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Holdings of the Fund as of 7/20/2026
Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 174
| Apple Inc. |
AAPL |
037833100 |
Information Technology |
583,805 |
$190,664,874.95 |
7.94% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
NVDA |
67066G104 |
Information Technology |
653,292 |
$132,801,197.76 |
5.53% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
|
Other |
103,483,761 |
$103,483,760.70 |
4.31% |
| GE Vernova Inc. |
GEV |
36828A101 |
Industrials |
61,619 |
$66,497,992.54 |
2.77% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
JPM |
46625H100 |
Financials |
188,198 |
$63,774,656.26 |
2.66% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
AMZN |
023135106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
237,695 |
$59,421,373.05 |
2.47% |
| Bank of America Corporation |
BAC |
060505104 |
Financials |
958,530 |
$57,914,382.60 |
2.41% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) |
ASML |
N07059210 |
Information Technology |
31,725 |
$55,170,409.50 |
2.30% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
COST |
22160K105 |
Consumer Staples |
58,231 |
$54,492,569.80 |
2.27% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
AVGO |
11135F101 |
Information Technology |
139,785 |
$52,861,095.60 |
2.20% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) |
GOOGL |
02079K305 |
Communication Services |
144,524 |
$50,871,002.76 |
2.12% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
594918104 |
Information Technology |
120,860 |
$48,620,769.40 |
2.02% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) |
GOOG |
02079K107 |
Communication Services |
122,343 |
$42,987,659.91 |
1.79% |
| Nebius Group N.V. |
NBIS |
N97284108 |
Information Technology |
234,902 |
$42,897,803.24 |
1.79% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) |
DELL |
24703L202 |
Information Technology |
111,585 |
$42,612,079.80 |
1.77% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
031162100 |
Health Care |
89,524 |
$32,601,955.08 |
1.36% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) |
META |
30303M102 |
Communication Services |
50,109 |
$32,362,897.65 |
1.35% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CSCO |
17275R102 |
Information Technology |
283,294 |
$31,360,645.80 |
1.31% |
| Linde Plc |
LIN |
G54950103 |
Materials |
59,959 |
$30,702,005.95 |
1.28% |
| Oracle Corporation |
ORCL |
68389X105 |
Information Technology |
253,742 |
$30,799,203.96 |
1.28% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
375558103 |
Health Care |
215,477 |
$28,703,691.17 |
1.20% |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
FTNT |
34959E109 |
Information Technology |
169,342 |
$27,155,683.12 |
1.13% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc |
CCEP |
G25839104 |
Consumer Staples |
246,437 |
$26,156,823.18 |
1.09% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
JNJ |
478160104 |
Health Care |
104,815 |
$26,080,068.30 |
1.09% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. |
XOM |
30233Q108 |
Energy |
172,765 |
$25,631,415.40 |
1.07% |
| AbbVie Inc. |
ABBV |
00287Y109 |
Health Care |
99,450 |
$25,198,641.00 |
1.05% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TSLA |
88160R101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
67,142 |
$24,813,668.94 |
1.03% |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
LLY |
532457108 |
Health Care |
20,194 |
$23,160,498.60 |
0.96% |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
UNP |
907818108 |
Industrials |
75,590 |
$22,393,537.50 |
0.93% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
CAT |
149123101 |
Industrials |
24,562 |
$21,228,936.60 |
0.88% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
MO |
02209S103 |
Consumer Staples |
278,006 |
$20,755,927.96 |
0.86% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
FIX |
199908104 |
Industrials |
11,888 |
$20,354,395.84 |
0.85% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company |
CL |
194162103 |
Consumer Staples |
200,428 |
$18,425,346.04 |
0.77% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) |
JXN |
46817M107 |
Financials |
141,382 |
$17,392,813.64 |
0.72% |
| Walmart Inc. |
WMT |
931142103 |
Consumer Staples |
155,155 |
$17,408,391.00 |
0.72% |
| Celestica Inc. |
CLS |
15101Q207 |
Information Technology |
54,567 |
$16,770,621.78 |
0.70% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) |
NVS |
66987V109 |
Health Care |
113,127 |
$16,919,274.12 |
0.70% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) |
UPS |
911312106 |
Industrials |
128,940 |
$14,589,561.00 |
0.61% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
EME |
29084Q100 |
Industrials |
19,160 |
$14,255,614.80 |
0.59% |
| IDACORP, Inc. |
IDA |
451107106 |
Utilities |
94,904 |
$13,953,735.12 |
0.58% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc (Class A) |
RPRX |
G7709Q104 |
Health Care |
236,910 |
$13,573,758.91 |
0.57% |
| Citigroup Inc. |
C |
172967424 |
Financials |
102,804 |
$13,232,930.88 |
0.55% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
CW |
231561101 |
Industrials |
18,616 |
$13,199,116.32 |
0.55% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. |
HLT |
43300A203 |
Consumer Discretionary |
40,801 |
$13,196,267.43 |
0.55% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. |
STRL |
859241101 |
Industrials |
20,234 |
$13,156,551.48 |
0.55% |
| TechnipFMC Plc |
FTI |
G87110105 |
Energy |
184,816 |
$13,315,992.80 |
0.55% |
| Chevron Corporation |
CVX |
166764100 |
Energy |
68,867 |
$13,064,758.57 |
0.54% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. |
DINO |
403949100 |
Energy |
141,416 |
$12,785,420.56 |
0.53% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) |
PLTR |
69608A108 |
Information Technology |
93,593 |
$12,621,016.05 |
0.53% |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
KO |
191216100 |
Consumer Staples |
150,369 |
$12,348,302.28 |
0.51% |
| Chubb Limited |
CB |
H1467J104 |
Financials |
33,949 |
$11,968,040.97 |
0.50% |
| Equinix, Inc. |
EQIX |
29444U700 |
Real Estate |
11,885 |
$12,090,729.35 |
0.50% |
| GE Aerospace |
GE |
369604301 |
Industrials |
34,703 |
$11,844,133.90 |
0.49% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
ROST |
778296103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
49,458 |
$11,661,207.24 |
0.49% |
| The Cigna Group |
CI |
125523100 |
Health Care |
40,920 |
$11,618,824.80 |
0.48% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
WMB |
969457100 |
Energy |
155,305 |
$11,517,418.80 |
0.48% |
| Vistra Corp. |
VST |
92840M102 |
Utilities |
73,215 |
$11,567,237.85 |
0.48% |
| InterDigital, Inc. |
IDCC |
45867G101 |
Information Technology |
43,812 |
$11,311,382.16 |
0.47% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
TRV |
89417E109 |
Financials |
30,472 |
$11,228,932.00 |
0.47% |
| British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) |
BTI |
110448107 |
Consumer Staples |
178,465 |
$11,152,277.85 |
0.46% |
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
AM |
03676B102 |
Energy |
481,717 |
$10,886,804.20 |
0.45% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. |
PM |
718172109 |
Consumer Staples |
55,278 |
$10,653,176.16 |
0.44% |
| DT Midstream, Inc. |
DTM |
23345M107 |
Energy |
72,275 |
$10,393,867.75 |
0.43% |
| RTX Corporation |
RTX |
75513E101 |
Industrials |
51,803 |
$10,072,575.32 |
0.42% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. |
USFD |
912008109 |
Consumer Staples |
102,858 |
$9,774,595.74 |
0.41% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
GS |
38141G104 |
Financials |
9,182 |
$9,687,285.46 |
0.40% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
AMD |
007903107 |
Information Technology |
18,263 |
$9,196,698.91 |
0.38% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
NFLX |
64110L106 |
Communication Services |
134,010 |
$9,059,076.00 |
0.38% |
| Ciena Corporation |
CIEN |
171779309 |
Information Technology |
23,456 |
$8,884,429.12 |
0.37% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
MRK |
58933Y105 |
Health Care |
69,416 |
$8,635,350.40 |
0.36% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
TD |
891160509 |
Financials |
72,252 |
$8,706,366.00 |
0.36% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. |
TJX |
872540109 |
Consumer Discretionary |
52,690 |
$8,203,833.00 |
0.34% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
AEIS |
007973100 |
Information Technology |
27,889 |
$7,827,605.63 |
0.33% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc |
AU |
G0378L100 |
Materials |
101,897 |
$7,630,047.36 |
0.32% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
KMI |
49456B101 |
Energy |
235,525 |
$7,673,404.50 |
0.32% |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
YUM |
988498101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
51,806 |
$7,634,650.22 |
0.32% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
DLR |
253868103 |
Real Estate |
42,762 |
$7,536,802.50 |
0.31% |
| APA Corporation |
APA |
03743Q108 |
Energy |
208,342 |
$7,258,635.28 |
0.30% |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
DUK |
26441C204 |
Utilities |
56,765 |
$7,143,875.25 |
0.30% |
| The Boeing Company |
BA |
097023105 |
Industrials |
34,026 |
$7,127,766.48 |
0.30% |
| Aflac Incorporated |
AFL |
001055102 |
Financials |
55,268 |
$6,857,653.44 |
0.29% |
| APi Group Corporation |
APG |
00187Y100 |
Industrials |
175,000 |
$6,891,500.00 |
0.29% |
| CME Group Inc. |
CME |
12572Q105 |
Financials |
28,355 |
$6,950,094.05 |
0.29% |
| Prologis, Inc. |
PLD |
74340W103 |
Real Estate |
47,247 |
$6,967,987.56 |
0.29% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
EWBC |
27579R104 |
Financials |
49,782 |
$6,666,805.44 |
0.28% |
| ING Groep N.V. (ADR) |
ING |
456837103 |
Financials |
205,259 |
$6,609,339.80 |
0.28% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
ALSN |
01973R101 |
Industrials |
56,907 |
$6,468,618.69 |
0.27% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. |
CALM |
128030202 |
Consumer Staples |
72,029 |
$6,368,804.18 |
0.27% |
| Entergy Corporation |
ETR |
29364G103 |
Utilities |
58,595 |
$6,557,366.45 |
0.27% |
| Encompass Health Corporation |
EHC |
29261A100 |
Health Care |
55,860 |
$6,284,250.00 |
0.26% |
| MYR Group Inc. |
MYRG |
55405W104 |
Industrials |
15,966 |
$6,231,849.12 |
0.26% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
RY |
780087102 |
Financials |
29,759 |
$6,260,400.83 |
0.26% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) |
TSM |
874039100 |
Information Technology |
15,410 |
$6,199,443.00 |
0.26% |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
UMBF |
902788108 |
Financials |
43,252 |
$6,252,076.60 |
0.26% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
AMAT |
038222105 |
Information Technology |
11,505 |
$6,048,178.50 |
0.25% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
CASY |
147528103 |
Consumer Staples |
6,868 |
$5,950,847.28 |
0.25% |
| ITT Inc. |
ITT |
45073V108 |
Industrials |
31,485 |
$6,020,876.55 |
0.25% |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
WFC |
949746101 |
Financials |
70,342 |
$6,072,624.86 |
0.25% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
CBOE |
12503M108 |
Financials |
20,780 |
$5,781,203.80 |
0.24% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
ENB |
29250N105 |
Energy |
104,960 |
$5,849,420.80 |
0.24% |
| Unilever PLC (ADR) |
UL |
904767803 |
Consumer Staples |
91,648 |
$5,682,175.87 |
0.24% |
| Dave Inc. (Class A) |
DAVE |
23834J201 |
Financials |
12,717 |
$5,573,606.76 |
0.23% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) |
NXT |
65290E101 |
Industrials |
54,145 |
$5,426,953.35 |
0.23% |
| Southern Copper Corporation |
SCCO |
84265V105 |
Materials |
31,277 |
$5,475,664.38 |
0.23% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. |
AER |
N00985106 |
Industrials |
35,713 |
$5,297,309.29 |
0.22% |
| DHT Holdings, Inc. |
DHT |
Y2065G121 |
Energy |
291,403 |
$5,213,199.67 |
0.22% |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
URBN |
917047102 |
Consumer Discretionary |
70,186 |
$5,252,018.38 |
0.22% |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
BLK |
09290D101 |
Financials |
4,805 |
$5,064,998.55 |
0.21% |
| AT&T Inc. |
T |
00206R102 |
Communication Services |
219,317 |
$4,814,008.15 |
0.20% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. |
SBRA |
78573L106 |
Real Estate |
234,531 |
$4,690,620.00 |
0.20% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
WTS |
942749102 |
Industrials |
14,106 |
$4,803,234.06 |
0.20% |
| Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) |
SAN |
05964H105 |
Financials |
349,003 |
$4,648,719.96 |
0.19% |
| Fluor Corporation |
FLR |
343412102 |
Industrials |
91,740 |
$4,540,212.60 |
0.19% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
SEDG |
83417M104 |
Information Technology |
95,097 |
$4,622,665.17 |
0.19% |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
SCHW |
808513105 |
Financials |
44,140 |
$4,526,115.60 |
0.19% |
| BankUnited, Inc. |
BKU |
06652K103 |
Financials |
89,268 |
$4,289,327.40 |
0.18% |
| Energy Transfer LP |
ET |
29273V100 |
Energy |
209,472 |
$4,248,092.16 |
0.18% |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
IBM |
459200101 |
Information Technology |
20,203 |
$4,303,239.00 |
0.18% |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C) |
FWONK |
531229755 |
Communication Services |
43,304 |
$4,295,756.80 |
0.18% |
| OPENLANE Inc. |
OPLN |
48238T109 |
Industrials |
113,514 |
$4,374,829.56 |
0.18% |
| The Southern Company |
SO |
842587107 |
Utilities |
45,215 |
$4,271,008.90 |
0.18% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ADR) |
BUD |
03524A108 |
Consumer Staples |
51,396 |
$4,154,338.68 |
0.17% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) |
NET |
18915M107 |
Information Technology |
15,012 |
$4,089,569.04 |
0.17% |
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
DRS |
52661A108 |
Industrials |
93,585 |
$4,156,109.85 |
0.17% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
BNS |
064149107 |
Financials |
47,220 |
$4,110,973.20 |
0.17% |
| America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) |
AMX |
02390A101 |
Communication Services |
150,268 |
$3,921,994.80 |
0.16% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) |
P |
74624M102 |
Information Technology |
54,128 |
$3,785,171.04 |
0.16% |
| Wabtec Corporation |
WAB |
929740108 |
Industrials |
14,938 |
$3,851,763.30 |
0.16% |
| Evergy, Inc. |
EVRG |
30034W106 |
Utilities |
43,502 |
$3,704,630.32 |
0.15% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
462222100 |
Health Care |
68,127 |
$3,607,324.65 |
0.15% |
| NiSource Inc. |
NI |
65473P105 |
Utilities |
78,951 |
$3,582,006.87 |
0.15% |
| NewMarket Corporation |
NEU |
651587107 |
Materials |
4,241 |
$3,307,174.21 |
0.14% |
| Performance Food Group Company |
PFGC |
71377A103 |
Consumer Staples |
30,620 |
$3,347,378.40 |
0.14% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) |
HOOD |
770700102 |
Financials |
33,298 |
$3,305,825.44 |
0.14% |
| Bank of Montreal |
BMO |
063671101 |
Financials |
17,066 |
$3,037,748.00 |
0.13% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
CM |
136069101 |
Financials |
26,912 |
$3,170,233.60 |
0.13% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
SPG |
828806109 |
Real Estate |
13,644 |
$3,113,424.36 |
0.13% |
| The Gap, Inc. |
GAP |
364760108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
160,114 |
$3,183,066.32 |
0.13% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation |
KIM |
49446R109 |
Real Estate |
111,487 |
$2,902,006.61 |
0.12% |
| Nordson Corporation |
NDSN |
655663102 |
Industrials |
9,795 |
$2,793,925.80 |
0.12% |
| Rio Tinto plc (ADR) |
RIO |
767204100 |
Materials |
31,722 |
$2,825,478.54 |
0.12% |
| Vale S.A. (ADR) |
VALE |
91912E105 |
Materials |
212,081 |
$2,990,342.10 |
0.12% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. |
XEL |
98389B100 |
Utilities |
36,672 |
$2,884,986.24 |
0.12% |
| Gold Fields Limited (ADR) |
GFI |
38059T106 |
Materials |
80,837 |
$2,526,156.25 |
0.11% |
| Morgan Stanley |
MS |
617446448 |
Financials |
13,002 |
$2,742,641.88 |
0.11% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
NEE |
65339F101 |
Utilities |
29,067 |
$2,557,896.00 |
0.11% |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. |
TOL |
889478103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
18,641 |
$2,739,108.54 |
0.11% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
AEP |
025537101 |
Utilities |
18,522 |
$2,427,308.10 |
0.10% |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
DB |
D18190898 |
Financials |
71,884 |
$2,493,655.96 |
0.10% |
| TotalEnergies SE |
TTE |
F92124100 |
Energy |
29,147 |
$2,355,077.60 |
0.10% |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
WEC |
92939U106 |
Utilities |
21,494 |
$2,419,149.70 |
0.10% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
CRUS |
172755100 |
Information Technology |
16,495 |
$2,256,351.05 |
0.09% |
| CVB Financial Corp. |
CVBF |
126600105 |
Financials |
97,559 |
$2,192,150.73 |
0.09% |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
LOPE |
38526M106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
15,600 |
$2,175,576.00 |
0.09% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (Class A) |
TKO |
87256C101 |
Communication Services |
11,282 |
$2,062,236.78 |
0.09% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
AGI |
011532108 |
Materials |
64,520 |
$1,817,528.40 |
0.08% |
| NetEase, Inc. (ADR) |
NTES |
64110W102 |
Communication Services |
14,254 |
$1,912,886.80 |
0.08% |
| Sempra |
SRE |
816851109 |
Utilities |
22,075 |
$2,001,981.75 |
0.08% |
| AMETEK, Inc. |
AME |
031100100 |
Industrials |
7,316 |
$1,720,796.36 |
0.07% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. |
BKNG |
09857L108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
9,923 |
$1,780,682.35 |
0.07% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
FERG |
31488V107 |
Industrials |
7,009 |
$1,605,201.18 |
0.07% |
| National Health Investors, Inc. |
NHI |
63633D104 |
Real Estate |
20,244 |
$1,604,539.44 |
0.07% |
| OSI Systems, Inc. |
OSIS |
671044105 |
Information Technology |
8,476 |
$1,784,028.48 |
0.07% |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
ARR |
042315705 |
Financials |
83,843 |
$1,375,025.20 |
0.06% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
EW |
28176E108 |
Health Care |
17,806 |
$1,513,510.00 |
0.06% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. |
ACGL |
G0450A105 |
Financials |
11,732 |
$1,194,669.56 |
0.05% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. |
HIG |
416515104 |
Financials |
9,235 |
$1,297,517.50 |
0.05% |
| VICI Properties Inc. |
VICI |
925652109 |
Real Estate |
33,871 |
$909,097.64 |
0.04% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company |
WY |
962166104 |
Real Estate |
15,955 |
$382,281.80 |
0.02% |
| Canadian Dollar |
$CAD |
|
Other |
136,100 |
$96,730.73 |
0.00% |
| Euro |
$EUR |
|
Other |
20,513 |
$23,412.97 |
0.00% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,625 |
SPX 260821C07625000 |
|
N/A |
-300 |
($1,494,000.00) |
-0.06% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,575 |
SPX 260821C07575000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($2,307,200.00) |
-0.10% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,650 |
SPX 260918C07650000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($2,963,200.00) |
-0.12% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260821C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,510,400.00) |
-0.15% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260821C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-635 |
($3,756,025.00) |
-0.16% |
| 2026-09-18 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260918C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($3,724,800.00) |
-0.16% |
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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