IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (Form: 485APOS, Received: 02/24/2017 12:17:13)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017

Securities Act Registration No. 333-183489

Investment Company Act Reg. No. 811-22739

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ☒

Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 ☒ and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ☒

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IndexIQ Active ETF Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

800 Westchester Avenue,

Suite S-710

Rye Brook, NY 10573

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (914) 697-4947

Adam S. Patti

IndexIQ Advisors LLC

800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710

Rye Brook, New York 10573

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Matthew V. Curtin, Esq.

IndexIQ Advisors LLC

800 Westchester Avenue Suite S-710

Rye Brook, NY 10573

Phone: (914) 481-8397

Fax: (914) 909-1188

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on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (b); or

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Preliminary Prospectus

Subject to Completion, dated February 24, 2017

PROSPECTUS | [DATE], 2017

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust

IQ Municipal Insured ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF (TICKER)

Shares of the Funds are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is a registered investment company that consists of separate investment portfolios called “Funds.” This Prospectus relates to the following Funds:


Name	CUSIP	Symbol
IQ Municipal Insured ETF	[ ]	[ ]
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF	[ ]	[ ]
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF	[ ]	[ ]

Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). This means that shares of the Funds are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and trade at market prices. The market price for a Fund’s shares may be different from its net asset value per share (the “NAV”). Each Fund has its own CUSIP number and exchange trading symbol.

Table of Contents

IQ MUNICIPAL INSURED ETF	4
IQ MUNICIPAL SHORT DURATION ETF	10
IQ MUNICIPAL INTERMEDIATE ETF	16
OVERVIEW	22
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES OF THE FUNDS	22
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES	22
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUNDS	23
ADDITIONAL RISKS	27
MANAGEMENT	28
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS	30
FREQUENT TRADING	30
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN	31
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)	31
INDICATIVE INTRA-DAY VALUE	32
PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION	32
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES	32
CODE OF ETHICS	36
FUND WEBSITE AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS	36
OTHER INFORMATION	36
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS	37
PRIVACY POLICY	37

SUMMARY INFORMATION

IQ MUNICIPAL INSURED ETF

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The IQ Municipal Insured EFT (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal income tax.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling Shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the table set forth below.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Management Fee	[]%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[]%
Total Other Expenses(a)	[]%
Dividend, Interest and Brokerage Expenses on Short Positions	[]%
Miscellaneous Other Expenses	[]%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ^(a)	[]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ^(b)	[]%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement ^(c)	[]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[]%

	^(a)	Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
	^(b)	The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s “Financial Highlights” section of the Prospectus, which reflects the Fund’s operating expenses and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
	^(c)	IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to waive the fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund until at least [ ] so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, dividend, interest and brokerage expenses for short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, if any, and payments, if any, under the Rule 12b-1 Plan) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund are limited to [ ]% of average net assets. After such date, the expense limitation may be renewed, terminated or revised by the Advisor.

Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. The return of 5% and estimated expenses are for illustration purposes only, and should not be considered indicators of expected Fund expenses or performance, which may be greater or less than the estimates. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year	3 Years

$[ ]	$[]

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. This rate

excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s Shares. The Fund is newly organized and, as of the date of the Prospectus, has not had any portfolio turnover.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund is an actively managed ETF and thus does not seek to replicate the performance of a specific index. Instead, the Fund uses an active management strategy to meet its investment objective. Consequently, investors should not expect the Fund’s returns to track the returns of any market for any period of time.

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal Income tax (“Municipal Bonds”) and that are rated investment grade by at least one independent rating agency (i.e., within the highest four quality ratings by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings). In addition, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in insured Municipal Bonds. On average, the Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average duration within plus or minus two years of the dollar-weighted average duration of the S&P Municipal Bond Insured Index. As of [ ], the dollar-weighted average weighted duration of the S&P Municipal Bond Insured Index was [ ].

Municipal Bonds are issued by or on behalf of the District of Columbia, states, territories, commonwealths and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions and agencies, authorities and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade or in unrated securities deemed by MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund's Subadvisor, to be of comparable quality. The Fund may not invest more than 20% of its net assets in tax-exempt securities subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. If independent rating agencies assign different ratings to the same security, the Fund will use the higher rating for purposes of determining the security’s credit quality.

Insured Municipal Bonds are covered by insurance policies that guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest. Generally, under normal market conditions and to the extent available, the Fund seeks to invest in insured municipal securities covered by policies issued by municipal bond insurers rated at least [ ]. The Fund generally purchases Municipal Bonds that have insurance in place so the Fund does not pay insurance premiums directly. The premium costs, however, are reflected in a lower yield and/or higher price for the insured Municipal Bonds. When beneficial, the Fund may purchase insurance for an uninsured bond directly from a qualified Municipal Bond insurer, in which case the Fund pays the insurance premium directly to the insurance company. It is important to note that insurance does not guarantee the market value of an insured security, or the Fund’s share price or distributions, and shares of the Fund are not insured.

The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that are related in such a way that an economic, business or political development or change affecting one such security could also affect the other securities. However, the Fund’s investments will be diversified among a minimum of ten different sectors of the Municipal Bond market. The Fund’s investments will be diversified among at least 15 different states, with no more than 30% of the Fund’s securities invested in municipal securities from a single state. Some of the Fund's earnings may be subject to federal tax and most may be subject to state and local taxes.

The Subadvisor’s investment process begins with an assessment macro factors that may impact the Municipal Bond market, as well as other regulatory, tax, governmental, and technical factors that may impact the Municipal Bond market. Following the assessment of these factors, the Subadvisor develops an investment strategy to position the Fund among various sectors of the Municipal Bond market and different states. The Subadvisor then employs a fundamental, “bottom-up” credit research analysis to select individual Municipal Bonds.

The Subadvisor may sell a security if it no longer believes the security will contribute to meeting the investment objective of the Fund. In considering whether to sell a security, the Subadvisor may evaluate, among other things, the condition of the economy and meaningful changes in the issuer's financial condition.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

As with all investments, there are certain risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s Shares will change in value and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund does not represent a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Fund. A more complete discussion of Principal Risks is included under “Description of the Principal Risks of the Fund.”

Asset Class Risk

Securities and other assets in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk

Only certain large institutions (an “Authorized Participant”) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that those Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to engage in creation and redemption transactions with the Fund, Fund shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

Bond Insurers Risk

Market conditions or changes to ratings criteria could adversely impact the ratings of Municipal Bond insurance companies. Downgrades and withdrawal of ratings from Municipal Bond insurers have substantially limited the availability of insurance sought by Municipal Bond issuers thereby reducing the supply of insured municipal securities which meet the Fund's investment guidelines.

Because of the consolidation among Municipal Bond insurers the Fund is subject to additional risks including the risk that credit risk may be concentrated among fewer insurers and the risk that events involving one or more municipal bond insurers could have a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by an insurer and on the municipal markets as a whole.

Call Risk

During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

Concentration Risk

The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, region, market, industry, group of industries, project types, group of project types, sector or asset class. The Fund may be more adversely affected by the underperformance of those securities, may experience increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those securities than a fund that does not concentrate its investments.

Credit Risk

Debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies. The financial condition of an issuer of a debt security or other instrument may cause such issuer to default, become unable to pay interest or principal due or otherwise fail to honor its obligations or cause such issuer to be perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as being in such situations.

Derivatives Risk

Derivatives are investments whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying instrument, such as a security, asset, reference rate or index. Derivative strategies may expose the Fund to greater risk and often involve leverage, which may exaggerate a loss, potentially causing the Fund to lose more money than it would have lost had it invested in the underlying instrument. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value. Derivatives may also be subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not make swap transactions risk-free. Due to fluctuations in the price of the underlying security, the Fund may not be able to profitably exercise an option and may lose its entire investment in an option. Futures may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the contract, and may not correlate perfectly to the underlying instrument. Futures and other derivatives also may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if they had not been used.

Extension Risk

During periods of rising interest rates, certain debt obligations may be paid off substantially more slowly than originally anticipated and the value of those securities may fall sharply, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income and potentially in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Income Risk

The Fund’s income may decline when interest rates fall. This decline can occur because the Fund may subsequently invest in lower-yielding bonds when bonds in its portfolio mature or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional bonds.

Interest Rate Risk

An increase in interest rates may cause the value of securities held by the Fund to decline. Interest rates in the United States are near historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising interest rates. Interest rates may rise significantly and/or rapidly. Rising interest rates or lack of market participants may lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the bond markets, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell its bond holdings at a time when the Fund might wish to sell.

Issuer Risk

The performance of the Fund depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes to the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices. Decreased liquidity in the bond markets also may make it more difficult to value some or all of the Fund’s bond holdings. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds.

Market Changes Risk

The market price of investments owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Investments may decline in value due to factors affecting fixed income securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets.

Municipal Bond Concentration Risk

From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in Municipal Bonds whose interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the legal and economic risks relating to such projects and this may have a significant impact on the Fund’s investment performance. In addition, the Fund may invest more heavily in Municipal Bonds from certain cities, states or regions than others, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to losses resulting from economic, political, or regulatory occurrences impacting these particular cities, states or regions.

Municipal Bond Risk

Municipal Bond risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers, and the possibility of future tax and legislative changes, which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. These risks include:

General Obligation Bonds Risk —timely payments depend on the issuer's credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base;

Revenue Bonds (including Industrial Development Bonds) Risk —timely payments depend on the money earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source, and may be negatively impacted by the general credit of the user of the facility;

Private Activity Bonds Risk —municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise, which is solely responsible for paying the principal and interest on the bond, and payment under these bonds depends on the private enterprise’s ability to do so;

Moral Obligation Bonds Risk —moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality;

Municipal Notes Risk —municipal notes are shorter-term municipal debt obligations that pay interest that is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, generally excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax) and that have a maturity that is generally one year or less. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money; and

Municipal Lease Obligations Risk —in a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property.

Municipalities continue to experience economic and financial difficulties in the current economic environment. The ability of a municipal issuer to make payments and the value of Municipal Bonds can be affected by uncertainties in the municipal securities market. Such uncertainties could cause increased volatility in the municipal securities market and could negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value and/or the distributions paid by the Fund.

Portfolio Management Risk

The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Subadvisor may not produce the desired results. In addition, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective if the Subadvisor takes temporary positions in response to unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, or other unusual or abnormal circumstances.

New Fund Risk

The Fund is a new fund. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that it will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate.

Fixed income securities most frequently trade in institutional round lot size transactions. Until the Fund grows significantly in size, the Fund expects to purchase a significant number of bonds in amounts less than the institutional round lot size, which are frequently referred to as “odd” lots. Odd lot size positions may have more price volatility than institutional round lot size positions. The Fund uses a third-party pricing service to value bond holdings and the pricing service values bonds assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size.

Selection Risk

The investments selected by the Fund's Subadvisor may underperform the market or other investments.

Trading Price Risk

Although it is expected that generally the market price of the Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price in the Secondary Market and the NAV vary significantly.

Transportation Industry Sector Risk

The transportation industry group may be adversely affected by economic changes, increases in fuel and operating costs, labor relations, insurance costs and government regulations.

Utilities Sector Risk

The utilities sector is subject to significant government regulation and oversight, and may be adversely affected by increases in fuel and operating costs, rising costs of financing capital construction and the cost of complying with U.S. federal and state regulations, among other factors.

U.S. Tax Treatment Risk

Income from municipal bonds held by the Fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax law, adverse interpretations by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer. In addition, a portion of the Fund’s otherwise tax-exempt dividends may be taxable to shareholders subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. Performance information for the Fund will be provided once it has annual returns for a full calendar year. Please remember that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. It may perform better or worse in the future.

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

IndexIQ Advisors LLC serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC serves as the Fund’s Subadvisor.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The professionals jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are:

Name & Title	Length of Service with Advisor	Length of Service as Fund’s Portfolio Manager
John Loffredo, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Robert DiMella, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Michael Petty, Senior Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
David Dowden, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Scott Sprauer, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
John Lawlor, Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in blocks of [ ] Shares or whole multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). The Fund’s Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in cash based on the then-current value of the securities included in the Fund. Retail investors may acquire Shares on the NYSE Arca, Inc. through a broker-dealer. Shares of the Fund will trade at market price rather than NAV. As such, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund intends to distribute tax-exempt income. The Fund intends to meet certain U.S. federal tax requirements so that distributions of the tax-exempt interest it earns may be treated as exempt-interest dividends. However, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may be subject to U.S. federal income tax, and may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income and/or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which case you may be subject to U.S. federal income tax upon withdrawal from such a tax-advantaged account. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific situation.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Advisor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

SUMMARY INFORMATION

IQ municipal short duration ETF

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal income tax.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Management Fee	[ ]%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[ ]%
Total Other Expenses(a)	[ ]%
Dividend, Interest and Brokerage Expenses on Short Positions	[ ]%
Miscellaneous Other Expenses	[ ]%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ^(a)	[ ]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ^(b)	[ ]%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement ^(c)	[ ]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[ ]%

	^(a)	Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
	^(b)	The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s “Financial Highlights” section of the Prospectus, which reflects the Fund’s operating expenses and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
	^(c)	IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to waive the fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund until at least [ ] so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, dividend, interest and brokerage expenses for short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, if any, and payments, if any, under the Rule 12b-1 Plan) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund are limited to [ ]% of average net assets. After such date, the expense limitation may be renewed, terminated or revised by the Advisor.

1 Year	3 Years

$[ ]	$[ ]

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. This rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s Shares. The Fund is newly organized and, as of the date of the Prospectus, has not had any portfolio turnover.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Asset Class Risk

Securities and other assets in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk

Call Risk

Concentration Risk

The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of losses, including loss due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, region, market, industry, group of industries, project types, group of project types, sector or asset class. The Fund may be more adversely affected by the underperformance of those securities, may experience increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those securities than a fund that does not concentrate its investments.

Credit Risk

Derivatives Risk

Extension Risk

Income Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Issuer Risk

Liquidity Risk

Market Changes Risk

Municipal Bond Concentration Risk

Municipal Bond Risk

General Obligation Bonds Risk —timely payments depend on the issuer's credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base;

Portfolio Management Risk

New Fund Risk

The Fund is a new fund. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that it will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate.

referred to as “odd” lots. Odd lot size positions may have more price volatility than institutional round lot size positions. The Fund uses a third-party pricing service to value bond holdings and the pricing service values bonds assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size.

Selection Risk

The investments selected by the Fund's Subadvisor may underperform the market or other investments.

Trading Price Risk

Transportation Industry Sector Risk

The transportation industry group may be adversely affected by economic changes, increases in fuel and operating costs, labor relations, insurance costs and government regulations.

Utilities Sector Risk

U.S. Tax Treatment Risk

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

IndexIQ Advisors LLC serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC serves as the Fund’s Subadvisor.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The professionals jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are:

Name & Title	Length of Service with Advisor	Length of Service as Fund’s Portfolio Manager
John Loffredo, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Robert DiMella, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Michael Petty, Senior Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
David Dowden, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Scott Sprauer, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
John Lawlor, Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Inc. through a broker-dealer. Shares of the Fund will trade at market price rather than NAV. As such, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

TAX INFORMATION

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

SUMMARY INFORMATION

IQ MUNICIPAL INTERMEDIATE ETF

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The IQ Municipal Intermediate EFT (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal income tax.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Management Fee	[]%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[]%
Total Other Expenses(a)	[]%
Dividend, Interest and Brokerage Expenses on Short Positions	[]%
Miscellaneous Other Expenses	[]%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ^(a)	[]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ^(b)	[]%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement ^(c)	[]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[]%

	^(a)	Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
	^(b)	The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s “Financial Highlights” section of the Prospectus, which reflects the Fund’s operating expenses and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
	^(c)	IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to waive the fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund until at least [ ] so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, dividend, interest and brokerage expenses for short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, if any, and payments, if any, under the Rule 12b-1 Plan) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund are limited to [ ]% of average net assets. After such date, the expense limitation may be renewed, terminated or revised by the Advisor.

1 Year	3 Years

$[ ]	$[ ]

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal income tax (“Municipal Bonds”) and that are rated investment grade by at least one independent rating agency (i.e., within the highest four quality ratings by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings). On average, the Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average duration within plus or minus two years of the dollar-weighted average duration of the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index. As of [ ], the dollar-weighted average weighted duration of the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index was [ ].

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Asset Class Risk

Securities and other assets in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk

Call Risk

Concentration Risk

Credit Risk

Derivatives Risk

Extension Risk

Income Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Issuer Risk

Liquidity Risk

Market Changes Risk

Municipal Bond Concentration Risk

Municipal Bond Risk

General Obligation Bonds Risk —timely payments depend on the issuer's credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base;

Portfolio Management Risk

New Fund Risk

The Fund is a new fund. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that it will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate.

Selection Risk

The investments selected by the Fund's Subadvisor may underperform the market or other investments.

Trading Price Risk

Transportation Industry Sector Risk

The transportation industry group may be adversely affected by economic changes, increases in fuel and operating costs, labor relations, insurance costs and government regulations.

Utilities Sector Risk

U.S. Tax Treatment Risk

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

IndexIQ Advisors LLC serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. MacKay Shields LLC serves as the Fund’s Subadvisor.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The professionals jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are:

Name & Title	Length of Service with Advisor	Length of Service as Fund’s Portfolio Manager
John Loffredo, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Robert DiMella, Executive Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Michael Petty, Senior Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
David Dowden, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
Scott Sprauer, Managing Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception
John Lawlor, Director	Since [ ]	Since Inception

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund’s Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in cash based on the then-current value of the securities included in the Fund. Retail investors may acquire Shares on the NYSE Arca, Inc. through a broker-dealer. Shares of the Fund will trade at market price rather than NAV. As such, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

TAX INFORMATION

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

OVERVIEW

The Trust is an investment company consisting of separate investment portfolios (each, a “Fund”) that are exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are funds whose shares are listed on a stock exchange and traded like equity securities at market prices. ETFs, such as the Funds, allow you to buy or sell shares that represent the collective performance of a selected group of securities. ETFs are designed to add the flexibility, ease and liquidity of stock-trading to the benefits of traditional fund investing.

This Prospectus provides the information you need to make an informed decision about investing in the Funds. It contains important facts about the Trust as a whole and each Fund in particular.

IndexIQ Advisors LLC is the investment advisor to each Fund. MacKay Shields is the investment sub-advisor to each Fund.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES OF THE FUNDS

The Funds are actively managed ETFs and thus do not seek to replicate the performance of a specific index. Instead, each Fund uses an active investment strategy to meet its investment objective. The Advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), has discretion on a daily basis to manage each Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and investment policies.

Each Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal income tax (“Municipal Bonds”) and that are rated investment grade by at least one independent rating agency (i.e. within the highest four quality ratings by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings).

Each Fund may not invest more than 20% of its net assets in tax-exempt securities subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Each Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade or in unrated securities deemed by MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund’s Sub-Advisor, to be of comparable quality. If independent rating agencies assign different ratings to the same security, a Fund will use the higher rating for purposes of determining the security’s credit quality.

Each Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that are related in such a way that an economic, business or political development or change affecting one such security could also affect the other securities. However, each Fund’s investments will be diversified among a minimum of ten different sectors of the Municipal Bond market. Each Fund’s investments will be diversified among at least 15 different states, with no more than 30% of the Fund’s securities invested in municipal securities from a single state. Some of the Fund’s earnings may be subject to federal tax and most may be subject to state and local taxes.

To the extent the Fund makes investments on behalf of the Funds that are regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, it intends to do so in accordance with Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). The Advisor has filed a notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” in accordance with Rule 4.5 and is therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA.

Each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be disclosed on the Trust’s website ( www.IQetfs.com ) daily after the close of trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”) and prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange the following day.

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the policies described herein, including the investment objective of each Fund, constitutes a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Certain fundamental policies of the Funds are set forth in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) under “Investment Restrictions.”

Temporary Defensive Positions

In certain situations or market conditions, a Fund may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies and strategies provided that the alternative is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and is in the best interest of the Fund. For example, a Fund may hold a higher than normal proportion of its assets in cash in times of extreme market stress

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUNDS

Investors in the Funds should carefully consider the risks of investing in the Funds as set forth in each Fund’s Summary Information section under “Principal Risks.” To the extent such risks apply, they are discussed hereunder in greater detail. Unless otherwise noted, the following risks apply to all of the Funds. See also the section on “Additional Risks” for other risk factors.

Asset Class Risk

The securities in a Fund’s portfolio may underperform other securities that track other countries, groups of countries, regions, industries, groups of industries, markets, asset classes or sectors. Various types of securities, currencies and indexes may experience cycles of outperformance and underperformance in comparison to the general financial markets depending upon a number of factors including, among other things, inflation, interest rates, productivity, global demand for local products or resources and regulation and governmental controls.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk

Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a Fund. Each Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that those Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to a Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to engage in creation or redemption transactions with the Fund, Fund shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

Bond Insurers Risk

The following risk applies to the IQ Municipal Insured ETF.

Market conditions or changes to ratings criteria could adversely impact the ratings of Municipal Bond insurance companies. Rating agencies have lowered their ratings and withdrawn ratings on some Municipal Bond insurers. In such cases the insurance may be providing little or no enhancement of credit or resale value to the Municipal Bond and the security rating will reflect the higher of the insurer rating or the rating of the underlying security.

Additional downgrades and withdrawal of ratings from Municipal Bond insurers would further limit the availability of insurance sought by Municipal Bond issuers thereby reducing the supply of insured municipal securities and potentially increasing the amount of unrated securities held by the Fund.

Market conditions have weakened the Municipal Bond insurance industry leading state regulators from time to time to require Municipal Bond insurers to suspend claims payments on outstanding insurance in force. Certain Municipal Bond insurers have withdrawn from the market. These circumstances have led to a consolidation among Municipal Bond insurers which have led to a decrease in the supply of insured municipal securities and a concentration of the insurance company credit risk on the securities in the Fund's portfolio amongst fewer Municipal Bond insurers. Due to this consolidation, events involving one or more Municipal Bond insurers could have a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by an insurer and on the municipal markets as a whole.

Call Risk

During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

Concentration Risk

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or loan of portfolio securities will be unable or unwilling to make its timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor

its obligations. Debt instruments are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which may be reflected in their credit ratings. There is the chance that the Fund’s portfolio holdings will have their credit ratings downgraded or will default (i.e., fail to make scheduled interest or principal payments), potentially reducing the Fund’s income level or share price. The value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning in response to issuer defaults, changes in the credit ratings of the Fund’s portfolio securities and/or perceptions related thereto.

Derivatives Risk

The Fund may enter into derivative transactions, or “derivatives,” which may include options, forwards, futures, options on futures and swap agreements. The value of derivatives is based on certain underlying equity or fixed-income securities, interest rates, currencies or indices. The use of these transactions is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, tax planning and risks that are different from those of ordinary securities transactions. Derivatives may be hard to sell at an advantageous price or time and typically are very sensitive to changes in the underlying security, interest rate, currency or index. As a result, derivatives can be highly volatile. If the Advisor or the Subadvisor is incorrect about its expectations of changes to the underlying securities, in interest rates, currencies, indices or market conditions, the use of derivatives could result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. When using derivatives, there is a risk that a Fund will lose money if the contract counterparty does not make the required payments or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of the contract. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty, a Fund could experience the loss of some or all of its investment in a derivative or experience delays in liquidating its positions, including declines in the value of its investment during the period in which the Fund seeks to enforce its rights, and an inability to realize any gains on its investment during such period. A Fund may also incur fees and expenses in enforcing its rights. Certain derivatives are subject to mandatory clearing. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not make derivatives transactions risk-free.

Extension Risk

Income Risk

The Fund’s income may decline when interest rates fall. This decline can occur because the Fund must invest in lower-yielding bonds as bonds in its portfolio mature or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional bonds.

Interest Rate Risk

The value of bonds may fall when interest rates rise. Bonds with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than bonds with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise, such as central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions and expectations about the foregoing. Given the historically low interest rate environment in the U.S., risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened. The negative impact on bonds from potential interest rate increases could be swift and significant, including failing market values, increased redemptions and reduced liquidity. Substantial redemptions from bond funds may worsen that impact. Additionally, regulations applicable to and changing business practices of broker-dealers that make markets in debt instruments may result in those broker-dealers restricting their market making activities for certain bonds, which may reduce the liquidity and increase the volatility of such bonds.

Issuer Risk

From time to time a Fund may have exposure to a limited number of issuers. During such times, the Fund is more susceptible to the risk that an issuer’s securities may appreciate in value because of changes in the financial conditions of, or events affecting, the issuer, such as increased demand for the issuer’s products or services or improved management performance.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. To the extent the Fund invests in illiquid securities or securities that become less liquid, such investments may have a negative effect on the returns of the Fund because the Fund may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities with substantial market and/or credit risk, the Fund will tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. Liquid investments may become illiquid or less liquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during

periods of market turmoil or economic uncertainty. Illiquid and relatively less liquid investments may be harder to value, especially in changing markets. Although the Fund primarily seeks to redeem its shares in-kind, if the Fund is forced to sell underlying investments at reduced prices or under unfavorable conditions to meet redemption requests or for other cash needs, the Fund may suffer a loss. This may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where redemptions from the Fund may be higher than normal. It may also be the case that other market participants may be attempting to liquidate fixed income holdings at the same time as the Fund, causing increased supply in the market and contributing to liquidity risk and downward pricing pressure. There can be no assurance that a security that is deemed to be liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid or as long as it is held by the Fund. Decreased liquidity in the bond markets also may make it more difficult to value some or all of the Fund’s bond holdings.

Market Changes Risk

The value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate because of changes in the markets in which the Fund invests, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar objectives. A Fund’s investments may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, or particular countries, segments, economic sectors, industries or companies within those markets. Changes in these markets may be rapid and unpredictable. From time to time, markets may experience periods of stress for potentially prolonged periods that may result in (i) increased market volatility; (ii) reduced market liquidity; and (iii) increased redemptions. Such conditions may add significantly to the risk of volatility in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. Because the market value of ETF shares may differ from their net asset value, the shares may trade at a premium or discount. An investment in a Fund may lose money.

Municipal Bond Concentration Risk

Municipal Bond Risk

General Obligation Bonds Risk —timely payments depend on the issuer's credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base;

Municipalities continue to experience economic and financial difficulties in the current economic environment. The ability of a municipal issuer to make payments and the value of Municipal Bonds can be affected by uncertainties in the municipal securities market. Such uncertainties could cause increased volatility in the municipal securities market and could negatively impact the Fund's net asset value and/or the distributions paid by the Fund.

Portfolio Management Risk

The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Subadvisor may not produce the desired results. In addition, a Fund may not achieve its investment objective if the Subadvisor takes temporary positions in response to unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, or other unusual or abnormal circumstances.

New Fund Risk

Each Fund will be a new fund upon its commencement of operations. As a new Fund, there can be no assurance that it will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate.

Fixed income securities most frequently trade in institutional round lot size transactions. Until a Fund grows significantly in size, the Fund expects to purchase a significant number of bonds in amounts less than the institutional round lot size, also known as “odd” lots. Odd lot size positions may have more price volatility than institutional round lot size positions. Each Fund uses a third-party pricing service to value bond holdings and the pricing services values bonds assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size.

An Authorized Participant, the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor may invest in a Fund and hold its investments for a specific period of time in order to facilitate commencement of the Fund's operations or for the Fund to achieve size or scale. There can be no assurance that any such entity would not redeem its investment or that the size of a Fund would be maintained at such levels which could negatively impact the Fund.

Selection Risk

The investments selected by the Fund's Subadvisor may underperform the market or other investments.

Trading Price Risk

It is expected that the shares of the Fund (in each case, “Shares”) will be listed for trading on NYSE Arca and will be bought and sold in the Secondary Market at market prices. Although it is generally expected that the market price of the Shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. Thus, you may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares in the Secondary Market, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares in the Secondary Market. Similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, Shares may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with being sold short.

The market price of Shares during the trading day, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid/ask” spread charged by the exchange specialist, market makers or other participants that trade the Shares. In times of severe market disruption, the bid/ask spread can increase significantly. At those times, Shares are most likely to be traded at a discount to NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest when the price of Shares is falling fastest, which may be the time that you most want to sell your Shares. The Advisor believes that, under normal market conditions, large market price discounts or premiums to NAV will not be sustained because of arbitrage opportunities, particularly through creations and redemptions by Authorized Participants dealing directly with the Fund. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it more likely that the Fund’s Shares normally will trade on NYSE Arca at prices close to its next calculated NAV, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with the Fund’s NAV due to timing reasons, supply and demand imbalances and other factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions, including disruptions at market makers, Authorized Participants, or other market participants, and during periods of significant market volatility, may result in trading prices for shares of the Fund that differ significantly from its NAV. Authorized Participants may be less willing to create or redeem Fund shares if there is a lack of an active market for such shares or its underlying investments, which may contribute to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.

Transportation Industry Sector Risk

The transportation industry group may be adversely affected by economic changes, increases in fuel and operating costs, labor relations, insurance costs, and, in certain countries, significant government regulation and oversight. Municipal securities that are issued to finance a particular transportation project often depend on revenues from that project to make principal and interest payments. Adverse conditions and developments affecting a particular project can result in lower revenues to the issuer of the municipal securities. Other risk factors that may affect the transportation industry group include the risk of increases in fuel and other operating costs and the effects of regulatory changes or other government decisions.

Utilities Sector Risk

The utilities sector may be adversely affected by deregulation, which can lead to increased competition; difficulty raising capital and financing large construction programs during periods of inflation or unsettled capital markets; restrictions on operations and increased cost and delays attributable to environmental considerations and regulations; costs associated with technical innovations; the scarcity

of certain fuels or the effects of man-made disasters. In addition, existing and possible future regulations or legislation may reduce the profitability of the utilities sector or subject the sector to greater risks of loss. Energy conservation and prolonged changes in climatic conditions may also adversely impact the utilities sector. Municipal securities that are issued to finance a particular utility project often depend on revenues from that project to make principal and interest payments. Adverse conditions and developments affecting a particular utility project can result in lower revenues to the issuer of the municipal securities.

U.S. Tax Treatment Risk

Income from Municipal Bonds held by a Fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax law, adverse interpretations by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer. In addition, a portion of a Fund’s otherwise tax-exempt dividends may be taxable to shareholders subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax.

ADDITIONAL RISKS

Absence of Prior Active Market

Although Shares are approved for listing on the NYSE Arca, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop and be maintained for the Shares. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Fund may experience more difficulty achieving its investment objectives than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or the Fund may ultimately liquidate.

Cash Transactions Risk

Unlike many ETFs, the Funds currently intend to effect all creations and redemptions principally for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment in a Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that does not intend to effect all creations and redemptions principally for cash. ETFs generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid being taxed on gain on the distributed portfolio securities at the fund level.

Fluctuation of Net Asset Value

The NAV of a 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 the NYSE. The Advisor cannot predict whether the Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for the Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the Fund’s holdings trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. However, given that the Shares can be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units (unlike shares of closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAV), the Advisor believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of the Shares should not be sustained.

Shares are Not Individually Redeemable

Shares may be redeemed by the Funds only in large blocks known as “Creation Units” which are expected to be worth in excess of one million dollars each. The Trust may not redeem Shares in fractional Creation Units. Only certain large institutions that enter into agreements with the Distributor are authorized to transact in Creation Units with the Funds. These entities are referred to as “Authorized Participants.” All other persons or entities transacting in Shares must do so in the Secondary Market.

Trading Issues

Trading in Shares on the NYSE may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the NYSE, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on the NYSE is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the NYSE “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the NYSE necessary to maintain the listing of a Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

U.S. Tax Risk

To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment accorded to regulated investment companies, each Fund must satisfy certain income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. If for any taxable year, a Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) for that year would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders, and such distributions would be taxable to its shareholders as dividend

income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. The tax treatment of derivatives is unclear for purposes of determining a Fund’s tax status.

In addition, a Fund’s transactions in financial instruments, including, but not limited to, options, futures contracts, hedging transactions, forward contracts and swap contracts, will be subject to special tax rules (which may include mark-to-market, constructive sale, wash sale and short sale rules), the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, convert long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains or convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could, therefore, affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to a Fund’s shareholders. A Fund’s use of such transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income, in each case subject to U.S. federal income tax at higher ordinary income tax rates, than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

Please refer to the SAI for a m ore complete discussion of the risks of investing in Shares.

MANAGEMENT

The Board is responsible for the general supervision of the Funds. The Board appoints officers who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Funds.

Investment Advisor

The Advisor has been registered as an investment advisor with the SEC since August 2007 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC. The Advisor’s principal office is at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710, Rye Brook, New York 10573. As of [ ], the Advisor had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management.

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Trust. The Advisor provides an investment program for the Funds. The Advisor has arranged for custody, fund administration, transfer agency and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Advisor bears all of its own costs associated with providing these advisory services and the expenses of the members of the Board who are affiliated with the Advisor. The Advisor may make payments from its own resources to broker-dealers and other financial institutions in connection with the sale of Fund Shares.

As compensation for its services and its assumption of certain expenses, each Fund pays the Advisor a management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, equal to [ ]% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, The Advisor may voluntarily waive any portion of its advisory fee from time to time, and may discontinue or modify any such voluntary limitations in the future at its discretion.

The Advisor serves as advisor to each Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Advisory Agreement was approved by the Independent Trustees of the Trust at its annual meeting. The basis for the Trustees’ approval of the Advisory Agreement will be available in the Funds’ first annual or semi-annual report to shareholders.

The Advisor and its affiliates deal, trade and invest for their own accounts in the types of securities in which the Funds also may invest. The Advisor does not use inside information in making investment decisions on behalf of the Funds.

Expense Limitation Agreement

The Advisor has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Funds under which it has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and to assume other expenses of each Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, dividend, interest and brokerage expenses paid on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, if any, and payments, if any, under the Rule 12b-1 Plan) to not more than [ ]% of the average daily net assets for each Fund for the period from each Fund’s inception to [ ] .

The Advisor currently expects that the contractual agreement will continue from year-to-year, provided such continuance is approved by the Trust’s Board on behalf of the Funds. A Fund may terminate the Expense Limitation Agreement at any time. The Advisor may also terminate the Expense Limitation Agreement at the end of the then-current term upon not less than 90 days’ notice to the Fund. The terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement may be revised upon renewal. The Advisor is permitted to recoup from a Fund previously waived fees or reimbursed expenses for five years from the fiscal year in which fees were waived or expenses reimbursed, as long as such recoupment does not cause such Fund’s operating expenses to exceed the then applicable expense cap.

Sub-Advisor

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with the Advisor, MacKay Shields LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) serves as the sub-advisor to the Fund and makes investment decisions, and buys and sells securities for the Fund. For its services to the Fund, the Sub-Advisor is compensated by the Advisor.

The Sub-Advisor was incorporated in 1969 as an independent investment advisory firm and has been registered as an investment advisor with the SEC since 1969. The Sub-Advisor was privately held until 1984 when it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life. The Sub-Advisor’s principal office is at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. As of [ ] the Sub-Advisor had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management.

Portfolio Management

The Advisor acts as advisor to the Funds and is responsible for the overall management of the investment portfolios of the Funds. For these services, the Advisor is paid a monthly fee by the Funds. Under the supervision of the Advisor, the Subadvisor listed below is responsible for making the specific decisions about the following: (i) buying, selling and holding securities; (ii) selecting brokers and brokerage firms to trade for them; (iii) maintaining accurate records; and, if possible, (iv) negotiating favorable commissions and fees with the brokers and brokerage firms for all the Funds they oversee. For these services, the Subadvisor is paid a monthly fee by the Advisor out of its management fee, not the Funds. See the SAI for a breakdown of fees.

The following portfolio managers are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds:

Robert DiMella, CFA, Executive Managing Director

Mr. DiMella is an Executive Managing Director of MacKay Shields. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009. Previously, he co-founded Mariner Municipal Managers LLC (2007 to 2009). Prior to BlackRock's merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers ("MLIM"), he served as a Senior Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of the Municipal Products Group. Mr. DiMella earned his Master's degree at Rutgers University Business School and a Bachelors Degree at the University of Connecticut. He is a CFA ^® charterholder.

John Loffredo, CFA, Executive Managing Director

Mr. Loffredo is an Executive Managing Director of MacKay Shields. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009. He has been a municipal portfolio manager and/or municipal analyst on Wall Street since 1990, with a broad range of portfolio management and analytic experience in the municipal markets. He previously co-founded Mariner Municipal Managers LLC (2007 to 2009). Prior to BlackRock's merger with MLIM, he served as Chief Investment Officer of the Municipal Products Group of MLIM. Mr. Loffredo graduated cum laude with an MBA from Utah State University where he was a Harry S. Truman Scholar. He also has a Certificate of Public Management from Boston University. He is a CFA ^® charterholder.

David Dowden, Managing Director

Mr. Dowden is a Managing Director. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009 as a Portfolio Manager in the Municipal Bond Division. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, he was the Chief Investment Officer at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009. He has a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University. He has been in the investment management industry since 1989 .

Michael Petty, Senior Managing Director

Mr. Petty is a Senior Managing Director and portfolio manager for MacKay Shields. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, Mr. Petty was a portfolio manager with Mariner Municipal Managers LLC during. From 1997 through 2009, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Dreyfus Corporation. Mr. Petty graduated from Hobart College with a BS in Mathematics and Economics.

Scott Sprauer, Managing Director

Mr. Sprauer is a Managing Director. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009 as a Portfolio Manager in the Municipal Bond Division. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, he was the Head Trader, Fixed Income at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009. He has a BSBA from Villanova University, and has been in the investment management industry since 1991.

For more information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds, see the SAI.

John Lawlor, Director

John joined Mackay Shields in 2016. Before joining the firm he was Vice President Equity Sales at Deutsche Bank and was previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. From 1997-2011, he was a senior trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. John has a broad and diverse set of skills in sales, trading, and electronic trading platforms. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Lehigh University. John graduated college in 1997. He has 19 years in the financial services industry

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Fund Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent and Securities Lending Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent and Securities Lending Agent. BNY Mellon is the principal operating subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Under the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), BNY Mellon serves as Administrator for the Funds. Under the Administration Agreement, BNY Mellon provides necessary administrative, legal, tax, accounting services, and financial reporting for the maintenance and operations of the Trust. In addition, BNY Mellon makes available the office space, equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such services.

BNY Mellon supervises the overall administration of the Trust, including, among other responsibilities, assisting in the preparation and filing of documents required for compliance by the Funds with applicable laws and regulations and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds. BNY Mellon provides persons satisfactory to the Board to serve as officers of the Trust.

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203 serves as the Distributor of Creation Units for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a Secondary Market in Shares. NYLIFE Distributors LLC has entered into a Services Agreement with ALPS to distribute the Funds.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, located at PricewaterhouseCoopers Center, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust.

Legal Counsel

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, 250 West 55 ^th Street, New York, New York 10019, serves as counsel to the Trust and the Funds.

FREQUENT TRADING

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has not adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund Shares by Fund shareholders (“market timing”). In determining not to adopt market timing policies and procedures, the Board noted that the Funds are expected to be attractive to active institutional and retail investors interested in buying and selling Fund Shares on a short-term basis. In addition, the Board considered that, unlike traditional mutual funds, a Fund’s Shares can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Fund in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, and that the vast majority of trading in a Fund’s Shares occurs on the Secondary Market. Because Secondary Market trades do not involve a Fund directly, it is unlikely those trades would cause many of the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in a Fund’s trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With respect to trades directly with the Funds, to the extent effected in-kind (namely, for securities), those trades do not cause any of the harmful effects that may result from frequent cash trades. To the extent trades are effected in whole or in part in cash, the Board noted that those trades could result in dilution to a Fund and increased transaction costs (a Fund may impose higher transaction fees to offset these increased costs), which could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. However, the Board noted that direct trading on a short-term basis by Authorized Participants is critical to ensuring that a Fund’s Shares trade at or close to NAV. Given this structure, the Board determined that it is not necessary to adopt market timing policies and procedures. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order at any time and reserves the right to impose restrictions on disruptive or excessive trading in Creation Units.

The Board of Trustees has instructed the officers of the Trust to review reports of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units on a regular basis to determine if there is any unusual trading in the Funds. The officers of the Trust will report to the Board any such unusual trading in Creation Units that is disruptive to the Funds. In such event, the Board may reconsider its decision not to adopt market timing policies and procedures.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of each Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the respective Fund’s assets, and over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and they may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.

The Advisor and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Funds. The making of these payments could create a conflict of interest for a financial intermediary receiving such payments.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)

The NAV of the Shares for the Fund is equal to the Fund’s total assets minus the Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of Shares outstanding. Interest and investment income on the Trust’s assets accrue daily and are included in the Fund’s total assets. Expenses and fees (including investment advisory, management, administration and distribution fees, if any) accrue daily and are included in the Fund’s total liabilities. The NAV that is published is rounded to the nearest cent; however, for purposes of determining the price of Creation Units, the NAV is calculated to eight decimal places. The NAV is calculated by the Administrator and Custodian and determined each Business Day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. New York time).

The Fund typically values fixed-income portfolio securities using last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Fund’s approved independent third-party pricing services. Pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but the Fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at different prices that may be above or below the price at which the pricing service has valued the security. An amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Advisor determines in good faith that such method does not represent fair value.

Generally, trading in U.S. government securities, money market instruments and certain fixed-income securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the NAV of the Fund are determined as of such times.

When market quotations or prices are not readily available or are deemed unreliable or not representative of an investment’s fair value, investments are valued using fair value pricing as determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Advisor may conclude that a market quotation is not readily available or is unreliable if a security or other asset or liability does not have a price source due to its lack of liquidity or other reason, if a market quotation differs significantly from recent price quotations or otherwise no longer appears to reflect fair value, where the security or other asset or liability is thinly traded, or if the trading market on which a security is listed is suspended or closed and no appropriate alternative trading market is available.

The frequency with which the Fund’s investments are valued using fair value pricing is primarily a function of the types of securities and other assets in which the Fund invests pursuant to its investment objective, strategies and limitations. If the Fund invests in other open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, they may rely on the net asset values of those companies to value the shares they hold of them. Those companies may also use fair value pricing under some circumstances.

Valuing the Fund’s investments using fair value pricing results in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Accordingly, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate NAV and the prices used to determine the Fund’s Indicative Intra-Day Value (“IIV”), which could result in the market prices for Shares deviating from NAV.

INDICATIVE INTRA-DAY VALUE

The approximate value of each Fund’s investments on a per-Share basis, the Indicative Intra-Day Value, or IIV, is disseminated by the NYSE Arca every 15 seconds during hours of trading on the NYSE Arca. The IIV should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of NAV because the IIV may not be calculated in the same manner as NAV, which is computed once per day.

An independent third party calculator calculates the IIV for each Fund during hours of trading on the NYSE Arca by dividing the “Estimated Fund Value” as of the time of the calculation by the total number of outstanding Shares of that Fund. “Estimated Fund Value” is the sum of the estimated amount of cash held in a Fund’s portfolio, the estimated amount of accrued interest owed to the Fund and the estimated value of the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, minus the estimated amount of the Fund’s liabilities. The IIV will be calculated based on the same portfolio holdings disclosed on the Trust’s website.

The Funds provide the independent third party calculator with information to calculate the IIV, but the Funds are not involved in the actual calculation of the IIV and are not responsible for the calculation or dissemination of the IIV. The Funds make no warranty as to the accuracy of the IIV.

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

Information regarding the extent and frequency with which market prices of Shares have tracked the relevant Fund’s NAV for the most recently completed calendar year and the quarters since that year will be available without charge on the Funds’ website at www.IQetfs.com.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Net Investment Income and Capital Gains

As a Fund shareholder, you are entitled to your share of the Fund’s distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains on its investments. The Funds pay out substantially all of their net earnings to their shareholders as “distributions.”

The Funds typically earn interest from debt securities. These amounts, net of expenses, typically are passed along to Fund shareholders as dividends from net investment income. The Funds realize capital gains or losses whenever they sell securities. Net capital gains typically are passed along to shareholders as “capital gain distributions.”

Net investment income and net capital gains typically are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently to comply with the distribution requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In addition, the Funds may decide to distribute at least annually amounts representing the full dividend yield net of expenses on the underlying investment securities, as if the Funds owned the underlying investment securities for the entire dividend period, in which case some portion of each distribution may result in a return of capital. You will be notified regarding the portion of a distribution that represents a return of capital.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional Shares of a Fund only if the broker through which you purchased Shares makes such option available.

U.S. Federal Income Taxation

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in Shares of a Fund. The summary is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury Department regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date of this Prospectus and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. In addition, this summary assumes that a Fund shareholder holds Shares as capital assets within the meaning of the Code and does not hold Shares in connection with a trade or business. This summary does not address all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations possibly applicable to an investment in Shares of a Fund, and does not address the consequences to Fund shareholders subject to special tax rules, including, but not limited to, partnerships and the partners therein, tax-exempt shareholders, those who hold Fund Shares through an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged account, and, except to the extent discussed below, “non-U.S. shareholders” (as defined below). This discussion does not discuss any aspect of U.S. state, local, estate, and gift, or non-U.S., tax law. Furthermore, this discussion is not intended or written to be legal or tax advice to any shareholder in a Fund or other person and is not intended or written to be used or relied on, and cannot be used or relied on, by any such person for the purpose of avoiding any U.S. federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such person. Prospective Fund shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the specific U.S. federal, state and local, and non-U.S., tax consequences of investing in Shares, based on their particular circumstances.

The Funds have not requested and will not request an advance ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) as to the U.S. federal income tax matters described below. The IRS could adopt positions contrary to those discussed below and such positions could be sustained. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the U.S. federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, locality, non-U.S. country or other taxing jurisdiction. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the section in the SAI entitled “U.S. Federal Income Taxation.”

Tax Treatment of a Fund

Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a separate “regulated investment company” (a “RIC”) under the Code. To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs, each Fund must meet certain annual income and quarterly asset diversification requirements and must distribute annually at least 90% of the sum of (i) its “investment company taxable income” (which includes dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) and (ii) its net tax-exempt interest.

As a RIC, a Fund generally will not be required to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders. If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any year (subject to certain curative measures allowed by the Code), the Fund will be subject to regular corporate-level U.S. federal income tax in that year on all of its taxable income, regardless of whether the Fund makes any distributions to its shareholders. In addition, in such case, distributions will be taxable to a Fund’s shareholders generally as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Funds will qualify for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs.

A Fund will be subject to a 4% excise tax on certain undistributed income if the Fund does not distribute to its shareholders in each calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year, 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the twelve months ended October 31 of such year, plus 100% of any undistributed amounts from prior years. For these purposes, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to U.S. corporate income tax for the taxable year ending within the calendar year. Each Fund intends to make distributions necessary to avoid this 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

A Fund may be required to recognize taxable income in advance of receiving the related cash payment. For example, if a Fund invests in taxable original issue discount obligations (such as zero coupon debt instruments or debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest), the Fund will be required to include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the term of the obligation, even if the related cash payment is not received by the Fund until a later year. Under the “wash sale” rules, a Fund may not be able to deduct currently a loss on a disposition of a portfolio security. As a result, a Fund may be required to make an annual income distribution greater than the total cash actually received during the year. Such distribution may be made from the existing cash assets of the Fund or cash generated from selling portfolio securities. The Fund may realize gains or losses from such sales, in which event its shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions.

Tax Treatment of Fund Shareholders

Taxation of U.S. Shareholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Fund Shares applicable to “U.S. shareholders.” For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Fund Shares who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, or of any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate, the income of which is includable in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust, if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (2) the trust has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.

Fund Distributions . A majority of each Fund’s distributions to its shareholders is expected to be exempt from U.S. federal income tax as “exempt-interest dividends.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, Fund shareholders should be aware of the following points, discussed in more detail below:

Some tax-exempt distributions from a Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.

Tax-exempt distributions from a Fund may be subject to state and local taxes.

The Funds may earn taxable income. In other words, shareholders of a Fund may earn taxable income from the Fund even though the Fund generally intends to be tax-free to shareholders.

Capital gains declared by a Fund are not tax-free to shareholders.

Any time a shareholder sells Shares (even Shares of a generally tax-free Fund), such shareholder will be subject to tax on any gain.

If a shareholder sells Shares of a Fund at a loss after receiving an exempt-interest dividend, and the shareholder has held the Shares for six months or less, then such shareholder may not be allowed to claim a loss on the sale.

In general, taxable Fund distributions are subject to U.S. federal income tax when paid, regardless of whether they consist of cash or property, and regardless of whether they are re-invested in Shares. However, any Fund distribution declared in October, November or December of any calendar year and payable to shareholders of record on a specified date during such month will be deemed to have been received by each Fund shareholder on December 31 of such calendar year, provided such dividend is actually paid during January of the following calendar year.

Distributions of a Fund’s net investment income (except, as discussed below, qualified dividend income) and net short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. To the extent designated as capital gain dividends by a Fund, distributions of a Fund’s net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses (“net capital gain”) are taxable at long-term capital gain tax rates to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, regardless of a Fund shareholder’s holding period in the Fund’s Shares. Distributions of qualified dividend income are, to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, taxed to certain non-corporate Fund shareholders at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gain, provided that the Fund shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the distributing Fund’s Shares and the distributing Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its dividend-paying stocks. Substitute payments received on Fund Shares that are lent out will be ineligible for being reported as qualified dividend income. Given their investment strategy, the Funds do not anticipate that a significant portion of their distributions will be eligible for qualifying dividend treatment.

Each Fund intends to distribute its net capital gain at least annually. However, by providing written notice to its shareholders no later than 60 days after its year-end, a Fund may elect to retain some or all of its net capital gain and designate the retained amount as a “deemed distribution.” In that event, the Fund pays U.S. federal income tax on the retained net capital gain, and each Fund shareholder recognizes a proportionate share of the Fund’s undistributed net capital gain. In addition, each Fund shareholder can claim a tax credit or refund for the shareholder’s proportionate share of the Fund’s U.S. federal income taxes paid on the undistributed net capital gain and increase the shareholder’s tax basis in the Shares by an amount equal to the shareholder’s proportionate share of the Fund’s undistributed net capital gain, reduced by the amount of the shareholder’s tax credit or refund.

Distributions in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will, as to each shareholder, be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the shareholder’s tax basis in its Shares of the Fund, and generally as capital gain thereafter.

In addition, high-income individuals (and certain trusts and estates) generally are subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on “net investment income” in addition to otherwise applicable U.S. federal income tax. “Net investment income” generally will include taxable dividends (including capital gain dividends) received from a Fund and net gains from the redemption or other disposition of Shares. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

Investors considering buying Shares just prior to a distribution should be aware that, although the price of the Shares purchased at such time may reflect the forthcoming distribution, such distribution nevertheless may be taxable (as opposed to a non-taxable return of capital).

Sales of Shares. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Shares (including an exchange of Shares of one Fund for Shares of another Fund) generally is treated as a long-term gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Shares held for one year or less generally is treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale or exchange of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid (or deemed to be paid) with respect to the Shares. Furthermore, a loss realized by a shareholder on the sale or exchange of Shares of a Fund with respect to which exempt-interest dividends have been paid may, to the extent of such exempt-interest dividends, be disallowed if such Shares have been held by the shareholder for six months or less at the time of their disposition.

Creation Unit Issues and Redemptions. On an issue of Shares of a Fund as part of a Creation Unit where the creation is conducted in-kind, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value (at issue) of the issued Shares (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue) and (ii) the Authorized Participant’s aggregate basis in the exchanged securities (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue). On a redemption of Shares as part of a Creation Unit where the redemption is conducted in-kind, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value (at redemption) of the securities received (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption) and (ii) the Authorized Participant’s basis in the redeemed Shares (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption). However, the IRS may assert, under the “wash sale” rules or on the basis that there

has been no significant change in the Authorized Participant’s economic position, that any loss on creation or redemption of Creation Units cannot be deducted currently.

In general, any capital gain or loss recognized upon the issue or redemption of Shares (as components of a Creation Unit) is treated either as long-term capital gain or loss, if the deposited securities (in the case of an issue) or the Shares (in the case of a redemption) have been held for more than one year, or otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss on a redemption of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid (or deemed to be paid) with respect to such Shares. Furthermore, a loss realized on the redemption of Shares of a Fund with respect to which exempt-interest dividends have been paid may, to the extent of such exempt-interest dividends, be disallowed if such Shares have been held for six months or less at the time of their disposition.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Shareholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Fund Shares applicable to “non-U.S. shareholders.” For purposes of this discussion, a “non-U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Fund Shares that is not a U.S. shareholder (as defined above) and is not an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The following discussion is based on current law and is for general information only. It addresses only selected, and not all, aspects of U.S. federal income taxation.

As indicated above, a majority of each Fund’s distributions to its shareholders, including its non-U.S. shareholders, is expected to be exempt from U.S. federal income tax as exempt-interest dividends. However, with respect to non-U.S. shareholders of a Fund, the Fund’s other ordinary income dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate established under an applicable tax treaty), subject to certain exceptions for “interest-related dividends” and “short-term capital gain dividends” discussed below. U.S. federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any gain realized by a non-U.S. shareholder in respect of a Fund’s net capital gain. Special rules apply with respect to dividends of a Fund that are attributable to gain from the sale or exchange of “U.S. real property interests.”

In general, all “interest-related dividends” and “short-term capital gain dividends” (each defined below) will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax, provided that the non-U.S. shareholder furnished the Fund with a completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, (or acceptable substitute documentation) establishing the non-U.S. shareholder’s non-U.S. status and the Fund does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the non-U.S. shareholder would be subject to such withholding tax if the non-U.S. shareholder were to receive the related amounts directly rather than as dividends from the Fund. “Interest-related dividends” generally means dividends designated by a Fund as attributable to such Fund’s U.S.-source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which such Fund is at least a 10% shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income. “Short-term capital gain dividends” generally means dividends designated by a Fund as attributable to the excess of such Fund’s net short-term capital gain over its net long-term capital loss. Depending on its circumstances, a Fund may treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding.

In general, subject to certain exceptions, non-U.S. shareholders will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of a sale or other disposition of Shares of a Fund.

To claim a credit or refund for any Fund-level taxes on any undistributed net capital gain (as discussed above) or any taxes collected through back-up withholding (discussed below), a non-U.S. shareholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. federal income tax return even if the non-U.S. shareholder would not otherwise be required to do so.

Back-Up Withholding .

A Fund (or a financial intermediary such as a broker through which a shareholder holds Shares in a Fund) may be required to report certain information on a Fund shareholder to the IRS and withhold U.S. federal income tax (“backup withholding”) at a current rate of 28% from taxable distributions and redemption or sale proceeds payable to the Fund shareholder if (i) the Fund shareholder fails to provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number or make required certifications, or if the IRS notifies the Fund that the Fund shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding, and (ii) the Fund shareholder is not otherwise exempt from backup withholding. Non-U.S. shareholders can qualify for exemption from backup withholding by submitting a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be credited against a Fund shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

indirect “substantial U.S. owners” to the withholding agent or certifies that it has no such U.S. owners. The beneficial owner of a “withholdable payment” may be eligible for a refund or credit of the withheld tax. The U.S. government also has entered into several intergovernmental agreements with other jurisdictions to provide an alternative, and generally easier, approach for FFIs to comply with FATCA.

“Withholdable payments” generally include, among other items, (i) U.S.-source interest and dividends, and (ii) gross proceeds from the sale or disposition, occurring on or after January 1, 2019, of property of a type that can produce U.S.-source interest or dividends.

A Fund may be required to impose a 30% withholding tax on withholdable payments to a shareholder if the shareholder fails to provide the Fund with the information, certifications or documentation required under FATCA, including information, certification or documentation necessary for the Fund to determine if the shareholder is a non-U.S. shareholder or a U.S. shareholder and, if it is a non-U.S. shareholder, if the non-U.S. shareholder has “substantial U.S. owners” and/or is in compliance with (or meets an exception from) FATCA requirements. A Fund will not pay any additional amounts to shareholders in respect of any amounts withheld. The Fund may disclose any shareholder information, certifications or documentation to the IRS or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA.

The requirements of, and exceptions from, FATCA are complex. All prospective shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential application of FATCA with respect to their own situation.

For a more detailed tax discussion regarding an investment in the Funds, please see the section of the SAI entitled “U.S. Federal Income Taxation.”

CODE OF ETHICS

The Trust, the Advisor and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that is designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Advisor and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Funds (which may also be held by persons subject to a code). There can be no assurance that the codes will be effective in preventing such activities. The codes permit personnel subject to them to invest in securities, including securities that may be held or purchased by the Funds. The codes are on file with the SEC and are available to the public.

FUND WEBSITE AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Advisor maintains a website for the Funds at www.IQetfs.com. The website for the Funds contains the following information, on a per-Share basis, for each Fund: (1) the prior Business Day’s NAV; (2) the reported midpoint of the bid-ask spread at the time of NAV calculation (the “Bid-Ask Price”); (3) a calculation of the premium or discount of the Bid-Ask Price against such NAV; and (4) data in chart format displaying the frequency distribution of discounts and premiums of the Bid-Ask Price against the NAV, within appropriate ranges, for each of the four previous calendar quarters (or for the life of a Fund if, shorter). In addition, on each Business Day, before the commencement of trading in Shares on the NYSE Arca, each Fund will disclose on its website (www.IQetfs.com) the identities and quantities of the portfolio securities and other assets held by each Fund that will form the basis for the calculation of NAV at the end of the Business Day.

A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the NYSE Arca. The NYSE Arca makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the Funds to achieve their objectives. The NYSE Arca has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.

For purposes of the 1940 Act, the Funds are registered investment companies, and the acquisition of Shares by other registered investment companies and companies relying on exemption from registration as investment companies under Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, except as permitted by an exemptive order that permits registered investment companies to invest in the Funds beyond those limitations.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Funds are newly organized and therefore have not yet had any operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

PRIVACY POLICY

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is committed to respecting the privacy of personal information you entrust to us in the course of doing business with us.

The Trust may collect non-public personal information from various sources. The Trust uses such information provided by you or your representative to process transactions, to respond to inquiries from you, to deliver reports, products, and services, and to fulfill legal and regulatory requirements.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers to anyone unless permitted by law or approved by the customer. We may share this information within the Trust’s family of companies in the course of providing services and products to best meet your investing needs. We may share information with certain third parties who are not affiliated with the Trust to perform marketing services, to process or service a transaction at your request or as permitted by law. For example, sharing information with companies that maintain or service customer accounts for the Trust is essential. We may also share information with companies that perform administrative or marketing services for the Trust, including research firms. When we enter into such a relationship, we restrict the companies’ use of our customers’ information and prohibit them from sharing it or using it for any purposes other than those for which they were hired.

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. Within the Trust, we restrict access to personal information to those employees who require access to that information in order to provide products or services to our customers such as handling inquiries. Our employment policies restrict the use of customer information and require that it be held in strict confidence.

We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice for both current and former customers of the Trust.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

Trust	IndexIQ Active ETF Trust, a registered open-end investment company

Funds	The investment portfolios of the Trust

Shares	Shares of the Funds offered to investors

Advisor	IndexIQ Advisors LLC

Custodian	The Bank of New York Mellon, the custodian of the Funds’ assets

Distributor	ALPS Distributors, Inc., the distributor to the Funds

AP or Authorized Participant	Certain large institutional investors such as brokers, dealers, banks or other entities that have entered into authorized participant agreements with the Distributor.

NYSE Arca or Exchange	NYSE Arca, Inc., the primary market on which Shares are listed for trading

IIV	The Indicative Intra-Day Value, an appropriate per-Share value based on a Fund’s portfolio

1940 Act	Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

NAV	Net asset value

SAI	Statement of Additional Information

SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission

Secondary Market	A national securities exchange, national securities association or over-the-counter trading system where Shares may trade from time to time

Securities Act	Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Subadvisor	MacKay Shields LLC is the Subadvisor of the Funds.

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust
Mailing Address
800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710
Rye Brook, New York 10573
1-888-474-7725
www.IQetfs.com

PROSPECTUS | [DATE]

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust

FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you would like more information about the Trust, the Funds and the Shares, the following documents are available free upon request:

Annual/Semi-annual Report

Additional information about the Funds’ investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during the last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information

Additional information about the Funds and their policies is also available in the Funds’ SAI. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus (and is legally considered part of this Prospectus).

The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports and the SAI are available free upon request by calling IndexIQ at 1-888-474-7725. You can also access and download the annual and semi-annual reports and the SAI at the Fund’s website: http://www.IQetfs.com.

To obtain other information and for shareholder inquiries:

By telephone:	1-888-474-7725

By mail:	IndexIQ Active ETF Trust c/o IndexIQ 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710 Rye Brook, NY 10573

On the Internet:	SEC Edgar database: http://www.sec.gov; or www.IQetfs.com

You may review and obtain copies of Fund documents (including the SAI) by visiting the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. You may also obtain copies of Fund documents, after paying a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102 or by electronic request to: publicinfo@sec.gov. Information on the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 942-8090.

No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations about the Funds and their Shares not contained in this Prospectus and you should not rely on any other information. Read and keep the Prospectus for future reference.

Dealers effecting transactions in the Funds’ Shares, whether or not participating in this distribution, may be generally required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in addition to any obligation dealers have to deliver a Prospectus when acting as underwriters.

IQ ^® and IndexIQ ^® are registered service marks of IndexIQ.

The Funds’ investment company registration number is 811-22739.

The information in this Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is effective. This SAI is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Preliminary Statement of Additional Information

Subject to Completion, dated February 24, 2017

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST

800 WESTCHESTER AVENUE
SUITE S-710
RYE BROOK, NEW YORK 10573

PHONE: (888) 474-7725

[DATE]

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with and is incorporated by reference into the prospectus dated [________, 2017] (“Prospectus”) for the following separate investment portfolios (each, a “Fund”) of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”), as it may be revised from time to time:

IQ Municipal Insured ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF (TICKER)

A copy of the Prospectus for each Fund and the Funds’ annual or semi-annual reports (once available) may be obtained, without charge, by calling (888) 474-7725 or visiting www.iqetfs.com, or writing to the Trust, c/o ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS	3
EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING	3
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES	4
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS	5
MANAGEMENT	12
PROXY VOTING POLICIES	17
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES	18
MANAGEMENT SERVICES	18
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS	21
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE	23
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS	23
INDICATIVE INTRA-DAY VALUE	24
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SHARES	25
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS	27
CONTINUOUS OFFERING	34
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	34
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS	35
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION	36
OTHER INFORMATION	45
APPENDIX A—SUMMARY OF PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURE	A-1

No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this SAI and the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations may not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Trust.

The SAI does not constitute an offer to sell securities.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS

The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 30, 2008 and is authorized to have multiple segregated series or portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust currently consists of a number of separate investment portfolios, this SAI addresses the following investment portfolios of the Trust:

IQ Municipal Insured ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF (TICKER)
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF (TICKER)

(each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), which are deemed to be diversified for the purposes of the 1940 Act. Other portfolios may be added to the Trust in the future. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Fund Shares” or “Shares.” The offering of Shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

The Funds are managed by IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”). The Advisor has been registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since August 9, 2007 and is wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC.

The Funds are sub-advised by Mackay Shields LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”). The Sub-Advisor was incorporated in 1969 as an independent investment advisory firm and has been registered as an investment adviser with the SEC since 1969. The Sub-Advisor was privately held until 1984 when it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life.

Each Fund offers and issues Shares at net asset value (the “NAV”) only in aggregations of a specified number of Shares (each, a “Creation Unit” or a “Creation Unit Aggregation”). The Shares of each Fund trade or are expected to trade on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Fund Shares will trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of shares of each Fund generally consists of cash only, although the Fund also reserves the right to permit or require the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) along with a specified cash payment (the “Cash Component”). Shares are redeemable only in Creation Unit Aggregations and, generally, in exchange for a basket Deposit Securities together with a Cash Component. Creation Units are aggregations of [ ] Shares of each Fund. In the event of the liquidation of any Fund, the Trust may lower the number of Shares in a Creation Unit.

EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING

There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary for each Fund to maintain the listing of its Shares will continue to be met. The Exchange will consider the suspension of trading and delisting of the Shares of a Fund from listing if, (i) following the initial 12-month period beginning at the commencement of trading of a Fund, there are fewer than 50 beneficial owners of the Shares of the Fund for 30 or more consecutive trading days; or (ii) such other event shall occur or condition exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further trading on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will remove the Shares of a Fund from listing and trading upon termination of such Fund.

The Funds’ continued listing on the Exchange or another stock exchange or market system is a condition of the exemptive relief the Funds obtained from the SEC to operate as an exchange-traded fund (“ETFs”), A Fund’s failure to be so listed would result in the termination of the Fund.

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the price levels of the Shares in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of each Fund.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

Investment Objectives

Each Fund has a distinct investment objective and policies that are distinct from the other series of the Trust. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s objective will be achieved.

All investment objectives and investment policies not specifically designated as fundamental may be changed without shareholder approval. Additional information about the Fund, its policies, and the investment instruments it may hold, is provided below.

The Funds’ share prices will fluctuate with market, economic and, to the extent applicable, foreign exchange conditions. The Funds should not be relied upon as a complete investment program.

Investment Restrictions

The investment restrictions set forth below have been adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) as fundamental policies that cannot be changed with respect to a Fund without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The investment objective of each Fund and all other investment policies or practices of the Fund are considered by the Trust not to be fundamental and accordingly may be changed without shareholder approval. For purposes of the 1940 Act, a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the lesser of the vote of (i) 67% or more of the Shares of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Shares of the Fund.

For purposes of the following limitations, any limitation which involves a maximum percentage shall not be considered violated unless an excess over the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition or encumbrance of securities or assets of, or borrowings by, a Fund.

As a matter of fundamental policy, a Fund (except as to any specific Fund otherwise noted below):

A. May not invest 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry or group of industries. The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any investment company that so concentrates. This limitation does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or shares of investment companies.

B. May borrow money, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

C. May make loans except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

D. May act as an underwriter of securities within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 (‘1933 Act”), to the extent permitted under the 1933 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

E. May not purchase or sell real estate or any interest therein to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

F. May not purchase physical commodities or contracts regarding physical commodities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

G. May issue senior securities, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.

Each Fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment restrictions or policy, invest some or all of its assets in a single ETF, open-end investment company or series thereof with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, restrictions and policies as the Fund.

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS

A discussion of the risks associated with an investment in each Fund is contained in the Funds’ Prospectus under the headings “Principal Risks Factors,” “Description of the Principal Risks of the Funds” and “Additional Risks.” The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, such sections of the Funds’ Prospectus.

General

Investment in each Fund should be made with an understanding that the value of the portfolio of securities held by such Fund may fluctuate in accordance with changes in the financial condition of the issuers of the portfolio securities, the value of common stocks generally and other factors.

Municipal Securities

A Fund may purchase municipal securities. Municipal securities include securities issued by, or on behalf of, the District of Columbia, the states, the territories (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands), commonwealths and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, and agencies, authorities and instrumentalities (collectively, “municipalities”). Municipal securities, which may be issued in various forms, including bonds and notes, are issued to obtain funds for various public purposes.

Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by municipalities. Typically, the interest payable on municipal bonds is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from U.S. federal income tax.

A Fund’s investments in municipal securities may be affected by political and economic developments within the applicable municipality and by the financial condition of the municipality. Certain of the issuers in which a Fund may invest have recently experienced, or may experience, significant financial difficulties and repeated credit rating downgrades. For example, Puerto Rico, in particular, has been experiencing significant financial difficulties, which have further strained Puerto Rico’s economic

stagnation and fiscal challenges (including budget deficits, underfunded pensions, high unemployment, population decline, significant debt service obligations, liquidity issues, and reduced access to financial markets). The default by issuers of Puerto Rico municipal securities on their obligations under securities held by a Fund may adversely affect the Fund and cause the Fund to lose the value of its investment in such securities.

Municipal bonds include securities from a variety of sectors, each of which has unique risks. They include, but are not limited to, general obligation bonds, limited obligation bonds, and revenue bonds (including industrial development bonds issued pursuant to U.S. federal tax law). General obligation bonds are obligations involving the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from such issuer's general revenues and not from any particular source. Limited obligation bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source. Revenue bonds are issued for either project or enterprise financings in which the bond issuer pledges to the bondholders the revenues generated by the operating projects financed from the proceeds of the bond issuance. Revenue bonds involve the credit risk of the underlying project or enterprise (or its corporate user) rather than the credit risk of the issuing municipality. Under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, certain limited obligation bonds are considered "private activity bonds" and interest paid on such bonds is treated as an item of tax preference for purposes of calculating U.S. federal alternative minimum tax liability. Tax exempt private activity bonds and industrial development bonds generally are also classified as revenue bonds and thus are not payable from the issuer's general revenues. The credit and quality of private activity bonds and industrial development bonds are usually related to the credit of the corporate user of the facilities. Payment of interest on and repayment of principal of such bonds are the responsibility of the corporate user (and/or any guarantor).

Some municipal bonds may be issued as variable or floating rate securities and may incorporate market-dependent liquidity features. Some longer-term municipal bonds give the investor the right to "put" or sell the security at par (face value) within a specified number of days following the investor's request—usually one to seven days. This demand feature enhances a security's liquidity by shortening its effective maturity and enables it to trade at a price equal to or very close to par. If a demand feature terminates prior to being exercised, a Fund would hold the longer-term security, which could experience substantially more volatility. Municipal bonds that are issued as variable or floating rate securities incorporating market-dependent liquidity features may have greater liquidity risk than other municipal bonds.

Some municipal bonds feature credit enhancements, such as lines of credit, letters of credit, municipal bond insurance, and standby bond purchase agreements ("SBPAs"). SBPAs include lines of credit that are issued by a third party, usually a bank, to enhance liquidity and ensure repayment of principal and any accrued interest if the underlying municipal bond should default. Municipal bond insurance, which is usually purchased by the bond issuer from a private, non-governmental insurance company, provides an unconditional and irrevocable assurance that the insured bond's principal and interest will be paid when due. Insurance does not guarantee the price of the bond or the share price of any Fund.

The credit rating of an insured bond may reflect the credit rating of the insurer, based on its claims-paying ability. The obligation of a municipal bond insurance company to pay a claim extends over the life of each insured bond. Although defaults on insured municipal bonds have historically been low and municipal bond insurers historically have met their claims, there is no assurance this will continue. A higher-than-expected default rate could strain the insurer's loss reserves and adversely affect its ability to pay claims to bondholders. The number of municipal bond insurers is relatively small, and not all of them have the highest credit rating. An SBPA can include a liquidity facility that is provided to pay the purchase price of any bonds that cannot be remarketed. The obligation of the liquidity provider (usually a bank) is only to advance funds to purchase tendered bonds that cannot be remarketed and does not cover

principal or interest under any other circumstances. The liquidity provider's obligations under the SBPA are usually subject to numerous conditions, including the continued creditworthiness of the underlying borrower or bond issuer.

Municipal bonds also include tender option bonds, which are municipal derivatives created by dividing the income stream provided by an underlying municipal bond to create two securities issued by a special-purpose trust, one short-term and one long-term. The interest rate on the short-term component is periodically reset. The short-term component has negligible interest rate risk, while the long-term component has all of the interest rate risk of the original bond. After income is paid on the short-term securities at current rates, the residual income goes to the long-term securities.

Therefore, rising short-term interest rates result in lower income for the longer-term portion, and vice versa. The longer-term components can be very volatile and may be less liquid than other municipal bonds of comparable maturity. These securities have been developed in the secondary market to meet the demand for short-term, tax-exempt securities.

Prices and yields on municipal bonds are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money-market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. A number of these factors, including the ratings of particular issues, are subject to change from time to time. Information about the financial condition of an issuer of municipal bonds may not be as extensive as that which is made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded. Tax Anticipation Notes are used to finance working capital needs of municipalities and are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenues, to be payable from these specific future taxes. They are usually general obligations of the issuer, secured by the taxing power for the payment of principal and interest.

Municipal securities also include various forms of notes. These notes include, but are not limited to, the following types:

Revenue anticipation notes which are issued in expectation of receipt of other kinds of revenue, such as federal revenues. They, also, are usually general obligations of the issuer.

Bond anticipation notes which are normally issued to provide interim financial assistance until long-term financing can be arranged. The long-term bonds then provide funds for the repayment of the notes.

Construction loan notes which are sold to provide construction financing for specific projects. After successful completion and acceptance, many projects receive permanent financing through the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") under the FNMA or GNMA.

Project notes which are instruments sold by HUD but issued by a state or local housing agency to provide financing for a variety of programs. They are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and generally carry a term of one year or less.

Short-term discount notes (tax-exempt commercial paper), which are short-term (365 days or less) promissory notes issued by municipalities to supplement their cash flow.

An entire issue of municipal securities may be purchased by one or a small number of institutional investors such as the Funds. Thus, the issue may not be said to be publicly offered. Unlike securities that must be registered under the 1933 Act prior to offer and sale, unless an exemption from such registration

is available, municipal securities that are not publicly offered may nevertheless be readily marketable. A secondary market may exist for municipal securities that were not publicly offered initially.

Municipal securities are subject to credit risk. Information about the financial condition of an issuer of municipal securities may not be as extensive as that which is made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded. Obligations of issuers of municipal securities are generally subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. Congress or state legislatures may seek to extend the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or to impose other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that, as a result of litigation or other conditions, the power or ability of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their municipal securities may be materially affected or their obligations may be found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for municipal securities or certain segments thereof, or of materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular bonds. Adverse economic, business, legal, or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund's municipal securities in the same manner.

An insolvent municipality may take steps to reorganize its debt, which might include extending debt maturities, reducing the amount of principal or interest, refinancing the debt or taking other measures that may significantly affect the rights of creditors and the value of the securities issued by the municipality and the value of a Fund’s investments in those securities. Under bankruptcy law, certain municipalities that meet specific conditions may be provided protection from creditors while they develop and negotiate plans for reorganizing their debts. U.S. bankruptcy law generally provides that individual U.S. states are not permitted to pass their own laws purporting to bind non-consenting creditors to a restructuring of a municipality’s indebtedness, and thus all such restructurings must be pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Municipal bankruptcies are relatively rare, and certain provisions of U.S. bankruptcy law governing such bankruptcies are unclear and remain untested. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory, neither Puerto Rico nor its subdivisions or agencies are eligible to file under U.S. bankruptcy law in order to seek protection from creditors or restructure their debt. Although recent Puerto Rico legislation that would have allowed certain Puerto Rico public corporations to seek protection from creditors and to restructure their debt should they become insolvent has been ruled unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review this ruling. If the U.S. Supreme Court permits municipalities or public corporations in Puerto Rico to restructure their outstanding obligations, it could adversely affect the Fund.

Municipal securities are subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the chance that security prices overall will decline over short or even long periods because of rising interest rates. Interest rate risk is higher for long-term bonds, whose prices are more sensitive to interest rate changes than are the prices of shorter-term bonds. Generally, prices of longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices of shorter maturity issues. Prices and yields on municipal securities are dependent on a variety of factors, such as the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the municipal securities market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. A number of these factors, including the ratings of particular issues, are subject to change from time to time.

Municipal bonds are subject to call risk. Call risk is the chance that during periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer will call—or repay—a higher-yielding bond before its maturity date. Forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, a Fund would experience a decline in income and lose the opportunity for additional price appreciation associated with falling rates. Call risk is generally high for long-term bonds. Municipal bonds may be deemed to be illiquid as determined by or in accordance with methods adopted by the Board.

The liquidity of municipal lease obligations purchased by the Funds will be determined pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board. Factors considered in making such determinations may include: the frequency of trades and quotes for the obligation; the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential buyers; the willingness of dealers to undertake to make a market in the security; the nature of marketplace trades; the obligation's rating; and, if the security is unrated, the factors generally considered by a rating agency. If municipal lease obligations are determined to be illiquid, then a Fund will limit its investment in these securities subject to its limitation on investments in illiquid securities.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 limited the types and volume of municipal securities qualifying for the U.S. federal income tax exemption for interest, and the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, treats tax-exempt interest on certain municipal securities as a tax preference item included in the alternative minimum tax base for corporate and non-corporate shareholders. In addition, all tax-exempt interest may result in or increase a corporation's liability under the corporate alternative minimum tax, because a portion of the difference between corporate "adjusted current earnings" and alternative minimum taxable income is treated as a tax preference item. Further, an issuer's failure to comply with the detailed and numerous requirements imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, after bonds have been issued may cause the retroactive revocation of the tax-exempt status of certain municipal securities after their issuance. The Funds intend to monitor developments in the municipal bond market to determine whether any defensive action should be taken.

Municipal lease obligations. Municipal lease obligations generally are issued to support a government's infrastructure by financing or refinancing equipment or property acquisitions or the construction, expansion or rehabilitation of public facilities. In such transactions, equipment or property is leased to a state or local government, which, in turn, pays lease payments to the lessor consisting of interest and principal payments on the obligations. Municipal lease obligations differ from other municipal securities because each year the lessee's governing body must appropriate (set aside) the money to make the lease payments. If the money is not appropriated, the issuer or the lessee typically can end the lease without penalty. If the lease is cancelled, investors who own the municipal lease obligations may not be paid.

The Fund may also gain exposure to municipal lease obligations through certificates of participation, which represent a proportionate interest in the payments under a specified lease or leases.

Because annual appropriations are required to make lease payments, municipal lease obligations generally are not subject to constitutional limitations on the issuance of debt, and may allow an issuer to increase government liabilities beyond constitutional debt limits. When faced with increasingly tight budgets, local governments have more discretion to curtail lease payments under a municipal lease obligation than they do to curtail payments on other municipal securities. If not enough money is appropriated to make the lease payments, the leased property may be repossessed as security for holders of the municipal lease obligations. If this happens, there is no assurance that the property's private sector or re-leasing value will be enough to make all outstanding payments on the municipal lease obligations or that the payments will continue to be tax-free.

While cancellation risk is inherent to municipal lease obligations, the Fund believes that this risk may be reduced, although not eliminated, by its policies on the credit quality of municipal securities in which it may invest.

Tax-exempt or qualified private activity and industrial development revenue bonds . Tax-exempt industrial development revenue and other similar bonds are part of a category of securities sometimes known as tax-exempt or qualified private activity bonds. These bonds are typically issued by or on behalf of public authorities to finance various privately operated facilities which are expected to benefit the municipality and its residents, such as business, manufacturing, housing, sports and pollution control, as well as public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports and parking. The payment of principal and interest is solely dependent on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of the facility or other property as security for payment. As a result, these bonds may involve a greater degree of corporate credit risk than other municipal securities.

Insurance

The Fund may also invest in insured municipal securities. Normally, the underlying rating of an insured security is one of the top three ratings of Fitch, Moody's or S&P. An insurer may insure municipal securities that are rated below the top three ratings or that are unrated if the securities otherwise meet the insurer's quality standards.

The Fund will only enter into a contract to buy an insured municipal security if either permanent insurance or an irrevocable commitment to insure the municipal security by a qualified municipal bond insurer is in place. The insurance feature guarantees the scheduled payment of principal and interest, but does not guarantee (i) the market value of the insured municipal security, (ii) the value of the Fund's shares, or (iii) the Fund's distributions.

Types of insurance. There are three types of insurance: new issue, secondary and portfolio. A new issue insurance policy is purchased by the issuer when the security is issued. A secondary insurance policy may be purchased by the Fund after a security is issued. With both new issue and secondary policies, the insurance continues in force for the life of the security and, thus, may increase the credit rating of the security, as well as its resale value. However, in response to market conditions rating agencies have lowered their ratings on some municipal bond insurers below BBB or withdrawn ratings. In such cases the insurance is providing little or no enhancement of credit or resale value to the municipal security and the security's rating will reflect the higher of the insurer rating or the underlying rating of the security.

The Fund may buy a secondary insurance policy at any time if the investment manager believes the insurance would be in the best interest of the Fund. The Fund is likely to buy a secondary insurance policy if, in the investment manager's opinion, the Fund could sell a security at a price that exceeds the current value of the security, without insurance, plus the cost of the insurance. The purchase of a secondary policy, if available, may enable the Fund to sell a defaulted security at a price similar to that of comparable securities that are not in default. The Fund would value a defaulted security covered by a secondary insurance policy at its market value.

The Fund also may buy a portfolio insurance policy. Unlike new issue and secondary insurance, which continue in force for the life of the security, portfolio insurance only covers securities while they are held by the Fund. If the Fund sells a security covered by portfolio insurance, the insurance protection on that security ends and, thus, cannot affect the resale value of the security. As a result, the Fund may continue to hold any security insured under a portfolio insurance policy that is in default or in significant risk of default and, absent any unusual or unforeseen circumstances as a result of the portfolio insurance policy, would likely value the defaulted security, or security for which there is a significant risk of default, at the same price as comparable securities that are not in default. While a defaulted security is held in the Fund's portfolio, the Fund continues to pay the insurance premium on the security but also collects interest payments from the insurer and retains the right to collect the full amount of principal from the insurer when the security comes due.

The insurance premium the Fund pays for a portfolio insurance policy is a Fund expense. The premium is payable monthly and is adjusted for purchases and sales of covered securities during the month. If the Fund fails to pay its premium, the insurer may take action against the Fund to recover any premium payments that are due. The insurer may not change premium rates for securities covered by a portfolio insurance policy, regardless of the issuer's ability or willingness to meet its obligations.

Qualified municipal bond insurers. Insurance policies may be issued by a qualified municipal bond insurer. The bond insurance industry is a regulated industry. Any bond insurer must be licensed in each state in order to write financial guarantees in that jurisdiction. Regulations vary from state to state. Most regulators, however, require minimum standards of solvency and limitations on leverage and investment of assets. Regulators also place restrictions on the amount an insurer can guarantee in relation to the insurer's capital base. Neither the Fund nor the investment manager makes any representations as to the ability of any insurance company to meet its obligation to the Fund if called upon to do so.

If an insurer is called upon to pay the principal or interest on an insured security that is due for payment but that has not been paid by the issuer, the terms of payment would be governed by the provisions of the insurance policy. After payment, the insurer becomes the owner of the security, appurtenant coupon, or right to payment of principal or interest on the security and is fully subrogated to all of the Fund's rights with respect to the security, including the right to payment. The insurer's rights to the security or to payment of principal or interest are limited, however, to the amount the insurer has paid.

State regulators have from time to time required municipal bond insurers to suspend claims payments on outstanding insurance in force. Certain municipal bond insurers have withdrawn from the market. Consequently, there may be insufficient qualified bond insurers (rated BBB or better) offering insurance on new issues of municipal securities so that the Insured Fund may be unable to find sufficient insured municipal securities. These circumstances have led to a decrease in the supply of insured municipal securities and a consolidation among municipal bond insurers concentrating the insurance company credit risk on securities in the Fund's portfolio amongst fewer municipal bond insurers. Due to this consolidation, events involving one or more municipal bond insurers could have a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by the insurer and on the municipal markets as a whole.

Money Market Instruments

A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality money market instruments on an ongoing basis, or as collateral for financial instrument, for liquidity purposes, for cash management, or to earn interest. The instruments in which the Fund may invest include: (1) short-term obligations issued by the U.S. government; (2) negotiable certificates of deposit (“CDs”), fixed time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of U.S. and foreign banks and similar institutions; (3) commercial paper rated at the date of purchase “Prime-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-1+” or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc., a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Advisor; (4) repurchase agreements; and (5) money market mutual funds. CDs are short-term negotiable obligations of commercial banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Banker’s acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Tax Risks

As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in Shares of a Fund will be taxed. The tax information in the Prospectus and this SAI is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in Shares of a Fund.

Cyber Security

With the increasing use of the Internet and technology in connection with the Funds’ operations, the Funds have become potentially more susceptible to greater operational and information security risks through breaches in cyber security. Cyber security breaches include, without limitation, infection by computer viruses and unauthorized access to the Funds’ systems through “hacking” or other means for the purpose of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operations to be disrupted. Cyber security breaches may also occur in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as denial-of-service attacks or situations where authorized individuals intentionally or unintentionally release confidential information stored on the Funds’ systems. A cyber security breach may cause disruptions and impact the Funds’ business operations, which could potentially result in financial losses, inability to determine a Fund’s NAV, impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violation of applicable law, regulatory penalties and/or fines, compliance and other costs.

The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result. Further, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent future cyber incidents. In addition, because the Funds work closely with third-party service providers (e.g., custodians and unaffiliated sub-advisers), indirect cyber security breaches at such third-party service providers may subject Fund shareholders to the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Further, indirect cyber security breaches at an issuer of securities in which a Fund invests may similarly negatively impact Fund shareholders because of a decrease in the value of these securities. While the Funds have established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security breaches, there can be no assurances that such measures will be successful particularly since the Funds do not control the cyber security systems of issuers or third-party service providers. The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

Liquidation of Funds

The Board may determine to close and liquidate a Fund at any time, which may have adverse consequences for shareholders. In the event of the liquidation of a Fund, shareholders will receive a liquidating distribution in cash or in-kind equal to their proportionate interest in the Fund. A liquidating distribution may be a taxable event to shareholders, resulting in a gain or loss for tax purposes, depending upon a shareholder's basis in his or her shares of the Fund. A shareholder of a liquidating Fund will not be entitled to any refund or reimbursement of expenses borne, directly or indirectly, by the shareholder (such as sales loads, account fees, or fund expenses), and a shareholder may receive an amount in liquidation less than the shareholder’s original investment.

MANAGEMENT

Board Responsibilities. The business of the Trust is managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board has considered and approved contracts, as described herein, under which certain companies provide essential management and administrative services to the Trust. The day-to-day business of the Trust, including the day-to-day management of risk, is performed by the service providers of the Trust, such as the Advisor, Sub-Advisor, Distributor and Administrator. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, has oversight responsibility with respect to the risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify

and eliminate or mitigate the potential effects of risks such as events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Trust or the Funds. The Board’s role in risk management oversight begins before the inception of an investment portfolio, at which time the Advisor and Sub-Advisor present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the investment portfolio. Additionally, the Advisor and Sub-Advisor provide the Board with an overview of, among other things, the respective firm’s investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board oversees the risk management of the investment portfolio’s operations, in part, by requesting periodic reports from and otherwise communicating with various personnel of the service providers, including the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and the independent registered public accounting firm of the Trust. The Board and, with respect to identified risks that relate to its scope of expertise, the Audit Committee of the Board, oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Funds may be exposed.

Under the overall supervision of the Board and the Audit Committee (discussed in more detail below), the service providers to the Trust employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify risks relevant to the operations of the Trust and the Funds to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust’s business and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that activity.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor and Sub-Advisor and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on at least an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Sub-Advisor, the Board receives detailed information from the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. Among other things, the Board regularly considers each of the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisor’s adherence to each Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with various policies and procedures of the Trust and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about each Fund’s performance and investments.

The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer meets regularly with the Board to review and discuss compliance and other issues. At least annually, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Advisor and Sub-Advisor. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

The Board receives reports from the Trust’s service providers regarding operational risks, portfolio valuation and other matters. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the financial statements of the Funds, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the Trust and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Trust’s internal controls.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve each Fund’s goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, despite the periodic reports the Board receives and the Board’s discussions with the service providers to the Trust, it may not be made aware of all of the relevant information of a particular risk. Most of the Trust’s investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Advisor and other service

providers each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Trust’s and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board’s risk management oversight is subject to substantial limitations.

Members of the Board and Officers of the Trust. Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust, term of office, portfolios supervised and the principal occupations and other directorships for a minimum of the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as members of the Board and as Executive Officers of the Trust. Also included below is the term of office for each of the Executive Officers of the Trust. The members of the Board serve as Trustees for the life of the Trust or until retirement, removal, or their office is terminated pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.

The Chairman of the Board, Adam Patti, is an interested person of the Trust as that term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the “Interested Trustee”) because of his affiliation with the Advisor. Three of the Trustees, Reena Aggarwal, Michael Pignataro and Paul Schaeffer, and their immediate family members have no affiliation or business connection with the Advisor or the Funds’ principal underwriter or any of their affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Advisor or the Funds’ principal underwriter. These Trustees are not Interested Persons of the Trust and are referred to herein as “Independent Trustees.”

There is an Audit Committee and Nominating Committee of the Board, each of which is chaired by an Independent Trustee and comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Committee chair for each is responsible for running the Committee meeting, formulating agendas for those meetings, and coordinating with management to serve as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management on matters within the scope of the responsibilities of such Committee as set forth in its Board-approved charter. There is a Valuation Committee, which is comprised of the Independent Trustees and representatives of the Advisor to take action in connection with the valuation of portfolio securities held by a Fund in accordance with the Board-approved Valuation Procedures. The Board has determined that this leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the series of the Trust. The Board made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the Independent Trustees constitute a majority of the Board, the assets under management of the series of the Trust, the number of portfolios overseen by the Board and the total number of trustees on the Board.

Independent Trustees

Name and Year of Birth ⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served ⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee ⁽³⁾	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Reena Aggarwal 1957	Trustee	Since August 2008	Robert E. McDonough Professor (2003 to present) and Professor of Finance, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University (2000 to present); Co-Chair of Board, Social Innovations and Public Service Fund, Georgetown University (2012 to present); and Director, Brightwood Capital Advisors, L.P. (2013 to present).	21	FBR & Co. (2011 to present) Hennessy Funds Trust (fka The FBR Funds) (2006 to 2011)

Michael A. Pignataro,

1959

Trustee

Since
April 2015

Proprietor, Countless Collectables LLC (online retailer) (2009 to present); Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2001 to 2012); and Chief Financial Officer, Credit Suisse Funds (1996 to 2013).

The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund) (2015 to present)

Paul D. Schaeffer,

1951

Trustee

Since
April 2015

President, AlphaHut (dba Aspiring Solution Partners) (financial services consulting) (2013 to present); Managing Director, Forward Management LLC (asset management) (2010 to 2013); and President, Reflow) Management (mutual fund service provider (2008 to 2010).

Context Capital Funds (mutual fund trust) (2014 to present); PopTech! (conference operator) (2012 to present)

Interested Trustee

Name and
Year of Birth ⁽¹⁾

Position(s)
Held with
Trust

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time
Served ⁽²⁾

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee ⁽³⁾

Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
(Past 5 Years)

Adam S. Patti
1970 ⁽⁴⁾

Chairman
and Trustee

President and
Principal
Executive
Officer

Since
November 2008

Since
July 2008

Chairman, Trustee, President and Principal Executive, IndexIQ Trust (2008 to present); Chief Executive Officer, the Advisor (2007 to present); and Chief Executive Officer, IndexIQ (2006 to present).

None

Other Officers

Name and Year of Birth ⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served ⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Kevin M. Bopp 1969	Chief Compliance Officer	Since January 2017	Chief Compliance Officer, IndexIQ (since January 2017); Chief Compliance Officer (since January 2016), Director and Associate General Counsel (2011 to 2014) and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel (2010 to 2011), New York Life Investment Management LLC; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, MainStay VP Funds Trust, MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (since 2014); Assistant Secretary, MainStay Funds, MainStay Funds Trust and MainStay VP Funds Trust (2010 to 2014), MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (2011 to 2014).
Matthew V. Curtin, 1982	Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	Since June 2015	Legal Counsel, IndexIQ (since June 2015); Chief Compliance Officer, IndexIQ, IndexIQ Trust, IndexIQ ETF Trust and IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (June 2015 to January 2017); Associate General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company (since February 2015); Associate, Dechert LLP (2007 to 2015).

David L. Fogel 1971	Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Executive Vice President	Since October 2008 Since June 2011	Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, IndexIQ Trust (2008 to present); Executive Vice President, IndexIQ Trust (2011 to present); President (2013 to present) and Executive Vice President (2006 to 2013), IndexIQ; and formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, IndexIQ Trust (2008-2015).

(1)

The address of each Trustee or officer is c/o IndexIQ, 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710, Rye Brook, New York 10573.

(2)

Trustees and Officers serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

(3)

The Funds are part of a “fund complex” as defined in the 1940 Act. The fund complex includes all open-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this SAI, the fund complex consists of the Trust’s Funds, the series of the IndexIQ ETF Trust advised by the Advisor and the series of the IndexIQ Trust advised by the Advisor.

(4)

Mr. Patti is an “interested person” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) because of his affiliation with the Advisor.

The Board met [ ] times during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017.

Description of Standing Board Committees

Audit Committee. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee are the appointment, compensation and oversight of the Trust’s independent auditors, including the resolution of disagreements regarding financial reporting between Trust management and such independent auditors. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation, to (i) oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Trust and its internal control over financial reporting and, as the Committee deems appropriate, to inquire into the internal control over financial reporting of certain third-party service providers; (ii) oversee the quality and integrity of the financial statements and the independent audits of the series of the Trust; (iii) oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Trust’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Trust’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (iv) approve prior to appointment the engagement of the Trust’s independent auditors and, in connection therewith, to review and evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the Trust’s independent auditors; and (v) act as a liaison between the Trust’s independent auditors and the full Board. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. All of the Independent Trustees serve on the Trust’s Audit Committee. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017, the Audit Committee met [ ] times.

Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee has been established to: (i) assist the Board in matters involving mutual fund governance and industry practices; (ii) select and nominate candidates for appointment or election to serve as Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or its Advisor or distributor (as defined by the 1940 Act); and (iii) advise the Board on ways to improve its effectiveness. All of the Independent Trustees serve on the Nominating Committee. As stated above, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until the occurrence of certain events. In filling Board vacancies, the Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Nominee recommendations should be submitted to the Trust at its mailing address stated in the Fund’s Prospectus and should be directed to the attention of the IndexIQ ETF Trust Nominating Committee. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017, the Nominating Committee met [ ] time.

Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee shall oversee the implementation of the Trust’s Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee shall make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board as specified in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee has appointed the Advisor Fair Valuation Committee to deal in the first instance with questions that arise or cannot be resolved under the Valuation Procedures. All of the Independent Trustees serve on the Trust’s Valuation Committee. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017, the Valuation Committee met [ ] times.

Individual Trustee Qualifications

The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Trust and its series provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the series of the Trust, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Patti should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he has gained as Chief Executive Officer of the Advisor and Chief Executive Officer of IndexIQ, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as chairman and trustee of the Trust’s series since 2008.

The Trust has concluded that Ms. Aggarwal should serve as trustee of the Trust and as the audit committee financial expert because of the experience she has gained as a professor of finance and deputy dean at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, her service as trustee for another mutual fund family, the experience she has gained serving as trustee of the Trust’s series since 2008 and her general expertise with respect to financial matters and accounting principles.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Pignataro should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he has gained as a businessman and, in particular, his prior service in the financial services industry as a Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer of the Credit Suisse Funds.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Schaeffer should serve as trustee of the Trust because of his experience in the financial services industry, including his experience as a director of and service provider to investment companies.

Board Compensation

For each in-person quarterly Board Meeting, each Independent Trustee receives $5,000. For each additional in-person meeting, each Independent Trustee receives $3,000 and for any phone meeting, each Independent Trustee receives $2,000. As Audit Committee chair, Ms. Aggarwal receives an annual stipend of $10,000. In addition, the Independent Trustees are reimbursed for all reasonable travel expenses relating to their attendance at the Board Meetings. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the compensation of each Trustee for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017:

Name and Position	Aggregate Compensation From The Trust	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Trust Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation From Trust and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees ⁽¹⁾

Reena Aggarwal, Trustee	$[ ]	N/A	N/A	$[ ]
Michael A. Pignataro, Trustee	$[ ]	N/A	N/A	$[ ]
Paul D. Schaeffer, Trustee	$[ ]	N/A	N/A	$[ ]

Adam S. Patti, Trustee & Chairman	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

(1)	“Fund Complex” consists of all mutual funds and ETFs advised by the Advisor and its affiliate advisors.

Code of Ethics

The Trust, its Advisor, Sub-Advisor and principal underwriter have each adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that permit personnel subject to their particular codes of ethics to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES

The Board believes that the voting of proxies on securities held by the Funds is an important element of the overall investment process. As such, the Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by each series of the Trust to the Advisor. The Advisor will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, a summary of which is included in Appendix A to this Statement of Additional Information. The Board will periodically review each series’ proxy voting record.

The Trust is required to disclose annually the series’ complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX covering the period July 1 through June 30 and file it with the SEC no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s Form N-PX will be available at no charge upon request by calling 1-888-474-7725. It will also be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Funds have not commenced operations and there are no owners of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Funds.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Management.”

Advisor

IndexIQ Advisors LLC serves as investment advisor to each series of the Trust, including the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Trust, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor, subject to the supervision of the Board and in concert with the Sub-Advisor, provides an investment program for each Fund and is responsible for the investment of each Fund’s assets in conformity with the stated investment policies. The Advisor is responsible for the supervision of the Sub-Advisor and its management of the investment portfolio of each of the Funds. The Advisor also arranges for the provision of distribution, sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, administration and all other services necessary for the series of the Trust to operate.

The Advisory Agreement will continue in effect with respect to the Funds from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Funds’ outstanding voting securities or a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Trust, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically if assigned (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Advisory Agreement is also terminable with respect to the Fund at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on 60 days’ written notice to the Advisor or by the Advisor on 60 days’ written notice to the Trust.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive a fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate for the Fund of [ ]% based on a percentage of its average daily net assets.

In consideration of the fees paid with respect to the Fund and the other series of the Trust, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Trust, except (i) brokerage and other transaction expenses, including taxes; (ii) extraordinary legal fees or expenses, such as those for litigation or arbitration; (iii) compensation and expenses of the Independent Trustees, counsel to the Independent Trustees, and the Trust’s chief compliance officer; (iv) extraordinary expenses; (v) distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act; and (vi) the advisory fee payable to the Advisor hereunder.

As of the date of this SAI, the Fund have not commenced operations and, therefore, have not yet incurred any advisory fees under the Advisory Agreement.

In addition to providing advisory services, under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor also: (i) supervises all non-advisory operations of the Funds and the other series of the Trust; (ii) provides personnel to perform such executive, administrative and clerical services as are reasonably necessary to provide effective administration of the Funds and the other series of the Trust; (iii) arranges for (a) the preparation of all required tax returns, (b) the preparation and submission of reports to existing shareholders, (c) the periodic updating of prospectuses and statements of additional information and (d) the preparation of reports to be filed with the SEC and other regulatory authorities; (iv) maintains the records of the Fund and the other series of the Trust; and (v) provides office space and all necessary office equipment and services.

Expense Limitation Agreement

The Advisor has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Funds under which it has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and to assume other expenses of each Fund in an amount that limits “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, dividends paid on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to not more than [ ]% of the average daily net assets of a Fund for the twelve months ending [ ].

Sub-Advisor

MacKay Shields LLC, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as investment sub-advisor to the Fund pursuant to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). The Sub-Advisor is responsible for placing purchase and sale orders and shall make investment decisions for the Fund, subject to the supervision by the Advisor and the Board. For its services, the Sub-Advisor is compensated by the Advisor. As of [ ], the Sub-Advisor managed approximately $[ ] billion in assets.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in effect with respect to the Fund from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities or a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Trust, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically if assigned (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Sub-Advisory Agreement is also terminable with respect to the Fund at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on 60 days’ written notice to the Sub-Advisor or by the Sub-Advisor on 60 days’ written notice to the Advisor.

Portfolio Managers

The Sub-Advisor acts as portfolio manager for the Fund. Subject to the supervision of the Advisor and the Board, the Sub-Advisor will supervise and manage the investment portfolios of the Fund and will direct the purchase and sale of its investment securities. The Sub-Advisor utilizes a team of investment professionals acting together to manage the assets of the Fund. The team meets regularly to review portfolio holdings and to discuss purchase and sale activity. The team adjusts holdings in the portfolio as they deem appropriate in the pursuit of the Fund’s investment objective.

The following portfolio managers are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds: John Loffredo, Robert DiMella, Michael Petty, John Lawlor, Scott Sprauer, and David Dowden.

Other Accounts Managed

The following table provides additional information about other portfolios or accounts managed by the Funds’ portfolio managers as of [ ].

Total number of other accounts managed by the portfolio manager within each category below and the total assets in the accounts managed within each category below.

Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies		Other Pooled Investment Vehicles		Other Accounts
	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($mm)	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($mm)	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($mm)
John Loffredo	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Robert DiMella	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Michael Petty	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
David Dowden	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Scott Sprauer	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
John Lawlor	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Material Conflicts Of Interest

Because the portfolio managers may manage multiple portfolios for multiple clients, the potential for conflicts of interest exists. Each portfolio manager may manage portfolios having substantially the same investment style as the Fund. However, the portfolios managed by a portfolio manager may not have portfolio compositions identical to those of the Fund managed by the portfolio manager due, for example, to specific investment limitations or guidelines present in some portfolios or accounts, but not others. The portfolio managers may purchase securities for one portfolio and not another portfolio, and the performance of securities purchased for one portfolio may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other portfolios. A portfolio manager may place transactions on behalf of other accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the Fund, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the Fund, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the Fund depending on market conditions. For example, a portfolio manager may purchase a security in one portfolio while appropriately selling that same security in another portfolio. In addition, some of these portfolios have fee structures that are or have the potential to be higher than the advisory fees paid by the Fund, which can cause potential conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities between the Fund and the other accounts. However, the compensation structure for portfolio managers does not generally provide incentive to favor one account over another because that part of a manager’s bonus based on performance is not based on the performance of one account to the exclusion of others. There are many other factors considered in determining the portfolio managers’ bonus and there is no formula that is applied to weight the factors listed (see “Compensation”). In addition, current trading practices do not allow the Sub-Advisor to intentionally favor one portfolio over another as trades are executed as trade orders are received. Portfolio’s rebalancing dates also generally vary between fund families. Program trades created from the portfolio rebalance are executed at market on close.

Certain portfolio managers who are responsible for managing certain institutional accounts of the Sub-Advisor share a performance fee based on the performance of the account. These accounts are distinguishable from the Fund because they use techniques that are not permitted for the Fund, such as short sales and leveraging. To address potential conflicts of interest between the clients and the portfolio manager, the Sub-Advisor developed Allocation Procedures, Codes of Ethics and Policies and Procedures for Portfolio Management and Trades in Securities to assist and guide the portfolio managers and other investment personnel when faced with a conflict. Although the Sub-Advisor has adopted such policies

and procedures to provide for equitable treatment of trading activity and to ensure that investment opportunities are allocated in a manner that is fair and appropriate, it is possible that unforeseen or unusual circumstances may arise that may require different treatment between the Fund and other accounts managed.

Compensation

The Sub-Advisor primarily pays fixed compensation through a portfolio manager’s annual salary, which is paid in monthly installments in arrears. Salaries are set by reference to a range of factors, taking account of seniority and responsibilities and the market rate of pay for the relevant position. Annual salaries are set at competitive levels to attract and maintain the best professional talent. Variable or incentive compensation, both cash bonus and deferred awards, are a significant component of total compensation for portfolio managers at the Sub-Advisor. Incentive compensation received by portfolio managers is based on both quantitative and qualitative factors. This approach instills a strong sense of commitment towards the overall success of the firm. Deferred awards are provided to attract, retain,

motivate and reward key personnel. As such, the Sub-Advisor maintains a phantom equity plan and awards vest and pay out after several years. Thus, portfolio managers share in the results and success of the firm. The Sub-Advisor maintains an employee benefit program, including health and non-health insurance, and a 401k defined contribution plan for all of its employees regardless of their job title, responsibilities or seniority.

The Sub-Advisor does not align the portfolio managers’ compensation to the investment performance of specific funds or of other accounts they manage. The compensation received by portfolio managers is based on both quantitative and qualitative factors. The quantitative factors may include: (i) investment performance; (ii) assets under management; (iii) revenues and profitability; and (iv) industry benchmarks. The qualitative factors include, among others, leadership, adherence to the firm’s policies and procedures, and contribution to the firm’s goals and objectives. To the extent that an increase in the size of a fund or another account managed by a portfolio manager has a positive impact on revenues/profitability, a portfolio manager’s compensation may also increase. There is no difference between the method used in determining portfolio managers’ compensation with respect to the Fund and other accounts they manage. We do not believe the compensation structure provides an incentive for an employee who provides services to a fund to take undue risks in managing the assets of the Fund.

Ownership of Securities

The portfolio managers do not own Shares of any Fund.

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent and Securities Lending Agent

Under the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Fund Administrator” or “Administrator”) serves as Administrator for the Funds. BNY Mellon’s principal address is 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286. Under the Administration Agreement, BNY Mellon provides necessary administrative, legal, tax, accounting services, and financial reporting for the maintenance and operations of the Trust and each Fund. In addition, BNY Mellon makes available the office space, equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such services.

BNY Mellon supervises the overall administration of the Trust and the Funds, including, among other responsibilities, assisting in the preparation and filing of documents required for compliance by the Funds with applicable laws and regulations and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds. BNY Mellon provides persons satisfactory to the Board to serve as officers of the Trust.

The Funds are newly formed and have not paid any fees for administration services as of the date of this SAI.

BNY Mellon serves as custodian of Funds’ assets (the “Custodian”). The Custodian has agreed to (1) make receipts and disbursements of money on behalf of the Funds; (2) collect and receive all income and other payments and distributions on account of each Fund’s portfolio investments; (3) respond to correspondence from Fund shareholders and others relating to its duties; and (4) make periodic reports to each Fund concerning the Fund’s operations. The Custodian does not exercise any supervisory function over the purchase and sale of securities. The Advisor pays the Custodian fees out of the Advisor’s unified management fee.

BNY Mellon serves as transfer agent and dividend paying agent for the Funds (the “Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent has agreed to (1) issue and redeem Shares of the Funds; (2) make dividend and other distributions to shareholders of the Funds; (3) respond to correspondence by Fund shareholders and others

relating to its duties; (4) maintain shareholder accounts; and (5) make periodic reports to the Funds. The Advisor pays the Transfer Agent out of the Advisor’s unified management fee.

BNY Mellon is the principal operating subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

As compensation for the foregoing services, BNY Mellon receives certain out of pocket costs, transaction fees and asset based fees, which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Trust.

BNY Mellon also serves as the Trust’s securities lending agent pursuant to a Securities Lending Authorization Agreement. As compensation for providing securities lending services, BNY Mellon receives a portion of the income earned by the Fund on collateral investments in connection with the lending program.

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc., the Distributor, is located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). NYLIFE Distributors LLC has entered into a Services Agreement with ALPS to distribute the Funds.

Shares will be continuously offered for sale by the Trust through the Distributor only in whole Creation Units, as described in the section of this SAI entitled “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units.” The Distributor also acts as an agent for the Trust. The Distributor will deliver a prospectus to persons purchasing Shares in Creation Units and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

As compensation for the foregoing services, the Distributor receives certain out of pocket costs, transaction fees and asset based fees, which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Trust.

Under the Service and Distribution Plan, and as required by Rule 12b-1, the Trustees will receive and review after the end of each calendar quarter a written report provided by the Distributor of the amounts expended under the Plan and the purpose for which such expenditures were made.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, located at PricewaterhouseCoopers Center, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will perform the annual audit of the Funds’ financial statements.

Legal Counsel

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, 250 West 55 ^th Street, New York, New York 10019, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Funds.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

Subject to the general supervision by the Board, the Advisor is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, the selection of brokers and dealers to effect the transactions, which may be affiliates of the Advisor, and the negotiation of brokerage commissions. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealers who receive compensation for their services in conformity with the 1940 Act, the Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations thereunder. Compensation may also be paid in connection with riskless principal transactions (in NASDAQ or over-the-counter securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency NASDAQ or over-the-counter transactions executed with an electronic communications network or an alternative trading system.

The Funds will give primary consideration to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions in implementing trading policy. Consistent with this policy, when securities transactions are traded on an exchange, the Funds’ policy will be to pay commissions which are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. The Advisor believes that a requirement always to seek the lowest possible commission cost could impede effective portfolio management and preclude the Funds from obtaining a high quality of brokerage services. In seeking to determine the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, the Advisor will rely upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and on its judgment in evaluating the brokerage and research services received from the broker effecting the transaction. Such determinations will be necessarily subjective and imprecise, as in most cases an exact dollar value for those services is not ascertainable.

The Advisor does not consider sales of Shares by broker-dealers as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions.

On occasions when the Advisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as its other customers (including any other fund or other investment company or advisory account for which the Advisor acts as investment advisor or sub-investment advisor), the Advisor, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for a Fund with those to be sold or purchased for such other customers in order to obtain the best net price and most favorable execution under the circumstances. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Advisor in the manner it considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Funds and such other customers. In some instances, this procedure may adversely affect the price and size of the position obtainable for the Funds.

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

Portfolio Disclosure Policy

The Trust has adopted a Portfolio Holdings Policy (the “Policy”) designed to govern the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings and the use of material non-public information about Fund holdings. The Policy applies to all officers, employees and agents of the Funds, including the Advisor. The Policy is designed to ensure that the disclosure of information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is consistent with applicable legal requirements and otherwise in the best interest of each Fund.

As ETFs, information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is made available on a daily basis in accordance with the provisions of any Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)

applicable to the Funds, regulations of the Funds’ Listing Exchange and other applicable SEC regulations, orders and no-action relief. Such information typically reflects all or a portion of a Fund’s anticipated portfolio holdings as of the next Business Day. This information is used in connection with the Creation and Redemption process and is disseminated on a daily basis through the facilities of the Listing Exchange, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (the “NSCC”) and/or third party service providers.

Each Fund will disclose on the Funds’ website (www.iqetfs.com) at the start of each Business Day the identities and quantities of the securities and other assets held by each Fund that will form the basis of the Fund’s calculation of its net asset value (“NAV”) on that Business Day. The portfolio holdings so disclosed will be based on information as of the close of business on the prior Business Day and/or trades that have been completed prior to the opening of business on that Business Day and that are expected to settle on the Business Day. Online disclosure of such holdings is publicly available at no charge.

Daily access to each Fund’s portfolio holdings is permitted to personnel of the Advisor, the Distributor and the Funds’ administrator, custodian and accountant and other agents or service providers of the trust who have need of such information in connection with the ordinary course of their respective duties to the Funds. The Funds Chief Compliance Officer may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings.

Each Fund will disclose its complete portfolio holdings schedule in public filings with the SEC on a quarterly basis, based on the Fund’s fiscal year, within sixty (60) days of the end of the quarter, and will provide that information to shareholders, as required by federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.

No person is authorized to disclose a Fund’s portfolio holdings or other investment positions except in accordance with the Policy. The Trust’s Board reviews the implementation of the Policy on a periodic basis.

INDICATIVE INTRA-DAY VALUE

The approximate value of the Funds’ investments on a per-Share basis, the Indicative Intra-Day Value or IIV, is disseminated by the Exchange every 15 seconds during hours of trading on the Exchange. The IIV should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of NAV because the IIV will be calculated by an independent third party calculator and may not be calculated in the exact same manner as NAV, which is computed daily.

The Exchange calculates the IIV during hours of trading on the Exchange by dividing the “Estimated Fund Value” as of the time of the calculation by the total number of outstanding Shares. “Estimated Fund Value” is the sum of the estimated amount of cash held in a Fund’s portfolio, the estimated amount of accrued interest owing to a Fund and the estimated value of the securities held in a Fund’s portfolio, minus the estimated amount of liabilities. The IIV will be calculated based on the same portfolio holdings disclosed on the Funds’ website. In determining the estimated value for each of the component securities, the IIV will use last sale, market prices or other methods that would be considered appropriate for pricing equity securities held by registered investment companies.

Although Funds provide the independent third party calculator with information to calculate the IIV, the Funds are not involved in the actual calculation of the IIV and are not responsible for the calculation or dissemination of the IIV. The Funds make no warranty as to the accuracy of the IIV.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SHARES

Organization and Description of Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and registered investment company. The Trust was organized on January 30, 2008, and has authorized capital of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of no par value which may be issued in more than one class or series.

Under Delaware law, the Trust is not required to hold an annual shareholders meeting if the 1940 Act does not require such a meeting. Generally, there will not be annual meetings of Trust shareholders. If requested by shareholders of at least 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Trust, the Trust will call a meeting of the Trust’s shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a Trustee and will assist in communications with other Trust shareholders. Shareholders holding two-thirds of Shares outstanding may remove Trustees from office by votes cast at a meeting of Trust shareholders or by written consent.

All Shares will be freely transferable; provided, however, that Shares may not be redeemed individually, but only in Creation Units. The Shares will not have preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights, and none of the Shares will have any preference to conversion, exchange, dividends, retirements, liquidation, redemption or any other feature. Shares have equal voting rights, except that, if the Trust creates additional funds, only Shares of that fund may be entitled to vote on a matter affecting that particular fund. Trust shareholders are entitled to require the Trust to redeem Creation Units if such shareholders are Authorized Participants. The Declaration of Trust confers upon the Board the power, by resolution, to alter the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit or to specify that Shares of the Trust may be individually redeemable. The Trust reserves the right to adjust the stock prices of Shares to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any such adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits which would have no effect on the net assets of the Funds.

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust disclaims liability of the shareholders or the officers of the Trust for acts or obligations of the Trust which are binding only on the assets and property of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification by the Trust for all loss and expense of the Funds’ shareholders held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. The risk of a Trust’s shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Funds themselves would not be able to meet the Trust’s obligations and this risk should be considered remote. If a Fund does not grow to a size to permit it to be economically viable, the Fund may cease operations. In such an event, shareholders may be required to liquidate or transfer their Shares at an inopportune time and shareholders may lose money on their investment.

Book Entry Only System

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information.”

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) acts as securities depository for the Fund’s Shares. Shares of the Fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities’ certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, LLC (the “NYSE”) and

FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

Beneficial ownership of shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the Shares of the Fund held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participants a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all Shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in shares of the Fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost. The DTC Participants’ rules and policies are made publicly available through its website at: www.dtcc.com .

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

Creation

The Trust issues and sells Shares of the Fund only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, at their NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined below), for an order received in proper form.

A “Business Day” with respect to the Fund is any day on which the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. As of the date of the Prospectus, the NYSE observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day (Washington’s Birthday), Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

In-Kind Deposits. The Fund reserves the right to require an in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities – the Deposit Securities — for each Creation Unit constituting a substantial replication, or a representation, of the securities included in the Fund’s portfolio and an amount of cash — the Cash Component — computed as described below. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. If the Cash Component is a positive number ( i.e. , the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number ( i.e. , the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash from the Fund in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities.

The Administrator, through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) (discussed below), makes available on each Business Day, immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Fund. Such Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, in order to effect creations of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities is made available.

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Fund Deposit for the Fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the portfolio managers with a view to the investment objective of the Fund. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash — i.e. , a “cash in lieu” amount — to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process (discussed below), or which may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting.

In addition to the list of names and numbers of securities constituting the current Deposit Securities of a Fund Deposit, the Administrator, through the NSCC, also makes available on each Business Day, the estimated Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per outstanding Creation Unit of the Fund.

Procedures for Creation of Creation Units. To be eligible to place orders to create a Creation Unit of a Fund, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party”, i.e. , a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “Book Entry Only System”), and, in each case, must have executed an agreement with the Trust, the Distributor and the Administrator with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units (“Participant Agreement”) (discussed below). A

Participating Party and DTC Participant are collectively referred to as an “Authorized Participant.” Investors should contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants that have signed a Participant Agreement with the Fund. All Shares of the Fund, however created, will be entered on the records of DTC in the name of Cede & Co. for the account of a DTC Participant.

All orders to create Creation Units must be placed for one or more Creation Unit size aggregations of shares (50,000 in the case of the Funds). All orders to create Creation Units, whether through the Clearing Process (through a Participating Party) or outside the Clearing Process (through a DTC Participant), must be received by the Distributor no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, in each case on the date such order is placed in order for the creation of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of Shares of the Fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the “Transmittal Date”. Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, as described below (see “Placement of Creation Orders Using Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside Clearing Process”). Severe economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure, may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

Orders to create Creation Units of the Fund shall be placed with an Authorized Participant, as applicable, in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, i.e. , to provide for payments of cash, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of the Fund have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. At any given time there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement. Those placing orders for Creation Units through the Clearing Process should afford sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to the Distributor prior to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Transmittal Date.

Orders for creation that are effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effectuating such transfer of the Cash Purchase Amount, or the Deposit Securities and Cash Component for an in-kind creation.

Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process. The Clearing Process is the process of creating or redeeming Creation Units through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. Cash Creation Amount deposits or Fund Deposits, as applicable, made through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Distributor to transmit through the Fund’s transfer agent to NSCC, on behalf of the Participating Party, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party’s creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to deliver the requisite Cash Creation Amount (or the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component, if applicable) to the Trust, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. An order to create Creation Units through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Distributor not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.

Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process. Cash Creation Amount deposits or Fund Deposits, as applicable, made outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement with the Trust, the Distributor and the Administrator. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order creating Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will instead be effected through a transfer of securities and cash directly through DTC. A Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities through DTC to the account of the Trust by no later than 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, of the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. All questions as to the amount of the Cash Creation Amount, or the number of Deposit Securities and amount of the Cash Component, to be delivered, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The cash equal to the Cash Creation Amount or Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Administrator through the Federal Reserve wire system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Administrator no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date. An order to create Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Distributor not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if the Administrator does not receive the requisite Cash Creation Amount by 2:00 p.m. on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date, or, in the case of an in-kind deposit, both the requisite Deposit Securities and the Cash Component by 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date such order will be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such cancelled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Cash Creation Amount or Fund Deposit, as applicable, as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund. The delivery of Creation Units of the Fund so created will occur no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

Creation Units may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) 115% of the market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”). The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such date and federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Administrator by 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, the following Business Day. If the order is not placed in proper form by 3:00 p.m., or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 11:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the investor shall be liable to the Trust for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. To the extent that missing Deposit Securities are not received by 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor or in the event a mark to market payment is not made within one Business Day following notification by the Distributor that such a payment is required, the Trust may use the cash on deposit to purchase the missing Deposit Securities. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash

Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Administrator or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a transaction fee will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units of the Fund so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

Acceptance of Orders for Creation Units. The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject a creation order transmitted to it by the Distributor if: (1) the order is not in proper form; (2) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Fund Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of any Fund; (3) the Deposit Securities delivered are not as disseminated for that date by the Custodian, as described above; (4) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (5) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (6) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Advisor, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; or (7) there exist circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Distributor and the Advisor that make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creation orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Advisor, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC, the Custodian or sub-custodian or any other participant in the creation process and similar extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of its rejection of the order. The Trust, the Custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust and the Trust's determination shall be final and binding.

Creation Units typically are issued on a “T+3 basis” (that is three Business Days after trade date).

To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant's agreement with the Distributor, the Trust will issue Creation Units to such Authorized Participant notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Portfolio Deposits have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by such Authorized Participant's delivery and maintenance of collateral having a value equal to 110%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities in accordance with the Trust's then-effective procedures. Such collateral must be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the contractual settlement date. The only collateral that is acceptable to the Trust is cash in U.S. Dollars or an irrevocable letter of credit in form, and drawn on a bank, that is satisfactory to the Trust. The cash collateral posted by the Authorized Participant may be invested at the risk of the Authorized Participant, and income, if any, on invested cash collateral will be paid to that Authorized Participant. Information concerning the Trust's current procedures for collateralization of missing Deposit Securities is available from the Distributor. The Authorized Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time and will subject the Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Trust of purchasing such securities and the cash collateral or the amount that may be drawn under any letter of credit.

In certain cases, Authorized Participants will create and redeem Creation Units on the same trade date. In these instances, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis. All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust's determination shall be final and binding.

Creation Transaction Fee. To compensate the Trust for transfer and other transaction costs involved in creation transactions through the Clearing Process, investors will be required to pay a minimum creation transaction fee, assessed per transaction, as follows:

Fund Name	Creation Transaction Fee
IQ Municipal Insured ETF	$[ ]
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF	$[ ]
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF	$[ ]

The Funds, subject to approval by the Board, may adjust the fee from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a creation of a Creation Unit may be charged a fee for such services. The creation transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the applicable Business Day. An additional variable fee of up to four times the fixed transaction fee (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Deposit Securities) may be imposed for (1) creations effected outside the Clearing Process and (2) cash creations (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with using cash to purchase the requisite Deposit Securities). Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. When determining whether to waive the Creation Transaction Fee, the Advisor considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, whether waiving the Creation Transaction Fee will: facilitate the initial launch of a Fund; reduce the cost of portfolio rebalancings; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for a Fund's shares and not result in a Fund’s bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

In order to seek to replicate the in-kind creation order process for creation orders executed in whole or in part with cash, the Trust expects to purchase, in the secondary market or otherwise gain exposure to, the portfolio securities that could have been delivered as a result of an in-kind creation order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons (“Creation Market Purchases”). In such cases where the Trust makes Creation Market Purchases, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Trust for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were purchased by the Trust and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes.

Redemption

Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Distributor and the Fund through the Administrator and only on a Business Day. The Trust will not redeem shares in amounts less than Creation Units. Beneficial Owners must accumulate enough shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

With respect to each Fund, the Administrator, through the NSCC, makes available immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time) on each Business Day, the designated portfolio of securities (“Fund Securities”) per each Creation Unit that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day. Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities which are applicable to creations of Creation Units.

Unless cash redemptions are available or specified for the Fund, the redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit generally consist of Fund Securities – as announced by the Administrator on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form — plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less a redemption transaction fee described below in the section entitled “Redemption Transaction Fee”. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder.

Each Fund reserves the right to redeem Creation Units solely through the payments of cash in an amount equal to NAV of the Shares being redeemed, as next determined after receipt of a request in proper form less a redemption transaction fee described below in the section entitled "Redemption Transaction Fee."

Placement of Redemption Orders Using Clearing Process. Orders to redeem Creation Units through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed the Participant Agreement. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process is deemed received on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Administrator not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed; such order will be effected based on the NAV of the Fund as next determined. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process made in proper form but received by the Fund after 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date and will be effected at the NAV next determined on such Business Day. The requisite Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount will be transferred by the third (3rd) NSCC Business Day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

Placement of Redemption Orders Outside Clearing Process. Orders to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be effected through transfer of shares directly through DTC. An order to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Administrator on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Administrator not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, if transmitted by mail, or by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, if transmitted by other means, on such Transmittal Date; (ii) such order is accompanied or proceeded by the requisite number of shares of the Fund and the Cash Redemption Amount specified in such order, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Administrator no later than 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, Eastern Time, on the next Business Day following such Transmittal Date (the “DTC Cut-Off-Time”); and (iii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.

After the Administrator has deemed an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process received, the Administrator will initiate procedures to transfer the requisite Fund Securities which are expected to be delivered within three Business Days and the Cash Redemption Amount to the Authorized Participant on behalf of the redeeming Beneficial Owner by the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date on which such redemption order is deemed received by the Administrator.

The calculation of the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered upon redemption will be made by the Administrator according to the procedures set forth under “Determination of Net Asset Value” computed on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the Administrator. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form is submitted to the Administrator by a DTC Participant not later than the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“Closing Time”) on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite number

of Shares of the Fund are delivered to the Custodian prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be determined by the Administrator on such Transmittal Date. If, however, a redemption order is submitted to the Administrator by a DTC Participant not later than the Closing Time on the Transmittal Date but either (1) the requisite number of Shares of the Fund are not delivered by the DTC Cut-Off-Time as described above on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date or (2) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be computed on the Business Day that such order is deemed received by the Administrator, i.e. , the Business Day on which the Shares of the Fund are delivered through DTC to the Administrator by the DTC Cut-Off-Time on such Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order.

If it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities, the Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming Beneficial Owner will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash which the Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its Shares based on the NAV of Shares of the Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). The Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities which differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in NAV.

Redemptions of Shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and the Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Fund could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular stock included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial Owner of the shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment, beneficial ownership of shares or delivery instructions.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Fund (1) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the NYSE is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the Shares of the Fund or determination of the shares’ NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

Redemption Transaction Fee. To compensate the Trust for transfer and other transaction costs involved in redemption transactions through the Clearing Process, investors will be required to pay a minimum redemption transaction fee, assessed per transaction as follows:

Fund Name	Redemption Transaction Fee
IQ Municipal Insured ETF	$[ ]
IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF	$[ ]
IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF	$[ ]

The Fund, subject to approval by the Board, may adjust the fee from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a redemption of a Creation Unit may be charged a fee for such services.

The redemption transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by an investor on the applicable Business Day. An additional variable fee of up to four times the fixed transaction fee (expressed as a percentage value of the Fund Securities) may be imposed for (1) redemptions effected outside the Clearing Process and (2) cash redemptions (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associate with the sale of Fund Securities). The maximum transaction fee will be $500 for each redemption order. Investors will also bear the costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order. When determining whether to waive the Redemption Transaction Fee, the Advisor considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, whether waiving the Redemption Transaction Fee will: reduce the cost of portfolio rebalancings; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for a Fund's shares and not result in a Fund’s bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

CONTINUOUS OFFERING

The method by which Creation Units are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units are issued and sold by the Trust on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares, and sells such Shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus-delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the Shares that are part of an over-allotment within the meaning of Section 4(3)(A) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to Shares are reminded that, under Rule 153 of the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at the Exchange upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Determination of Net Asset Value (NAV).”

The NAV per Share for the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund ( i.e. , the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of Shares outstanding, rounded to the

nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including the management fee, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. The NAV of the Fund is determined as of the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that such exchange is open. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

In computing the Fund’s NAV, the Fund’s portfolio securities are valued based on market quotations. When market quotations are not readily available for a portfolio security the Fund must use such security’s fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s Fair Value Pricing Procedures which are approved by the Board of Trustees.

The value of each Fund's portfolio securities is based on such securities’ closing price on local markets, when available. If a portfolio security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of such security, the portfolio security will be valued by another method that the Advisor believes will better reflect fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Each Fund may use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when the value of a Fund’s portfolio security has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which such security is principally traded (such as a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of such security) or trading in such security has been suspended or halted. Accordingly, a Fund’s NAV may reflect certain portfolio securities’ fair values rather than their market prices. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that a fair value determination for a portfolio security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of such security.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

General Policies

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid at least annually by each Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year. The Trust may make distributions on a more frequent basis for each Fund to comply with the distribution requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act. In addition, the Trust may distribute at least annually amounts representing the full dividend yield on the underlying portfolio securities of the Funds, net of expenses of the Funds, as if each Fund owned such underlying portfolio securities for the entire dividend period in which case some portion of each distribution may result in a return of capital for tax purposes for certain shareholders.

Dividends and other distributions on Shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such Shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Trust. The Trust may

make additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Trust, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a “regulated investment company” under the Code or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividend Reinvestment Service

No reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Funds through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. If this service is used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares of the Funds. Beneficial Owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require Beneficial Owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables.

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION

Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Funds and the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares. It is based upon the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), U.S. Treasury Department regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial authorities, and administrative rulings and practices, all as in effect as of the date of this SAI and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

Except to the extent discussed below, this summary assumes that a Fund’s shareholder holds Shares as capital assets within the meaning of the Code, and does not hold Shares in connection with a trade or business. This summary does not address all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations possibly applicable to an investment in Shares, and does not address the tax consequences to Fund shareholders subject to special tax rules, including, but not limited to, partnerships and the partners therein, those who hold Fund Shares through an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged account, and, except to the extent discussed below, tax-exempt shareholders. This discussion does not discuss any aspect of U.S. state, local, estate, and gift, or non-U.S., tax law. This discussion is not intended or written to be legal or tax advice to any shareholder in a Fund or other person and is not intended or written to be used or relied on, and cannot be used or relied on, by any such person for the purpose of avoiding any U.S. federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such person. Prospective Fund shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the specific U.S. federal, state, and local, and non-U.S., tax consequences of investing in Shares based on their particular circumstances.

The Funds have not requested and will not request an advance ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as to the U.S. federal income tax matters described below. The IRS could adopt positions contrary to those discussed below and such positions could be sustained. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the U.S. federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, non-U.S. country or other taxing jurisdiction.

Tax Treatment of the Funds

In General . Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a separate regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Code. As a RIC, a Fund generally will not be required to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders.

To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs, each Fund must meet certain income, asset and distribution requirements, described in more detail below. Specifically, each Fund must (i) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships (“QPTPs”) (i.e., partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or readily tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive at least 90% of their income from interest, dividends, and other qualifying RIC income described above), and (ii) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets is represented by cash, securities of other RICs, U.S. government securities and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater in value than five percent of the Fund’s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, any two or more issuers of which 20% or more of the voting stock of each such issuer is held by the Fund and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses or in the securities of one or more QPTPs. Furthermore, each Fund must distribute annually at least 90% of the sum of (i) its “investment company taxable income” (which includes dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) and (ii) its net tax-exempt interest income.

Failure to Maintain RIC Status . If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any year (subject to certain curative measures allowed by the Code), the Fund will be subject to regular corporate-level U.S. federal income tax in that year on all of its taxable income, regardless of whether the Fund makes any distributions to its shareholders. In addition, in such case, distributions will be taxable to a Fund’s shareholders generally as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, possibly eligible for (i) in the case of an individual Fund shareholder, treatment as a qualified dividend (as discussed below) subject to tax at preferential long-term capital gains rates or (ii) in the case of a corporate Fund shareholder, a dividends-received deduction. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Funds will qualify for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs.

Excise Tax . The Fund will be subject to a four percent excise tax on certain undistributed income generally if the Fund does not distribute to its shareholders in each calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year, 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the twelve months ended October 31 of such year, plus 100% of any undistributed amounts from prior years. For these purposes, the Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to U.S. corporate income tax for the taxable year ending within such calendar year. The Fund intends to make distributions necessary to avoid this four percent excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

Exempt-Interest Dividends: Each of the Funds expects that, at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, (i) it will be a “qualified fund of funds” ( i.e. , a RIC at least 50% of the total assets of which is represented by interests in other RICs) or (ii) 50% or more of its assets, by value, will consist of certain obligations exempt from U.S. federal income tax under Section 103(a) of the Code (relating generally to obligations of a state or local governmental unit) (“Tax-Exempt Obligations”). As a result, each of the Funds expects to qualify to designate a portion of its dividends as “exempt-interest dividends.” “Exempt-interest dividends” generally means dividends designated by a Fund as attributable to its net interest income from

Tax-Exempt Obligations. The tax consequences applicable to shareholders with respect to exempt-interest dividends are discussed below (see—Tax Treatment of Fund Shareholders).

Phantom Income . With respect to some or all of its investments, a Fund may be required to recognize taxable income in advance of receiving the related cash payment. For example, under the “wash sale” rules, a Fund may not be able to deduct currently a loss on a disposition of a portfolio security. As a result, a Fund may be required to make an annual income distribution greater than the total cash actually received during the year. Such distribution may be made from the existing cash assets of the Fund or cash generated from selling portfolio securities. The Fund may realize gains or losses from such sales, in which event the Fund’s shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions. (See also —“Certain Debt Instruments” below.)

Certain Debt Instruments . Some of the debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that may be acquired by a Fund (such as zero coupon debt instruments or debt instruments with payment in-kind interest) may be treated as debt securities that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of original issue discount is treated as interest income and is included in income over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures.

If a Fund acquires debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) in the secondary market, such debt securities may be treated as having market discount. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily installments. A Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt securities having market discount, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.

Some debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance) that may be acquired by a Fund may be treated as having acquisition discount, or original issue discount in the case of certain types of debt securities. Generally, a Fund will be required to include the acquisition discount, or original issue discount, in income over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. A Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt securities having acquisition discount, or original issue discount, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.

The Funds may invest a portion of their net assets in below investment grade instruments. Investments in these types of instruments may present special tax issues for the Funds. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless instruments, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income and whether exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable.

Special or Uncertain Tax Consequences . A Fund’s investment or other activities could be subject to special and complex tax rules that may produce differing tax consequences, such as disallowing or limiting the use of losses or deductions, causing the recognition of income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, affecting the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur or altering the characterization of certain complex financial transactions.

Tax Treatment of Fund Shareholders

Taxation of U.S. Shareholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Fund Shares applicable to “U.S. shareholders.” For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Fund Shares who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, or of any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate, the income of which is includable in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust, if (a) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (b) the trust has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.

Fund Distributions . The Funds expect to qualify to designate a portion its dividends pay as exempt-interest dividends (as defined above). To qualify to designate a portion of its dividends as “exempt-interest dividends,” a Fund must, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year (i) be a qualified fund of funds (as defined above), or (ii) have 50% or more of its assets, by value, consist of Tax-Exempt Obligations (as defined above). In purchasing municipal securities, the Funds intend to rely on opinions of its bond counsel for each issue as to the excludability of interest on such obligations from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. None of the Funds will undertake independent investigations concerning the tax-exempt status of such obligations, nor do any of the Funds guarantee or represent that bond counsels’ opinions are correct. Tax laws enacted principally during the 1980’s not only had the effect of limiting the purposes for which Tax-Exempt Obligations could be issued and reducing the supply of such obligations, but also increased the number and complexity of requirements that must be satisfied on a continuing basis in order for obligations to be and remain tax-exempt. If the issuer of a bond or a user of a bond-financed facility fails to comply with such requirements at any time, interest on the bond could become taxable, retroactive to the date the obligation was issued. In that event, a portion of a Fund’s distributions attributable to interest such Fund received on such bond for the current year and for prior years could be characterized or recharacterized as taxable income.

Exempt-interest dividends generally will be excludable from a shareholder’s gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, a shareholder is advised to consult his, her or its tax advisor with respect to whether exempt-interest dividends retain the exclusion under Section 103(a) of the Code if such shareholder would be treated as a "substantial user" or “related person” thereof under Section 147(a) of the Code with respect to any of the Tax-Exempt Obligations held by a Fund.

Although exempt-interest dividends paid by a Fund generally may be excluded by such Fund’s shareholders from their gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, exempt-interest dividends will be included in determining the portion, if any, of a shareholder’s social security and railroad retirement benefit payments subject to U.S. federal income tax. Furthermore, exempt-interest dividends paid by a Fund could subject certain shareholders in the Fund to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. Under the Code, corporations are subject to an alternative minimum tax based, in part, on certain differences between taxable income as adjusted for other tax preferences and the corporation’s “adjusted current earnings,” which more closely reflect a corporation’s economic income. Because an exempt-interest dividend paid by a Fund will be included in adjusted current earnings, a corporate shareholder of such Fund may be required to pay alternative minimum tax on exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund. In addition, if a Fund invests in “private activity bonds,” a portion of the exempt-interest dividends paid by such Fund may be treated as an item of “tax preference” and, therefore, could subject certain shareholders of the Fund to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax.

Interest on indebtedness incurred to purchase or carry Shares of a Fund that pays exempt-interest dividends will not be deductible by the shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent attributable to exempt-interest dividends.

Fund distributions other than exempt-interest dividends will be taxable to shareholders who are subject to U.S. federal income tax. In general, Fund distributions are subject to U.S. federal income tax when paid, regardless of whether they consist of cash or property and regardless of whether they are re-invested in Shares. However, any Fund distribution declared in October, November or December of any calendar year and payable to shareholders of record on a specified date during such month will be deemed to have been received by each Fund shareholder on December 31 of such calendar year, provided such dividend is actually paid during January of the following calendar year.

Distributions of a Fund’s net investment income and the Fund’s net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses (collectively referred to as “ordinary income dividends”) are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits (subject to an exception for “qualified dividend income”, as discussed below). Corporate shareholders of the Fund may be eligible to take a dividends-received deduction with respect to such distributions, provided the distributions are attributable to dividends received by the Fund on stock of U.S. corporations with respect to which the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements. To the extent designated as “capital gain dividends” by the Fund, distributions of the Fund’s net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses (“net capital gain”) are taxable at long-term capital gain tax rates to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, regardless of the Fund shareholder’s holding period in the Fund’s Shares. Such dividends will not be eligible for a dividends-received deduction by corporate shareholders.

A Fund’s net capital gain is computed by taking into account the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards, if any. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward indefinitely and retain the character of the original loss. To the extent that these carryforwards are available to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the amount offset will not be distributed to shareholders. In the event that a Fund were to experience an ownership change as defined under the Code, the Fund’s loss carryforwards, if any, may be subject to limitation.

Distributions of “qualified dividend income” (defined below) are taxed to certain non-corporate shareholders at the reduced rates applicable to long-term capital gain to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided that the Fund shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the distributing Fund’s Shares and the distributing Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the dividend-paying stocks. Dividends subject to these special rules, however, are not actually treated as capital gains and, thus, are not included in the computation of a non-corporate shareholder’s net capital gain and generally cannot be used to offset capital losses. The portion of distributions that a Fund may report as qualified dividend income generally is limited to the amount of qualified dividend income received by the Fund, but if for any Fund taxable year 95% or more of the Fund’s gross income (exclusive of net capital gain from sales of stock and securities) consist of qualified dividend income, all distributions of such income for that taxable year may be reported as qualified dividend income. For this purpose, “qualified dividend income” generally means income from dividends received by a Fund from U.S. corporations and qualified non-U.S. corporations. Income from dividends received by a Fund from a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) or another RIC generally is qualified dividend income only to the extent that the dividend distributions are made out of qualified dividend income received by such REIT or other RIC. Given their investment strategy, Funds do not anticipate that a significant portion of their distributions will be eligible for qualifying dividend treatment.

To the extent that a Fund makes a distribution of income received by such Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Each Fund intends to distribute its net capital gain at least annually. However, by providing written notice to its shareholders no later than 60 days after its year-end, a Fund may elect to retain some or all of its net capital gain and designate the retained amount as a “deemed distribution.” In that event, the Fund pays U.S. federal income tax on the retained net capital gain, and each Fund shareholder recognizes a proportionate share of the Fund’s undistributed net capital gain. In addition, each Fund shareholder can claim a tax credit or refund for the shareholder’s proportionate share of the Fund’s U.S. federal income taxes paid on the undistributed net capital gain and increase the shareholder’s tax basis in the Fund Shares by an amount equal to the shareholder’s proportionate share of the Fund’s undistributed net capital gain, reduced by the amount of the shareholder’s tax credit or refund. Organizations or persons not subject to U.S. federal income tax on such net capital gain may be entitled to a refund of their pro rata share of such taxes paid by the Fund upon timely filing appropriate returns or claims for refund with the IRS.

With respect to non-corporate Fund shareholders (i.e., individuals, trusts and estates), ordinary income and short-term capital gain are taxed at a current maximum rate of 39.6% and long-term capital gain is taxed at a current maximum rate of 20%. Corporate shareholders are taxed at a current maximum rate of 35% on their income and gain.

In addition, high-income individuals (and certain trusts and estates) generally will be subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on “net investment income,” in addition to otherwise applicable U.S. federal income tax. “Net investment income” generally will include dividends (including capital gain dividends) received from a Fund and net gains from the redemption or other disposition of Shares. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

If a Fund is a qualified fund of funds (as defined above) or more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of a taxable year consist of non-U.S. stock or securities, the Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders certain non-U.S. income taxes paid by the Fund. This means that each shareholder will be required to (i) include in gross income, even though not actually received, the shareholder’s pro rata share of the Fund’s non-U.S. income taxes, and (ii) either take a corresponding deduction (in calculating U.S. federal taxable income) or credit (in calculating U.S. federal income tax), subject to certain limitations.

Sales of Shares . Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Shares generally is treated as a long-term gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Shares held for one year or less generally is treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid (or deemed to be paid) with respect to such Shares. Furthermore, a loss realized by a shareholder on the sale or exchange of Shares of a Fund with respect to which exempt-interest dividends have been paid may, to the extent of such exempt-interest dividends, be disallowed if such Shares have been held by the shareholder for six months or less

at the time of their disposition. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund Shares also will be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules if substantially identical shares are purchased (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the Fund Shares. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

Legislation passed by Congress requires reporting to the IRS and to taxpayers of adjusted cost basis information for “covered securities,” which generally include shares of a RIC acquired on or after January 1, 2012. Shareholders should contact their brokers to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and available elections for their accounts.

Creation Unit Issues and Redemptions . On an issue of Shares as part of a Creation Unit, made by means of an in-kind deposit, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value (at issue) of the issued Shares (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue) and (ii) the Authorized Participant’s aggregate basis in the exchanged securities (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue). On a redemption of Shares as part of a Creation Unit where the redemption is conducted in-kind by a payment of Fund Securities, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value (at redemption) of the securities received (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption) and (ii) the Authorized Participant’s basis in the redeemed Shares (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption). However, the IRS may assert, under the “wash sale” rules or on the basis that there has been no significant change in the Authorized Participant’s economic position, that any loss on an issue or redemption of Creation Units cannot be deducted currently.

In general, any capital gain or loss recognized upon the issue or redemption of Shares (as components of a Creation Unit) is treated either as long-term capital gain or loss, if the deposited securities (in the case of an issue) or the Shares (in the case of a redemption) have been held for more than one year, or otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss on a redemption of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid (or deemed to be paid) with respect to such Fund Shares. Furthermore, a loss realized on the redemption of Shares of a Fund with respect to which exempt-interest dividends have been paid may, to the extent of such exempt-interest dividends, be disallowed if such Shares have been held for six months or less at the time of their disposition.

Reportable Transactions . If a Fund shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to Shares of $2 million or more (for an individual Fund shareholder) or $10 million or more (for a corporate shareholder) in any single taxable year (or a greater loss over a combination of years), the Fund shareholder may be required file a disclosure statement with the IRS. Significant penalties may be imposed upon the failure to comply with these reporting rules. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these rules in light of their individual circumstances.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Shareholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Fund Shares applicable to “non-U.S. shareholders.” For purposes of this discussion, a “non-U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Fund Shares that is not a U.S. shareholder (as defined above) and is not an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The following discussion is based on current law, and is for general information only. It addresses only selected, and not all, aspects of U.S. federal income taxation.

Dividends. As indicated above, a majority of each Fund’s dividend distributions to its shareholders, including its non-U.S. shareholders, is expected to be exempt from U.S. federal income tax as exempt-interest dividends. However, with respect to non-U.S. shareholders of a Fund, the Fund’s ordinary income dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate established under an applicable tax treaty). However, ordinary income dividends that are “interest-related dividends” or “short-term capital gain dividends” (each as defined below) and capital gain dividends generally will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding (or income) tax, provided that the non-U.S. shareholder furnishes the Fund with a completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, (or acceptable substitute documentation) establishing the non-U.S. shareholder’s non-U.S. status and the Fund does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the non-U.S. shareholder would be subject to such withholding tax if the non-U.S. shareholder were to receive the related amounts directly rather than as dividends from the Fund. “Interest-related dividends” generally means dividends designated by a Fund as attributable to such Fund’s U.S.-source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which such Fund is at least a 10% shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income. “Short-term capital gain dividends” generally means dividends designated by a Fund as attributable to the excess of such Fund’s net short-term capital gain over its net long-term capital loss. Depending on its circumstances, a Fund may treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, special rules apply in certain cases, including as described below. For example, in cases where dividend income from a non-U.S. shareholder’s investment in a Fund is effectively connected with a trade or business of the non-U.S. shareholder conducted in the United States, the non-U.S. shareholder generally will be exempt from withholding tax, but will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. shareholders. Such income generally must be reported on a U.S. federal income tax return. Furthermore, such income also may be subject to the 30% branch profits tax in the case of a non-U.S. shareholder that is a corporation. In addition, if a non-U.S. shareholder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, any gain incurred by such shareholder with respect to his or her capital gain dividends and short-term capital gain dividends would be subject to a 30% U.S. federal income tax (which, in the case of short-term capital gain dividends, may, in certain instances, be withheld at source by a Fund).

Sales of Fund Shares . Under current law, gain on a sale or exchange of Shares generally will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax (including withholding at the source) unless (i) the non-U.S. shareholder is an individual who was physically present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, in which case the non-U.S. shareholder would incur a 30% U.S. federal income tax on his capital gain, (ii) the gain is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the non-U.S. shareholder (in which case the non-U.S. shareholder generally would be taxable on such gain at the same graduated rates applicable to U.S. shareholders, would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and, in the case of a corporate non-U.S. shareholder, may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax.

Credits or Refunds . To claim a credit or refund for any Fund-level taxes on any undistributed long-term capital gains (as discussed above) or any taxes collected through withholding, a non-U.S. Fund shareholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. federal income tax return even if the non-U.S. Fund shareholder would not otherwise be required to do so.

Non-U.S. shareholders that engage in certain “wash sale” and/or substitute dividend payment transactions the effect of which is to avoid the receipt of distributions from the Fund that would be treated as gain effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business will be treated as having received such distributions.

All shareholders of the Fund should consult their tax advisers regarding the application of the rules described above.

Back-Up Withholding

A Fund (or a financial intermediary such as a broker through which a shareholder holds Shares in a Fund) may be required to report certain information on a Fund shareholder to the IRS and withhold U.S. federal income tax (“backup withholding”) at a 28% rate from taxable distributions and redemption or sale proceeds payable to the Fund shareholder if (i) the Fund shareholder fails to provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number or make required certifications, or if the IRS notifies the Fund that the Fund shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding, and (ii) the Fund shareholder is not otherwise exempt from backup withholding. Non-U.S. shareholders can qualify for exemption from backup withholding by submitting a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be credited against a Fund shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) generally imposes a 30% withholding tax on “withholdable payments” (defined below) made to (i) a “foreign financial institution” ("FFI"), unless the FFI enters into an agreement with the IRS to provide information regarding certain of its direct and indirect U.S. account holders and satisfy certain due diligence and other specified requirements, and (ii) a “non-financial foreign entity” (“NFFE”) unless such NFFE provides certain information to the withholding agent about certain of its direct and indirect “substantial U.S. owners” or certifies that it has no such U.S. owners. The beneficial owner of a “withholdable payment” may be eligible for a refund or credit of the withheld tax. The U.S. government also has entered into several intergovernmental agreements with other jurisdictions to provide an alternative, and generally easier, approach for FFIs to comply with FATCA.

The Fund may be required to impose a 30% withholding tax on withholdable payments to a shareholder if the shareholder fails to provide the Fund with the information, certifications or documentation required under FATCA, including information, certification or documentation necessary for the Fund to determine if the shareholder is a non-U.S. shareholder or a U.S. shareholder and, if it is a non-U.S. shareholder, if the non-U.S. shareholder has “substantial U.S. owners” and/or is in compliance with (or meets an exception from) FATCA requirements. The Fund will not pay any additional amounts to shareholders in respect of any amounts withheld. The Fund may disclose any shareholder information, certifications or documentation to the IRS or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA.

Section 351

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has the right to reject an order for a purchase of shares of the Fund if the purchaser (or any group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of a given Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, that Fund would have a basis in the Deposit Securities different from the market value of such securities on the date

of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Exchange. The Exchange makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the Funds to achieve their objective. The Exchange has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.

Shareholder inquiries may be made by writing to the Trust, c/o IndexIQ Advisors LLC, 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710, Rye Brook, New York 10573.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Fund have not yet commenced operations.

APPENDIX A

SUMMARY OF PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

The Advisor has delegated proxy-voting authority to the Fund’s Sub-Advisor, MacKay Shields. A summary of MacKay Shields' proxy voting policies and procedures is provided below.

MacKay Shields has adopted proxy-voting policies and procedures pursuant to where clients have delegated proxy-voting authority to MacKay Shields, all proxies are voted in the best interest of such clients without regard to the interests of MacKay Shields or related parties. When a client retains MacKay Shields, the firm generally determines through its investment management agreement whether it will vote proxies on behalf of that client. Currently, MacKay Shields uses ISS as its third-party proxy voting service provider. If the client appoints MacKay Shields as its proxy-voting agent, the client will also instruct MacKay Shields to vote its proxies in accordance with custom guidelines provided by the client, MacKay Shields' Standard Guidelines (currently the same as the ISS standard guidelines), or in the case of a Taft-Hartley client, in accordance with the ISS Taft-Hartley guidelines. MacKay Shields informs the client's custodian to send all proxies to ISS. MacKay Shields then informs ISS that the client has appointed MacKay Shields as its agent and instructs ISS as to which guidelines to follow.

Once the appropriate guidelines have been established, each proxy must be voted in accordance with those guidelines unless a MacKay Shields portfolio manager believes that it is in the best interest of the client(s) to vote otherwise. In those cases, the portfolio manager must complete a form describing the reasons for departing from the guidelines and disclosing any facts that might suggest there is a conflict. The portfolio manager submits the form to MacKay Shields' Compliance Department for review. If the Compliance Department determines that no “conflict” exists, then the dissent will be approved and ISS will be informed of how to vote. All dissenting votes are presented to MacKay Shields’ Compliance Committee. If MacKay Shields’ General Counsel or CCO determines that a conflict exists, the matter will immediately be referred to MacKay Shields’ Compliance Committee for consideration. In accordance with Firm procedures in this area, the committee members will consider the matter and resolve the conflict as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. Please see the “Guidelines Examples” section above for examples of MacKay Shields’ guidelines with respect to certain typical proxy votes.

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust

Item 28. Exhibits

(a)

(1)

Certificate of Trust of the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust ^.(1)

(2) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (“Trust Instrument”) of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust ("Registrant"), filed herewith.

(b)

Bylaws of the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust. ⁽¹⁾

(c)

Articles III, V, and VI of the Trust Instrument, Exhibit 28(a), defines the rights of holders of the securities being registered. (Certificates for shares are not issued.), filed herewith.

(d)

(1) Investment Advisory Agreement between the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and IndexIQ Advisors LLC. ⁽³⁾

(2) Expense Limitation Agreement between the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and IndexIQ Advisors LLC. ⁽³⁾

(3) Subadvisory Agreement between IndexIQ Advisors LLC and MacKay Shields LLC for the IQ Municipal Insured ETF, IQ Municpal Short Duration ETF and IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(e)

(1) Distribution Agreement between IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and ALPS Distributors, Inc. ⁽³⁾

(2) Form of Authorized Participant Agreement between ALPS Distributors Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon and Authorized Participant. ⁽¹⁾

(f)

Not Applicable.

(g)

Custody Agreement between the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon. ⁽³⁾

(h)

(1) Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement between the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon. ⁽²⁾

(2) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon. ⁽²⁾

(3) Form of Calculation Agreement. ⁽¹⁾

(4) Securities Lending Agreement between IndexIQ ETF Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon. ⁽²⁾

(i)

Opinion and Consent of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, to be filed by amendment.

(j)

Not applicable.

(k)

Not applicable.

(l)

Form of Initial Capital Agreement. ⁽¹⁾

(m)

Form of Distribution and Service Plan. ⁽¹⁾

(n)

Not applicable.

(o)

Reserved.

(p)

(1) Code of Ethics of the IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and IndexIQ Advisors LLC. ⁽⁴⁾

(2) Code of Ethics of ALPS Distributors, Inc. ⁽⁴⁾

(3) Code of Ethics of MacKay Shields LLC, to be filed by amendment.

(q)

Powers of Attorney executed by Reena Aggarwal, Michael A. Pignataro, Paul Schaeffer, and Adam Patti, filed herwith.

______________________________

(1)

Previously filed as part of the Registration Statement, filed August 22, 2012.

(2)

Previously filed as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, filed May 10, 2013.

(3)

Previously filed as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement, filed November 21, 2013.

(4)

Previously filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement filed on August 26, 2016.

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Item 29. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with Registrant

Not applicable.

Item 30. Indemnification

Reference is made to Article Eight of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust, which is incorporated by reference herein. The general effect of the indemnification available to an officer or trustee may be to reduce the circumstances under which the officer or trustee is required to bear the economic burden of liabilities and expenses related to actions taken by the individual in his or her capacity as an officer or trustee.

The Registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Trust”) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is operated pursuant to a Declaration of Trust that permits the Registrant to indemnify every person who is, or has been, a trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (each, a “Covered Person”). Each Covered Person is indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been such a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. This indemnification is subject to the following conditions:

No indemnification is provided to a Covered Person:

(a) For a liability to the Trust or its shareholders arising out of a final adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that the Covered Person engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office;

(b) With respect to any matter as to which the Covered Person has been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust; or

(c) In the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above) and resulting in a payment by a Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office or position by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or a reasonable determination, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he or she did not engage in such conduct, such determination being made by: (i) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees (as such term is defined in Section 8.5.5 of the Declaration of Trust) acting on the matter (provided that a majority of Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or (ii) a written opinion of independent legal counsel.

The rights of indemnification under the Declaration of Trust may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust are severable; will not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person is entitled; will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Covered Person; and will inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Nothing contained in the Declaration of Trust will affect any rights to indemnification to which Trust personnel other than Covered Persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

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Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under Section 8.5 of the Declaration of Trust will be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under Section 8.5 of the Declaration of Trust, provided that either:

(a) Such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

(b) A majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion determines, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to the facts available upon a full trial), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act, and therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Advisor

The description of the Investment Advisor is found under the caption “Service Providers—Investment Advisor” in the Prospectus and under the caption “Management Services—Investment Advisor” in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference herein. The Investment Advisor provides investment advisory services to other persons or entities other than the Registrant.

Item 32. Principal Underwriters .

(a) ALPS Distributors, Inc. acts as the distributor for the Registrant and the following investment companies: 1290 Funds, 13D Activist Fund, ALPS Series Trust, Arbitrage Funds, AQR Funds, Babson Capital Funds Trust, BBH Trust, BLDRS Index Funds Trust, Broadview Funds Trust, Brown Management Funds, Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc., Campbell Multi- Strategy Trust, Centaur Mutual Funds Trust, Centre Funds, Century Capital Management Trust, Columbia ETF Trust, CornerCap Group of Funds, Cortina Funds, Inc., CRM Mutual Fund Trust, CSOP ETF Trust, Cullen Funds, DBX ETF TRUST, db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc., Centre Funds, ETFS Trust, EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust, EGA Frontier Diversified Core Fund, Firsthand Funds, Goldman Sachs ETF Trust, Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund, Heartland Group, Inc., Henssler Funds, Inc., Holland Balanced Fund, IndexIQ Trust, Index IQ ETF Trust, ISI Strategy Fund, James Advantage Funds, Lattice Strategies Trust, Laudus Trust, Laudus Institutional Trust, Litman Gregory Funds Trust, Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, Mairs & Power Funds Trust, Managed Municipal Fund, North American Government Bond Fund, Oak Associates Funds, Pax World Series Trust I, Pax World Funds Trust III, PowerShares QQQ 100 Trust Series 1, Reality Shares EFT Trust, Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund, RiverNorth Funds, Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust, Smead Funds Trust, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust, Stadion Investment Trust, Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Total Return US Treasury Fund, Transparent Value Trust, USCF ETF Trust, Wakefield Alternative Series Trust, Wasatch Funds, WesMark Funds, Westcore Trust, Whitebox Mutual Funds, Williams Capital Liquid Assets Fund, Wilmington Funds and WisdomTree Trust.

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To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of ALPS Distributors, Inc., are as follows:

Name*	Position with Underwriter	Positions with Fund
Edmund J. Burke	Director	None
Jeremy O. May	President, Director	None
Thomas A. Carter	Executive Vice President, Director	None
Bradley J. Swenson	Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer	None
Robert J. Szydlowski	Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer	None
Aisha J. Hunt	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary	None
Eric T. Parsons	Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer	None
Randall D. Young**	Secretary	None
Gregg Wm. Givens**	Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary	None
Douglas W. Fleming**	Assistant Treasurer	None
Steven Price	Vice President, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer	None
Liza Orr	Vice President, Attorney	None
Taylor Ames	Vice President, PowerShares	None
Troy A. Duran	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	None
James Stegall	Vice President	None
Gary Ross	Senior Vice President	None
Kevin Ireland	Senior Vice President	None
Mark Kiniry	Senior Vice President	None
Tison Cory	Vice President, Intermediary Operations	None
Hilary Quinn	Vice President	None
Jennifer Craig	Assistant Vice President	None

* Except as otherwise noted, the principal business address for each of the above directors and executive officers is 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.

** The principal business address for Messrs. Young, Givens and Fleming is 333 W. 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.

* This list does not serve as an admission that the Trust considers all of these persons listed to be officers of investment companies having the same Investment Advisor or Distributor or having an Investment Advisor or Distributor that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Investment Advisor or Distributor.

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Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books and other documents required by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder are maintained at:

IndexIQ Advisors LLC

800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-710

Rye Brook, NY 10573

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

201 Washington Street, 34th Floor

Boston, MA 02108

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1625 Broadway, Suite 2200

Denver, CO 80202

Item 34. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 35. Undertakings

Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rye Brook, and State of New York on this 24th day of February, 2017

	INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST

	By:	/s/ Adam S. Patti
		Adam S. Patti
		President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Name	Title	Date
/s/ Reena Aggarwal*	Trustee	February 24, 2017
Reena Aggarwal



/s/ Michael A. Pignataro*	Trustee	February 24, 2017
Michael A. Pignataro



/s/ Paul D. Schaeffer*	Trustee	February 24, 2017
Paul D. Schaeffer



/s/ Adam S. Patti	Chairman, Trustee	February 24, 2017
Adam S. Patti	President and Principal
	Executive Officer


/s/ David L. Fogel	Treasurer, Principal Financial	February 24, 2017
David L. Fogel	Officer, and Principal
	Accounting Officer


/s/ David L. Fogel
David L. Fogel, Attorney-in-fact

* PURSUANT TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY PREVIOUSLY FILED

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EXHIBIT LIST

	(a) (2)	Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust
	(q)	Powers of Attorney executed by Reena Aggarwal, Adam S. Patti, Michael A. Pignataro and Paul D. Schaeffer.

Exhibit 28(a)(2)

INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DECLARATION OF TRUST

This AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST (hereinafter “ Declaration of Trust ”) is made as of September 27, 2016 by the trustees party hereto (together with all other persons from time to time duly elected, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with Article 5 hereof, the “ Trustees ”) and amends and restates that certain Declaration of Trust dated, February 20, 2008 (the “ Original Declaration of Trust ”).

WHEREAS, the Trustees desire to continue the statutory trust formed pursuant to the Original Declaration of Trust for the purpose of carrying on the business of an open-end registered management investment company;

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “ Board ”) desires to amend and restate the Original Declaration of Trust and has determined that a shareholder vote is not required to effect such amendment; and

WHEREAS, in furtherance of such purpose, the Trustees and any successor Trustee selected in accordance with Article 5 hereof are acquiring and may hereafter acquire assets which they will hold and manage as trustees of a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, this Trust is authorized to issue its shares of beneficial interest in one or more separate series, all in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Declaration of Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby declare that they will hold in trust all cash, securities, and other assets which they may from time to time acquire in any manner as Trustees hereunder, and that they will manage and dispose of the same upon the following terms and conditions for the benefit of the holders of shares of beneficial interest in this Trust as hereinafter set forth.

Article 1
NAME AND DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Name . This Trust shall be known as the “ IndexIQ Active ETF Trust ”, and the Trustees shall conduct the business of the Trust under that name or any other name or names as they may from time to time determine.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Whenever used herein, unless otherwise required by the context or specifically provided below:

(a) “ 1940 Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 (and any successor statute) and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as amended from time to time;

(b) “ Bylaws ” means the Bylaws of the Trust as amended from time to time;

(c) “ Class ” means any of the separate classes of Shares established and designated under or in accordance with the provisions of this Article 4 hereof which the Trustees have allocated assets and liabilities of the Trust in accordance with Article 4 ;

(d) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any successor statute) and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as amended from time to time;

(e) “ Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency thereto);

(f) “ Covered Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.1 ;

(g) “ Declaration of Trust ” means this Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time; and

(h) “ DSTA ” means the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code (and any successor statute), as amended from time to time;

(i) “ General Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.5.1 ;

(j) “ Person ,” “ Interested Person ,” and “ Principal Underwriter ” have the respective meanings given them in the 1940 Act;

(k) “ Original Declaration of Trust ” or “ Declaration ” means the original Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 27, 2008;

(l) “ Series ” means any of the separate series of Shares established and designated under or in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 hereof and to which the Trustees have allocated assets and liabilities of the Trust in accordance with Article 4 ;

(m) “ Shareholder ” means a record owner of Shares;

(n) “ Shares ” means the shares of beneficial interest in the Trust described in Article 4 thereof and shall include fractional and whole Shares;

(o) “ Trust ” means the Delaware statutory trust established by the Original Declaration of Trust; and

(p) “ Trustee ” or “ Trustees ” means each signatory to this Declaration of Trust so long as such signatory shall continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other individuals who at the time in question have been duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Article 5 hereof and are then in office.

Article 2
NATURE AND PURPOSE OF TRUST

Section 2.1 Nature of Trust . The Trust is a statutory trust of the type referred to in the DSTA. The Trustees shall file a certificate of trust in accordance with Section 3810 of the DSTA. The Trust is not intended to be, shall not be deemed to be, and shall not be treated as, a general or a limited partnership, joint venture, corporation or joint stock company, nor shall the Trustees or Shareholders or any of them for any purpose be deemed to be, or be treated in any way whatsoever as though they were, liable or responsible hereunder as partners or joint venturers.

Section 2.2 Purpose of Trust . The purpose of the Trust is to engage in, operate and carry on the business of an open-end management investment company and to do any and all acts or things as are necessary, convenient, appropriate, incidental or customary in connection therewith.

Section 2.3 Interpretation of Declaration of Trust .

Section 2.3.1 Governing Instrument . This Declaration of Trust shall be the governing instrument of the Trust and shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.3.2 No Waiver of Compliance with Applicable Law . No provision of this Declaration of Trust shall be effective to require a waiver of compliance with any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the 1940 Act, or any valid rule, regulation or order of the Commission thereunder.

Section 2.3.3 Power of the Trustees Generally . Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Trustees may exercise all powers of trustees under the DSTA on behalf of the Trust.

Article 3
REGISTERED AGENT; PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS

Section 3.1 Registered Agent . The name of the registered agent of the Trust is The Corporation Trust Company, and the registered agent’s business address in Delaware is Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

Section 3.2 Principal Place of Business . The principal place of business of the Trust is 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S710, Rye Brook, New York 10573. The principal place of business of the Trust may be changed by the Trustees.

Article 4
BENEFICIAL INTEREST

Section 4.1 Shares of Beneficial Interest . The beneficial interests in the Trust shall be divided into Shares, all without par value, and the Trustees shall have the authority from time to time to divide the class of Shares into two or more separate and distinct series of Share (“ Series ”) or classes of Shares (“ Classes ”) as provided in Section 4.9 of this Article 4 .

Section 4.2 Number of Authorized Shares . The Trustees are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares. The Trustees may issue Shares for such consideration and on such terms as they may determine (or for no consideration if pursuant to a Share dividend or split), all without action or approval of the Shareholders.

Section 4.3 Ownership and Certification of Shares . The Secretary of the Trust, or the Trust’s transfer or similar agent, shall record the ownership and transfer of Shares or each Series and Class separately on the record books of the Trust. The record books of the Trust, as kept by the Secretary of the Trust or any transfer or similar agent, shall contain the name and address of and the number of Shares held by each Shareholder, and such record books shall be conclusive as to who are the holders of Shares and as to the number of Shares held from time to time by such Shareholders. No certificates certifying the ownership of Shares shall be issued except as the Trustees may otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may make such rules as they consider appropriate for the issuance of Share certificates, transfer of Shares, and similar matters for the Trust or any Series or Class.

Section 4.4 Status of Shares .

Section 4.4.1 Fully Paid and Non-assessable . All Shares when issued on the terms determined by the Trustees shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

Section 4.4.2 Personal Property . Shares shall be deemed to be personal property giving only the rights provided in this Declaration of Trust.

Section 4.4.3 Party to Trust Agreement. Every Person by virtue of having become registered as a Shareholder shall be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of this Declaration of Trust and to have become a party thereto.

Section 4.4.4 Death of Shareholder . The death of a Shareholder during the continuance of the Trust shall not operate to terminate the Trust nor entitle the representative of any deceased Shareholder to an accounting or to take any action in court or elsewhere against the Trust or the Trustees. The representative shall be entitled to the same rights as the decedent under this Trust.

Section 4.4.5 Title to Trust; Right to Accounting . Ownership of Shares shall not entitle the Shareholder to any title in or to the whole or any part of the Trust property or right to call for a partition or division of the same or for an accounting.

Section 4.5 Determination of Shareholders . The Trustees may from time to time close the transfer books or establish record dates and times for the purposes of determining the Shareholders entitled to be treated as such, to the extent provided or referred to in Section 7.3 .

Section 4.6 Shares Held by Trust . The Trustees may hold as treasury shares, reissue for such consideration and on such terms as they may determine, or cancel, at their discretion from time to time, any Shares of any Series or Class reacquired by the Trust.

Section 4.7 Shares Held by Persons Related to Trust . Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust, and any organization in which any such person is interested may acquire,

own, hold and dispose of Shares of the Trust to the same extent as if such person were not a Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust; and the Trust may issue and sell or cause to be issued and sold and may purchase Shares from any such person or any such organization subject only to the general limitations, restrictions or other provisions applicable to the sale or purchase of such Shares generally.

Section 4.8 Preemptive and Appraisal Rights . Shareholders shall not, as Shareholders, have any right to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any Shares or other securities of the Trust which it may hereafter issue or sell, other than such right, if any, as the Trustees in their discretion may determine. Shareholders shall have no appraisal rights with respect to their Shares and, except as otherwise determined by resolution of the Trustees in their sole discretion, shall have no exchange or conversion rights with respect to their Shares. No action may be brought by a Shareholder on behalf of the Trust unless Shareholders owing not less than a majority of the then-outstanding Shares, or Series or Class thereof, join in the bringing of such action. A Shareholder of Shares in a particular Series or Class of the Trust shall not be entitled to participate in a derivative or class action lawsuit on behalf of any other Series or Class, as appropriate, or on behalf of the Shareholders in any such other Series or Class of the Trust.

Section 4.9 Series and Classes of Shares .

Section 4.9.1 Classification of Shares . The Trustees may classify or reclassify any unissued Shares or any Shares previously issued and reacquired of any Series or Class into one or more Series or Class that may be established and designated from time to time.

Section 4.9.2 Establishment and Designation . The Trustees shall have exclusive power without the requirement of Shareholder approval: to establish and designate separate and distinct Series and Classes of Shares and to fix such preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges of such Series or Class as the Trustees may from time to time determine; to divide or combine the Shares or any Series or Class into a greater or lesser number without thereby materially changing the proportionate beneficial interest of the Shares of such Series or Class in the assets held with respect to that Series; to classify or reclassify any issued Shares or any Series or Class thereof into one or more Series or Classes; and to take such other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable. The establishment and designation of any Series or Class (in addition to those established and designated in this Section below) shall be effective upon the adoption by a majority of the Trustees of a resolution setting forth such establishment and designation and the relative rights and preferences of the Shares of such Series or Class, or as otherwise provided in such instrument.

Without limiting the authority of the Trustees to establish and designate any further Series or Class, by entry into the Original Declaration of Trust, the Trustees established and designated the following initial Series:

IQ Global Equity ETF

IQ Long/Short Alpha ETF

IQ Short Alpha ETF

IQ Bear U.S. Large Cap ETF (fka IQ Bear Large Cap U.S. Equity ETF)

IQ Bear U.S. Small Cap ETF (fka IQ Bear Small Cap U.S. Equity ETF)

IQ Bear Non-Financial U.S. Equity ETF

IQ Bear Industry Leaders U.S. Equity ETF

IQ Bear International ETF (fka IQ Bear International Equity ETF)

IQ Bear Emerging Markets ETF (fka IQ Bear Emerging Markets Equity ETF)

Section 4.9.3 Separate and Distinct Nature . Each Series and Class, including without limitation the Series specifically established and designated in Section 4.9.2 , shall be separate and distinct from any other Series and Class and shall maintain separate and distinct records on the books of the Trust, and the assets belonging to any such Series or Class shall be held and accounted for separately from the assets of the Trust or any other Series or Class.

Section 4.9.4 Conversion Rights . Subject to compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trustees shall have the authority to provide that holders of Shares of any Series or Class shall have the right to convert said Shares into Shares of one or more other Series or Class in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established by the Trustees.

Section 4.9.5 Rights and Preferences . The Trustees shall have exclusive power without the requirement of Shareholder approval to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences as between the Shares of the separate Series and Classes. The initial Series and any further Series and Classes that may from time to time be established and designated by the Trustees shall (unless the Trustees otherwise determine with respect to some further Series at the time of establishing and designating the same) have relative rights and preferences as set forth in this Section 4.9.5 .

Section 4.9.5.1 Assets and Liabilities “Belonging” to a Series or Class . All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of particular Series or Class, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall be held and accounted for separately from the other assets of the Trust and of every other Series or Class and may be referred to herein as “assets belonging to” that Series or Class. The assets belonging to a particular Series or Class shall belong to that Series or Class for all purposes, and to no other Series or Class, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Series or Class. Such consideration, assets, income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series or Class (collectively, “ General Items ”), shall be allocated by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the Series and/or Classes in such manner and on such basis as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable. Any General Items so allocated to a particular Series or Class shall belong to that Series/Class. Each such allocation by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon all Shareholders for all purposes. The assets

belonging to each particular Series and Class shall be charged with the liabilities in respect of that Series/Class and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributed to that Series/Class, and any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series or Class shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the Series and Classes established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. Each allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon all Shareholders for all purposes.

Section 4.9.5.2 Treatment of Particular Items . The Trustees shall have full discretion, to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act and consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital, and each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders.

Section 4.9.5.3 Limitation on Interseries and Interclass Liabilities . Subject to the right of the Trustees in their discretion to allocate general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves as provided in Section 4.9.5.1 , the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series or Class shall be enforceable against the assets of such Series/Class only, and not against the assets of any other Series or Class. Notice of this limitation on liabilities between and among Series shall be set forth in the certificate of trust of the Trust (whether originally or by amendment) as filed or to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DSTA, and upon the giving of such notice in the certificate of trust, the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the DSTA relating to limitations on liabilities between and among series (and the statutory effect under Section 3804 of setting forth such notice in the certificate of trust) shall become applicable to the Trust and each Series.

Section 4.9.5.4 Dividends . Dividends and capital gains distributions on Shares of a particular Series may be paid with such frequency, in such form, and in such amount as the Trustees may determine by resolution adopted from time to time, or pursuant to a standing resolution of resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as the Trustees may determine. All dividends and distributions on Shares of a particular Series or Class shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Shares of that Series/Class in proportion to the number of Shares of that Series/Class held by such holders at the date and time of record established for the payment of such dividends or distributions by the Trustees. Such dividends and distributions may be paid in cash, property or additional Shares of that Series/Class, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Trustees or pursuant to any program that the Trustees may have in effect at the time for the election by each Shareholder of the form in which dividends or distributions are to be paid to that Shareholder. Any such dividend or distribution paid in Shares shall be paid at the net asset value thereof as determined in accordance with Section 4.9.5.8 .

Section 4.9.5.5 Redemption by Shareholder . Each Shareholder of a particular Series or Class shall have right on any business day to require the Trust to redeem all or any part of such Shareholder’s Shares of that Series or Class, subject to the following: any such redemption shall be made only: upon and subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Section 4.9.5.5 ; in accordance with and pursuant to procedures or methods prescribed or

approved by the Trustees; and, in the case of any Series or Class now or hereafter authorized, if so determined by the Trustees, only in aggregations of such number of Shares and at such times as may be determined by, or determined pursuant to procedures or methods prescribed by or approved by, the Trustees from time to time with respect to such Series or Class. The number of Shares comprising an aggregation for purposes of redemption or repurchase as determined by the Trustees from time to time with respect to any Series or Class shall be referred to herein as a “Creation Unit” and collectively, as “Creation Units.” The Trustees shall have the unrestricted power to determine from time to time the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit by resolutions adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Trustees. Each holder of a Creation Unit aggregation of a Series or Class, upon request to the Trust accompanied by surrender of the appropriate stock certificate or certificates in proper form for transfer, if certificates have been issued to such holder, or in accordance with such other procedures as may from time to time be in effect if certificates have not been issued, shall be entitled to require the Trust to redeem all or any number of such holder’s Shares standing in the name of such holder on the books of the Trust, but in the case of Shares of any Series or Class as to which the Trustees have determined that such Shares shall be redeemable in Creation Unit aggregations, only in such Creation Unit aggregations of Shares of such Series or Class as the Trustees may determine from time to time in accordance with this Section 4.9.5.5 . The Trust shall, upon application of any Shareholder or pursuant to authorization from any Shareholder, redeem or repurchase from such Shareholder outstanding Shares for an amount per Share determined by the Trustees in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations; provided that (i) such amount per Share shall not exceed the cash equivalent of the proportionate interest of each Share or of any Class or Series of Shares in the assets of the Trust at the time of the redemption or repurchase and (ii) if so authorized by the Trustees, the Trust may, at any time and from time to time, charge fees for effecting such redemption or repurchase, at such rates as the Trustees may establish, as and to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and may, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to such Act and such rules and regulations, suspend such right of redemption. The procedures for effecting and suspending redemption shall be as set forth in the Prospectus from time to time. Payment may be in cash, securities or a combination thereof, as determined by or pursuant to the direction of the Trustees from time to time, less any applicable sales charges and/or fees.

Section 4.9.5.6 Redemption by Trust . The Trustees may cause the Trust to redeem the Shares of any Series or Class held by a Shareholder at the redemption price that would be applicable if such Shares were then being redeemed by the Shareholder pursuant to Section 4.9.5.5 upon such conditions as may from time to time be determined by the Trustees. Upon redemption of Shares pursuant to this Section 4.9.5.6 , the Trust shall promptly cause payment of the full redemption price to be made to such Shareholder for Shares so redeemed.

Section 4.9.5.7 Prevention of Personal Holding Company Status . The Trust may reject any purchase order, refuse to transfer any Shares, and compel the redemption of Shares if the Trustees determine that any such rejection, refusal, or redemption would prevent the Trust from becoming a personal holding company as defined by the Code.

Section 4.9.5.8 Net Asset Value . The net asset value per Share of any Series or Class shall be determined in accordance with the methods and procedures established

by the Trustees from time to time and, to the extent required by applicable law, as disclosed in the then-current prospectus or statement of additional information for the Series/Class.

Section 4.9.5.9 Maintenance of Stable Net Asset Value . The Trustees may determine to maintain the net asset value per Share of any Series at a designated constant dollar amount and in connection therewith may adopt procedures not inconsistent with the 1940 Act for the continuing declaration of income attributable to that Series, or any Class thereof, as dividends payable in additional Shares of that Series/Class at the designated constant dollar amount and for the handling of any losses attributable to that Series/Class. Such procedures may provide that in the event of any loss each Shareholder shall be deemed to have contributed to the capital of the Trust attributable to that Series/Class his or her pro rata portion of the total number of Shares required to be canceled in order to permit the net asset value per Share of that Series/Class to be maintained, after reflecting such loss, at the designated constant dollar amount. Each Shareholder of the Trust shall be deemed to have agreed, by such Shareholder’s investment in any Series with respect to which the Trustees shall have adopted any such procedure, to make the contribution referred to in the preceding sentence in the event of any such loss. The Trustees may delegate any of their powers and duties under this Section 4.9.5.9 with respect to appraisal of assets and liabilities in the determination of net asset value or with respect to a suspension of the determination of net asset value to an officer or officers or agent or agents of the Trust designated from time to time by the Trustees.

Section 4.9.5.10 Transfer of Shares . Except to the extent that transferability is limited by applicable law or such procedures as may be developed from time to time by the Trustees or the appropriate officers of the Trust, Shares shall be transferable on the records of the Trust only by the record holder thereof or by the record holder’s agent thereunto duly authorized in writing, upon delivery to the Trustees or the Trust’s transfer agent of a duly executed instrument of transfer, together with a Share certificate, if one is outstanding, and such evidence of the genuineness of each such execution and authorization and of such other matters as may be required by the Trustees. Upon such delivery the transfer shall be recorded on the register of the Trust.

Section 4.9.5.11 Equality of Shares . All Shares of each particular Series or Class shall represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets belonging or attributable to that Series/Class (subject to the liabilities belonging to that Series/Class), and each Share of any particular Series or Class shall be equal in this respect to each other Share of that Series or Class, as applicable.

Section 4.9.5.12 Fractional Shares . Any fractional Share of any Series or Class, if any such fractional Share is outstanding, shall carry proportionately all the rights and obligations of a whole Share of that Series/Class, including rights and obligations with respect to voting, receipt of dividends and distributions, redemption of Shares, and liquidation of the Trust or any Series or Class.

Article 5
TRUSTEES

Section 5.1 Management of the Trust . The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary and desirable to carry out that responsibility, including those specifically set forth in Section 5.10 and Section 5.11 herein. The enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the Trustees. Any action by one or more of the Trustees in their capacity as such hereunder shall be deemed an action on behalf of the Trust or the applicable Series, and not an action in an individual capacity.

Section 5.2 Qualification . Each Trustee shall be a natural person. A Trustee need not be a Shareholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware.

Section 5.3 Number . The initial number of Trustees shall be one. By the vote or consent of a majority of the Trustees then in office, the Trustees may fix the number of Trustees at a number not less than two nor more than twenty-five. No decrease in the number of Trustees shall have the effect of removing any Trustee from office prior to the expiration of his or her term, but the number of Trustees may be decreased in conjunction with the removal of a Trustee pursuant to Section 5.7 .

Section 5.4 Term and Election . Each Trustee shall hold office until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Trustee or of a successor to such Trustee, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, and any Trustee who is appointed by the Trustees in the interim to fill a vacancy as provided hereunder shall have the same remaining term as that of his or her predecessor, if any, or such term as the Trustees may determine.

Section 5.5 Composition of the Board of Trustees . No election or appointment of any Trustee shall take effect if such election or appointment would cause the number of Trustees who are Interested Persons to exceed the number permitted by Section 10 of the 1940 Act.

Section 5.6 Resignation and Retirement . Any Trustee may resign or retire as a Trustee (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by such Trustee and delivered or mailed to the Chairman, if any, the President or the Secretary of the Trust. Such resignation or retirement shall be effective upon such delivery, or at a later date according to the terms of the instrument.

Section 5.7 Removal . Any Trustee may be removed with or without cause at any time: (i) by written instrument signed by two-thirds (2/3) of the number of Trustees in office prior to such removal, specifying the date upon which such removal shall become effective, or (ii) by the affirmative vote of Shareholders holding not less than two-thirds (2/3) of Shares outstanding, cast in person or by proxy at any meeting called for that purpose.

Section 5.8 Vacancies . Any vacancy or anticipated vacancy resulting for any reason, including without limitation the death, resignation, retirement, removal or incapacity of any of the Trustees, or resulting from an increase in the number of Trustees may (but need not unless required by the 1940 Act) be filled by a majority of the Trustees then in office, subject to the

provisions of Section 16 of the 1940 Act, through the appointment in writing of such other person as such remaining Trustees in their discretion shall determine. The appointment shall be effective upon the acceptance of the person named therein to serve as a Trustee, except that any such appointment in anticipation of a vacancy occurring by reason of the resignation, retirement, or increase in number of Trustees to be effective at a later date shall become effective only at or after the effective date of such resignation, retirement or increase in number of Trustees.

Section 5.9 Ownership of Assets of the Trust . The assets of the Trust and of each Series and Class shall be held separate and apart from any assets now or hereafter held in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder by the Trustees or any successor Trustees. Legal title to all the Trust property shall be vested in the Trust as a separate legal entity under the DSTA, except that the Trustees shall have the power to cause legal title to any Trust property to be held by or in the name of one or more of the Trustees or in the name of any other Person on behalf of the Trust on such terms as the Trustees may determine. In the event that title to any part of the Trust property is vested in one or more Trustees, the right, title and interest of the Trustees in the Trust property shall vest automatically in each person who may hereafter become a Trustee upon his or her due election and qualification. Upon the resignation, removal or death of a Trustee, he or she shall automatically cease to have any right, title or interest in any of the Trust property, and the right, title and interest of such Trustee in the Trust property shall vest automatically in the remaining Trustees. To the extent permitted by law, such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered. No Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable ownership in any individual asset of the Trust or any right or partition or possession thereof.

Section 5.10 Powers . Subject to the provisions of this Declaration of Trust, the business of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility and the purpose of the Trust including, but not limited to, those enumerated in this Section 5.10 .

Section 5.10.1 Bylaws . The Trustees may adopt Bylaws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such Bylaws do not reserve that right to the Shareholders.

Section 5.10.2 Officers, Agents and Employees . The Trustees may, as they consider appropriate, elect and remove officers and appoint and terminate agents and consultants and hire and terminate employees, any one or more of the foregoing of whom may be a Trustee, and the Trustees may provide for the compensation of all of the foregoing.

Section 5.10.3 Committees . The Trustee may appoint from their own number, and terminate, any one or more committees consisting of two or more Trustees, including without implied limitation an Executive Committee, which may, when the Trustees are not in session (but subject to the 1940 Act), exercise some or all of the power and authority of the Trustees as the Trustees may determine, and an Audit Committee.

Section 5.10.4 Advisors, Administrators, Depositories and Custodians . The Trustees may, in accordance with Article 6 , employ one or more advisors, administrators,

depositories, custodians and other persons and may authorize any depository or custodian to employ subcustodians or agents and to deposit all or any part of the assets of the Trust in a system or systems for the central handling of securities and debt instruments; retain transfer, dividend, accounting or Shareholder servicing agents or any of the foregoing; provide for the distribution of Shares by the Trust through one or more distributors, principal underwriters or otherwise; and set record dates or times for the determination of Shareholders.

Section 5.10.5 Compensation . The Trustees may compensate or provide for the compensation of the Trustees, officers, advisors, administrators, custodians, other agents, consultants and employees of the Trust or the Trustees on such terms as they deem appropriate.

Section 5.10.6 Delegation of Authority . In general, the Trustees may delegate to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to any employee, advisor, administrator, distributor, depository, custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, or any other agent or consultant of the Trust such authority, powers, functions and duties as they consider desirable or appropriate for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust, including without implied limitation, the power and authority to act in the name of the Trust and of the Trustees, to sign documents and to act as attorney-in-fact for the Trustees.

Section 5.10.7 Suspension of Sales . The Trustees shall have the authority to suspend or terminate the sales of Shares of any Series or Class at any time or for such periods as the Trustees may from time to time decide.

Section 5.11 Certain Additional Powers . Without limiting the foregoing and to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, other applicable law, and the fundamental policies and limitations of the applicable Series or Class, the Trustees shall have power and authority for and on behalf of the Trust and each separate Series and Class as enumerated in this Section 5.11 .

Section 5.11.1 Investments . The Trustees shall have the power to invest and reinvest cash and other property, and to hold cash or other property uninvested without in any event being bound or limited by any present or future law or custom in regard to investments by trustees.

Section 5.11.2 Disposition of Assets . The Trustees shall have the power to sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, write options on and lease any or all of the assets of the Trust.

Section 5.11.3 Ownership . The Trustees shall have the power to vote, give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to securities or other property; and to execute and deliver proxies or powers of attorney to such person or persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting to such person or persons such power and discretion with relation to securities or other property as the Trustees shall deem proper.

Section 5.11.4 Subscription . The Trustees shall have the power to exercise powers and rights of subscription or other which in any manner arise out of ownership of securities.

Section 5.11.5 Payment of Expenses . The Trustees shall have the power to pay or cause to be paid all expenses, fees, charges, taxes and liabilities incurred or arising in connection with the Trust or any Series or Class, or in connection with the management thereof, including, but not limited to, the Trustees’ compensation and such expenses and charges for the Trust’s officers, employees, investment advisors, administrator, distributor, principal underwriter, auditor, counsel, depository, custodian, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, accounting agent, shareholder servicing agent and such other agents, consultants and independent contractors and such other expenses and charges as the Trustees may deem necessary or proper to incur.

Section 5.11.6 Form of Holding . The Trustees shall have the power to hold any securities or other property in a form not indicating any trust, whether in bearer, unregistered or other negotiable form, or in the name of the Trustees or of the Trust or of any Series or Class or in the name of a custodian, subcustodian or other depository or a nominee or nominees or otherwise.

Section 5.11.7 Reorganization, Consolidation or Merger . The Trustees shall have the power to consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or issuer, any security of which is or was held in the Trust, and to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property by such corporation or issuer, and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the Trust.

Section 5.11.8 Compromise . The Trustees shall have the power to arbitrate or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the Trust or any Series or Class on any matter in controversy, including but not limited to claims for taxes.

Section 5.11.9 Partnerships . The Trustees shall have the power to enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships and any other combinations or associations.

Section 5.11.10 Borrowing . The Trustees shall have the power to borrow funds and to mortgage and pledge the assets of the Trust or any Series or Class or any part thereof to secure obligations arising in connection with such borrowing, consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Section 5.11.11 Guarantees . The Trustees shall have the power to endorse or guarantee the payment of any notes or other obligations of any person; to make contracts of guaranty or suretyship, or otherwise assume liability for payment thereof; and to mortgage and pledge the Trust property (or property of a Series or Class) or any part thereof to secure any of or all such obligations.

Section 5.11.12 Insurance . The Trustees shall have the power to purchase and pay for entirely out of Trust property such insurance as they may deem necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Trust’s business, including, without limitation, insurance policies insuring the assets of the Trust and payment of distributions and principal on its portfolio investments and insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees, agents, consultants, investment advisors, managers, administrators, distributors, principal underwriters, or independent contractors (or any person connection with the foregoing),

of the Trust individually against all claims and liabilities of every nature arising by reason of holding, being or having held any such office or position, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by any such person in any such capacity, including any action taken or omitted that may be determined to constitute negligence, whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability.

Section 5.11.13 Pensions . The Trustees shall have the power to pay pensions for faithful service, as deemed appropriate by the Trustees, and to adopt, establish and carry out pension, profit-sharing, share bonus, share purchase, savings, thrift and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any or all of the officers, employees and agents of the Trust.

Section 5.11.14 Dividends . The Trustees shall have the power to make distributions of income and of capital gains to Shareholders in the manner provided in Section 4.9.5.4 herein.

Section 5.11.15 Series and Classes . The Trustees shall have the power to establish separate and distinct Series and Classes with separately defined investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 hereof and to establish the relative rights, powers and duties of such Series and Classes consistent with applicable law.

Section 5.11.16 Allocation . The Trustees shall have the power, subject to the provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular Series or Class or to apportion the same between or among two or more Series or Classes, provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Series or Class shall be payable solely out of the assets belonging to that Series or Class as provided for in Article 4 hereof.

Section 5.12 Vote of Trustees .

Section 5.12.1 Quorum . One-third of the Trustees then in office being present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum.

Section 5.12.2 Required Vote . Except as otherwise provided by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws, any action to be taken by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust or any Series or Class may be taken by a majority of the Trustees present at a meeting of Trustees at which a quorum is present, including any meeting held by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment enabling all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.

Section 5.12.3 Consent in Lieu of a Meeting . Except as otherwise provided by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Trustees may, by written consent of a majority of the Trustees then in office, take any action which may have been taken at a meeting of the Trustees.

Article 6
SERVICE PROVIDERS

Section 6.1 Investment Advisor . The Trust may enter into written contracts with one or more persons to act as investment advisor or investment subadvisor to each of the Series or Classes and as such, to perform such functions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and proper, including, without limitation, investment advisory, management, research, valuation of assets, clerical and administrative functions, under terms and conditions, and for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable.

Section 6.2 Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent . The Trust may enter into written contracts with one or more persons to act as administrator, custodian and/or transfer agent to perform such functions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and proper, under such terms and conditions, and for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable. Each such administrator, custodian and/or transfer agent shall be a bank or trust company having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000).

Section 6.3 Underwriter and Distributor . The Trust may enter into written contracts with one or more persons to act as underwriter and/or distributor whereby the Trust may either agree to sell Shares to the other party or parties to the contract or appoint such other party or parties its sales agent or agents for such Shares and with such other provisions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and proper, and the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into transfer agency and/or shareholder service contract(s), in each case with such terms and conditions, and providing for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable.

Section 6.4 Parties to Contracts . Any contract of the character described in Section 6.1 , Section 6.2 and Section 6.3 or in Article 8 hereof may be entered into with any corporation, firm, partnership, trust or association, including, without limitation, the investment advisor, any investment subadvisor, or any affiliated person of the investment advisor or investment subadvisor, although one or more of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be an officer, director, trustee, shareholder or member of such other party to the contract, or may otherwise be trustee, shareholder or member of such other party to the contract, or may otherwise be interested in such contract, and no such contract shall be invalidated or rendered voidable by reason of the existence of any such relationship, nor shall any person holding such relationship be liable merely by reason of such relationship for any loss or expense to the Trust under or by reason of said contract or be accountable for any profit realized directly or indirectly therefrom; provided , however , that the contract when entered into was not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article 6 , Article 8 or the Bylaws. The same person (including a firm, corporation, partnership, trust or association) may provide more than one of the services identified in this Article 6 .

Article 7
SHAREHOLDERS’ VOTING POWERS AND MEETING

Section 7.1 Voting Powers . The Shareholders shall have power to vote only with respect to matters expressly enumerated in Section 7.1.1 and Section 7.1.3 or with respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by the 1940 Act, this Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws, any registration of the Trust with the Commission or any state, or as the Trustees may otherwise deem necessary or desirable.

Section 7.1.1 Matters Upon Which Shareholders May Vote . The Shareholders shall have power to vote on the following matters:

(a) for the election or removal of Trustees as provided in Section 5.4 and Section 5.7 ;

(b) with respect to a contract with a third party provider of services as to which Shareholder approval is required by the 1940 Act;

(c) with respect to a termination or reorganization of the Trust to the extent and as provided in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 ;

(d) with respect to an amendment of this Declaration of Trust to the extent and as may be provided by this Declaration of Trust or applicable law; and

(e) with respect to any court action, proceeding or claim brought or maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the Trust, any Series or Class thereof or the Shareholders of the Trust; provided , however , that a shareholder of a particular Series or Class shall not be entitled to vote upon a derivative or class action on behalf of any other Series or Class or shareholder of any other Series/Class.

Section 7.1.2 Derivative Actions . A Shareholder or Shareholders may bring derivative action on behalf of the Trust only if the Shareholder or Shareholders first make a pre-suit demand upon the Trustees to bring the subject action unless an effort to cause the Trustees to bring such action is excused. A demand on the Trustees shall only be excused if a majority of the Board of Trustees, or a majority of any committee established to consider such action, has a personal financial interest in the action at issue. A Trustee shall not be deemed to have a personal financial interest in an action or otherwise be disqualified from ruling with respect to a Shareholder demand by virtue of the fact that such Trustee receives remuneration from his or her service on the Board of Trustees of the Trust or on the boards of one or more investment companies with the same or an affiliated investment advisor or underwriter. In addition to the foregoing requirements and the requirements set forth in Section 3816 of the DSTA, a Shareholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the Trust only if the following conditions are met:

(a) Shareholders holding at least 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Trust, or 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Series or Class to which such action relates and who are eligible to bring such derivative action under the DSTA join in the request for the Trustees to commence such derivative action; and

(b) the Trustees must be afforded a reasonable amount of time to consider the request for the derivative action and to investigate the basis of such claim. The Trustees shall be entitled to retain counsel or other advisors in considering the merits of the request and shall require an undertaking by the Shareholders making such request to reimburse the Trust for the expense of any such advisors in the event that the Trustees determine not to bring such action.

Section 7.1.3 Separate Voting by Series . On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted separately by individual Series, except (i) when required by the 1940 Act, Shares shall be voted in the aggregate or by Class, and not by individual Series; and (ii) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests of more than one Series, then the Shareholders of all such Series shall be entitled to vote thereon.

Section 7.1.4 Number of Votes . On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, each Shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value for each Share standing in such Shareholder’s name on the books of each Series or Class in which such Shareholder owns Shares which are entitled to vote on the matter.

Section 7.1.5 Cumulative Voting . There shall be no cumulative voting.

Section 7.1.6 Voting of Shares; Proxies . Votes may be cast in person or by proxy. A proxy with respect to Shares held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the Trust receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving the invalidity of a proxy shall rest on the challenger.

Section 7.1.7 Actions Prior to the Issuance of Shares . Until Shares are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action required by law, this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws to be taken by Shareholders.

Section 7.2 Meetings of Shareholders .

Section 7.2.1 Annual or Regular Meetings . No annual or regular meetings of Shareholders are required to be held.

Section 7.2.2 Special Meetings . Special meetings of Shareholders may be called by (i) the President of the Trust (ii) the Trustees or (iii) the Shareholders, if provided for in the Bylaws, from time to time for the purpose of taking action upon any matter requiring the vote or authority of the Shareholders as herein provided or upon any other matter upon which Shareholder approval is deemed by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable.

Section 7.2.3 Notice of Meetings . Written notice of any meeting of Shareholders shall be given or caused to be given by the Trustees by mailing or transmitting such notice at least ten (10) days before such meeting, postage prepaid, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, to each Shareholder at the Shareholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Trust.

Section 7.3 Record Dates . For the purpose of determining the Shareholders who are entitled to vote or act at any meeting, or who are entitled to participate in any dividend or distribution, or for the purpose of any other action, the Trustees may from time to time close the transfer books for such period, not exceeding thirty (30) days (except at or in connection with the termination of the Trust), as the Trustees may determine; or without closing the transfer books the Trustees may fix a date and time not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of any meeting of Shareholders or other action as the date and time of record for the determination of Shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or to be treated as Shareholders of record for purposes of such other action. Any Shareholder who was a Shareholder at the date and time so fixed shall be entitled to vote at such meeting or to be treated as a Shareholder of record for purposes of such other action, even though such Shareholder has since that date and time disposed of its Shares, and no Shareholder becoming such after that date and time shall be so entitled to vote at such meeting or to be treated as a Shareholder of record for purposes of such other action.

Section 7.4 Quorum and Required Vote . Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust, or the Bylaws, one-tenth (1/10) of the Shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum as to any particular matter; provided , however , that any lesser number shall be sufficient for matters upon which the Shareholders vote at any meeting called in accordance with Section 7.5 . Any matter upon which the Shareholders vote shall be approved by a majority of the votes cast on such matter at a meeting of the Shareholders at which a quorum is present, except that Trustees shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at such a meeting.

Section 7.5 Adjournments . If a meeting at which a quorum was present is adjourned, a meeting may be held within a reasonable time after the date set for the original meeting without the necessity of further notice for the purpose of taking action upon any matter that would have been acted upon at the original meeting but for its adjournment.

Section 7.6 Actions by Written Consent . Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust, or the Bylaws, any action taken by Shareholders may be taken without a meeting if Shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by the 1940 Act or by any express provision of this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws) consent to the action in writing and such written consents are filed with the records of the meetings of Shareholders. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote taken at a meeting of Shareholders.

Section 7.7 Inspection of Records . The records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by Shareholders to the same extent as is required for stockholders of a Delaware business corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Section 7.8 Additional Provisions . The Bylaws may include further provisions for Shareholders’ votes and meetings and related matter not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

Article 8
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 General Provisions .

Section 8.1.1 General Limitation of Liability . No personal liability for any debt or obligation of the Trust shall attach to any Trustee of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, a Trustee shall not be responsible for or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, investment advisor, subadvisor, principle underwriter or custodian of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible or liable for the act or omission of any other Trustee. Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate, Share or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees or any Trustee in connection with Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been executed or done only in or with respect to their, his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee and neither such Trustees or Trustee nor the Shareholders shall be personally liable thereon.

Section 8.1.2 Notice of Limited Liability . Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking made or issued by the Trustees or by any officers or officer shall recite that the same was executed or made by or on behalf of the Trust by them as Trustees or Trustee or as officers or officer and not individually and that the obligations of such instrument are not binding upon any of them or the Shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust or belonging or attributable to a Series or Class thereof, and may contain such further recitals as they, he or she may deem appropriate, but the omission thereof shall not operate to bind any Trustees or Trustee or officers or officer or Shareholders or Shareholder individually.

Section 8.1.3 Liability Limited to Assets of the Trust . All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust shall look only to the assets of the Trust or belonging to a Series or Class thereof, as appropriate, for payment under such credit, contract or claim, and neither the Shareholders nor the Trustees nor any of the Trust’s officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.

Section 8.2 Liability of Trustee . The exercise by the Trustees of their powers and discretion hereunder shall be binding upon the Trust, the Shareholders and any other person dealing with the Trust. The liability of this Trustees, however, shall be limited by this Section 8.2 .

Section 8.2.1 Liability for Own Actions . A Trustee shall be liable to the Trust or the Shareholders only for his or her own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee, and for nothing else, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law.

Section 8.2.2 Liability for Actions of Others . The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, consultant, advisor, administrative distributor, principal underwriter, custodian, transfer agent,

dividend disbursing agent, Shareholder servicing agent or accounting agent of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for any act or omission of any other Trustee.

Section 8.2.3 Advice of Experts and Reports of Others . The Trustees may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning and operation of this Declaration of Trust and their duties as Trustees hereunder, and shall be under no liability for any act or omission in accordance with such advice or for failing to follow such advice. In discharging their duties, the Trustees, when acting in good faith, shall be entitled to rely upon the books of account of the Trust and upon written reports made to the Trustees by any officers appointed by them, any independent public accountant and (with respect to the subject matter of the contract involved) any officer, partner or responsible employee of any other party to any contract entered into hereunder.

Section 8.2.4 Bond . Except as provided for in Section 8.5.4 , the Trustees shall not be required to give any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is required.

Section 8.2.5 Declaration of Trust Governs Issues of Liability . The provisions of this Declaration of Trust, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Trustees otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Shareholders and all other Persons bound by this Declaration of Trust to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Trustees.

Section 8.3 Liability of Third Persons Dealing with Trustees . No person dealing with the Trustees shall be bound to make any inquiry concerning the validity of any transaction made or to be made by the Trustees or to see to the application of any payments made or property transferred to the Trust or upon the order of the Trustees.

Section 8.4 Liability of Shareholders . Without limiting the provisions of this Section 8.4 or the DSTA, the Shareholders shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations organized for profit under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Section 8.4.1 Limitation of Liability . No personal liability for any debt or obligation of the Trust shall attach to any Shareholder or former Shareholder of the Trust, and neither the Trustees, nor any officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall have any power to bind any Shareholder personally or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to pay by way of subscription for any Shares or otherwise.

Section 8.4.2 Indemnification of Shareholders . In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder of the Trust shall be held to be personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a Shareholder and not because of such Shareholder’s acts or omissions or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or, in the case of a natural person, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or, in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate or other general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets of the Trust to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability; provided , however , there shall be no liability or obligation of the Trust arising

hereunder to reimburse any Shareholder for taxes paid by reason of such Shareholder’s ownership of any Shares or for losses suffered by reason of any changes in value of any Trust assets. The Trust shall, upon request by the Shareholder or former Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against the Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Trust and satisfy any judgment thereon.

Section 8.5 Indemnification .

Section 8.5.1 Indemnification of Covered Persons . Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section 8.5.2 , every person who is or has been a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (each, a “ Covered Person ”), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been such a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him or her in settlement thereof.

Section 8.5.2 Exceptions . No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

(a) for any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders arising out of a final adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that the Covered Persons engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office;

(b) with respect to any matter as to which the Covered Person shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust; or

(c) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8.5.2 ) and resulting in a payment by a Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office or position by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or a reasonable determination, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he or she did not engage in such conduct, such determination being made by: (i) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees (as such term is defined in Section 8.5.2 ) acting on the matter (provided that a majority of Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or (ii) a written opinion of independent legal counsel.

Section 8.5.3 Rights of Indemnification . The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, and shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Covered Person, and shall inure to the

benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which Trust personnel other than Covered Persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

Section 8.5.4 Expenses of Indemnification . Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 8.5 shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.5 , provided that either:

(a) Such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security of the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

(b) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to the facts available upon a full trial), that there is a reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

Section 8.5.5 Certain Defined Terms Relating to Indemnification . As used in this Section 8.5 , the following words shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “Claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions, suits, proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened;

(b) a “Disinterested Trustee” is one (i) who is not an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone, as such Disinterested Trustee, who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), and (ii) against whom none of such actions, suits or other proceedings or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or has been pending; and

(c) “Liability” and “expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

Section 8.6 Jurisdiction, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial.

Section 8.6.1 Application . This Section 8.6 applies only to Series established and designated pursuant to Section 4.9.2 on or after September 27, 2016.

Section 8.6.2 Jurisdiction, Venue and Waiver of Jury Trial. In accordance with Section 3804(e) of the DSTA, any suit, action or proceeding brought by or in the right of any Shareholder or any person claiming any interest in any Shares seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of, or in connection with, this Declaration of Trust or the Trust, any Series or Class or any Shares, including any claim of any nature against the Trust, any Series or Class, the Trustees or officers of the Trust, shall be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware to the extent there is subject matter jurisdiction in such court

for the claims asserted or, if not, then in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, and all Shareholders and other such Persons hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection they may make now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and further, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, ALL SHAREHOLDERS AND ALL OTHER SUCH PERSONS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. All Shareholders and other such persons agree that service of summons, complaint or other process in connection with any proceedings may be made by registered or certified mail or by overnight courier addressed to such person at the address shown on the books and records of the Trust for such person or at the address of the person shown on the books and records of the Trust with respect to the Shares that such person claims an interest in. Service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding against the Trust or any Trustee or officer of the Trust may be made at the address of the Trust’s registered agent in the State of Delaware. Any service so made shall be effective as if personally made in the State of Delaware.

Article 9
TERMINATION OR REORGANIZATION

Section 9.1 Termination of Trust or Series . Unless terminated as provided herein, the Trust and each Series or Class designated and established pursuant to this Declaration of Trust shall continue without limitation of time.

Section 9.1.1 Termination . The Trust or any Series or Class (and the establishment and designation thereof) may be terminated either by a majority vote of the Trustees then in office upon a determination that the continuation of the Trust or Series is not in the best interests of the Trust, such Series or Class or the affected Shareholders as a result of factors or events adversely affecting the ability of the Trust, Series or Class to conduct its business and operations in an economically viable manner; or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Shareholders of the Trust or the Series entitled to vote.

Section 9.1.2 Distribution of Assets . Upon termination of the Trust or any Series or Class, after paying or otherwise providing for all charges, taxes, expenses and liabilities, whether due or accrued or anticipated, as may be determined by the Trustees, the Trust shall, in accordance with such procedures as the Trustees consider appropriate, reduce the remaining assets of the Trust to distributable form in cash or other securities, or any combination thereof, and distribute the proceeds to the affected Shareholders in the manner set forth by resolution of the Trustees.

Section 9.1.3 Certificate of Cancellation . Upon termination of the Trust, the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation in accordance with Section 3810 of the DSTA.

Section 9.2 Reorganization . The Trustees may sell, convey, merge and transfer the assets of the Trust, or the assets belonging to any one or more Series or Classes, to another trust,

partnership, association or corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United States, or to the Trust to be held as assets belonging to another Series or Class of the Trust, in exchange for cash, shares or other securities (including, in the case of a transfer to another Series or Class of the Trust, Shares of such other Series or Classes) with such transfer either (i) being made subject to, or with the assumption by the transferee of, the liabilities belonging to each Series or Class the assets of which are so transferred, or (ii) not being made subject to, or not with the assumption of, such liabilities. Following such transfer, the Trustees shall distribute such cash, Shares or other securities (giving due effect to the assets and liabilities belonging to and any other differences among the various Series or Classes the assets belonging to which have so been transferred) among the Shareholders of the Series or Classes the assets belonging to which have been so transferred. If all the assets of the Trust have been so transferred, the Trust shall be terminated.

Section 9.3 Merger or Consolidation .

Section 9.3.1 Authority to Merge or Consolidate . Pursuant to an agreement of merger or consolidation, the Trust, or any one or more Series or Classes, may merge or consolidate with or into one or more statutory trusts or other business entities formed or organized or existing under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state of the United States or any foreign country or other foreign jurisdiction.

Section 9.3.2 No Shareholder Approval Required . Any merger or consolidation described in Section 9.3.1 or any reorganization described in Section 9.2 shall not require the vote of the Shareholders affected thereby, unless such vote is required by the 1940 Act or other applicable laws, or unless such merger or consolidation would result in an amendment of this Declaration of Trust which would otherwise require the approval of such Shareholders.

Section 9.3.3 Subsequent Amendments . In accordance with Section 3815(f) of the DSTA, an agreement of merger or consolidation may effect any amendment to this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws or effect the adoption of a new declaration of trust, Declaration of Trust, or Bylaws of the Trust if the Trust is the surviving or resulting statutory trust.

Section 9.3.4 Certificate of Merger or Consolidation . Upon completion of the merger or consolidation, the Trustees shall file a certificate of merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 3810 of the DSTA.

Article 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 10.1 Signatures . To the extent permitted by applicable law, any instrument signed pursuant to a validly executed power of attorney shall be deemed to have been signed by the Trustee or officer executing the power of attorney. To the extent permitted by law, any Trustee or officer may, in his or her discretion, accept a facsimile signature as evidence of a valid signature on any document.

Section 10.2 Certified Copies . The original or a copy of this Declaration of Trust and of each amendment hereto shall be kept in the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by

any Shareholder. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by an officer or Trustee of the Trust as to whether or not any such amendments have been made and as to any matters in connection with the Trust hereunder, and with the same effect as if it were the original, may rely on a copy of this Declaration of Trust or of any such amendments certified by an officer or Trustee of the Trust.

Section 10.3 Certain Internal References . In this Declaration of Trust or in any amendment hereto, references to this Declaration of Trust, and all expressions like “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” shall be deemed to refer to this Declaration of Trust as a whole and as amended or affected by any such amendment.

Section 10.4 Headings . Headings are placed herein for convenience of reference only, and in case of any conflict, the text of this instrument, rather than the headings, shall control. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

Section 10.5 Resolution of Ambiguities . The Trustees may construe any of the provisions of this Declaration insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any such construction hereof by the Trustees in good faith shall be conclusive as to the meaning to be given to such provisions. In construing this Declaration, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to the Trustees.

Section 10.6 Amendments .

Section 10.6.1 Generally . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust may be amended at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office.

Section 10.6.2 Certificate of Amendment . In the event of any amendment to this Declaration of Trust which affects the Trust’s certificate of trust, the Trustees shall file a certificate of amendment in accordance with Section 3810 of the DSTA.

Section 10.6.3 Prohibited Retrospective Amendments . No amendment of this Declaration of Trust or repeal of any of its provisions shall limit or eliminate the limitation of liability provided to Trustees and officers hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

Section 10.7 Governing Law . This Declaration of Trust is executed and delivered with reference to the DSTA and the laws of the State of Delaware by all of the Trustees whose signatures appear below, and the rights of all parties and the validity and construction of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to the DSTA and the laws of the State of Delaware (unless and to the extent otherwise provided for and/or preempted by the 1940 Act or other applicable federal securities laws); provided, however, that there shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Trustees, or this Declaration of Trust (a) the provisions of Section 3540 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code or (b) any provisions of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other than the DSTA) pertaining to trusts which are inconsistent with the rights, duties, powers, limitations or liabilities of the Trustees set forth or referenced in this Declaration of Trust. All references to sections of the DSTA or the 1940 Act, or any rules or

regulations thereunder, refer to such sections, rules, or regulations in effect as of the date of this Declaration of Trust, or any successor sections, rules, or regulations thereto.

Section 10.8 Severability . The provisions of this Declaration of Trust are severable, and if the Trustees shall determine, with the advice of counsel, that any of such provisions is in conflict with the 1940 Act, the DSTA, or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of this Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Declaration of Trust or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. If any provision of this Declaration of Trust shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provision in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Declaration of Trust in any jurisdiction.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustees have executed this Declaration of Trust as of the date first written above.

/s/ Reena Aggarwal

Reena Aggarwal

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

Michael A. Pignataro

/s/ Paul Schaeffer

Paul Schaeffer

/s/ Adam S. Patti

Adam S. Patti

Exhibit (q)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Matthew V. Curtin, David L. Fogel, Adam S. Patti and Adefolahan Oyefeso as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for her in her name, place and stead, to sign any and all Registration Statements applicable to IndexIQ ETF Trust, IndexIQ Trust and IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the states, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any Powers of Attorney previously granted with respect to the Trust concerning the filings and actions described herein.

/s/ Reena Aggarwa1

Reena Aggarwal, Trustee

December 8, 2016

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Matthew V. Curtin, David L. Fogel and Adefolahan Oyefeso as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, to sign any and all Registration Statements applicable to IndexIQ ETF Trust, IndexIQ Trust and IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the states, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any Powers of Attorney previously granted with respect to the Trust concerning the filings and actions described herein.

/s/ Adam S. Patti

Adam S. Patti, Trustee

December 8, 2016

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Matthew V. Curtin, David L. Fogel, Adam S. Patti and Adefolahan Oyefeso as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, to sign any and all Registration Statements applicable to IndexIQ ETF Trust, IndexIQ Trust and IndexIQ Active ETF Trust and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the states, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any Powers of Attorney previously granted with respect to the Trust concerning the filings and actions described herein.

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

Michael A. Pignataro, Trustee

December 8, 2016

POWER OF ATTORNEY

/s/ Paul D. Schaeffer

Paul D. Schaeffer, Trustee

December 8, 2016