Equity securities in
which the Fund invests include common stocks, but may also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts
(“GDRs”). The Fund considers a company to be a non-U.S. company if (1) the company's primary issue trades on a non-U.S. exchange; or (2) the
company is organized, maintains its principal place of business, or has significant assets, production activities, trading or other businesses in countries outside of the United States. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets in securities of companies domiciled in emerging markets. The Fund classifies emerging market countries as those countries that are included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index.
The Fund's sub-adviser, London Company of Virginia d/b/a The London Company (“The London Company”), seeks to purchase financially stable companies that it believes are consistently generating high returns on unleveraged operating capital, run by shareholder-oriented management, and trading at a discount to The London Company's estimate of intrinsic value. Guiding principles of The London Company's international equity philosophy include: (1) a focus on cash return on tangible capital, not earnings per share, (2) balance sheet strength, (3) a focused investment approach, and (4) low portfolio turnover enhances returns.
The Fund will typically hold securities of approximately 25 to 40 companies. The London Company invests for the long term with a target average holding period of approximately five years and attempts to minimize turnover in an effort to reduce transaction costs and taxes. The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. The London Company utilizes a “bottom up” investing approach and therefore will not focus on any specific sector or intentionally concentrate in a particular industry. The London Company generally sells a security when: it becomes overvalued and has reached its price target; the issuer's fundamentals deteriorate; there is significant trading activity by insiders; or there is a more promising alternative. The London Company may also sell a security to adjust the Fund's overall portfolio risk.
The Fund’s Principal
Risks
The Fund’s share price will
fluctuate. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund and the Fund could also return less than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, and are not insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other federal government agency. As with any ETF, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You can find more information about the Fund’s investments and risks under the “Principal Investment Strategies and Risks” section of the Fund’s prospectus. The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below.
Equity Securities Risk: The Fund is
subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively
affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, or as a result of irregular and/or unexpected trading activity among retail investors. The
prices of securities issued by these companies may decline in response to such developments, which could result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s shares.
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Large-Cap Risk: Large-cap companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in
technology and consumer tastes, and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic
expansion.
Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in foreign securities poses additional
risks since political and economic events unique in a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers, while such events may not necessarily
affect the U.S. economy or issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign securities are generally denominated in foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the