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Holdings of the Fund as of 7/17/2026
Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 174
| Apple Inc. |
AAPL |
037833100 |
Information Technology |
582,941 |
$194,550,729.34 |
8.09% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
NVDA |
67066G104 |
Information Technology |
652,326 |
$132,298,236.06 |
5.50% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
|
Other |
103,213,432 |
$103,213,431.70 |
4.29% |
| GE Vernova Inc. |
GEV |
36828A101 |
Industrials |
61,529 |
$65,087,837.36 |
2.71% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
JPM |
46625H100 |
Financials |
187,919 |
$64,099,170.90 |
2.66% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
AMZN |
023135106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
237,344 |
$58,678,557.12 |
2.44% |
| Bank of America Corporation |
BAC |
060505104 |
Financials |
957,111 |
$58,642,190.97 |
2.44% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) |
ASML |
N07059210 |
Information Technology |
31,677 |
$55,358,091.66 |
2.30% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
COST |
22160K105 |
Consumer Staples |
58,144 |
$54,705,945.28 |
2.27% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
AVGO |
11135F101 |
Information Technology |
139,578 |
$51,759,012.02 |
2.15% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) |
GOOGL |
02079K305 |
Communication Services |
144,311 |
$50,042,725.47 |
2.08% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
594918104 |
Information Technology |
120,680 |
$47,526,197.60 |
1.98% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) |
DELL |
24703L202 |
Information Technology |
111,420 |
$44,160,202.80 |
1.84% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) |
GOOG |
02079K107 |
Communication Services |
122,163 |
$42,283,057.56 |
1.76% |
| Nebius Group N.V. |
NBIS |
N97284108 |
Information Technology |
234,554 |
$41,682,591.34 |
1.73% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
031162100 |
Health Care |
89,392 |
$32,743,395.68 |
1.36% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) |
META |
30303M102 |
Communication Services |
50,034 |
$32,322,464.34 |
1.34% |
| Oracle Corporation |
ORCL |
68389X105 |
Information Technology |
253,367 |
$32,028,122.47 |
1.33% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CSCO |
17275R102 |
Information Technology |
282,874 |
$31,664,915.56 |
1.32% |
| Linde Plc |
LIN |
G54950103 |
Materials |
59,869 |
$30,725,968.18 |
1.28% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
375558103 |
Health Care |
215,159 |
$28,891,550.52 |
1.20% |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
FTNT |
34959E109 |
Information Technology |
169,090 |
$27,326,634.90 |
1.14% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
JNJ |
478160104 |
Health Care |
104,659 |
$26,482,913.36 |
1.10% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc |
CCEP |
G25839104 |
Consumer Staples |
246,071 |
$25,881,747.78 |
1.08% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. |
XOM |
30233Q108 |
Energy |
172,510 |
$25,421,073.60 |
1.06% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TSLA |
88160R101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
67,043 |
$25,532,656.12 |
1.06% |
| AbbVie Inc. |
ABBV |
00287Y109 |
Health Care |
99,303 |
$25,271,620.47 |
1.05% |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
LLY |
532457108 |
Health Care |
20,164 |
$23,775,574.04 |
0.99% |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
UNP |
907818108 |
Industrials |
75,479 |
$22,775,788.25 |
0.95% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
CAT |
149123101 |
Industrials |
24,526 |
$21,589,747.28 |
0.90% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
MO |
02209S103 |
Consumer Staples |
277,595 |
$20,600,324.95 |
0.86% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
FIX |
199908104 |
Industrials |
11,870 |
$19,871,092.20 |
0.83% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company |
CL |
194162103 |
Consumer Staples |
200,131 |
$18,608,180.38 |
0.77% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) |
JXN |
46817M107 |
Financials |
141,172 |
$17,739,673.52 |
0.74% |
| Walmart Inc. |
WMT |
931142103 |
Consumer Staples |
154,924 |
$17,698,517.76 |
0.74% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) |
NVS |
66987V109 |
Health Care |
112,959 |
$17,368,575.84 |
0.72% |
| Celestica Inc. |
CLS |
15101Q207 |
Information Technology |
54,486 |
$16,418,811.24 |
0.68% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) |
UPS |
911312106 |
Industrials |
128,748 |
$15,156,214.56 |
0.63% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
EME |
29084Q100 |
Industrials |
19,133 |
$14,238,013.28 |
0.59% |
| IDACORP, Inc. |
IDA |
451107106 |
Utilities |
94,763 |
$14,094,100.99 |
0.59% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc (Class A) |
RPRX |
G7709Q104 |
Health Care |
236,559 |
$13,763,002.62 |
0.57% |
| Citigroup Inc. |
C |
172967424 |
Financials |
102,651 |
$13,278,933.36 |
0.55% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
CW |
231561101 |
Industrials |
18,589 |
$13,158,037.76 |
0.55% |
| TechnipFMC Plc |
FTI |
G87110105 |
Energy |
184,543 |
$13,300,014.01 |
0.55% |
| Chevron Corporation |
CVX |
166764100 |
Energy |
68,765 |
$12,885,185.70 |
0.54% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. |
HLT |
43300A203 |
Consumer Discretionary |
40,741 |
$13,090,898.12 |
0.54% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. |
STRL |
859241101 |
Industrials |
20,204 |
$12,901,466.24 |
0.54% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. |
DINO |
403949100 |
Energy |
141,206 |
$12,509,439.54 |
0.52% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) |
PLTR |
69608A108 |
Information Technology |
93,455 |
$12,371,572.90 |
0.51% |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
KO |
191216100 |
Consumer Staples |
150,147 |
$12,245,989.32 |
0.51% |
| Chubb Limited |
CB |
H1467J104 |
Financials |
33,898 |
$11,937,519.68 |
0.50% |
| Equinix, Inc. |
EQIX |
29444U700 |
Real Estate |
11,867 |
$12,104,340.00 |
0.50% |
| GE Aerospace |
GE |
369604301 |
Industrials |
34,652 |
$12,087,657.16 |
0.50% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
ROST |
778296103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
49,386 |
$11,529,655.56 |
0.48% |
| The Cigna Group |
CI |
125523100 |
Health Care |
40,860 |
$11,500,047.00 |
0.48% |
| British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) |
BTI |
110448107 |
Consumer Staples |
178,201 |
$11,198,150.84 |
0.47% |
| InterDigital, Inc. |
IDCC |
45867G101 |
Information Technology |
43,746 |
$11,393,645.70 |
0.47% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
TRV |
89417E109 |
Financials |
30,427 |
$11,226,954.46 |
0.47% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
WMB |
969457100 |
Energy |
155,074 |
$11,379,330.12 |
0.47% |
| Vistra Corp. |
VST |
92840M102 |
Utilities |
73,107 |
$11,363,752.08 |
0.47% |
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
AM |
03676B102 |
Energy |
481,003 |
$10,865,857.77 |
0.45% |
| DT Midstream, Inc. |
DTM |
23345M107 |
Energy |
72,167 |
$10,467,823.35 |
0.44% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. |
PM |
718172109 |
Consumer Staples |
55,197 |
$10,651,917.06 |
0.44% |
| RTX Corporation |
RTX |
75513E101 |
Industrials |
51,725 |
$10,009,304.75 |
0.42% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. |
USFD |
912008109 |
Consumer Staples |
102,705 |
$9,990,115.35 |
0.42% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
GS |
38141G104 |
Financials |
9,167 |
$9,764,871.74 |
0.41% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
AMD |
007903107 |
Information Technology |
18,236 |
$9,040,679.36 |
0.38% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
NFLX |
64110L106 |
Communication Services |
133,812 |
$9,226,337.40 |
0.38% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
MRK |
58933Y105 |
Health Care |
69,314 |
$8,837,535.00 |
0.37% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
TD |
891160509 |
Financials |
72,144 |
$8,916,998.40 |
0.37% |
| Ciena Corporation |
CIEN |
171779309 |
Information Technology |
23,420 |
$8,768,682.20 |
0.36% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. |
TJX |
872540109 |
Consumer Discretionary |
52,612 |
$8,126,449.52 |
0.34% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
AEIS |
007973100 |
Information Technology |
27,847 |
$7,909,940.35 |
0.33% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc |
AU |
G0378L100 |
Materials |
101,747 |
$7,810,099.72 |
0.32% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
KMI |
49456B101 |
Energy |
235,177 |
$7,596,217.10 |
0.32% |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
YUM |
988498101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
51,728 |
$7,651,605.76 |
0.32% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
DLR |
253868103 |
Real Estate |
42,699 |
$7,424,502.12 |
0.31% |
| APA Corporation |
APA |
03743Q108 |
Energy |
208,033 |
$7,326,922.26 |
0.30% |
| The Boeing Company |
BA |
097023105 |
Industrials |
33,975 |
$7,271,669.25 |
0.30% |
| Aflac Incorporated |
AFL |
001055102 |
Financials |
55,187 |
$6,882,922.64 |
0.29% |
| APi Group Corporation |
APG |
00187Y100 |
Industrials |
174,742 |
$7,010,649.04 |
0.29% |
| CME Group Inc. |
CME |
12572Q105 |
Financials |
28,313 |
$6,938,100.65 |
0.29% |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
DUK |
26441C204 |
Utilities |
56,681 |
$7,085,691.81 |
0.29% |
| Prologis, Inc. |
PLD |
74340W103 |
Real Estate |
47,178 |
$7,066,792.62 |
0.29% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
EWBC |
27579R104 |
Financials |
49,707 |
$6,686,585.64 |
0.28% |
| Entergy Corporation |
ETR |
29364G103 |
Utilities |
58,508 |
$6,625,445.92 |
0.28% |
| ING Groep N.V. (ADR) |
ING |
456837103 |
Financials |
204,956 |
$6,626,227.48 |
0.28% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
ALSN |
01973R101 |
Industrials |
56,823 |
$6,455,092.80 |
0.27% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
RY |
780087102 |
Financials |
29,714 |
$6,401,287.02 |
0.27% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. |
CALM |
128030202 |
Consumer Staples |
71,921 |
$6,368,604.55 |
0.26% |
| Encompass Health Corporation |
EHC |
29261A100 |
Health Care |
55,776 |
$6,258,624.96 |
0.26% |
| MYR Group Inc. |
MYRG |
55405W104 |
Industrials |
15,942 |
$6,241,452.42 |
0.26% |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
UMBF |
902788108 |
Financials |
43,189 |
$6,305,162.11 |
0.26% |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
WFC |
949746101 |
Financials |
70,237 |
$6,146,439.87 |
0.26% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
AMAT |
038222105 |
Information Technology |
11,487 |
$6,084,204.42 |
0.25% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
ENB |
29250N105 |
Energy |
104,804 |
$5,943,434.84 |
0.25% |
| ITT Inc. |
ITT |
45073V108 |
Industrials |
31,437 |
$6,051,936.87 |
0.25% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) |
TSM |
874039100 |
Information Technology |
15,386 |
$6,129,320.82 |
0.25% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
CASY |
147528103 |
Consumer Staples |
6,859 |
$5,892,704.08 |
0.24% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
CBOE |
12503M108 |
Financials |
20,750 |
$5,673,257.50 |
0.24% |
| Unilever PLC (ADR) |
UL |
904767803 |
Consumer Staples |
91,513 |
$5,709,496.04 |
0.24% |
| Dave Inc. (Class A) |
DAVE |
23834J201 |
Financials |
12,699 |
$5,592,893.58 |
0.23% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) |
NXT |
65290E101 |
Industrials |
54,064 |
$5,573,998.40 |
0.23% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. |
AER |
N00985106 |
Industrials |
35,659 |
$5,240,803.23 |
0.22% |
| Southern Copper Corporation |
SCCO |
84265V105 |
Materials |
31,232 |
$5,386,895.36 |
0.22% |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
BLK |
09290D101 |
Financials |
4,799 |
$5,145,487.80 |
0.21% |
| DHT Holdings, Inc. |
DHT |
Y2065G121 |
Energy |
290,971 |
$5,065,805.11 |
0.21% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
SEDG |
83417M104 |
Information Technology |
94,956 |
$5,077,297.32 |
0.21% |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
URBN |
917047102 |
Consumer Discretionary |
70,081 |
$5,114,511.38 |
0.21% |
| AT&T Inc. |
T |
00206R102 |
Communication Services |
218,993 |
$4,776,237.33 |
0.20% |
| Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) |
SAN |
05964H105 |
Financials |
348,487 |
$4,721,998.85 |
0.20% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. |
SBRA |
78573L106 |
Real Estate |
234,183 |
$4,709,420.13 |
0.20% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
WTS |
942749102 |
Industrials |
14,085 |
$4,879,466.55 |
0.20% |
| Fluor Corporation |
FLR |
343412102 |
Industrials |
91,605 |
$4,495,973.40 |
0.19% |
| OPENLANE Inc. |
OPLN |
48238T109 |
Industrials |
113,346 |
$4,472,633.16 |
0.19% |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
SCHW |
808513105 |
Financials |
44,074 |
$4,476,155.44 |
0.19% |
| BankUnited, Inc. |
BKU |
06652K103 |
Financials |
89,136 |
$4,355,184.96 |
0.18% |
| Energy Transfer LP |
ET |
29273V100 |
Energy |
209,163 |
$4,250,192.16 |
0.18% |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
IBM |
459200101 |
Information Technology |
20,173 |
$4,290,191.91 |
0.18% |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C) |
FWONK |
531229755 |
Communication Services |
43,241 |
$4,419,230.20 |
0.18% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
BNS |
064149107 |
Financials |
47,151 |
$4,216,713.93 |
0.18% |
| The Southern Company |
SO |
842587107 |
Utilities |
45,149 |
$4,302,699.70 |
0.18% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ADR) |
BUD |
03524A108 |
Consumer Staples |
51,321 |
$4,134,932.97 |
0.17% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) |
NET |
18915M107 |
Information Technology |
14,991 |
$4,162,401.06 |
0.17% |
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
DRS |
52661A108 |
Industrials |
93,447 |
$4,124,750.58 |
0.17% |
| America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) |
AMX |
02390A101 |
Communication Services |
150,046 |
$3,941,708.42 |
0.16% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) |
P |
74624M102 |
Information Technology |
54,047 |
$3,749,780.86 |
0.16% |
| Wabtec Corporation |
WAB |
929740108 |
Industrials |
14,917 |
$3,909,447.36 |
0.16% |
| Evergy, Inc. |
EVRG |
30034W106 |
Utilities |
43,439 |
$3,717,944.01 |
0.15% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
462222100 |
Health Care |
68,025 |
$3,699,879.75 |
0.15% |
| NiSource Inc. |
NI |
65473P105 |
Utilities |
78,834 |
$3,624,787.32 |
0.15% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
CM |
136069101 |
Financials |
26,873 |
$3,258,082.52 |
0.14% |
| NewMarket Corporation |
NEU |
651587107 |
Materials |
4,235 |
$3,261,924.05 |
0.14% |
| Performance Food Group Company |
PFGC |
71377A103 |
Consumer Staples |
30,575 |
$3,417,062.00 |
0.14% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) |
HOOD |
770700102 |
Financials |
33,250 |
$3,323,670.00 |
0.14% |
| The Gap, Inc. |
GAP |
364760108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
159,877 |
$3,253,496.95 |
0.14% |
| Bank of Montreal |
BMO |
063671101 |
Financials |
17,042 |
$3,101,132.74 |
0.13% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
SPG |
828806109 |
Real Estate |
13,623 |
$3,115,580.10 |
0.13% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation |
KIM |
49446R109 |
Real Estate |
111,322 |
$2,907,730.64 |
0.12% |
| Morgan Stanley |
MS |
617446448 |
Financials |
12,984 |
$2,798,052.00 |
0.12% |
| Nordson Corporation |
NDSN |
655663102 |
Industrials |
9,780 |
$2,826,224.40 |
0.12% |
| Rio Tinto plc (ADR) |
RIO |
767204100 |
Materials |
31,674 |
$2,855,411.10 |
0.12% |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. |
TOL |
889478103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
18,614 |
$2,806,246.64 |
0.12% |
| Vale S.A. (ADR) |
VALE |
91912E105 |
Materials |
211,766 |
$3,004,959.54 |
0.12% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. |
XEL |
98389B100 |
Utilities |
36,618 |
$2,884,399.86 |
0.12% |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
DB |
D18190898 |
Financials |
71,779 |
$2,526,620.80 |
0.11% |
| Gold Fields Limited (ADR) |
GFI |
38059T106 |
Materials |
80,717 |
$2,582,136.83 |
0.11% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
NEE |
65339F101 |
Utilities |
29,025 |
$2,577,420.00 |
0.11% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
AEP |
025537101 |
Utilities |
18,495 |
$2,443,929.30 |
0.10% |
| TotalEnergies SE |
TTE |
F92124100 |
Energy |
29,105 |
$2,368,855.95 |
0.10% |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
WEC |
92939U106 |
Utilities |
21,461 |
$2,432,604.35 |
0.10% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
CRUS |
172755100 |
Information Technology |
16,471 |
$2,272,668.58 |
0.09% |
| CVB Financial Corp. |
CVBF |
126600105 |
Financials |
97,415 |
$2,223,010.30 |
0.09% |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
LOPE |
38526M106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
15,576 |
$2,187,493.44 |
0.09% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (Class A) |
TKO |
87256C101 |
Communication Services |
11,264 |
$2,085,304.32 |
0.09% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
AGI |
011532108 |
Materials |
64,424 |
$1,820,622.24 |
0.08% |
| NetEase, Inc. (ADR) |
NTES |
64110W102 |
Communication Services |
14,233 |
$1,868,650.57 |
0.08% |
| Sempra |
SRE |
816851109 |
Utilities |
22,042 |
$2,033,374.50 |
0.08% |
| AMETEK, Inc. |
AME |
031100100 |
Industrials |
7,304 |
$1,731,048.00 |
0.07% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. |
BKNG |
09857L108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
9,908 |
$1,800,085.44 |
0.07% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
FERG |
31488V107 |
Industrials |
7,000 |
$1,624,140.00 |
0.07% |
| National Health Investors, Inc. |
NHI |
63633D104 |
Real Estate |
20,214 |
$1,609,236.54 |
0.07% |
| OSI Systems, Inc. |
OSIS |
671044105 |
Information Technology |
8,464 |
$1,799,954.24 |
0.07% |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
ARR |
042315705 |
Financials |
83,720 |
$1,390,589.20 |
0.06% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
EW |
28176E108 |
Health Care |
17,779 |
$1,524,193.67 |
0.06% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. |
ACGL |
G0450A105 |
Financials |
11,714 |
$1,187,213.90 |
0.05% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. |
HIG |
416515104 |
Financials |
9,220 |
$1,293,197.20 |
0.05% |
| VICI Properties Inc. |
VICI |
925652109 |
Real Estate |
33,820 |
$908,743.40 |
0.04% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company |
WY |
962166104 |
Real Estate |
15,931 |
$390,150.19 |
0.02% |
| Canadian Dollar |
$CAD |
|
Other |
136,100 |
$97,089.56 |
0.00% |
| Euro |
$EUR |
|
Other |
20,513 |
$23,462.20 |
0.00% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,625 |
SPX 260821C07625000 |
|
N/A |
-300 |
($1,809,000.00) |
-0.08% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,575 |
SPX 260821C07575000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($2,599,360.00) |
-0.11% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,650 |
SPX 260918C07650000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,231,680.00) |
-0.13% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260821C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,747,520.00) |
-0.16% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260918C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,978,560.00) |
-0.17% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260821C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-635 |
($4,267,200.00) |
-0.18% |
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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