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Holdings of the Fund as of 7/8/2026
Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 174
| Apple Inc. |
AAPL |
037833100 |
Information Technology |
572,573 |
$179,438,652.47 |
7.57% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
NVDA |
67066G104 |
Information Technology |
640,734 |
$130,786,624.08 |
5.52% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
|
Other |
100,366,131 |
$100,366,131.32 |
4.23% |
| GE Vernova Inc. |
GEV |
36828A101 |
Industrials |
60,449 |
$64,740,274.58 |
2.73% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
JPM |
46625H100 |
Financials |
184,571 |
$61,022,864.02 |
2.57% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
AMZN |
023135106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
233,132 |
$56,795,617.84 |
2.40% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) |
ASML |
N07059210 |
Information Technology |
31,101 |
$55,006,783.65 |
2.32% |
| Bank of America Corporation |
BAC |
060505104 |
Financials |
940,083 |
$54,806,838.90 |
2.31% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
COST |
22160K105 |
Consumer Staples |
57,100 |
$54,423,723.00 |
2.30% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
AVGO |
11135F101 |
Information Technology |
137,094 |
$53,287,066.86 |
2.25% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) |
GOOGL |
02079K305 |
Communication Services |
141,755 |
$51,303,969.60 |
2.16% |
| Nebius Group N.V. |
NBIS |
N97284108 |
Information Technology |
230,378 |
$49,872,229.44 |
2.10% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) |
DELL |
24703L202 |
Information Technology |
109,440 |
$47,274,796.80 |
1.99% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
594918104 |
Information Technology |
118,520 |
$45,433,456.80 |
1.92% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) |
GOOG |
02079K107 |
Communication Services |
120,003 |
$43,046,276.13 |
1.82% |
| Oracle Corporation |
ORCL |
68389X105 |
Information Technology |
248,867 |
$34,963,324.83 |
1.48% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
031162100 |
Health Care |
87,808 |
$32,312,465.92 |
1.36% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CSCO |
17275R102 |
Information Technology |
277,834 |
$31,623,065.88 |
1.33% |
| Linde Plc |
LIN |
G54950103 |
Materials |
58,789 |
$31,021,191.63 |
1.31% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) |
META |
30303M102 |
Communication Services |
49,134 |
$29,633,698.08 |
1.25% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
375558103 |
Health Care |
211,343 |
$28,704,606.26 |
1.21% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
JNJ |
478160104 |
Health Care |
102,787 |
$27,074,095.80 |
1.14% |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
FTNT |
34959E109 |
Information Technology |
166,066 |
$26,024,202.86 |
1.10% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TSLA |
88160R101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
65,855 |
$25,950,821.30 |
1.10% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc |
CCEP |
G25839104 |
Consumer Staples |
241,679 |
$25,480,216.97 |
1.08% |
| AbbVie Inc. |
ABBV |
00287Y109 |
Health Care |
97,539 |
$24,652,006.86 |
1.04% |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
LLY |
532457108 |
Health Care |
19,804 |
$24,078,297.32 |
1.02% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. |
XOM |
30233Q108 |
Energy |
169,450 |
$23,914,478.50 |
1.01% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
CAT |
149123101 |
Industrials |
24,094 |
$22,843,039.52 |
0.96% |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
UNP |
907818108 |
Industrials |
74,147 |
$20,830,858.18 |
0.88% |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
MO |
02209S103 |
Consumer Staples |
272,663 |
$19,852,593.03 |
0.84% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
FIX |
199908104 |
Industrials |
11,654 |
$19,636,290.76 |
0.83% |
| Celestica Inc. |
CLS |
15101Q207 |
Information Technology |
53,514 |
$19,304,640.36 |
0.81% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company |
CL |
194162103 |
Consumer Staples |
196,567 |
$18,288,593.68 |
0.77% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) |
NVS |
66987V109 |
Health Care |
110,943 |
$17,215,025.31 |
0.73% |
| Walmart Inc. |
WMT |
931142103 |
Consumer Staples |
152,152 |
$17,208,391.20 |
0.73% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) |
JXN |
46817M107 |
Financials |
138,652 |
$15,025,717.24 |
0.63% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
EME |
29084Q100 |
Industrials |
18,809 |
$14,463,744.82 |
0.61% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
CW |
231561101 |
Industrials |
18,265 |
$13,891,811.05 |
0.59% |
| IDACORP, Inc. |
IDA |
451107106 |
Utilities |
93,071 |
$13,885,262.49 |
0.59% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) |
UPS |
911312106 |
Industrials |
126,444 |
$13,901,253.36 |
0.59% |
| Citigroup Inc. |
C |
172967424 |
Financials |
100,815 |
$13,850,972.85 |
0.58% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc (Class A) |
RPRX |
G7709Q104 |
Health Care |
232,347 |
$13,562,094.39 |
0.57% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. |
HLT |
43300A203 |
Consumer Discretionary |
40,021 |
$13,332,195.73 |
0.56% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. |
STRL |
859241101 |
Industrials |
19,844 |
$13,111,327.68 |
0.55% |
| TechnipFMC Plc |
FTI |
G87110105 |
Energy |
181,267 |
$12,759,384.13 |
0.54% |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
KO |
191216100 |
Consumer Staples |
147,483 |
$12,300,082.20 |
0.52% |
| GE Aerospace |
GE |
369604301 |
Industrials |
34,040 |
$12,119,261.20 |
0.51% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) |
PLTR |
69608A108 |
Information Technology |
91,799 |
$12,137,663.78 |
0.51% |
| Chevron Corporation |
CVX |
166764100 |
Energy |
67,541 |
$11,885,189.77 |
0.50% |
| Chubb Limited |
CB |
H1467J104 |
Financials |
33,286 |
$11,819,525.74 |
0.50% |
| Equinix, Inc. |
EQIX |
29444U700 |
Real Estate |
11,651 |
$11,837,066.47 |
0.50% |
| InterDigital, Inc. |
IDCC |
45867G101 |
Information Technology |
42,954 |
$11,501,363.04 |
0.49% |
| The Cigna Group |
CI |
125523100 |
Health Care |
40,140 |
$11,629,762.20 |
0.49% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
WMB |
969457100 |
Energy |
152,302 |
$11,463,771.54 |
0.48% |
| Vistra Corp. |
VST |
92840M102 |
Utilities |
71,811 |
$11,117,779.02 |
0.47% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. |
DINO |
403949100 |
Energy |
138,686 |
$10,903,493.32 |
0.46% |
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
AM |
03676B102 |
Energy |
472,435 |
$10,728,998.85 |
0.45% |
| British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) |
BTI |
110448107 |
Consumer Staples |
175,033 |
$10,745,275.87 |
0.45% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
ROST |
778296103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
48,522 |
$10,564,209.84 |
0.45% |
| DT Midstream, Inc. |
DTM |
23345M107 |
Energy |
70,871 |
$10,344,331.16 |
0.44% |
| Ciena Corporation |
CIEN |
171779309 |
Information Technology |
22,988 |
$10,137,018.36 |
0.43% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. |
PM |
718172109 |
Consumer Staples |
54,225 |
$10,143,870.75 |
0.43% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
TRV |
89417E109 |
Financials |
29,887 |
$10,100,012.78 |
0.43% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. |
USFD |
912008109 |
Consumer Staples |
100,869 |
$10,074,795.72 |
0.43% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
NFLX |
64110L106 |
Communication Services |
131,436 |
$9,935,247.24 |
0.42% |
| RTX Corporation |
RTX |
75513E101 |
Industrials |
50,789 |
$9,899,283.99 |
0.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
AMD |
007903107 |
Information Technology |
17,912 |
$9,267,758.37 |
0.39% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
GS |
38141G104 |
Financials |
8,987 |
$9,253,374.68 |
0.39% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
MRK |
58933Y105 |
Health Care |
68,090 |
$8,578,659.10 |
0.36% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
TD |
891160509 |
Financials |
70,848 |
$8,399,738.88 |
0.35% |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
YUM |
988498101 |
Consumer Discretionary |
50,792 |
$8,393,378.00 |
0.35% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
AEIS |
007973100 |
Information Technology |
27,343 |
$8,028,998.52 |
0.34% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc |
AU |
G0378L100 |
Materials |
99,947 |
$7,978,769.01 |
0.34% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. |
TJX |
872540109 |
Consumer Discretionary |
51,676 |
$7,895,576.04 |
0.33% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
KMI |
49456B101 |
Energy |
231,001 |
$7,502,912.48 |
0.32% |
| The Boeing Company |
BA |
097023105 |
Industrials |
33,363 |
$7,505,006.85 |
0.32% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
DLR |
253868103 |
Real Estate |
41,943 |
$7,394,550.90 |
0.31% |
| APA Corporation |
APA |
03743Q108 |
Energy |
204,325 |
$7,163,634.50 |
0.30% |
| APi Group Corporation |
APG |
00187Y100 |
Industrials |
171,646 |
$7,118,159.62 |
0.30% |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
DUK |
26441C204 |
Utilities |
55,673 |
$7,058,779.67 |
0.30% |
| CME Group Inc. |
CME |
12572Q105 |
Financials |
27,809 |
$6,759,533.63 |
0.29% |
| Aflac Incorporated |
AFL |
001055102 |
Financials |
54,215 |
$6,583,869.60 |
0.28% |
| Entergy Corporation |
ETR |
29364G103 |
Utilities |
57,464 |
$6,570,433.76 |
0.28% |
| MYR Group Inc. |
MYRG |
55405W104 |
Industrials |
15,654 |
$6,571,236.12 |
0.28% |
| Prologis, Inc. |
PLD |
74340W103 |
Real Estate |
46,350 |
$6,535,350.00 |
0.28% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) |
TSM |
874039100 |
Information Technology |
15,098 |
$6,597,524.04 |
0.28% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
AMAT |
038222105 |
Information Technology |
11,271 |
$6,430,105.50 |
0.27% |
| ING Groep N.V. (ADR) |
ING |
456837103 |
Financials |
201,320 |
$6,432,174.00 |
0.27% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
ALSN |
01973R101 |
Industrials |
55,815 |
$6,237,326.25 |
0.26% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
EWBC |
27579R104 |
Financials |
48,807 |
$6,228,261.27 |
0.26% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. |
CALM |
128030202 |
Consumer Staples |
70,625 |
$6,008,775.00 |
0.25% |
| Encompass Health Corporation |
EHC |
29261A100 |
Health Care |
54,768 |
$6,038,172.00 |
0.25% |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
IBM |
459200101 |
Information Technology |
19,813 |
$5,984,516.65 |
0.25% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) |
NXT |
65290E101 |
Industrials |
53,092 |
$5,826,316.08 |
0.25% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
RY |
780087102 |
Financials |
29,174 |
$6,003,133.98 |
0.25% |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
UMBF |
902788108 |
Financials |
42,433 |
$6,028,880.64 |
0.25% |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
WFC |
949746101 |
Financials |
68,977 |
$5,901,672.12 |
0.25% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
CASY |
147528103 |
Consumer Staples |
6,751 |
$5,691,768.10 |
0.24% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
ENB |
29250N105 |
Energy |
102,932 |
$5,668,465.24 |
0.24% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
462222100 |
Health Care |
66,801 |
$5,642,012.46 |
0.24% |
| ITT Inc. |
ITT |
45073V108 |
Industrials |
30,861 |
$5,719,469.13 |
0.24% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
CBOE |
12503M108 |
Financials |
20,390 |
$5,402,942.20 |
0.23% |
| Unilever PLC (ADR) |
UL |
904767803 |
Consumer Staples |
89,893 |
$5,558,983.00 |
0.23% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. |
AER |
N00985106 |
Industrials |
35,011 |
$5,214,188.23 |
0.22% |
| Southern Copper Corporation |
SCCO |
84265V105 |
Materials |
30,692 |
$5,132,009.31 |
0.22% |
| DHT Holdings, Inc. |
DHT |
Y2065G121 |
Energy |
285,787 |
$5,064,145.64 |
0.21% |
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
SEDG |
83417M104 |
Information Technology |
93,264 |
$4,887,966.24 |
0.21% |
| Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) |
SAN |
05964H105 |
Financials |
342,295 |
$4,644,943.15 |
0.20% |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
BLK |
09290D101 |
Financials |
4,727 |
$4,681,337.18 |
0.20% |
| Dave Inc. (Class A) |
DAVE |
23834J201 |
Financials |
12,483 |
$4,687,491.33 |
0.20% |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
URBN |
917047102 |
Consumer Discretionary |
68,821 |
$4,681,204.42 |
0.20% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
WTS |
942749102 |
Industrials |
13,833 |
$4,814,575.65 |
0.20% |
| AT&T Inc. |
T |
00206R102 |
Communication Services |
215,105 |
$4,543,017.60 |
0.19% |
| Fluor Corporation |
FLR |
343412102 |
Industrials |
89,985 |
$4,455,157.35 |
0.19% |
| OPENLANE Inc. |
OPLN |
48238T109 |
Industrials |
111,330 |
$4,403,101.50 |
0.19% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. |
SBRA |
78573L106 |
Real Estate |
230,007 |
$4,607,040.21 |
0.19% |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
SCHW |
808513105 |
Financials |
43,282 |
$4,401,779.40 |
0.19% |
| BankUnited, Inc. |
BKU |
06652K103 |
Financials |
87,552 |
$4,170,101.76 |
0.18% |
| The Southern Company |
SO |
842587107 |
Utilities |
44,357 |
$4,275,127.66 |
0.18% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ADR) |
BUD |
03524A108 |
Consumer Staples |
50,421 |
$3,989,813.73 |
0.17% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) |
NET |
18915M107 |
Information Technology |
14,739 |
$4,029,642.60 |
0.17% |
| Energy Transfer LP |
ET |
29273V100 |
Energy |
205,455 |
$4,080,336.30 |
0.17% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) |
P |
74624M102 |
Information Technology |
53,075 |
$4,125,519.75 |
0.17% |
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
DRS |
52661A108 |
Industrials |
91,791 |
$4,103,975.61 |
0.17% |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C) |
FWONK |
531229755 |
Communication Services |
42,485 |
$4,099,377.65 |
0.17% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
BNS |
064149107 |
Financials |
46,323 |
$3,933,285.93 |
0.17% |
| America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) |
AMX |
02390A101 |
Communication Services |
147,382 |
$3,892,358.62 |
0.16% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) |
HOOD |
770700102 |
Financials |
32,674 |
$3,709,479.22 |
0.16% |
| Wabtec Corporation |
WAB |
929740108 |
Industrials |
14,665 |
$3,798,235.00 |
0.16% |
| Evergy, Inc. |
EVRG |
30034W106 |
Utilities |
42,683 |
$3,666,896.53 |
0.15% |
| NiSource Inc. |
NI |
65473P105 |
Utilities |
77,430 |
$3,627,595.50 |
0.15% |
| NewMarket Corporation |
NEU |
651587107 |
Materials |
4,163 |
$3,243,601.45 |
0.14% |
| Performance Food Group Company |
PFGC |
71377A103 |
Consumer Staples |
30,035 |
$3,349,803.55 |
0.14% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
CM |
136069101 |
Financials |
26,405 |
$3,009,377.85 |
0.13% |
| Bank of Montreal |
BMO |
063671101 |
Financials |
16,754 |
$2,923,740.54 |
0.12% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation |
KIM |
49446R109 |
Real Estate |
109,342 |
$2,730,269.74 |
0.12% |
| Morgan Stanley |
MS |
617446448 |
Financials |
12,768 |
$2,784,317.76 |
0.12% |
| Rio Tinto plc (ADR) |
RIO |
767204100 |
Materials |
31,098 |
$2,761,502.40 |
0.12% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
SPG |
828806109 |
Real Estate |
13,371 |
$2,929,452.39 |
0.12% |
| The Gap, Inc. |
GAP |
364760108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
157,033 |
$2,881,555.55 |
0.12% |
| Vale S.A. (ADR) |
VALE |
91912E105 |
Materials |
207,986 |
$2,922,203.30 |
0.12% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. |
XEL |
98389B100 |
Utilities |
35,970 |
$2,863,931.40 |
0.12% |
| Gold Fields Limited (ADR) |
GFI |
38059T106 |
Materials |
79,277 |
$2,606,627.76 |
0.11% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
NEE |
65339F101 |
Utilities |
28,521 |
$2,493,876.24 |
0.11% |
| Nordson Corporation |
NDSN |
655663102 |
Industrials |
9,600 |
$2,725,344.00 |
0.11% |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. |
TOL |
889478103 |
Consumer Discretionary |
18,290 |
$2,662,475.30 |
0.11% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
AEP |
025537101 |
Utilities |
18,171 |
$2,469,438.90 |
0.10% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
CRUS |
172755100 |
Information Technology |
16,183 |
$2,375,502.57 |
0.10% |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
DB |
D18190898 |
Financials |
70,519 |
$2,487,205.13 |
0.10% |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
LOPE |
38526M106 |
Consumer Discretionary |
15,288 |
$2,303,748.72 |
0.10% |
| TotalEnergies SE |
TTE |
F92124100 |
Energy |
28,601 |
$2,255,760.87 |
0.10% |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
WEC |
92939U106 |
Utilities |
21,065 |
$2,448,595.60 |
0.10% |
| CVB Financial Corp. |
CVBF |
126600105 |
Financials |
95,687 |
$2,121,380.79 |
0.09% |
| Sempra |
SRE |
816851109 |
Utilities |
21,646 |
$2,063,513.18 |
0.09% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (Class A) |
TKO |
87256C101 |
Communication Services |
11,048 |
$2,131,269.68 |
0.09% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
AGI |
011532108 |
Materials |
63,272 |
$1,849,440.56 |
0.08% |
| NetEase, Inc. (ADR) |
NTES |
64110W102 |
Communication Services |
13,981 |
$1,863,387.68 |
0.08% |
| OSI Systems, Inc. |
OSIS |
671044105 |
Information Technology |
8,320 |
$1,808,934.40 |
0.08% |
| AMETEK, Inc. |
AME |
031100100 |
Industrials |
7,160 |
$1,656,394.40 |
0.07% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. |
BKNG |
09857L108 |
Consumer Discretionary |
9,728 |
$1,695,493.12 |
0.07% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
EW |
28176E108 |
Health Care |
17,455 |
$1,634,486.20 |
0.07% |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
ARR |
042315705 |
Financials |
82,244 |
$1,389,101.16 |
0.06% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
FERG |
31488V107 |
Industrials |
6,892 |
$1,526,302.32 |
0.06% |
| National Health Investors, Inc. |
NHI |
63633D104 |
Real Estate |
19,854 |
$1,522,206.18 |
0.06% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. |
ACGL |
G0450A105 |
Financials |
11,498 |
$1,172,910.98 |
0.05% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. |
HIG |
416515104 |
Financials |
9,040 |
$1,254,209.60 |
0.05% |
| VICI Properties Inc. |
VICI |
925652109 |
Real Estate |
33,208 |
$866,396.72 |
0.04% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company |
WY |
962166104 |
Real Estate |
15,643 |
$351,341.78 |
0.01% |
| Canadian Dollar |
$CAD |
|
Other |
68,619 |
$48,408.16 |
0.00% |
| Euro |
$EUR |
|
Other |
20,513 |
$23,419.12 |
0.00% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260717C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($1,529,600.00) |
-0.06% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,450 |
SPX 260717C07450000 |
|
N/A |
-270 |
($2,097,900.00) |
-0.09% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,600 |
SPX 260821C07600000 |
|
N/A |
-335 |
($3,032,420.00) |
-0.13% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,350 |
SPX 260717C07350000 |
|
N/A |
-300 |
($4,752,300.00) |
-0.20% |
| 2026-08-21 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,500 |
SPX 260821C07500000 |
|
N/A |
-320 |
($4,658,240.00) |
-0.20% |
| 2026-07-17 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 7,400 |
SPX 260717C07400000 |
|
N/A |
-600 |
($7,278,000.00) |
-0.31% |
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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