or its own history. The Adviser seeks to outperform peers over a full market cycle by seeking to capture market upside while limiting downside risk through the Adviser’s focus on securities it believes are higher quality than the overall market and the Adviser’s willingness to react proactively to perceived changes in risk. For these purposes, a full market cycle can be measured from a point in the market cycle (e.g., a peak or trough) to the corresponding point in the next market cycle.
Many of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may provide exposure to companies that could be considered “growth” stocks. Such companies may have, relative to the benchmark index, above-average rates of earnings growth over a 3-5 year time horizon, and thus their equity securities may experience above-average increases in stock prices, subject to the Adviser’s assessment of each company’s quality and growth prospects. The Fund may also purchase stocks that would not fall into the traditional “growth” style box.
In constructing the Fund’s portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by sector or industry weights in the Fund’s benchmark index. The Fund may invest in any economic sector and, at times, emphasize one or more particular industries or sectors in the portfolio construction process. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection driven by a bottom-up research process rather than seeking to add value based on “top-down”, macro based criteria. The Fund is expected to hold approximately 35 to 100 companies.
The Adviser may sell a company if the Adviser believes that the company’s long-term competitive advantage or relative earnings growth prospects have deteriorated, or the Adviser has otherwise lost conviction that the company reflects a higher quality opportunity than other available investments on a forward-looking basis. The Adviser also may sell a company if the company has met its price target or is involved in a business combination, if the Adviser identifies a more attractive investment opportunity, or the Adviser wishes to reduce the Fund’s exposure to the company or a particular country or geographic region.
The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means that it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. |
| Rule 35d-1 Eighty Percent Investment Policy [Text Block] | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. |