497K 1 d243039d497k.htm LEGG MASON EMERGING MARKETS LOW VOLATILITY HIGH DIVIDEND ETF Legg Mason Emerging Markets Low Volatility High Dividend ETF

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Summary Prospectus   November 17, 2016

BATS (Ticker Symbol): LVHE

 

 

LEGG MASON

EMERGING MARKETS LOW VOLATILITY HIGH DIVIDEND ETF

 

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s Prospectus and other information about the fund, including the fund’s Statement of Additional Information and shareholder reports (when available), online at http://www.leggmason.com/etf (click on the name of the fund). You can also get this information at no cost by calling the fund at 888-386-5535 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus@leggmason.com, or from your financial professional. The fund’s Prospectus, dated November 17, 2016 and as may be amended or further supplemented, and the fund’s Statement of Additional Information, dated November 17, 2016 and as may be amended or further supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

 

Investment objective

Legg Mason Emerging Markets Low Volatility High Dividend ETF (the “fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of publicly traded equity securities of emerging markets outside of the United States with relatively high yield and low price and earnings volatility while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the values of the U.S. dollar and currencies in which the fund’s securities are denominated.

Fees and expenses of the fund

The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The management agreement between Legg Mason ETF Equity Trust (the “Trust”) and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA” or the “manager”) (the “Management Agreement”) provides that LMPFA will pay all operating expenses of the fund,

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


except interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, future Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and the management fee payable to LMPFA under the Management Agreement.

 

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)
Management fees    0.50
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees    0.00
Other expenses1    None
Total annual fund operating expenses    0.50

 

1  Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. Actual expenses may differ from estimates.

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:

 

  You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
  Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same

You may also incur usual and customary brokerage commissions and other charges when buying or selling shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Number of years you own shares ($)        
    1 year   3 years
Legg Mason Emerging Markets Low Volatility High Dividend ETF   51   160

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. The fund is newly offered; therefore, it does not have a turnover rate to report for the most recent fiscal year.

Principal investment strategies

The fund seeks to track the investment results of the QS Emerging Markets Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index seeks to provide stable income through investments in stocks of profitable companies in emerging markets outside of the United States with relatively high dividend yields or anticipated dividend yields and lower price and earnings volatility, while mitigating exposure to exchange-rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and currencies in which the component securities are denominated. The Underlying Index is

 

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designed to have higher returns than an equivalent unhedged investment when the currencies in which its component securities are denominated are weakening relative to the U.S. dollar. Conversely, the Underlying Index is designed to have lower returns than an equivalent unhedged investment when the currencies in which its component securities are denominated are rising relative to the U.S. dollar. The Underlying Index is based on a proprietary methodology created and sponsored by QS Investors, LLC (“QS”), the fund’s subadviser. QS is affiliated with both LMPFA and the fund. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in securities that compose its Underlying Index. Securities that compose the Underlying Index include depositary receipts representing securities in the Underlying Index. While emerging markets equities are volatile, the Underlying Index seeks to have less volatility than emerging markets generally.

The Underlying Index is composed of equity securities in emerging markets outside of the United States across a range of market capitalizations that are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index. Stocks in the Underlying Index must have demonstrated profitability over the last four fiscal quarters as a whole. Only stocks that have paid or are anticipated to pay a dividend are included in the Underlying Index. The methodology calculates a composite “stable yield” score. The methodology adjusts the yield of stocks with relatively high price volatility (as measured over the past 12 months based on the standard deviation of daily returns) and earnings volatility (as measured by the variation of past earnings and projected earnings) and from countries with relatively high interest rates downward. The methodology adjusts the yield of stocks with relatively low price volatility and earnings volatility and from countries with relatively low interest rates upward. The Underlying Index will also take into account foreign withholding taxes on dividend payments to minimize their impact on distribution yield. Underlying Index weights are calculated to maximize its stable yield score subject to concentration limits, liquidity requirements and turnover restraints. QS anticipates that the number of component securities in the Underlying Index will range from 50 to 200 from approximately 23 countries, including Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates, but this number may vary due to market conditions. As initially constituted and balanced, no individual component of the Underlying Index will exceed 2.5% of the Underlying Index, no individual sector will exceed 25% of the Underlying Index, no country will exceed 15% of the Underlying Index, no region will exceed 50% of the Underlying Index and real estate investment trust (“REIT”) components as a whole will not exceed 15% of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index’s components are reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly. The Underlying Index is reconstituted on a different date from the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index. The fund’s securities portfolio is rebalanced when the Underlying Index is rebalanced or reconstituted. The composition of the Underlying Index and the fund after reconstitution and rebalancing may fluctuate and exceed the above Underlying Index limitations due to market movements. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain sectors and industries, may change over time.

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign currency forward contracts and other currency hedging instruments, certain index futures, options, options on index futures, swap contracts or other derivatives (“Financial Instruments”) related to its Underlying Index and its component securities; cash and cash equivalents; other investment companies, including ETFs; exchange-traded notes; and in securities and other instruments not included in its Underlying

 

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Index, but which QS believes will help the fund track its Underlying Index. As noted below, the fund invests in currency hedging instruments to offset the fund’s exposure to currencies in which the fund’s holdings are denominated. The fund may also invest in equity index futures and currency derivatives to gain exposure to local markets or segments of local markets for cash flow management purposes and as a portfolio management technique.

QS determines whether an issuer is located in an emerging market country by reference to the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index methodology. MSCI Inc., which constructs the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index, will generally deem an issuer to be located in an emerging market country if it is organized under the laws of the emerging market country and it is primarily listed in the emerging market country. In the event that these factors point to more than one country, the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index methodology provides for consideration of certain additional factors.

Hedging. The fund’s investments will be denominated in foreign currencies, thereby potentially subjecting the fund to fluctuations in exchange rates between such currencies and the U.S. dollar. The Underlying Index applies a methodology to attempt to “hedge” against such fluctuations. The Underlying Index will not include individual currencies in its hedging component if on the monthly hedge rebalancing date the hedge carry, or the quoted mid-point forward discount, exceeds certain pre-determined extreme values. The fund may attempt to use representative sampling in its selection of currencies for hedging. In order to replicate the “hedging” component of the Underlying Index, the fund intends to enter into foreign currency forward contracts designed to offset the fund’s exposure to currencies in which the fund’s holdings are denominated. The fund’s exposure to foreign currency forward contracts generally is based on the aggregate exposure of the fund to the currencies and will generally be reset on a monthly basis. While this approach is designed to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on fund returns, this does not necessarily eliminate exposure to all currency fluctuations. The return of the forward currency contracts may not perfectly offset the actual fluctuations of non-U.S. currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. The fund may also enter into forward currency futures, options on foreign currency and currency swaps, and may purchase currency structured notes. At times, there will be differences in the relative values of the foreign currency hedging instruments and the underlying foreign securities until the portfolio is rebalanced.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the fund. If the proposed rule takes effect, it could limit the ability of the fund to implement its currency hedging strategies.

Index investing. The fund uses a “passive” or indexing investment approach to achieve its investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the fund does not try to outperform its Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. Indexing may eliminate the chance that the fund will substantially outperform the Underlying Index and also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection.

QS may use a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of the Underlying Index. When

 

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representative sampling is used, the securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as return variability, risk, country/region exposures and sector exposures) and fundamental characteristics (such as portfolio yield, price/earnings ratios and price/book ratios) similar to those of the Underlying Index. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.

Industry concentration policy. The fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated in the securities of such particular industry. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Principal risks

Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is an alphabetical list of the principal risks of investing in the fund.

Asset class risk. Securities or other assets in the Underlying Index or in the fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes.

Authorized Participant concentration risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the fund. The fund has a limited number of institutions that act as Authorized Participants. To the extent that these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, in either of these cases, fund shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

Calculation methodology risk. The Underlying Index relies on various sources of information to assess the criteria of issuers, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. QS does not guarantee the accuracy of the Underlying Index or have liability for any errors therein.

Concentration risk. The fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to events that affect the fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

Currency hedging risk. When a derivative is used as a hedge against a position that the fund holds, any loss generated by the derivative generally should be substantially offset by gains on the hedged investment, and vice versa. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the reference asset, and there can be no assurance that the fund’s hedging transactions will be effective.

Foreign currency forward contracts do not eliminate movements in the value of non-U.S. currencies and securities but rather allow the fund to establish a fixed rate of exchange for a

 

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future point in time. Exchange rates may be volatile and may change quickly and unpredictably in response to both global economic developments and economic conditions in a geographic region in which the fund or the Underlying Index invests. In addition, the fund’s exposure to the currencies may not be fully hedged at all times. The Underlying Index will not include individual currencies in its hedging component if on the monthly hedge rebalancing date the hedge carry, or the quoted mid-point forward discount, exceeds certain pre-determined extreme values. The fund may attempt to use representative sampling in its selection of currencies for hedging. In addition, because the fund’s currency hedge generally is reset on a monthly basis, currency risk can develop or increase intra-month. Furthermore, while the fund is designed to hedge against currency fluctuations, it is possible that a degree of currency exposure may remain even at the time a hedging transaction is implemented. As a result, the fund may not be able to structure its hedging transactions as anticipated or its hedging transactions may not successfully reduce the currency risk included in the fund’s portfolio.

The effectiveness of the fund’s currency hedging strategy will in general be affected by the volatility of both the Underlying Index and the volatility of the U.S. dollar relative to the currencies to be hedged, measured on an aggregate basis. Increased volatility in either or both the Underlying Index and the U.S. dollar relative to the currencies to be hedged will generally reduce the effectiveness of the fund’s currency hedging strategy. In addition, volatility in one or more of the currencies may offset stability in another currency and reduce the overall effectiveness of the hedges. The effectiveness of the fund’s currency hedging strategy may also in general be affected by interest rates. Significant differences between U.S. dollar interest rates and foreign currency interest rates may impact the effectiveness of the fund’s currency hedging strategy.

Currency risk. The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls and speculation.

Custody risk. Less developed markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories.

Cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the fund, the manager, the subadvisers, Authorized Participants, the relevant listing exchange and/or the fund’s service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or lose operational functionality.

Derivatives risk. Using derivatives can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates, currencies, or the derivatives themselves, behave in a way not anticipated by the fund. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase fund volatility. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the fund. Use of derivatives may have different tax consequences for the fund than an investment in the underlying security, and those differences may affect the

 

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amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. In addition, the SEC has proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the fund.

Dividend paying stock risk. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the stocks held by the fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if dividends are declared, they will remain at their current levels or increase over time. The fund’s emphasis on dividend-paying stocks could cause the fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track record of paying dividends or ability to pay dividends in the future. Dividend-paying stocks may not participate in a broad market advance to the same degree as other stocks, and a sharp rise in interest rates or economic downturn could cause a company to unexpectedly reduce or eliminate its dividend.

Foreign investment and emerging market risk. The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. To the extent the fund focuses its investments in a single country or only a few countries in a particular geographic region, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions affecting such country or region may have a greater impact on fund performance relative to a more geographically diversified fund.

The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. They are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

Index-related risk. There is no guarantee that the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the index administrator for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the fund and its shareholders.

Index sampling risk. The fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not included in the Underlying Index. As a result, the fund is subject to the risk that QS’ investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.

 

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Issuer risk. The value of a security can go up or down more than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole, often due to disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services, loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an individual security.

Large capitalization company risk. Large capitalization companies may fall out of favor with investors based on market and economic conditions. In return for the relative stability and low volatility of large capitalization companies, the fund’s value may not rise as much as the value of funds that focus on companies with smaller market capitalizations.

Liquidity risk. Some assets held by the fund may be impossible or difficult to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

Market events risk. In the past several years financial markets, such as those in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.

The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels. This and other government intervention may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. The Federal Reserve recently has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank support, including interest rate increases, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which the fund invests.

Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

Market trading risk. The fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruptions in the creation/redemption process. ANY OF THESE FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, MAY LEAD TO THE FUND’S SHARES TRADING AT A PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT TO NAV.

National closed market trading risk. Where the underlying securities held by the fund trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the securities exchange on which the fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the underlying security (i.e., the fund’s quote from the closed foreign

 

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market), resulting in premiums or discounts to the fund’s NAV that may be greater than those experienced by other ETFs.

Passive investment risk. The fund is not actively managed and neither LMPFA nor QS attempts to take defensive positions.

Small and medium capitalization company risk. The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small and medium capitalization companies. Small and medium capitalization companies may fall out of favor with investors; may have limited product lines, operating histories, markets or financial resources; or may be dependent upon a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions, including those experienced during a recession. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies and may offer greater potential for losses.

Stock market and equity securities risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the fund’s securities may decline generally. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.

Tracking error risk. Tracking error is the divergence of the fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur because of differences between the securities and other instruments held in the fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs, the fund’s holding of uninvested cash, differences in timing of the accrual of distributions, tax gains or losses, costs of entering into currency forward contracts on a frequent basis, changes to the Underlying Index or the need to meet various new or existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does not.

Trading issues risk. Trading in shares on Bats Global Markets, Inc. (“BATS”) may be halted in certain circumstances. There can be no assurance that the requirements of BATS necessary to maintain the listing of the fund will continue to be met.

Valuation risk. The sale price the fund could receive for a security or other asset may differ from the fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index, particularly for securities or assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the securities or assets in the fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the fund’s shares. The fund’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Volatility risk. The value of the securities or other assets in the fund’s portfolio may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security may fluctuate due to factors affecting markets generally or particular industries. The value of a security or other asset may also be more volatile than the market as a whole. This volatility may affect the fund’s NAV. Although the Underlying Index’s models were created to invest in stocks that exhibit low volatility characteristics, there is no guarantee that these models will be successful. Securities or other

 

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assets in the fund’s portfolio may be subject to price volatility and the prices may not be any less volatile than the market as a whole and could be more volatile. Events or financial circumstances affecting individual securities or sectors may increase the volatility of the fund.

These risks are discussed in more detail in the fund’s Prospectus or in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Performance

The fund has not yet operated for a full calendar year. Once the fund has a performance record of at least one calendar year, a bar chart and performance table will be included in the fund’s Prospectus. The performance information will 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 compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.

Management

Investment manager: Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”)

Subadviser: QS Investors, LLC (“QS”)

Portfolio managers: Russell Shtern and Michael LaBella. Mr. Shtern (Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity Portfolio Management and Trading at QS) and Mr. LaBella (Portfolio Manager at QS) have been portfolio managers of the fund since November 2016.

Purchase and sale of fund shares

The fund is an exchange-traded fund (commonly referred to as an “ETF”). Individual shares of the fund are listed on a national securities exchange. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the fund through a broker-dealer. The price of fund shares is based on market price, and because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The fund will only issue or redeem shares that have been aggregated into blocks of 120,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) to Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with the fund’s distributor. The fund generally will issue or redeem Creation Units in return for a designated portfolio of securities (and an amount of cash) that the fund specifies each day.

Tax information

The fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Withdrawals from such tax-deferred arrangements may be subject to tax at a later date.

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), LMPFA or other related companies may pay the intermediary for marketing activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, the development of technology platforms and reporting systems or other services related to the sale or promotion of the fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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