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Holdings of the Fund as of 7/22/2026
Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 174
| Apple Inc. |
AAPL |
037833100 |
Information Technology |
584,093 |
$190,350,067.77 |
7.88% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
NVDA |
67066G104 |
Information Technology |
653,614 |
$138,605,384.84 |
5.74% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
|
Other |
85,498,185 |
$85,498,185.15 |
3.54% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
JPM |
46625H100 |
Financials |
188,291 |
$65,564,809.11 |
2.72% |
| GE Vernova Inc. |
GEV |
36828A101 |
Industrials |
61,649 |
$60,726,114.54 |
2.52% |
| Bank of America Corporation |
BAC |
060505104 |
Financials |
959,003 |
$59,093,764.86 |
2.45% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
AMZN |
023135106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
237,812 |
$58,228,268.20 |
2.41% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) |
ASML |
N07059210 |
Information Technology |
31,741 |
$57,192,838.26 |
2.37% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
AVGO |
11135F101 |
Information Technology |
139,854 |
$55,495,465.74 |
2.30% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
COST |
22160K105 |
Consumer Staples |
58,260 |
$54,025,080.60 |
2.24% |
| Nebius Group N.V. |
NBIS |
N97284108 |
Information Technology |
235,018 |
$51,271,526.88 |
2.12% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) |
GOOGL |
02079K305 |
Communication Services |
144,595 |
$49,464,503.55 |
2.05% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) |
DELL |
24703L202 |
Information Technology |
111,640 |
$49,322,552.00 |
2.04% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
594918104 |
Information Technology |
120,920 |
$47,199,912.80 |
1.95% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) |
GOOG |
02079K107 |
Communication Services |
122,403 |
$41,850,809.73 |
1.73% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
031162100 |
Health Care |
89,568 |
$32,786,366.40 |
1.36% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CSCO |
17275R102 |
Information Technology |
283,434 |
$31,804,129.14 |
1.32% |
| Oracle Corporation |
ORCL |
68389X105 |
Information Technology |
253,867 |
$31,946,623.28 |
1.32% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) |
META |
30303M102 |
Communication Services |
50,134 |
$31,442,540.78 |
1.30% |
| Linde Plc |
LIN |
G54950103 |
Materials |
59,989 |
$30,514,604.63 |
1.26% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
375558103 |
Health Care |
215,583 |
$28,099,088.22 |
1.16% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. |
XOM |
30233Q108 |
Energy |
172,850 |
$26,696,682.50 |
1.11% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
JNJ |
478160104 |
Health Care |
104,867 |
$26,807,151.21 |
1.11% |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
FTNT |
34959E109 |
Information Technology |
169,426 |
$26,269,501.30 |
1.09% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc |
CCEP |
G25839104 |
Consumer Staples |
246,559 |
$26,105,666.92 |
1.08% |
| AbbVie Inc. |
ABBV |
00287Y109 |
Health Care |
99,499 |
$25,203,096.70 |
1.04% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TSLA |
88160R101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
67,175 |
$25,124,121.75 |
1.04% |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
LLY |
532457108 |
Health Care |
20,204 |
$23,497,454.04 |
0.97% |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
UNP |
907818108 |
Industrials |
75,627 |
$22,125,435.12 |
0.92% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
CAT |
149123101 |
Industrials |
24,574 |
$21,853,903.94 |
0.91% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
FIX |
199908104 |
Industrials |
11,894 |
$21,302,867.64 |
0.88% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
MO |
02209S103 |
Consumer Staples |
278,143 |
$20,073,580.31 |
0.83% |
| Celestica Inc. |
CLS |
15101Q207 |
Information Technology |
54,594 |
$18,316,287.00 |
0.76% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company |
CL |
194162103 |
Consumer Staples |
200,527 |
$18,374,289.01 |
0.76% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) |
JXN |
46817M107 |
Financials |
141,452 |
$17,504,685.00 |
0.72% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) |
NVS |
66987V109 |
Health Care |
113,183 |
$17,326,053.64 |
0.72% |
| Walmart Inc. |
WMT |
931142103 |
Consumer Staples |
155,232 |
$16,971,514.56 |
0.70% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) |
UPS |
911312106 |
Industrials |
129,004 |
$14,943,823.36 |
0.62% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
EME |
29084Q100 |
Industrials |
19,169 |
$14,475,470.35 |
0.60% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. |
STRL |
859241101 |
Industrials |
20,244 |
$14,562,318.96 |
0.60% |
| IDACORP, Inc. |
IDA |
451107106 |
Utilities |
94,951 |
$14,123,011.74 |
0.58% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc (Class A) |
RPRX |
G7709Q104 |
Health Care |
237,027 |
$13,918,225.44 |
0.58% |
| TechnipFMC Plc |
FTI |
G87110105 |
Energy |
184,907 |
$13,886,515.70 |
0.58% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
CW |
231561101 |
Industrials |
18,625 |
$13,642,440.00 |
0.57% |
| Citigroup Inc. |
C |
172967424 |
Financials |
102,855 |
$13,602,573.75 |
0.56% |
| Chevron Corporation |
CVX |
166764100 |
Energy |
68,901 |
$13,296,514.98 |
0.55% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. |
HLT |
43300A203 |
Consumer Discretionary |
40,821 |
$13,235,392.83 |
0.55% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. |
DINO |
403949100 |
Energy |
141,486 |
$12,855,417.96 |
0.53% |
| Equinix, Inc. |
EQIX |
29444U700 |
Real Estate |
11,891 |
$12,232,747.34 |
0.51% |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
KO |
191216100 |
Consumer Staples |
150,443 |
$12,366,414.60 |
0.51% |
| Vistra Corp. |
VST |
92840M102 |
Utilities |
73,251 |
$12,213,871.74 |
0.51% |
| GE Aerospace |
GE |
369604301 |
Industrials |
34,720 |
$11,846,116.80 |
0.49% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
ROST |
778296103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
49,482 |
$11,787,107.22 |
0.49% |
| Chubb Limited |
CB |
H1467J104 |
Financials |
33,966 |
$11,658,150.18 |
0.48% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) |
PLTR |
69608A108 |
Information Technology |
93,639 |
$11,664,610.23 |
0.48% |
| The Cigna Group |
CI |
125523100 |
Health Care |
40,940 |
$11,661,759.00 |
0.48% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
WMB |
969457100 |
Energy |
155,382 |
$11,574,405.18 |
0.48% |
| InterDigital, Inc. |
IDCC |
45867G101 |
Information Technology |
43,834 |
$11,356,512.72 |
0.47% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
TRV |
89417E109 |
Financials |
30,487 |
$11,343,602.96 |
0.47% |
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
AM |
03676B102 |
Energy |
481,955 |
$11,012,671.75 |
0.46% |
| British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) |
BTI |
110448107 |
Consumer Staples |
178,553 |
$11,080,999.18 |
0.46% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. |
PM |
718172109 |
Consumer Staples |
55,305 |
$10,745,761.50 |
0.45% |
| DT Midstream, Inc. |
DTM |
23345M107 |
Energy |
72,311 |
$10,372,289.84 |
0.43% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
AMD |
007903107 |
Information Technology |
18,272 |
$10,092,173.76 |
0.42% |
| RTX Corporation |
RTX |
75513E101 |
Industrials |
51,829 |
$10,100,435.52 |
0.42% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
GS |
38141G104 |
Financials |
9,187 |
$10,089,163.40 |
0.42% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. |
USFD |
912008109 |
Consumer Staples |
102,909 |
$9,885,438.54 |
0.41% |
| Ciena Corporation |
CIEN |
171779309 |
Information Technology |
23,468 |
$9,320,550.88 |
0.39% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
NFLX |
64110L106 |
Communication Services |
134,076 |
$9,188,228.28 |
0.38% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
AEIS |
007973100 |
Information Technology |
27,903 |
$8,853,900.93 |
0.37% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
MRK |
58933Y105 |
Health Care |
69,450 |
$8,852,791.50 |
0.37% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
TD |
891160509 |
Financials |
72,288 |
$8,768,534.40 |
0.36% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc |
AU |
G0378L100 |
Materials |
101,947 |
$8,275,037.99 |
0.34% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. |
TJX |
872540109 |
Consumer Discretionary |
52,716 |
$8,192,593.56 |
0.34% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
DLR |
253868103 |
Real Estate |
42,783 |
$7,632,915.03 |
0.32% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
KMI |
49456B101 |
Energy |
235,641 |
$7,655,976.09 |
0.32% |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
YUM |
988498101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
51,832 |
$7,648,848.24 |
0.32% |
| APA Corporation |
APA |
03743Q108 |
Energy |
208,445 |
$7,541,540.10 |
0.31% |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
DUK |
26441C204 |
Utilities |
56,793 |
$7,266,664.35 |
0.30% |
| CME Group Inc. |
CME |
12572Q105 |
Financials |
28,369 |
$7,070,689.56 |
0.29% |
| The Boeing Company |
BA |
097023105 |
Industrials |
34,043 |
$7,103,071.95 |
0.29% |
| Aflac Incorporated |
AFL |
001055102 |
Financials |
55,295 |
$6,833,356.10 |
0.28% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
ALSN |
01973R101 |
Industrials |
56,935 |
$6,778,681.10 |
0.28% |
| APi Group Corporation |
APG |
00187Y100 |
Industrials |
175,086 |
$6,819,599.71 |
0.28% |
| Entergy Corporation |
ETR |
29364G103 |
Utilities |
58,624 |
$6,734,725.12 |
0.28% |
| ING Groep N.V. (ADR) |
ING |
456837103 |
Financials |
205,360 |
$6,844,648.80 |
0.28% |
| Prologis, Inc. |
PLD |
74340W103 |
Real Estate |
47,270 |
$6,839,969.00 |
0.28% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
EWBC |
27579R104 |
Financials |
49,807 |
$6,554,601.20 |
0.27% |
| MYR Group Inc. |
MYRG |
55405W104 |
Industrials |
15,974 |
$6,534,484.18 |
0.27% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) |
TSM |
874039100 |
Information Technology |
15,418 |
$6,494,215.78 |
0.27% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
AMAT |
038222105 |
Information Technology |
11,511 |
$6,376,173.12 |
0.26% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. |
CALM |
128030202 |
Consumer Staples |
72,065 |
$6,331,630.90 |
0.26% |
| Encompass Health Corporation |
EHC |
29261A100 |
Health Care |
55,888 |
$6,204,685.76 |
0.26% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
RY |
780087102 |
Financials |
29,774 |
$6,295,712.30 |
0.26% |
| ITT Inc. |
ITT |
45073V108 |
Industrials |
31,501 |
$6,079,693.00 |
0.25% |
| Southern Copper Corporation |
SCCO |
84265V105 |
Materials |
31,292 |
$6,116,960.16 |
0.25% |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
UMBF |
902788108 |
Financials |
43,273 |
$6,091,972.94 |
0.25% |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
WFC |
949746101 |
Financials |
70,377 |
$6,081,980.34 |
0.25% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
CASY |
147528103 |
Consumer Staples |
6,871 |
$5,886,660.54 |
0.24% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
CBOE |
12503M108 |
Financials |
20,790 |
$5,858,622.00 |
0.24% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
ENB |
29250N105 |
Energy |
105,012 |
$5,906,925.00 |
0.24% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) |
NXT |
65290E101 |
Industrials |
54,172 |
$5,685,893.12 |
0.24% |
| Unilever PLC (ADR) |
UL |
904767803 |
Consumer Staples |
91,693 |
$5,669,378.31 |
0.23% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. |
AER |
N00985106 |
Industrials |
35,731 |
$5,381,445.91 |
0.22% |
| Dave Inc. (Class A) |
DAVE |
23834J201 |
Financials |
12,723 |
$5,390,226.18 |
0.22% |
| DHT Holdings, Inc. |
DHT |
Y2065G121 |
Energy |
291,547 |
$5,285,747.11 |
0.22% |
| AT&T Inc. |
T |
00206R102 |
Communication Services |
219,425 |
$5,055,552.00 |
0.21% |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
BLK |
09290D101 |
Financials |
4,807 |
$5,079,220.41 |
0.21% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. |
SBRA |
78573L106 |
Real Estate |
234,647 |
$5,157,541.06 |
0.21% |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
URBN |
917047102 |
Consumer Discretionary |
70,221 |
$5,175,989.91 |
0.21% |
| Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) |
SAN |
05964H105 |
Financials |
349,175 |
$4,797,664.50 |
0.20% |
| Fluor Corporation |
FLR |
343412102 |
Industrials |
91,785 |
$4,735,188.15 |
0.20% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
WTS |
942749102 |
Industrials |
14,113 |
$4,820,154.02 |
0.20% |
| OPENLANE Inc. |
OPLN |
48238T109 |
Industrials |
113,570 |
$4,503,050.50 |
0.19% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
SEDG |
83417M104 |
Information Technology |
95,144 |
$4,555,494.72 |
0.19% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ADR) |
BUD |
03524A108 |
Consumer Staples |
51,421 |
$4,272,056.68 |
0.18% |
| Energy Transfer LP |
ET |
29273V100 |
Energy |
209,575 |
$4,269,042.75 |
0.18% |
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
DRS |
52661A108 |
Industrials |
93,631 |
$4,298,599.21 |
0.18% |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
SCHW |
808513105 |
Financials |
44,162 |
$4,451,529.60 |
0.18% |
| The Southern Company |
SO |
842587107 |
Utilities |
45,237 |
$4,333,704.60 |
0.18% |
| Wabtec Corporation |
WAB |
929740108 |
Industrials |
14,945 |
$4,334,050.00 |
0.18% |
| BankUnited, Inc. |
BKU |
06652K103 |
Financials |
89,312 |
$4,102,993.28 |
0.17% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) |
NET |
18915M107 |
Information Technology |
15,019 |
$4,039,810.62 |
0.17% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) |
P |
74624M102 |
Information Technology |
54,155 |
$4,038,879.90 |
0.17% |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
IBM |
459200101 |
Information Technology |
20,213 |
$4,159,229.01 |
0.17% |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C) |
FWONK |
531229755 |
Communication Services |
43,325 |
$4,200,792.00 |
0.17% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
BNS |
064149107 |
Financials |
47,243 |
$4,137,069.51 |
0.17% |
| America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) |
AMX |
02390A101 |
Communication Services |
150,342 |
$3,926,933.04 |
0.16% |
| Evergy, Inc. |
EVRG |
30034W106 |
Utilities |
43,523 |
$3,767,350.88 |
0.16% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
462222100 |
Health Care |
68,161 |
$3,681,375.61 |
0.15% |
| NiSource Inc. |
NI |
65473P105 |
Utilities |
78,990 |
$3,678,564.30 |
0.15% |
| NewMarket Corporation |
NEU |
651587107 |
Materials |
4,243 |
$3,260,533.35 |
0.14% |
| Performance Food Group Company |
PFGC |
71377A103 |
Consumer Staples |
30,635 |
$3,411,819.95 |
0.14% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) |
HOOD |
770700102 |
Financials |
33,314 |
$3,480,646.72 |
0.14% |
| Bank of Montreal |
BMO |
063671101 |
Financials |
17,074 |
$3,057,270.44 |
0.13% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
CM |
136069101 |
Financials |
26,925 |
$3,170,149.50 |
0.13% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
SPG |
828806109 |
Real Estate |
13,651 |
$3,088,129.22 |
0.13% |
| The Gap, Inc. |
GAP |
364760108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
160,193 |
$3,147,792.45 |
0.13% |
| Vale S.A. (ADR) |
VALE |
91912E105 |
Materials |
212,186 |
$3,150,962.10 |
0.13% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation |
KIM |
49446R109 |
Real Estate |
111,542 |
$2,915,707.88 |
0.12% |
| Morgan Stanley |
MS |
617446448 |
Financials |
13,008 |
$2,842,248.00 |
0.12% |
| Nordson Corporation |
NDSN |
655663102 |
Industrials |
9,800 |
$2,857,582.00 |
0.12% |
| Rio Tinto plc (ADR) |
RIO |
767204100 |
Materials |
31,738 |
$2,928,782.64 |
0.12% |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. |
TOL |
889478103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
18,650 |
$2,778,477.00 |
0.12% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. |
XEL |
98389B100 |
Utilities |
36,690 |
$2,942,171.10 |
0.12% |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
DB |
D18190898 |
Financials |
71,919 |
$2,559,597.21 |
0.11% |
| Gold Fields Limited (ADR) |
GFI |
38059T106 |
Materials |
80,877 |
$2,717,467.20 |
0.11% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
NEE |
65339F101 |
Utilities |
29,081 |
$2,600,132.21 |
0.11% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
AEP |
025537101 |
Utilities |
18,531 |
$2,465,920.17 |
0.10% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
CRUS |
172755100 |
Information Technology |
16,503 |
$2,302,003.47 |
0.10% |
| TotalEnergies SE |
TTE |
F92124100 |
Energy |
29,161 |
$2,476,060.51 |
0.10% |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
WEC |
92939U106 |
Utilities |
21,505 |
$2,439,957.30 |
0.10% |
| CVB Financial Corp. |
CVBF |
126600105 |
Financials |
97,607 |
$2,170,779.68 |
0.09% |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
LOPE |
38526M106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
15,608 |
$2,133,925.76 |
0.09% |
| Sempra |
SRE |
816851109 |
Utilities |
22,086 |
$2,055,102.30 |
0.09% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
AGI |
011532108 |
Materials |
64,552 |
$1,971,418.08 |
0.08% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (Class A) |
TKO |
87256C101 |
Communication Services |
11,288 |
$2,050,465.20 |
0.08% |
| AMETEK, Inc. |
AME |
031100100 |
Industrials |
7,320 |
$1,735,498.80 |
0.07% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. |
BKNG |
09857L108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
9,928 |
$1,765,794.08 |
0.07% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
FERG |
31488V107 |
Industrials |
7,012 |
$1,610,165.56 |
0.07% |
| National Health Investors, Inc. |
NHI |
63633D104 |
Real Estate |
20,254 |
$1,619,914.92 |
0.07% |
| NetEase, Inc. (ADR) |
NTES |
64110W102 |
Communication Services |
14,261 |
$1,728,575.81 |
0.07% |
| OSI Systems, Inc. |
OSIS |
671044105 |
Information Technology |
8,480 |
$1,779,019.20 |
0.07% |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
ARR |
042315705 |
Financials |
83,884 |
$1,374,019.92 |
0.06% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
EW |
28176E108 |
Health Care |
17,815 |
$1,503,051.55 |
0.06% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. |
ACGL |
G0450A105 |
Financials |
11,738 |
$1,157,718.94 |
0.05% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. |
HIG |
416515104 |
Financials |
9,240 |
$1,301,361.60 |
0.05% |
| VICI Properties Inc. |
VICI |
925652109 |
Real Estate |
33,888 |
$900,743.04 |
0.04% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company |
WY |
962166104 |
Real Estate |
15,963 |
$380,238.66 |
0.02% |
| Canadian Dollar |
$CAD |
|
Other |
136,100 |
$96,620.86 |
0.00% |
| Euro |
$EUR |
|
Other |
20,513 |
$23,408.87 |
0.00% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,625 |
SPX 260821C07625000 |
|
N/A |
-300 |
($1,808,700.00) |
-0.07% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,575 |
SPX 260821C07575000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($2,904,320.00) |
-0.12% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,650 |
SPX 260918C07650000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,465,600.00) |
-0.14% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260821C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($4,028,480.00) |
-0.17% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260918C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($4,314,240.00) |
-0.18% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260821C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-635 |
($4,624,705.00) |
-0.19% |
Holdings are subject to change.
The holdings information set forth above for the date indicated reflects creation and redemption transactions from the prior business day and may differ from the holdings information currently available from the Fund's custodian and accounting agent. With respect to the market value of the Fund's holdings set forth above, the pricing sources are generally third party vendors. The Fund ultimately relies on pricing information provided by the Fund's accounting agent.
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The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary capacity within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code or any other regulatory framework. Financial professionals are responsible for evaluating investment risks independently and for exercising independent judgment in determining whether investments are appropriate for their clients.
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