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| KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Investment Objective

The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of a specific foreign equity securities benchmark. The Fund’s current benchmark is the CSI Overseas China Internet Index (the “Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not include the brokerage commissions that you may pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Management Fees 0.68%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none [1]
Other Expenses 0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.72%
[1] Pursuant to a Distribution Plan, the Fund may bear a Rule 12b-1 fee not to exceed 0.25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets. However, no such fee is currently paid by the Fund, and the Board of Trustees has not currently approved the commencement of any payments under the Distribution Plan.

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 the same. This Example does not reflect any brokerage commissions that you may pay on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

Expense Example, With Redemption
Expense Example, 1 Year
Expense Example, 3 Years
Expense Example, 5 Years
Expense Example, 10 Years
| | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | USD ($) 74 230 401 894

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 Fund 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. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 27% of the average value of its portfolio. This rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s shares.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of the Underlying Index, or in depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded China-based companies whose primary business or businesses are in the Internet and Internet-related sectors (“China Internet Companies”), as defined by the index sponsor, China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (“CSI”). The Underlying Index is currently comprised of approximately 58 securities. A China-based company is a company that meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) is incorporated in mainland China; (ii) has its headquarters in mainland China; or (iii) derives at least 50% of its revenue from goods produced or sold, or services performed, in mainland China. CSI then removes securities that during the past year had a daily average trading value of less than $500,000 or a daily average market cap of less than $500 million. China Internet Companies include, but are not limited to, companies that develop and market Internet software and/or provide Internet services; manufacture home entertainment software and educational software for home use; provide retail or commercial services primarily through the Internet; and develop and market mobile Internet software and/or provide mobile Internet services. Constituents of the Underlying Index are ranked by market capitalization in U.S. Dollars and then weighted so that no constituent weighting exceeds 10%. The Underlying Index is rebalanced semi-annually. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of China Internet Companies.

 

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in investments that are not included in the Underlying Index, but that the Fund believes will help it track the Underlying Index. These investments include investments in the shares of or depositary receipts representing other equity issuers, including China A-Shares and B-Shares. To the extent the Fund invests in China A-Shares, it would expect to do so through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program or a similar program, such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program.

 

The Fund employs a “passive management” investment strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. To track the performance of the Underlying Index, the Fund intends to employ a representative sampling strategy, which means that the Fund will typically invest in a portfolio of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index. The Fund’s securities are expected to have, in the aggregate, characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization, industry weightings, return variability and yield) similar to those of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.

 

The Fund is expected to concentrate its investments ( i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is so concentrated. As of June 30, 2016, issuers in the consumer discretionary sector (25.14%) and the internet companies sector (73.25%) represented significant portions of the Underlying Index. The Fund is non-diversified.

 

CSI is independent of the Fund and the Fund’s investment adviser, Krane Funds Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”). CSI determines the components and the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index.

Principal Risks

As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective and an investment in the Fund is not by itself a complete or balanced investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. In addition to these risks, the Fund is subject to a number of additional risks that may affect the value of its shares, including:

 

A-Shares Risk.   A-Shares are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and that are traded on Chinese exchanges. Investments in A-Shares are made available to domestic Chinese investors and certain foreign investors, mainly those who have been approved as a QFII or a RQFII. Investments by other foreign investors in A-Shares are subject to various regulations and limits, but the Fund may gain exposure to A-Shares by investing in A-Shares through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or similar program, such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, or by investing in investments that provide exposure to A-Shares, such as other investment companies. Investments in A-Shares are also subject to various restrictions. Investments in A-Shares are heavily regulated and the recoupment and repatriation of assets invested in A-Shares is subject to restrictions by the Chinese government. A-Shares may be subject to frequent and widespread trading halts and may become illiquid. This could cause volatility in the Fund’s share price and subject the Fund to a greater risk of trading halts.

 

Custody Risks.   A-Shares may not be as well protected as they would be if it were possible for them to be registered and held solely in the name of the Fund. There is a risk that creditors of the entity holding the A-Shares may pursue the Fund’s A-Shares and that regulatory actions may affect the Fund.

 

Tax Risk.   Per a circular (Caishui [2014] 79), the Fund is expected to be temporarily exempt from the Chinese withholding tax (“WHT”) on capital gains on trading in A-Shares as of November 17, 2014. There is no indication as to how long the temporary exemption will remain in effect. Accordingly, the Fund may be subject to such taxes in the future. If Krane expects such WHT on trading in A-Shares to be imposed, Krane reserves the right to establish a reserve for such tax. If the Fund establishes such a reserve but is not ultimately subject to the tax, shareholders who redeemed or sold their shares while the reserve was in place will effectively bear the tax and may not benefit from the later release, if any, of the reserve. Conversely, if the Fund does not establish such a reserve but ultimately is subject to the tax, shareholders who redeemed or sold their shares prior to the tax being withheld, reserved or paid will have effectively avoided the tax, even if they benefited from the trading that precipitated the Fund’s payment of it.

 

The WHT on dividends and interest, if any, is normally withheld by the Fund’s custodian bank. To the extent such WHT was not withheld by the Fund’s custodian bank, however, Krane has made or would generally need to make relevant provision for the tax on dividends from A-Shares and any relevant interest.

 

Investors should note that such provision may be excessive or inadequate to meet actual WHT liabilities (which could include interest and penalties) on the Fund’s investments. As a result, investors may be advantaged or disadvantaged depending on the final rules of the relevant PRC tax authorities.

 

Authorized Participants Concentration Risk.   The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants. To the extent they cannot or are otherwise unwilling to engage in creation and redemption transactions with the Fund and no other Authorized Participant steps in, shares of the Fund may trade like closed-end fund shares at a significant discount to net asset value and may face delisting from the Exchange.

 

Concentration Risk.   Because the Fund’s assets will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries or sector, to the extent that the Underlying Index concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries or sector, the Fund is subject to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or group of industries or sector. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in issuers in a single industry (or the same group of industries) or sector of the economy. While the Fund’s sector and industry exposure is expected to vary over time based on the composition of the Underlying Index, the Fund is currently subject to the risks described below. The Fund may have significant exposure to other industries or sectors over time.

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk.   The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and international economy, interest rates, competitive and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products in the marketplace.

 

Internet Companies Sector Risk.   Internet companies are subject to rapid changes in technology, worldwide competition, rapid obsolescence of products and services, loss of patent protections, evolving industry standards and frequent new product productions. Such changes may have an adverse impact on the companies in the Underlying Index and therefore the performance of the Fund.

 

Currency, Capital Controls and Currency Conversion Risk .  The Fund’s NAV is determined on the basis of the U.S. dollar, therefore, the Fund may lose value if a foreign currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up. Economic conditions and political events may lead to foreign government intervention and the imposition of additional or renewed capital controls. Capital controls may impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities or currency, adversely affect the trading market and price for shares of the Fund, cause the Fund to decline in value, and limit the Fund’s ability to pay redemptions. The Fund may also be subject to delays in converting or transferring U.S. dollars to a local currency for the purpose of purchasing securities. This may hinder the Fund’s performance, including because any delay could result in the Fund missing an investment opportunity and purchasing securities at a higher price than originally intended, or incurring cash drag.

 

Depositary Receipt Risk.   The Fund may hold the securities of Chinese and other non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts, including ADRs. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, which will affect the value of the depositary receipts. Like direct investments in foreign securities, investments in depositary receipts involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.

 

Emerging Markets Risk.   The Fund’s investments in emerging markets are subject to greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. This is due to, among other things, greater market volatility, greater risk of asset seizures and capital controls, lower trading volume, political and economic instability, greater risk of market shutdown and more governmental limitations on foreign investments than typically found in developed markets.

 

Equity Securities Risk.   An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. Equity securities are subject to volatile changes in value and their values may be more volatile than other asset classes.

 

Foreign Securities Risk.   Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in securities of U.S. issuers, such as risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to political or economic instability. There may be less information publicly available about non-U.S. issuers. Non-U.S. issuers, especially issuers in China and other emerging markets, may also be subject to different accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers. Specifically, issuers in China are subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping than are issuers in more developed markets, and therefore, all material information may not be available or reliable. Investments in foreign securities may be less liquid than investments in U.S. securities.

 

Additionally, the securities markets in China have a limited operating history and are not as developed as those in the U.S. A small number of issuers may represent a large portion of the China market as a whole, and prices for securities of these issuers may be very sensitive to adverse political, economic, or regulatory developments in China and other Asian countries, and may experience significant losses in such conditions. The value of Chinese currencies may also vary significantly relative to the U.S. dollar, affecting the Fund’s investments.

 

Income from securities of non-U.S. issuers, including, in the case of Chinese issuers, gains on the sale of such securities, may be subject to foreign taxes. Even if the Fund qualifies to pass these taxes through to shareholders, your ability to claim a credit for such taxes may be limited, particularly in the case of taxes on capital gains.

 

Geographic Focus Risk.   The Fund’s investments are focused in China and Hong Kong, and therefore the Fund will be susceptible to adverse market, political, regulatory, and geographic events affecting those regions.

 

China .  The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging market and can be significantly affected by economic and political conditions and policy in China and surrounding Asian countries. In addition, the Chinese economy is export-driven and highly reliant on trade. A downturn in the economies of China’s primary trading partners could slow or eliminate the growth of the Chinese economy and adversely impact the Fund’s investments. The Chinese government strictly regulates the payment of foreign currency denominated obligations and sets monetary policy, and may introduce new laws and regulations that have an adverse effect on the Fund. Although China has begun the process of privatizing certain sectors of its economy, privatized entities may lose money and/or be re-nationalized. An investment in the Fund involves a risk of total loss. In the Chinese securities markets, a small number of issuers may represent a large portion of the entire market. The Chinese securities markets are characterized by relatively frequent trading halts and low trading volume, resulting in substantially less liquidity and greater price volatility. Further, the Chinese economy is heavily dependent upon trading with key partners, such as the United States, Japan and countries in the European Union. Any reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the Chinese economy and, thus, the value of the Fund’s investments.

 

In recent years, Chinese entities have incurred significant levels of debt and Chinese financial institutions currently hold large amounts of non-performing loans. Thus, there exists a possibility that widespread defaults could occur, which could trigger a financial crisis, freeze Chinese debt and finance markets and make certain Chinese securities illiquid.

 

Hong Kong .   The economy of Hong Kong has few natural resources and any fluctuation or shortage in the commodity markets could have a significant adverse effect on the Hong Kong economy. Hong Kong is also heavily dependent on international trade and finance. Additionally, the continuation and success of the current political, economic, legal and social policies of Hong Kong is dependent on and subject to the control of the Chinese government.

 

International Closed Market Trading Risk .  Because the Fund’s underlying securities trade on markets that may be closed when the Exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between current pricing of an underlying security and stale pricing resulting in the Fund trading at a discount or premium to net asset value that may be greater than those incurred by other exchange-traded funds.

 

Large Capitalization Company Risk.   Investments in large capitalization companies may go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions and may underperform other market segments. Some large capitalization companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. As such, returns on investments in stocks of large capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments in stocks of small and mid capitalization companies.

 

Liquidity Risk.   The Fund’s investments are subject to liquidity risk, which exists when an investment is or becomes difficult to purchase or sell. If a transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is or becomes illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may cause the Fund to suffer significant losses and difficulties in meeting redemptions. If a number of securities held by the Fund halt trading, such as due to an exchange’s limit-up, limit-down rules, it may have a cascading effect and cause the Fund to halt trading. Volatility in market prices will increase the risk of the Fund being subject to a trading halt.

 

Management Risk.   Because the Fund generally employs a representative sampling strategy to track the performance of the Underlying Index and invests in less than the total number of securities in the Underlying Index, the Fund is subject to management risk. This is the risk that the representative sampling process, which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.

 

Market Risk.   The values of securities in the Underlying Index could decline generally or could underperform other investments. In addition, there is a risk that policy changes by the U.S. Government, Federal Reserve and/or other government actors, such as increasing interest rates, could cause increased volatility in global financial markets and higher levels of Fund redemptions, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. Further, the Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible to sell at a favorable time or price. Market developments may cause the Fund’s investments to become less liquid and subject to erratic price movements. Such market developments may also cause the Fund to encounter difficulties in timely honoring redemptions, especially if market events cause an increased incidence of shareholder redemptions.

 

Non-Diversified Fund Risk.   Because the Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund, changes in the market value of a single issuer could cause greater fluctuations in the Fund’s share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.

 

Passive Investment Risk.   The Fund is not actively managed and therefore may not sell an equity security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector. The Fund’s use of a representative sampling approach may result in it holding a smaller number of securities than are in the Underlying Index. As a result, an adverse development to an issuer of securities that the Fund holds could result in a greater decline in NAV than would be the case if the Fund held more of the securities in the Underlying Index.

 

Premium/Discount Risk.   Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (i.e., premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (i.e., discount). As a result, shareholders of the Fund may pay more than NAV when purchasing shares and receive less than NAV when selling Fund shares. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.

 

Secondary Market Trading Risk.   Investors buying or selling shares in the secondary market will normally pay brokerage commissions, which are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors buying or selling relatively small amounts of shares. Secondary market trading in Fund shares may be halted by the Exchange because of market conditions or other reasons. If a trading halt occurs, a shareholder may temporarily be unable to purchase or sell shares of the Fund. In addition, although the Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained.

 

Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program Risk.   The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program is subject to daily and aggregate quota limitations, and an investor cannot purchase and sell the same security on the same trading day, which may restrict the Fund’s ability to invest in A-Shares through the program and to enter into or exit trades on a timely basis. The Shanghai market may be open at a time when the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program is not active, with the result that prices of A-Shares may fluctuate at times when the Fund is unable to add to or exit its positions. Because the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program is new, the actual effect on the market for trading A-Shares with the introduction of large numbers of foreign investors is unknown. Further, regulations or restrictions, such as limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the program. There is no guarantee that the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges will continue to support the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program in the future.

 

Any future stock connect program, such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, would be subject to similar risks.

 

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk.   Investing in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization companies and more established companies. Since small- and medium-sized companies may have limited operating histories, product lines and financial resources, the securities of these companies may lack sufficient market liquidity and can be sensitive to expected changes in interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies, and they may be more sensitive to market conditions.

 

Tax Risk.   In order to qualify for the favorable tax treatment generally available to regulated investment companies, the Fund must satisfy certain diversification and distribution requirements. Given the concentration of the Underlying Index in a relatively small number of securities, it may not be possible for the Fund to fully implement a replication strategy or a sampling strategy while satisfying the diversification requirements. The Fund’s efforts to satisfy the diversification requirements may cause the Fund’s return to deviate from that of the Underlying Index, and the Fund’s efforts to track the Underlying Index may cause it inadvertently to fail to satisfy the diversification requirements. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation, and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. Capital controls and currency controls may affect the Fund’s ability to meet the applicable distribution requirements. If the Fund fails to satisfy the distribution requirement necessary to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company for any taxable year, the Fund would be treated as a corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax, thereby subjecting any income earned by the Fund to tax at the corporate level. If the Fund fails to satisfy a separate distribution requirement, it will be subject to a Fund-level excise tax. These Fund-level taxes will apply in addition to taxes payable at the shareholder level on distributions.

 

Telecommunications Companies Risk.   Telecommunications companies are subject to extensive government regulation. Telecommunications companies may also be significantly affected by intense competition, including competition with alternative technologies such as wireless communications, product compatibility, consumer preferences, rapid obsolescence and research and development of new products. Such factors may have an adverse impact on the companies in the Underlying Index and therefore the performance of the Fund.

 

Tracking Error Risk.   The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Underlying Index due to, among other factors, the Fund’s use of a representative sampling strategy and the Fund holding cash under certain circumstances in lieu of Underlying Index securities, such as when the Fund is subject to delays converting U.S. dollars into a foreign currency to purchase foreign securities. The Fund may not be able to invest in certain components of the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions imposed by foreign governments or other regulatory reasons. In addition, securities included in the Underlying Index may be suspended from trading. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Underlying Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets, the Fund’s ability to track the Underlying Index may be adversely affected. Changes in currency exchange rates or delays in converting currencies may also cause tracking error.

 

Valuation Risk.   Independent market quotations for the non-U.S. securities held by the Fund may not be readily available, and such securities may be fair valued. In addition, the securities in which the Fund invests may trade on days that the Fund does not price its shares; as a result, the value of Fund shares may change on days when investors cannot purchase or sell their holdings.

Performance Information

The following bar chart and table illustrate the variability of the Fund’s returns and indicate the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. All returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. As always, please note that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. In addition, prior to December 1, 2015, a sub-adviser was responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.kraneshares.com .

Total Annual Returns For Calendar Year Ended December 31

Bar Chart

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund’s year-to-date total return was -12.61%.

 

Best and Worst Quarter Returns (for the period reflected in the bar chart above)

 

Return

 

Quarter

Ended/Year

Highest Return

 

 

28.78

% 

 

 

12/31/2015

 

Lowest Return

 

 

-26.68

% 

 

 

9/30/2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the period ending December 31, 2016

Average Annual Total Returns - -
Average Annual Returns, Label
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Return Before Taxes

17.83% 20.13% Jul. 31, 2013
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | After Taxes on Distributions

Return After Taxes on Distributions

17.75% 19.87% Jul. 31, 2013
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

10.09% 15.66% Jul. 31, 2013
CSI Overseas China Internet Index

CSI Overseas China Internet Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

19.70% 19.98% Jul. 31, 2013
S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

1.38% 10.48% Jul. 31, 2013

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for the Fund. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement plans.