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Holdings of the Fund as of 7/10/2026
Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 174
| Apple Inc. |
AAPL |
037833100 |
Information Technology |
574,589 |
$181,179,403.48 |
7.60% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
NVDA |
67066G104 |
Information Technology |
642,988 |
$135,644,748.48 |
5.69% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
|
Other |
100,971,202 |
$100,971,201.73 |
4.23% |
| GE Vernova Inc. |
GEV |
36828A101 |
Industrials |
60,659 |
$66,213,544.72 |
2.78% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
JPM |
46625H100 |
Financials |
185,222 |
$62,321,646.34 |
2.61% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
AMZN |
023135106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
233,951 |
$57,397,538.34 |
2.41% |
| Bank of America Corporation |
BAC |
060505104 |
Financials |
943,394 |
$56,292,319.98 |
2.36% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) |
ASML |
N07059210 |
Information Technology |
31,213 |
$56,099,749.16 |
2.35% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
AVGO |
11135F101 |
Information Technology |
137,577 |
$55,026,672.69 |
2.31% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
COST |
22160K105 |
Consumer Staples |
57,303 |
$52,503,873.75 |
2.20% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) |
GOOGL |
02079K305 |
Communication Services |
142,252 |
$50,809,569.36 |
2.13% |
| Nebius Group N.V. |
NBIS |
N97284108 |
Information Technology |
231,190 |
$50,780,883.50 |
2.13% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) |
DELL |
24703L202 |
Information Technology |
109,825 |
$47,770,580.25 |
2.00% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
594918104 |
Information Technology |
118,940 |
$45,803,794.00 |
1.92% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) |
GOOG |
02079K107 |
Communication Services |
120,423 |
$42,753,777.69 |
1.79% |
| Oracle Corporation |
ORCL |
68389X105 |
Information Technology |
249,742 |
$35,123,714.88 |
1.47% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CSCO |
17275R102 |
Information Technology |
278,814 |
$33,822,926.34 |
1.42% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) |
META |
30303M102 |
Communication Services |
49,309 |
$32,998,075.89 |
1.38% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
031162100 |
Health Care |
88,116 |
$32,020,473.24 |
1.34% |
| Linde Plc |
LIN |
G54950103 |
Materials |
58,999 |
$31,257,080.21 |
1.31% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
375558103 |
Health Care |
212,085 |
$27,534,995.55 |
1.15% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TSLA |
88160R101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
66,086 |
$26,947,227.36 |
1.13% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
JNJ |
478160104 |
Health Care |
103,151 |
$26,507,743.98 |
1.11% |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
FTNT |
34959E109 |
Information Technology |
166,654 |
$26,249,671.54 |
1.10% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc |
CCEP |
G25839104 |
Consumer Staples |
242,533 |
$25,669,692.72 |
1.08% |
| AbbVie Inc. |
ABBV |
00287Y109 |
Health Care |
97,882 |
$24,282,566.56 |
1.02% |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
LLY |
532457108 |
Health Care |
19,874 |
$23,621,838.92 |
0.99% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. |
XOM |
30233Q108 |
Energy |
170,045 |
$23,615,849.60 |
0.99% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
CAT |
149123101 |
Industrials |
24,178 |
$23,027,368.98 |
0.97% |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
UNP |
907818108 |
Industrials |
74,406 |
$21,351,545.76 |
0.90% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
FIX |
199908104 |
Industrials |
11,696 |
$20,539,228.64 |
0.86% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
MO |
02209S103 |
Consumer Staples |
273,622 |
$19,643,323.38 |
0.82% |
| Celestica Inc. |
CLS |
15101Q207 |
Information Technology |
53,703 |
$19,325,024.55 |
0.81% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company |
CL |
194162103 |
Consumer Staples |
197,260 |
$18,195,262.40 |
0.76% |
| Walmart Inc. |
WMT |
931142103 |
Consumer Staples |
152,691 |
$17,391,504.90 |
0.73% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) |
NVS |
66987V109 |
Health Care |
111,335 |
$17,151,156.75 |
0.72% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) |
JXN |
46817M107 |
Financials |
139,142 |
$16,246,219.92 |
0.68% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
EME |
29084Q100 |
Industrials |
18,872 |
$14,753,752.16 |
0.62% |
| Citigroup Inc. |
C |
172967424 |
Financials |
101,172 |
$14,244,005.88 |
0.60% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) |
UPS |
911312106 |
Industrials |
126,892 |
$14,271,543.24 |
0.60% |
| IDACORP, Inc. |
IDA |
451107106 |
Utilities |
93,400 |
$14,070,710.00 |
0.59% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
CW |
231561101 |
Industrials |
18,328 |
$13,833,241.28 |
0.58% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. |
STRL |
859241101 |
Industrials |
19,914 |
$13,587,123.06 |
0.57% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. |
HLT |
43300A203 |
Consumer Discretionary |
40,161 |
$13,473,212.28 |
0.56% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc (Class A) |
RPRX |
G7709Q104 |
Health Care |
233,166 |
$13,157,557.38 |
0.55% |
| TechnipFMC Plc |
FTI |
G87110105 |
Energy |
181,904 |
$13,069,802.40 |
0.55% |
| Equinix, Inc. |
EQIX |
29444U700 |
Real Estate |
11,693 |
$12,291,798.53 |
0.52% |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
KO |
191216100 |
Consumer Staples |
148,001 |
$12,356,603.49 |
0.52% |
| GE Aerospace |
GE |
369604301 |
Industrials |
34,159 |
$12,272,303.93 |
0.51% |
| Chevron Corporation |
CVX |
166764100 |
Energy |
67,779 |
$11,956,215.60 |
0.50% |
| The Cigna Group |
CI |
125523100 |
Health Care |
40,280 |
$11,820,568.80 |
0.50% |
| Chubb Limited |
CB |
H1467J104 |
Financials |
33,405 |
$11,619,261.15 |
0.49% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) |
PLTR |
69608A108 |
Information Technology |
92,121 |
$11,680,021.59 |
0.49% |
| InterDigital, Inc. |
IDCC |
45867G101 |
Information Technology |
43,108 |
$11,418,447.04 |
0.48% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
WMB |
969457100 |
Energy |
152,841 |
$11,466,131.82 |
0.48% |
| Vistra Corp. |
VST |
92840M102 |
Utilities |
72,063 |
$11,447,928.18 |
0.48% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. |
DINO |
403949100 |
Energy |
139,176 |
$10,865,470.32 |
0.46% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
ROST |
778296103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
48,690 |
$10,852,027.20 |
0.46% |
| Ciena Corporation |
CIEN |
171779309 |
Information Technology |
23,072 |
$10,629,731.84 |
0.45% |
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
AM |
03676B102 |
Energy |
474,101 |
$10,562,970.28 |
0.44% |
| British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) |
BTI |
110448107 |
Consumer Staples |
175,649 |
$10,542,452.98 |
0.44% |
| DT Midstream, Inc. |
DTM |
23345M107 |
Energy |
71,123 |
$10,324,925.91 |
0.43% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
TRV |
89417E109 |
Financials |
29,992 |
$10,164,888.64 |
0.43% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. |
USFD |
912008109 |
Consumer Staples |
101,226 |
$10,221,801.48 |
0.43% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
AMD |
007903107 |
Information Technology |
17,975 |
$10,028,072.75 |
0.42% |
| RTX Corporation |
RTX |
75513E101 |
Industrials |
50,971 |
$9,986,748.03 |
0.42% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
NFLX |
64110L106 |
Communication Services |
131,898 |
$9,677,356.26 |
0.41% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. |
PM |
718172109 |
Consumer Staples |
54,414 |
$9,882,670.68 |
0.41% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
GS |
38141G104 |
Financials |
9,022 |
$9,519,833.96 |
0.40% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
TD |
891160509 |
Financials |
71,100 |
$8,569,683.00 |
0.36% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
AEIS |
007973100 |
Information Technology |
27,441 |
$8,453,200.05 |
0.35% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc |
AU |
G0378L100 |
Materials |
100,297 |
$8,234,383.70 |
0.35% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
MRK |
58933Y105 |
Health Care |
68,328 |
$8,441,241.12 |
0.35% |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
YUM |
988498101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
50,974 |
$8,336,287.96 |
0.35% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. |
TJX |
872540109 |
Consumer Discretionary |
51,858 |
$7,848,189.72 |
0.33% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
DLR |
253868103 |
Real Estate |
42,090 |
$7,593,456.90 |
0.32% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
KMI |
49456B101 |
Energy |
231,813 |
$7,445,833.56 |
0.31% |
| The Boeing Company |
BA |
097023105 |
Industrials |
33,482 |
$7,442,378.96 |
0.31% |
| APi Group Corporation |
APG |
00187Y100 |
Industrials |
172,248 |
$7,124,177.28 |
0.30% |
| APA Corporation |
APA |
03743Q108 |
Energy |
205,046 |
$6,856,738.24 |
0.29% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
AMAT |
038222105 |
Information Technology |
11,313 |
$6,816,082.50 |
0.29% |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
DUK |
26441C204 |
Utilities |
55,869 |
$7,010,442.12 |
0.29% |
| Aflac Incorporated |
AFL |
001055102 |
Financials |
54,404 |
$6,632,391.64 |
0.28% |
| CME Group Inc. |
CME |
12572Q105 |
Financials |
27,907 |
$6,705,214.89 |
0.28% |
| Entergy Corporation |
ETR |
29364G103 |
Utilities |
57,667 |
$6,634,588.35 |
0.28% |
| MYR Group Inc. |
MYRG |
55405W104 |
Industrials |
15,710 |
$6,587,831.40 |
0.28% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) |
TSM |
874039100 |
Information Technology |
15,154 |
$6,578,502.94 |
0.28% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
ALSN |
01973R101 |
Industrials |
56,011 |
$6,397,016.31 |
0.27% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
EWBC |
27579R104 |
Financials |
48,982 |
$6,443,092.28 |
0.27% |
| ING Groep N.V. (ADR) |
ING |
456837103 |
Financials |
202,027 |
$6,543,654.53 |
0.27% |
| Prologis, Inc. |
PLD |
74340W103 |
Real Estate |
46,511 |
$6,552,004.57 |
0.27% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. |
CALM |
128030202 |
Consumer Staples |
70,877 |
$6,261,274.18 |
0.26% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
RY |
780087102 |
Financials |
29,279 |
$6,180,504.11 |
0.26% |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
UMBF |
902788108 |
Financials |
42,580 |
$6,156,642.20 |
0.26% |
| Encompass Health Corporation |
EHC |
29261A100 |
Health Care |
54,964 |
$6,054,834.24 |
0.25% |
| ITT Inc. |
ITT |
45073V108 |
Industrials |
30,973 |
$6,039,735.00 |
0.25% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) |
NXT |
65290E101 |
Industrials |
53,281 |
$5,940,831.50 |
0.25% |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
WFC |
949746101 |
Financials |
69,222 |
$6,033,389.52 |
0.25% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
ENB |
29250N105 |
Energy |
103,296 |
$5,646,159.36 |
0.24% |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
IBM |
459200101 |
Information Technology |
19,883 |
$5,717,555.48 |
0.24% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
CASY |
147528103 |
Consumer Staples |
6,772 |
$5,551,888.76 |
0.23% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
CBOE |
12503M108 |
Financials |
20,460 |
$5,484,712.20 |
0.23% |
| Southern Copper Corporation |
SCCO |
84265V105 |
Materials |
30,797 |
$5,415,036.51 |
0.23% |
| Unilever PLC (ADR) |
UL |
904767803 |
Consumer Staples |
90,208 |
$5,567,637.79 |
0.23% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. |
AER |
N00985106 |
Industrials |
35,137 |
$5,265,982.19 |
0.22% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
SEDG |
83417M104 |
Information Technology |
93,593 |
$5,164,461.74 |
0.22% |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
BLK |
09290D101 |
Financials |
4,741 |
$4,912,197.51 |
0.21% |
| Dave Inc. (Class A) |
DAVE |
23834J201 |
Financials |
12,525 |
$5,019,393.75 |
0.21% |
| DHT Holdings, Inc. |
DHT |
Y2065G121 |
Energy |
286,795 |
$5,093,479.20 |
0.21% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
WTS |
942749102 |
Industrials |
13,882 |
$4,891,461.52 |
0.21% |
| Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) |
SAN |
05964H105 |
Financials |
343,499 |
$4,764,331.13 |
0.20% |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
URBN |
917047102 |
Consumer Discretionary |
69,066 |
$4,753,812.78 |
0.20% |
| AT&T Inc. |
T |
00206R102 |
Communication Services |
215,861 |
$4,561,142.93 |
0.19% |
| Fluor Corporation |
FLR |
343412102 |
Industrials |
90,300 |
$4,581,822.00 |
0.19% |
| OPENLANE Inc. |
OPLN |
48238T109 |
Industrials |
111,722 |
$4,456,590.58 |
0.19% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. |
SBRA |
78573L106 |
Real Estate |
230,819 |
$4,528,668.78 |
0.19% |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
SCHW |
808513105 |
Financials |
43,436 |
$4,479,120.32 |
0.19% |
| BankUnited, Inc. |
BKU |
06652K103 |
Financials |
87,860 |
$4,237,487.80 |
0.18% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) |
P |
74624M102 |
Information Technology |
53,264 |
$4,225,433.12 |
0.18% |
| The Southern Company |
SO |
842587107 |
Utilities |
44,511 |
$4,255,696.71 |
0.18% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ADR) |
BUD |
03524A108 |
Consumer Staples |
50,596 |
$4,027,947.56 |
0.17% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) |
NET |
18915M107 |
Information Technology |
14,788 |
$3,969,099.20 |
0.17% |
| Energy Transfer LP |
ET |
29273V100 |
Energy |
206,176 |
$4,053,420.16 |
0.17% |
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
DRS |
52661A108 |
Industrials |
92,113 |
$4,066,788.95 |
0.17% |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C) |
FWONK |
531229755 |
Communication Services |
42,632 |
$4,098,214.16 |
0.17% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
BNS |
064149107 |
Financials |
46,484 |
$4,071,533.56 |
0.17% |
| America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) |
AMX |
02390A101 |
Communication Services |
147,900 |
$3,846,879.00 |
0.16% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
462222100 |
Health Care |
67,039 |
$3,905,021.75 |
0.16% |
| Wabtec Corporation |
WAB |
929740108 |
Industrials |
14,714 |
$3,843,443.94 |
0.16% |
| Evergy, Inc. |
EVRG |
30034W106 |
Utilities |
42,830 |
$3,670,959.30 |
0.15% |
| NiSource Inc. |
NI |
65473P105 |
Utilities |
77,703 |
$3,644,270.70 |
0.15% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) |
HOOD |
770700102 |
Financials |
32,786 |
$3,671,048.42 |
0.15% |
| Performance Food Group Company |
PFGC |
71377A103 |
Consumer Staples |
30,140 |
$3,416,670.40 |
0.14% |
| Bank of Montreal |
BMO |
063671101 |
Financials |
16,810 |
$3,008,317.60 |
0.13% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
CM |
136069101 |
Financials |
26,496 |
$3,120,698.88 |
0.13% |
| NewMarket Corporation |
NEU |
651587107 |
Materials |
4,177 |
$3,190,852.07 |
0.13% |
| The Gap, Inc. |
GAP |
364760108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
157,586 |
$3,066,623.56 |
0.13% |
| Vale S.A. (ADR) |
VALE |
91912E105 |
Materials |
208,721 |
$3,018,105.66 |
0.13% |
| Morgan Stanley |
MS |
617446448 |
Financials |
12,810 |
$2,847,406.80 |
0.12% |
| Nordson Corporation |
NDSN |
655663102 |
Industrials |
9,635 |
$2,761,391.00 |
0.12% |
| Rio Tinto plc (ADR) |
RIO |
767204100 |
Materials |
31,210 |
$2,825,753.40 |
0.12% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
SPG |
828806109 |
Real Estate |
13,420 |
$2,935,893.40 |
0.12% |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. |
TOL |
889478103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
18,353 |
$2,743,589.97 |
0.12% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. |
XEL |
98389B100 |
Utilities |
36,096 |
$2,889,845.76 |
0.12% |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
DB |
D18190898 |
Financials |
70,764 |
$2,531,228.28 |
0.11% |
| Gold Fields Limited (ADR) |
GFI |
38059T106 |
Materials |
79,557 |
$2,716,075.98 |
0.11% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation |
KIM |
49446R109 |
Real Estate |
109,727 |
$2,730,007.76 |
0.11% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
NEE |
65339F101 |
Utilities |
28,619 |
$2,517,327.24 |
0.11% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
AEP |
025537101 |
Utilities |
18,234 |
$2,469,430.62 |
0.10% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
CRUS |
172755100 |
Information Technology |
16,239 |
$2,441,696.04 |
0.10% |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
LOPE |
38526M106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
15,344 |
$2,316,944.00 |
0.10% |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
WEC |
92939U106 |
Utilities |
21,142 |
$2,430,484.32 |
0.10% |
| CVB Financial Corp. |
CVBF |
126600105 |
Financials |
96,023 |
$2,157,636.81 |
0.09% |
| Sempra |
SRE |
816851109 |
Utilities |
21,723 |
$2,046,306.60 |
0.09% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (Class A) |
TKO |
87256C101 |
Communication Services |
11,090 |
$2,044,996.00 |
0.09% |
| TotalEnergies SE |
TTE |
F92124100 |
Energy |
28,699 |
$2,252,871.50 |
0.09% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
AGI |
011532108 |
Materials |
63,496 |
$1,870,592.16 |
0.08% |
| NetEase, Inc. (ADR) |
NTES |
64110W102 |
Communication Services |
14,030 |
$1,796,260.90 |
0.08% |
| OSI Systems, Inc. |
OSIS |
671044105 |
Information Technology |
8,348 |
$1,807,425.48 |
0.08% |
| AMETEK, Inc. |
AME |
031100100 |
Industrials |
7,188 |
$1,681,848.24 |
0.07% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. |
BKNG |
09857L108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
9,763 |
$1,741,621.57 |
0.07% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
EW |
28176E108 |
Health Care |
17,518 |
$1,615,334.78 |
0.07% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
FERG |
31488V107 |
Industrials |
6,913 |
$1,572,430.98 |
0.07% |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
ARR |
042315705 |
Financials |
82,531 |
$1,407,153.55 |
0.06% |
| National Health Investors, Inc. |
NHI |
63633D104 |
Real Estate |
19,924 |
$1,500,874.92 |
0.06% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. |
ACGL |
G0450A105 |
Financials |
11,540 |
$1,166,232.40 |
0.05% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. |
HIG |
416515104 |
Financials |
9,075 |
$1,259,428.50 |
0.05% |
| VICI Properties Inc. |
VICI |
925652109 |
Real Estate |
33,327 |
$866,835.27 |
0.04% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company |
WY |
962166104 |
Real Estate |
15,699 |
$368,141.55 |
0.02% |
| Canadian Dollar |
$CAD |
|
Other |
136,100 |
$96,136.29 |
0.00% |
| Euro |
$EUR |
|
Other |
20,513 |
$23,412.97 |
0.00% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260717C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,056,000.00) |
-0.13% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,450 |
SPX 260717C07450000 |
|
N/A |
-270 |
($3,820,500.00) |
-0.16% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260821C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-335 |
($4,398,550.00) |
-0.18% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260821C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($6,290,880.00) |
-0.26% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,350 |
SPX 260717C07350000 |
|
N/A |
-300 |
($7,053,900.00) |
-0.30% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,400 |
SPX 260717C07400000 |
|
N/A |
-600 |
($11,200,200.00) |
-0.47% |
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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