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IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF
IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF
Investment Objective
The IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks total return through capital growth and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example set forth below.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF
IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF
Management Fee 0.65%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.27% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.92% [2]
Expense Waiver/Reimbursement 0.27% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Waiver/Reimbursement 0.65%
[1] The Fund has not yet commenced operations and Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to waive or reduce its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund in an amount that limits “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” ​(exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, dividends paid on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The agreement will remain in effect permanently unless terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
Example.
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. The return of 5% and estimated expenses are for illustration purposes only, and should not be considered indicators of expected Fund expenses or performance, which may be greater or less than the estimates. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
1 Year
3 Years
IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF | IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF | USD ($) 66 265
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. This rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Shares. The Fund is newly organized and, as of the date of the Prospectus, has not yet commenced operations.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities issued by real assets companies. The Fund’s Subadvisor, CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (“CBRE” or the “Subadvisor”) defines a real assets company, as a company that derives a majority of its revenues from activities related to the ownership, operation, and development of infrastructure assets (an “infrastructure company”) and real estate (a “real estate company”).
The Fund’s Subadvisor defines an infrastructure company as a company that derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from, or devotes at least 50% of its assets to, the ownership, management, development, construction, renovation, enhancement, or operation of infrastructure assets or the provision of services to companies engaged in such activities. Examples of infrastructure assets include transportation assets (such as toll roads,
bridges, railroads, airports, and seaports), utility assets (such as electric transmission and distribution lines, gas distribution pipelines, water pipelines and treatment facilities, and sewer facilities), energy assets (such as oil and gas pipelines, storage facilities, and other facilities used for gathering, processing, or transporting hydrocarbon products as well as contracted renewable power assets), and communications assets (such as communications towers, data centers, fiber networks, and satellites). The Subadvisor defines a real estate company as a company that derives at least 50% of its total revenue or earnings from owning, operating, leasing, developing, managing, brokering and/or selling real estate, or has at least 50% of its assets invested in real estate. Companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), real estate owners, real estate managers, real estate brokers, real estate dealers, and companies with substantial real estate holdings.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in common stock, but may also invest in other equity securities including preferred stock, convertible securities, rights or warrants to buy common stocks, master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), and depositary receipts with characteristics similar to common stock. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded investment products. The Fund may invest in initial public offerings and Rule 144A securities. The Subadvisor may invest in companies with any market capitalization. However, the Subadvisor will generally not invest in companies with a market capitalization of less than $100 million at the time of purchase. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers conducting their business activities in the infrastructure group of industries and more than 25% of its total assets in securities issued by companies principally engaged in the real estate industry.
The Fund may invest in companies located throughout the world and there is no limit on the Fund’s investments in international securities. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in securities of issuers in emerging markets countries. The Subadvisor defines emerging market countries as those countries that are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund’s investments may be denominated in U.S. dollars, non-U.S. currencies, or multinational currency units. The Fund may hedge its currency exposure to securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies.
The Investment Process: The Subadvisor focuses on investments that generally provide the potential for attractive income growth, protection against inflation, and long-term capital appreciation. The Subadvisor uses systematic, top-down research to evaluate macroeconomic conditions, private market, and capital market trends to identify the relative value of different sectors within infrastructure companies and real estate companies and judge which market sectors offer potentially attractive returns. The Subadvisor uses proprietary analytical techniques to conduct fundamental company analysis, which provides a framework for bottom-up security selection. This approach incorporates several quantitative and qualitative factors, as well as portfolio risk management tools, that aid in evaluating performance characteristics of individual securities independently and relative to each other. The Subadvisor’s in-house valuation process examines several factors, including the company’s management and strategy, the stability and growth potential of cash flows and dividends, the location of the company’s assets, the company’s capital structure, and risk factors including regulatory environment and environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations.
The Subadvisor includes ESG considerations in its analysis to help identify companies that balance the needs of all stakeholders in their communities and address ESG issues. ESG factors are assessed based on internal research and information from an independent global provider of ESG and corporate governance research. The Subadvisor includes ESG considerations in its analysis to help identify companies that balance the needs of all stakeholders in their communities and address ESG issues. ESG factors are assessed based on internal research and information from an independent global provider of ESG and corporate governance research. ESG considerations evaluated by the manager include environmental considerations such as carbon emissions reduction pathways, renewable energy targets, climate risk approach, and green building certifications. Social considerations including engagement with key stakeholders such as regulators, customers, and legislators, as well as employee satisfaction, turnover, diversity and inclusion, and development of human capital. Governance factors include board independence and structure, ownership and shareholder alignment, proxy access, takeover defenses and executive compensation.
The Subadvisor may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
Principal Risks
Performance Information
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not commenced operations and therefore does not report its performance information. The Fund’s performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1-888-474-7725 or by visiting newyorklifeinvestments.com/etf.