Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to generate returns that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the price and yield performance of the Solactive E-commerce v2 Index (the “Index”). The Fund is passively managed. The Fund will aim to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the performance of the Index by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities that as far as possible and practicable consists of the component securities of the Index in similar proportions to their weightings in the Index and in american depositary receipts (“ADRs”) and global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) based on the securities in the Index. The Index aims to provide exposure to exchange-listed companies that are positioned to benefit from the increased adoption of e-commerce as a distribution model, including but not limited to companies whose principal business is in operating e-commerce platforms, providing e-commerce software and services, and/or selling goods and services online. A company must derive at least 50% of its revenues from e-commerce activities to be considered for inclusion in the Index. E-commerce Companies include those that (i) operate e-commerce platforms that connect buyers and sellers of goods and services via online marketplaces, (ii) provide e-commerce software, analytics or services that facilitate the development and enhancement of e-commerce platforms, and/or (iii) primarily sell goods and services online and generate the majority of their overall revenue from online retail, as determined by the Index Provider. When not possible or practicable to continue to hold all of the component securities of the Index, the Fund may invest in depositary receipts relating either to components securities of the Index or to equity securities of the type referred to above; and financial derivative instruments (“FDIs”), namely, total return “unfunded” OTC swaps and exchange-traded equity futures for investment purposes. The Fund may enter into securities lending transactions, investing in repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions and collective investment schemes, for the purposes of efficient portfolio management only. The Fund’s base currency is USD.
- Leverage100
- Currency hedgingNo