The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index before fees and expenses by investing in companies in the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach that is designed to track the performance of the Index.

Next, the research team invests in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is a composite of North American energy infrastructure companies engaged in midstream activities involving energy commodities including gathering and processing, liquefaction, pipeline transportation, rail terminaling, and storage.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund may invest no more than 25% of its net assets in the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships, which include MLPs.

The fund seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses by investing in companies in the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach that is designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index.

Next, the research team invests at least 90% of the fund’s net assets in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is comprised of energy infrastructure MLPs that earn a majority of their cash flow from the transportation, storage and processing of energy commodities.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.
 

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States.

The fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach that is designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to a diverse set of U.S. and Canadian companies involved in the clean energy sector including renewables and clean technology.

The clean energy sector is comprised of companies that provide the products and services that enable the evolution of a more sustainable energy sector.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States.

The fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach that is designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is designed to identify the companies using disruptive technologies in each of ten thematic areas.

These thematic areas include Healthcare Innovation, Internet of Things, Clean Energy and Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Data and Analytics, FinTech, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 3D Printing, and Mobile Payments.

Companies using disruptive technologies are those that are entering traditional markets with new digital forms of production and distribution, seek to disrupt an existing market and value network, displace established market-leading firms, products and alliances and increasingly gain market share.

Also, the Underlying Index is comprised of U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including foreign and emerging markets companies.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team applies the Dogs of the Dow Theory on a sector-by-sector basis using the S-Network Emerging Markets Index as its starting universe of eligible securities.

The Underlying Index is designed to track the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks (i.e. Dividend Dogs) in the S-Network Emerging Markets Index, a universe of mainly large capitalization stocks domiciled in emerging markets.

Dividend Dogs refers to the five stocks in each of the Global Industry Classification Standard sectors (excluding the real estate sector) that make up the S-Network Emerging Markets which offer the highest dividend yields.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies in the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The Underlying Index is an index of ETFs comprised of all active Select Sector SPDR ETFs in an equal weighted portfolio.

Next, the research team utilizes a fund of funds approach, and invests equal proportions in 11 Select Sector SPDRs.

The eleven Sector SPDRs are are the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund, Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund, Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund, Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund and Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund.

Each Underlying Sector ETF is an index fund that invests in the equity securities of companies in a particular sector or group of industries.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests in the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is designed to track the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks (i.e. Dividend Dogs) in the S-Network Developed Markets (ex NA) Index on a sector by-sector basis.

Dividend Dogs refers to the five stocks in each of the Global Industry Classification Standard sectors (excluding the real estate sector) that make up the S-Net Developed Markets which offer the highest dividend yields.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in small-and mid-size companies in the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The fund employs a passive management or indexing approach that is designed to track the performance of the Index.

Next, the research team invests in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is comprised of biotechnology companies that have one or more drugs in either Phase II or Phase III of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trials.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests significantly in common stocks and other equity securities (which may include REITs, American depositary receipts, American depositary shares and global depositary receipts) that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is designed to track the overall performance of the highest dividend paying real estate investment trusts (i.e. Dividend Dogs) in the S-Network US Composite REIT Index.

Dividend Dogs refers to the five REITs in each of the nine segments that make up the S-Net U.S. REIT which offer the highest dividend yields.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies in the United States.

The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team employs the Dogs of the Dow Theory using the S&P 500 Index as its starting universe of eligible securities.

The team then tracks the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks (i.e. Dividend Dogs) in the S&P 500 on a sector-by-sector basis. 

Dividend Dogs refers to the five stocks in each of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors (excluding the real estate sector) that make up the S&P 500 which offer the highest dividend yields.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The Underlying Index generally consists of 50 stocks.

The fund seeks total return by investing in companies outside the United States.

The sub-adviser’s investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests significantly in a global portfolio of fixed income securities of various maturities, ratings and currency denominations.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund may purchase fixed income securities issued by U.S. or foreign corporations or financial institutions, including debt securities of all types and maturities, convertible securities and preferred stocks.

Also, the fund may purchase securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or foreign governments or their agencies and instrumentalities or issued or guaranteed by international organizations designated or supported by multiple government entities to promote economic reconstruction or development.

The fund may invest without limitation in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers in developed markets.

Additionally, the fund can invest up to 50% of its net assets in non-dollar denominated securities.

The fund may also invest up to 50% of its net assets in the securities of issuers located in emerging markets.