As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2014
File No.:  333-182274
File No.:  811-22310

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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FACTORSHARES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B
Summit, New Jersey 07091
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
(877) 756-7873

SR Services, LLC
300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800
Wilmington, DE 19801
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:
W. John McGuire
Bingham McCutchen LLP
2020 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006-1806

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement
 
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION November 4, 2014
 
THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE 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 JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.


 

PureFunds ISE Cyber Security TM ETF 
(HACK)
Listed on: NYSE Arca

 

PROSPECTUS
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THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 

 
 
 

 

About This Prospectus
 
This prospectus has been arranged into different sections so that you can easily review this important information. For detailed information about the Fund, please see:
 
PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF—Fund Summary
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Index/Trademark Licenses/Disclaimers
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Additional Investment Objectives
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Additional Investment Strategies
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Additional Risk Information
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Portfolio Holdings
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Fund Management
11
Fund Sponsor
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Portfolio Managers
11
Buying and Selling the Fund
12
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
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Distribution
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Premium/Discount Information
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Financial Highlights
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For More Information
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PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF—Fund Summary

Investment Objective
 
The PureFunds ISE Cyber Security™ ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the ISE Cyber Security™ Index (the “Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.
 
  Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
    Management Fee
 
0.75%
    Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
 
None
    Other Expenses*
 
0.00%
    Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
 
0.75%
 
* “Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Example
 
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell 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 the same.

This Example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

1 Year
 
3 Years
$77
 
$240

Portfolio Turnover
 
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the 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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.

Principal Investment Strategies
 
Factor Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) will use a “passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.

The Fund will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However, the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
 

 
The Underlying Index tracks the performance of companies (or their depositary receipts) across the globe (i) that are a direct service provider (hardware/software developer) for cyber security and for which cyber security business activities are a key driver of the business (“Infrastructure Providers”) or (ii) whose business model is defined by its role in providing cyber security services and for which cyber security business activities are a key driver of the business (“Service Providers”). Cyber security refers to products (hardware/software) and services designed to protect computer hardware, software, networks and data from unauthorized access, vulnerabilities, attacks and other security breaches . The securities of each company in the Underlying Index must also be listed on a securities exchange. The categories of Infrastructure Providers and Service Providers are referred to herein as “sectors”.

The initial universe of companies in the Infrastructure Providers or Service Providers sectors is determined based on proprietary research and analysis conducted by the International Securities Exchange, LLC (“ISE”), the “Index Provider”. The ISE uses a variety of publicly available resources for such analysis, including financial statements and other reports published by issuers to determine whether a company is actively engaged in the Infrastructure Providers or Service Providers sector.

Companies meeting the sector criteria are screened for investibility (e.g., must not be listed on an exchange in a country which employs certain restrictions on foreign capital investment), a minimum market capitalization of $100 million, liquidity, and an operating company structure (as opposed to a pass-through security).

Exposure to each company is capped at 20% and such that the cumulative weight of all components with an individual weight of 5% or greater do not in the aggregate account for more than 50% of the weight of the Underlying Index. Weightings are generally assigned only at the time of each rebalance of the Underlying Index, but may be adjusted in between rebalance dates if a company’s weight exceeds 20% of the Underlying Index. Weightings may be adjusted by ISE to meet minimum liquidity criteria.

The Underlying Index’s exposure to each sector is based on the cumulative market capitalization of index components within the sector relative to the combined market capitalization of both sectors. Each company within a sector is equally weighted at the time of each rebalance of the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index has a semi-annual review in June and December of each year at which time the Underlying Index is reconstituted and rebalanced by ISE. Component changes are made after the market close on the third Friday of June and December and become effective at the market opening on the next trading day. Changes are announced on the Index Provider's publicly available website at least five trading days prior to the effective date.

The Underlying Index is developed and owned by the ISE, and the Underlying Index is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The ISE is independent of SPDJI, the Fund and the Adviser.

As of October 30, 2014, the Underlying Index had 30 constituents, 6 of which were foreign companies, and the three largest stocks and their weightings in the Underlying Index were VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (8.57%), Imperva, Inc. (6.08%), and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (5.49%).

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the component securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities that are not in the Fund’s Underlying Index to the extent that the Adviser believes such investments should help the Fund’s overall portfolio track the Underlying Index.

Correlation: Correlation is the extent to which the values of different types of investments move in tandem with one another in response to changing economic and market conditions. An index is a theoretical financial calculation, while the Fund is an actual investment portfolio. The performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary somewhat due to transaction costs, asset valuations, foreign currency valuations, market impact, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), legal restrictions or limitations, illiquid or unavailable securities, and timing variances.

The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling strategy.
 

 
Industry Concentration Policy: The Fund will concentrate its investments ( i.e ., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

Principal Risks
 
As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency.
 
Cyber Security Companies Risk.  Companies in the cyber security field, including companies in the Infrastructure Providers and Service Providers sectors, face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Cyber security companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of cyber security companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, and such companies may face unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Companies in the cyber security field are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.
 
Foreign Investment Risk : Returns on investments in foreign stocks could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. stocks.

Currency Risk : Indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Depositary Receipts Risk.   The Fund may invest in depositary receipts. Investment in ADRs and GDRs may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market and GDRs, many of which are issued by companies in emerging markets, may be more volatile and less liquid than depositary receipts issued by companies in more developed markets.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk : The Fund’s investments may expose the Fund’s portfolio to the risks of investing in emerging markets. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. This is due to, among other things, greater market volatility, lower trading volume, political and economic instability, greater risk of market shutdown and more governmental limitations on foreign investments than typically found in developed markets.
 
Foreign Market and Trading Risk. The trading markets for many foreign securities are not as active as U.S. markets and may have less governmental regulation and oversight. Foreign markets also may have clearance and settlement procedures that make it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities. These factors could result in a loss to the Fund by causing the Fund to be unable to dispose of an investment or to miss an attractive investment opportunity, or by causing Fund assets to be uninvested for some period of time.

Foreign Securities Risk : The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets directly in securities of issuers based outside of the U.S., or in depositary receipts that represent such securities. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in securities of U.S. issuers, such as risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to political or economic instability. There may be less information publicly available about a non-U.S. issuer than a U.S. issuer. Non-U.S. issuers may also be subject to different accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers.

Political and Economic Risk. The Fund is subject to foreign political and economic risk not associated with U.S. investments, meaning that political events, social and economic events and natural disasters occurring in a country where the Fund invests could cause the Fund’s investments in that country to experience gains or losses. The Fund also could be unable to enforce its ownership rights or pursue legal remedies in countries where it invests.
 

 
Privatization Risk: Several foreign countries in which the Fund invests have begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.
 
Market Risk : The values of equity securities in the Underlying Index could decline generally or could underperform other investments.

Market Trading Risk: An investment in the Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the Fund. Any of these factors, among others, may lead to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.
 
Trading Issues.   Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the NYSE Arca, make trading in shares inadvisable. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the NYSE Arca necessary to maintain the listing of any Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged or that the shares will trade with any volume, or at all.

Fluctuation of NAV.  The NAV of Fund shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s securities holdings. The market prices of shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund’s NAV and supply and demand of shares on the NYSE Arca. It cannot be predicted whether Fund shares will trade below, at or above their NAV.

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares.  Investors buying or selling Fund shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of shares.
 
New Fund Risk.  There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

Non-Diversification Risk : The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a single or a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s performance.

Passive Investment Risk : The Fund is not actively managed and therefore would not sell an equity security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Underlying Index.
 
Reliance on Trading Partners Risk : The Fund invests in some economies that are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the economy in which the Fund invests.

Smaller Companies Risk : Smaller companies in which the Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies, and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole.

Tax Risk : To qualify for the favorable tax treatment generally available to regulated investment companies, the Fund must satisfy certain diversification requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In particular, the Fund generally may not acquire a security if, as a result of the acquisition, more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets would be invested in (a) issuers in which the Fund has, in each case, invested more than 5% of the Fund’s assets and (b) issuers more than 10% of whose outstanding voting securities are owned by the Fund. When the Underlying Index is concentrated in a relatively small number of securities, it may not be possible for the Fund to fully implement a replication strategy or a representative sampling strategy while satisfying these diversification requirements. The Fund’s efforts to satisfy the diversification requirements may cause the Fund’s return to deviate from that of the Underlying Index, and the Fund’s efforts to replicate the Underlying Index may cause it inadvertently to fail to satisfy the diversification requirements. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation, and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income.
 

 
Tracking Error Risk : The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Underlying Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund sought to replicate the Index.

Valuation Risk: The sales price that the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.
 
Performance Information
 
The Fund is new and therefore does not have performance history for a full calendar year. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's performance to a broad measure of market performance.
 
 
Investment Advisers
 
Factor Advisors, LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Penserra Capital Management, LLC (“Penserra” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser have retained the Sub-Adviser to be responsible for the day to day management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board.

Portfolio Managers
 
Dustin Lewellyn, CFA, Managing Director of Penserra, has been the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception in 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
 
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the NYSE Arca. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value (“NAV”), shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in blocks of 50,000 shares (“Creation Units”), principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index, and only Authorized Participants (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities.

Tax Information
 
The distributions made by the Fund are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Index/Trademark Licenses/Disclaimers
 
Investors may obtain information about the Underlying Index and the Index Provider’s index methodology on the Index Provider’s website at www.ise.com/index.

ISE, the Index Provider, is a leading company in the structuring and indexing business for institutional clients. ISE runs the ISE index platform. ISE indexes are used by issuers worldwide as underlying indexes for financial products. Furthermore, ISE cooperates with various stock exchanges and index providers worldwide. ISE is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Funds administrator, custodian, transfer agent, distributor, or any of their respective affiliates.
 

 
The ISE Cyber Security TM Index (the “ISE Index”) is a product of ISE. The Adviser has entered into a license agreement pursuant to which the Adviser pays a fee to use the ISE Index and the marketing name and licensed trademark of ISE (“Index Trademark”). The Adviser is sub-licensing rights to the ISE Index to the Fund at no charge. The Adviser is permitted to sub-license the Index Trademark for the purpose of promoting and marketing the Fund. The ISE Index is compiled and calculated by ISE. ISE has no obligation to take the needs of the Adviser or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the ISE Index. ISE will apply all necessary means to ensure the accuracy of the ISE Index. However, ISE shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the ISE Index and shall not be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. All copyrights in the ISE Index values and constituent lists vest in ISE. Neither the publication of the ISE Index by ISE nor the granting of a license of rights relating to the ISE Index or to the Index Trademark for the utilization in connection with the Fund, represents a recommendation by ISE for a capital investment or contains in any manner a warranty or opinion by ISE with respect to the attractiveness of an investment in the Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, or sold by ISE or its respective affiliates. ISE and its respective affiliates make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Fund. ISE and its respective affiliates are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be sold or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. ISE and its respective affiliates have an obligation in connection with the administration and marketing of the Fund but have no obligations or liabilities in connection with the trading of the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ISE and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the Fund currently being issued by the Licensee, but which may be similar to and competitive with the Fund. In addition, ISE and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the ISE Index. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the ISE Index and the Fund.

ISE AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE ISE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND ISE AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. ISE AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ADVISER, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE ISE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. ISE AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE ISE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ISE OR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Shares of the Trust are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the NYSE Arca. The NYSE Arca makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the shares of the Fund. The NYSE Arca is not responsible for, nor has it participated in, the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the shares of the Fund to be issued, or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares are redeemable.

The NYSE Arca has no obligation or liability to owners of the shares of the Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the shares of the Fund. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the NYSE Arca have any liability for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages even if notified of the possibility thereof.

The Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Fund or any members of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly.

Additional Investment Objectives
 
The Fund’s investment objective has been adopted as a non-fundamental investment policy and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
 

 
Additional Investment Strategies
 
The Fund, using an “indexing” investment approach, seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Underlying Index. A number of factors may affect the Fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with the Underlying Index, including the degree to which the Fund utilizes a sampling methodology. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. The Sub-Adviser may sell securities that are represented in the Underlying Index or purchase securities not yet represented in the Underlying Index, in anticipation of their removal from or addition to the Underlying Index. There may also be instances in which the Sub-Adviser may choose to overweight securities in the Underlying Index, thus causing the Sub-Adviser to purchase or sell securities not in the Underlying Index which the Sub-Adviser believes are appropriate to substitute for certain securities in the Fund’s Underlying Index. The Fund will not take defensive positions.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) based on the component securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities that are not in the Fund’s Underlying Index to the extent that the Adviser believes such investments should help the Fund’s overall portfolio track the Underlying Index. The Fund will also concentrate its investments ( i.e ., holds 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

Additional Risk Information
 
The following section provides additional information regarding the principal risks identified under “Principal Risks” in the Fund’s summary.
 
Cyber Security Companies Risk.  Companies in the cyber security field, including companies in the Infrastructure Providers and Service Providers sectors, face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Cyber security companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of cyber security companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, and such companies may face unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Companies in the cyber security field are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Additionally, companies in the cyber security field may be the target of cyber attacks, which, if successful, could significantly or permanently damage a company’s reputation, financial condition and ability to conduct business in the future.
 
Foreign Investment Risk : Returns on investments in foreign stocks could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. stocks.

Currency Risk. Indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. The Fund’s NAV is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars and, therefore, the Fund may lose value if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up.

Depositary Receipts Risk.   The Fund may invest in depositary receipts. Depositary receipts include ADRs and GDRs. ADRs are U.S. dollar-denominated receipts representing shares of foreign-based corporations. ADRs are issued by U.S. banks or trust companies, and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. GDRs are depositary receipts which are similar to ADRs, but are shares of foreign-based corporations generally issued by international banks in one or more markets around the world. Investment in ADRs and GDRs may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market and GDRs, many of which are issued by companies in emerging markets, may be more volatile and less liquid than depositary receipts issued by companies in more developed markets.
 
Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. Sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depositary and the underlying issuer, whereas unsponsored depositary receipts may be established by a depositary without participation by the underlying issuer. Holders of an unsponsored depositary receipt generally bear all the costs associated with establishing the unsponsored depositary receipt. In addition, the issuers of the securities underlying unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts.
 

 
Depositary receipts may be unregistered and unlisted. The Fund’s investments also may include ADRs and GDRs that are not purchased in the public markets and are restricted securities that can be offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Sub-Adviser will determine the liquidity of such investments pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. If a particular investment in such ADRs or GDRs is deemed illiquid, that investment will be included within the Funds limitation on investment in illiquid securities. Moreover, if adverse market conditions were to develop during the period between the Fund’s decision to sell these types of ADRs or GDRs and the point at which the Fund is permitted or able to sell such security, the Fund might obtain a price less favorable than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments may expose the Fund’s portfolio to the risks of investing in emerging markets. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. This is due to, among other things, greater market volatility, lower trading volume, political and economic instability, greater risk of market shutdown and more governmental limitations on foreign investments than typically found in developed markets. In addition,   less developed markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories.

Foreign Market and Trading Risk. The trading markets for many foreign securities are not as active as U.S. markets and may have less governmental regulation and oversight. Foreign markets also may have clearance and settlement procedures that make it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities. These factors could result in a loss to the Fund by causing the Fund to be unable to dispose of an investment or to miss an attractive investment opportunity, or by causing Fund assets to be uninvested for some period of time.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund invests in foreign securities, including non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities traded outside of the United States and U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States. Investment in foreign securities may involve higher costs than investment in U.S. securities, including higher transaction and custody costs as well as the imposition of additional taxes by foreign governments. Foreign investments may also involve risks associated with the level of currency exchange rates, less complete financial information about the issuers, less market liquidity, more market volatility and political instability. Future political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on dividend income, the possible seizure or nationalization of foreign holdings, the possible establishment of exchange controls or freezes on the convertibility of currency, or the adoption of other governmental restrictions might adversely affect an investment in foreign securities. Additionally, foreign issuers may be subject to less stringent regulation, and to different accounting, auditing and recordkeeping requirements.

Political and Economic Risk. The Fund is subject to foreign political and economic risk not associated with U.S. investments, meaning that political events (civil unrest, national elections, changes in political conditions and foreign relations, imposition of exchange controls and repatriation restrictions), social and economic events (labor strikes, rising inflation) and natural disasters occurring in a country where the Fund invests could cause the Fund’s investments in that country to experience gains or losses. The Fund also could be unable to enforce its ownership rights or pursue legal remedies in countries where it invests.

Privatization Risk.   Some countries in which the Fund invests have begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.

Market Risk : An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. Different types of equity securities tend to go through cycles of out-performance and under-performance in comparison to the general securities markets. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets generally.
 

 
Market Trading Risk: An investment in the Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the Fund. Any of these factors, among others, may lead to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.
 
Trading Issues.   Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the NYSE Arca, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in shares is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to NYSE Arca “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the NYSE Arca necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged or that the shares will trade with any volume, or at all.

Fluctuation of NAV.  The NAV of Fund shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s securities holdings. The market prices of shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund’s NAV and supply and demand of shares on the NYSE Arca. It cannot be predicted whether Fund 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 shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of the Underlying Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. The market prices of Fund shares may deviate significantly from the NAV of the shares during periods of market volatility. However, given that shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units (unlike shares of many closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAV), the Sub-Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of shares should not be sustained. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that Fund shares normally will trade close to the Fund’s NAV, disruptions to creations and redemptions may result in trading prices that differ significantly from the Fund’s NAV. If an investor purchases Fund shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the shares, then the investor may sustain losses.

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares.  Investors buying or selling Fund shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of shares. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that an investor is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask spread varies over time for shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if the Fund’s shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if the Fund’s shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Further, increased market volatility may cause increased bid/ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling shares, including bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

New Fund Risk.  There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a single or a small number of issuers. As a result, the Fund’s performance may depend on the performance of a single or a small number of issuers.

Passive Investment Risk : The Fund is not actively managed. Therefore, unless a specific security is removed from the Fund’s Underlying Index, the Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. If a specific security is removed from the Fund’s Underlying Index, the Fund may be forced to sell such security at an inopportune time or for a price other than the security’s current market value. An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any equity securities traded on an exchange, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in security prices. It is anticipated that the value of Fund shares will decline, more or less, in correspondence with any decline in value of the Fund’s Underlying Index. The Underlying Index may not contain the appropriate mix of securities for any particular economic cycle, and the timing of movements from one type of security to another in seeking to replicate the Underlying Index could have a negative effect on the Fund. Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Sub-Adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of mutual funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
 
 
Reliance on Trading Partners Risk: The Fund invests in countries whose economies are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s investments. The Fund is specifically exposed to U.S. economic risk.

Smaller Companies Risk : The Fund’s Underlying Index may be composed primarily of, or have significant exposure to, securities of smaller companies. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that securities of smaller companies represented in the Underlying Index may underperform securities of larger companies or the equity market as a whole. In addition, in comparison to securities of companies with larger capitalizations, securities of smaller-capitalization companies may experience more price volatility, greater spreads between their bid and ask prices, significantly lower trading volumes, and cyclical or static growth prospects. Smaller-capitalization companies often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and may therefore be more vulnerable to adverse developments than larger capitalization companies. These securities may or may not pay dividends.

Tax Risk : To qualify for the favorable tax treatment generally available to regulated investment companies, the Fund must satisfy certain diversification requirements under the Code. In particular, the Fund generally may not acquire a security if, as a result of the acquisition, more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets would be invested in (a) issuers in which the Fund has, in each case, invested more than 5% of the Fund’s assets and (b) issuers more than 10% of whose outstanding voting securities are owned by the Fund. When the Underlying Index is concentrated in a relatively small number of securities, it may not be possible for the Fund to fully implement a replication strategy or a representative sampling strategy while satisfying these diversification requirements. The Fund’s efforts to satisfy the diversification requirements may cause the Fund’s return to deviate from that of its Underlying Index, and the Fund’s efforts to replicate the Underlying Index may cause it inadvertently to fail to satisfy the diversification requirements.

If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation, and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. Distributions to the Fund’s shareholders would generally be taxed as ordinary dividends. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be able to cure a failure to qualify as a regulated investment company, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes and may be forced to dispose of certain assets. Relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company  in any taxable year, the Fund would be required to pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year. If the Fund failed to qualify as a regulated investment company for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund would generally be required to pay a Fund-level tax on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within ten years of qualifying as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year.
 
Tracking Error Risk : Tracking error refers to the risk that the Sub-Adviser may not be able to cause the Fund’s performance to match or correlate to that of the Fund’s Underlying Index, either on a daily or aggregate basis. There are a number of factors that may contribute to the Fund’s tracking error, such as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and those of its Underlying Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the composition of the Underlying Index, regulatory policies, and high portfolio turnover rate. In addition, mathematical compounding may prevent the Fund from correlating with the monthly, quarterly, annual or other period performance of its Underlying Index. Tracking error may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.
 
Valuation Risk: The sales price that the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.
 

 
Portfolio Holdings
 
Information about the Fund’s daily portfolio holdings is available at www.pureetfs.com. In addition, the Fund discloses its complete portfolio holdings as of the end of its fiscal year and its second fiscal quarter in its reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete portfolio holdings as of the end of its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-Q no later than 60 days after the relevant fiscal period. You can find the SEC filings on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. A summarized description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Fund Management
 
Adviser. Factor Advisors, LLC, the investment adviser to the Fund, is a Delaware limited liability company located at 35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B, Summit, New Jersey 07091. The Adviser provides investment advisory services to one other exchange-traded fund as of the date of this Prospectus. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Fund with overall responsibility for the portfolio management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board. For its services, the Adviser receives a fee that is equal to 0.75% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and paid monthly.
 
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. Additionally, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).

Sub-Adviser. Penserra Capital Management, LLC, investment sub-adviser to the Fund, is a New York limited liability company. The Sub-Adviser is located at 140 Broadway, 26 th Floor, New York, New York 10005. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Sub-Adviser does not provide investment advisory services to any clients other than the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for the day to day management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board.
 
For its services, the Sub-Adviser receives a fee that is equal to the greater of (1) $20,000 per annum or (2) 0.05% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and paid monthly. The Fund does not directly pay the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser is responsible for paying the entire amount of the Sub-Adviser’s fee for the Fund.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first Annual or Semi-Annual Report.
 
Fund Sponsor

The Adviser has entered into an Agreement with PureShares, LLC (the “Sponsor”), under which the Sponsor agrees to sub-license the use of the Underlying Index to the Adviser and assumes the obligation of the Adviser to pay all expenses of the Fund, except Excluded Expenses. Although the Sponsor has agreed to be responsible for the payment of certain expenses of the Fund, the Adviser retains the ultimate obligation to the Fund to pay such expenses. The Sponsor will also provide marketing support for the Fund, including distributing marketing materials related to the Fund. PureShares, LLC is a privately held business focused on bringing exchange-traded investment products to investors in the U.S.

The Sponsor does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Fund. Additionally, the Sponsor is not involved in the maintenance of the Underlying Index and does not otherwise act in the capacity of an index provider.

Portfolio Managers
 
Dustin Lewellyn, CFA, Managing Director of the Sub-Adviser, is the Fund’s portfolio manager (the “Portfolio Manager”) and is primarily responsible for the day to day management of the Fund. The Portfolio Manager is responsible for various functions related to portfolio management, including, but not limited to, investing cash inflows, implementing investment strategy, researching and reviewing investment strategy, and overseeing members of his portfolio management team with more limited responsibilities.
 

 
Mr. Lewellyn has been a Managing Director with Penserra since 2012 and is President and Founder of Golden Gate Investment Consulting LLC, a firm he started in 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Lewellyn was a managing director at Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM”), which he joined in 2009, and head of portfolio management for Schwab ETFs. Prior to joining CSIM, he worked for two years as director of ETF product management and development at a major financial institution focused on asset and wealth management. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager for institutional clients at a financial services firm for three years. In addition, he held roles in portfolio operations and product management at a large asset management firm for more than 6 years.

The SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Manager’s compensation, other accounts managed, and ownership of Fund shares.

Buying and Selling the Fund
 
Fund shares are listed for secondary trading on the NYSE Arca. When you buy or sell the Fund’s shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the market price. You may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. The shares will trade on the NYSE Arca at prices that may differ to varying degrees from the daily NAV of the shares. The NYSE Arca is generally open Monday through Friday and is closed weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

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 its total number of shares outstanding. Expenses and fees, including management and distribution fees, if any, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. NAV is determined each business day, normally as of the close of regular trading of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).

When determining NAV, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities is based on market prices of the securities, which generally means a valuation obtained from an exchange or other market (or based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of the value supplied by an exchange or other market) or a valuation obtained from an independent pricing service. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of the security, the security will be valued by another method that the Board believes will better reflect fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures. Fair value pricing may be used in a variety of circumstances, including, but not limited to, situations when the value of a security in the Fund’s portfolio has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded but prior to the close of the NYSE Arca (such as in the case of a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of a security) or trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Accordingly, the 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 security will materially differ from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. In addition, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index. This may result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.
 

 
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
Unlike frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual fund’s ( i.e. , not exchange-traded) shares, frequent trading of shares of the Fund on the secondary market does not disrupt portfolio management, increase the Fund’s trading costs, lead to realization of capitalization gains, or otherwise harm the Fund’s shareholders because these trades do not involve the Fund directly. Certain institutional investors are authorized to purchase and redeem the Fund’s shares directly with the Fund. Because these trades are effected in-kind ( i.e. , for securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects noted above that may result from frequent cash trades. Moreover, the Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for Creation Units, reflecting the fact that the Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. For these reasons, the Board has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in shares of the Fund.

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Fund Distributions
The Fund intends to pay out dividends, if any, monthly and distribute any net realized capital gains to its shareholders at least annually.  

Dividend Reinvestment Service
Brokers may make available to their customers who own the Fund’s shares the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund. Without this service, investors would receive their distributions in cash. In order to achieve the maximum total return on their investments, investors are encouraged to use the dividend reinvestment service. To determine whether the dividend reinvestment service is available and whether there is a commission or other charge for using this service, consult your broker. Brokers may require the Fund’s shareholders to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.

Tax Information
The following is a summary of some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders. The summary is based on current tax laws, which may be changed by legislative, judicial or administrative action. You should not consider this summary to be a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund, or the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. The summary is very general, and does not address investors subject to special rules, such as investors who hold shares through an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-deferred account. More information about taxes is located in the SAI. You are urged to consult your tax adviser regarding specific questions as to federal, state and local income taxes.

Tax Status of the Fund
The Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal tax purposes, and intends to qualify for the special tax treatment afforded to regulated investment companies under the Code. As long as the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company, it pays no federal income tax on the earnings it distributes to shareholders.

Tax Status of Distributions

 
 
The Fund will, for each year, distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains.
 
 
 
The Fund’s distributions from income will generally be taxed to you as ordinary income or qualified dividend income.  For noncorporate shareholders, dividends reported by the Fund as qualified dividend income are generally eligible for reduced tax rates.

 
 
Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends-received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations.  The Fund’s strategies may limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

 
 
Any distributions of net capital gain (the excess of the Fund’s net long-term capital gains over its net short-term capital losses) that you receive from the Fund are taxable as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares. Long-term capital gains are currently taxed to noncorporate shareholders at reduced maximum rates.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and distributions are generally taxable to you whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares through a broker’s dividend reinvestment service. If you receive dividends or distributions in the form of additional shares through a broker’s dividend reinvestment service, you will be required to pay applicable federal, state or local taxes on the reinvested dividends but you will not receive a corresponding cash distribution with which to pay any applicable tax.
 
 
 
The Fund may be able to pass through to you foreign tax credits for certain taxes paid by the Fund, provided the Fund meets certain requirements.
 
 
 
Distributions paid in January but declared by the Fund in October, November or December of the previous year may be taxable to you in the previous year.
 
 
 
The Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, foreign tax credits and net capital gain distributions received from the Fund shortly after the close of each calendar year.
 
Taxes on Exchange-Listed Share Sales. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for one year or less, except that any capital loss on the sale of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of amounts treated as distributions of long-term capital gains to the shareholder with respect to such shares.

Investment in Foreign Securities. The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on income it may earn from investing in foreign securities, which may reduce the return on such investments. In addition, the Fund’s investments in foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of its distributions. The Fund may be eligible to file an election that would permit shareholders who are U.S. citizens, resident aliens or U.S. corporations to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction (but not both) on their U.S. income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. For the purposes of the foreign tax credit, each such shareholder would include in gross income from foreign sources its pro rata share of such taxes. Certain limitations imposed by the Code may prevent shareholders from receiving a full foreign tax credit or deduction for their allocable amount of such taxes.

Medicare Tax. U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their “net investment income,” including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
 
Non-U.S. Investors. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, the Fund’s ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business.  This 30% withholding tax generally will not apply to distributions of net capital gain. For Fund taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014, this 30% withholding tax also will not apply to dividends that the Fund reports as (a) interest-related dividends, to the extent such dividends are derived from the Fund’s “qualified net interest income,” or (b) short-term capital gain dividends, to the extent such dividends are derived from the Fund’s “qualified short-term gain.” “Qualified net interest income” is the Fund’s net income derived from U.S.-source interest and original issue discount, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. “Qualified short-term gain” generally means the excess of the net short-term capital gain of the Fund for the taxable year over its net long-term capital loss, if any.

Distributions paid after June 30, 2014 and sale proceeds and certain capital gain dividends paid after December 31, 2016 to a shareholder that is a “foreign financial institution” as defined in Section 1471 of the Code and that does not meet the requirements imposed on foreign financial institutions by Section 1471 will generally be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate. Distributions paid after June 30, 2014 and sale proceeds and certain capital gain dividends paid after December 31, 2016 to a non-U.S. shareholder that is not a foreign financial institution will generally be subject to such withholding tax if the shareholder fails to make certain required certifications.  A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.
 

 
Backup Withholding. The Fund or your broker will be required in certain cases to withhold (as “backup withholding”) on amounts payable to any shareholder who (1) has provided either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) is subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends, (3) has failed to certify that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has not certified that such shareholder is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). The backup withholding rate is currently 28%. Backup withholding will not, however, be applied to payments that have been subject to the 30% withholding tax applicable to shareholders who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States.

Distribution
 
The Distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC, is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Distributor distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis and does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
 
The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services.
 
No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no plans to impose these fees.  However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.
 
Premium/Discount Information
 
The Fund is new and therefore does not have any information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund.
 
Financial Highlights
 
Financial information for the Fund will be available after the Fund has completed a fiscal year of operations.
 
 
 
 
FactorShares Trust
35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B
Summit, New Jersey 07091

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders (when available). In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
The SAI provides more detailed information about the Fund. The SAI is incorporated by reference into, and is thus legally a part of, this Prospectus.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
To request a free copy of the latest annual or semi-annual report, when available, the SAI or to request additional information about the Fund or to make other inquiries, please contact us as follows:
 
Call:         (877) 756-PURE
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
                         
Write:     FactorShares Trust
35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B
Summit, New Jersey 07091
                         
Visit:       www.pureetfs.com

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
You can review and copy information about the Fund (including the SAI) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520.
 

 
The Trust’s Investment Company Act file number: 811-22310
 
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION November 4, 2014

THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SEC IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.



STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PureFunds ISE Cyber Security TM ETF 
 (NYSE ARCA Ticker Symbol: HACK)

a series of FACTORSHARES TRUST (the “Trust”)

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Investment Adviser:
Factor Advisors, LLC

Sub-Adviser:
Penserra Capital Management, LLC
 
This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. With respect to the Trust’s series, the SAI should be read in conjunction with the prospectus, dated [   ], as revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained without charge, by writing the Fund’s Distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC, by visiting the Trust’s website at www.pureetfs.com or by calling (877) 756-PURE .
 
 
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APPENDIX A
 
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
 
The Trust is an open-end management investment company currently consisting of two investment series, one of which is the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security TM ETF (the “Fund”).   The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Factor Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Penserra Capital Management, LLC (“Penserra” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of a specified market index (the “Index” or “Underlying Index”).

The Fund offers and issues Shares at their net asset value only in aggregations of a specified number of Shares (each, a “Creation Unit”). The Fund generally offers and issues Shares in exchange for a basket of securities included in its Index (“Deposit Securities”) together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (“Cash Component”). The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a “cash in lieu” amount (“Deposit Cash”) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. The Shares are listed on the NYSE Arca (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”) and trade on the Exchange at market prices. These prices may differ from the Shares’ net asset values. The Shares are also redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, and generally in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment. A Creation Unit of the Fund consists of at least 50,000 Shares.

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust in cash at least equal to a specified percentage of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities as set forth in the Participant Agreement (as defined below). The Trust may impose a transaction fee for each creation or redemption. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. In addition to the fixed Creation or Redemption Transaction Fee, an additional transaction fee of up to five times the fixed Creation or Redemption Transaction Fee may apply.

ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION
 
The Index is created and maintained by ISE, a registered national securities exchange under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ISE is a leading company in the structuring and indexing business for institutional clients. ISE runs the ISE index platform. ISE indices are used by issuers worldwide as underlying indices for financial products. Furthermore, ISE cooperates with various stock exchanges and index providers worldwide.  

ISE publishes changes to the ISE Index on its website at www.ise.com/index prior to the effective date of such change.
 

 
 
CONTINUOUS OFFERING

The method by which Creation Unit Aggregations of shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Unit Aggregations of shares are issued and sold by the Fund 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 requirement 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 Unit Aggregations 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-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, generally are required to deliver a prospectus. 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. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to shares of the Fund are reminded that, pursuant to Rule 153 under 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.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

Policy on Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
 
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has adopted a policy on disclosure of portfolio holdings, which it believes is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders. The policy is designed to: (i) protect the confidentiality of the Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings information, (ii) prevent the selective disclosure of such information, and (iii) ensure compliance by the Adviser and the Fund with the federal securities laws, including the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder and general principles of fiduciary duty. The Fund’s portfolio holdings, or information derived from the Fund’s portfolio holdings, may, in the Adviser’s discretion, be made available to third parties if (i) such disclosure has been included in the Fund’s public filings with the SEC or is disclosed on the Fund’s publicly accessible Website, (ii) such disclosure is determined by the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) to be in the best interests of Fund shareholders and consistent with applicable law; (iii) such disclosure information is made equally available to anyone requesting it; and (iv) the Adviser determines that the disclosure does not present the risk of such information being used to trade against the Fund.

Each business day portfolio holdings information will be provided to the Fund’s transfer agent or other agent for dissemination through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) and/or other fee based subscription services to NSCC members and/or subscribers to those other fee based subscription services, including Authorized Participants, (defined below) and to entities that publish and/or analyze such information in connection with the process of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units or trading shares of the Fund in the secondary market. Information with respect to the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also disseminated daily on the Fund’s website.

The distributor may also make available portfolio holdings information to other institutional market participants and entities that provide information services. This information typically reflects the Fund’s anticipated holdings on the following business day. “Authorized Participants” are generally large institutional investors that have been authorized by the Distributor to purchase and redeem large blocks of shares (known as Creation Units) pursuant to legal requirements, including the exemptive order granted by the SEC, through which the Fund offers and redeems shares. Other than portfolio holdings information made available in connection with the creation/redemption process, as discussed above, portfolio holdings information that is not filed with the SEC or posted on the publicly available website may be provided to third parties only in limited circumstances, as described above.
 

 
Disclosure to providers of auditing, custody, proxy voting and other similar services for the Fund, as well as rating and ranking organizations, will generally be permitted; however, information may be disclosed to other third parties (including, without limitation, individuals, institutional investors, and Authorized Participants that sell shares of the Fund) only upon approval by the CCO. The recipients who may receive non-public portfolio holdings information are as follows: the Adviser and its affiliates, the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Fund’s distributor, administrator and custodian, the Fund’s legal counsel, the Fund’s financial printer and the Fund’s proxy voting service. These entities are obligated to keep such information confidential. Third-party providers of custodial or accounting services to the Fund may release non-public portfolio holdings information of the Fund only with the permission of the CCO.

Portfolio holdings will be disclosed through required filings with the SEC. The Fund files its portfolio holdings with the SEC for each fiscal quarter on Form N-CSR (with respect to each annual period and semiannual period) and Form N-Q (with respect to the first and third quarters of the Fund’s fiscal year). Shareholders may obtain the Fund’s Forms N-CSR and N-Q filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Forms N-CSR and N-Q filings may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, DC. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s website or the operation of the public reference room.  Under the policy, the Board is to receive information, on a quarterly basis, regarding any other disclosures of non-public portfolio holdings information that were permitted during the preceding quarter.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RELATED RISKS
 
The Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the Prospectus. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus. For a description of certain permitted investments, see “Description of Permitted Investments” in this SAI.

NON-DIVERSIFICATION
 
The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. A “non-diversified” classification means that the Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means that the Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers than a diversified fund. The securities of a particular issuer or a small number of issuers may constitute a greater portion of the Underlying Index of the Fund and, therefore, the securities may constitute a greater portion of the Fund’s portfolio. This may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s Shares to greater price volatility than more diversified investment companies. Moreover, in pursuing its objective, the Fund may hold the securities of a single issuer in an amount exceeding 10% of the market value of the outstanding securities of the issuer, subject to restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In particular, as the Fund’s size grows and its assets increase, it will be more likely to hold more than 10% of the securities of a single issuer if the issuer has a relatively small public float as compared to other components in its Underlying Index.
 
CONCENTRATION
 
The Fund will, to the extent its Underlying Index does, concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as described in the Prospectus. The securities of issuers in particular industries may dominate the Underlying Index of the Fund and consequently the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject its Shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by less concentrated investment companies.

DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
 
The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices and the associated risk factors. The Fund will only invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices if such investment or activity is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and permitted by the Fund’s stated investment policies.
 
 
 
EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company and include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate.

Types of Equity Securities:

Common Stocks — Common stocks represent units of ownership in a company. Common stocks usually carry voting rights and earn dividends. Unlike preferred stocks, which are described below, dividends on common stocks are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the company’s board of directors.

Preferred Stocks — Preferred stocks are also units of ownership in a company. Preferred stocks normally have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of the company. However, in all other respects, preferred stocks are subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer. Unlike common stocks, preferred stocks are generally not entitled to vote on corporate matters. Types of preferred stocks include adjustable-rate preferred stock, fixed dividend preferred stock, perpetual preferred stock, and sinking fund preferred stock.

Generally, the market values of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk.
 
Convertible Securities — Convertible securities are securities that may be exchanged for, converted into, or exercised to acquire a predetermined number of shares of the issuer’s common stock at the Fund’s option during a specified time period (such as convertible preferred stocks, convertible debentures and warrants). A convertible security is generally a fixed income security that is senior to common stock in an issuer’s capital structure, but is usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. In exchange for the conversion feature, many corporations will pay a lower rate of interest on convertible securities than debt securities of the same corporation. In general, the market value of a convertible security is at least the higher of its “investment value” ( i.e. , its value as a fixed income security) or its “conversion value” ( i.e. , its value upon conversion into its underlying common stock).
 
Convertible securities are subject to the same risks as similar securities without the convertible feature. The price of a convertible security is more volatile during times of steady interest rates than other types of debt securities. The price of a convertible security tends to increase as the market value of the underlying stock rises, whereas it tends to decrease as the market value of the underlying common stock declines.

Rights and Warrants — A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life of usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to buy proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants are freely transferable and are traded on major exchanges. Unlike rights, warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitles the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. Corporations often issue warrants to make the accompanying debt security more attractive.

An investment in warrants and rights may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, rights and warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. Investing in rights and warrants increases the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities.
 
 
 
Risks of Investing in Equity Securities:
 
General Risks of Investing in Stocks — While investing in stocks allows investors to participate in the benefits of owning a company, such investors must accept the risks of ownership. Unlike bondholders, who have preference to a company’s earnings and cash flow, preferred stockholders, followed by common stockholders in order of priority, are entitled only to the residual amount after a company meets its other obligations. For this reason, the value of a company’s stock will usually react more strongly to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects than its debt obligations. Stockholders of a company that fares poorly can lose money.

Stock markets tend to move in cycles with short or extended periods of rising and falling stock prices. The value of a company’s stock may fall because of:
Factors that directly relate to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company’s products or services;
Factors affecting an entire industry, such as increases in production costs; and
Changes in general financial market conditions that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates or inflation rates.

Because preferred stock is generally junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics.

Small- and Medium-Sized Companies — Investors in small- and medium-sized companies typically take on greater risk and price volatility than they would by investing in larger, more established companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of their small or medium size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and frequent lack of management depth. The securities of small- and medium-sized companies are often traded in the over-the-counter market and might not be traded in volumes typical of securities traded on a national securities exchange. Thus, the securities of small and medium capitalization companies are likely to be less liquid, and subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements, than securities of larger, more established companies.

When-Issued Securities — A when-issued security is one whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but which have not been issued. When the Fund engages in when-issued transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the sale. If the other party fails to complete the sale, the Fund may miss the opportunity to obtain the security at a favorable price or yield.

When purchasing a security on a when-issued basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield changes. At the time of settlement, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price. The yield available in the market when the delivery takes place also may be higher than those obtained in the transaction itself. Because the Fund does not pay for the security until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with its other investments.

Decisions to enter into “when-issued” transactions will be considered on a case-by-case basis when necessary to maintain continuity in a company’s index membership. The Fund will segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to commitments for the when-issued transactions. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets daily so that the value of such assets is equal to the amount of the commitments.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

FOREIGN ISSUERS
The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in issuers located outside the United States directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Examples of such financial instruments include depositary receipts, which are described further below, “ordinary shares,” and “New York shares” issued and traded in the United States. Ordinary shares are shares of foreign issuers that are traded abroad and on a United States exchange. New York shares are shares that a foreign issuer has allocated for trading in the United States. ADRs, ordinary shares, and New York shares all may be purchased with and sold for U.S. dollars, which protects the Fund from the foreign settlement risks described below.
 
 
 
Investing in foreign companies may involve risks not typically associated with investing in United States companies. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than United States markets, and prices in some foreign markets can be more volatile than those of domestic securities. Therefore, the Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be less liquid and subject to more rapid and erratic price movements than comparable securities listed for trading on U.S. exchanges. Non-U.S. equity securities may trade at price/earnings multiples higher than comparable U.S. securities and such levels may not be sustainable. There may be less government supervision and regulation of foreign stock exchanges, brokers, banks and listed companies abroad than in the U.S. Moreover, settlement practices for transactions in foreign markets may differ from those in U.S. markets. Such differences may include delays beyond periods customary in the U.S. and practices, such as delivery of securities prior to receipt of payment, that increase the likelihood of a failed settlement, which can result in losses to the Fund. The value of non-U.S. investments and the investment income derived from them may also be affected unfavorably by changes in currency exchange control regulations. Foreign brokerage commissions, custodial expenses and other fees are also generally higher than for securities traded in the U.S. This may cause the Fund to incur higher portfolio transaction costs than domestic equity funds. Fluctuations in exchange rates may also affect the earning power and asset value of the foreign entity issuing a security, even one denominated in U.S. dollars. Dividend and interest payments may be repatriated based on the exchange rate at the time of disbursement, and restrictions on capital flows may be imposed. Many foreign countries lack uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards comparable to those that apply to United States companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuer’s financial condition and operations. In addition, the costs of foreign investing, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial fees, generally are higher than for United States investments.

Investing in companies located abroad carries political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the United States. Foreign investment may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of United States investors, including the possibility of expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on United States investment, or on the ability to repatriate assets or to convert currency into U.S. dollars. There may be a greater possibility of default by foreign governments or foreign-government sponsored enterprises. Losses and other expenses may be incurred in converting between various currencies in connection with purchases and sales of foreign securities. Investments in foreign countries also involve a risk of local political, economic, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments.

Investing in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to greater risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low or non-existent trading volumes; (iii) foreign exchanges and broker-dealers may be subject to less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities; (iv) local governments may decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors and/or local governments may decide to suspend or limit an issuer’s ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) local governments may limit or entirely restrict repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends; (vi) capital gains may be subject to local taxation, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments may attempt to make dividend or interest payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) investors may experience difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges may favor the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments may only be permitted to be paid in the local currency; (x) limited public information regarding the issuer may result in greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities, and (xi) lax financial reporting on a regular basis, substandard disclosure, and differences in accounting standards may make it difficult to ascertain the financial health of an issuer.

DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
 
The Fund’s investment in securities of foreign companies may be in the form of depositary receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are dollar-denominated receipts representing interests in the securities of a foreign issuer, which securities may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. ADRs are receipts typically issued by United States banks and trust companies which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation. Generally, ADRs in registered form are designed for use in domestic securities markets and are traded on exchanges or over-the-counter in the United States. Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), and International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”) are similar to ADRs in that they are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer, however, GDRs, EDRs, and IDRs may be issued in bearer form and denominated in other currencies, and are generally designed for use in specific or multiple securities markets outside the U.S. EDRs, for example, are designed for use in European securities markets while GDRs are designed for use throughout the world. Depositary receipts will not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their underlying securities.
 

 
The Fund will not invest in any unlisted Depositary Receipts or any Depositary Receipt that the Sub-Adviser deems to be illiquid or for which pricing information is not readily available. In addition, all Depositary Receipts generally must be sponsored. However, the Fund may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts under certain limited circumstances. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States, and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts. The use of Depositary Receipts may increase tracking error relative to an Underlying Index.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (“REITS”)
 
A REIT is a corporation or business trust (that would otherwise be taxed as a corporation) that meets the definitional requirements of the Code. The Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct from taxable income the dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level federal income tax and making the REIT a pass-through vehicle for federal income tax purposes. To meet the definitional requirements of the Code, a REIT must, among other things: invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including mortgages and other REITs), cash and government securities; derive most of its income from rents from real property or interest on loans secured by mortgages on real property; and distribute annually 90% or more of its otherwise taxable income to shareholders.

REITs are sometimes informally characterized as Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. An Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings; a Mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans.

REITs may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which a Fund invests may concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher annual yield from future distributions, which may in turn decrease market prices for equity securities issued by REITs. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. During periods of declining interest rates, certain Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by such Mortgage REITs. In addition, Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay when due the debt extended by the REIT and Equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent.

Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalization, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market price of securities issued by such REITs. Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through a Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his or her proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders.

In addition to these risks, Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further, Equity and Mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. Equity and Mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. In addition, Equity and Mortgage REITs could possibly fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Code or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of default by a borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments.
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
 
The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of one-year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as Fannie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Small Business Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).
 

 
Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those securities issued by Fannie Mae, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency, while other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored federal agencies, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will always do so, since the U.S. government is not so obligated by law. U.S. Treasury notes and bonds typically pay coupon interest semi-annually and repay the principal at maturity.

On September 7, 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced a federal takeover of Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, placing the two federal instrumentalities in conservatorship. Under the takeover, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality (the “Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” or “Agreement”).  Under the Agreement, the U.S. Treasury pledged to provide up to $200 billion per instrumentality as needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. This was intended to ensure that the instrumentalities maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was amending the Agreement to allow the $200 billion cap on the U.S. Treasury’s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth until 2012. For the period during which these Agreements were in effect, the investments of holders, including the Fund, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are protected.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remained in conservatorship as of December 31, 2013.
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry system known as Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities (“STRIPS”) and Treasury Receipts (“TRs”).
   
Receipts. Interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities.
   
U.S. Government Zero Coupon Securities. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities.
   
U.S. Government Agencies. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of a Fund’s Shares.
 

 
BORROWING
 
While the Fund does not anticipate doing so, the Fund may borrow money for investment purposes. Borrowing for investment purposes is one form of leverage. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique that increases investment risk, but also increases investment opportunity. Because substantially all of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowings may be fixed, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) of the Fund will increase more when the Fund’s portfolio assets increase in value and decrease more when the Fund’s portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case. Moreover, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the returns on the borrowed funds. Under adverse conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sales. The Fund intends to use leverage during periods when the Sub-Adviser believes that the Fund’s investment objective would be furthered.

The Fund may also borrow money to facilitate management of the Fund’s portfolio by enabling the Fund to meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio instruments would be inconvenient or disadvantageous. Such borrowing is not for investment purposes and will be repaid by the Fund promptly. As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If, at any time, the value of the Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage requirement. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations otherwise indicate that it would be disadvantageous to do so.
 
OTHER SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS
 
The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit (“CDs”), bankers’ acceptances, fixed time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and foreign banks (including foreign branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated at the date of purchase “Prime-1” by Moody’s or “A-1” by S&P, or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Sub-Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities ( e.g. , bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; and (vi) short-term U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Sub-Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks which may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or a forward-settled basis. Money market instruments also include shares of money market funds. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including money market funds, subject to applicable limitations under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to Section 12(d)(1), the Fund may invest in the securities of another investment company (the “acquired company”) provided that the Fund, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, does not own in the aggregate: (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the acquired company; (ii) securities issued by the acquired company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund; or (iii) securities issued by the acquired company and all other investment companies (other than Treasury stock of the Fund) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund. To the extent allowed by law or regulation, the Fund may invest its assets in securities of investment companies that are money market funds in excess of the limits discussed above.
 

 
If the Fund invests in and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in securities of other registered investment companies, including the Fund. The acquisition of a Fund’s Shares by registered investment companies is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, except as may be permitted by exemptive rules under the 1940 Act or as may at some future time be permitted by an exemptive order that permits registered investment companies to invest in the Fund beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1), subject to certain terms and conditions, including that the registered investment company enter into an agreement with the Fund regarding the terms of the investment.

LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers. The borrowers provide collateral that is maintained in an amount at least equal to the current value of the securities loaned. The Fund may terminate a loan at any time and obtain the return of the securities loaned. The Fund receives the value of any interest or cash or non-cash distributions paid on the loaned securities. Distributions received on loaned securities in lieu of dividend payments ( i.e., substitute payments) would not be considered qualified dividend income.
 
With respect to loans that are collateralized by cash, the borrower will be entitled to receive a fee based on the amount of cash collateral. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the amount earned on the reinvestment of cash collateral and the fee paid to the borrower. In the case of collateral other than cash, the Fund is compensated by a fee paid by the borrower equal to a percentage of the value of the loaned securities. Any cash collateral may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of the lending Fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, which may include those managed by the Sub-Adviser.
 
The Fund may pay a portion of the interest or fees earned from securities lending to a borrower as described above, and to one or more securities lending agents approved by the Board who administer the lending program for the Fund in accordance with guidelines approved by the Board. In such capacity, the lending agent causes the delivery of loaned securities from the Fund to borrowers, arranges for the return of loaned securities to the Fund at the termination of a loan, requests deposit of collateral, monitors the daily value of the loaned securities and collateral, requests that borrowers add to the collateral when required by the loan agreements, and provides recordkeeping and accounting services necessary for the operation of the program.
 
Securities lending involves exposure to certain risks, including operational risk ( i.e. , the risk of losses resulting from problems in the settlement and accounting process), “gap” risk ( i.e. , the risk of a mismatch between the return on cash collateral reinvestments and the fees the Fund has agreed to pay a borrower), and credit, legal, counterparty and market risk. In the event a borrower does not return the Fund’s securities as agreed, the Fund may experience losses if the proceeds received from liquidating the collateral do not at least equal the value of the loaned security at the time the collateral is liquidated plus the transaction costs incurred in purchasing replacement securities.
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS AND SWAP AGREEMENTS
 
The Fund may utilize futures contracts, options contracts and swap agreements. The Fund will segregate cash and/or appropriate liquid assets if required to do so by SEC or Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulation or interpretation.

Futures Contracts.   Futures contracts generally provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified commodity or security at a specified future time and at a specified price. Index futures contracts are settled daily with a payment by one party to the other of a cash amount based on the difference between the level of the index specified in the contract from one day to the next. Futures contracts are standardized as to maturity date and underlying instrument and are traded on futures exchanges.

The Fund is required to make a good faith margin deposit in cash or U.S. government securities with a broker or custodian to initiate and maintain open positions in futures contracts. A margin deposit is intended to assure completion of the contract (delivery or acceptance of the underlying commodity or payment of the cash settlement amount) if it is not terminated prior to the specified delivery date. Brokers may establish deposit requirements which are higher than the exchange minimums. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margin deposits which may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.
 

 
After a futures contract position is opened, the value of the contract is marked to market daily. If the futures contract price changes to the extent that the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, payment of additional “variation” margin will be required. Conversely, change in the contract value may reduce the required margin, resulting in a repayment of excess margin to the contract holder. Variation margin payments are made to and from the futures broker for as long as the contract remains open. In such case, the Fund would expect to earn interest income on its margin deposits. Closing out an open futures position is done by taking an opposite position (“buying” a contract which has previously been “sold,” or “selling” a contract previously “purchased”) in an identical contract to terminate the position. Brokerage commissions are incurred when a futures contract position is opened or closed.
 
Options.   The Fund may purchase and sell put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options on particular securities may be more volatile than the underlying securities, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying securities themselves.

The Fund may use exchange-traded futures and options, together with positions in cash and money market instruments, to simulate full investment in its Underlying Index. Exchange-traded futures and options contracts are not currently available for the Index. Under such circumstances, the Sub-Adviser may seek to utilize other instruments that it believes to be correlated to the applicable Index components or a subset of the components.  
 
To the extent the Fund invests in futures, options on futures or other instruments subject to regulation by the CFTC, it will seek to do so in reliance upon and in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.5. Specifically, pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5, the Trust may claim exclusion from the definition of CPO, and thus from having to register as a CPO, with regard to a Fund that enters into commodity futures, commodity options or swaps solely for “bona fide hedging purposes,” or that limits its investment in commodities to a “de minimis” amount, as defined in CFTC rules, so long as the shares of such Fund are not marketed as interests in a commodity pool or other vehicle for trading in commodity futures, commodity options or swaps.  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has filed a notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.5. Therefore, neither the Trust nor the Fund is deemed to be a “commodity pool” or “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), and they are not subject to registration or regulation as such under the CEA. It is expected that the Fund will be able to operate pursuant to the limitations under CFTC Rule 4.5 without materially adversely affecting its ability to achieve its investment objective. If, however, these limitations were to make it difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective in the future, the Trust may determine to operate the Fund as a regulated commodity pool pursuant to the Trust’s CPO registration or to reorganize or close the Fund or to materially change the Fund’s investment objective and strategy.  In addition, as of the date of this SAI, the Adviser is not deemed to be a “commodity pool operator” or “commodity trading adviser” with respect to the advisory services it provides to the Fund.

Restrictions on the Use of Futures and Options. The Fund reserves the right to engage in transactions involving futures and options thereon to the extent allowed by the CFTC regulations in effect from time to time and in accordance with the Fund’s policies. The Fund would take steps to prevent its futures positions from “leveraging” its securities holdings. When it has a long futures position, it will maintain with its custodian bank, cash or equivalents. When it has a short futures position, it will maintain with its custodian bank assets substantially identical to those underlying the contract or cash and equivalents (or a combination of the foregoing) having a value equal to the net obligation of the Fund under the contract (less the value of any margin deposits in connection with the position).

Short Sales. The Fund may engage in short sales that are either “uncovered” or “against the box.” A short sale is “against the box” if at all times during which the short position is open, the Fund owns at least an equal amount of the securities or securities convertible into, or exchangeable without further consideration for, securities of the same issue as the securities that are sold short. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short.
 

 
 
Uncovered short sales are transactions under which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.

Until the Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund may: (a) segregate cash or liquid securities at such a level that (i) the amount segregated plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; and (ii) the amount segregated plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the market value of the security at the time the security was sold short; or (b) otherwise cover the Fund’s short position.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into swap agreements; including interest rate, index, and total return swap agreements. Swap agreements are contracts between parties in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on the change in market value or level of a specified rate, index or asset. In return, the other party agrees to make payments to the first party based on the return of a different specified rate, index or asset. Swap agreements will usually be done on a net basis, i.e. , where the two parties make net payments with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or equivalents having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess is maintained by the Fund.
 
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
 
The Fund may take advantage of opportunities in the area of options and futures contracts, options on futures contracts, warrants, swaps and any other investments which are not presently contemplated for use by the Fund or which are not currently available but which may be developed, to the extent such opportunities are both consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and legally permissible for the Fund. Before entering into such transactions or making any such investment, the Fund will provide appropriate disclosure.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS
 
A discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund is contained in the Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus.

GENERAL
Investment in the Fund should be made with an understanding that the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may fluctuate in accordance with changes in the financial condition of the issuers of the portfolio securities, the value of securities generally and other factors.

An investment in the Fund should also be made with an understanding of the risks inherent in an investment in securities, including the risk that the financial condition of issuers may become impaired or that the general condition of the securities markets may deteriorate (either of which may cause a decrease in the value of the portfolio securities and thus in the value of Shares). Securities are susceptible to general market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic and banking crises.

Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, have generally inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by, the issuer. Further, unlike debt securities which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, will be subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common stock remains outstanding.
 

 
FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS
Positions in futures contracts and options may be closed out only on an exchange which provides a secondary market therefore. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular futures contract or option at any specific time. Thus, it may not be possible to close a futures or options position. In the event of adverse price movements, the Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin. In such situations, if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell portfolio securities to meet daily margin requirements at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. In addition, the Fund may be required to make delivery of the instruments underlying futures contracts it has sold. The Fund will minimize the risk that it will be unable to close out a futures or options contract by only entering into futures and options for which there appears to be a liquid secondary market.

The risk of loss in trading futures contracts or uncovered call options in some strategies ( e.g. , selling uncovered index futures contracts) is potentially unlimited. The Fund does not plan to use futures and options contracts, when available, in this manner. The risk of a futures position may still be large as traditionally measured due to the low margin deposits required. In many cases, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss or gain to the investor relative to the size of a required margin deposit. The Fund, however, intends to utilize futures and options contracts in a manner designed to limit the Fund’s risk exposure to that which is comparable to what the Fund would have incurred through direct investment in securities.
 
Utilization of futures transactions by the Fund involves the risk of imperfect or even negative correlation to its Underlying Index if the index underlying the futures contracts differs from Underlying Index. There is also the risk of loss by the Fund of margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a broker with whom the Fund has an open position in the futures contract or option.

Certain financial futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.

RISKS OF SWAP AGREEMENTS
Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the swap counterparty will default on its obligations. If such a default occurs, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction, but such remedies may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws which could affect the Fund’s rights as a creditor.
 
The use of interest-rate and index swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. These transactions generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal.

TAX RISKS
As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in Shares of the 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 the Fund.

Unless your investment in Shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when the Fund makes distributions or you sell Shares.

CONTINUOUS OFFERING
The method by which Creation Units of Shares are created and sold may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of Shares 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-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. 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. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to Shares of the Fund are reminded that under Securities Act Rule 153, 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 Fund’s 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.
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
The Trust has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies with respect to the Fund. These restrictions cannot be changed with respect to the Fund without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. For the purposes of the 1940 Act, a “majority of outstanding shares” means the vote of the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Fund present at the meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Except with the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, the Fund may not:

1.
Concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries ( i.e. , hold 25% or more of its net assets in the stocks of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund will concentrate to approximately the same extent that its Underlying Index concentrates in the stocks of such particular industry or group of industries. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
 
2.
Borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
 
3.
Lend any security or make any other loan to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time .
 
4.
Purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
 
5.
Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
 
In addition to the investment restrictions adopted as fundamental policies as set forth above, the Fund observes the following restrictions, which may be changed without a shareholder vote.

1.
The Fund will not invest in illiquid assets in excess of 15% of its net assets. An illiquid asset is any asset which may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued the investment.
 
 
2.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will not invest less than 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the component securities of its Underlying Index. For purposes of this policy, ADRs and GDRs based on the component securities of the Underlying Index are treated as component securities of the Fund’s Underlying Index.  Prior to any change in this 80% investment policy, the Fund will provide shareholders with 60 days’ written notice.

If a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment or contract, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or total or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction, except that the percentage limitations with respect to the borrowing of money and illiquid securities will be observed continuously.
 
The following descriptions of certain provisions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions:

Concentration . The SEC has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company’s net assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.

Borrowing . The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).

Senior Securities . Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

Lending . Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies. The Fund’s current investment policy on lending is as follows: the Fund may not make loans if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that the Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) engage in securities lending as described in its SAI.

Underwriting . Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly.

Real Estate . The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company’s ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may purchase marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs).

Commodities . The Fund will not purchase or sell physical commodities or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in commodities or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts.

EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING
 
A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in the Fund is contained in the summary section of the Fund’s Prospectus under the “PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES” and in the statutory Prospectus under “BUYING AND SELLING THE FUND.” The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, such sections of the Prospectus.

The Shares of the Fund are approved for listing and trading on the Exchange, subject to notice of issuance. The Shares trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to some degree from their net asset value. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Shares of the Fund will continue to be met.
 

 
The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the Shares of the Fund from listing if: (1) following the initial twelve-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of the Fund, there are fewer than 50 beneficial holders of the Shares for 30 or more consecutive trading days; (2) the value of its Underlying Index or portfolio of securities on which the Fund is based is no longer calculated or available; (3) the “indicative optimized portfolio value” (“IOPV”) of the Fund is no longer calculated or available; or (4) such other event shall occur or condition exists that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. In addition, the Exchange will remove the Shares from listing and trading upon termination of the Trust or the Fund.
 
The Exchange will disseminate, every fifteen seconds during the regular trading day, an IOPV relating to the Fund. The IOPV calculations are estimates of the value of the Fund’s net asset value per Share using market data converted into U.S. dollars at the current currency rates. The IOPV price is based on quotes and closing prices from the securities local market and may not reflect events that occur subsequent to the local market’s close. Premiums and discounts between the IOPV and the market price may occur. This should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of the net asset value per Share of the Fund, which is calculated only once a day. None of the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser nor any of their affiliates is involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of such IOPVs and make no warranty as to their accuracy.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the Share price of the Fund 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 the Fund.

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

The base and trading currencies of the Fund is the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which the Fund’s net asset value per Share is calculated and the trading currency is the currency in which Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the Exchange.

MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
 
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Fund Management.”

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and the Fund described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Trust and the Fund. The Board has approved contracts, as described below, under which certain companies provide essential services to the Trust.

Like most registered investment companies, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Distributor and the Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e. , events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Fund. The Fund and its service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various of those possible events or circumstances, 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 ( e.g. , the Sub-Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Fund’s service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

The Trustees’ role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a Fund, at which time certain of the Fund’s service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the Fund. Additionally, the Fund’s Adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of the Sub-Adviser and other service providers such as the Fund’s independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Fund may be exposed.
 

 
The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Board meets with the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investments, including, for example, portfolio holdings schedules.
 
The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund and Adviser risk assessments. 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 Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any 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 any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

The Board receives reports from the Fund’s service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Board has also established a Fair Value Committee that is responsible for implementing the Trust’s Fair Value Procedures and providing reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the Fund’s financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the Fund and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Fund’s internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management’s implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust’s financial statements.

From their review of these reports and discussions with the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the Fund, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified and/or quantified, 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 the Fund’s goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Fund’s investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Fund’s Adviser 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 Fund’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 ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.

Members of the Board. There are three members of the Board, two of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). Samuel Masucci, III, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. The Trust does not have a lead Independent Trustee. The Board is comprised of 67% Independent Trustees. There is an Audit Committee of the Board that is chaired by an Independent Trustee and comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee chair presides at the Committee meetings, participates in formulating agendas for Committee meetings, and coordinates with management to serve as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management on matters within the scope of responsibilities of the Committee as set forth in its Board-approved charter. Because of the ease of communication arising from the relatively small size of the Board and the small number of Independent Trustees, the Board has determined not to designate a lead Independent Trustee at this time.
 

 
The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the Independent Trustees constitute 67% of the Board, the number of Independent Trustees that constitute the Board, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of Funds overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Trustees from Fund management.

The Board of Trustees has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Fair Value Committee. The Audit Committee and Nominating Committee are chaired by an Independent Trustee and composed of Independent Trustees.

Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B, Summit, New Jersey 07091.

Name
and
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust,
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During Past
5 Years
Interested Trustee and Officers
Samuel Masucci, III
(1962)
  Trustee, 
  Chairman of the Board and President  (since 2012);
 
Secretary and Treasurer (since 2014).
Chief Executive Officer, ETF Managers Group, LLC (since 2013); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Factor Advisors, LLC (since 2012); President and Chief Executive Officer, Factor Capital Management LLC (since 2012); President and Chief Executive Officer, GENCAP Ventures, LLC (2012–2013); Chief Executive Officer, MacroMarkets LLC (2005–2011); President, Chief Executive and Chief Compliance Officer, Macro Financial (2005–2011).
2
None
David Weissman
(1954)
Chief Compliance Officer (since 2014)
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, ETF Managers Group, LLC (since 2014); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, ARK Investment Management, LLC (2014); Chief Compliance Officer, Factor Advisors, LLC (2012–2014); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, FocusShares LLC (2007–2012).
n/a
n/a
 
 
 
 
Name
and
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust,
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During Past
5 Years
Independent Trustees
John W. Southard
(1969)
  Trustee (since 2012)
Director and Co-Founder, T2 Capital Management, 2010 to present; Co-Founder and Head of Research and Trading, PowerShares Capital Management, 2002 to 2009. 
2
None
Terry Loebs
(1963)
  Trustee (since 2014)
Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006–2011). 
2
None

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 Fund 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 Fund, 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. Masucci should serve as Trustee of the Fund because of the experience he has gained as chief executive officer of multiple investment advisory firms as well as his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry.
 
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Southard should serve as Trustee of the Fund because of the experience he has gained as a co-founder of both a leading company in the exchange-traded funds industry and a private equity real estate firm as well as his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry.
 
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Loebs should serve as trustee of the Fund because of his diverse experience in capital markets, including asset pricing and trading, market research, index development, and exchange-traded products, as well as his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry.
 
BOARD COMMITTEES
 
The Board has established the following standing committees:

Audit Committee . The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of 100% of the Independent Trustees of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: recommending which firm to engage as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and whether to terminate this relationship; reviewing the independent registered public accounting firm’s compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm’s independence; pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; serving as a channel of communication between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trustees; reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, any related management letter, management’s responses to recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust’s Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management’s responses to any such reports; reviewing the Fund’s audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust’s management and the independent registered public accounting firm that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; considering, in consultation with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trust’s senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent registered public accounting firms’ report on the adequacy of the Trust’s internal financial controls; reviewing, in consultation with the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Fund’s financial statements; and other audit related matters. All of the Independent Trustees currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also acts as the Trust’s qualified legal compliance committee. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Audit Committee met two times.
 
 
 
Nominating Committee . The Board has a standing Nominating Committee that is composed of 100% of the Independent Trustees of the Trust. The Nominating Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Nominating Committee is to consider, recommend and nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the Trust’s Board, if any. The Nominating Committee generally will not consider nominees recommended by shareholders. All of the Independent Trustees currently serve as members of the Nominating Committee. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Nominating Committee met one time.

Fair Value Committee . The Board also has established a Fair Value Committee that may be comprised of representatives from the Adviser, representatives from the Fund’s administrator, counsel to the Fund, and/or members of the Board of Trustees. The Fair Value Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The Fair Value Committee is responsible for the valuation and revaluation of any portfolio investments for which market quotations or prices are not readily available.  During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Fair Value Committee did not meet with respect to the Fund.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES
The following table shows the dollar amount ranges of each Trustee’s “beneficial ownership” of shares of the Fund as of the end of the most recently completely calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the 1934 Act. The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.

Name
Dollar Range of Shares
Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares
(All Funds in the Complex)
Interested Trustee
Samuel Masucci, III
  None
    None
Independent Trustees
John W. Southard
  None
    None
Terry Loebs
  None
    None

COMPENSATION OF THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICER
 
The Trustees are expected to receive the following estimated compensation, to be paid by the Business Manager, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014:

Name
Aggregate
Compensation
Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued as
Part of Fund Expenses
Estimated Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
Total
Compensation
from the Trust and
Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Samuel Masucci, III
  $0
  $0
  $0
  $0
Independent Trustees
John W. Southard
  $2,500
  $0
  $0
  $2,500
Bryce Tillery 1
  $2,500
  $0
  $0
  $2,500
Terry Loebs 2
  $0
  $0
  $0
  $0
  1 Mr. Tillery no longer serves as a Trustee.
  2 Mr. Loebs was appointed to the Board as of May 28, 2014. His estimated compensation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 is $5,000 in aggregate, none of which is paid by the Fund.
 

 
 
CODES OF ETHICS
 
The Trust, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics are designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund (which may also be held by persons subject to the codes of ethics). These Codes prohibit personnel of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Distributor from investing in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

There can be no assurance that the codes of ethics will be effective in preventing such activities. Each code of ethics has been filed with the SEC and may be examined at the office of the SEC in Washington, D.C. or on the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
The Fund has delegated proxy voting responsibilities to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s oversight. In delegating proxy responsibilities, the Board has directed that proxies be voted consistent with the Fund’s and its shareholders’ best interests and in compliance with all applicable proxy voting rules and regulations. The Adviser has adopted proxy voting policies and guidelines for this purpose (“Proxy Voting Policies”) and may engage a third party proxy solicitation firm to assist with voting proxies in a timely manner, while the CCO is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the Proxy Voting Policies. The Proxy Voting Policies have been adopted by the Trust as the policies and procedures that the Adviser will use when voting proxies on behalf of the Fund.

The Proxy Voting Policies address, among other things, material conflicts of interest that may arise between the interests of the Fund and the interests of the Adviser. The Proxy Voting Policies will ensure that all issues brought to shareholders are analyzed in light of the Adviser’s fiduciary responsibilities.

In voting to elect board nominees for uncontested seats, the following factors will be taken into account: (i) whether a majority of the company’s directors are independent; (ii) whether key board committees are entirely composed of independent directors; (iii) excessive board memberships and professional time commitments to effectively serve the company’s board; and (iv) the attendance record of incumbent directors at board and committee meetings.

Equity compensation plans will also be reviewed on a case-by-case basis based upon their specific features. For example, stock option plans will be evaluated using criteria such as: (i) whether the plan is performance-based; (ii) dilution to existing shareholders; (iii) the cost of the plan; (iv) whether discounted options are allowed under the plan; (v) whether the plan authorizes the repricing of options or reload options without shareholder approval; and (vi) the equity overhang of all plans. Similarly, employee stock purchase plans generally will be supported under the guidelines upon consideration of factors such as (i) whether the plan sets forth adequate limits on share issuance; (ii) whether participation limits are defined; and (iii) whether discounts to employees exceed a threshold amount.
 
The Proxy Voting Policies provide for review and vote on shareholder proposals on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with this approach, these guidelines support a shareholder proposal upon the compelling showing that it has a substantial economic impact on shareholder value. As such, proposals that request that the company report on environmental, labor or human rights issues are only supported when such concerns pose a substantial risk to shareholder value.

With regard to voting proxies of foreign companies, the Adviser may weigh the cost of voting, and potential inability to sell the securities (which may occur during the voting process), against the benefit of voting the proxies to determine whether or not to vote.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 756-PURE and (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .
 
  INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
 
Factor Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B, Summit, New Jersey 07091, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exchange Traded Management Group, LLC, an entity controlled by Samuel Masucci, III, the Adviser’s Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of the Trust.
 

 
The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with respect to the Fund. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser serves as the investment adviser, makes investment decisions for the Fund, and manages the investment portfolios of the Fund, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Board. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence generally in the performance of its duties hereunder or its reckless disregard of its obligation and duties under the Advisory Agreement.
 
After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” or of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to the Fund, by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or by the Adviser on not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written notice to the Trust. As used in the Advisory Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act.
 
For its services, the Adviser receives a fee that is equal to 0.75% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and paid monthly. Additionally, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses.

Penserra Capital Management, LLC, a New York limited liability company, located at 140 Broadway, 26 th Floor, New York, New York 10005, serves as the investment sub-adviser to the Fund. As of the date of this SAI, the Sub-Adviser does not provide investment advisory services to any clients other than the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is majority-owned and controlled by George Madrigal, the Managing Partner of the Sub-Adviser.

The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with respect to the Fund.  Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser serves as the investment sub-adviser and is responsible for the day to day management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. For its services, the Sub-Adviser receives a fee that is equal to the greater of (1) $20,000 per annum or (2) 0.05% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and paid monthly. The Fund does not directly pay the Sub-Adviser.  The Adviser is responsible for paying the entire amount of the Sub-Adviser’s fee for each Fund. The Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Sub-Adviser shall not be protected against any liability by reason of the Sub-Adviser’s (i) willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) reckless disregard of its duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, or (iii) breach of a fiduciary duty, that results in a loss.
 
THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER
 
This section includes information about the Fund’s portfolio manager, including information about other accounts he manages, the dollar range of Shares he owns and how he is compensated.

COMPENSATION
Dustin Lewellyn, CFA, Managing Director of the Sub-Adviser, is the Fund’s portfolio manager (the “Portfolio Manager”).  The Portfolio Manager’s compensation includes a salary and discretionary bonus based on the profitability of the Sub-Adviser.  No compensation is directly related to the performance of the underlying assets.

SHARES OWNED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager did not beneficially own Shares of the Fund.
 
OTHER ACCOUNTS
As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager did not manage any accounts other than the Fund.
 

 
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The Portfolio Manager’s management of “other accounts” is not expected to give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The Sub-Adviser manages no accounts other than the Fund and does not expect there to be any conflicts arising from the management of other accounts. No account has a performance based fee.

THE DISTRIBUTOR
 
The Trust and Quasar Distributors, LLC, are parties to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”), whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust’s shares and distributes the shares of the Fund. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. Each Creation Unit is made up of 50,000 Shares. The Distributor will not distribute Shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit. The principal business address of the Distributor is 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent for the Trust, will solicit orders for the purchase of the Shares, provided that any subscriptions and orders will not be binding on the Trust until accepted by the Trust. The Distributor will deliver Prospectuses and, upon request, Statements of Additional Information to persons purchasing Creation Units and will maintain records of orders placed with it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers (“Soliciting Dealers”) who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of Shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Authorized Participants (as discussed in “Procedures for Creation of Creation Units” below) or DTC participants (as defined below).

The Distribution Agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable thereafter. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting shares or by a vote of a majority of its Board (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), or by the Distributor on 60 days written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

Distribution Plan.   The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. No distribution fees are currently charged to the Fund; there are no plans to impose these fees.

Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan (“Qualified Trustees”). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of any class of the Fund that is affected by such increase. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees.
 
The Plan provides that Shares (“Shares”) of the Fund pay the Distributor an annual fee of up to a maximum of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Shares. Under the Plan, the Distributor may make payments pursuant to written agreements to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations and insurance companies including, without limit, investment counselors, broker-dealers and the Distributor’s affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Agents”) as compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor without regard to the distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor or the amount of payments made to other financial institutions and intermediaries. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules concerning sales charges.
 
 
 
Under the Plan, subject to the limitations of applicable law and regulations, the Fund is authorized to compensate the Distributor up to the maximum amount to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or for providing or arranging for others to provide shareholder services and for the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Such activities may include, but are not limited to: (i) delivering copies of the Fund’s then current reports, prospectuses, notices, and similar materials, to prospective purchasers of Creation Units; (ii) marketing and promotional services, including advertising; (iii) paying the costs of and compensating others, including Authorized Participants with whom the Distributor has entered into written Authorized Participant Agreements, for performing shareholder servicing on behalf of the Fund; (iv) compensating certain Authorized Participants for providing assistance in distributing the Creation Units of the Fund, including the travel and communication expenses and salaries and/or commissions of sales personnel in connection with the distribution of the Creation Units of the Fund; (v) payments to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies and investment counselors, broker-dealers, mutual fund supermarkets and the affiliates and subsidiaries of the Trust’s service providers as compensation for services or reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance; (vi) facilitating communications with beneficial owners of Shares, including the cost of providing (or paying others to provide) services to beneficial owners of Shares, including, but not limited to, assistance in answering inquiries related to Shareholder accounts, and (vi) such other services and obligations as are set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

THE ADMINISTRATOR
 
The Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”) have entered into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), under which the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities. Pursuant to a schedule to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also serves as the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund whereby the Administrator provides certain shareholder services to the Fund. The principal business address of the Administrator is 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder.

For its services under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to a fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund and subject to a minimum annual fee.

The Adviser pays the Administrator its fee under the Administration Agreement. Any decrease in the Administrator’s fee will decrease the amount paid by the Adviser to the Administrator.

The Fund is new and has not paid any amount to USBFS for administration services.

THE CUSTODIAN
 
U.S. Bank National Association (the “Custodian”), Custody Operations, 1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212, serves as the custodian of the Fund. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Fund as required by the 1940 Act.

THE TRANSFER AGENT
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.
 
 

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LEGAL COUNSEL
 
Bingham McCutchen LLP, with offices located at 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 serves as legal counsel to the
Trust. 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
WithumSmith + Brown, PC, with offices located at 1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New York, 10018 serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
 
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and shares of each fund. Each share of a fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional series or classes of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional funds and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. The Fund’s shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable.

Each share has one vote with respect to matters upon which a shareholder vote is required consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Shares of all funds vote together as a single class, except that if the matter being voted on affects only a particular fund it will be voted on only by that fund and if a matter affects a particular fund differently from other funds, that fund will vote separately on such matter. As a Delaware statutory trust, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Approval of shareholders will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. Upon the written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the Trust’s shares, the Trust will call for a meeting of shareholders to consider the removal of one or more trustees and other certain matters. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.
 
Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate each fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if any fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board.

BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS
 
The policy of the Trust regarding purchases and sales of securities for the Fund is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions. Consistent with this policy, when securities transactions are effected on a stock exchange, the Trust’s policy is to pay commissions which are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. The Trust believes that a requirement always to seek the lowest possible commission cost could impede effective portfolio management and preclude the Fund and the Sub-Adviser from obtaining a high quality of brokerage and research services. In seeking to determine the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, the Sub-Adviser will rely upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and on its judgment in evaluating the brokerage services received from the broker effecting the transaction. Such determinations are necessarily subjective and imprecise, as in most cases, an exact dollar value for those services is not ascertainable. The Trust has adopted policies and procedures that prohibit the consideration of sales of the Fund’s shares as a factor in the selection of a broker or dealer to execute its portfolio transactions.
 
The Sub-Adviser owes a fiduciary duty to its clients to seek to provide best execution on trades effected. In selecting a broker/dealer for each specific transaction, the Sub-Adviser chooses the broker/dealer deemed most capable of providing the services necessary to obtain the most favorable execution. Best execution is generally understood to mean the most favorable cost or net proceeds reasonably obtainable under the circumstances. The full range of brokerage services applicable to a particular transaction may be considered when making this judgment, which may include, but is not limited to: liquidity, price, commission, timing, aggregated trades, capable floor brokers or traders, competent block trading coverage, ability to position, capital strength and stability, reliable and accurate communications and settlement processing, use of automation, knowledge of other buyers or sellers, arbitrage skills, administrative ability, underwriting and provision of information on a particular security or market in which the transaction is to occur. The specific criteria will vary depending upon the nature of the transaction, the market in which it is executed, and the extent to which it is possible to select from among multiple broker/dealers. The Sub-Adviser will also use electronic crossing networks (“ECNs”) when appropriate.
 

 
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The Sub-Adviser does not currently use the Fund’s assets for, or participate in, any third party soft dollar arrangements, although it may receive proprietary research from various full service brokers, the cost of which is bundled with the cost of the broker’s execution services. The Sub-Adviser does not “pay up” for the value of any such proprietary research.
 
The Sub-Adviser is responsible, subject to oversight by the Adviser and the Board, for placing orders on behalf of the Fund for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. If purchases or sales of portfolio securities of the Fund and one or more other investment companies or clients supervised by the Sub-Adviser are considered at or about the same time, transactions in such securities are allocated among the several investment companies and clients in a manner deemed equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all by the Sub-Adviser. In some cases, this procedure could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security so far as the Fund is concerned. However, in other cases, it is possible that the ability to participate in volume transactions and to negotiate lower brokerage commissions will be beneficial to the Fund. The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price.

The Fund may deal with affiliates in principal transactions to the extent permitted by exemptive order or applicable rule or regulation.

The Fund is new and has not paid any brokerage fees to Penserra Securities, LLC, an affiliated broker.

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Fund may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Fund for exchange transactions not exceed usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” The Trustees, including those who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealer.” The Fund is required to identify any securities of its “regular brokers and dealers” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which it may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. “Regular brokers or dealers” of the Trust are the ten brokers or dealers that, during the most recent fiscal year: (i) received the greatest dollar amounts of brokerage commissions from the Trust’s portfolio transactions; (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amounts of portfolio transactions of the Trust; or (iii) sold the largest dollar amounts of the Trust’s shares. The Fund is new and has no securities of “regular broker dealers” to report.
 
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE
 
Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year, as well as within a year. High turnover rates are likely to result in comparatively greater brokerage expenses. The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions is evaluated by the Sub-Adviser based upon its knowledge of available information as to the general level of commissions paid by other institutional investors for comparable services.  The Fund is new and has no portfolio turnover rate to report.

BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM
 
Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”) acts as securities depositary for the 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. Except in limited circumstances set forth below, certificates will not be issued for Shares.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC’s 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 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”).
 

 
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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. The Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of all Shares for all purposes. Beneficial Owners of Shares are not entitled to have Shares registered in their names, and will not receive or be entitled to physical delivery of share certificates. Each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and any DTC Participant and/or Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of Shares.
 
Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. DTC will make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee a listing of Shares held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall obtain from each such DTC Participant 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 Participant 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 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 the Fund’s 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 determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Fund at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Fund and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Fund shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of Shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Exchange.
 
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
 
A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a fund.  A control person is a shareholder that owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control.  Shareholders owning voting securities in excess of 25% may determine the outcome of any matter affecting and voted on by shareholders of a Fund.  The Fund is new and has no outstanding shareholders.
 

 
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PURCHASE AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS
 
The Trust issues and sells Shares of the Fund only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any Business Day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement (“Participant Agreement”). The NAV of the Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Fund will not issue fractional Creation Units. A Business Day is any day on which the NYSE Arca is open for business.
 
FUND DEPOSIT. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of the Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) per each Creation Unit, constituting a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation, of the securities included in the Fund’s Underlying Index and the Cash Component (defined below), computed as described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a “cash in lieu” amount (“Deposit Cash”) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. When accepting purchases of Creation Units for all or a portion of Deposit Cash, the Fund may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise be provided by an in-kind purchaser.
 
Together, the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. The “Cash Component” is an amount equal to the difference between the net asset value of the Shares (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number ( i.e. , the net asset value per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number ( i.e. , the net asset value per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the net asset value per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).
 
The Fund, through the National Securities Clearance Corporation (the “NSCC”), 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 or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, 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 subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for the Fund Deposit for the Fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Investment Adviser with a view to the investment objective of the Fund. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the component securities of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash ( i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount) to replace any Deposit Security, which shall be added to the Deposit Cash, if applicable, and the Cash Component, including, without limitation, in situations where the Deposit Security: (i) may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery; (ii) may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC for corporate securities and municipal securities; (iii) may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting; (iv) would be restricted under the securities laws or where the delivery of the Deposit Security to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of the Deposit Security by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws; or (v) in certain other situations (collectively, “custom orders”). The Trust also reserves the right to include or remove Deposit Securities from the basket in anticipation of index rebalancing changes. The adjustments described above will reflect changes, known to the Adviser on the date of announcement to be in effect by the time of delivery of the Fund Deposit, in the composition of the subject Index being tracked by the Fund or resulting from certain corporate actions.
 

 
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PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASE OF CREATION UNITS. To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor to purchase a Creation Unit of the 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”). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an “Authorized Participant”) must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent and the Trust, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the Creation Transaction Fee (defined below) and any other applicable fees and taxes. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the Transaction Fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, which the Transaction Fee is designed to cover.

All orders to purchase Shares directly from the Fund must be placed for one or more Creation Units and in the manner and by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the “Order Placement Date.”

An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, ( e.g. , 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 purchase Shares directly from the Fund in Creation Units have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement and only a small number of such Authorized Participants may have international capabilities.

On days when the Exchange closes earlier than normal, the Fund may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which the Fund’s investments are primarily traded is closed, the Fund will also generally not accept orders on such day(s). 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 and in accordance with the applicable order form. With respect to the Fund, the Distributor will notify the Custodian of such order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate local sub-custodian(s). Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Distributor by the cut-off time on such Business Day. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.
 
Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash) or through DTC (for corporate securities), through a sub-custody agent (for foreign securities) and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. With respect to foreign Deposit Securities, the Custodian shall cause the sub-custodian of the Fund to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, such Deposit Securities (or Deposit Cash for all or a part of such securities, as permitted or required), with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust. Foreign Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local sub-custodian. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, to the account of the Fund or its agents by no later than the Settlement Date. The “Settlement Date” for the Fund is generally the third Business Day after the Order Placement Date. All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system or through DTC in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund.
 
 
 
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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 the applicable cut-off time and the federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited by 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (as set forth on the applicable order form), with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in proper form as required, or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (as set forth on the applicable order form) on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in “proper form” if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, order form and this SAI are properly followed.

ISSUANCE OF A CREATION UNIT. Except as provided herein, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the sub-custodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant sub-custodian or sub-custodians, the Distributor and the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor. However, as discussed in Appendix A, the Fund reserves the right to settle Creation Unit transactions on a basis other than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor in order to accommodate foreign market holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and ex-dividend dates (that is the last day the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security), and in certain other circumstances. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.

Creation Units may be purchased 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 net asset value 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) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. 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 the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. 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 Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a Transaction Fee as set forth below under “Creation Transaction Fee” will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.
 
ACCEPTANCE OF ORDERS OF CREATION UNITS. The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of the Fund including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of the Fund; (d) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (e) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (f) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (g) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (h) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units.

Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or 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 Distributor, the Custodian, a sub-custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, 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 either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.
 

 
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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. A purchase ( i.e. , creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. The standard fixed creation transaction fee for the Fund will be $750. In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases incurred by the Fund, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust.

RISKS OF PURCHASING CREATION UNITS. There are certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from the Fund. Because the Fund’s shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a “distribution” of Shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that a shareholder performs as a dealer could, depending on the circumstances, result in the shareholder being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render the shareholder a statutory underwriter and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. For example, a shareholder could be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases Creation Units from the Fund, breaks them down into the constituent Shares, and sells those Shares directly to customers, or if a shareholder chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for Shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter.

Dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with the Fund’s Shares as part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act.
 
REDEMPTION. Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their net asset value next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Fund through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. EXCEPT UPON LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND, THE TRUST WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors 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 the Fund, the Custodian, 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 list of the names and share quantities of the Fund’s portfolio securities 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”). Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities.
 
Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid either in-kind or in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of the Fund, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Fund Securities — as announced by the Custodian on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the net asset value 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 fixed redemption transaction fee as set forth below. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the net asset value 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Trust’s discretion, an Authorized Participant may receive the corresponding cash value of the securities in lieu of the in-kind securities value representing one or more Fund Securities.
 
 
 
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REDEMPTION TRANSACTION FEE. A redemption transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a fixed redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction, as set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus, as may be revised from time to time. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. The Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. The standard fixed redemption transaction fee for the Fund will be $750. In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are available) incurred by the Fund, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.
 
PROCEDURES FOR REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS. Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A redemption request is considered to be in “proper form” if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust’s Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor’s Shares through DTC’s facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected.
 
The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed an Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of the Shares to the Trust’s Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.
 
In connection with taking delivery of shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such Shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within three business days of the trade date.
 
ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION PROCEDURES. In connection with taking delivery of shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within three business days of the trade date. However, due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, the different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and dividend ex-dates (that is the last date the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security sold), and in certain other circumstances, the delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds may take longer than three Business Days after the day on which the redemption request is received in proper form. Appendix A identifies the instances where more than seven days would be needed to deliver redemption proceeds. Pursuant to an order of the SEC, in respect of the Fund, the Trust will make delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds within the number of days stated in Appendix A to be the maximum number of days necessary to deliver redemption proceeds. If neither the redeeming Shareholder nor the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such redeeming Shareholder has appropriate arrangements to take delivery of the Fund Securities in the applicable foreign jurisdiction and it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or if it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities in such jurisdiction, the Trust may, in its discretion, exercise its option to redeem such Shares in cash, and the redeeming Shareholders will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash.
 

 
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If it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or 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 investor will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that 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 that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in net asset value. The Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in net asset value.

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 Trust 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 security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of the Shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”), as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, will not be able to receive Fund Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status in order to receive Fund Securities.

Because the portfolio securities of the Fund may trade on the relevant exchange(s) on days that the Exchange is closed or are otherwise not Business Days for the Fund, shareholders may not be able to redeem their shares of the Fund, or to purchase or sell shares of the Fund on the Exchange, on days when the NAV of the Fund could be significantly affected by events in the relevant foreign markets.

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 Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange 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 NAV of the Shares is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

REQUIRED EARLY ACCEPTANCE OF ORDERS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as described in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form, the Fund may require orders to be placed up to one or more business days prior to the trade date, as described in the Participant Agreement or the applicable order form, in order to receive the trade date’s net asset value. Orders to purchase Shares of the Fund that are submitted on the Business Day immediately preceding a holiday or a day (other than a weekend) that the equity markets in the relevant foreign market are closed will not be accepted. Authorized Participants may be notified that the cut-off time for an order may be earlier on a particular business day, as described in the Participant Agreement and the order form.
 
  DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
 
Net asset value 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 fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund is calculated by the Custodian and determined at the close of the regular trading session on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that such exchange is open, provided that fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time for trading in fixed-income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) announces an early closing time.
 

 
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In calculating the Fund’s net asset value per Share, the Fund’s investments are generally valued using market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (iii) based on amortized cost. In the case of shares of other funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published net asset value per share. The Sub-Adviser may use various pricing services, or discontinue the use of any pricing service, as approved by the Board from time to time. A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. 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 the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Fair Value Committee to determine a security’s fair value if a market price is not readily available. In determining such value the Fair Value Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators ( e.g. , movement in interest rates, market indices, and prices from the Fund’s index provider). In these cases, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect certain portfolio securities’ fair values rather than their market prices. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. In addition, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index. This may result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index. With respect to securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or sell your Shares.

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

General Policies . Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly by the Fund. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for the Fund to improve index tracking or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

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 Fund.

The Fund may make additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Fund, 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 the Fund as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividend Reinvestment Service . The Trust will not make the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Fund through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their brokers to ascertain the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares issued by the Trust of the Fund at NAV per share. Distributions reinvested in additional shares of the Fund will nevertheless be taxable to Beneficial Owners acquiring such additional shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash.
 
 
 
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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 
The following is only a summary of certain additional federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. No attempt is made to present a comprehensive explanation of the federal, state, local or foreign tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is not intended to be a substitute for careful tax planning.
 
The following general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on provisions of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the application of the provisions of tax law described in this SAI in light of the particular tax situations of the shareholders and regarding specific questions as to federal, state, or local taxes.

Regulated Investment Company (RIC) Status . The Fund will seek to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code. Provided that for each tax year the Fund: (i) meets the requirements to be treated as a RIC (as discussed below); and (ii) distributes at least an amount equal to the sum of 90% of the Fund’s net investment income for such year (including, for this purpose, the excess of net realized short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income, the Fund itself will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent the Fund’s net investment income and the Fund’s net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed to the Fund’s shareholders. One of several requirements for RIC qualification is that the Fund must receive at least 90% of the Fund’s gross income each year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities, foreign currencies and net income from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the “90% Test”). A second requirement for qualification as a RIC is that the Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year: (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities, with these other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets or 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets are invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Asset Test”).
 
Under the Asset Test, the Fund generally may not acquire a security if, as a result of the acquisition, more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets would be invested in (a) issuers in which the Fund has, in each case, invested more than 5% of the Fund’s assets and (b) issuers more than 10% of whose outstanding voting securities are owned by the Fund.  Because the Underlying Index has a relatively small number of constituents, the 5% limitation could affect the Fund’s ability to effectively implement a replication strategy or a representative sampling strategy.  As the Fund grows, the 10% limitation might also affect its ability to effectively implement a replication strategy or a representative sampling strategy.

If the Fund fails to satisfy the 90% Test or the Asset Test, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the Asset Test.  In order to qualify for relief provisions for a failure to meet the Asset Test, the Fund may be required to dispose of certain assets.  If the Fund fails to qualify for treatment as a RIC for any year, and the relief provisions are not available, all of its taxable income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders.  In such case, its shareholders would be taxed as if they received ordinary dividends, although the dividends could be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders and the dividends may be eligible for the lower tax rates available to non-corporate shareholders on qualified dividend income. To requalify for treatment as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, the Fund would be required to satisfy the RIC qualification requirements for that year and to distribute any earnings and profits from any taxable year for which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC.  If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund would generally be required to pay a Fund-level tax on any net built-in gains recognized with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within ten years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund for treatment as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders. If the Fund determines that it will not qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund will establish procedures to reflect the anticipated tax liability in the Fund’s NAV.
 
 
 
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The Fund may elect to treat part or all of any “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund’s taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. A “qualified late year loss” generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year and certain other late-year losses.

If the Fund has a “net capital loss” (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) for a taxable year, the excess of the Fund’s net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund’s net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

The Fund will generally be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for the year, 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year, and certain other amounts. The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions, or deemed distributions, to avoid imposition of the excise tax, but can make no assurances that all such tax liability will be eliminated.

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, at least annually. The distribution of net investment income and net realized capital gains generally will be taxable to Fund shareholders regardless of whether the shareholder elects to receive these distributions in cash or in additional shares.  However, the Fund may determine not to distribute, or determine to defer the distribution of, some portion of its income in non-routine circumstances.  If the Fund retains for investment an amount equal to all or a portion of its net long-term capital gains in excess of its net short-term capital losses (including any capital loss carryovers), it will be subject to a corporate tax on the amount retained. In that event, the Fund will designate such retained amounts as undistributed capital gains in a notice to its shareholders who (a) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gains, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amount, (b) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Fund on the undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds to the extent their credits exceed their liabilities, if any, and (c) will be entitled to increase their tax basis, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in their shares by an amount equal to the excess of the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits. Organizations or persons not subject to U.S. federal income tax on such capital gains will 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 Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”).

A portion of the net investment income distributions of the Fund may be treated as qualified dividend income (which, for non-corporate shareholders, is generally eligible for taxation at reduced rates).  The portion of distributions that the Fund may report as qualified dividend income is generally 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 stocks and securities) consists of qualified dividend income, all distributions of such income for that taxable year may be reported as qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations ( i.e. , foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, and other foreign corporations if the stock with respect to which the dividend income is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States).

In order for some portion of the dividends received by a shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the dividend paying stocks in its portfolio, and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares. Distributions reported to Fund shareholders as capital gain dividends will be taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains (for taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2012, at a maximum rate of 20% for non-corporate shareholders), regardless of how long the shareholder has owned the shares. The Fund’s shareholders will be notified annually by the Fund as to the federal tax status of all distributions made by the Fund. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes.
 

 
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U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their “net investment income,” including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund).  This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.

Shareholders who have held Fund shares for less than a full year should be aware that the Fund may report and distribute, as ordinary dividends or capital gain dividends, a percentage of income that is not equal to the percentage of the Fund’s total ordinary income or net capital gain, respectively, actually earned during the period of investment in the Fund.
 
If the Fund’s distributions for a taxable year exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made for the taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder’s cost basis in the Fund and generally result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.

A sale or exchange of shares in the Fund may give rise to a capital gain or loss. In general, any capital gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, the capital gain or loss on the taxable disposition of shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be disallowed if substantially identical shares are purchased (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses.

The Trust on behalf of the Fund has the right to reject an order for a purchase of shares of the Trust if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, the Fund would have a basis in the 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.  The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject an order for Creation Units if acceptance of the securities to be exchanged for the Creation Units would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund.

Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction.

Foreign Investments. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries (including, for example, dividends or interest on stock or securities of non-U.S. issuers) may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties between such countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes in some cases. If as of the end of the Fund’s taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets consist of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders who are U.S. citizens, resident aliens, or U.S. corporations to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction (but not both) on their income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund during that taxable year to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes. A shareholder’s ability to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in the shareholder not getting a full credit or deduction for the amount of such taxes. Shareholders who do not itemize on their federal income tax returns may claim a credit, but not a deduction, for such foreign taxes.
 
 
 
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Foreign Currency Transactions. Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates which occur between the time the Fund accrues income or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects such income or receivables or pays such expenses or liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, on the disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency and on the disposition of certain other instruments, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of disposition are also treated as ordinary gain or loss. The gains and losses may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund’s income to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.

Options, Swaps and Other Complex Securities . The Fund may invest in complex securities such as equity options, index options, repurchase agreements, foreign currency contracts, hedges and swaps, transactions treated as straddles for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and futures contracts. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Fund, cause income or gain to be recognized even though corresponding cash is not received by the Fund, and/or defer the Fund’s ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed by the Fund.

With respect to any investments in zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, the Fund may be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the Fund may not have received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because the Fund is required to distribute all of its net investment income to its shareholders, the Fund may have to sell Fund securities to distribute such imputed income.  Those sales may occur at a time when the Advisor would not otherwise have chosen to sell such securities and will generally result in taxable gain or loss.

Back-Up Withholding . The Fund or your broker will be required to withhold (as “backup withholding”) on taxable dividends paid to any shareholder, as well as the proceeds of any redemptions of Creation Units, paid to a shareholder or Authorized Participant who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to “backup withholding;” or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). The backup withholding rate is currently 28%. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s ultimate U.S. tax liability.
 
Foreign Shareholders . Foreign shareholders ( i.e. , nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from net investment income and short-term capital gains. Gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of the Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who either (1) meets the Code’s definition of “resident alien” or (2) is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. For taxable years of the Fund beginning before January 1, 2014, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest related dividend” or “short-term capital gain dividend” which if received by a nonresident alien individual or foreign entity generally would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are satisfied. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

Ordinary dividends, redemption payments and certain capital gain dividends paid after June 30, 2014 (or in certain cases, after later dates) to a shareholder that is a “foreign financial institution” as defined in Section 1471 of the Code and that does not meet the requirements imposed on foreign financial institutions by Section 1471 will generally be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate.  Under current IRS guidance, withholding on such payments will begin at different times depending on the type of payment, the type of payee, and whether the shareholder’s account is opened before or after July 1, 2014. Withholding with respect to ordinary dividends is currently scheduled to begin on July 1, 2014 for accounts opened on or after that date and on certain later dates for accounts opened before July 1, 2014. Withholding on redemption payments and certain capital gain dividends is currently scheduled to begin on January 1, 2017.  The extent, if any, to which such withholding tax may be reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty is unclear.  A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.
 

 
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In order for a foreign investor to qualify for an exemption from backup withholding, the foreign investor must comply with special certification and filing requirements. Foreign investors in the Fund should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Other Issues . The Fund may be subject to tax or taxes in certain states where the Fund does business. Furthermore, in those states which have income tax laws, the tax treatment of the Fund and of Fund shareholders with respect to distributions by the Fund may differ from federal tax treatment.
 
Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors concerning their specific situations and the application of state, local and foreign taxes.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Financial Statements and Annual Reports will be available after the Fund has completed a fiscal year of operations. When available, you may request a copy of the Fund’s Annual Report at no charge by calling (877) 756-PURE or through the Fund’s website at www.pureetfs.com.
 
 
 
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Appendix A
 
The Fund generally intends to effect deliveries of Creation Units and portfolio securities on a basis of “T” plus three business days. The Fund may effect deliveries of Creation Units and portfolio securities on a basis other than T plus three in order to accommodate local holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and ex-dividend dates, or under certain other circumstances. The ability of the Trust to effect in-kind creations and redemptions within three business days of receipt of an order in good form is subject, among other things, to the condition that, within the time period from the date of the order to the date of delivery of the securities, there are no days that are holidays in the applicable foreign market. For every occurrence of one or more intervening holidays in the applicable foreign market that are not holidays observed in the U.S. equity market, the redemption settlement cycle will be extended by the number of such intervening holidays. In addition to holidays, other unforeseeable closings in a foreign market due to emergencies may also prevent the Trust from delivering securities within the normal settlement period.

The securities delivery cycles currently practicable for transferring portfolio securities to redeeming investors, coupled with foreign market holiday schedules, will require a delivery process longer than seven calendar days in certain circumstances.

The holidays applicable to the Fund during such periods are listed below, as are instances where more than seven days will be needed to deliver redemption proceeds. Although certain holidays may occur on different dates in subsequent years, the number of days required to deliver redemption proceeds in any given year is not expected to exceed the maximum number of days listed below for the Fund. The proclamation of new holidays, the treatment by market participants of certain days as “informal holidays” ( e.g. , days on which no or limited securities transactions occur, as a result of substantially shortened trading hours), the elimination of existing holidays, or changes in local securities delivery practices, could affect the information set forth herein at some time in the future. Because the portfolio securities of the Fund may trade on days that the Fund’s Listing Exchange is closed or on days that are not business Days for the Fund, Authorized Participants may not be able to redeem their shares of the Fund, or to purchase and sell shares of the Fund on the Listing Exchange, on days when the NAV of the Fund could be significantly affected by events in the relevant non-U.S. markets,   including Saturdays, Sundays, the U.S. holidays listed below, and any other time the Listing Exchange is closed.

The dates of the Regular Holidays in the United States in calendar year 2014 and 2015 are:

New Year’s Day
January 1, 2014
January 1, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 20, 2014
January 19, 2015
Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)
February 17, 2014
February 16, 2015
Good Friday
April 18, 2014
April 3, 2015
Memorial Day
May 26, 2014
May 25, 2015
Independence Day *
July 4, 2014 *
July 3, 2015 *
Labor Day
September 1, 2014
September 7, 2015
Columbus Day
October 13, 2014
October 12, 2015
Veterans Day
November 11, 2014
November 11, 2015
Thanksgiving Day *
November 27, 2014 *
November 26, 2015 *
Christmas Day *
December 25, 2014 *
December 25, 2015 *
* The NYSE, NYSE AMEX and NASDAQ will close trading early (at 1:00 PM ET) on Thursday, July 3, 2014 and Thursday, July 2, 2015 (the day before Independence Day), Friday, November 28, 2014 and Friday, November 27, 2015 (the day after Thanksgiving); and Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and Thursday, December 24, 2015 (the day before Christmas).
 
 
 
A-1

 
 
The dates of the Regular Holidays in calendar year 2014 are:
 
Argentina:
       
January 1
May 1
August 18
   
March 24
May 25
October 13
   
April 2
June 20
December 8
   
April 18
July 9
December 25
   
         
Australia:
       
January 1
April 18
May 19
August 13
December 25
January 27
April 21
June 2
September 29
December 26
March 3
April 25
June 9
October 6
 
March 10
May 5
August 4
November 4
 
         
Austria:
       
January 1
May 1
August 15
December 26
 
January 6
May 29
December 8
December 31
 
April 18
June 9
December 24
   
April 21
June 19
December 25
   
         
Belgium:
       
January 1
May 29
August 15
   
April 18
May 30
November 11
   
April 18
May 30
December 25
   
May 1
July 21
December 26
   
         
Canada:
       
January 1
May 19
September 1
December 26
 
January 2
June 24
October 13
   
February 17
July 1
November 11
   
April 18
August 4
December 25
   
         
Denmark:
       
January 1
May 16
December 24
   
April 17
May 29
December 25
   
April 18
June 5
December 26
   
April 21
June 9
December 31
   
         
Finland:
       
January 1
May 1
December 25
   
January 6
May 29
December 26
   
April 18
June 20
December 31
   
April 21
December 24
     
         
France:
       
January 1
May 8
November 11
   
April 18
May 29
December 25
   
April 21
July 14
December 26
   
May 1
August 15
     
 
 
 
A-2

 
 
Germany:
       
April 6
December 26
     
April 9
       
May 1
       
December 25
       
         
Hong Kong:
       
January 1
April 21
July 1
December 24
 
January 30
May 1
September 9
December 25
 
January 31
May 6
October 1
December 26
 
April 18
June 2
October 2
December 31
 
         
Indonesia:
       
January 1
May 15
July 29
August 18
December 26
January 13
May 26
July 30
October 6
December 30
January 31
May 29
July 31
December 24
December 31
April 18
July 28
August 1
December 25
 
         
Ireland:
       
January 1
May 1
October 27
December 29
 
March 17
May 5
December 24
   
April 18
June 2
December 25
   
April 21
August 4
December 26
   
         
Italy:
       
January 1
May 1
December 24
   
January 6
June 2
December 25
   
April 18
August 15
December 26
   
April 25
December 8
     
         
Japan:
       
January 1
February 11
July 21
November 3
 
January 2
March 21
September 15
November 24
 
January 3
April 29
September 23
December 23
 
January 13
May 5
October 13
December 31
 
         
Mexico:
       
January 1
March 21
September 16
December 25
 
February 3
April 17
November 17
   
February 5
April 18
November 20
   
March 17
May 1
December 12
   
         
Netherlands:
       
January 1
May 1
December 26
   
April 18
May 29
     
April 21
June 9
     
April 30
December 25
     

 
 
A-3

 
 
New Zealand:
       
January 1
February 6
June 2
   
January 2
April 18
October 27
   
January 20
April 21
December 25
   
January 27
April 25
December 26
   
         
Norway:
       
January 1
May 1
December 25
   
April 17
May 29
December 26
   
April 18
June 9
December 31
   
April 21
December 24
     
         
Peru:
       
January 1
July 28
December 24
   
April 17
July 29
December 25
   
April 18
October 8
December 31
   
May 1
December 8
     
         
Philippines:
       
January 1
April 18
July 29
December 30
 
February 25
May 1
August 21
December 31
 
April 7
June 12
December 24
   
April 17
July 28
December 25
   
         
Portugal:
       
January 1
April 25
June 19
December 24
 
March 4
May 1
August 15
December 25
 
April 18
June 10
December 1
December 26
 
April 21
June 13
December 8
   
         
Singapore:
       
January 1
May 1
August 9
December 25
 
January 31
May 13
October 6
   
February 1
May 15
October 22
   
April 18
July 28
October 23
   
         
South Korea:
       
January 1
March 1
August 15
October 3
 
January 30
May 5
September 7
December 24
 
January 31
May 6
September 8
   
February 1
June 6
September 9
   
         
Spain:
       
January 1
April 21
July 25
December 25
 
January 6
May 1
August 15
December 26
 
April 17
May 2
September 9
   
April 18
May 15
December 8
   
 
 
 
A-4

 

Sweden:
       
January 1
May 1
December 24
   
January 6
May 29
December 25
   
April 18
June 6
December 26
   
April 21
June 20
December 31
   
         
Switzerland:
       
January 1
April 18
June 9
September 11
December 26
January 2
April 21
June 19
December 8
December 31
January 6  
May 1
August 1
December 24
 
March 19
May 29
August 15
December 25
 
         
Taiwan:
       
January 1
February 12
April 4
October 10
 
February 7
February 13
May 1
   
February 8
February 14
June 12
   
February 11
February 28
September 19
   
         
Thailand:
       
January 1
April 16
July 1
December 5
 
February 25
May 1
July 23
December 10
 
April 8
May 6
August 12
December 31
 
April 15
May 27
October 23
   
         
Turkey:
       
January 1
July 29
October 7
   
April 23
July 30
October 28
   
May 19
October 3
October 29
   
July 28
October 6
     
         
United Kingdom:
       
January 1
August 25
     
April 18
December 25
     
April 21
December 26
     
May 5
       
 
The dates of the Regular Holidays in calendar year 2015 are:
 
Argentina:
       
January 1
June 16
December 24
   
March 31
July 9
December 25
   
April 17
August 18
December 31
   
April 18
November 6
     
May 1
December 8
     
         
Australia:
       
January 1
April 21
June 9
November 4
 
January 27
April 25
August 4
December 25
 
March 3
May 5
August 13
December 26
 
March 10
May 19
September 29
   
April 18
June 2
October 6
   
 
 
 
A-5

 
 
Austria:
       
January 1
May 1
August 15
December 24
 
January 6
May 14
October 26
December 25
 
April 3
May 25
November 1
December 26
 
April 6
June 4
December 8
December 31
 
         
Belgium:
       
January 1
May 14
August 15
   
April 5
May 24
November 1
   
April 6
May 25
November 11
   
May 1
July 21
December 25
   
         
Canada:
       
January 1
April 3
June 24
September 7
 
January 2
April 6
July 1
October 12
 
February 9
April 20
July 9
November 11
 
February 16
May 18
August 3
December 25
 
February 27
June 21
August 17
December 26
 
March 16
June 22
August 21
   
         
Denmark:
       
January 1
May 1
December 24
   
April 2
May 14
December 25
   
April 3
May 25
December 31
   
April 6
June 5
     
         
Finland:
       
January 1
April 6
June 19
   
January 6
May 1
December 24
   
April 3
May 14
December 25
   
         
France:
       
January 1
May 8
November 11
   
April 3
May 14
December 25
   
April 6
May 25
     
May 1
July 14
     
         
Germany:
       
January 1
April 6
May 25
   
January 6
May 1
June 4
   
April 3
May 14
December 25
   
 
 

 
A-6

 
 
Hong Kong:
       
January 1
April 6
September 28
December 26
 
February 19
May 1
October 1
   
February 20
May 25
October 21
   
April 3
July 1
December 25
   
         
Indonesia:
       
January 1
May 14
September 24
   
February 19
May 15
October 15
   
April 3
May 25
December 24
   
May 1
August 17
December 25
   
         
Ireland:
       
January 1
April 24
October 26
   
March 17
May 4
December 24
   
April 3
June 1
December 25
   
April 6
August 3
December 29
   
         
Italy:
       
January 1
April 6
June 29
December 31
 
January 6
May 1
December 8
   
April 3
June 2
December 25
   
         
Japan:
       
January 1
May 4
September 22
December 23
 
January 2
May 5
September 23
December 31
 
January 12
May 6
October 12
   
February 11
July 20
November 3
   
April 29
September 21
November 23
   
         
Mexico:
       
January 1
March 16
May 5
November 20
 
January 6
April 2
September 16
December 25
 
February 2
April 3
November 2
   
February 5
May 1
November 16
   
         
The Netherlands:
       
January 1
April 27
May 14
   
April 3
April 30
May 25
   
April 6
May 5
December 25
   

 
 
A-7

 
 
New Zealand:
       
January 1
April 6
December 25
   
January 2
April 27
December 28
   
February 6
June 1
     
April 3
October  26
     
         
Norway:
       
January 1
May 1
December 25
   
April 2
May 14
December 31
   
April 3
May 25
     
April 6
December 24
     
         
Peru:
       
January 1
May 1
October 8
December 31
 
April 2
June 29
December 8
   
April 3
July 28
December 25
   
         
The Philippines:
       
January 1
April 9
September 24
December 30
 
February 19
May 1
November 2
December 31
 
February 25
June 12
November 30
   
April 2
August 21
December 24
   
April 3
August 31
December 25
   
         
Portugal:
       
January 1
May 1
June 10
December 8
 
February 17
June 1
October 5
December 24
 
April 3
June 4
December 1
December 25
 
         
Singapore:
       
January 1
May 1
December 25
   
February 19
August 10
December 31
   
February 20
November 11
     
April 3
December 24
     
         
South Korea:
       
January 1
May 1
September 28
December 25
 
February 18
May 5
October 1
December 31
 
February 19
May 25
October 9
   
February 20
July 17
December 24
   
         
Spain:
       
January 1
April 3
May 25
December 25
 
January 6
April 6
June 4
   
March 19
May 1
October 12
   
April 2
May 14
December 8
   
 
 
 
A-8

 
 
Sweden:
       
January 1
April 6
June 19
December 31
 
January 5
April 30
October 30
   
January 6
May 1
December 24
   
April 3
May 14
December 25
   
         
Switzerland:
       
January 1
April 21
August 1
December 25
 
January 2
May 1
August 15
December 26
 
January 6
May 29
September 11
December 31
 
March 19
June 9
December 8
   
April 18
June 19
December 24
   
         
Taiwan:
       
January 1
February 20
May 1
   
February 18
February 23
September 3
   
February 19
March 12
December 25
   
         
Thailand:
       
January 1
April 14
August 12
December 25
 
February 19
April 15
October 23
December 31
 
February 20
May 1
December 4
   
April 6
May 5
December 10
   
April 13
July 1
December 24
   
         
Turkey:
       
January 1
May 19
September 24
December 31
 
April 23
July 20
September 25
   
May 1
September 23
October 29
   
         
United Kingdom:
       
January 1
April 3
May 25
December 25
 
January 2
April 6
August 3
December 28
 
January 6
May 4
August 31
   
 
In the calendar year 2014, the dates of regular holidays affecting the following securities markets present the worst case redemption cycle for a Fund as follows:
 
Austria:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
 
 
A-9

 
 
Denmark:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/23/13
01/02/14
10
04/14/14
04/23/14
  8
04/15/14
04/24/14
  8
04/16/14
04/24/14
  8
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
Finland:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/23/13
01/02/14
10
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
Indonesia:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/23/13
01/02/14
10
07/23/14
08/04/14
12
07/24/14
08/05/14
12
07/25/14
08/06/14
12
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
11
 
Ireland:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/23/14
01/02/14
10
12/19/14
12/30/14
11
12/22/14
12/31/14
  9
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
 
 
A-10

 
 
Italy:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
Japan:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/26/14
01/05/15
10
12/29/14
01/06/15
  8
12/30/14
01/07/15
  8
 
Portugal:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/29/14
01/02/14
10
12/22/14
01/03/14
  8
12/23/14
01/06/14
  8
 
Spain:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
04/14/14
04/22/14
  8
04/15/14
04/23/14
  8
04/16/14
04/24/14
  8
 
Sweden:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/23/13
01/02/14
10
12/19/14
12/29/14
10
12/22/14
12/30/14
  8
12/23/14
01/02/15
10
 
 
 
 
A-11

 
 
Taiwan:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
01/24/14
02/05/14
12
01/27/14
02/06/14
10
 
 
In the calendar year 2015, the dates of regular holidays affecting the following securities markets present the worst case redemption cycle for a Fund as follows:
 
Denmark:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
03/30/15
04/07/15
  8
03/31/15
04/08/15
  8
04/01/15
04/09/15
  8
 
Japan:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
04/28/15
05/07/15
  9
04/30/15
05/08/15
  8
05/01/15
05/11/15
10
09/16/15
09/24/15
  8
09/17/15
09/25/15
  8
09/18/15
09/28/15
11
 
Norway:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
03/30/15
04/07/15
  8
03/31/15
04/08/15
  8
04/01/15
04/09/15
  8
 
Spain:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
03/30/15
04/07/15
  8
03/31/15
04/08/15
  8
04/01/15
04/09/15
  8
   
 
 
 
A-12

 
 
Switzerland:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
12/30/15
01/07/16    
  8
 
Taiwan:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
02/16/15
02/24/15
  8
02/17/15
02/25/15
  8
 
Thailand:
 
Redemption 
Request Date
Redemption 
Settlement Date
Settlement Period
04/08/15
04/16/15
  8
04/09/15
04/17/15
  8
04/10/15
04/20/15
10
 
 
 
A-13

 
 
PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

FactorShares Trust
ITEM 28 .   EXHIBITS
 
(a)
(1)
Certificate of Trust dated June 30, 2009, as filed with the state of Delaware on July 1, 2009, for FactorShares Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 22, 2012.
 
 
(2)
Certificate of Amendment dated September 24, 2009 to the Registrant's Certificate of Trust dated June 30, 2009, as filed with the State of Delaware on July 1, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on June 22, 2012.
 
 
(3)
Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, adopted June 30, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
(b)
 
Registrant’s By-Laws, adopted October 1, 2012, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
(c)
 
Not applicable.
 
(d)
(1)
Advisory Agreement dated April 17, 2014 between the Trust and Factor Advisors, LLC (for the PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on September 19, 2014.
 
 
(2)
Advisory Agreement dated October 16, 2014 between the Trust and Factor Advisors, LLC (for the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF) is filed herewith.
 
 
(3)
Sub-Advisory Agreement dated April 17, 2014 between Factor Advisors, LLC and Esposito Partners, LLC (“Esposito”) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on September 19, 2014..
 
 
(4)
Sub-Advisory Agreement between Factor Advisors, LLC and Penserra Capital Management, LLC (“Penserra”) is filed herewith.
 
(e)
(1)
Distribution Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and Quasar Distributors, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(2)
Amendment to the Distribution Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and Quasar Distributors, LLC is filed herewith.
 
 
(3)
Form of Authorized Participant Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
(f)
 
Not applicable.
 
(g)
(1)
Custody Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(2)
Amendment to the Custody Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association is filed herewith.
 
(h)
(1)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
 
 
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(2)
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is filed herewith.
 
 
(3)
Business Management Agreement dated October 19, 2012 between the Trust and PureShares LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(4)
Amendment No. 1, dated November 9, 2012, to the Business Management Agreement dated October 19, 2012   between the Trust and PureShares LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(5)
Form of Sub-License Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(4) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(6)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(7)
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is filed herewith.
 
 
(8)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(6) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(9)
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated September 12, 2012 between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is filed herewith.
 
 
(10)
ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) Index Methodology, dated November 12, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(9) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(11)
ISE Cyber Security Index Methodology, dated September 2, 2014, is filed herewith.
 
(i)
 
Legal Opinion and Consent is filed herewith.
 
(j)
 
Consent of independent registered public accountants.  None.
 
(k)
 
Not applicable.
 
(l)
 
Not applicable.
 
(m)
 
Rule 12b-1 Plan is filed herewith.
 
(n)
 
Not applicable.
 
(o)
 
Not applicable.
 
(p)
(1)
Code of Ethics of the Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(2)
Code of Ethics of Factor Advisors, LLC dated November 16, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(3)
Code of Ethics of Esposito dated January 24, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
 
 
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(4)
Code of Ethics of Quasar Distributors, LLC is filed herewith.
 
 
(5)
Code of Ethics of Penserra is filed herewith.
 
(q)
(1)
Powers of Attorney dated October 3, 2012 for John Southard, and Samuel Masucci, III are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (q) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.
 
 
(2)
Power of Attorney dated October [  ], 2014 for Terry Loebs is filed herewith.
 
ITEM 29 .   PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE REGISTRANT
 
Not Applicable.
 
ITEM 30 .   INDEMNIFICATION
 
The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or omission of any other Trustee, and, subject to the provisions of the By-Laws, the Trust out of its assets may indemnify and hold harmless each and every Trustee and officer of the Trust from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever arising out of or related to such Trustee’s or officer’s performance of his or her duties as a Trustee or officer of the Trust; provided that nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any Trustee or officer from or against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in or with respect to their or his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee, and such Trustees or Trustee shall not be personally liable thereon.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, 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 a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities 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 issue.
 
ITEM 31.    BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER
 
Factor Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for each series of the Trust. The principal address of the Adviser is 35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B, Summit, New Jersey 07091. Esposito serves as investment sub-adviser for the PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF. Penserra serves as investment sub-adviser for the PureFunds ISE Technology ETF. The Adviser and Esposito are investment advisers and are registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Penserra is an investment adviser and will be registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 prior to the commencement of operations of the PureFunds ISE Technology ETF.

This Item incorporates by reference each investment adviser’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (“Form ADV”) on file with the SEC, as listed below. Each Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.  Additional information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by each officer and director of the below-listed investment advisers is included in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information.

Investment Adviser
SEC File No.
Factor Advisors, LLC
801-76969
Esposito Partners, LLC
801-69223
Penserra Capital Management, LLC
801-80466


 
 
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ITEM 32.    PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER 
 
                   (a)  
Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:
 
Academy Funds Trust
Jensen Portfolio, Inc.
Advisors Series Trust
Kirr Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.
Aegis Funds
Litman Gregory Funds Trust
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
LKCM Funds
Alpine Equity Trust
LoCorr Investment Trust
Alpine Income Trust
Loeb King Trust
Alpine Series Trust
Lord Asset Management Trust
Appleton Funds
MainGate Trust
Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Managed Portfolio Series
Brandes Investment Trust
Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Bridge Builder Trust
Merger Fund
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
Brookfield Investment Funds
Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.
Brown Advisory Funds
Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, Inc.
Buffalo Funds
Perritt Funds, Inc.
Capital Guardian Funds Trust
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds
Compass EMP Funds Trust
Professionally Managed Portfolios
DoubleLine Funds Trust
Prospector Funds, Inc.
ETF Series Solutions
Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.
Evermore Funds Trust
Purisima Funds
FactorShares Trust
Rainier Investment Management Mutual Funds
First American Funds, Inc.
RBC Funds Trust
First American Investment Funds, Inc.
SCS Financial Funds
First American Strategy Funds, Inc.
Stone Ridge Trust
FundX Investment Trust
Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
Glenmede Fund, Inc.
TIFF Investment Program, Inc.
Glenmede Portfolios
Trust for Professional Managers
Greenspring Fund, Inc.
Trust for Advised Portfolios
Guinness Atkinson Funds
USA Mutuals
Harding Loevner Funds, Inc.
USFS Funds Trust
Hennessy Funds Trust
Wall Street Fund, Inc.
Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
Westchester Capital Funds
Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
IronBridge Funds, Inc.
WY Funds
Jacob Funds, Inc.
YCG Funds
 
 
 
 
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   (b) 
To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:
 
Name and Principal
Business Address
Position and Offices with
Quasar Distributors, LLC
Positions and Offices with
Registrant
James R. Schoenike (1)
President, Board Member
None
Andrew M. Strnad (2)
Vice President, Secretary
None
Joe D. Redwine (1)
Board Member
None
Robert Kern (1)
Board Member
None
Susan LaFond (1)
Vice President, Treasurer
None
Joseph Bree (1)
Chief Financial Officer
None
Teresa Cowan (1)
Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary
None
John Kinsella (3)
Assistant Treasurer
None
Brett Scribner (3)
Assistant Treasurer
None
(1) This individual is located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
(2) This individual is located at 6602 East 75th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250.
(3) This individual is located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402.

   (c)      Not applicable.
 
ITEM 33.    LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS:

State the name and address of each person maintaining principal possession of each account, book or other document required to be maintained by section 31(a) of the 1940 Act Section 15 U.S.C. 80a-30(a) and the rules under that section.

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

(a)   Registrant:
FactorShares Trust
35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B
Summit, New Jersey 07091
 
 
(b)   Adviser:
Factor Advisors, LLC
35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B
Summit, New Jersey 07091
 
 
(c)   Sub-Advisers:
Esposito Partners, LLC
300 Crescent Court, Suite 650
Dallas, TX 75201
 
Penserra Capital Management, LLC
140 Broadway, 26 th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(d)   Principal Underwriter:
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
 
(e)   Custodian:
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
 

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 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement (File No. 333-182274) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Summit, State of New Jersey, on this 4 th day of November, 2014.
 
 
FactorShares Trust
 
 
 
 
By:
  /s/ Samuel Masucci, III
 
 
Samuel Masucci, III
 
 
Trustee and President
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity indicated on November 4, 2014.
 
Signature
Title
 
 
/s/ Samuel Masucci, III
Trustee, President and Treasurer (principle financial officer and principal accounting officer)
Samuel Masucci, III
 
 
 
/s/ John W. Southard*
Trustee
John W. Southard
 
 
 
/s/ Terry Loebs*                              
Trustee
Terry Loebs
 

/s/ Samuel Masucci, III
* Samuel Masucci, III, Power of Attorney
 

 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number          Exhibit Description

EX-99.D2
Advisory Agreement with Factor Advisors, LLC (for the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF)
EX-99.D4
Sub-Advisory Agreement with Penserra Capital Management, LLC
EX-99.E2
Amendment to the Distribution Agreement
EX-99.G2
Amendment to the Custody Agreement
EX-99.H2
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
EX-99.H7
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
EX-99.H9
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
EX-99.H11
ISE Cyber Security Index Methodology
EX-99.I
Legal Opinion and Consent
EX-99.M
Rule 12b-1 Plan
EX-99.P4
Code of Ethics of Quasar Distributors, LLC
EX-99.P5
Code of Ethics of Penserra
EX-99.Q2
Power of Attorney for Terry Loebs
 
 

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FACTORSHARES TRUST
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
with

Factor Advisors, LLC
This INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 16th day of October, 2014 by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and FACTOR ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B, Summit, NJ 07901 (the “Adviser”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and


WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers  Act  of  1940  (the  “Advisers  Act”)  and  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  supplying investment advice as an independent contractor; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust has selected the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Trust on behalf of the series set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), as such Schedule may be amended from time to time upon mutual agreement of the parties, and to provide certain related services, as more fully set forth below, and to perform such services under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and benefits set forth herein, the Trust and the Adviser agree as follows:

1.             The   Adviser’s Service s .

(a)        Discretionary   Invest m ent   Manage m ent   Service s . The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Funds. In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly provide the Funds with investment research, advice and supervision and shall furnish continuously an investment program for the Funds, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of each Fund. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities shall be purchased for the Funds, what securities shall be held or sold by the Funds and what portion of the Funds’ assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Agreement  and  Declaration  of  Trust,  By-Laws  and  its  registration  statement  on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act, and under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), covering Fund shares, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Funds, as each of the same shall be from time to time in effect. To carry out such obligations, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for the Funds in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Funds themselves might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over each Fund’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Board, in its sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of a Fund’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of a Fund.
 

 
 
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(b)        Selection of Sub-Adviser(s ) .  The  Adviser  shall  have  the  authority hereunder to select and retain sub-advisers, including an affiliated person (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Adviser (each a “Sub-Adviser”), for each of the Funds referenced in Schedule A to perform some or all of the services for which the Adviser is responsible pursuant to this Agreement. The Adviser shall supervise the activities of the sub-adviser(s), and the retention of a sub-adviser by the Adviser shall not relieve the Adviser of its responsibilities under this Agreement. Any such sub-adviser shall be registered and in good standing with the Commission and capable of performing its sub- advisory duties pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and, except as otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act or by rule or regulation, a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund.   The Adviser will compensate the sub-adviser for its services to the Funds.

(c)         Co m plianc e . The Adviser agrees to comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Commodity Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations thereunder, as applicable, as well as with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and case law that relate to the services and relationships described hereunder and to the conduct of its business as a registered investment adviser. The Adviser also agrees to comply with the objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, of the Funds, and with any policies, guidelines, instructions and procedures approved by the Board and provided to the Adviser. In selecting each Fund’s portfolio securities and performing the Adviser’s obligations hereunder, the Adviser shall cause each Fund to comply with the diversification and source of income requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for qualification as a regulated investment company if the Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Code. The Adviser shall maintain compliance procedures that it reasonably believes are adequate to ensure its compliance with the foregoing. No supervisory activity undertaken by the Board shall limit the Adviser’s full responsibility for any of the foregoing.
 
 
 
 
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(d)         Proxy   Voting . The Board has the authority to determine how proxies with respect to securities that are held by the Funds shall be voted, and the Board has initially determined to delegate the authority and responsibility to vote proxies for each Fund’s securities to the Adviser. So long as proxy voting authority for a Fund has been delegated to the Adviser, the Adviser shall exercise its proxy voting responsibilities. The Adviser shall carry out such responsibility in accordance with any instructions that the Board shall provide from time to time, and at all times in a manner consistent with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act and its fiduciary responsibilities to the Trust. The Adviser shall provide periodic reports and keep records relating to proxy voting as the Board may reasonably request or as may be necessary for the Funds to comply with the 1940 Act and other applicable law. Any such delegation of proxy voting responsibility to the Adviser may be revoked or modified by the Board at any time. The Trust acknowledges and agrees that the Adviser may delegate its responsibility to vote proxies for a Fund to the Fund’s Sub-Adviser(s).

(e)         Recordkeeping . The Adviser shall not be responsible for the provision of administrative, bookkeeping or accounting services to the Funds, except as otherwise provided herein or as may be necessary for the Adviser to supply to the Trust or its Board the information required to be supplied under this Agreement.

 The Adviser shall maintain separate books and detailed records of all matters pertaining to Fund assets advised by the Adviser required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act (other than those records being maintained by any administrator, custodian or transfer agent appointed by the Funds) relating to its responsibilities provided hereunder with respect to the Funds, and shall preserve such records for the periods and in a manner prescribed  therefore  by  Rule  31a-2 under the 1940 Act (the "Funds" boods and Records").  The Funds' Books and Records shall be available to the Board at any time upon request, shall be delivered to the Trust upon the termination of this Agreement and shall be available without delay during any day the Trust is open for business.

(f)         Holdings Info r m ation and Pricin g .  The Adviser shall provide regular reports regarding Fund holdings, and shall, on its own initiative, furnish the Trust and its Board from time to time with whatever information the Adviser believes is appropriate for this purpose. The Adviser agrees to immediately notify the Trust if the Adviser reasonably believes that the value of any security held by a Fund may not reflect its fair value. The Adviser agrees to provide any pricing information of which the Adviser is aware to the Trust, its Board and/or any Fund pricing agent to assist in the determination of the fair value of any Fund holdings for which market quotations are not readily available or as otherwise required in accordance with the 1940 Act or the Trust’s valuation procedures for the purpose of calculating each Fund’s net asset value in accordance with procedures and methods established by the Board.

(g)        Cooperation   with   Agents   of   the   Trust . The Adviser agrees to cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Trust, any Trust custodian or foreign sub- custodians, any Trust pricing agents and all other agents and representatives of the Trust, such information with respect to the Funds as they may reasonably request from time to time in the performance of their obligations, provide prompt responses to reasonable requests made by such persons and establish appropriate interfaces with each so as to promote the efficient exchange of information and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
 
 
 
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2.            Code of Ethics .  The  Adviser  has  adopted  a  written  code  of  ethics  that  it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, which it will provide to the Trust. The Adviser shall ensure that its Access Persons (as defined in the Adviser’s Code of Ethics) comply in all material respects with the Adviser’s Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time. Upon request, the Adviser shall provide the Trust with a (i) a copy of the Adviser’s current Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time, and (ii) certification that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by the Adviser’s Code of Ethics. Annually, the Adviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1, concerning the Adviser’s Code of Ethics to the Trust. The Adviser shall respond to requests for information from the Trust as to violations of the Code of Ethics by Access Persons and the sanctions imposed by the Adviser. The Adviser shall immediately notify the Trust of any material violation of the Code of Ethics, whether or not such violation relates to a security held by any Fund.

3.           Information and R e portin g .  The  Adviser  shall  provide  the  Trust  and  its respective  officers  with  such  periodic  reports  concerning  the  obligations  the  Adviser  has assumed under this Agreement as the Trust may from time to time reasonably request.

(a)        Notification   of   Breach /   Co m pliance   Report s . The Adviser shall notify the Trust immediately upon detection of (i) any material failure to manage any Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and policies or any applicable law; or (ii) any material breach of any of the Funds’ or the Adviser’s policies, guidelines or procedures. In  addition,  the  Adviser  shall  provide  a  quarterly  report  regarding  each  Fund’s compliance with its investment objectives and policies, applicable law, including, but not limited to the 1940 Act and Subchapter M of the Code, as applicable, and the Fund’s policies, guidelines or procedures as applicable to the Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement. The Adviser agrees to correct any such failure promptly and to take any action that the Board may reasonably request in connection with any such breach. Upon request, the Adviser shall also provide the officers of the Trust with supporting certifications in connection with such certifications of Fund financial statements and disclosure controls pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Adviser will promptly notify the Trust in the event (i) the Adviser is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board, or body, involving the affairs of the Trust (excluding class action suits in which a Fund is a member of the plaintiff class by reason of the Fund’s ownership of shares in the defendant) or the compliance by the Adviser with the federal or state securities laws or (ii) an actual change in control of the Adviser resulting in an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act) has occurred or is otherwise proposed to occur.

(b)       Board   and   Filings   Infor m atio n . The Advisor will also provide the Trust with  any  information  reasonably  requested  regarding  its  management  of  the  Funds required for any meeting of the board, or any shareholder report, amended registration statement, proxy statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Trust with the Commission. The Adviser will make its officers and employees available to meet with the board from time to time on due notice to review its investment management services to the Funds in light of current and prospective economic and market conditions and shall furnish to the Board such information as may reasonably be necessary in order for the Board to evaluate this Agreement or any proposed amendments thereto.
 

 
 
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(c)        Transa c tion In f or m ati on . The Adviser shall furnish to the Trust such information concerning portfolio transactions as may be necessary to enable the Trust or its designated agent to perform such compliance testing on the Funds and the Adviser’s services  as  the  Trust  may,  in  its  sole  discretion, determine  to  be  appropriate. The provision of such information by the Adviser to the Trust or its designated agent in no way relieves the Adviser of its own responsibilities under this Agreement.

       4.             Brokerage .

(a)        Princi p al   Transaction s . In connection with purchases or sales of securities for the account of a Fund, neither the Adviser nor any of its directors, officers or employees will act as a principal or agent or receive any commission except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

(b)        Place m ent   of   Order s . The Adviser shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale of securities for a Fund’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser. In the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Adviser is directed at all times to seek for each Fund the most favorable execution and net price available under the circumstances. It is also understood that it is desirable for the Funds that the Adviser have access to brokerage and research services provided by brokers who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Funds than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers, consistent with section
28(e) of the 1934 Act and any Commission staff interpretations thereof. Therefore, the Adviser is authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of securities for a Fund with such brokers, subject to review by the Board from time to time with respect to the extent and continuation of this practice. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers may be useful to the Adviser in connection with its or its affiliates’ services to other clients.

(c)        Aggregated Transacti o ns .  On occasions when the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other clients of the Adviser, the Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, aggregate the order for securities to be sold or purchased. In such event, the Adviser will allocate securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, in the manner the Adviser reasonably considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients under the circumstances.
 
 
 
 
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(d)        Af f iliated   Broker s . The Adviser or any of its affiliates may act as broker in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or other investments for a Fund, subject to: (i) the requirement that the Adviser seek to obtain best execution and price within the policy guidelines determined by the Board and set forth in the Fund’s current prospectus and SAI; (ii) the provisions of the 1940 Act; (iii) the provisions of the Advisers Act; (iv) the provisions of the 1934 Act; and (v) other provisions of applicable law. These brokerage services are not within the scope of the duties of the Adviser under this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of applicable law and any procedures adopted by the Board, the Adviser or its affiliates may receive brokerage commissions, fees or other remuneration from a Fund for these services in addition to the Adviser’s fees for services under this Agreement.

5.            Custody . Nothing in this Agreement shall permit the Adviser to take or receive physical possession of cash, securities or other investments of a Fund.

6.            Allocation   of Charges and Expenses .  The Adviser will bear its own costs of providing services hereunder.  The Adviser agrees to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).
 
   The Trust acknowledges and agrees that the Adviser may enter into one or more agreements with one or more third-parties, including but not limited to, Sub-Advisers, to pay some or all expenses incurred by the Funds; provided, that no such agreement(s) shall release the Adviser from its obligation to the Trust to pay the expenses described in this Agreement.

7.             Adviser’s Compensation .  The Funds shall pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the Adviser’s services hereunder, a fee, determined as described in Schedule A that is attached hereto and made a part hereof.  Such fee shall be computed daily and paid not less than monthly in arrears by the Funds.
 
Expenses and fees, including the management fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund is calculated by the custodian and determined at the close of the regular trading session on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that such exchange is open, provided that fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time for trading in fixed-income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association announces an early closing time.

In calculating the Fund’s net asset value, the Fund’s investments are generally valued using market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (iii) based on amortized cost. In the case of shares of other funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published net asset value per share. The Fund may use various pricing services, or discontinue the use of any pricing service, as approved by the Board from time to time. A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. 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.
 
 
 
 
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In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Fair Value Committee to determine a security’s fair value if a market price is not readily available. In determining such value, the Fair Value Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators (e.g., movement in interest rates, market indices, and prices from the Fund’s index provider).

In the event of termination of this Agreement, the fee provided in this Section shall be computed on the basis of the period ending on the last business day on which this Agreement is in effect subject to a pro rata adjustment based on the number of days elapsed in the current month as a percentage of the total number of days in such month.

8.              Representations, Warranties   and Covenants .

(a)        Properly   Registere d . The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and will remain so registered for the duration of this Agreement. The Adviser is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the 1940 Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement, and to the best knowledge of the Adviser, there is no proceeding or investigation that is reasonably likely to result in the Adviser being prohibited from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement. The Adviser agrees to promptly notify the Trust of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Adviser from serving as an investment adviser to an investment company. The Adviser is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state law in connection with its investment management operations.

(b)        ADV   Disclosur e . The Adviser has provided the Trust with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the Commission and will, promptly after filing any amendment to its Form ADV with the Commission, furnish a copy of such amendments to the Trust. The information contained in the Adviser’s Form ADV is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 

 
 
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(c)         Fund   Disclosure   Document s . The Adviser has reviewed and will in the future review, the Registration Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the  annual  or  semi-annual reports to shareholders, other reports filed with the Commission and any marketing material of a Fund (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) and represents and warrants that with respect to disclosure about the Adviser, the manner in which the Adviser manages the Fund or information relating directly or indirectly to the Adviser, such Disclosure Documents contain or will contain, as of the date thereof, no untrue statement of any material fact and does not omit any statement of material fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

(d)         Use   Of   The   Na m e   “FactorShares.” The Adviser has the right to use the name “FactorShares” in connection with its services to the Trust and that, subject to the terms set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, the Trust shall have the right to use the name “FactorShares” in connection with the Adviser’s management of the Funds. The Adviser  is  not  aware  of  any  threatened  or  existing  actions,  claims,  litigation  or proceedings that would adversely affect or prejudice the rights of the Adviser or the Trust to use the name “FactorShares.”
 
(e)         Insuran ce . The Adviser maintains errors and omissions insurance coverage in an appropriate amount and shall provide prior written notice to the Trust (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any material claims will be made on its insurance policies. Furthermore, the Adviser shall upon reasonable request provide the Trust with any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount of or scope of such insurance.

(f)         No   Detri m ental   Agr ee m en t . The Adviser represents and warrants that it has no arrangement or understanding with any party, other than the Trust, that would influence the decision of the Adviser with respect to its selection of securities for a Fund, and that all selections shall be done in accordance with what is in the best interest of the Fund.

(g)         Con f lict s . The Adviser shall act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Trust including requiring any of its personnel with knowledge of Fund activities to place the interest of the Fund first, ahead of their own interests, in all personal  trading  scenarios  that  may  involve  a  conflict  of  interest  with  the  Funds, consistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

(h)        Representations . The representations and warranties in this Section 7 shall be deemed to be made on the date this Agreement is executed and at the time of delivery of the quarterly compliance report required by Section 3(a), whether or not specifically referenced in such report.
 
9.              Independent   Contracto r . In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Adviser is and shall be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or otherwise authorized in writing, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or any Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Trust or any Fund. If any occasion should arise in which the Adviser gives any advice to its clients concerning the shares of a Fund, the Adviser will act solely as investment counsel for such clients and not in any way on behalf of the Fund.
 

 
 
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10.          Assignment.   This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment (as defined in section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act); provided that such termination shall not relieve the Adviser of any liability incurred hereunder.

11.           Entire   Agreement a n d   Amend m ents.   This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with regard to the investment management matters described herein and may not be added to or changed orally and may not be modified or rescinded except by a writing signed by the parties hereto except as otherwise noted herein.
 
12.          Duration   and   Termination. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date executed and shall remain in full force and effect continually thereafter, subject to renewal as provided in subparagraph (d) of this section and unless terminated automatically as set forth in Section 11 hereof or until terminated as follows:
 
   The Trust may cause this Agreement to terminate either (i) by vote of its Board or (ii) with respect to any Fund, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; or
 
   The Adviser may at any time terminate this Agreement by not more than sixty (60) days’ nor less than thirty (30) days’ written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Trust; or
 
   This Agreement shall automatically terminate two years from the date of its execution unless its renewal is specifically approved at least annually thereafter by (i) a majority vote of the Trustees, including a majority vote of such Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or the Adviser, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund; provided, however, that if the continuance of this Agreement is submitted to the shareholders of the Funds for their approval and such shareholders fail to approve such continuance of this Agreement as provided herein, the Adviser may continue to serve hereunder as to the Funds in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section shall be without payment of any penalty.
 
   In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Adviser shall, immediately upon notice of termination or on such later date as may be specified in such notice, cease all activity on behalf of the Fund and with respect to any of the assets, except as otherwise required by any fiduciary duties of the Adviser under applicable law.  In addition, the Adviser shall deliver the Fund Books and Records to the Trust by such means and in accordance with such schedule as the Trust shall direct and shall otherwise cooperate, as reasonably directed by the Trust, in the transition of portfolio asset management to any successor of the Adviser.
 
 
 
 
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13.           Certain   Definition s . For the purposes of this Agreement:

(a)        “Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund” shall have the meaning as set forth in the 1940 Act, subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Commission under the 1940 Act or any interpretations of the Commission staff.

(b)        “Interested  persons”   and   “Assignment”  shall  have  their  respective meanings as set forth in the 1940 Act, subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Commission under the 1940 Act or any interpretations of the Commission staff.

14.          Liability   of   the   Adviser . The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and all affiliated persons thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act) and all controlling persons  (as described in Section 15  of  the 1933  Act) (collectively, the “Adviser Indemnitees”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) by reason of or arising out of the Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence generally in the performance of its duties hereunder or its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

15.          Enforceability . Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms or provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

16.          Limit a tion   of   Liabilit y . The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all litigation arising hereunder, whether direct or indirect, and of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the affected Fund and that no Trustee, officer or holder of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund shall be personally liable for any of the foregoing liabilities. The Trust’s Certificate of Trust, as amended from time to time, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Such Certificate of Trust and the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust describe in detail the respective responsibilities and limitations on liability of the Trustees, officers, and holders of shares of beneficial interest.

17.          Jurisdictio n . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the state of Delaware and the Adviser consents to the jurisdiction of courts, both state or federal, in Delaware, with respect to any dispute under this Agreement.

18.          Paragraph   Headings . The headings of paragraphs contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience only, form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its construction.
 

 
 
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19.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 

FACTORSHARES TRUST, on behalf of each Fund
listed on Schedule A
 
By:  /s/ Samuel Masucci, III
Name: Samuel Masucci, III
Title: President
 
 
FACTOR ADVISORS, LLC
 
By:  /s/ Samuel Masucci, III
Name: Samuel Masucci, III
Title: CEO

 
 
 
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SCHEDULE A
to the
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Dated October14 2014 between
FACTORSHARES TRUST
and
FACTOR ADVISORS, LLC
 

 
The Trust will pay to the Adviser as compensation for the Adviser’s services rendered, a fee, computed daily at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the respective Fund in accordance the following fee schedule:

Fund
Rate
   
PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF
0.75%
 
 
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PENSERRA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Sub-Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) entered into as of the 16th day of October, 2014, by and between Factor Advisors, LLC, a , a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 35 Beechwood Road, Summit, New Jersey  07901 (the “Adviser”), and Penserra Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor organized under the laws of the State of New York (the “Sub-Adviser”).

WHEREAS, FactorShares Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), is an open-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”);

WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”);

WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated October 16, 2014 (the “Advisory Agreement”) with FactorShares Trust (the “Trust”), relating to the provision of portfolio management services to each series listed on Schedule A hereto;

WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser may delegate any or all of its portfolio management responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement to one or more sub-advisers;

WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Trustees of the Trust desire to retain the Sub-Adviser to render portfolio management services to the Fund in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to provide such services.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.  
Appointment and Acceptance of Appointment .  The Adviser hereby appoints the Sub-Adviser to act as an investment adviser to the Fund for the periods and on the terms herein set forth.  The Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the compensation herein provided.
 
2.
Sub-Advisory Services .
 
(a)  
The Sub-Adviser shall, subject to the supervision and oversight of the Adviser, manage the investment and reinvestment of such portion of the assets of the Fund, as the Adviser may from time to time allocate to the Sub-Adviser for management (the “Sub-Advised Assets”).  The Sub-Adviser shall manage the Sub-Advised Assets in conformity with (i) the investment objective, policies and restrictions of the Fund set forth in the Trust’s prospectus and statement of additional information relating to the Fund, as they may be amended from time to time, any additional policies or guidelines, including without limitation compliance policies and procedures, established by the Adviser, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, or by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) that have been furnished in writing to the Sub-Adviser, (ii) the written instructions and directions received from the Adviser and the Trust as delivered; and (iii) the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”), and all other federal and state laws applicable to registered investment companies and the Sub-Adviser’s duties under this Agreement, all as may be in effect from time to time.  The foregoing are referred to below together as the “Policies.”
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
For purposes of compliance with the Policies, the Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to treat the Sub-Advised Assets as though the Sub-Advised Assets constituted the entire Fund, and the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for the compliance of any assets of the Fund, other than the Sub-Advised Assets, with the Policies.  Subject to the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Adviser, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, without regard to the length of time the securities have been held and the resulting rate of portfolio turnover or any tax considerations; and the majority or the whole of the Sub-Advised Assets may be invested in such proportions of stocks, bonds, other securities or investment instruments, or cash, as the Sub-Adviser shall determine.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2(a), however, (i) the Sub-Adviser shall, upon and in accordance with written instructions from the Adviser, effect such portfolio transactions for the Sub-Advised Assets as the Adviser shall determine are necessary in order for the Fund to comply with the Policies, and (ii) upon notice to the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser may effect in-kind redemptions with shareholders of the Fund with securities included within the Sub-Advised Assets.

(b)  
Absent instructions from the Adviser or the officers of the Trust to the contrary, the Sub-Adviser shall place orders pursuant to its determinations either directly with the issuer or with any broker and/or dealer or other person who deals in the securities in which the Fund is trading.  With respect to common and preferred stocks, in executing portfolio transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, the Sub-Adviser shall use its best judgment to obtain the best overall terms available.  In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis.  In evaluating the best overall terms available and in selecting the broker or dealer to execute a particular transaction, the Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) provided to the Fund and/or other account over which the Sub-Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion.  With respect to securities other than common and preferred stocks, in placing orders with brokers, dealers or other persons, the Sub-Adviser shall attempt to obtain the best net price and execution of its orders, provided that to the extent the execution and price available from more than one broker, dealer or other such person are believed to be comparable, the Sub-Adviser may, at its discretion but subject to applicable law, select the executing broker, dealer or such other person on the basis of the Sub-Adviser’s opinion of the reliability and quality of such broker, dealer or such other person; broker or dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser for the purchase and sale of securities or other investment instruments for the Sub-Advised Assets may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Sub-Adviser, provided such orders comply with Rules 17e-1 and 10f-3 under the 1940 Act and the Trust’s Rule 17e-1 and Rule 10f-3 Procedures, respectively, in all respects, or any other applicable exemptive rules or orders applicable to the Sub-Adviser.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser will not effect any transaction with a broker or dealer that is an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser without the prior approval of the Adviser.  The Adviser shall provide the Sub-Adviser with a list of brokers or dealers that are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
 
 
 
 
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(c)  
The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Adviser and the Trust may rely on Rules 17a-7, 17a-10, 10f-3 and 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other investment adviser to the Trust with respect to transactions in securities for the Sub-Advised Assets or any other transactions in the Trust’s assets, other than for the purposes of complying with the conditions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act.
 
(d)  
The Sub-Adviser has provided the Adviser with a true and complete copy of its compliance policies and procedures for compliance with “federal securities laws” (as such term is defined under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act) and Rule 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act (the “Sub-Adviser Compliance Policies”).  The Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer (“Sub-Adviser CCO”) shall provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“Trust CCO”) or his or her delegate promptly (and in no event more than 10 business days) the following:
 
(i)  
a report of any material changes to the Sub-Adviser Compliance Policies;
 
(ii)  
a report of any “material compliance matters,” as defined by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, that have occurred in connection with the Sub-Adviser Compliance Policies;
 
(iii)  
a copy of the Sub-Adviser CCO’s report with respect to the annual review of the Sub-Adviser Compliance Policies pursuant to Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; and
 
(iv)  
an annual (or more frequently as the Trust CCO may request) certification regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act and Section 38a-1 of the 1940 Act as well as the foregoing sub-paragraphs (i) – (iii).
 
(e)  
The Sub-Adviser may, on occasions when it deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of the Fund as well as other fiduciary or agency accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser, aggregate, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the securities to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the best overall terms available and execution with respect to common and preferred stocks and the best net price and execution with respect to other securities.  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 Sub-Adviser in the manner it considers to be most fair and equitable over time to the Fund and to its other accounts.
 
(f)  
The Sub-Adviser, in connection with its rights and duties with respect to the Fund and the Trust shall use the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.
 
(g)  
The services of the Sub-Adviser hereunder are not deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others (including other investment companies) so long as its services under this Agreement are not impaired thereby.  The Sub-Adviser will waive enforcement of any non-compete agreement or other agreement or arrangement to which it is currently a party that restricts, limits, or otherwise interferes with the ability of the Adviser to employ or engage any person or entity to provide investment advisory or other services and will transmit to any person or entity notice of such waiver as may be required to give effect to this provision; and the Sub-Adviser will not become a party to any non-compete agreement or any other agreement, arrangement, or understanding that would restrict, limit, or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Adviser and the Trust or any of their affiliates to employ or engage any person or organization, now or in the future, to manage the Fund or any other assets managed by the Adviser.
 
 
 
 
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(h)  
The Sub-Adviser shall furnish the Adviser reports concerning portfolio transactions and performance of the Sub-Advised Assets as the Adviser may reasonably determine in such form as may be mutually agreed upon, and agrees to review the Sub-Advised Assets with the Adviser and discuss the management of them.  The Sub-Adviser shall promptly respond to requests by the Adviser and the Trust CCO or their delegates for copies of the pertinent books and records maintained by the Sub-Adviser relating directly to the Fund.  The Sub-Adviser shall also provide the Adviser with such other information and reports, including information and reports related to compliance matters, as may reasonably be requested by it from time to time, including without limitation all material requested by or required to be delivered to the Board.
 
(i)  
Unless otherwise instructed by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall not have the power, discretion or responsibility to vote any proxies in connection with securities in which the Sub-Advised Assets may be invested, and the Adviser shall retain such responsibility.
 
(j)  
The Sub-Adviser shall cooperate promptly and fully with the Adviser and/or the Trust in responding to any regulatory or compliance examinations or inspections (including any information requests) relating to the Trust, the Fund or the Adviser brought by any governmental or regulatory authorities.  The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Trust CCO or his or her delegate with notice within a reasonable period of any deficiencies or other issues identified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in an examination or otherwise that relate to or that may affect the Sub-Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to the Fund.
 
(k)  
The Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for the preparation and filing of Schedule 13G and Form 13F on behalf of the Sub-Advised Assets.  The Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for the preparation or filing of any other reports required on behalf of the Sub-Advised Assets, except as may be expressly agreed to in writing.
 
(l)  
The Sub-Adviser shall maintain separate detailed records of all matters pertaining to the Sub-Advised Assets, including, without limitation, brokerage and other records of all securities transactions.  Any records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 promulgated under the 1940 Act that are prepared or maintained by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Trust are the property of the Trust and will be surrendered promptly to the Trust upon request.  The Sub-Adviser further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed in Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained under Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.
 
 
 
 
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(m)  
The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial condition that is likely to impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitments under this Agreement.
 
3.
Representations and Warranties of the Parties
 
(a)  
The Sub-Adviser represents and warrants to the Adviser as follows:
 
(i)  
The Sub-Adviser is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act;
 
(ii)  
The Form ADV that the Sub-Adviser has previously provided to the Adviser is a true and complete copy of the form as currently filed with the SEC, and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.  The Sub-Adviser will promptly provide the Adviser and the Trust with a complete copy of all subsequent amendments to its Form ADV;
 
(iii)  
The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage; and
 
(iv)  
This Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by the Sub-Adviser.
 
(b)  
The Adviser represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser as follows:
 
(i)  
The Adviser is registered under the Advisers Act; and
 
(ii)  
The Adviser and the Trust has duly authorized the execution of this Agreement by the Adviser.
 
4.
Obligations of the Adviser .
 
(a)  
The Adviser shall provide (or cause the Fund’s Custodian (as defined in Section 5 hereof, the Fund’s accountant and the Fund’s distributor) to provide) timely information to the Sub-Adviser regarding such matters as the composition of the Sub-Advised Assets, cash requirements and cash available for investment in the Sub-Advised Assets, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Sub-Adviser to perform its responsibilities hereunder.
 
(b)  
The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with a copy of the prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund and it agrees during the continuance of this Agreement to furnish the Sub-Adviser copies of any revisions or supplements thereto at, or, if practicable, before the time the revisions or supplements become effective.  The Adviser agrees to furnish the Sub-Adviser with copies of any financial statements or reports made by the Fund to its shareholders, and any further materials or information that the Sub-Adviser may reasonably request to enable it to perform its functions under this Agreement.
 
5.  
Custodian .  The Adviser shall provide the Sub-Adviser with a copy of the Fund’s agreement with the custodian designated to hold the assets of the Fund (the “Custodian”) and any material modifications thereto (the “Custody Agreement”) that may affect the Sub-Adviser’s duties, copies of such modifications to be provided to the Sub-Adviser reasonably in advance of the effectiveness of such modifications.  The Sub-Advised Assets shall be maintained in the custody of the Custodian identified in, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the Custody Agreement (or any sub-custodian properly appointed as provided in the Custody Agreement).  The Sub-Adviser shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of the Custodian, unless such act or omission is taken solely in reliance upon instruction given to the Custodian by a representative of the Sub-Adviser properly authorized to give such instruction under the Custody Agreement.  Any assets added to the Fund shall be delivered directly to the Custodian.
 
 
 
 
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6.  
Use of Name .  During the term of this Agreement, the Adviser shall have permission to use the Sub-Adviser’s name in the offering and marketing of the Fund, and agree to furnish the Sub-Adviser, for its prior approval at its principal office all prospectuses, brochures, advertisements, promotional materials, web-based information, proxy statements shareholder reports and other similar informational materials that are to be made available to shareholders of the Fund or to the public and that refer to the Sub-Adviser in any way.  The Sub-Adviser agrees that the Adviser may request that the Sub-Adviser approve use of a certain type, and that the Adviser need not provide for approval each additional piece of marketing material that is of substantially the same type.
 
 
During the term of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall not use the Adviser’s name or the Trust’s name without the prior consent of the Adviser.

7.  
Expenses .  During the Term of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with the performance of its duties under paragraph 2 hereof other than the cost (including taxes, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, if any) of the securities or other investment instruments purchased or sold for the Fund.
 
8.  
Compensation of the Sub-Adviser .  As full compensation for all services rendered, facilities furnished and expenses borne by the Sub-Adviser hereunder, the Sub-Adviser shall be paid the fees in the amounts and in the manner set forth in Schedule B   hereto.
 
9.  
Independent Contractor Status .  The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes hereof be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Adviser in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund or the Adviser.
 
10.  
Liability and Indemnification .
 
(a)  
Liability .  The duties of the Sub-Adviser shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein with respect to the Sub-Advised Assets.  The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any loss arising out of any portfolio investment or disposition hereunder, except a loss directly resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.  The Sub-Adviser shall have no liability for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages even if the Sub-Adviser has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  Furthermore, under no circumstances shall the Sub-Adviser be liable for any loss arising out of any act or omission taken by another sub-adviser, or any other third party, in respect of any portion of the Trust’s assets not managed by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve the Sub-Adviser of any liability it would otherwise have under applicable federal securities laws.
 
 
 
 
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(b)  
Indemnification .
 
(i)  
The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify the Adviser, the Trust and the Fund, and their respective affiliates and controlling persons (the “Adviser Indemnified Persons”) for any liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund and their respective affiliates and controlling persons may sustain as a result of the Sub-Adviser’s breach of this Agreement or its representations and warranties herein or as a result of the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law; provided, however, that the Adviser Indemnified Persons shall not be indemnified for any liability or expenses that may be sustained as a result of the either of the Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.
 
(ii)  
The Adviser shall indemnify the Sub-Adviser, its affiliates and its controlling persons (the “Sub-Adviser Indemnified Persons”) for any liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from, or in connection with, the Adviser’s breach of this Agreement or its representations and warranties herein or as a result of the Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of their duties hereunder or violation of applicable law; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Persons shall not be indemnified for any liability or expenses that may be sustained as a result of the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.
 
11.  
Effective Date and Termination .  This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution, and:
 
(a)  
unless otherwise terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect until October 17, 2016 , and from year to year thereafter so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust, either of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval;
 
(b)  
this Agreement may at any time be terminated on 60 days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser either by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund;
 
(c)  
this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment or upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement; and
 
(d)  
this Agreement may be terminated by the Sub-Adviser on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser and the Trust, or by the Adviser immediately upon notice to the Sub-Adviser.
 
(e)  
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without the payment of any penalty.
 
 
 
 
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12.  
Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, provided that, if required by law, such amendment shall also have been approved by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust, either of the Adviser, or the Sub-Adviser, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
 
13.  
Assignment .  The Sub-Adviser may not assign this Agreement and this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of an “assignment,” as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser in writing sufficiently in advance of any proposed change of “control,” as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, so as to enable the Trust and/or the Adviser to: (a) consider whether an assignment will occur, (b) consider whether to enter into a new Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Sub-Adviser, and (c) prepare, file, and deliver any disclosure document to the Fund’s shareholders as may be required by applicable law.
 
14.  
Miscellaneous .  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors (subject to paragraph 11(c) hereof) and, to the extent provided in paragraph 10 hereof, each Sub-Adviser and Adviser Indemnified Person.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not be construed to require, or to impose any duty upon, either of the parties to do anything in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.  Any provision in this Agreement requiring compliance with any statute or regulation shall mean such statute or regulation as amended and in effect from time to time.
 
15.  
Regulation S-P .  In accordance with Regulation S-P, if non-public personal information regarding any party’s customers or consumers is disclosed to the other party in connection with this Agreement, the other party receiving such information will not disclose or use that information other than as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
 
16.  
Confidentiality .  Any information or recommendations supplied by either the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, that are not otherwise in the public domain or previously known to the other party in connection with the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder, including without limitation portfolio holdings of the Trust, financial information or other information relating to a party to this Agreement, are to be regarded as confidential (“Confidential Information”) and held in the strictest confidence.  Except as may be required by applicable law or rule or as requested by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over a party to this Agreement, Confidential Information may be used only by the party to which said information has been communicated and such other persons as that party believes are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Custodian, and such persons as the Adviser may designate in connection with the Sub-Advised Assets.
 
17.
Notices .  All notices required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered or mailed to the address listed below of each applicable party in person or by registered or certified mail or a private mail or delivery service providing the sender with notice of receipt or such other address as specified in a notice duly given to the other parties. Notice shall be deemed given on the date delivered or mailed in accordance with this paragraph.
 
 
 
 
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For: Factor Advisor, LLC
 
35 Beechwood Road
Suite 2B
Summit, NJ  07901
 
 
For:   Penserra Capital Management LLC
 
4 Orinda Way
Suite 100A
Orinda, CA 94563
Attn: Dustin Lewellyn
 
 
For: FactorShares Trust
 
35 Beechwood Road
Suite 2B
Summit, NJ  07901

18. 
Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
19.
Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, or any applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act.  To the extent that the laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions in this Agreement, conflict with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Investment Company Act shall control.

20.
Severability and Survival .  Should any portion of this Agreement for any reason be held to be void in law or in equity, the Agreement shall be construed, insofar as is possible, as if such portion had never been contained herein.  Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Factor Advisor, LLC


By:       /s/ Samuel Masucci III
Name:  Samuel Masucci III
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

Penserra Capital Management LLC


By:       /s/ Dustin Lewellyn
Name:  Dustin Lewellyn
Title:    Chief Investment Officer
 
 
 
 
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Schedule A

Funds(s)

 
PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF
 


 
 

 
 
Schedule B

Sub-advisory Fees


The Advisor, pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement, agrees to pay the Sub-adviser under the following schedule:

For the services to be rendered by the Sub-adviser as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement, the Adviser shall pay to the Sub-adviser at the end of each month an advisory fee accrued daily and payable monthly based on an annual percentage rate of each Series’ average daily net assets or minimum fee as follows:

A fee that is equal to the greater of (1) $20,000 per annum or (2) 0.05% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and paid monthly.

 In addition, the Adviser shall not be responsible for extraordinary expenses incurred by the Sub-adviser in performing its services hereunder, including, without limitation, expenses incurred with respect to, advice, non-payment of Registrant and reporting. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the fee provided shall be computed on the basis of the period ending on the last business day on which this Agreement is in effect, subject to a pro rata adjustment based on the number of days elapsed in the month as a percentage of the total number of days in such month.
 

 


 
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of this 16 th day of October, 2014, to the Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2012, as amended January 25, 2013 (the “Agreement”), between FACTORSHARES TRUST (the “ Trust ”), a Delaware statutory trust and QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC (the “ Distributor ”), a Delaware limited liability company .  FACTOR ADVISORS, LLC, a limited liability company and the investment advisor to the Trust (the “ Adviser ”), is a party hereto with respect to Article 5 only.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees; and

WHEREAS, Article 13 of the Distribution Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by the parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust, the Distributor and the Advisor agree as follows:

Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit A attached hereto.

Amended Schedule C of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Schedule C attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
 
  FACTORSHARES TRUST    QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS , LLC
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III        
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III   By: /s/ James R. Schoenike
 Title: President   Name: James R. Schoenike
   Title: President
  FACTOR ADVISORS, LLC  
  (with respect to  Article  5 only)  
  By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III  
  Name: Samuel Masucci, III  
  Title: President  
 
                                       
10/20/14
 
1

 
 
Amended Exhibit A to the Distribution Agreement
 
Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

N ame of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 
 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Schedule C – Distribution Agreement – FactorShares Trust –
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF

Exchange Traded Funds
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC - REGULATORY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013
 
Regulatory Distribution Annual Services Per Fund*
__basis points on average net assets or $__minimum, whichever is greater.
 
Subject to a minimum annual fee:  $__ per fund ($        per fund assuming __ funds for the first year, $ __ per fund for the second year) Each Fund will revert to the fees listed on this fee schedule once these minimums have been exceeded or the end of 2 years, which ever comes first.)
 
Default sales loads and distributor concession, if applicable, are paid to Quasar.
 
Standard Advertising Compliance Review
   $__ per communication piece for the first __ pages (minutes if tape or video); $__ /page (minute if tape or video) thereafter.
   $__ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first __ pages (minutes if tape or video); $__ /page (minute if tape or video) thereafter.  [FINRA filing fee subject to change.]
      (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces)
 
Expedited Advertising Compliance Review
   $__ for the first __ pages (minutes if audio or video); $__ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter, 24 hour initial turnaround.
   $__ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first __pages (minutes if audio or video); $__ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.  [FINRA filing fee subject to change.]
      (3 day turnaround IF accepted by FINRA, FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces)
 
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if desired)
§   $ __ /year per registered representative
§   Quasar sponsors the following licenses: Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66
§   $ __ /FINRA designated branch location
§   Plus all associated FINRA and state fees for Registered Representatives, including license and renewal fees
 
Fund Fact Sheets
§   Design - $ __ /fact sheet, includes first production
§   Production - $ __ /fact sheet per production period
§   All printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses, and in addition to the design fee and production fee
§   Web sites, third-party data provider costs, brochures, and other sales support materials – Project priced via Quasar proposal
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
§   $ __ /year
 
Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares, including, but not limited to:
§   Typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports
§   Production, printing, distribution, and placement of advertising, sales literature, and materials
§   Engagement of designers, free-lance writers, and public relations firms
§   Postage, overnight delivery charges
§   FINRA registration fees [To include late U5 charge (if applicable)]
      (FINRA advertising filing fees are included in Advertising Compliance Review section above)
§   Record retention
§   Travel, lodging, and meals
 
* Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.
 
 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Schedule C – Distribution Agreement – FactorShares Trust
ISE Cyber Security ETF at October, 2014
 
Base Fee (1) for Quasar Distributors, LLC Regulatory Distribution Services-

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

 
Quasar Distributors
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Annual Minimum per Fund
$0-500m
+$500m
+$1b
$ __
__
__
__

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services/Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

Standard Advertising Compliance Review
§   
$ __ per communication piece for the first __ pages (minutes if audio or video); $ __ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.
§   
$ __ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first __ pages (minutes if audio or video); $ __ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)

Expedited Advertising Compliance Review
§   
$ __ for the first __ pages (minutes if audio or video); $ __ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter, 24 hour initial turnaround.
§   
$ __ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first __ pages (minutes if audio or video); $ __ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)

Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares, including, but not limited to:
§   
Typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports
§   
Production, printing, distribution, and placement of advertising, sales literature, and materials
§   
Engagement of designers, free-lance writers, and public relations firms
§   
Postage, overnight delivery charges
§  
FINRA registration fees (Including late U5 charge if applicable)
§   
Record retention (Including RR email correspondence if applicable)
§   
Travel, lodging, and meals

The Following OPTIONAL Services/Fees are Available if Selected-
 
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if desired)
§  
$ __ /year per registered representative
§  
Quasar sponsors the following licenses: Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66
§  
$ __ /FINRA designated branch location
§  
All associated FINRA and state fees for registered representatives, including license and renewal fees
 
Fund Fact Sheets
§  
Design - $ __ /fact sheet, includes first production
§  
Production - $ __ /fact sheet per production period
§  
All printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses in addition to the design and production fees
§  
Web sites, third-party data provider costs, brochures, and other sales support materials – Project priced via Quasar proposal

(1) Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 
 
 
10/2014  4  


 
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT


THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of this 16 th date of  October, 2014, to the Custody Agreement dated as of September 12, 2012, as amended January 25, 2013 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust and U.S. BANK, N.A. , a national banking association (the "Custodian").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Custodian desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees; and

WHEREAS , Article XV, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit B is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit B attached hereto.

Amended Exhibit C is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
 
 
  FACTORSHARES TRUST    U.S. BANK, N.A.
   
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III        By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III  Name: Michael R. McVoy
 Title: President   Title: Senior Vice President
 
 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit B to the Custody Agreement

Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

N ame of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 

10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement -
FactorShares Trust - PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Exchange Traded Funds
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES - FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013

Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund*
__basis point on average daily market value
Minimum annual fee per fund - $__
Plus portfolio transaction fees
 
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$__/book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
$__/U.S. Bank repo agreement transaction
$__/short sale
$__/option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$__/mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
$__/physical transaction
$__ /segregated account per year

§  
A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§  
No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
§  
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus __.
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee *
 
§  
$__/year
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

* Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.

 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Custody Agreement
GLOBAL SUB-CUSTODIAL SERVICES
ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013- PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
 
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
­­__
__
 
Lithuania
All
__
__
Australia
All
__
__
 
Luxembourg
All
__
__
Austria
All
__
__
 
Malaysia
All
__
__
Bahrain
All
__
__
 
Mali*
All
__
__
Bangladesh
All
__
__
 
Malta
All
__
__
Belgium
All
__
__
 
Mauritius
All
__
__
Benin*
All
__
__
 
Mexico
All
__
__
Bermuda
All
__
__
 
Morocco
All
__
__
Botswana
All
__
__
 
Namibia
All
__
__
Brazil
All
__
__
 
Netherlands
All
__
__
Bulgaria
All
__
__
 
New Zealand
All
__
__
Burkina Faso*
All
__
__
 
Niger*
All
__
__
Canada
All
__
__
 
Nigeria
All
__
__
Cayman Islands*
All
__
__
 
Norway
All
__
__
Channel Islands*
All
__
__
 
Oman
All
__
__
Chile
All
__
__
 
Pakistan
All
__
__
China“A” Shares
All
__
__
 
Palestinian Autonomous Area*
All
__
__
China“B” Shares
All
__
__
 
Peru
All
__
__
Columbia
All
__
__
 
Philippines
All
__
__
Costa Rica
All
__
__
 
Poland
All
__
__
Croatia
All
__
__
 
Portugal
All
__
__
Cyprus*
All
__
__
 
Qatar
All
__
__
Czech Republic
All
__
__
 
Romania
All
__
__
Denmark
All
__
__
 
Russia
Equities
__
__
Ecuador
All
__
__
 
Russia
MINFINs
__
__
Egypt
All
__
__
 
Senegal*
All
__
__
Estonia
All
__
__
 
Serbia*
All
__
__
Euromarkets**
All
__
__
 
Singapore
All
__
__
Finland
All
__
__
 
Slovak Republic
All
__
__
France
All
__
__
 
Slovenia
All
__
__
Germany
All
__
__
 
South Africa
All
__
__
Ghana
All
__
__
 
South Korea
All
__
__
Greece
All
__
__
 
Spain
All
__
__
Guinea Bissau*
All
__
__
 
Sri Lanka
All
__
__
Hong Kong
All
__
__
 
Swaziland
All
__
__
Hungary
All
__
__
 
Sweden
All
__
__
Iceland
All
__
__
 
Switzerland
All
__
__
India
All
__
__
 
Taiwan
All
__
__
Indonesia
All
__
__
 
Thailand
All
__
__
Ireland
All
__
__
 
Togo*
All
__
__
Israel
All
__
__
 
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
__
__
Italy
All
__
__
 
Tunisia
All
__
__
Ivory Coast
All
__
__
 
Turkey
All
__
__
Jamaica*
All
__
__
 
UAE
All
__
__
Japan
All
__
__
 
United Kingdom
All
__
__
Jordan
All
__
__
 
Ukraine
All
__
__
Kazakhstan
All
__
__
 
Uruguay
All
__
__
Kenya
All
__
__
 
Venezuela
All
__
__
Latvia
Equities
__
__
 
Vietnam*
All
__
__
Latvia
Bonds
__
__
 
Zambia
All
__
__
Lebanon
All
__
__
         
*    Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to establishing accounts in these markets.
** Tiered by market value:<$__billion: __bp, >$__ billion and <$__ billion: __bps; >$__billion:  __ bps.

 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Custody Agreement  FactorShares Trust -
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Annual Base Fee - $ __ per account (fund) will apply.
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Cash Transactions:
§   
3 rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3 rd party will be charged $ __ .

Tax Reclamation Services: Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $ __ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.


10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – FactorShares Trust
Base Fee (1) for Custody Services at October, 2014  - ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

 
Custody
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Annual Minimum per Fund
$0-500m
+$500m
+$1b
$ __
 
__
__
__

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

NOTE: Additional Global Sub-Custodial services and safe keeping fees apply as required (see following page)

Portfolio Transaction Fees- Domestic custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades (2)
§   
$ __ – Book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal pay down
§   
$ __ - Short Sales
§   
$ __ –  US Bank Repo agreement/reverse repurchase agreement/time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
§   
$ __ – Option/ SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
§   
$ __ – Mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
§   
$ __ – Physical transaction
§   
$ __ – Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
§   
$ __ – Segregated account per year
§  
A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§  
No charge for initial conversion free receipts
§  
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2.

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
§  
Intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees
§  
Corporate action services
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees
§  
Customized reporting
§  
Third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc),
§  
Supplemental programming and development
§  
Cost associated with setting up data feeds
§  
Expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.
 
(1)
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.

(2)
“Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and  their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds  received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 

10/2014
 
6

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) – Custody Agreement - FactorShares Global
Sub-Custodial Services Fee Schedule at October, 2014 – ISE Cyber Security ETF

Annual Base Fee   (1) - a monthly charge per account (fund) will apply based on the number of foreign securities held.
§  
1-25 foreign securities: $ __
§  
26-50 foreign securities: $ __
§  
Over 50 foreign securities: $ __
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Plus:

Global Custody Transaction Fees - global custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades (2)
(see schedule following page)
§  
A transaction is defined as any purchase, sale, free receipt, free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange of a security

Global Safekeeping Fees -
(see schedule following page)

Cash (Fx) Transactions:
§   
3 rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3 rd party will be charged $ __ .

Tax Reclamation Services:
§
Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $ __ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses - including but not limited to:
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.
 
(1)
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.

(2)
“Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and  their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds  received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 

10/2014
 

 
 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – FactorShares Global Sub-Custodial Fees
at October, 2014 – ISE Cyber Security ETF
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
__
$__
Estonia
All
__
$__
Australia
All
__
$__
Euromarkets**
All
__
$__
Austria
All
__
$__
Finland
All
__
$__
Bahrain
All
__
$__
France
All
__
$__
Bangladesh
All
__
$__
Germany
All
__
$__
Belgium
All
__
$__
Ghana
All
__
$__
Bermuda
All
__
$__
Greece
All
__
$__
Botswana
All
__
$__
Hong Kong
All
__
$__
Brazil
All
__
$__
Hungary
All
__
$__
Bulgaria
All
__
$__
Iceland
All
__
$__
Canada
All
__
$__
India
All
__
$__
Cayman Islands*
All
__
$__
Indonesia
All
__
$__
Channel Islands*
All
__
$__
Ireland
All
__
$__
Chile
All
__
$__
Israel
All
__
$__
China“A” Shares
All
__
$__
Italy
All
__
$__
China “B” Shares
All
__
$__
Jamaica*
All
__
$__
Columbia
All
__
$__
Japan
All
__
$__
Costa Rica
All
__
$__
Jordan
All
__
$__
Croatia
All
__
$__
Kazakhstan
All
__
$__
Cyprus*
All
__
$__
Kenya
All
__
$__
Czech Republic
All
__
$__
Latvia
Equities
__
$__
Denmark
All
__
$__
Latvia
Bonds
__
$__
Ecuador
All
__
$__
Lebanon
All
__
$__
Egypt
All
__
$__
Lithuania
All
__
$__
Luxembourg
All
__
$__
Slovak Republic
All
__
$__
Malaysia
All
__
$__
Slovenia
All
__
$__
Malta
All
__
$__
South Africa
All
__
$__
Mauritius
All
__
$__
South Korea
All
__
$__
Mexico
All
__
$__
Spain
All
__
$__
Morocco
All
__
$__
Sri Lanka
All
__
$__
Namibia
All
__
$__
Swaziland
All
__
$__
Netherlands
All
__
$__
Sweden
All
__
$__
New Zealand
All
__
$__
Switzerland
All
__
$__
Nigeria
All
__
$__
Taiwan
All
__
$__
Norway
All
__
$__
Thailand
All
__
$__
Oman
All
__
$__
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
__
$__
Pakistan
All
__
$__
Tunisia
All
__
$__
Palestinian Autonomous Area*
All
__
$__
Turkey
All
__
$__
Peru
All
__
$__
UAE
All
__
$__
Philippines
All
__
$__
United Kingdom
All
__
$__
Poland
All
__
$__
Ukraine
All
__
$__
Portugal
All
__
$__
Uruguay
All
__
$__
Qatar
All
__
$__
Venezuela
All
__
$__
Romania
All
__
$__
Vietnam*
All
__
$__
Russia
Equities
__
$__
Zambia
All
__
$__
Russia
MINFINs
__
$__
       
Serbia*
All
__
$__
       
Singapore
All
__
         
 

 
10/2014 8  


 
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of the 16 th   day of October, 2014, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated as of September 12, 2012, as amended January 25, 2013 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST , (the “Trust”) and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees; and

WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit A attached hereto.

Amended Exhibit C of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
 
 
  FACTORSHARES TRUST    U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III        By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III  Name: Michael R. McVoy
 Title: President   Title: Executive Vice President
 
 
 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit A to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
 
Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

N ame of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 

 
10/2014
 

 

Amended Exhibit C to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – FactorShares Trust -
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Exchange Traded Funds
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, TRANSFER AGENT,
SHAREHOLDER & ACCOUNT SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
 __ basis points on the first $        million
  __ basis points on the next $        million
 __ basis points on the balance
 
Subject to a minimum annual fee:  $__per fund ($ __ per fund assuming __ funds for the first year, $ __ per fund for the second year, this includes FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, TRANSFER AGENT, SHAREHOLDER & ACCOUNT SERVICES as described below.  Each Fund with revert to the fees listed on this fee schedule once these minimums have been exceeded or the end of 2 years, which ever comes first.)
 
§   $__/additional CUSIP per year
§   Additional fee of $__per manager/sub-advisor per fund
 
Pricing Services**
§   $__- Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§   $__- Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates
§   $__- CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities
§   $__- Bank Loans
§   $__- Credit Default Swaps
§   $__- Swaptions, Index Swaps
§   $__- Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
 
Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§   $__/Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__/Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__/Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)
 
Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)**
§   $__on the First __ Securities
§   $__on the Balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, etc), postage, stationery, programming and development, web maintenance and data feeds, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, telephone toll-free lines, service/data conversion, special reports, record retention, disaster recovery charges, NSCC activity charges, data communication and implementation charges, postage/stationary charges, reverse stock splits, tender offers, travel, and conversion expenses (if necessary).
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – annual legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, performance reporting, non-standard intraday indicative value (IIV) calculation, customized benchmarking, and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
*   Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
** Per security per fund per pricing day.
 
Fees are billed monthly.


10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement -FactorShares Trust -
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF

FUND ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE PORTFOLIO SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013
 
Annual Legal Administration – Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
§   $ __ additional minimum
 
New fund launch – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Subsequent new fund launch – $ __ /project
§   Subsequent new share class launch – $ __ /project
§   Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Expedited filings – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Asset conversion – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Fulcrum fee – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§   Exemptive applications – as negotiated based upon specific requirements



 

 

Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement -
FactorShares Trust - ISE Cyber Security ETF – October, 2014
 
Base Fee (1) for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services-
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

Accounting, Administration and Transfer Agent
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Year 1
Year 2
First $250m
Next $250m
Next $500m
Balance
$ __
$ __
__
__
__
__

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

Pricing Services
 § 
$ __ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
 § 
$ __ - Foreign Equities
 § 
$ __ -  Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed Securities
 § 
$ __ - CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
 § 
$ __ - Bank Loans
 § 
$ __ - Credit Default Swaps
 § 
$ __ - Swaptions, Index Swaps
 § 
$ __ - Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps

Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
 §
$ __/ Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
 §
$ __ /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
 §
$ __ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
 § 
CCO support annual fee $ __ /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent, distributor, custodian)
 §
Year 1 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
 §
Year 2 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

(1)  Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.  
 

 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Fund Accounting, Fund Administration & Portfolio Compliance Supplemental Services –
FactorShares Trust - ISE Cyber Security ETF - October, 2014   

The Following OPTIONAL Supplemental Services and Associated Fees are available if selected-

Section 15(c) Reporting

Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:

 §
$ __ /fund per report

Ongoing Annual Legal Administration Services
Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
§
$ __ minimum first fund*
§
$ __ minimum each additional fund*

* Final Fee(s) subject to USBFS legal team review and approval

Daily Compliance Services (Charles River)
§
Base fee – $ __ /fund per year
§
Setup – $ __ /fund group

Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)
The lesser of…
§ 
$ __ per Fund
§ 
Or $ __ per security on the First __ Securities and $ __ per security on the balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type which may result in additional fees. All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.

Non-Standard Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) Calculation
§
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Customized Benchmarking
§
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Client Request.
 

 
10/2014 6  


 
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS SECOND AMENDMENT , dated as of the 25 th   day of January, 2013, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2012,  ”), as amended January 25, 2013 (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees ; and

WHEREAS, Section 12 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit A attached hereto.

Amended Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit B attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

 
  FACTORSHARES TRUST    U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III        By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III  Name: Michael R. McVoy
 Title: President   Title: Executive Vice President


9/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit A to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
 
Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

N ame of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 

 
9/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit B to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – FactorShares Trust -
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF

Exchange Traded Funds
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, TRANSFER AGENT,
SHAREHOLDER & ACCOUNT SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
__basis points on the first $__ million
__basis points on the next $__ million
__basis points on the balance
 
Subject to a minimum annual fee:  $__per fund ($ __ per fund assuming __ funds for the first year, $ __ per fund for the second year, this includes FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, TRANSFER AGENT, SHAREHOLDER & ACCOUNT SERVICES as described below.  Each Fund with revert to the fees listed on this fee schedule once these minimums have been exceeded or the end of 2 years, which ever comes first.)
 
§   $ __ /additional CUSIP per year
§   Additional fee of $__per manager/sub-advisor per fund
 
Pricing Services**
§   $__- Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§   $__- Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates
§   $__- CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities
§   $__- Bank Loans
§   $__- Credit Default Swaps
§   $__- Swaptions, Index Swaps
§   $__- Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
 
Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§   $__/Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__/Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)
 
Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)**
§   $__ on the First __ Securities
§   $__ on the Balance of Securities
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, etc), postage, stationery, programming and development, web maintenance and data feeds, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, telephone toll-free lines, service/data conversion, special reports, record retention, disaster recovery charges, NSCC activity charges, data communication and implementation charges, postage/stationary charges, reverse stock splits, tender offers, travel, and conversion expenses (if necessary).
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – annual legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, performance reporting, non-standard intraday indicative value (IIV) calculation, customized benchmarking, and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
*   Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
** Per security per fund per pricing day.
 
Fees are billed monthly.
 

9/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit B to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – FactorShares Trust -
ISE Cyber Security ETF – September, 2014

Base Fee (1) for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services-
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

Accounting, Administration and Transfer Agent
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Year 1
Year 2
First $250m
Next $250m
Next $500m
Balance
$ __
$ __
__
__
__
__
 
Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

Pricing Services
§  
$ __ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§  
$ __ – Foreign Equities
§  
$ __ –  Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed Securities
§  
$ __ - CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
§  
$ __ - Bank Loans
§  
$ __ - Credit Default Swaps
§  
$ __ - Swaptions, Index Swaps
§  
$ __ - Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps

Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§  
$ __ /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ __ /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ __ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
§  
CCO support annual fee $ __ /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent, distributor, custodian)
§  
Year 1 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
§  
Year 2 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

(1) Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.  
 

 
9/2014 4  


 
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of the 16 th   day of October, 2014, to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated as of dated as September 12, 2012, as amended January 23, 2013 (the “Agreement”), by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees ; and

WHEREAS, Section 15 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit A attached hereto.

Amended Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit B attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
 
 
  FACTORSHARES TRUST    U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III        By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III  Name: Michael R. McVoy
 Title: President   Title: Executive Vice President



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Amended Exhibit A to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
 
Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

N ame of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 
 

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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement –
FactorShares Trust - PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Exchange Traded Funds
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, January, 2013
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
__basis points on the first $__
__basis points on the next $__
__basis points on the balance
 
Subject to a minimum annual fee:  $__per fund ($ __ per fund assuming v funds for the first year, $ __ per fund for the second year, this includes FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, TRANSFER AGENT, SHAREHOLDER & ACCOUNT SERVICES as described below.  Each Fund with revert to the fees listed on this fee schedule once these minimums have been exceeded or the end of 2 years, which ever comes first.)
 
§   $__/additional CUSIP per year
§   Additional fee of $__per manager/sub-advisor per fund
 
Pricing Services**
§   $__- Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§   $__- Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates
§   $__- CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities
§   $__ - Bank Loans
§   $__- Credit Default Swaps
§   $__- Swaptions, Index Swaps
§   $__- Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
 
Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§   $__/Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__/Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $__Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)
 
Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)**
§   $__on the First __ Securities
§   $__on the Balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, etc), postage, stationery, programming and development, web maintenance and data feeds, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, telephone toll-free lines, service/data conversion, special reports, record retention, disaster recovery charges, NSCC activity charges, data communication and implementation charges, postage/stationary charges, reverse stock splits, tender offers, travel, and conversion expenses (if necessary).
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – annual legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, performance reporting, non-standard intraday indicative value (IIV) calculation, customized benchmarking, and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
*   Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
** Per security per fund per pricing day.
 
Fees are billed monthly.
 

 
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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement –
FactorShares Trust - ISE Cyber Security ETF – October, 2014

Base Fee (1) for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services-
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

Accounting, Administration and Transfer Agent
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Year 1
Year 2
First $250m
Next $250m
Next $500m
Balance
$ __
$ __
__
__
__
__

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

Pricing Services
§  
$ __ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§  
$ __ – Foreign Equities
§  
$ __ –  Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed Securities
§  
$ __ - CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
§  
$ __ - Bank Loans
§  
$ __ - Credit Default Swaps
§  
$ __ - Swaptions, Index Swaps
§  
$ __ - Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps

Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§  
$ __ /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ __ /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ __ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
§  
CCO support annual fee $ __ /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent, distributor, custodian)
§   
Year 1 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
§  
Year 2 __ % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

(1) Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.  

 

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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Accounting, Fund Administration & Portfolio Compliance Supplemental Services –
FactorShares Trust - ISE Cyber Security ETF - October, 2014  

The Following OPTIONAL Supplemental Services and Associated Fees are available if selected-

Section 15(c) Reporting

Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:

§   
$ __ /fund per report

Ongoing Annual Legal Administration Services
Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
§   
$ __ minimum first fund*
§  
$ __ minimum each additional fund*

* Final Fee(s) subject to USBFS legal team review and approval

Daily Compliance Services (Charles River)
§  
Base fee – $ __ /fund per year
§  
Setup – $ __ /fund group

Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)
The lesser of
§  
$ __ per Fund
§  
Or $___ per security on the First __ Securities and $ __ per security on the balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to  value or as a non-standard security type which may result in additional fees.  All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.

Non-Standard Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) Calculation
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Customized Benchmarking
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Client Request.

 
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CLIENT LOGO
 
 
 
Index Methodology Guide
 
 
ISE C YBER S ECURITY TM I NDEX
 
Issue 1.1
 
 
Issue date: September 2, 2014
 
 
 
 
Produced by:
International Securities Exchange, LLC
60 Broad Street, New York NY 10004
www.ise.com
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
The information contained in this document is current as of the publication date, and is subject
to change without notice. The ISE will not accept responsibility for damages, direct or indirect,
caused by any error or omission in this document.
 
The ISE globe logo and International Securities Exchange® are trademarks of the
 International Securities Exchange, LLC.  ISE Cyber Security™ Index is a trademark of the International Securities Exchange

 
 
© 2014 International Securities Exchange, LLC. All Rights Reserved
 
 
 
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Table of Contents
 
Chapter 1.
Introduction
4
Chapter 2.
Index Description
5
Chapter 3.
Index Construction
6
3.1.
Base Date and Value
6
3.2.
Component Eligibility Requirements
6
3.3.
Dividend Treatment
7
3.4.
Index Equations
7
3.5.
Initial Component Selection
9
Chapter 4.
Index Maintenance
13
4.1.
Divisor Changes
13
4.2.
Details of Share Changes
13
4.3.
Scheduled component changes and review
14
4.4.
Unscheduled component changes
14
4.5.
Unscheduled component weight adjustments
15
Chapter 5.
Index Calculation and Dissemination
16
5.1.
Price Calculation
16
5.2.
Calculation Frequency and Dissemination
16
5.3.
Input Data
16
5.4.
Data Correction
16
Appendices
 
18
Appendix A. ISE Cyber Security Index Components
19
Appendix B. Document Change History
20

 
 
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Chapter 1. Introduction
 
This document summarizes the methodology and rules used to construct, calculate, and maintain the ISE Cyber Security Index .
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking companies actively involved in providing cyber security technology and services.
 
According to Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report ( http://www.verizonenterprise.com/DBIR/2014/ ) there are nine distinct types of attack pattern that account for 92% of all confirmed data breaches. The complete list is as follows:
 
i)  
Point of Sale (POS) Intrusions
 
ii)  
Web Application Attacks
 
iii)  
Insider Misuse
 
iv)  
Physical Theft/Loss
 
v)  
Miscellaneous Errors
 
vi)  
Crimeware
 
vii)  
Card Skimmers
 
viii)  
Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
 
ix)  
Cyber – Espionage
 
x)  
“Everything Else”
 
The report lists both the frequency of attempts and successful breaches for each attack type. By comparing these figures it becomes clear that the most effective methods of breaching security are those that are executed by technological means, either via hardware, software or a combination of both. As such, while POS Intrusions, Web Application Attacks, Card Skimmers and Cyber-Espionage account for just under 9% of all reported attempts, these methods constitute approximately 80% of all successful breaches in 2013.
 
The companies in this index are either those which work to develop hardware and/or software that safeguards access to files, websites and networks, both locally and from external origins or those that utilize these tools to provide consulting and/or cyber security services to their clients.
 

 
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Chapter 2. Index Description
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index has been created to provide investors with a product allowing them to quickly take advantage of both event-driven news and long term economic trends as the market for cyber security technology continues to evolve.
 
The Index uses a market capitalization weighted allocation across the infrastructure provider and service provider categorizations as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector allocation. Index components are reviewed semi-annually for eligibility, and the weights are re-set accordingly.
 
Companies may not apply, and may not be nominated, for inclusion in the Index.  Companies are added or removed by the ISE based on the methodology described herein.  Whenever possible, ISE will publicly announce changes to the index on its website at least five trading days in advance of the actual change.
 
The Index is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) based on a methodology developed by the International Securities Exchange.
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index is calculated on a price and total return basis.  The price Index and the total return Index are calculated in real-time and disseminated via the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) and market data vendors every day the U.S. equity markets are open. Both sets of end of day values are freely available on ISE’s website, www.ise.com .
 

 
 
 
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Chapter 3. Index Construction
 
This chapter outlines and defines the key steps in constructing and calculating the index, including: eligibility requirements, formulas, initial component selection, and special adjustments.
 
 
  3.1.    Base Date and Value
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index has the following base dates and values:
 
Index
Base date
Base value
ISE Cyber Security TM Index
December 31, 2010
100
 
 
  3.2.  Component Eligibility Requirements
 
All of the following requirements must be met in order for a company to be eligible for inclusion:
 
1.  
The component security must be issued by:
 
i.  
a company that is a direct service provider (hardware/software developer) for cyber security and for which cyber security business activities are a key driver of the business, or
 
ii.  
a company whose business model is defined by its role in providing cyber security services and for which cyber security business activities are a key driver of the business.
 
2.  
The component security must not be listed on an exchange in a country which employs restrictions on foreign capital investment such that those restrictions render the component effectively non-investible, as determined by the ISE.
 
3.  
Must be an operating company and not a closed-end fund, exchange-traded fund (ETF), holding company, investment vehicle, or royalty trust (REIT).
 
The following market capitalization and weighting concentration requirements must also be satisfied:
 
1.  
Each component security has a market capitalization of at least $100 million.
 
2.  
No single component stock represents more than 20% of the weight of the index, and the cumulative weight of all components with an individual weight of 5% or greater do not in the aggregate account for more than 50% of the weight of the index.  This particular requirement will be satisfied at the conclusion of each of the indexes rebalance periods.
 
The ISE will, in most cases, use the quantitative ranking and screening system described herein.  However, subjective screening based on fundamental analysis or other factors may be used, if in the opinion of the ISE certain components should be included or excluded from the index.
 

 
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  3.3.  Dividend Treatment
 
The price indexes do not take normal dividend payments into account.  Dividends are accounted for by reinvesting them on a daily basis.   ISE Cyber Security Index uses the ex-dividend date to determine the total daily dividends for each day.  Special dividends require an index divisor adjustment (as described in Chapter 4) to prevent such distributions from distorting the price index.
 
 
  3.4.  Index Equations
 
The price indexes are calculated using the following basic equations:
 
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
or  MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC

 
where:
 
I (t) = Index value at time (t)
 
D (t) = Divisor at time (t)
 
n = Number of stocks in the index
 
t = The time the index is calculated
 
P i(t) = Price of stock (i) at time (t)
 
S i(t) = Number of assigned shares of stock (i) at time (t)
 

 
The initial index divisor is determined using the following equation:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC

 
where:
 
I (o) = Base index value at base date
 
D o =   Initial divisor at base date
 
n = Number of stocks in the index
 
P i(o) = Closing price of stock (i) at base date
 
S i(o) = Number of assigned shares of stock (i) at base date
 

 
 
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Assigned shares are the number of shares needed for each component such that the component conforms to the weighting distribution outlined in Chapter 3.5.
 
Changes to the index composition require divisor adjustments in order to retain index continuity before and after specific events (as outlined in Chapter 4 – Index Maintenance).  Divisor changes are made according to the following formula:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
where:
 
D (t+1) = Divisor after changes are made to the index
 
P i(t+1) = Price of each stock after index changes
 
S i(t+1) = Number of assigned shares of each stock after index changes
 
D (t) = Divisor before changes are made to the index
 
P i(t) = Price of each stock prior to index changes
 
S i(t) = Number of assigned shares of each stock prior to index changes
 

The total return index is calculated using the following basic equations:
 
Calculate the total dividend paid on a given day and convert this figure into points of the price index using the following formula:
 
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
where:
 
DV i(t) = Dividend paid of stock (i) at time (t)
 
S i(t) = Number of assigned shares of stock (i) at time (t)
 
t = The time the index is calculated
 

Convert Total Daily Dividend into index points by dividing “Total Daily Dividend” by the divisor for the price index using the following formula:
 
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
where:
 
D (t) = Price Index Divisor at time (t)
 
 
 
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Calculate the one day total return of the price index using the following formula:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
where:
 
I (t) = Price Index level at time (t)
 
I (t-1) = Price Index level at time (t-1)
 

Use “Index Daily Total Return” calculated in the prior step to determine the current day total return index level using the following formula:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
where:
 
Total Return Index (t) = Total Return Index level at time (t)
 
Total Return Index (t-1) = Total Return Index level at time (t-1)
 
 
  3.5.  Initial Component Selection
 
The following steps are taken to select the initial components for the ISE Cyber Security TM Index :
 
1.  
Establish total population of exchange listed common shares and depository receipts for companies involved in the cyber security industry.
 
2.  
Categorize and remove companies that do not meet the Component Eligibility Requirements of Chapter 3.2.
 
3.  
If a component has multiple share classes, include the most liquid issue for that company (using average daily value traded during the prior six-month period) and remove the remaining classes.
 
4.  
For each component classification group, assign an overall weight using the following equations:
 
i.  
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
ii.  
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
where:
 
 
 
 
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  MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC  Aggregate weight of index components categorized as “infrastructure provider”
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC   Market capitalization of index component i categorized as “infrastructure provider”
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC   Aggregate weight of index components categorized as “service provider”
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC  Market capitalization of index component i categorized as “service provider”
 
5.  
Adjust each component’s weighting to an equal weight within its sector’s aggregate weight using the following equation:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
where:
 
W i = Weight of each component
 
W S = Weight of each sector
 
C Si = Component (i) of sector (S)
 
 
6.  
Set liquidity thresholds:
a.  
Calculate three month average daily value traded for each component based on daily closing price and number of shares traded
b.  
Set percentage of three month average daily value traded threshold to 500%
c.  
Set investment threshold to $100 million

7.  
Determine component percentage of average daily value traded given the investment threshold and the calculated weight of the component using the following equation:

MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
where:
 
W i = Weight of each component
 
ADV %i = Percentage of three month average daily value traded for component i
 
ADV $i = Three month average daily dollar value traded for component i
 
8.  
If component percentage of average daily value traded is less than the percentage average daily value traded threshold then that weight does not need to be adjusted.
 
 
 
 
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9.  
If component percentage of average daily value traded is greater than the percentage average daily value traded threshold then assign new component weight such that percentage of average daily value traded is equal to the percentage average daily value traded threshold using the following steps:
 
a.  
Calculate component weight based on the investment threshold and three month average daily value traded threshold using the follow equation:

MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
where:
 
W’ I = Modified weight of each component
 
ADV $i = Three month average daily dollar value traded for component i
 
b.  
Take the aggregate difference between the initial and adjusted weights of those components where percentage of average daily value traded is greater than percentage average daily value traded threshold and distribute evenly among stocks where percentage of average daily value traded is less than percentage average daily value traded threshold using the following equations:

MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
where:
 
W i = Initial weight of each component with percentage of average daily value traded is greater than percentage average daily value traded threshold
 
W’ I = Modified weight of each component percentage of average daily value traded is greater than percentage average daily value traded threshold
 
W adj = Adjustment for index weight of component I where the percentage of three month average daily value traded is less than the three month average daily value traded threshold
 
n’   = Number of components with percentage of three month average daily value traded less than the three month average daily value traded threshold
 
c.  
Adjust weight of components with percentage of three month average daily value traded less than the three month average daily value traded threshold using the following equation:

MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
 
 
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where:
 
W i = Weight of each component with percentage of three month average daily value traded less than the three month average daily value traded threshold
 
W’’ I = Modified weight of each component with percentage of three month average daily value traded less than the three month average daily value traded threshold
 
W adj = Adjustment for index weight of component I where the percentage of three month average daily value traded is less than the three month average daily value traded threshold
 
10.  
Repeat steps 8 through 10 until all component percentage of average daily value traded is less than or equal to the percentage average daily value traded threshold
 
Note that the index portfolio does not have a fixed number of stocks and attempts to include every stock in the industry that meets the eligibility requirements contained herein.
 
The index component list is provided in Appendix A.
 

 
 
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Chapter 4. Index Maintenance
 
This chapter describes the circumstances that require index changes, as well as the details on performing those changes.
 
 
4.1.    Divisor Changes
 
Changes to the Index composition due to corporate actions or component eligibility changes will require Index Divisor adjustments, as follows:
 
Component c hange
Adjustment
Spinoff*
Subtract the following from the price of the parent company:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
Adjust the assigned shares such that component’s weighting is not changed as a result of the spinoff.
Special Cash Dividend
Subtract special dividend from share price
Rights Offering
Subtract the following from the price of the parent company:
 
MATHEMATIC GRAPHIC
 
Adjust the assigned shares such that component’s weighting is not changed as a result of the rights offering.

Divisor changes are usually made on the date the corporate action becomes effective.  For example, ISE Cyber Security Index uses the ex-dividend date rather than the payment date to determine when making divisor adjustments.
 
* Special note on Spin-offs: If a company being spun off is only trading on a “when-issued” basis, the “when-issued” price will be used to adjust the parent company’s closing price.
 
 
4.2.    Details of Share Changes
 
Stock splits and reverse splits do not require Index Divisor adjustments because the corresponding change to the stock price equally offsets the number of assigned shares, therefore not affecting the component’s influence in the index.
 
 
 
 
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4.3.    Scheduled component changes and review
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index has a semi-annual review in June and December of each year.  Component changes are made after the close on the third Friday of June and December, and become effective at the opening on the next trading day.  Changes are announced on ISE’s publicly available website at least five trading days prior to the effective date.
 
1.  
Develop pool of all eligible stocks using the requirements of Chapter 3.2.
 
2.  
Rank and Select final components using the procedure outlined in Chapter 3.5.
 
3.  
Adjust the assigned shares of the component stocks to achieve the weighting distribution outlined in Chapter 3.5.
 
 
4.4.    Unscheduled component changes
 
Component changes may occur between review periods if a specific corporate event makes an existing component ineligible.  The following events may require a component’s replacement:
 
Event
Action
Merger or acquisition
If a merger or acquisition results in one component absorbing another, the resulting company will remain a component and the absorbed company will be replaced.  If a non-component company absorbs a component company, the original component will be removed and replaced.
Spin-off
If a component company splits or spins off a portion of its business to form one or more new companies, the resulting company with the highest market value will remain a component as long as it meets the eligibility requirements.  The remaining companies will be evaluated for eligibility and possible addition to the index.
Bankruptcy
A component company will be removed and replaced immediately after bankruptcy filing.  Exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis. For example, a security might not be removed immediately when a bankruptcy filing is not a result of operating or financial difficulties.
Delisting
A component company will be removed and replaced immediately after being delisted from its primary market.
 
Whenever possible, interim component changes are announced on ISE’s publicly available website five trading days prior to component changes becoming effective.
 
 
 
 
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4.5.    Unscheduled component weight adjustments
 
Unscheduled component weight adjustments may occur between review periods if any component accounts for more than 20% of the index weight.  The market capitalization of any component representing more than 20% of the index weight will be adjusted such that its new weight is no more than 15%.
 
Whenever possible, unscheduled component weight adjustments are announced on ISE’s publicly available website five trading days prior to the adjustments becoming effective.
 

 
 
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Chapter 5. Index Calculation and Dissemination
 
This chapter summarizes calculation and dissemination practices, quality assurance practices, and the circumstances requiring calculation corrections.
 
 
5.1.    Price Calculation
 
Price and total return indexes for the ISE Cyber Security Index are calculated by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices.  The price index and total return index are calculated on a real-time basis. The ISE Cyber Security Index is calculated using the last traded price for each company in the Index from the relevant exchanges and markets.
 
Index values are rounded to two decimal places and divisors are rounded to 14 decimal places.
 
 
5.2.    Calculation Frequency and Dissemination
 
The ISE Cyber Security Index is calculated on a real-time basis beginning when the first traded price of any of the Index components is received by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices .  Price and total return index levels are delivered to ISE every 15 seconds and subsequently published to the Options Price Reporting Authority at that frequency.  Price and total-return end of day Index values are posted on ISE’s publicly available website, www.ise.com .
 
If trading in a stock is suspended prior to the market opening, the stock’s adjusted closing price from the previous day will be used in the Index calculation until trading commences.  If trading in a stock is suspended while the relevant market is open, the last traded price for that stock will be used for all subsequent Index calculations until trading resumes.
 
 
5.3.    Input Data
 
Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices uses various quality assurance tools to audit, monitor, and maintain the accuracy of its input data.  While every reasonable effort is taken to ensure high standards of data integrity, there is no guarantee against errors.  Please refer to the Data Correction section for more detail.
 
The index closing price is calculated using the closing prices issued by the primary exchange for each component stock in the index.  If the primary exchange changes the closing price of a component stock, the new price will be used to calculate the index closing price.  A final check of closing prices is done between one hour and one and one half hours after the close of markets.  This timeframe may be expanded at SPDJI discretion on days where trading volume is unusually large at the close.  For example, futures and options expiration dates, and large index rebalancing dates often result in unusually large volume.  Only changes received prior to this final check are used in the closing price calculation.
 
 
5.4.    Data Correction
 
Incorrect index component data, corporate action data, or Index Divisors will be corrected upon detection.  If such errors are discovered within five days of occurrence, they will be corrected that same day.  If discovered after five days, adjustments will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending on the significance of the error and the feasibility of a correction.  Announcements will be made on ISE’s publicly available website prior to the change becoming effective.

 
 
 
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Incorrect intraday index tick data will not be corrected.  However, incorrect opening and closing values will be corrected as soon as possible after detection.
 
 
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Appendices
 
This section provides additional information related to the ISE Cyber Security Index as well as changes to this document.
 
 

 
 
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Appendix A.
ISE Cyber Security Index Components
 
As of June 20, 2014

SEDOL
Company Name
INFRA/SVC
Weight
2861078
SYMANTEC CORP
INFRA
3.74%
2032238
ZIX CORP
SVC
2.37%
2181334
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH
INFRA
3.74%
6125286
TREND MICRO INC
INFRA
3.74%
2431846
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC
INFRA
3.74%
2494548
RADWARE LTD
INFRA
3.74%
5806850
F-SECURE OYJ
SVC
2.37%
2245229
VASCO DATA SECURITY INTL
INFRA
3.74%
6406271
AHNLAB INC
INFRA
3.74%
B9MS8P5
GEMALTO
SVC
2.37%
B05L7P1
COMP SA
INFRA
0.11%
2570761
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORP
SVC
2.37%
B1L6HX5
GUIDANCE SOFTWARE INC
SVC
2.37%
B5B2106
FORTINET INC
INFRA
3.74%
B4Z5RW8
INTRALINKS HOLDINGS INC
INFRA
3.74%
B40SY10
KEYW HOLDING CORP/THE
INFRA
3.74%
B3XWZ75
WINS CO LTD
INFRA
3.74%
B713S57
EXELIS INC
SVC
2.37%
B523R55
IMPERVA INC
INFRA
3.74%
B7GH382
AVG TECHNOLOGIES
SVC
2.37%
B7FF804
BLUEDON INFORMATION SECURI-A
INFRA
3.74%
BDTZZG7
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTE
INFRA
3.74%
2825308
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP-A
SVC
2.37%
B7TWX51
INFOBLOX INC
INFRA
3.74%
B6VDQC3
PROOFPOINT INC
INFRA
3.74%
B87ZMX0
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
INFRA
3.74%
B8GL6M6
BEIJING VRV SOFTWARE CORP-A
INFRA
3.74%
B7XJTN8
QUALYS INC
INFRA
3.74%
BD4R405
FIREEYE INC
INFRA
3.74%
BFZCHY8
BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC
INFRA
3.74%
2662754
WIDEPOINT CORP
SVC
2.37%
 

 
 
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Appendix B
Document Change History
 
A history of significant changes to this document is shown in the table below.
 
Issue
Date
Change
0.1
September 2, 2014
First draft
1.0
September 24, 2014
First Publication
1.1
October 30, 2014
Selection Criteria Language

 
 
 
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November 4, 2014
 

FactorShares Trust
One Penn Plaza, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10119

Re:   Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
We have acted as counsel to FactorShares Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment Number 5 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about November 4, 2014 (the “Registration Statement”), with respect to the issuance of shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) of the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security TM ETF (the “Fund”), a newly created series of the Trust .  You have requested that we deliver this opinion to you in connection with the Trust’s filing of the Registration Statement.
 
In connection with the furnishing of this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
 
(a)  A certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a recent date, as to the existence of the Trust;
 
(b) A copy, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, of the Trust’s Certificate of Trust dated June 30, 2009, and all amendments thereto, filed with the Secretary of State (the “Certificate of Trust”);
 
(c) A certificate executed by the Secretary of the Trust, certifying as to, and attaching copies of, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, and all amendments thereto (the “Declaration”), the Trust’s By-Laws, and all amendments thereto, and the resolutions adopted by the Trustees of the Trust authorizing the issuance of the Shares of the Fund (the “Resolutions”); and
 
(d) A printer’s proof of the Registration Statement.
 
In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to the originals of all of the documents reviewed by us as copies, including conformed copies, the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by us in original or copy form and the legal competence of each individual executing any document.  We have assumed that the Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be in substantially the form of the proof referred to in paragraph (d) above.  We have also assumed for the purposes of this opinion that the Declaration, the Certificate of Trust, the By-Laws and the Resolutions will not have been amended, modified or withdrawn and will be in full force and effect on the date of issuance of such Shares.
 
This opinion is based entirely on our review of the documents listed above and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion and such investigation of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate.  We have made no other review or investigation of any kind whatsoever, and we have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of the information set forth in such documents.
 
This opinion is limited solely to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act to the extent that the same may apply to or govern the transactions referred to herein, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or to any other laws of the State of Delaware.  Further, we express no opinion as to any state or federal securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Delaware.  No opinion is given herein as to the choice of law or internal substantive rules of law which any tribunal may apply to such transaction.  In addition, to the extent that the Declaration or the By-Laws refer to, incorporate or require compliance with, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or any other law or regulation applicable to the Trust, except for the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, we have assumed compliance by the Trust with the 1940 Act and such other laws and regulations.
 
We understand that all of the foregoing assumptions and limitations are acceptable to you.
 
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the Declaration, the By-Laws and the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable by the Trust.
 
This opinion is given as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update this opinion to reflect any changes in law or any other facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention.  We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In rendering this opinion and giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
 
 
Very truly yours,

/s/ Bingham McCutchen LLP
 
 
 
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FACTORSHARES TRUST

DISTRIBUTION PLAN
(12b-1 Plan)
 
The following Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), by FactorShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).  The Plan has been approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any Rule 12b-1 Agreement (as defined below) (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan.
 
In approving the Plan, the Board determined that adoption of the Plan would be prudent and in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.  Such approval by the Board of Trustees included a determination, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
 
The provisions of the Plan are as follows:

1.         PAYMENTS BY THE FUND TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF FUND SHARES
 
The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, will pay Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), as principal distributor of each Fund’s shares, a distribution fee and shareholder servicing fee equal to a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund as shown on Schedule A in connection with the promotion and distribution of Fund shares and the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature.  The Distributor may pay all or a portion of these fees to any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person (the “Recipient”) who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”), a form of which is attached hereto as Appendix A with respect to each Fund.  To the extent not so paid by the Distributor, such amounts may be retained by the Distributor.  Payment of these fees shall be made monthly promptly following the close of the month.

2.  
 RULE 12B-1 AGREEMENTS

(a)   No Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall be entered into with respect to the Fund and no payments shall be made pursuant to any Rule 12b-1 Agreement, unless such Rule 12b-1 Agreement is in writing and the form of which has first been delivered to and approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.  The form of Rule 12b-1 Agreement relating to the Fund attached hereto as Appendix A has been approved by the Board as specified above.

(b)   Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall describe the services to be performed by the Recipient and shall specify the amount of, or the method for determining, the compensation to the Recipient.

(c)   No Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be entered into unless it provides (i) that it may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, on not more than 60 days’ written notice to the other party to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, and (ii) that it shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
 

 
 
 

 
 
(d)   Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.

3.         QUARTERLY REPORTS
 
The Distributor shall provide to the Board, and the Board shall review at least quarterly, a written report of all amounts expended pursuant to the Plan.  This report shall include the identity of the recipient of each payment and the purpose for which the amounts were expended and such other information as the Board may reasonably request.

4.         EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall become effective immediately upon approval by the vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan.  The Plan shall continue in effect with respect to the Fund for a period of one year from its effective date unless terminated pursuant to its terms.  Thereafter, the Plan shall continue with respect to each Fund from year to year, provided that such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance.  The Plan, or any Rule 12b-1 agreement, may be terminated with respect to each Fund at any time, without penalty, on not more than 60 days’ written notice by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees.

5.         SELECTION OF DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES

During the period in which the Plan is effective, the selection and nomination of those Trustees who are Disinterested Trustees of the Trust shall be committed to the discretion of the Disinterested Trustees.

6.         AMENDMENTS

All material amendments of the Plan shall be in writing and shall be approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment.  In addition, the Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be expended by the Fund hereunder without the approval by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund.

7.         RECORDKEEPING

The Trust shall preserve copies of the Plan, any Rule 12b-1 Agreement and all reports made pursuant to Section 3 for a period of not less than six years from the date of this Plan, any such Rule 12b-1 Agreement or such reports, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

 
 
 
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SCHEDULE A

Series of FactorShares Trust
Rule 12b-1 Fee
   
PureFunds™ ISE  Cyber Security ETF
0.25% of average daily net assets
 

 
 
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Appendix A

Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement

Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202


[Adviser name and address]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter will confirm our understanding and agreement with respect to payments to be made to you pursuant to a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by FactorShares Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”).  The Plan and this related agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”) have been approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Act, and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in this or any other Rule 12b-1 Agreement (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  Such approval included a determination by the Board that, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund or its shareholders.

1.           To the extent you provide distribution and marketing services in the promotion of the Fund’s shares and/or services to the Fund’s shareholders, including furnishing services and assistance to your customers who invest in and own shares, including, but not limited to, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund and assisting in changing account designations and addresses, we shall pay you a fee as described on Schedule A.  We reserve the right to increase, decrease or discontinue the fee at any time in our sole discretion upon written notice to you.

You agree that all activities conducted under this Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement will be conducted in accordance with the Plan, as well as all applicable state and federal laws, including the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. PATRIOT Act of 2001 and any applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

2.           You shall furnish us with such information as shall reasonably be requested either by the Board or by us with respect to the services provided and the fees paid to you pursuant to this Rule 12b-1 Agreement.

3.           We shall furnish to the Board, for its review, on a quarterly basis, a written report of the amounts expended under the Plan by us and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

4.           This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be terminated: (a) on 60 days’ written notice after the vote of a majority of shareholders, or (b) at any time by the vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, in each case, without payment of any penalty.  In addition, this Rule 12b-1 Agreement will be terminated by any act which terminates the Plan or the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and us and shall terminate immediately in the event of its assignment.  This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be amended by us upon written notice to you, and you shall be deemed to have consented to such amendment upon effecting any purchases of shares for your own account or on behalf of any of your customer’s accounts following your receipt of such notice.
 

 
 
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5.           This Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall become effective on the date accepted by you and shall continue in full force and effect so long as the continuance of the Plan and this Rule 12b-1 Agreement are approved at least annually by a vote of the Board and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  All communications to us should be sent to the above address.  Any notice to you shall be duly given if mailed or faxed to you at the address specified by you below.


Quasar Distributors, LLC

By: _______________________
James R. Schoenike, President

 
Accepted :

__________________________
(Dealer or Service Provider Name)

__________________________
(Street Address)

__________________________
(City)(State)(ZIP)

__________________________
(Telephone No.)

__________________________
(Facsimile No.)

By: _______________________
(Name and Title)

 

 
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Schedule A
to the
Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement


Series of FactorShares Trust
Rule 12b-1 Fee
   
PureFunds™ ISE  Cyber Security ETF
0.25% of average daily net assets


For all services rendered pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, we shall pay you the fee shown above calculated as follows:

The above fee as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed on an annual basis) which are owned of record by your firm as nominee for your customers or which are owned by those customers of your firm whose records, as maintained by the Trust or its agent, designate your firm as the customer’s dealer or service provider of record.

We shall make the determination of the net asset value, which determination shall be made in the manner specified in the Fund’s current prospectus, and pay to you, on the basis of such determination, the fee specified above, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

 
 


 
QUASAR CODE OF ETHICS GRAPHIC
Quasar Distributors, LLC
Code of Ethics
For Access Persons

Effective March 17, 2014


Pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Directors/Trustees of an investment company registered under the 1940 Act (hereafter, “Fund” or “Funds”), including a majority of Directors/Trustees who are not interested persons, must approve the code of ethics of the Fund, the code of ethics of each investment adviser to the Fund, and the code of ethics of the principal underwriter of the Fund, as well as any material changes to these codes of ethics.

Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) is licensed by FINRA as a mutual fund underwriter.  Based upon Quasar's limited membership with FINRA, the nature of Quasar’s services, and Quasar’s role with Funds and Fund investment advisers, Quasar believes it employs no person who could be considered an "Access Person" as defined by Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act.  No Quasar employee, director or officer, in the ordinary course of business, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of securities by Funds; Quasar’s functions and duties in the ordinary course of business do not relate to the making of any recommendation to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities.  Nevertheless, Quasar has adopted this code of ethics pursuant to the requirements of Rule 17j-1.
 
I.  
Definitions

A.  
“Access Person” means any director, officer or employee of the Underwriter who in the ordinary course of his or her business makes, participates in or obtains non-public information regarding the purchase or sale of securities for a Fund, or the portfolio holdings of a fund, or whose functions or duties as part of the ordinary course of his or her business relate to the making of any recommendation to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities.

B.  
“Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

C.  
“Beneficial ownership” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except that the determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership shall apply to all securities which an Access Person has or acquires.  As a general matter, “beneficial ownership” will be attributed to an Access Person in all instances where the person (i) possesses the ability to purchase or sell the security (or the ability to direct the disposition of the security); (ii) possesses the voting power (including the power to vote or to direct the voting) over such security; or (iii) receives any benefits substantially equivalent to those of ownership.

Although the following is not an exhaustive list, a person generally would be regarded to be the beneficial owner of the following:

·  
securities held in the person’s own name;
·  
securities held with another in joint tenancy, as tenants in common, or in other joint ownership arrangements;
·  
securities held by a bank or broker as a nominee or custodian on such person’s behalf or pledged as collateral for a loan;
·  
securities held by members of the person’s immediate family sharing the same household (“immediate family” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships);
 
 
 
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·  
securities held by a relative not residing in the person’s home if the person is a custodian, guardian, or otherwise has controlling influence over the purchase, sale, or voting of such securities;
·  
securities held by a trust for which the person serves as a trustee and in which the person has a pecuniary interest (including pecuniary interests by virtue of performance fees and by virtue of holdings by the person’s immediate family);
·  
securities held by a trust in which the person is a beneficiary and has or shares the power to make purchase or sale decisions;
·  
securities held by a general partnership or limited partnership in which the person is a general partner; and
·  
securities owned by a corporation which is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, such person.

Any uncertainty as to whether an Access Person beneficially owns a security should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer.  Such questions will be resolved in accordance with, and this definition is subject to, the definition of “beneficial owner” found in Rules 16a-1(a)(2) and (5) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

D.  
“Compliance Officer” means the person designated from time to time by the Underwriter to receive and review reports in accordance with Section VI below.

E.  
“Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.  As a general matter, “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence.  The “power to exercise a controlling influence” is intended to include situations where there is less than absolute and complete domination and includes not only the active exercise of power, but also the latent existence of power.  Anyone who beneficially owns, either directly or through one or more controlled entities, more than 25% of the voting securities of an entity shall be presumed to control such entity.

F.  
“Fund” means an investment fund registered under the Act that has retained Quasar Distributors, LLC as its principal underwriter.

G.  
“Purchase or sale of a security” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a security.

H.  
“Restricted List” means a list of securities that from time to time are not to be acquired by Access Persons and which list will be maintained by the Underwriter.

I.   
“Covered Security” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act and shall include: common stocks, preferred stocks, and debt securities; options on and warrants to purchase common stocks, preferred stocks or debt securities; and shares of closed-end investment companies and Related Securities.  “Related Securities” are instruments and securities that are related to, but not the same as, a security.  For example, a Related Security may be convertible into a security, or give its holder the right to purchase the security.  The term “Security” also includes private investments, including oil and gas ventures, real estate syndicates and other investments which are not publicly traded.  It shall not include shares of registered open-end investment companies; direct obligations of the Government of the United States; bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and such other money market instruments as designated by the Underwriter’s Board of Directors.

J.   
“Underwriter” means Quasar Distributors, LLC.

All Access Persons that are employees of Quasar must certify to this Code of Ethics for all mutual funds that use Quasar as their principal underwriter under the the 1940 Act, Rule 17j-1.
 
II.  
General Fiduciary Principles

In addition to the specific principles enunciated in this Code of Ethics, all Access Persons shall be governed by the following general fiduciary principles:

A.  
to at all times place the interests of Fund shareholders ahead of personal interests;

B.  
to conduct all personal securities transactions consistent with this Code of Ethics and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility;
 
 
 
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C.  
to not take inappropriate advantage of their positions; and

D.   
to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
 
III.  
Exempted Transactions

The prohibitions of Sections IV and V of this Code of Ethics shall not apply to:

A.  
Purchases or sales of securities which are not eligible for purchase or sale by any Fund;

B.  
Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of either the Access Person or a Fund;

C.  
Purchases which are part of an automatic dividend reinvestment plan;

D.  
Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer and sales of such rights so acquired;

E.  
Purchases or sales which receive the prior approval of the President of the Underwriter, after consultation with the Compliance Officer, because they are only remotely harmful to the Underwriter or a Fund; they would be very unlikely to affect a highly institutional market; or  they clearly are not related economically to the securities to be purchased, sold or held by a Fund.
 
IV.  
Prohibited Activities and Conduct

A.  
No Access Person shall purchase or sell any securities which were purchased or sold by the Fund within seven (7) days of the purchase or sale of the security by the Fund.

B.  
No Access Person shall sell any security which was originally purchased within the previous sixty (60) days.

C.  
No Access Person shall acquire any securities in an initial public offering or limited offering

D.  
No Access Person shall acquire securities pursuant to a private placement without prior approval from the Underwriter’s President after consultation with the Compliance Officer.  In determining whether approval should be granted, the following should be considered:

·  
whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund and its shareholders; and
·  
whether the opportunity is being offered to an individual by virtue of his/her position with the Underwriter.

In the event approval is granted, the Access Person must disclose the investment when he/she plays a material role in a Company’s subsequent consideration of an investment in the issuer.  In such circumstances, the Company’s decision to purchase securities of the issuer will be subject to an independent review by investment personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

E.  
No Access Person shall profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same, or equivalent, securities within sixty (60) calendar days unless the security is purchased and sold by a Fund within sixty (60) calendar days and the Access Person complies with Section IV(B).  For purposes of applying the 60-day period, securities will be subject to this 60-day short-term trading ban only if the actual lot was purchased and sold, or sold and purchased, within such period.  Any profits realized on such short-term trades must be disgorged by the Access Person; provided, however, that the Underwriter’s Board of Managers may make exceptions to this prohibition on a case-by-case basis in situations where no abuse is involved, and the equities strongly support an exception.

F.  
No Access Person shall receive any gift or other thing of more than de minimis value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of the Underwriter.  Such prohibition shall not apply to seasonal gifts made generally available to all employees at the Underwriter’s business office or to meals and/or entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business and consistent in cost with the Underwriter’s standards for employee expenditures.
 
 
 
 
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G.  
No Access Person shall serve on the board of directors of publicly traded companies, unless the access person receives prior authorization from the Underwriter’s Board of Managers based upon a determination that the board service would be consistent with the interests of the Underwriter.  In the event the board service is authorized, Access Persons serving as directors must be isolated from those making investment decisions by a “Chinese wall.”

H.  
No Access Person shall employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Fund.

I.   
No Access Person shall make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

J.   
No Access Person shall engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the Fund.

K.   
No Access Person shall engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Fund.
 
V.  
Policy on Security Ownership

In addition to the prohibitions contained in Section IV hereof, it is the general policy of the Underwriter that no Access Person shall have any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of any security which is also owned by a Fund unless said Access Person complies with Section IV(B), or any security which is on the Restricted List.  Upon the discovery by the Underwriter or any Access Person that an Access Person has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a security which is on the Restricted List, such Access Person shall promptly report such fact to the Compliance Officer, and may be required to divest himself or herself of such ownership if the Compliance Officer determines that any significant conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists as a result of such ownership or that such ownership results in a breach of other policies or agreements of the Underwriter.

VI.  
Access Person Reporting

A.  
All securities transactions in which an Access Person has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest will be monitored by the Compliance Officer.  The Compliance Officer’s compliance with this Code of Ethics shall be monitored by the Underwriter’s President.

B.  
Every Access Person shall, at least on a quarterly basis, report to the Compliance Officer the information described in Section VI(C) of this Code of Ethics with respect to the transactions and accounts in which such Access Person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership; provided, however, that an Access Person shall not be required to make a report with respect to transactions effected for any account over which such person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control.

C.  
Quarterly Transaction Reports.  Every report required to be made by Sections VI(B) and VI(C) of this Code of Ethics shall be made not later than thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction to which the report relates was effected, and shall contain the following information:

   
Reports containing personal securities transacations;
·  
The date of the transaction, the title an type of the security, and as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, the interest rate and maturity date, the number of shares, and the principal amount of each security involved;
·  
The nature of the transaction ( i.e. , purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
·  
The price at which the transaction was effected;
·  
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; and
 
 
 
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·  
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person.

   
Reports by Access Persons having zero transactions
·  
Individual transaction information reporting obligations may be met by forwarding a duplicate confirmation to the Compliance Officer.
·  
The report shall also contain the following information with respect to any account established by an Access Person or other beneficial account during the quarter:
a)  
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;
b)  
The date the account was established; and
c)  
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person .

A form which may be used to meet the Access Person reporting requirement is attached hereto as Appendix 1 .

D.  
Initial Holdings and Annual Reports.  In addition to the reporting requirements of Sections VI(B), and VI(C), every Access Person shall also disclose to the Compliance Officer all beneficial securities holdings within ten calendar days after becoming an Access Person (and the information must be current as of no more than forty-five (45) days prior to becoming an Access Person) and thereafter on an annual basis (for Annual Reports the information must be current as of a date no more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Report).  Such disclosures shall be made on the form attached hereto as Appendix 3 .  Each such Access Person also shall sign an acknowledgment, attached hereto as Appendix 4 , to affirm that they have received and reviewed this Code of Ethics and any amendments hereto.

E.  
Any report filed pursuant to this Section VI may contain a statement that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the person making such report that he has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the security to which the report relates.

F.  
In addition to the reporting requirements of Sections VI(B), VI(C) and VI(D), every Access Person shall direct his or her brokers to supply to the Compliance Officer, on a timely basis, duplicate copies of all beneficial securities transactions and copies of periodic statements for all securities accounts in which such Access Person has a beneficial ownership interest.  Attached hereto as Appendix 2 is a form of letter that may be used to request such documents from the respective broker, dealer, or bank.  It is the responsibility of the Access Person to make sure that his or her broker does in fact send to the Compliance Officer the duplicate confirmations and the duplicate statements.  The attached forms, confirmations and statements will be maintained in strictest confidence in the files of the Compliance Officer.

G.  
Every Access Person subject to the Code shall report any violations of the Code to the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer or a designee.

H.  
All information supplied under these procedures, including transaction and holdings reports (initial, quarterly and annual reports), will be reviewed by the Compliance Officer for compliance with these policies and procedures.  The Compliance Officer will review all account statements and reports within 30 days after receipt.  Such review shall:

   
Address whether Access Persons followed internal procedures, such as pre-clearance;
   
Compare Access Person transactions to any restrictions in effect at the time of the trade, including securities on the Restricted List; and
   
Periodically analyze the Access Person’s overall trading for patterns that may indicate abuse.

The Compliance Officer will document such review by initialing Access Person statements or otherwise indicating the statements that have been reviewed and will maintian copies of all reports and account statements received.
 
VII.  
Advance Clearance

A.  
Advance clearance is required for all securities transactions in which an Access Person has or as a result of such transaction will have a beneficial ownership interest, excluding (i) transactions exempt under Sections III(B) and III(C), provided the Access Person is not advised of the transactions in advance and does not participate in the decision-making related thereto or transactions exempt under Sections III(D).  A form provided for advance clearance is attached hereto as Appendix 5 .
 
 
 
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B.  
Advance clearance requests should be submitted in writing in duplicate to the Compliance Officer who may approve or disapprove such transactions on the grounds of compliance with this Code of Ethics or otherwise.  Approval shall only be given when the compliance officer or designee giving it has determined that the intended transaction does not fall within any of the prohibitions in this Code of Ethics.  One copy of the advance clearance request will be returned to the Access Person showing approval or disapproval and one copy will be retained by the Compliance Officer.

C.  
The authorization provided by the Compliance Officer is effective until the earlier of (i) its revocation, (ii) the close of business on the third trading day after the authorization is granted (for example, if authorization is provided on a Monday, it is effective until the close of business on Thursday), or (iii) the Access Person learns that the information in the advance clearance request is not accurate.  If the order for the securities transaction is not placed within that period, a new advance authorization must be obtained before the transaction is placed.  If the transaction is placed but has not been executed within three trading days after the day the authorization is granted (as, for example, in the case of a limit order), no new authorization is necessary unless the person placing the original order amends it in any way.
 
VIII.  
Insider Trading

No Access Person shall purchase or sell Fund Shares while in possession of material non-public information regarding the Fund.  The Compliance Officer may from time to time deny Access Persons the ability to buy or sell Fund Shares if the Compliance Officer, in his or her sole discretion, determines that it is likely that such person has possession of material non-public information or that it would be otherwise inadvisable, in his or her sole discretion, for such transaction to occur.  The Compliance Officer should, together with the Underwriter’s legal counsel, be available to consult as to whether an Access Person is likely to be in possession of material non-public information.
 
IX.  
Compliance with the Code of Ethics

A.  
The Compliance Officer shall identify each Access Person and notify them of their reporting obligations under the Code.  The Compliance Officer shall maintain a list of all Access Persons of the Underwriter in substantially the form set forth in Appendix 6 .

B.  
All Access Persons shall certify annually in the form attached hereto as Appendix 7 that:

·  
They have read and understand this Code of Ethics and any amendments hereto and recognize that they are subject thereto; and
·  
They have complied with the requirements of this Code of Ethics and any amendments and disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions and accounts required to be disclosed or reported pursuant thereto.

C.  
The Underwriter’s compliance officer, President, or other designee shall prepare a quarterly report to the Fund’s Board of Directors, and an annual report to the Underwriter’s Board of Managers, which shall:

·  
Summarize existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the past quarter (year);
·  
Identify any violations requiring significant remedial action during the past quarter (year); and
·  
Identify any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon the Underwriter’s experience under this Code of Ethics, evolving industry practices or developments in laws or regulations; and
·  
Identify any exceptions to the Code of Ethics that were granted during the past quarter (year).
 
 
 
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X.  
Recordkeeping Requirements

The Compliance Officer shall maintain all records in accordance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The Compliance Officer shall maintain a copy of each of the following for five years   in an easily accessible place:

·  
This Code of Ethics;
·  
Records of each Code violation and of any action taken as a result of the violation;
·  
Copies of each Access Person report;
·  
Record of all Access Persons subject to the Code; and
·  
Copies of annual compliance reports.
 
XI.  
Sanctions

Upon discovering a violation of this Code of Ethics, the Board of Managers of the Underwriter may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including, among other sanctions, a letter of censure or suspension, disgorgement of profits or termination of the employment of the violator.
 
XII.  
Other Procedures

Other policies and procedures of the Underwriter relating to securities transactions, including, without limitation, policies relating to insider trading, shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by adoption of this Code of Ethics.  To the extent of any inconsistencies between this Code of Ethics and any such other policies, this Code of Ethics shall control.
 
 
 
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Appendix 1

THIS REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF QUARTER END
      
 ACCESS PERSON TRANSACTION RECORD for   (Name)  
 FOR CALENDAR QUARTER ENDED     (Date)  
 
 
I HAVE REPORTED BELOW ALL TRANSACTIONS AND ACCOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED FOR THE QUARTER PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ETHICS.

I.  TRANSACTION REPORTING

Check if applicable:
(  )
I had no reportable transactions during the quarter.
 
(  )
All transactions required to be reported have been provided to the Compliance Officer through duplicate confirmations and statements.
 
Transactions
 
Date
Secuity Name
Ticker Symbol or
CUSIP Number
 
Nature of Transaction
 
Price
Broker Name
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
(attach additional sheets if necessary)

 
 
(Date)
   (Access Person's Signature)
     
 
 
 
   
 
 

 
 
II.  ACCOUNT REPORTING

Securities Accounts Opened During Quarter
 
  o  I did not open any securities account with any broker, dealer or bank during the quarter; or
   
  o   I opened a securities account with a broker, dealer or bank during the quarter as indicated below.
   
  o  There have been no securities accounts in which I have no direct or indirect beneficial interest with any broker, dealer or bank  open during the quarter.
 

Date Account Was Established
 
Broker, Dealer or Bank Name
 
   
   
   


 
 
Date:
  X:     (Access Person's Signature)

 
 
 
Compliance Officer Use Only
REVIEWED:
 
 
     (Date)
(Signature)
 FOLLOW-UP ACTION (if any) (attach additional sheet if required)
     
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

 
 
Appendix 2


Form of Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank

<Date>

<Broker Name and Address>

Subject:                      Account #



Dear                      :

I am affiliated with Quasar Distributors, LLC, a principal underwriter to registered investment companies, and am an Access Person of such underwriter.  You are requested to send duplicate confirmations of individual transactions as well as duplicate periodic statements for the above-referenced account to Quasar Distributors, LLC.  Please address the confirmations and statements directly to:

Ms. Cynthia Durfee, AVP
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI  53202

Your cooperation is most appreciated.  If you have any questions regarding these requests, please contact Quasar Compliance or me.

Sincerely,


<Name of Access Person>


cc: Quasar Distributors, LLC
 
 
 
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Appendix 3


INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORT
ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT
PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS

In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, please provide a list of all accounts in which you have a beneficial interest.

(1)           Name of Access Person:

(2)           If different than (1), name of the person
in whose name the account is held:

(3)           Relationship of (2) to (1):

(4)           Broker at which Account is maintained:

(5)           Account Number:

(6)          Contact person at Broker and phone number:

(7)
For each account, if not previously provided to the Compliance Officer, attach the most recent account statement listing securities in that account.  If you have a beneficial interest in securities that are not listed in an attached account statement, list them below:
 

 
Title/Name of Security Number of Shares Value/Principal Amount   Broker-dealer or bank
                                                                                                   
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
(Attach separate sheet if necessary)

I certify that this form and the attached statements (if any) constitute all of the securities in which I have a beneficial interest, including those held in accounts of my immediate family residing in my household.
 
 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 

 
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Appendix 4


ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CODE OF ETHICS
 
 
I acknowledge that I have received and reviewed the Code of Ethics, and represent:

 
1.
In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, I will report all required securities transactions and securities accounts in which I have a beneficial interest.

 
2.
I will comply with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.

 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 
 
 
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Appendix 5


ADVANCE PERSONAL TRADING CLEARANCE/REVIEW REQUEST

Background :

The Code of Ethics states that advance clearance is required for all securities transactions in which an Access Person has a beneficial ownership interest.

Clearance/Review Request :

1.             Name of Access Person:

2.             If different than (1), name of person in whose  account the trade will occur:

3.             Relationship of (2) to (1):

4.             Name of Security and Symbol/CUSIP:

5.             Maximum number of shares or units to be purchased or sold or amount of bond:

6.             Check if applicable:    Purchase  ____       Market Order  ____

                               Sale           ____        Limit Order     ____  ( Limit Order Price: )

7.             For a Sale, Date of Purchase of Lot(s) Being Sold

To:          Compliance Officer           From:
 
   Date:                                        Time:

I (or the account in which I have a beneficial ownership interest) intend to purchase/sell the above-named Security (on date if other than above:   /               /             ).
 
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge, the proposed transaction is in compliance with the Code of Ethics.

 
Access Person Signature:        
   
Date:      
 
 
 Approved: ¨    No: ¨
Compliance Officer Signature:
 
 
  Date:
 
Original to Compliance Officer
Copy to Access Person

 
 
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Appendix 6


Quasar Distributors, LLC

List of Access Persons
 
 
Name Status 
Date Added
           
           
           
           
           


 
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Appendix 7


ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF ETHICS


I certify that during the past year:

 
1.
I have read and I understand the Code of Ethics and any amendments and I recognize that I am subject thereto for the periods that they are in effect.

 
2.
I have read and I understand any amendments to the Code of Ethics and any amendments.

 
3.
In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, I have reported all securities transactions and securities accounts in which I have a beneficial interest, except to the extent disclosed on the attached schedule if applicable and any amendments.

 
4.
I have complied with the Code of Ethics and any amendments in place during the year.

 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 
 
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Code of Ethics
 
 
PENSARRA LOGO
 
Penserra Capital Management LLC

 
September 2014
Penserra Capital Management LLC

CODE OF ETHICS

Adopted September 30, 2014

I. INTRODUCTION

High ethical standards are essential for the success of Penserra Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and to maintain the confidence of the Adviser’s clients.  The Adviser’s long-term business interests are best served by adherence to the principle that the interests of clients come first.  We have a fiduciary duty to clients to act solely for the benefit of our clients.  All personnel of the Adviser, including members, officers and employees of the Adviser must put the interests of the Adviser’s clients before their own personal interests and must act honestly and fairly in all respects in dealings with clients.  All personnel of the Adviser must also comply with all federal securities laws.

Potential conflicts of interest between the interests of the Adviser’s personnel and the interests of the Adviser’s clients may arise in connection with the operation of the Adviser’s investment Advisory activities, including conflicts arising in connection with the personal trading activities of the Adviser’s personnel. In recognition of (i) the fact that an employee of the Adviser may have a pre-existing personal securities account and may require the ability to sell securities from time to time, (ii) the Adviser’s fiduciary duty to its clients and (iii) the Adviser’s desire to maintain its high ethical standards, the Adviser has adopted this Code of Ethics (the “Code”) containing provisions designed to prevent improper personal trading, identify conflicts of interest and provide a means to resolve any actual or potential conflicts in favor of the Adviser’s clients. The Code is intended to comply with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

Adherence to the Code and the reporting requirements related to personal investing is considered a basic condition of employment by the Adviser.  If you have any doubt as to the propriety of any activity, you should consult with the Compliance Officer, who is charged with the administration of this Code.

I. DEFINITIONS

Access Person of the Adviser means any Advisory Person of the Adviser.

Advisory Person of the Adviser means (i) any officer, manager, member, consultant or employee (full-time, part-time or temporary) of the Adviser (or of any company with a control relationship to the Adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of Reportable Securities by a client, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchase or sale of Reportable Securities, and (ii) any natural person in a control relationship to the Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to clients with regard to the purchase or sale of Reportable Securities.

Automatic Investment Plan means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including a dividend reinvestment plan.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Beneficial Ownership includes ownership by any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares a direct or indirect “pecuniary” or financial interest in a security.  For example, an individual has an indirect pecuniary interest in any security owned by the individual’s spouse.  Beneficial ownership also includes, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, having or sharing “voting power” or “investment power” as those terms are used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder.

Compliance Officer means the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser.

Covered Person means any Advisory Person of the Adviser and any other member, manager, officer, consultant or employee (including, full-time, part-time and temporary employees) of the Adviser and any person who serves as a dual employee of, or is affiliated with, the Adviser and a company with a control relationship to the Adviser.  A Covered Person also includes any solicitor/consultant, representative or agent retained by the Adviser who (i) makes or participates in the making of investments and/or potential investments for clients; (ii) has access to non-public information on investments and/or potential investments for clients; or (iii) has access to non-public information regarding securities recommendations to clients.

Personal Account means any account in which a Covered Person has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership. For purposes of this Code, beneficial ownership is interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Reportable Security   means any stock, bond, future, investment contract, exchange-traded fund, or any other instrument that is considered a “security” under section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and includes any derivative thereof, commodities, options or forward contracts, except that it does not include:

 
(i)
Direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
 
(ii)
Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;
 
(iii)
Shares of open-end mutual funds; and
 
(iv)
Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end funds.

Restricted Security means any Security (i) that is Held or to be Acquired by a client; (ii) that the Adviser is researching, analyzing or considering buying or selling for a client; or (iii) for which a Covered Person may have material non-public information.

Security Held or to be Acquired by a Client means

 
(i) 
Any Reportable Security which, within the most recent 15 days:
 
(A) 
Is or has been held by a client; or
 
(B) 
Is or has been considered by the Adviser for purchase by the client; and
 
(iii)
Any option to purchase or sell and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Reportable Security described in (i)(A) or (i)(B) above;

Short Sale means the sale of securities that the seller does not own.  A Short Sale is “against the box” to the extent that the seller contemporaneously owns or has the right to obtain securities identical to those sold short, at no added cost.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
III. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

It is unlawful for a Covered Person in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the Covered Person of a Reportable Security Held or to be acquired by a client to:

•  
Employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the client;

•  
Make any untrue statement of a material fact to the client or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the client, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

•  
Engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the client; or

•  
Engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the client.

In addition, it is expected that all Covered Persons will:

•  
Use reasonable care and exercise professional judgment in all actions affecting a client.

•  
Maintain general knowledge of and comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing the Adviser’s activities, and not knowingly participate or assist in any violation of such laws, rules or regulations.

•  
Not engage in any conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation or commit any act that reflects adversely on their honesty, trustworthiness, or professional competence.

•  
Respect and maintain the confidentiality of clients’ information, their securities transactions and potential transactions, their portfolio strategy, or any other matters within the bounds of fiduciary duty.

•  
Be aware of the scope of material nonpublic information related to the value of a security.  Avoid any trading or causing any other party to trade in a security if such trading would breach a fiduciary duty or if the information was misappropriated or relates to a material corporate event.

•  
Exercise diligence and thoroughness in securities research and in the making of investment recommendations and decisions; and maintain appropriate records to support the reasonableness of such recommendations and decisions.

•  
Deal fairly and objectively with clients when disseminating investment recommendations, disseminating material changes in recommendations, and taking investment action.

•  
Refrain from any misrepresentations or factual omissions that could affect clients’ investment decisions.

•  
Comply on a timely basis with the reporting requirements of this Code.
 

 
 
 

 
 
IV. APPLICABILITY OF CODE OF ETHICS
 
Personal Accounts of Covered Persons . This Code of Ethics applies to all Personal Accounts of all Covered Persons.  A Personal Account includes an account maintained by or for:

•  
A Covered Person’s spouse (other than a legally separated or divorced spouse of the Covered Person) and minor children;

•  
Any immediate family members who live in the Covered Person’s household;

•  
Any persons to whom the Covered Person provides primary financial support, and either (i) whose financial affairs the Covered Person controls, or (ii) for whom the Covered Person provides discretionary Advisory services; and

•  
Any partnership, corporation or other entity in which the Covered Person has a 25% or greater beneficial interest, or in which the Covered Person exercises effective control.

A comprehensive list of all Covered Persons and Personal Accounts will be maintained by the Adviser’s Compliance Officer.

V. RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL INVESTING ACTIVITIES

1.             General . It is the responsibility of each Covered Person to ensure that a particular securities transaction being considered for his or her Personal Account is not subject to a restriction contained in this Code of Ethics or otherwise prohibited by any applicable laws.  Personal securities transactions for Covered Persons may be effected only in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

2.             Short Sales . A Covered Person may not engage in any short sale of a Restricted Security.  Short sales of securities that are not Restricted Securities are permitted. Permitted short sales may not be made without the prior approval of the Compliance Officer.

3.             Initial Public Offerings . A Covered Person may not acquire any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in ANY securities in any initial public offering.

4.             Private Placements and Investment Opportunities of Limited Availability . A Covered Person may not acquire any beneficial ownership in ANY securities in any private placement of securities or investment opportunity of limited availability unless the Compliance Officer has given express prior written approval. “Private Placements” are offerings that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including exempted offerings of securities issued outside the United States. Investments in hedge funds or private pooled vehicles are typically sold in private placements.  The Compliance Officer, in determining whether approval should be given, will take into account, among other factors, whether the opportunity is being offered to the Covered Person by virtue of his or her position with the Adviser.

5.             Service on Boards of Directors; Outside Business Activities . A Covered Person may not serve as a director (or similar position) on the board of any company, including a public company, unless Covered Person has received written approval from the Compliance Officer.  Authorization will be based upon a determination that the board service would not be inconsistent with the interests of any client account.  At the time a Covered Person submits the initial holdings report in accordance with Section VII.2. of the Code, the Covered Person will submit to the Compliance Officer a description of any outside business activities in which the Covered Person has a significant role.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
6.             Excessive Trading . The Adviser believes that excessive personal trading by its Covered Persons can raise compliance issues and conflicts of interest.  Accordingly, no Covered Person may engage in more than 10 personal securities transactions during any 60 day period.

7.           Gifts.
(a) No Covered Person may receive any gift, service, or other thing of more than de minimis value ($100) from any person or entity that does business with or potentially could conduct business with or on behalf of the Adviser. No Covered Person may give or offer any gift of more than de minimis value ($100) to any entity that does business with or potentially could conduct business with or on behalf of the Adviser without the prior written approval of the Compliance Officer.

(b) Solicited Gifts. No Covered Person may use his or her position with the Adviser to obtain anything of value from a client, supplier, person to whom the Covered Person refers business, or any other entity with which the Adviser does business.

(c) Cash. No Covered Person may give or accept cash gifts or cash equivalents to or from an investor, prospective investor, or any entity that does business with or potentially could conduct business with or on behalf of the Adviser.

(d) Entertainment. No Covered Person may provide or accept extravagant or excessive entertainment to or from an investor, prospective investor, or any person or entity that does or potentially could do business with or on behalf of the Adviser. Covered Persons may provide or accept a business entertainment event, such as dinner or a sporting event, of reasonable value, if the person or entity providing the entertainment is present. Any event likely to exceed a de minimis value ($100), must be approved in advance by the Compliance Officer.

(e) Seminars and Conferences . The Adviser requires all Covered Persons to submit travel and expense reports for all expenses associated with seminars and conferences. Covered Persons must submit all travel and lodging expenses to be paid by the Adviser, and must receive the prior written approval of the Compliance Officer in order to permit a broker or third party to pay expenses associated with a Covered Person’s travel and lodging regarding a specific seminar or conference.

(f) Government Officials. No gift or entertainment event of any value involving U.S. government officials or their families, which may be perceived to induce the recipient to act for the benefit of the Adviser, may be given or sponsored by the Adviser or any Covered Person without the prior written approval of the Compliance Officer.

(g) R eporting. Each Covered Person must report any gifts in excess of de minimis value ($100) received in connection with the Covered Person’s employment to the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer may require that any such gift be returned to the provider or that an expense be repaid by the Covered Person. The Compliance Officer also will keep records of any gifts so reported.

8.             Management of Non-Adviser Accounts . Covered Persons are prohibited from managing accounts for third parties who are not clients of the Adviser or serving as a trustee for third parties unless the Compliance Officer pre-clears the arrangement and finds that the arrangement would not harm any client.  The Compliance Officer may require the Covered Person to report transactions for such account and may impose such conditions or restrictions as are warranted under the circumstances.
 

 
 
 

 
 
VI.
REPORTING

1.             Duplicate Copies of Broker’s Confirmations and Account Statements to Adviser . All Covered Persons must direct their brokers or custodians or any persons managing the Covered Person’s account in which any Reportable Securities are held to supply to the Compliance Officer:

•  
the Covered Person’s monthly and quarterly brokerage or account statements within 30 days after the relevant time period.

2.             Initial Holdings Reports . All Covered Persons are required within ten (10) days of becoming a Covered Person through the adoption of this Code or of commencement of employment with the Adviser, to submit an Initial Holdings Statement ( Attachment A ) to the Compliance Officer listing:

•  
All Reportable Securities in which the Covered Person has any beneficial ownership, including title and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, type of security, number of shares and principal amount (if applicable) of each security;

•  
The name of any brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution with which the Covered Person, maintains a Personal Account in which ANY securities are held; and

•  
A description of outside business activities in which the Covered Person has a significant role, including any service on the board of directors of a company.

The report must be dated the day the Covered Person submits it, and must contain information that is current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes a Covered Person of the Adviser.

3.            Quarterly Reports . Within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter, each Covered Person must complete a Quarterly Transaction Report ( Attachment B ) and submit it to the Compliance Officer disclosing all transactions in Reportable Securities.  For each security the report must contain the following information:

•  
the date of the transaction, the title, and, as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares and principal amount of each security;

•  
the nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase or sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

•  
the price of the security at which the transaction was effected; and

•  
the name of the broker or other financial institution through which the transaction was effected.

In addition, any new Personal Account established during the calendar quarter must be reported, including the name of the broker or other financial institution with which the account was established and the date on which the account was established.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
4.             Annual Holdings Reports . On an annual basis, by a date specified by the Compliance Officer, each Covered Person must provide to the Compliance Officer, a signed and dated Annual Holdings Report ( Attachment C ) containing information current as of a date not more than 45 days prior to the date of the report. The Annual Holdings Report must disclose:

•  
All Reportable Securities held in a Personal Account of the Covered Person, including the title and type of security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares and/or principal amount of each security beneficially owned; and

•  
The name of any broker-dealer or financial institution with which the Covered Person maintains a Personal Account in which any securities are held for the Covered Person.

5.             Exceptions to Reporting Requirements. A Covered Person need not submit any report with respect to securities held in accounts over which the Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control or transaction reports with respect to transactions in securities that are not Reportable Securities and transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.

6.             Conflicts of Interest . Covered Persons must report immediately to the Compliance Officer any situation which may involve a conflict of interest or suspected violation of the Code.

7.             Transactions Subject to Review . The transactions reported on the quarterly transaction reports and annual holdings report will be reviewed and compared against the Covered Persons’ account statements, and when deemed advisable by the Compliance Officer, against client transactions.

VII.        RECORDKEEPING

The Compliance Officer shall maintain records in the manner and extent set forth below, and these records shall be available for examination by representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission.   Records may be maintained in electronic format should the Adviser elect to automate the oversight of this Code.

1.
a copy of this Code which is, or at any time within the past five years has been, in effect shall be preserved in an easily accessible place;

2.
a record of any violation of this Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation shall be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years following the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs, the first two years in an appropriate office of the Adviser;

3.
a copy of all written acknowledgements of the receipt of the Code and any amendments thereto for each Covered Person who is currently, or within the past five years was a Covered Person;

4.
a copy of each report made pursuant to this Code and brokerage statements submitted on behalf of Covered Persons shall be preserved for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the last entry was made on such record, the first two years in an appropriate office of the Adviser;

5.
a list of all Covered Persons (which includes all Access Persons) who are required, or within the past five years have been required, to make reports under the Code or who are responsible for reviewing such reports pursuant to this Code shall be maintained in an easily accessible place;
 

 
 
 

 
 
6.
a record of persons responsible for reviewing reports and a copy of reports provided pursuant to Section VII; and

7.
a record of any report furnished to the board of the Mutual Fund pursuant to Section VIII below shall be preserved for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the last entry was made on such record, the first two years in an appropriate office of the Adviser.

VIII.       REPORTS TO THE BOARD(S) OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

No less frequently than annually, the Adviser will furnish the Board of Directors or Trustees of any registered investment company (the “Board”) to which it provides Advisery services with a written report that:

 
(a)
describes any issues arising under the Code or procedures since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and

 
(b)
certifies that the Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code.

IX.          OVERSIGHT OF CODE OF ETHICS

1.            General Principle . The Adviser will use reasonable diligence and institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the Code.

2.            Acknowledgment . The Compliance Officer shall identify all Covered Persons who are under a duty to make reports under this Code and shall inform such persons of such duty and annually deliver a copy of the Code of Ethics and any amendments to all Covered Persons.  The Compliance Officer will also distribute promptly all amendments to the Code of Ethics. All Covered Persons are required initially and annually to sign and acknowledge their receipt of this Code of Ethics by signing the form of Initial and Annual Certification for employees ( Attachment D ) or such other form as may be approved by the Compliance Officer.

3.            Review of Transactions . Each Covered Person’s transactions in his/her Personal Account will be reviewed on a regular basis.  Any Covered Person transactions that are believed to be a violation of this Code will be reported promptly to the management of the Adviser.  A member of the Adviser’s senior management will review the Compliance Officer’s transaction reports and holdings reports.

4.           Sanctions . Upon determining that a violation of this Code has occurred, the Adviser may impose such sanctions or remedial action as deemed appropriate or to the extent required by law.  These sanctions may include, among other things, disgorgement of profits, suspension or termination of employment and/or criminal or civil penalties.

5.            Reports to the Board . The Adviser shall report to the Board any violation of the Code by a Covered Person, and such Covered Person may be called upon to explain the circumstances surrounding his or her non-clerical violation for evaluation by the Board.

6.            Authority to Exempt Transactions . The Compliance Officer has the authority to exempt any Covered Person or any personal securities transaction of a Covered Person from any or all of the provisions of this Code if the Compliance Officer determines that such exemption would not be against any interests of a client.  The Compliance Officer will prepare and file a written memorandum of any exemption granted, describing the circumstances and reasons for the exemption.
 

 
 
 

 
 
7.            ADV Disclosure.   The Compliance Officer will ensure that the Adviser’s Form ADV (1) accurately describes the pertinent provisions of the Code; and (2) includes disclosure offering to provide a copy of the Code to any client or prospective client upon request.

X.           CONFIDENTIALITY

All reports of personal securities transactions and any other information filed pursuant to this Code shall be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
 

 
 
 

 
 
ATTACHMENT A
Initial Holdings Statement


By: ___________________________
                      (Printed Name)
 
Date:  _________________________
 
The following are each and every Reportable Security and Brokerage Account containing ANY Securities in which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and a description of all my Outside Business Activities. See Section II of the Code for information for the definitions of “Beneficial Ownership” and “Reportable Security.”  The information provided below should be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date you became a Covered Person.

List of Brokerage Accounts Containing ANY Securities:

Account Name & Number
Financial Institution
Date Account Opened
     
     
     
     
     
     

List of Reportable Securities*:

Account
Description &
Type of Security
Exchange Ticker or
CUSIP No.
No. of
Shares
Principal Amount
(for Bonds)
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

* Include additional information on a separate page if necessary. You also may attach a copy of your account statement to this form in lieu of listing the securities above.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Initial Holdings Statement (Cont’d)

Description of Outside Business Activities (including any service on the board of directors of a company):

o Check this box if you have nothing to report (no Brokerage Accounts containing ANY Securities, no Reportable Securities and no Outside Business Activities)
 
 
Signature: _______________________________________                                      
 
 
   
   Reviewed By: ___________________________________
 

   Title:  ________________       Date:   __________________
 
 

 
 
 

 

ATTACHMENT B
Quarterly Transaction Report

By: _________________________    Date: _____________________
                    (Printed Name)

Period of Report: _________          Quarter _______          Year _______

The following are each and every transaction in Reportable Securities in which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.  See Section II of the Code for the definitions of “Beneficial Ownership” and “Reportable Security.”  This report must be completed and submitted within 30 days following the end of the previous calendar quarter.

Reportable Securities Transactions:

Account Name
and Number
Date of
Transaction
Type of Transaction (Purchase or Sale)
Description of
Security
Exchange Ticker or
CUSIP No.
Number of
Shares
Principal Amount
(for Bonds)
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

The following are each and every account (including brokerage accounts and bank accounts used substantially as brokerage accounts) that have been opened or closed during the previous quarter for which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

Opened / Closed Brokerage Accounts:

Account Name and Number
Financial Institution
Date
Opened / Closed
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
 
o Check this box if you have nothing to report (no Brokerage Accounts and no Reportable Transactions)


Signature: _______________________________________                                                
 
 
   
   Reviewed By: ___________________________________
 

   Title:  ________________       Date:   __________________
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
ATTACHMENT C
Annual Holdings Report

By:    _________________________          Date: ­­­­­­­­­­ ________________________  
                      (Printed Name)

For Period Ended:   December 31, 20___

The following is an annual report of the Reportable Securities in which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership. See Section II of the Code for the definitions of “Beneficial Ownership” and “Reportable Security.”  The information provided below should be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date of this report.
 
Annual Holdings*

Account Name
and Number
Description &
Type of Security
Exchange Ticker or
CUSIP No.
Number of
Shares
Principal Amount
(for Bonds)
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
 
* Include additional information on a separate page if necessary.  You also may attach a copy of your most recent account statement to this form in lieu of listing the securities above.

List of Brokerage Accounts Containing ANY Securities*

The following is an annual report of each and every account (including brokerage accounts and bank accounts used substantially as brokerage accounts) containing ANY securities for which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

Account Name and Number
Financial Institution
   
   
   
   
* Include additional information on a separate page if necessary.
 
o   Check this box if you have nothing to report (no Brokerage Accounts and no Reportable Holdings)

 
Signature: _______________________________________                                                                                              
 
 
   
   Reviewed By: ___________________________________
 

   Title:  ________________       Date:   __________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
ATTACHMENT D
Initial and Annual Certification

I certify that I:
 
 (i)
have received, read and reviewed the Code of Ethics;
 
(ii)
understand the policies and procedures in the Code of Ethics;
 
(iii)
recognize that I am subject to such policies and procedures;
 
(iv)
understand the penalties for non-compliance;
 
(v)
have complied with the Code of Ethics and any applicable reporting requirements during this past year (applies to Annual Certifications only);
 
(vi)
have fully disclosed any exceptions to my compliance with the Code below;
 
(vii)
will fully comply with the Code of Ethics; and
 
(viii)
have fully and accurately completed this Certificate.
 

EXCEPTION(S):
 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
Signature: _____________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________                             
                     (Please print)
 
Date Submitted: _______________________________________
 
 
   
   Reviewed By: ___________________________________
 

   Title:  ________________       Date:   __________________
 
 
 
 
 





 


 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of FactorShares Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Samuel Masucci III and David Weissman, each an officer of the Trust, individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust and relating to compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (hereafter “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (hereafter “SEC”) in respect thereof, filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 29th day of October, 2014.



/s/ Terrance E. Loebs
Terrance E. Loebs