These Funds invest in a limited number of large market capitalization stocks and
are designed to be an investor's core value holding.
When considering investment in a Transparent Value Fund, an individual should carefully
consider the direction of the market and choose an investment strategy that is suitable
to their individual needs, based on your own perception and expectations of the
market’s direction.
Bullish outlook, you expect the market to rise:
If your expectation is that the market is positioned to rise, then consider the
Transparent Value Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap
Aggressive Index Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment
results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return
performance of the Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap
Aggressive IndexSM (the “Aggressive Index”
or “Index”).
Index Construction :
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Beta Category
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Momentum Category*
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RBP®
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Index
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High Beta
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High Momentum
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High RBP®, weighted by RBP®
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Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap Aggressive IndexSM
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Bearish outlook, you expect the market to decline:
If you expect the market to be range-bound or to produce below-average returns or
want to minimize exposure to a market decline, then the Defensive index would be
a good investment. then consider the Transparent Value Dow Jones RBP®
U.S. Large-Cap Defensive Index Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide
investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total
return performance of the Dow Jones RBP® U.S.
Large-Cap Defensive IndexSM (the “Defensive
Index” or “Index”).
Index Construction :
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Beta Category
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Momentum Category*
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RBP®
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Index
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Low Beta
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High Momentum
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High RBP®, weighted by RBP®
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Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap Defensive IndexSM
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Uncertain outlook, you are uncertain as to the markets direction:
If you are uncertain about the direction of the market, then consider the Transparent
Value Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap Market
Index Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that,
before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of
the Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap Market IndexSM (the “Market Index” or “Index”).
Index Construction :
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Beta Category
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Momentum Category*
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RBP®
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Index
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Beta =1
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High Momentum
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High RBP®, weighted by RBP®
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Dow Jones RBP® U.S. Large-Cap Market IndexSM
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Beta - a measure of a given stock’s volatility in relation to the volatility
of a specific market. A stock that is more volatile than the market over time tends
to have a beta above 1.0. If a stock is less volatile than the market over time,
the stock’s beta tends to be less than 1.0. For the purposes of this report, beta
is calculated over the prior two years using daily total returns compared to the
total returns of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.
Dow Jones RBP U.S. Large-Cap Aggressive
IndexSM, Dow Jones RBP U.S. Large-Cap Market
IndexSM, and Dow Jones RBP U.S. Large-Cap
Defensive IndexSM - select and weight
stocks based on their RBP® rankings. These
indexes seek to measure the performance of stocks that may lead their peers when
ranked by RBP® probabilities. To seek to mitigate
systemic and market volatility, beta and momentum filters are used to refine the
selection universe. The “aggressive” indexes include stocks measured to have beta
factors greater than one, and conversely the “defensive” indexes include stocks
with beta factors less than one. The “market” indexes are made up of stocks with
beta factors close to one.
RBP® - Required Business Performance® - seeks to measure the performance that
is implied in the price of a stock. It is the measurement that aims to link a company’s
current stock price to what its management does on a day-to-day basis and its ability
to perform in the future.
You cannot invest directly in an index.
An investment in the Funds involves risks, including
loss of principal. No assurance can be given that the investment objectives described
herein will be achieved. The Funds seek to track a quantitative strategy index,
meaning that the Funds invest in securities comprising an index created by a proprietary
model. The success of the Fund’s principal investment strategies depends on the
effectiveness of the model in screening securities for inclusion in the Index.