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ISHARES LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUN (AGG)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Lehman Brothers Bond Index.
The fund will invest approximately 90% of assets in the bonds represented in the underlying index and in securities that provide substantially similar exposure to securities in the underlying index. It may invest the remainder of assets in bonds not included in the underlying index, cash, liquid short-term instruments, shares of money market funds, and securities not included in the index.
SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL 1 TO 3 MONTH T (BIL)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the 1-3 month sector of the United States Treasury Bill market.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill index. The 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 3 months. It is nondiversified.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
The fund invests by sampling the index. It invests at least 80% of assets in bonds held in the index. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index ranging between 5 and 10 years.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.
The fund invests by sampling the index. It invests at least 80% of assets in bonds held in the index. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, ranging between 5 and 10 years.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
The fund invests by sampling the index. It invests at least 80% of assets in bonds held in the index. The fund's dollar-weighted average maturity is not expected to exceed 3 years.
CLAYMORE/CLEAR SPIN-OFF (CSD)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Clear Spin-off Index.
The index is comprised of approximately 40 U.S. stocks and ADRs. The universe includes companies that have been spun-off within that past two years. There are no limits on market capitalization. The index generally includes companies with less than a $10 billion market capitalization. The fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/ZACKS MULTI-ASSET INC IDX (CVY)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks Yield Hog index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks and ADRs that comprise the index. The index is comprised of approximately 125 to 150 securities selected from a universe of domestic and international companies. It includes all U.S. stocks and ADRs that pay dividends as well as REITs, master limited partnerships, closed-end funds and traditional preferred stocks. It is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/ZACKS MID-CAP CORE (CZA)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks Mid-Cap Core Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index consists of 100 stocks selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of mid-capitalization common stocks and ADRs. The fund is nondiversified.
DB COMMODITY INDEX FUND (DBC)
The investment seeks to reflect the performance of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity index.
The fund will pursue its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the index, or the index commodities. The index commodities are light, sweet crude oil, heating oil, aluminum, gold, corn and wheat. The index is composed of notional amounts of each of the index commodities. The notional amounts of each index commodity are broadly in proportion to historical levels of the world’s production and supply.
DB G10 CURRENCY HARVEST FUND (DBV)
The investment seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank G10 Currency Future Harvest Index - Excess Return.
The index is comprised of long futures positions on the three G10 currencies associated with the highest interest rates and short futures positions on the three currencies associated with the lowest interest rates. The G10 currency universe from which the index selects currently includes U.S. Dollars, Euros, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, British Pounds, Australian Dollars, New Zealand Dollars, Norwegian Krone and Swedish Krona. The fund is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instrument (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument.
CLAYMORE/SABRIENT DEFENSIVE EQ IDX (DEF)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Sabrient Defensive Equity Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks and ADRs that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 100 companies with potentially superior risk/return profiles during periods of weakness in the markets and/or American economy overall. The fund is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ GLOBAL TITANS (DGT)
StreetTRACKS DJ Global Titans ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index U.S.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Global Titans Index. It purchases ADR or U.S. shares of foreign companies included in the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
DIAMONDS TRUST SERIES 1 (DIA)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The Trust holds the Portfolio and cash, and is not actively "managed" by traditional methods. To maintain the correspondence between the composition and weightings of stocks held by the Trust and component stocks of the DJIA, the Trustee adjusts the portfolio from time to time to conform to periodic changes in the identity and/or relative weightings of index securities, typically within three business days before or after the day on which such changes are scheduled to take effect.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE SMALL CAP (DSC)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Small Cap index. It is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE SMALL CAP GROWTH (DSG)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Small Cap Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap Growth Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Small Cap Growth Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES KLD 400 SOCIAL INDEX FUN (DSI)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Domini 400 SocialSM index (the Underlying index).
The fund may invest at least 90% of assets in the securities of the Underlying index or in ADRs representing securities in the Underlying index. It may invest the remainder of assets in securities not included in the Underlying index, but which BGFA believes may help the fund track the Underlying index, such as futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options, and swaps, as well as cash and cash equivalents.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE SMALL CAP VALUE (DSV)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Small Cap Value ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap Value Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Small Cap Value Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiverisified.
ISHARES DOW JONES SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUN (DVY)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index.
The fund invests in securities exhibiting positive dividend-per-share growth rates over the past five years and dividend payout ratios below 60%.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST (EEB)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Bank of New York BRIC Select ADR index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in ADRs and GDRs that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 75 securities. It includes U.S. exchange-listed ADRs and GDRs of companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China. About 50% of the index is comprised of companies located in Brazil, 6% in Russia, 18% in India, and 26% in China. It is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE SMALLCAP EARNINGS FUND (EES)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market. Companies in the index are incorporated and listed in the U.S. and have generated positive cumulative earnings over their most recent four fiscal quarters. The fund is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE EARNINGS TOP 100 FUND (EEZ)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Earnings Top 100 index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of 100 large-cap companies with relatively high earnings yields. Approximately 95% of the index consisted of companies with market capitalizations over $10 billion. The fund is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE LARGE CAP GROWTH (ELG)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Large Cap Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Growth Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Large Cap Growth Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE LARGE CAP (ELR)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Large Cap index. It utilizes "sampling" methodology in seeking its objective. The fund is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE LARGE CAP VALUE (ELV)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Large Cap Value ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Value Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Large Cap Value Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE MID CAP GROWTH (EMG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap Growth index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Mid Cap Growth index. It is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE MID CAP (EMM)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Mid Cap index. It is nondiversified.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE MID CAP VALUE (EMV)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap Value index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Mid Cap Value index. It is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE EARNINGS 500 FUND (EPS)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Earnings 500 index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generated companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market. It consists of the 500 largest companies ranked by market capitalization in the WisdomTree Earnings Index. The fund is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE TOTAL EARNINGS FUND (EXT)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Earnings index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the broad U.S. stock market. Companies in the index are incorporated and listed in the U.S. and have generated positive cumulative earnings over their most recent four fiscal quarters. The fund is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE MIDCAP EARNINGS FUND (EZM)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree MidCap Earnings index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the mid-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market. Companies in the index are incorporated and listed in the U.S. and have generated positive cumulative earnings over their most recent four fiscal quarters. The fund is nondiversified.
WISDOMTREE LOW P/E FUND (EZY)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Low P/E index.
The fund invests at least 95% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of companies with the lowest price to earnings ratios within the WisdomTree Earnings Index. The fund is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST MULT CAP VAL ALPHA FND (FAB)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Multi Cap Value index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P Composite 1500/Citigroup Value index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST MULT CAP GRWTH ALP FND (FAD)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Multi Cap Growth index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P Composite 1500/Citigroup Value index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST MORNINGSTAR DIVID LEDR (FDL)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Morningstar® Dividend Leaders index.
The fund will normally invest at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index consists of the top 100 stocks, based on dividend yield, of the securities listed on one of the three major exchanges that have been selected through the application of Morningstar’s proprietary multi-step screening process.
FIRST TRUST DOW JONES SELMICROCAP (FDM)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Dow Jones Select MicroCap index(SM).
The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks of U.S. micro-capitalization companies which are publicly traded in the United States. It normally invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is comprised of selected U.S. micro-capitalization companies chosen from all common stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), the AMEX and NASDAQ with limited partnerships excluded.
FIRST TRUST DB STRATEG VAL IDX FND (FDV)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses of the Deutsche Bank CROCI US+ index.
The fund normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index identifies companies that may be undervalued based up their economic price/earnings ratios. It is an equal dollar weighted index which is intended to reflect the total return performance of the 40 stocks in the selection pool with the lowest positive CROCI Economic Price Earnings Ratios. The fund is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE ALP FND (FEX)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Large Cap Core index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P 500 index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST MID CAP CORE ALPHA FND (FNX)
FNX Mining Company, Inc. engages in the production and sale of nickel, copper, platinum, palladium, and gold, including related activities of exploration and development in the Sudbury mining district of Canada. Its properties include McCreedy West property, Levack property, Podolsky property, Victoria property, North Range football property, and Kirkwood property. The company was incorporated in 1984 as Fort Knox Gold Resources, Inc. It changed its name to FNX Mining Company, Inc. in 2002. FNX Mining Company is based in Toronto, Canada.
FIRST TRUST IPOX-100 INDEX FUND (FPX)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the IPOX-100 U.S. index.
The fund normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified value-weighted price index measuring the performance of the top 100 companies ranked quarterly by market capitalization in the IPOX Composite U.S. index. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE OPP FND (FTA)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Large Cap Value Opportunities index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P 500/Citigroup Value index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP GO ALPHA FND (FTC)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Large Cap Growth Opportunities index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE DIVIDEND INDX FND (FVD)
First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund invests primarily in the common stocks, for which Value Line gives a Safety Ranking of #1 and #2 in the Value Line Safety Ranking System. Its investment portfolio includes investments in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, information technology, industrials, materials, telecom services, and utilities sectors. First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as investment advisor of the fund. First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund was founded in 2003 and is based in Lisle, Illinois.
FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE EQ ALL FND (FVI)
First Trust/Value Line(R) & Ibbotson Equity Allocation Fund operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests in common stocks of various companies. The fund's investment portfolio includes investments in energy, insurance, household durables, healthcare, information technology, and industrial goods sectors. First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as the investment advisor of the fund. First Trust/Value Line(R) & Ibbotson Equity Allocation Fund was formed in 2004 and is based in Lisle, Illinois.
FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE 100 FUND (FVL)
First Trust Value Line(R) 100 Fund operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of the 100 common stocks ranked number 1 in Value Line's Timeliness Ranking System. The fund's investment portfolio comprises investments in healthcare providers and services, household durables, specialty retail, biotechnology, communications equipment, software, healthcare equipment and supplies, IT services, hotels, restaurants and leisure, food and staples retailing, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, and computers and peripherals, as well as oil, gas, and consumable fuel sectors. It also invests in machinery, commercial services and supplies, road and rail, media, energy equipment and services, electronic equipment and instruments, Internet software and services, capital markets, auto components, diversified consumer services, textiles and apparel, diversified financial services, pharmaceuticals, metals and mining, distributors, personal products, and electrical equipment sectors. First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as the investment advisor of the fund. First Trust Value Line(R) 100 Fund was founded in 2003 and is based in Lisle, Illinois.
FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP CR ALPHADEXFD (FYX)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Small Cap Core index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P SmallCap 600 index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
streetTRACKS Gold Trust is an investment trust whose shares strive to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses.
The Trust holds gold, and is expected to issue baskets in exchange for deposits of gold, and to distribute gold in connection with redemptions of baskets. The gold held by the trust will only be sold on an as-needed basis to pay trust expenses, in the event the Trust terminates and liquidates its assets, or as otherwise required by law or regulation. The Trust is not managed like an active investment vehicle, and it's not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
ISHARES IBOXX $ HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND FUN (HYG)
The investment seeks to replicate the performance, net of expenses, of the iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. However, it may invest up to 20% of assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, and in bonds not included within the index. The index is a rules-based index consisting of the most liquid and tradable U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds for sale in the U.S. It includes approximately 50 securities. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES COMEX GOLD TRUST (IAU)
The objective of the trust is for the value of its shares to reflect, at any given time, the price of gold owned by the trust at that time, less the trust's expenses and liabilities.
The trust is not actively managed. It receives gold deposited with it in exchange for the creation of baskets of iShares, sells gold as necessary to cover the trust's liabilities, and delivers gold in exchange for baskets of iShares surrendered to it for redemption. The trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
ISHARES LEHMAN 7-10 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUN (IEF)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the intermediate-term sector of the United States Treasury market.
This fund generally invests at least 90% of assets in the bonds of the underlying index and at least 95% of assets in U.S. Government bonds. It may also invest up to 10% of assets in U.S. Government bonds not included in the underlying index.
ISHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX FUN (IJH)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in an aggregate sample of securities that reflect the predominant characteristics of the S&P 400 MidCap Index. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P 400 assets, including futures contracts, options, cash and cash equivalents.
ISHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 VALUE INDEX FUN (IJJ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the mid-capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market. It typically holds companies with the lowest price-to-book ratios within the S&P 400 Index, which represent about 50% of the Index’s market capitalization. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P 400 assets.
ISHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IJK)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It typically holds companies with the highest price-to-book ratios within the S&P 400 Index, which represent about 50% of the Index’s market capitalization. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P 400 assets.
ISHARES S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX FUN (IJR)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in an aggregate sample of securities that reflect the predominant characteristics of the S&P 600 SmallCap Index. The fund only holds securities that have been traded for at least six months and that have a price greater than $1 on three or more business days over a 12-month period.
ISHARES S&P SMALLCAP 600 VALUE INDEX FUN (IJS)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the small capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It typically holds securities of the S&P 600 Index with the lowest price-to-book ratios. The fund’s holdings typically represent approximately 50% of the S&P 600 Index’s market capitalization.
ISHARES S&P SMALLCAP 600 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IJT)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the small capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It typically holds securities of the S&P 600 Index with the highest price-to-book ratios. The fund’s holdings typically represent approximately 50% of the S&P 600 Index’s market capitalization.
SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL TIPS (IPE)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the inflation protected sector of the United States Treasury market.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-linked Bond index. The U.S. Treasury TIPS index measures the performance of inflation protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P 1500 INDEX FUN (ISI)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 1500 Composite Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index or in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) or European Depositary Receipts (EDRs)(collectively Depositary Receipts) representing securities in the underlying index. It uses a representative sampling strategy to track the Index. The Index is comprised of the S&P 500, MidCap 400, and SmallCap 600 Indices, which together represent approximately 90% of the total U.S. equity market.
SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL INTER TERM (ITE)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the 1-10 year sector of the United States Treasury market.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Treasury index. The Intermediate U.S. Treasury index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal 1 year and less than 10 years. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE INDEX FUN (IVE)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500/BARRA Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in S&P 500 securities that have the lowest price-to-book ratios. It typically represents approximately 50% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P assets, including futures contracts, options, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P 500 INDEX FUN (IVV)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in S&P 500 Index securities. It uses a passive indexing approach that does not judge the investment merits of particular securities through economic, financial or market analysis. The fund may hold up to 10% of non-S&P assets, including futures contracts, options, cash and cash equivalents.
ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IVW)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500/BARRA Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in S&P 500 securities that have the highest price-to-book ratios. It typically represents approximately 50% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P assets, including futures contracts, options, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 INDEX FUN (IWB)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in the largest 1000 capitalization-weighted companies in the Russell 3000 Index.
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX FUN (IWD)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 1000 Value Index, which measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in those Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWF)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUN (IWM)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in approximately 2000 of the smallest capitalization-weighted companies in the Russell 3000 Index.
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX FUN (IWN)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell 2000 Value Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWO)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWP)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX FUN (IWR)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in the 800 smallest capitalization-weighted companies in the Russell 1000 Index.
ISHARES RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX FUN (IWS)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell Midcap Value Index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 INDEX FUN (IWV)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 3000 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the broad US equity market. It invests in the largest capitalization-weighted public companies domiciled in the US and its territories.
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX FUN (IWW)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 3000 Value Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a representative sampling strategy in order to track the Russell 3000 Value Index, which measures the performance of the value sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWZ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the growth sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. INDEX FUN (IYY)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index. The Index is comprised of all of the companies in the Dow Jones Large-Cap Index, Dow Jones Mid-Cap Index and Dow Jones Small-Cap Index. The Index represents approximately 95% of the market capitalization of all listed U.S. equity securities.
SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL AGGREGATE BO (LAG)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate index. The U.S. Aggregate index represents the securities of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES IBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND FUN (LQD)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the underlying index. The fund typically invests at least 90% of assets in the bonds of the underlying index, and at least 95% of assets in investment grade corporate bonds. The fund may also invest in bonds not included in the underlying index, but which the manager believes will help it track the underlying index. It may also invest up to 5% of assets in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, and in cash and cash equivalents. This fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/BBD HIGH INCOME INDEX (LVL)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Benchmarks by Design High Income index.
The fund using a low cost "passive" or "indexing" investment approach, will seek to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the BBD Income index. It will normally invest at least 90% of total assets in securities that comprise the Index.
MIDCAP SPDR TRUST SERIES I (MDY)
MidCap SPDR Trust seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
The fund holds all of the S&P stocks in the MidCap 400 Index. The fund is a unit investment trust that consists of individual ownership interest units called SPDRs in the MidCap SPDR trust. The fund issues and redeems MidCap SPDRs only in multiples of 25,000 in exchange for S&P MidCap 400 Index stocks and cash.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the S&P MidCap400 index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P midcap 400 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
ULTRASHORT MIDCAP400 (MZZ)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. It is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/SABRIENT INSIDER (NFO)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Sabrient Insider Sentiment Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks and ADRs that comprise the index. The index is comprised of a group of stocks that are reflecting favorable corporate insider buying trends and Wall Street analyst earnings estimates. It consists of the 100 highest-ranking stocks from a subset of companies covered by more than one analyst. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P 100 INDEX FUN (OEF)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s 100 Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index or in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) or European Depositary Receipts (EDRs)(collectively Depositary Receipts) representing securities in the underlying index. The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the S&P 100 Index, a subset of the S&P 500 consisting of blue chip stocks from diverse industries.The fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/OCEAN TOMO PATENT (OTP)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index..
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in common stocks and ADRs that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 300 companies based on patent valuation and other criteria. The fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/OCEAN TOMO GROWTH INDEX (OTR)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Growth Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index consists of 60 stocks selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of U.S. listed companies. The fund is nondiversified.
WILDERHILL CLEAN ENERGY PORTFOLIO (PBW)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, the WilderHill Clean Energy Index.
The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of companies engaged in the business of the advancement of cleaner energy and conservation. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Clean Energy Index.
HIGH YIELD EQUITY DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS PORTFOLIO (PEY)
The investment seeks to deliver high current income and capital appreciation. It is comprised of the fifty highest yielding companies with at least ten years of consecutive dividend increases. The yield-weighted portfolio is rebalanced quarterly, and reconstituted annually.
ISHARES S&P U.S. PREFERRED STOCK INDEX FUN (PFF)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index measures the performance of a select group of preferred stocks listed on the NYSE, AMEX, or NASDAQ. It includes companies with a market capitalization over $100 million. The fund is nondiversified.
DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS PORTFOLIO (PFM)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Broad Dividend Achievers(TM) index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of companies that have raised their annual regular cash dividend payments for at least each of the last 10 consecutive fiscal years. It normally invests at least 90% of total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Broad Dividend Achievers(TM) index.
FINANCIAL PREFERRED PORTFOLIO (PGF)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Wachovia Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in preferred securities of financial institutions. It will invest at least 90% of assets in preferred securities that comprise the index. The index consists of the preferred securities of approximately 30 financial institutions. The fund is nondiversified.
GOLDEN DRAGON HALTER USX CHINA PORTFOLIO (PGJ)
The investment is based on the Halter USX China Index.
The Index is comprised of U.S.-listed securities of companies which derive a majority of their revenue from the People's Republic of China. The portfolio is rebalanced quarterly.
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS PORTFOLIO (PID)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fees and expenses) of an equity index called the
International Dividend Achievers index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in American Depositary Receipts and non-U.S. common or ordinary stocks traded on the NYSE, NASDAQ or AMEX of companies that have increased their aggregate annual regular dividend payments consistently over the course of the last five calendar or fiscal years. It may invest at least 90% of total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the International Dividend Achievers index.
VALUE LINE TIMELINESS SELECT PORTFOLIO (PIV)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Value Line Timeliness(TM) Select index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of companies that have the potential to outperform the U.S. equity market. It may invest at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the Value Line Index.
DYNAMIC LARGE CAP PORTFOLIO (PJF)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Large Cap Intellidex Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in the common stocks of large capitalization companies. It will invest at least 90% of assets in the common stocks that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 100 companies.
DYNAMIC MID CAP PORTFOLIO (PJG)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Mid Cap Intellidex Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in the common stocks of mid capitalization companies. It will invest at least 90% of assets in the common stocks that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 150 companies.
DYNAMIC SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (PJM)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Small Cap Intellidex Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in the common stocks of small capitalization companies. It will invest at least 90% of assets in the common stocks that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 200 companies.
BUYBACK ACHIEVERS PORTFOLIO (PKW)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Mergent Buyback Achievers(TM) index.
The fund seeks to match the performance of the Buyback Achievers(TM) index. It normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the Buyback Achievers(TM) index. It is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ 100 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund may not sell short the equity securities of issuers contained in the index.
DYNAMIC LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (PWB)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Large Cap Growth Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 50 U.S. large cap growth stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
DYNAMIC MARKE PORTFOLIOT (PWC)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fee and expenses) of an equity index called the Dynamic Market Intellidex Index.
The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Market Intellidex. It will generally invest in all stocks comprising the Market Intellidex in proportion to their weightings in the Market intellidex. The advisor will seek a correlation of .95 or better between the Fund's performance and the performance of the Market Intellidex.
DYNAMIC MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (PWJ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Mid Cap Growth Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of mid cap companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Mid Cap Growth Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 75 U.S. mid cap growth stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
DYNAMIC OTC PORTFOLIO (PWO)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called Dynamic Market Intellidex.
The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the OTC Intellidex. It will generally invest in all of the stocks comprising the OTC Intellidex in proportion to their weighting in the OTC Intellidex. The Market Intellidex is comprised of over 100 US stocks selevted each quarter by the American Stock Exchange .
DYNAMIC MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (PWP)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Mid Cap Value Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of mid cap companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Mid Cap Value Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 75 U.S. mid cap value stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
DYNAMIC SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (PWT)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small cap companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Small Cap Growth Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 100 U.S. small cap growth stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
DYNAMIC LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (PWV)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Large Cap Value Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Large Cap Value Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 50 U.S. large cap value stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
DYNAMIC SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (PWY)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Small Cap Value Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small cap companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Small Cap Value Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 100 U.S. small cap value stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
VALUE LINE INDUSTRY ROTATION PORTFOLIO (PYH)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Value Line Industry Rotation Index.
The index is comprised of 75 chosen based on their potential relative market performance in the year ahead. It index is rebalanced quarterly. The fund is nondiversified.
ZACKS MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO (PZI)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Zacks Micro Cap index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of micro cap companies. It may invest at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the Zacks Micro Cap index. It is nondiversified.
ZACKS SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (PZJ)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Zacks Small Cap index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of small capitalization companies. In pursuit of its objective, it may invest at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the Zacks Small Cap index. It is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the daily performance of the NASDAQ 100 Index.
The fund invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the NASDAQ 100 Index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve the objective. The fund is nondiversified.
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 (QQQQ)
The investment is a unit investment trust designed to correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
The fund holds all the stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index, which consists of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The fund issues and redeems shares of Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock in multiples of 50,000 in exchange for the stocks in the Nasdaq-100 and cash.
RYDEX SP MIDCAP 400 PURE GROWTH (RFG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Growth index.
The fund uses a "replication" strategy to try to track the S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Growth index which contains only those S&P MidCap 400 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's.
RYDEX SP MIDCAP 400 PURE VALUE (RFV)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Value index.
The fund uses a "replication" strategy to try to track the S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Pure Value index which contains only those S&P MidCap 400 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's.
RYDEX SP 500 PURE GROWTH (RPG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Growth index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy to track the performance of the underlying index. The S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Growth index is narrow in focus, containing only those S&P 500 companies with strong growth characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's. The advisor, expects that, over time, the correlation between the fund's performance and that of the underlying index, before expenses, will be 95% or better.
RYDEX SP 500 PURE VALUE (RPV)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Value index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy to track the performance of the underlying index. The S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Value index is narrow in focus, containing only those S&P 500 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's.
RYDEX SP EQUAL WEIGHT (RSP)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P Equal Weight Index.
The fund will typically invest at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the S&P Equal Weight Index. It may also invest in options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and swaps related to its underlying index, as well as cash and cash equivalents.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
RYDEX SP SMALLCAP 600 PURE GROWTH (RZG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Growth index.
The fund uses a "replication" strategy to try to track the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Growth index, which contains only those S&P SmallCap 600 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's.
RYDEX SP SMALLCAP 600 PURE VALUE (RZV)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Value index.
The fund uses a "replication" strategy to try to track the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Pure Value index, which contains only those S&P SmallCap 600 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's.
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the twice the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in securities that, in combination, have economic characteristics twice the daily return of the index. It will employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve the objective. The fund is nondiversified.
Sussex Bancorp operates as the holding company for Sussex Bank, which provides commercial banking services in Sussex County, New Jersey. The bank accepts personal and business checking accounts, and time deposits; money market accounts; and regular savings accounts. It offers commercial, consumer, mortgage, home equity, and personal loans. The bank also provides one to four family mortgage loans for sale in secondary markets, as well as offers commercial and personal lines of insurance. It offers its services to small and medium sized businesses, professional community, and individuals. The bank invests in U.S. government agency securities, state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, corporate securities, and equity securities. As of September 30, 2005, the bank operated eight banking offices located in Vernon, Montague, Sparta, Wantage, Newton, Augusta, New Jersey, and Andover, New Jersey. Sussex Bancorp was formed in 1975 and is based in Franklin, New Jersey.
ULTRASHORT SMALLCAP600 (SDD)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH (SDK)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell Midcap growth index.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. It is nondiversified.
The investment seeks to replicate, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the price and yield performance of the Dividend index. It is nondiversified.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL1000 GROWTH (SFK)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 1000 growth index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUN (SHY)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the short-term sector of the United States Treasury market.
The fund generally invests at least 90% of assets in the bonds of the underlying index and at least 95% of assets in U.S. Government bonds. Each Treasury Fund may also invest up to 10% of assets in U.S. Government bonds not included in the underlying index.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL1000 VALUE (SJF)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 1000 value index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL2000 VALUE (SJH)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 value index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE (SJL)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice inverse of the daily performance of the Russell MidCap Value Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in securities that, in combination, have economic characteristics twice the daily return of the index. It will employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve the objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL2000 GROWTH (SKK)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 growth index.
ISHARES SILVER TRUST (SLV)
The objective of the investment is to reflect the price of silver owned by the trust less the trust's expenses and liabilities.
The fund is intended to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in silver. Although the fund is not the exact equivalent of an investment in silver, they provide investors with an alternative that allows a level of participation in the silver market through the securities market.
SPDR TRUST SERIES I (SPY)
The investment seeks to correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Index.
SPDR Trust is an exchange-traded fund that holds all of the S&P 500 Index stocks. It is comprised of undivided ownership interests called SPDRs. The fund issues and redeems SPDRs only in multiples of 50,000 SPDRs in exchange for S&P 500 Index stocks and cash.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the S&P 500 index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the S&P 500 index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST (STH)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Sabrient Stealth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks and ADRs that comprise the index. The index is comprised of 150 stocks selected from a broad universe of U.S. traded stocks and ADRs having little or no Wall Street analyst coverage (no more than two analysts). The universe includes approximately 2,100 listed companies with no limitations on market capitalization, but most are from the small and micro-cap categories under $1 billion.
SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL LONG TERM TR (TLO)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the long term sector of the United States Treasury market.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers Long U.S. Treasury index. The Long U.S. Treasury index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of 10 or more years. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES LEHMAN 20+ YEAR TREASURY BOND FUN (TLT)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the long-term sector of the United States Treasury market.
This fund generally invests at least 90% of assets in the bonds of the underlying index and at least 95% of assets in U.S. Government bonds. It may also invest up to 10% of assets in U.S. Government bonds not included in the underlying index.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE TOTAL MARKET (TMW)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Total Market ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Composite Index. The Fund utilizes "sampling" methodology in seeking its objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRASHORT RUSSELL2000 (TWM)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 index.
The fund normally invests 80% of assets to financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
DB US DOLLAR BEARISH FUND (UDN)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Short US Dollar Futures index.
The index is comprised solely of short futures contracts. The futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being short the US Dollar against the Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc.
ULTRA RUSSELL1000 GROWTH (UKF)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 1000 growth index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA RUSSELL2000 GROWTH (UKK)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Growth index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH (UKW)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell MidCap Growth index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND LP (UNG)
The investment seeks to replicate the performance, net of expenses, of natural gas.
The trust will invest in futures contracts on natural gas traded on the NYMEX that is the near month contract to expire. It is nondiversified.
UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP (USO)
The investment seeks to reflect the performance, less expenses, of the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light, sweet crude oil.
The fund will invest in futures contracts for WTI light, sweet crude oil, other types of crude oil, heating oil, gasoline, natural gas and other petroleum based-fuels that are traded on exchanges. It may also invest in other oil interests such as cash-settled options on oil futures contracts, forward contracts for oil, and OTC transactions that are based on the price of oil. The fund is nondiversified.
DB US DOLLAR BULLISH FUND (UUP)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Futures index.
The index is comprised solely of long futures contracts. The futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being long the US Dollar against the Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc.
ULTRA RUSSELL1000 VALUE (UVG)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 1000 index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA RUSSELL2000 VALUE (UVT)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in securities that, in combination, have economic characteristics twice the daily return of the index. It will employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve the objective. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE (UVU)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell MidCap Value index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the S&P 500 index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 2000 index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small capitalization stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index, a broadly diversified index of the stocks of smaller U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small capitalization growth stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index, a broadly diversified index of growth stocks of smaller U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization value stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index, a broadly diversified index of value stocks of smaller U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Mergent Dividend Achievers Select index.
The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as weighting in the index. The index measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of mid-capitalization stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index, a broadly diversified index of the stocks of medium-size U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of mid-capitalization value stocks
The fund employs a passive management approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Value Index, a broadly diversified index of value stocks of medium-size U.S. companies.
Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust II operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The trust invests in municipal securities. Its portfolio includes investments in various sectors, such as hospital, public education, higher education, general purpose, and water and sewer. Van Kampen Asset Management serves as the investment advisor of the trust. Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust II was founded in 1993 and is based in New York City.
The investment seeks to replicate the aggregate price and yield of the Morgan Stanley Capital International US Broad Market Index.
The fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Broad Market Index, which consists of all the U.S. common stocks traded regularly on the NYSE, AMEX, or OTC markets. It typically invests substantially all of its assets in the 1,300 largest stocks in its target index, thus covering nearly 95% of the Index's total market capitalization while maintaining a representative sample of the remainder.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization value stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index, a broadly diversified index of the stocks of large U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index, a broadly diversified index of growth stocks of large U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index, a broadly diversified index of the stocks of predominantly large U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small- and mid-capitalization stocks.
The fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poors Completion Index, a broadly diversified index of stocks of small and medium-size U.S. companies which trade regularly on the NYSE, AMEX, or OTC markets. It typically invests substantially all of its assets in the 1,200 largest stocks in its target index, thus covering nearly 80% of the Index's total market capitalization while maintaining a representative sample of the remainder.
HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD (VYM)
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund III, Inc. operates as a nondiversified closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in municipal bonds, including airport revenue bonds, city general obligation bonds, continuing care/retirement revenue bonds, corporate-backed revenue bonds, escrowed to maturity bonds, higher education revenue bonds, hospital revenue bonds, miscellaneous revenue bonds, multifamily housing revenue bonds, municipal lease revenue bonds, parking revenue bonds, political subdivision general obligation bonds, prerefunded bonds, public power revenue bonds, school district general obligation bonds, single family housing revenue bonds, and territorial revenue bonds. Delaware Management Company serves as the advisor of the fund. Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund III was founded in 1993 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
CLYME/GREAT COS LGE-CAP GWT IDX (XGC)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Great Companies Large-Cap Growth Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 35 to 50 securities. The companies included within the index are selected using a quantitative methodology developed by Great Companies, Inc that is based on earnings growth, market price relative to True Worth and the traits of “great companies†as detailed in the book, Great Companies, Great Returns. The fund is nondiversified.
RYDEX RUSSELL TOP 50 (XLG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Russell Top 50 Index.
The Index consists of the common stocks of the 50 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization as represented in
the Russell 3000 Index. The Fund will use a “replication†strategy to try to track the Index. “Replication†refers to investing in substantially all of the securities in the underlying index in approximately the same proportions as in the underlying index.
CLAYMORE/ZACKS SECTOR ROTATION (XRO)
No description available.
The investment seeks to diversify your investment in the biotechnology industry through a single, exchangelisted instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The trust holds securities traded on U.S. stock markets that, when initially selected, were issued by companies involved in the biotechnology industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 18 companies included in the Biotech HOLDRS.
MERRILL LYNCH BROADBAND HOLDRS (BDH)
The investment seeks to diversify your investment in the broadband business through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the broadband industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 22 companies included in the Broadband HOLDRS.
ISHARES KLD 400 SOCIAL INDEX FUN (DSI)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Domini 400 SocialSM index (the Underlying index).
The fund may invest at least 90% of assets in the securities of the Underlying index or in ADRs representing securities in the Underlying index. It may invest the remainder of assets in securities not included in the Underlying index, but which BGFA believes may help the fund track the Underlying index, such as futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options, and swaps, as well as cash and cash equivalents.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE LARGE CAP GROWTH (ELG)
StreetTRACKS DJ Wilshire Large Cap Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Growth Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the float-adjusted Large Cap Growth Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
CLAYMORE/SWM CANADIAN ENERGY INCOME (ENY)
EnerNorth Industries, Inc. engages in the investment in, and exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. It has 100% working interest in 320 net acres and 33.33% working interest in 213 net acres located in Farrow Area, Alberta; and has working interest in 5,760 gross acres in Sibbald Area, Alberta. It also owns interest in 8 gas and 3 oil producing wells. As of June 30, 2005, the company had 440 Mmcf of proved developed gas reserves; 7.9 Mbbls of natural gas liquids; and 14.9 Mbbls of proved developed oil reserves. The company sells its oil and natural gas production to integrated oil and gas companies and marketing agencies. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 (EXB)
The investment seeks to replicate the performance, net of expenses, of the Clear Global Exchanges, Brokers & Asset Managers Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in equity securities, ADRs and GDRs that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 100 securities of companies that operate a security exchange or brokerage/asset management firm as a primary business. It is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP GO ALPHA FND (FTC)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Defined Large Cap Growth Opportunities index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(TM) screening methodology. It is nondiversified.
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNET HOLDRS (HHH)
The investment is designed to diversify your investment in the Internet industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument
representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the Internet industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of
Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an
underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 13 companies included in the Internet HOLDRS.
INTERNET ARCHITECTURE HOLDRS (IAH)
The investment seeks to diversify your investment in the Internet
architecture business through a single, exchange-listed
instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of
the underlying securities.
The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the Internet architecture business. Except when a reconstitution event, a distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 20 companies included in the Internet Architecture HOLDRS.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. BROKER-DEALERS INDEX FUN (IAI)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Investment Services index.
The index measures the performance of the investment services sector of the U.S. equity market. The index includes companies providing a range of specialized financial services, including securities brokers and dealers, online brokers and securities or commodities exchanges. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the index. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES FTSE EPRA/NAREIT ASIA INDEX FUND (IFAS)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expensed, of a particular index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the Underlying Index or in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) or European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) (collectively Depositary Receipts representing securities in the Underlying Index. It invests the remainder of its assets in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BGFA believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES FTSE EPRA/NAREIT GLOBAL REAL ESTATE EX-U.S. INDEX FUND (IFGL)
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-U.S. Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index measures the performance of companies engaged in the ownership, disposure, and development of the Canadian, European, and Asian real estate markets. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUN (IGM)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Goldman Sachs Technology Sector Index. The Index includes computer-related, electronics, networking, Internet services, and Internet software companies. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the Index. This fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY-SOFTWARE INDEX FUN (IGV)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Goldman Sachs Technology Industry Software Index Goldman Sachs as an equity benchmark for U.S.-traded software-related stocks. The Index includes companies that are producers of client/server, enterprise software, Internet software, PC and entertainment software. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the Index. This fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. PHARMACEUTICALS INDEX FUN (IHE)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Pharmaceuticals index.
The index measures the performance of the pharmaceuticals sector of the U.S. equity market. It includes pharmaceutical companies such as manufacturers of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or
vaccines, but excludes producers of vitamins. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the index. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INDEX FUN (IHF)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Health Care Providers index.
The index measures the performance of the health care providers sub-sector of the U.S. equity market. It includes companies that are health care providers such as owners and operators of health
maintenance organizations, hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, nursing homes, rehabilitation and retirement centers. The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the index. It is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IVW)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500/BARRA Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in S&P 500 securities that have the highest price-to-book ratios. It typically represents approximately 50% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization. The fund may hold up to10% of non-S&P assets, including futures contracts, options, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWF)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the US equity market. It invests in those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX FUN (IWZ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in the securities of the underlying index.The fund uses a replication strategy in order to track the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the growth sector of the US equity broad market. It invests in companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.
ISHARES S&P GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SECTOR INDEX FUN (IXJ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in an aggregate sample of securities that reflect the predominant characteristics of its sector index. The fund’s component companies include health care providers, biotech companies and manufacturers of medical supplies, and pharmaceuticals. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUN (IXN)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond closely to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Technology Sector Index.
The fund invests at least 90% of assets in an aggregate sample of securities that reflect the predominant characteristics of its sector index. The fund’s component companies are involved in the development and production of many computer and telecommunications products and equipment. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR INDEX FUN (IYC)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Sector Index. The Index includes companies in the following sectors: food and drug retailers, general retailers, media and travel and leisure.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. HEALTHCARE SECTOR INDEX FUN (IYH)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector Index. Majo component companies include health care providers, biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical supplies.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDEX FUN (IYJ)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrial Sector Index. Major component companies include aerospace and defense, advanced industrial, equipment manufacturing, and air freight companies,
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. BASIC MATERIALS SECTOR INDEX FUN (IYM)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Sector Index. The Fund uses a Representative Sampling strategy to try to track the Index. Component companies are involved in the production of aluminum, chemicals, commodities, chemicals specialty products, forest products, non-ferrous mining products, paper products, precious metals and steel.
ISHARES DOW JONES U.S. TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUN (IYW)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance to the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index. Major companies include those involved in the development and production of technology products, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications equipment, microcomputer components, integrated computer circuits and office equipment utilizing technology.
ISHARES MORNINGSTAR LARGE GROWTH INDEX FUN (JKE)
The investment seeks investment results that track the Morningstar Large Growth Index.
The fund uses a Representative Sampling strategy to track the index. The index measures the performance of those companies in the large-capitalization sector, defined as those companies that form the largest 70% of the market capitalization of the US equity market, that Morningstar determines to have growth characteristics based on long-term projected earnings growth, historical earnings growth, sales growth, cash flow growth and book value growth.
SPDR KBW CAPITAL MARKETS (KCE)
The investment seeks to replicate the performance of the KBW Capital Markets index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Capital Markets index. It is nondiversified.
STREETTRACKS MORGAN STANLEY TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND (MTK)
StreetTRACKS Morgan Stanley Technology ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Morgan Stanley Technology Index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the Technology Index. The Adviser seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index. The fund is nondiversified.
ISHARES S&P GLOBAL MATERIALS SECTOR INDEX FUN (MXI)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Materials Sector Index.
The fund uses a representative sampling strategy to track the index. The index is comprised of approximately 118 companies. It includes companies engaged in a wide variety of commodity-related manufacturing. The fund is nondiversified.
MERRILL LYNCH MARKET OIL SERVICE HOLDRS (OIH)
The investment seeks to diversify your investments in the oil service
industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The investment holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the oil service industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 18 companies included in the investment.
FIDELITY NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX TRACKING STOCK (ONEQ)
The investment seeks to provide investment returns that closely corresponds to the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq Composite Index.
This fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Index. Fideltiy Management & Research Company's principal investment strategies include using a sampling technique based on quantitative analytic procedures to create a portfolio of securities listed in the Index that have a similar investment profile to the entire Index.
CLAYMORE/OCEAN TOMO GROWTH INDEX (OTR)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Growth Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index consists of 60 stocks selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of U.S. listed companies. The fund is nondiversified.
DYNAMIC PHARMACEUTICALS PORTFOLIO (PJP)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of pharmaceutical companies. It will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that comprise the Pharmaceuticals Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 30 U.S. pharmaceuticals companies.
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE PORTFOLIO (PPA)
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the SPADE(TM) Defense index.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of aerospace and defense companies. It may invest at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the SPADE(TM) Defense Index. The fund seeks to match the performance of the SPADE(TM) Defense index. It is nondiversified.
DYNAMIC LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO (PWB)
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex.
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large companies, and it will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that ccomprise the Large Cap Growth Intellidex. The Intellidex is comprised of 50 U.S. large cap growth stocks selected principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential as identified by the AMEX, the Intellidex provider.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the daily performance of the NASDAQ 100 Index.
The fund invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the NASDAQ 100 Index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve the objective. The fund is nondiversified.
FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 EQUAL WEIGHTED INDEX FUND (QQEW)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the price and yield of NASDAQ-100 Equity Weighted index(SM).
The fund normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index contains the same securities as the NASDAQ-100 index(R) but each of the securities is initially set at a weight of 1.00% of the index and is rebalanced quarterly. It is nondiversified.
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 (QQQQ)
The investment is a unit investment trust designed to correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
The fund holds all the stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index, which consists of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The fund issues and redeems shares of Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock in multiples of 50,000 in exchange for the stocks in the Nasdaq-100 and cash.
FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND (QTEC)
The investment seeks results that correspond to the price and yield of NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector index(SM).
The fund normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the Technology index. The index is an equal-weighted index based on the securities of the NASDAQ-100 index(R) that are classified as "technology" according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system. The NASDAQ-100 index(R) includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on NASDAQ(R) based on market capitalization. It is nondiversified.
RYDEX SP EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS (RGI)
The investment seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P Equal Weight Industrial Index.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
RYDEX SP 500 PURE GROWTH (RPG)
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Growth index.
The fund uses a passive management strategy to track the performance of the underlying index. The S&P 500/Citigroup Pure Growth index is narrow in focus, containing only those S&P 500 companies with strong growth characteristics as selected by Standard & Poor's. The advisor, expects that, over time, the correlation between the fund's performance and that of the underlying index, before expenses, will be 95% or better.
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE INTNL REAL ESTATE (RWX)
The investment seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of Dow Jones Wilshire Ex-US Real Estate Securities index.
The fund concentrates its investments in the real estate sector. It is nondiversified.
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Health care index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
RYDEX SP EQUAL WEIGHT ENERGY (RYE)
The investment seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P Equal Weight Energy Index.
The fund uses a replication strategy to track the index. The index consists of the common stocks of companies engaged in oil and gas exploration, production, marketing, refining and/or transportation and energy equipment and services industries. The fund is nondiversified.
RYDEX SP EQUAL WEIGHT HEALTH CARE (RYH)
The investment seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P Equal Weight Health Care Index.
The fund uses a replication strategy to track the index. The index consists of the common stocks of companies engaged in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, and biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. The fund is nondiversified.
MERRILL LYNCH SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDRS (SMH)
The investment to diversify your investment in the semiconductor industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the semiconductor business. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 20 companies included in the Semiconductor HOLDRS.
MERRILL LYNCH SOFTWARE HOLDRS (SWH)
The investment seeks to diversify your investment in the software industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The investment holds securities traded on U.S. stock markets that, when initially selected, were issued by companies involved in the software industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 18 companies included in the Software HOLDRS.
ULTRA CONSUMER SERVICES (UCC)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA RUSSELL1000 GROWTH (UKF)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Russell 1000 growth index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
ULTRA SEMICONDUCTORS (USD)
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor index.
The fund normally invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that have similar daily price return characteristics as twice the daily return of the index. It may invest 80% of assets in equity securities contained in the index and/or financial instrument. The fund is nondiversified.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of consumer discretionary stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Consumer Discretionary Index. This index consists of stocks of large, medium, and small U.S. companies within the consumer discretionary sector. Its manufacturing and service segments include automotive, household durable goods, textiles and hotels, restaurants and other leisure facilities.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of information technology stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Information Technology index. This index consists of all capitalizations of sctock in the technology sector. This sector is made up of companies in technology, software, Internet applications systems, databases, consulting, data processing, outsourced services.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of health care stocks.
The Fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Health Care Index. This index consists of all capitalization of stocks within the health care sector. This sector industry includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services. It also includes companies primarily involved in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks.
The fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index, a broadly diversified index of growth stocks of large U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
MERRILL LYNCH WIRELESS HOLDRS (WMH)
The investment seeks to diversify your investment in the wireless telecommunications industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.
The investment holds securities issued by specified companies, traded on U.S. stock markets that, when initially selected, were involved in the wireless telecommunications industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change.
CLYME/GREAT COS LGE-CAP GWT IDX (XGC)
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Great Companies Large-Cap Growth Index.
The fund will invest at least 90% of assets in securities that comprise the index. The index consists of approximately 35 to 50 securities. The companies included within the index are selected using a quantitative methodology developed by Great Companies, Inc that is based on earnings growth, market price relative to True Worth and the traits of “great companies†as detailed in the book, Great Companies, Great Returns. The fund is nondiversified.
SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND - BASIC INDUSTRIES (XLB)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of its
benchmark Select Sector Index.
The fund will normally invest at least 95% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Materials Select Sector Index. The index includes companies from the following industries: chemicals, construction materials, containers and packaging, materials and mining and paper and forest products.
SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND - INDUSTRIAL (XLI)
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of its
benchmark Select Sector Index.
The fund will normally invest at least 95% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Industrial Select Sector Index. The index includes companies from the following industries: aerospace, defense, building products, construction, engineering, electrical equipment, conglomerates.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded equities of companies in the technology economic sector.
The Fund typically invests at least 95% of assets in companies of the technology sector. The fund’s sector includes companies from the following industries: Internet and IT services, software, computers, peripherals, electronics, semiconductor equipment, and a variety of telecommunication products.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index.
The fund will normally invest at least 95% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Select Sector Index. The Health Care Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
CLAYMORE/ZACKS SECTOR ROTATION (XRO)
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