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Momentum. A company’s momentum factor score is based on historical total return over the 11 months ending on the last business day of the prior month.
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Quality. A company’s quality factor score is based on a composite of three measures of profitability (return on assets, change in asset turnover and accruals) and a single measure
of leverage, calculated as the ratio of operating cash flow to total debt based on information
reported in the company’s most recent annual financial statement.
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Low Volatility. A company’s volatility factor score is based on the standard deviation of weekly total returns to a
company’s stock price over the trailing five years ending on the last business day of the prior month.
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Size. A company’s size factor score is based on total market capitalization as of the last business day of
the prior month.
An initial weight
for each security is determined from the product of the security’s multi-factor score and its weight in the Parent Index. The Underlying Index’s methodology will exclude securities from the Underlying Index if their relevant
factor characteristics fall below certain relative thresholds, as set forth in the methodology rules of the Underlying Index, or if their adjusted weights fall below a certain de minimis amount. Finally, a maximum security weight limit is
applied to ensure no security weight exceeds a fixed level.
The Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is unaffiliated with the Fund, Invesco Indexing or Invesco Capital Management LLC, the Fund’s
investment adviser (the “Adviser”). However, since Invesco Indexing provides the Index Provider with monthly data relating to the stage of the economic cycle, Invesco Indexing may also be deemed a creator and sponsor of the
Underlying Index. Invesco Indexing is affiliated with the Adviser and Invesco Distributors, Inc., the Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”).
As of October 31, 2024, the Underlying Index was comprised of 248 constituents with
market capitalizations ranging from $4 billion to $3.4 trillion.
The Fund employs a “full replication” methodology in seeking to track the Underlying Index, meaning that the Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the
Underlying Index in proportion to their weightings in the Underlying Index.
Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e.,
invest more than 25% of the value of its net assets) in securities of issuers in any one industry
or group of industries only to the extent that the Underlying Index reflects a concentration in that industry or group of industries. The Fund will not otherwise concentrate its investments in securities of issuers in any one
industry or group of industries. As of August 31, 2024, the Fund had significant exposure to the information technology sector. The Fund’s portfolio holdings, and the extent to which it concentrates its
investments, are likely to change over time.
Principal Risks
of Investing in the Fund
The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Market Risk. Securities in the Underlying Index are subject to market fluctuations. You should anticipate that the value of the Shares will decline, more or less, in correlation
with any decline in value of the securities in the Underlying Index. Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflicts, acts of terrorism, economic crises
or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).
Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not utilize an investing strategy that seeks returns in
excess of the Underlying Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security
unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that
security generally is underperforming. Additionally, the Fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and,
therefore, any changes to the Underlying
Index’s rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance schedule.
Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of
equity securities, including common stocks, may fall due to both changes in general economic
conditions that impact the market as a whole, as well as factors that directly relate to a specific company or its industry. Such general economic conditions include changes in interest rates, periods of market turbulence or instability, or general
and prolonged periods of economic decline and cyclical change. It is possible that a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the common stocks that the Fund holds. In addition, equity risk
includes the risk that investor sentiment toward one or more industries will become negative, resulting in those investors exiting their investments in those industries, which could cause a reduction in the value of
companies in those industries more broadly. The value of a company's common stock may fall solely because of factors, such as an increase in production costs, that negatively impact other companies in the same region, industry
or sector of the market. A company's common stock also may decline significantly in price over a
short period of time due to factors specific to that company, including decisions made by its
management or lower demand for the company's products or services. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report or the failure to make anticipated dividend payments, may depress the value of
common stock.
Value Investing Risk. Value securities are subject to the risk that their valuations never improve or that the returns on
value securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market.
Thus, the value of the Fund’s investments will vary and, at times, may be lower than that
of other types of investments.
Momentum Investing Risk. The momentum style of investing is subject to the risk that the securities may be more volatile than the
market as a whole, or that the returns on securities that previously have exhibited price
momentum are less than the returns on other styles of investing. Momentum can turn quickly, and stocks that previously have exhibited high momentum may not experience continued positive momentum. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum
style of investing is out of favor and therefore, the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.
Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, the Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant
degree in securities of issuers operating in a single industry or industry group. To the extent
that the Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or industry group, the Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry
or industry group, the Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or industry groups. Such industry-based risks, any of which may adversely affect the companies in which the
Fund invests, may include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions or cyclical market patterns that could negatively affect supply and demand in a particular industry; competition for resources;
adverse labor relations; political or world events; obsolescence of technologies; and increased competition or new product introductions that may affect the profitability or viability of companies in an industry. In
addition, at times, such industry or industry group may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole.
Information Technology Sector
Risk. Factors such as the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, intense competition, product
compatibility, consumer preferences, corporate capital expenditure, rapid obsolescence, competition from alternative technologies, and research and development of new products may significantly affect the market
value of securities of issuers in the information technology sector.
Issuer-Specific Changes Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a
whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.