The FCG is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index. The ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index is comprised of exchange-listed companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas.
TAN is based on the MAC Global Solar Energy Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in stock, American depositary receipts (ADRs) and global depositary receipts (GDRs) that comprise the Index. The Index is comprised of companies in the solar energy industry. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly.
REMX seeks to replicate as closely as possible before fees and expenses the price and yield performance of the Market Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index a rules based modified capitalization weighted float adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of publicly traded companies primarily engaged in a variety of activities that are related to the mining refining and manufacturing of rare earth/strategic metals.
PXE is based on the Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Intellidex Index (Intellidex Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Intellidex Index thoroughly evaluates companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including: price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value. The Underlying Intellidex Index is composed of stocks of 30 U.S. companies involved in the exploration and production of natural resources used to produce energy. These companies are engaged principally in exploration, extraction and production of crude oil and natural gas from land-based or offshore wells.
The investment objective of UNL is to have the changes in percentage terms of the units net asset value reflect the changes in percentage terms of the spot price of natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub Louisiana as measured by the changes in the average of the prices of 12 futures contracts on natural gas traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange consisting of the near month contact to expire and the contracts for the following eleven months for a total of 12 consecutive months contracts except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire and the contracts for the following eleven consecutive months less UNL’s expenses.
CNRG seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Kensho Clean Power Index (the “Index”). The S&P Kensho Clean Power Index (the “Index”) is comprised of U.S.-listed equity securities (including depositary receipts) of companies domiciled across developed and emerging markets worldwide which are included in the Clean Power sector as determined by a classification standard produced by Kensho Technologies, Inc. (the “Index Provider”). The Index is designed to capture companies whose products and services are driving innovation behind clean power.
NORW seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Norway IMI 25/50 Index. On 10/27, the Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF (GXF) changed the underlying index it tracks (as well as its portfolio holdings) to the MSCI Norway IMI 25/20 Index. The Global X MSCI Norway ETF (NORW) & GXF traded as usual on 10/28/2021 and on 10/29/2021, with both funds tracking the MSCI Norway IMI 25/20 Index. Following the close on 10/29, GXF acquired NORW, and GXF changed its name to the ‘Global X MSCI Norway ETF’ and its ticker to ‘NORW’. As GXF is the acquiring fund, the merged fund retained GXF’s original CUSIP & ISIN.
FUE is designed to provide a benchmark for the biofuels sector and for investment in commodities as an asset class. The Index comprises futures contracts on physical commodities that are either biofuels themselves or feedstock commonly used in the production of biofuels. The Index is a total return index; thus it is designed to reflect the performance of a fully collateralized investment in the index components.
FTXN is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Nasdaq US Smart Oil & Gas Index. The Nasdaq US Smart Sector Index Family tracks a number of United States (US) economic sectors and selects securities for each sector based upon liquidity and then ranks the securities based on a three factor methodology incorporating volatility, value and growth.
The investment objective of UGA is for the changes in percentage terms of the units net asset value to reflect the changes in percentage terms of the price of gasoline as measured by the changes in the price of the futures contract on unleaded gasoline delivered to the New York harbor traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange that is the near month contract to expire except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire less UGAs expenses.
PXI is based on the Dorsey Wright Energy Technical Leaders Index (DWA Energy Technical Leaders Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify companies that are showing relative strength (momentum), and is composed of at least 30 common stocks from the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index. Relative strength is the measurement of a security’s performance in a given universe over time as compared to the performance of all other securities in that universe.
NANR seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P BMI North American Natural Resources Index. The S&P BMI North American Natural Resources Index (the “Index”) comprises publicly traded large- and mid-capitalization U.S. and Canadian companies in the natural resources and commodities businesses that meet certain investability requirements and are classified within the sub-industries of one of three natural resources categories: energy, materials or agriculture.
RYE is based on the S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy Plus Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index equally weights stocks in the energy sector of the S&P 500 Index. The energy sector includes companies engaged in the exploration and production, refining and marketing, and storage and transportation of oil and gas and coal and consumable fuels, as well as companies that offer oil and gas equipment and services. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly.
XOP seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index (the Index). The S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index (the Index) represents the oil and gas exploration and production segment of the S&P Total Market Index (S&P TMI). The S&P TMI is designed to track the broad U.S. equity market. The oil and gas exploration and production segment of the S&P TMI comprises the following sub-industries: Integrated Oil & Gas, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, and Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing.
VDE Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the energy sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies involved in the exploration and production of energy products such as oil natural gas and coal.
