There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Investing in the Fund carries certain risks. The Fund will invest a percentage of its assets in derivatives, such as futures and options contracts. The use of such derivatives and the resulting high portfolio turnover may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities and commodities underlying those derivatives. The Fund may experience losses that exceed those experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts, options and hedging strategies. Investing in the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. There are risks associated with the sale and purchase of call and put options. Emerging market securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities traded in developed countries. The Fund invests in the securities of foreign companies which are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements and have different accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards from those applicable to U.S. companies. The performance of the Fund may be subject to substantial short term changes. Because the Fund invests in affiliated underlying funds, unaffiliated underlying funds, or a combination of both, the Advisor is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund's assets among the underlying funds. Investments in underlying funds that own small and mid-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable than larger, more established organizations. The Fund may invest in lower-quality, non-investment grade bonds (also known as "junk" bonds). Lower-quality debt securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Interest rate risk is the risk that bond prices in general fall when interest rates rise. These factors may affect the value of your investment.
BNP Paribas Catalyst Systematic Alpha Index™ is a rules-based Index designed to capitalize on structural inefficiencies and behavioral biases (risk premia) present within the equity, fixed-income, commodity, and currency markets. The BNPP CASA Index is composed of seven rules-based Index Components created by BNP Paribas (each, a “BNPP Index Component”).
BNP Paribas does not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote any investment fund or other vehicle that is offered by third parties and that seeks to provide an investment return based on the returns of the BNP Paribas catalyst systematic alpha index (the “index”). A decision to invest in any such investment fund or other vehicle should not be made in reliance on any of the statements set forth in this document. Prospective investors are advised to make an investment in any such fund or vehicle only after carefully considering the risks associated with investing in such funds, as detailed in an offering memorandum or similar document that is prepared by or on behalf of the issuer of the investment fund or vehicle. You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
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