ALPS | CORECOMMODITY Natural Resources ETF

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Summary Prospectus July 5, 2024

Management Fees

0.39%

Other Expenses⁽¹⁾

0.00%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.39%

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“Other Expenses” is an estimate based on the expenses the Fund expects to incur for the current fiscal year.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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3 Years

$40

$125

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Energy: Traditional energy (electricity and gas utilities, oil and gas producers/developers, oilfield equipment/services, storage/transportation, refining and marketing, service/drilling, pipelines, and coal) and alternative energy (uranium, nuclear, hydrogen, wind, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels, geothermal, and fuel cells) (collectively, “Energy”);

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Agriculture: (grains and other food products, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, animal producers, animal processors, dairy, aquaculture, water, and supporting agricultural transport and machinery) and forest products (timber assets, lumber, plywood, pulp, paper, and packaging) (collectively, “Agriculture”);

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Base metals and minerals: (aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, iron ore, lithium, lead, tin, steel, aggregate, metallurgical coal, supporting transport and mining machinery), specialty metals (manganese, silicon, vanadium, cobalt, tungsten, zirconium, chromium, titanium, niobium, and molybdenum) and rare earth elements (collectively, “Base Metals and Minerals”); and

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Precious metals and minerals: (gold, silver, platinum group metals, diamonds, and gemstones) (collectively, “Precious Metals and Minerals”).

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expects 30-50% of the Fund’s portfolio to be allocated to Energy companies; 20-40% of the Fund’s portfolio to be allocated to Agriculture companies; 10-30% of the Fund’s portfolio to be allocated to Base Metals and Minerals companies; and 0-20% of the Fund’s portfolio to be allocated to Precious Metals and Minerals group of companies;

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will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total net assets) in companies in the Energy, Agriculture, Base Metals and Minerals, and Precious Metals and Minerals industries;

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does not intend to invest more than 5% of its net assets in any individual company, calculated at the time of purchase;

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may invest in companies across all market capitalizations; and

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may invest in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities, without limitation.

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Natural Resources Risk. The market value of securities of natural resource companies may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in overall market movements; economic, geographical or financial events; events occurring in nature; inflationary pressures; and domestic and international politics. Because the Fund invests significantly in natural resources companies, there is the risk that the Fund will perform poorly during a downturn in prices relating to natural resources. For example, events occurring in nature (such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, weather, livestock disease or fires in prime natural resources areas) and political events (such as war, coups, military confrontations or acts of terrorism, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions or other regulatory developments) can affect the overall supply of a natural resource and the value of companies involved in such natural resource. Political risks and the other risks to which foreign securities are subject may also affect domestic natural resource companies if they have significant operations or investments in foreign countries. The market value of natural resources and the value of securities of natural resource companies can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions.

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Equity Risk. The values of equity securities in the Fund will fluctuate and, as a result, the Fund’s share price may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as inflation, supply chain disruptions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, war or political unrest, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness, including COVID-19 and its variants, or other public issues or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

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Small-, Mid-, and Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of companies with small- to mid-sized market capitalizations can present higher risks than do investments in securities of larger companies. Prices of such securities can be more volatile than the securities of larger capitalization firms and can be more thinly traded. This may result in such securities being less liquid. With respect to the Fund’s investments in large-capitalization companies, larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.

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Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.

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Industry Risk. The Fund’s investments could be concentrated within the Energy, Agriculture, Base Metals and Minerals, and Precious Metals and Minerals group of industries. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industries will disproportionately impact the Fund. Investments focused in a particular industry are subject to greater risk and are more greatly impacted by market volatility than less concentrated investments.

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Energy Risk. Securities prices for energy-related companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for energy products in general. The price of oil and gas, exploration and production spending, government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Correspondingly, securities of companies in the energy field are subject to swift price and supply fluctuations caused by events relating to international politics, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other governmental regulatory policies. Oil and gas exploration and production can be significantly affected by natural disasters as well as changes in exchange rates, interest rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

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Agriculture Risk. Economic forces, including forces affecting agricultural markets, as well as government policies and regulations affecting agriculture companies, could adversely impact the Fund’s investments. Agricultural and livestock production and trade flows are significantly affected by government policies and regulations. Governmental policies affecting agriculture companies, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies and import and export restrictions on agricultural commodities, commodity products and livestock, can influence agriculture company profitability, the planting/raising of certain crops/livestock versus other uses of resources, the location and size of crop and livestock production, whether unprocessed or processed commodity products are traded and the volume and types of imports and exports. In addition, agriculture companies must comply with a broad range of environmental laws and regulations.

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Mining, Minerals, and Metals Risk. Investments in mining, minerals and metals companies may be speculative and may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in other types of companies. The special risks of mining, minerals and metals investments include: (i) changes in international monetary policies or economic and political conditions can affect the supply of gold and precious metals and consequently the value of mining, minerals and metals company investments; (ii) the United States or foreign governments may pass laws or regulations limiting metals investments for strategic or other policy reasons; (iii) the governments of countries with supplies of gold may pass laws or regulations limiting metals investments for strategic or other policy reasons; and (iv) increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of mining, minerals and metals investments.

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Emerging Markets Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in issuers located in emerging markets, the risk may be heightened by political changes and changes in taxation or currency controls that could adversely affect the values of these investments. Emerging markets have been more volatile than the markets of developed countries with more mature economies.

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Geographic Risk. The Fund may focus in a single region of the world, and as such, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that invests globally. If securities of that region fall out of favor, it may cause the Fund to underperform funds that do not concentrate in a single region of the world.

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Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio. In managing the Fund’s portfolio securities, the Sub-Adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results.

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Currency Risk. The risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s non-U.S. investments to decline in terms of U.S. dollars. Additionally, certain of the Fund’s foreign currency transactions may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency.

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Fluctuation in Net Asset Value. The NAV of the Fund’s Shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The market prices of the Shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of and demand for the Shares on Nasdaq. The Adviser cannot predict whether the Shares will trade below, at, or above their NAV.

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No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk. While Shares are listed on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the Shares will be maintained by market makers or authorized participants. Decisions by market makers or authorized participants to reduce their role or ‘‘step away’’ from these activities in times of market stress may inhibit the effectiveness of the arbitrage process in maintaining the relationship between the underlying value of a Fund’s holdings and the Fund’s NAV, which could result in the Fund’s Shares trading at a discount to its NAV and also in greater than normal intraday bid/ask spreads for the Fund’s Shares. Additionally, in stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s Shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.

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Shareholder Concentration Risk. A large percentage of the Fund’s shares are held by a small number of shareholders, including persons and entities related to the Adviser. A large redemption by one or more of these shareholders could materially increase the Fund’s transaction costs, which would negatively impact the Fund’s performance and could cause adverse tax consequences for the remaining shareholders of the Fund. The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities^® Strategy Fund intends to

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Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may trade all or a significant portion of the securities in its portfolio in seeking to achieve its investment objective. A high portfolio turnover rate may increase transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, on the sale of the securities and on reinvestment in other securities, which may increase the Fund’s expenses. Frequent trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in the Fund due to an increase in short-term capital gains.

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New Fund Risk. The Fund was recently formed and therefore has limited performance history for investors to evaluate. The Fund currently has fewer assets than larger funds, and like other relatively new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time.

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