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 an indexing investment approach that is designed to replicate the performance of the Index.

The Index is designed to select growth stocks from the NASDAQ US 700 Small Cap Index that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, through the use of the AlphaDEX selection methodology.

Next, the research team invests significantly in the common stocks that comprise the Index.

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 will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated.

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 invests significantly in the securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is composed of a subset of securities from the S&P SmallCap 600 Index that exhibit superior growth characteristics.

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.

Additionally, the fund will concentrate its investments 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 is diversified.
 

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 invests significantly in the securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is composed of constituents of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index that have the highest momentum score.

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.

Additionally, the fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more 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 is diversified.
 

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

As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach.

Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index measures the performance of stocks issued by small-capitalization companies that have exhibited above-average growth characteristics.

The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings.

In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics.

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 or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.

Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets.

The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.
 

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

As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach.

Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index consists of securities that exhibit growth characteristics.

The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings.

In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics.

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 or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.

Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets.

The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.
 

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

As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach.

Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index consists of securities that exhibit growth characteristics.

The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings.

In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics.

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 or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.

Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets.

The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

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

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

The Underlying Index is designed to select small-sized capitalization stocks that are poised for smart growth by evaluating each company’s performance in three critical areas, such as growth, profitability, and capital efficiency.

Growth measures include revenue growth rate; profitability measures include operating profit and earnings per-share; and capital efficiency measures include return on invested capital.

The team then employs a proprietary quantitative methodology to score such stocks, and the top 10% of such eligible stocks scoring the highest become eligible to be included in the portfolio.

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 may also invest in investments that are not included in the Underlying Index, such as stocks, shares of other investment companies, cash and cash equivalents, including affiliated or non-affiliated money market funds.

To the extent the Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, the fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the Underlying Index.

The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, in an amount equal to up to one-third of its net assets.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-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.

Next, the research team invests in high-quality companies that are engaged in a broad range of Industries.

The team favors companies that have high-quality businesses with superior market positions, manageable leverage and robust streams of free cash flow.

To identify these high-quality businesses, the team evaluates each company utilizing four criteria, such as management, culture, and incentives, the economics of the business, competitive advantage, and trajectory.

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 portfolio is focused, generally composed of at least 30 investment positions.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or small number of issuers.

Additionally, the fund may also seek to increase its income by lending securities.

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 invests significantly in the securities comprising the Index.

The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth segment of the U.S. equity market.

Additionally, the research team employs a sampling strategy to invest in a representative sample of securities with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Index.

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.

Also, the fund’s net assets will generally be concentrated in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries.

In addition, the fund may invest in equity securities that are not included in the Index, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds.

The fund is classified as diversified.

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

Next, the research team employs an indexing investment approach to track the performance of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

The Index is designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.

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 small-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.

Next, the research team employs an indexing investment approach to track the performance of the CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index.

The Index measures the performance of growth stocks of small U.S. 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 composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.