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Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
Investment Objective

The Saba Closed-End Funds ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide capital appreciation and dividend income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
Management Fee 1.10%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (Interest Expense) 1.39%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 3.32%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 5.81% [1]
[1] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund’s financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.
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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

Expense Example
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | USD ($) 579 1,723 2,848 5,583
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 of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example above, affect the Fund’s performance. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 44% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by closed-end funds (the “Underlying Funds”). The Fund expects to invest in Underlying Funds operated by a diversified group of closed-end fund managers (“Underlying Fund Managers”) that invest in equity and fixed income securities. The Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that are domiciled outside of the U.S. or whose securities are traded on a non-U.S. exchange. The Fund’s sub-adviser, Saba Capital Management, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”), uses an investment process that combines fundamental analysis, quantitative analysis and proprietary screening tools. In seeking to maximize value, the Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that are, or the Sub-Adviser believes may become, the subject of an activist campaign by a shareholder, such as a proxy contest, whose aim is to eliminate or reduce the discount to the Underlying Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Such activism may be initiated by the Sub-Adviser (on behalf of its other clients) or by third parties.

 

The Fund normally invests in Underlying Funds that primarily pursue high income opportunities, including Underlying Funds that invest in dividend and other income-producing securities (equity securities) and Underlying Funds that invest in high yield or non-investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The Underlying Funds will have the flexibility to invest in a broad range of securities. The Underlying Funds may invest in securities with a range of maturities from short- to long-term. Substantially all of the Underlying Funds’ assets may be invested in lower-rated securities, which may include securities having the lowest rating for non-subordinated debt instruments (i.e., rated C by Moody’s Investors Service or CCC+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings) and unrated securities of equivalent investment quality. The Underlying Funds may invest in equity securities, municipal securities, investment grade securities, and unrated securities. The Underlying Funds also may invest in foreign and emerging markets securities (including through depositary receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers), mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), loan participations, inflation-protected securities, structured securities, variable, floating, and inverse floating rate instruments and preferred stock, and may use other investment techniques, including investments in derivative instruments. The Underlying Funds may also make short sales of securities or maintain a short position. Substantially all of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests will be exchange-traded.

 

The Fund may borrow for investment purposes. The Fund may also take short positions for speculative or hedging purposes, including futures contracts (including futures on U.S. Treasury obligations), swaps (including total return swaps), put and call options (including options on indices or futures contracts), ETFs that track the performance of bond or equity indices, and Underlying Funds. Short positions will generally be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or levels of risk to interest rates, particular types of securities, or market segments.

Principal Risks
Performance Information

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods compare with the average annual total returns of the S&P 500® Index and iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index. The S&P 500® Index is considered representative of the U.S. equity market, and the iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index is considered representative of the high yield corporate bond market. All returns assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information is available online at http://www.sabaetf.com or by calling collect 1-888-615-4310.

Annual Total Returns as of 12/31
Bar Chart

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

 

  Return Quarter/Year
Highest Return 17.79% Q2/2020
Lowest Return -25.07% Q1/2020
Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2023
Average Annual Returns - Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Return Before Taxes 21.09% 11.90% 8.94% Mar. 20, 2017
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | After Taxes on Distributions Return After Taxes on Distributions 16.42% 8.10% 5.32% Mar. 20, 2017
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 12.25% 7.66% 5.36% Mar. 20, 2017
iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 12.93% 4.79% 3.98% Mar. 20, 2017
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 26.29% 15.69% 12.78% Mar. 20, 2017

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases, the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of shares of the Fund at the end of the measurement period.