EX-99.CODE ETH 2 fp0092024-1_ex99code.htm
  Exhibit A

 

Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation

and

Lincoln Mutual Funds

 

Code of Ethics

Rules for Employee Investing

 

September 2015
Revised February 28, 2018
Revised April 10, 2023
Revised June 7, 2023

 

 

I.Introduction

 

Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (“LFI”) and the Lincoln Funds have adopted this Code of Ethics (this “Code”). This Code documents how the Lincoln organization seeks to prevent personal securities transactions and other investment activities from impacting LFI “Clients,” which includes:

 

The Lincoln Funds;
The private funds and insurance company separate accounts offered by affiliated life insurance companies; and
Firms that offer LFI model portfolios.

 

This Code sets forth general fiduciary standards and standards of business conduct that govern the personal investment activities of “Supervised Persons.” Supervised Persons have a duty to act fairly, honestly, and in the best interests of Clients, including the Funds.

 

This Code also complies with the regulatory requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

Each Supervised Person is expected to understand and abide by this Code as a condition of such person’s association with Lincoln. This Code is being delivered to each Supervised Person for his or her reference. Any changes to this Code also will be provided to each Supervised Person. Each Supervised Person will be required to acknowledge receipt and acceptance of this Code upon becoming an Supervised Person, then on an annual basis, or at the time of any amendments.

 

Questions About This Code of Ethics

If you have any question about this Code, you should contact the Code’s Compliance Officer at:

 

●     Jack.Weston@lfg.com; or

●     (603) 226-5457

 

II.Statement of General Principles

 

LFI and the Funds adopt the following general principles to guide your actions as an Supervised Person:

 

You have a duty to place the interests of Clients first.
You must avoid conduct that creates an actual or potential conflict of interest with Clients.
You must not take inappropriate advantage of your position at Lincoln.
You must comply with the Applicable Federal Securities Laws.

 

III.General Standards of Conduct

 

Personal Trading Is a Privilege. Lincoln considers personal trading to be a privilege, not a right. When making personal investment decisions, Supervised Persons must exercise extreme care to ensure that the prohibitions of this Code are not violated. Supervised Persons should conduct their personal investing to eliminate the possibility that their time and attention are devoted to their personal investments at the expense of time and attention that should be devoted to their duties at Lincoln.

 

 

No Excessive Trading. Excessive or inappropriate trading (“excessive trading”) that interferes with job performance or compromises the duty that LFI owes to its Clients is not permitted. An unusually high level of personal trading is strongly discouraged and may be monitored by the Code’s Compliance Officer or designee and reported to Lincoln senior management. A pattern of excessive trading may lead to disciplinary action.

 

No Insider Trading. Applicable Federal Securities Laws also prohibit any Supervised Person from purchasing or selling, directly or indirectly, any security based on material, non-public information (often referred to as “MNPI”) received from any source or communicating this information to others.

 

IV.Definitions

 

a)Access Person” means (i) any trustee, director, officer, partner or Advisory Person of LFI or the Funds, and (ii) other persons as designated by the Code’s Compliance Officer.

 

b)Advisory Person” of LFI or the Funds means (i) any trustee, director, officer, partner or employee of LFI or the Funds (or of any company in a control relationship to LFI or the Funds) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of a Covered Security by a Client (including the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Covered Security), or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales; (ii) any natural person in a control relationship to LFI or the Funds who obtains information concerning recommendations made to a Client with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Clients; and (iii) any Supervised Person who (a) has access to nonpublic information regarding a Client’s purchase or sale of securities, (b) is involved in making securities recommendations, (c) who has access to securities recommendations which are nonpublic, or (d) has access to nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any Client.

 

c)Applicable Federal Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the 1940 Act, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the SEC or the Department of the Treasury.

 

d)Automatic Investment Plan” means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.

 

e)Beneficial Ownership” is to be determined in the same manner as it is for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A person should consider himself or herself the beneficial owner of securities in which he/she has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. In addition, a person should consider himself or herself the beneficial owner of securities held by his or her spouse, domestic partner, dependent children, any person who shares his/her home, or other persons (including trusts, partnerships, corporations and other entities) by reason of any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship that provides him or her with sole or shared voting or investment power.

 

 

f)Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, which defines “control” as the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. The issue of influence or control is a question of fact, which must be determined based on all relevant facts and circumstances. Any person who owns beneficially, either directly or through one or more controlled companies, more than 25% of the voting securities of a company shall be presumed to control such company. The Code’s Compliance Officer should be informed of any accounts for which an Access Person is considered a “beneficial owner” but where the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control, such as (i) accounts in which full investment discretion has been granted to an outside bank, investment adviser or trustee and where neither the Access Person nor any close relative participates in the investment decisions or is informed in advance of transactions (“Blind Accounts”), or (ii) accounts of close relatives where the circumstances clearly demonstrate that there is no risk of influence or control by the Access Person.

 

g)Covered Security” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act, and generally includes:

 

Equity (publicly traded and restricted) securities;
Fixed-income securities;
Exchange-traded funds;
Lincoln Funds;
Variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies with underlying separate accounts that invest in Lincoln Funds;
Derivatives (e.g., options, futures, forwards, and swaps);
Commodities; and
Stock options.

 

Covered Security shall not include:

 

Stock (publicly traded and restricted) of Lincoln National Corporation; 1
Shares of mutual funds that are not Lincoln Funds;
Variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies with underlying separate accounts that do not invest in Lincoln Funds;
Securities held through 529 plans (both prepaid college tuition plans and college savings plans);
Direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
Bankers’ acceptances;
Bank certificates of deposit and savings accounts;
Commercial paper and high-quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and
Cryptocurrency. 2

 

 

1LFI Clients, including the Funds other than index funds, are prohibited from investing directly in securities of Lincoln National Corporation.
2LFI Clients, including the Funds, are generally not permitted to invest in cryptocurrencies.

 

 

h)De Minimis Purchases or Sales” shall mean purchases or sales by Access Persons of up to: (1) $5,000 USD in Covered Securities per day that are traded for a Client’s account, or (2) 500 shares during a 30-day period of (i) stock in a company that is in the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index or (ii) an ETF listed on Schedule 1.

 

i)Independent Trustee” means any Fund Trustee who is not “an interested person” of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

 

j)Managed Account” means an account that is professionally managed through a wrap program. An example of a managed account would be a professionally advised account about which the Access Person will not be consulted or have any input on specific transactions placed by the investment manager prior to their execution. Managed Accounts require pre-approval from the Code’s Compliance Officer prior to starting up the account and the Code’s Compliance Officer may require additional information including, but not limited to, information regarding the relationship between the Access Person and the manager of such account. The Code’s Compliance Officer will consider the facts and circumstances of the account, including the functions and duties of Access Persons, when approving or denying such accounts. In addition, preclearance is exempt with Managed Accounts, however, all trades still require reporting and duplicate statements and confirmations are required to be sent to the Code’s Compliance Officer. Trades initiated by the wrap manager are exempt from preclearance. All trades initiated by Access Persons require preclearance.

 

k)Security being “Considered for Purchase or Sale” or “Being Purchased or Sold” means when a recommendation to purchase or sell the Covered Security has been made and communicated to the trading desk and with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making, or when such person knows or should know that another person is seriously considering making, such a recommendation.

 

l)A “Security Held or to be Acquired” means any Covered Security which, within the most recent 15 days, (i) is or has been held by a Client, or (ii) is being or has been considered for purchase by a Client, or any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, such Covered Security.

 

m)Supervised Person” of LFI means any partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employee of LFI, or other person who provides investment advice on behalf of LFI and is subject to the supervision and control of LFI.

 

A.Account Types

 

The trading restrictions and reporting requirements of this Code apply to an Access Person’s securities accounts, which generally are any accounts through which Access Persons may buy, sell or hold securities.

 

Depending on the investment options for the account, a securities account could include:

 

üPersonal brokerage accounts;
üRetirement accounts;*
üTrust accounts; and
üWrap accounts.**

 

*Retirement accounts are only reportable if the Access Person can purchase or sell Covered Securities. Employer sponsored retirement accounts or 401(k) accounts that only invest in mutual funds do not require reporting.

 

**An Access Person must obtain pre-approval from the Code’s Compliance Officer to establish a discretionary wrap account. The Officer will consider the relevant facts and circumstances of the account, including the functions and duties of the Access Person, when approving or denying such accounts.

 

 

B.Account Control

 

This Code applies to the securities accounts where an Access Person has a financial interest or control (i.e., is a “Beneficial Owner” of the account). An Access Person is generally considered to have Beneficial Ownership of an account where a named account owner is, among others:

 

üThe Access Person;
üThe Access Person’s spouse or domestic partner;
üThe Access Person’s dependent children;
üA person sharing the Access Person’s household;
üAnyone who has given the Access Person discretion over their investments; or
üA person that by reason of any contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship provides the Access Person with sole or shared voting or investment power.

 

If someone has authorized the Access Person to make investment decisions on her/his behalf, then that securities account would be considered the Access Person’s securities account according to this Code. (For example, if an Access Person’s neighbor has given authority to the Access Person to make investments on her behalf in an investment account, then the neighbor’s investment account is considered the Access Person’s securities account.)

 

V.Prohibited Trading Activities

 

Prohibitions. No Access Person shall, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by such person of a Security Held or to be Acquired by a Client:

 

ØEmploy any device, scheme or artifice to defraud a Client;
ØMake any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
ØEngage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a Client; or
ØEngage in any manipulative practice with respect to a Client.

 

No Access Person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any Covered Security which to his/her knowledge is being actively Considered for Purchase or Sale by any Client.

 

Exceptions. This trading prohibition shall not apply to:

 

ØPurchases or sales in which the Access Person does not acquire any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership;
ØPurchases or sales that are nonvolitional on the part of either the Access Person or the Client;
ØPurchases which are part of an Automatic Investment Plan;

 

 

ØPurchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired;
ØPurchases or sales made by a wrap manager in an Access Person’s Managed Account, provided that such purchases or sales do not reflect a pattern;
ØPurchases or sales in accounts over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or Control;
ØOther purchases and sales specifically approved by the Code’s Compliance Officer, with advice of the legal counsel to the Funds, and deemed appropriate because of unusual or unforeseen circumstances.

 

Special Situations. LFI or the Funds may from time to time adopt specific prohibitions or restrictions in response to special situations where there is a greater likelihood that certain Access Persons will have actual knowledge that a Client intends to buy or sell certain Covered Securities. Such prohibitions or restrictions when adopted and signed by the Code’s Compliance Officer shall be considered part of this Code until such time as the Officer deems such prohibitions or restrictions to be unnecessary.

 

VI.Preclearance Requirements

 

Covered Securities Transactions. Access Persons must preclear their personal transactions in any Covered Security with the exception of Lincoln Enterprise Compliance personnel who do not meet the definition of an Advisory Person.

 

However, Access Persons are not required to preclear the following:

 

Managed Account Transactions. Transactions for a Managed Account (The Managed Account must have been pre-approved by the Code’s Compliance Officer). See Section IV.
Exempt Reporting Transactions. Transactions that are excepted from this Code’s reporting requirements. See Section VII.C.
Ineligible Client Investments. Transactions in investments that are not eligible for purchase or sale by a Client. A list of ineligible investments for purchase or sale by a Client will be maintained by the Code’s Compliance Officer.

 

Preclearance approval does not alter an Access Person’s responsibility to ensure that each personal investment transaction complies with the general standards of conduct and reporting requirements. By seeking preclearance, an Access Person will be deemed to be advising the Code’s Compliance Officer that he or she is complying with the “Statement of General Principles” and “General Standards of Conduct,” and would not be engaging in any “Prohibited Trading Activities.” See Sections II, III and V.

 

 

Preclearing a Trade

1.      

A preclearance request must be submitted through ComplySci to the Code’s Compliance Officer or designee prior to entering any orders for personal transactions. Please consult the separate Trade Preclearance Instructions.

 

2.       

Preclearance is only valid through the day after the preclearance authorization is given. After such time, the preclearance request must be resubmitted.

 

3.       

Preclearance under this section shall be denied where an Access Person seeks to execute a buy or sell order when there was a Client transaction within the last 7 business days for that same security (not including De Minimis Purchases or Sales).

 

4.       

Transactions that meet the De Minimis exception must be submitted for preclearance to ensure that the approval under the exception does not exceed 500 shares in total during a 30- day period or does not exceed $5,000 in Covered Securities per day.

 

IPOs and Private Placements. Access Persons must obtain prior written approval from the Code’s Compliance Officer or designee before directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Ownership in any securities in an initial public offering or in a private security offering.

 

Public Company Board Positions. Access Persons may not accept a position as a director, trustee, or general partner of a publicly traded company (other than Lincoln National Corporation) unless such position has been approved by the Code’s Compliance Officer as not inconsistent with the interests of the Funds and their shareholders. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall report any such approval to the Funds’ Board at the next Board meeting.

 

VII.Reporting Obligations

 

A.Distribution of Code of Ethics

 

ØNew Access Persons. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall provide each Supervised Person with a copy of the Code within ten days of such person becoming an Supervised Person.
ØCode Amendments. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall provide each Supervised Person with a copy of the revised Code within ten days of the effective date of any amendments to the Code.
ØAcknowledgment of Receipt. Each Access Person shall sign a written acknowledgment through ComplySci within ten days of receiving the Code and any amendments thereto, which shall affirm such person’s receipt and understanding of the Code. Each Supervised Person who is not an Access Person will acknowledge receipt and understanding electronically within ten days of receiving the relevant provisions of the Code and any amendments thereto.
ØAnnual Acknowledgment. Each Access Person shall sign a written acknowledgement annually through ComplySci which shall affirm that such person has read and understood the Code of Ethics and has complied with its requirements. Such affirmation shall also require each Access Person to certify that any accounts for which the Access Person has beneficial ownership but no direct or indirect influence or Control to affirm that they did, in fact, not influence or Control such accounts.

 

 

B.Required Reports

 

Unless a reporting exception applies, every Access Person must provide to the Code’s Compliance Officer the following reports: (1) Initial Holdings Report; (2) Quarterly Transaction Report; and (3) Annual Holdings Report. These reports must be completed (i.e., signed and dated) through ComplySci even if the Access Person has no holdings or transactions to report for the relevant time period.

 

☐ Initial Holding Report. No later than ten days after a person becomes an Access Person, the Access Person will provide an Initial Securities Holdings Report to the Code’s Compliance Officer. The Access Person must complete the report with information relating to securities holdings and accounts (which information must be current as of a date no more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person). In addition, after a person becomes an Access Person, the Access Person may be required to provide additional information about any account(s) (or the person(s) managing such accounts) which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or Control over to the Code’s Compliance Officer.

 

üDuplicate Brokerage Statements and Confirmations. Access Persons must consent to or direct their brokers to supply to the Code’s Compliance Officer, on a timely basis, duplicate copies of confirmations and statements for all Covered Securities accounts (whether provided electronically through ComplySci, through the mail or similar method).

 

☐ Quarterly Transaction Reports. No later than thirty (30) days after the end of a calendar quarter, Access Persons must submit a Quarterly Securities Transaction Report, detailing securities transactions during the quarter. Typically, each Access Person is required to notify the Code’s Compliance Officer of new accounts through the Quarterly Transactions Reports. However, if an Access Person opens an account where a third party will manage the account and the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or Control, the Access Person must promptly notify the Code’s Compliance Officer and the Code’s Compliance Officer may request information from the Access Person about the third-party manager and the Access Person’s relationship with such manager.

 

☐ Annual Holdings Reports. Access Persons must submit an Annual Securities Holdings Report (which information must be current as of a date no more than forty-five (45) days before the report is submitted). Such affirmation shall also require each Access Person to certify that any accounts for which the Access Person is a beneficial owner but has no direct or indirect influence or Control to affirm that they did, in fact, not influence or Control such accounts.

 

C.Report Exceptions

 

Non-Controlled Accounts. An Access Person is not required to make a report regarding transactions effected for, and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the person has no direct or indirect influence or Control. An Access Person must receive approval from the Code’s Compliance Officer prior to relying on this exception for any account over which the Access Person may be a Beneficial Owner but have no direct or indirect influence or Control. Such account may include:

 

A Blind Account (see definition of “Control”); or
An account of an Access Person’s close relative where the circumstances demonstrate that the Access Person has no influence or control.

 

 

Automatic Investment Plan. An Access Person need not make a Quarterly Transaction Report regarding transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.

 

Independent Fund Trustees. A Fund Independent Trustee who would be required to make a report solely by reason of being a Trustee need not make:

 

An Initial Holdings Report or an Annual Holdings Report; and
A Quarterly Transaction Report – unless the Trustee knew or, in the course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Trustee, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately before or after the Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security, a Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security, or a Fund or its investment adviser Considered for Purchase or Sale a Covered Security.*

 

*An Independent Trustee who is required to file a Quarterly Transaction Report should do so no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the securities transaction occurred.

 

D.Annual Report to Fund Boards

 

No less frequently than annually, an officer of LFI and the Funds will furnish to the Funds’ Board, and the Board will consider, a written report that:

 

Describes any issues arising under this Code since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and
Certifies that LFI or the Funds, as applicable, have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code.

 

VIII.Administrative Procedures

 

Identifying Access Persons. The Code’s Compliance Officer or designee will identify all Access Persons and will notify them of this classification and their obligations under this Code. The Code’s Compliance Officer will also maintain procedures regarding the review of all reports required to be made under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, as applicable.

 

Identifying Violations. The Code’s Compliance Officer, with guidance from Legal as appropriate, shall determine whether there is a violation of the prohibitions or reporting requirements contained in this Code and the appropriate sanctions to be imposed. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall report to the Principal Executive Officer on a timely basis any material violations of the prohibitions or reporting requirements contained in this Code and the sanctions imposed.

 

Quarterly Board Reporting. On a quarterly basis, the Code’s Compliance Officer will provide the Funds’ Boards with a summary report of material violations of the Code and the sanctions imposed. When the Code’s Compliance Officer finds that a transaction otherwise reportable could not reasonably be found to have resulted in fraud, deceit, or a manipulative practice in violation of the 1940 Act, he or she may, in his discretion, document such finding in lieu of reporting the transaction to the Boards.

 

 

LFI Governance Committee Reporting. On at least a quarterly basis, the Code’s Compliance Officer shall report to the LFI Governance Committee any violations of the prohibitions or reporting requirements contained in this Code and the sanction imposed, if applicable. The LFI Governance Committee will review the report to consider whether appropriate sanctions were imposed.

 

No Self-Evaluations. No person shall participate in a determination of whether he or she has committed a violation of the Code or of the imposition of any sanction against himself or herself. If a Code violation of the Principal Executive Officer is under consideration, the Funds’ Independent Trustees collectively shall act in the manner prescribed herein for the Principal Executive Officer.

 

Code Compliance Officer Reporting. At least annually, the Code’s Compliance Officer will provide a copy of his or her Annual Holdings Report and Personal Transaction Reports to the LFI Principal Executive Officer for review.

 

IX.Violations and Sanctions

 

Self-Reporting. Each Supervised Person is required to report any of their known Code violations promptly to the Code’s Compliance Officer.

 

Possible Sanctions. Violations of the Code may result in sanctions or other consequences up to and including termination of employment such as:

 

ØA warning
ØAdditional training
ØReferral to the Access Person’s business manager, senior management and/or oversight committee
ØReversal of a trade
ØDisgorgement of profits
ØLimitation or restriction on personal investing
ØA fine
ØReferral to civil or criminal authorities

 

Sanction Factors. In determining what, if any, remedial action is appropriate in response to a violation of the Code, the Code’s Compliance Officer will consider, among other factors, whether the Supervised Person self-reported the violation, the gravity of the violation, the frequency of the violations, whether any violation caused harm or the potential of harm to any Client, whether the Supervised Person knew or should have known that his/her activity violated the Code, whether the Supervised Person engaged in a transaction with a view to making a profit on the anticipated market action of a transaction by a Client, the Supervised Person’s efforts to cooperate with the investigation, and the Supervised Person’s efforts to correct any conduct that led to a violation. In rare instances, the Code’s Compliance Officer may determine that, for equitable reasons, no remedial action should be taken.

 

X.Records

 

General. LFI and the Funds shall maintain the following records not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year in which a record is made, the first two years in an easily accessible place, which records shall be available for examination by SEC representatives:

 

A copy of this Code and any other code which is, or at any time within the past five years has been in effect regarding LFI or the Funds’ operations;
A record of any violation of this Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation;

 

 

A copy of each report made by an Access Person (e.g., Initial Holdings Report, Quarterly Transaction Report, Annual Holdings Report), including any information provided in lieu of the Quarterly Transaction Reports;
A list of all persons who are, or within the past five years have been, required to make reports under this Code, and also those persons who were responsible for reviewing these reports;
A copy of each report to the Funds’ Board required by this Code.

 

Trade Approvals. LFI and the Funds shall maintain a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by an Access Person of securities under this Code, for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted.

 

Regulatory Records. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall maintain on behalf of LFI and the Funds all records required by the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act for the time periods prescribed.

 

Confidentiality. The Code’s Compliance Officer shall keep all information and reports from any Access Person in strict confidence, subject only to disclosure as required by law or as described in this Code.

 

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Schedule 1
Pre-Clearance still required for ETFs eligible for de minimis exception
Ticker Company Name Ticker Company Name
AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF DGRW WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF DUHP Dimensional US High Profitability ETF
AMJ J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF EBND SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
AOK iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF ECH iShares MSCI Chile ETF
AOR iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF EELV Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF
ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF EEMV iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
ARKW ARK Next Generation Internet ETF EFAV iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
ASHR Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF EFG iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
BAB Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF EMB iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
BAR GraniteShares Gold Shares EMLC VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
BBEU JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF EPI WisdomTree India Earnings Fund
BITO ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF EPP iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF ERX Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2x Shares
BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF ESGD iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF ESGE iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
BOIL ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF
BOTZ Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF
BSCN Invesco Bulletshares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF
BSCO Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF EWH iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
BSCP Invesco Bulletshares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF
BSCQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF EWP iShares MSCI Spain ETF
BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF EWQ iShares MSCI France ETF
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF EWS iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
CGXU Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF EWW iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
CLOU Global X Cloud Computing ETF EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
CMF iShares California Muni Bond ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
COMT iShares GSCI Comm Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF
CWB SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF FCG First Trust Natural Gas ETF
CWI SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF
DBEF Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF FEZ SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
DEM WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund FIXD First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

 

 

Schedule 1 (cont.)
Pre-Clearance still required for ETFs eligible for de minimis exception
Ticker Company Name Ticker Company Name
DFAC Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF FLOT iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF FLRN SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
DFAI Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF FLTR VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF FNDA Schwab Fundamental US Small Co. Index ETF
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF FNDE Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Co. Index ETF
DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF FNDF Schwab Fundamental International Large Co. Index ETF
DFEM Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF FNDX Schwab Fundamental US Large Co. Index ETF
DFIC Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF FNGU MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETN
DFIV Dimensional International Value ETF FPE First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF FPEI First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income ETF
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF FREL Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF
FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF IUSB iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan Fund IUSV iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
FTSM First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund IVLU iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF
FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IVOL Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF
FXN First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
GBIL Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
GLD SPDR Gold Shares IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
GNR SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
GSIE Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
GSLC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF IWR iShares Russell Midcap ETF
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
GUNR FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund IXC iShares Global Energy ETF
GUSH Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares IXN iShares Global Tech ETF
HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
HEFA iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF
HYD VanEck High Yield Muni ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
HYMB SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF
HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF JMST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF
IAU iShares Gold Trust JNK SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
IBDO iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Corporate ETF KBE SPDR S&P Bank ETF
IBDP iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Corporate ETF KBWB Invesco KBW Bank ETF
IBTD iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF KIE SPDR S&P Insurance ETF
ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
ICSH BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF KSA iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF LIT Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF LQD iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

 

 

Schedule 1 (cont.)
Pre-Clearance still required for ETFs eligible for de minimis exception
Ticker Company Name Ticker Company Name
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF MCHI iShares MSCI China ETF
IEUR iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF MDY SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust
IEV iShares Europe ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF
IGE iShares North American Natural Resources ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
IGF iShares Global Infrastructure ETF MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
IGLB iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NEAR BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares
IHI iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF
ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF PCY Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
INDA iShares MSCI India ETF PDBC Invesco Opt Yield Diver Comm ETF
IQLT iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF PFF iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF
ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF PFFD Global X U.S. Preferred ETF
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF PGF Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF PGX Invesco Preferred ETF
ITM VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF PSQ ProShares Short QQQ
PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF SPLG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
PWZ Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
PXH Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF SPMB SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF
PZA Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF SPMD SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ SPSB SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust SPSM SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF SPTI SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF SPTL SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF
QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF SPTM SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF SPTS SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF
REET iShares Global REIT ETF SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
REM iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF SPXS Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares
RPV Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF SPXU ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF SPYV SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
SCHC Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SCHE Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF SSO ProShares Ultra S&P 500
SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF SUB iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF TAN Invesco Solar ETF
SCHM Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF TBT ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury
SCHO Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF TDTT FlexShares iBoxx 3 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
SCHP Schwab US TIPS ETF TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares

 

 

Schedule 1 (cont.)
Pre-Clearance still required for ETFs eligible for de minimis exception
Ticker Company Name Ticker Company Name
SCHR Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF TFI SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF
SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF TIPX SPDR Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS ETF
SCZ iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SDOW ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P500 TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
SDY SPDR S&P Dividend ETF TNA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x Shares
SGOL abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF TOTL SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ
SH ProShares Short S&P500 TZA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x Shares
SHM SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Short Term Municipal Bond ETF UCO ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
SHV iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF UCON First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF UDOW ProShares UltraPro Dow30
SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP
SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P500
SILJ ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners Fund URA Global X Uranium ETF
SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF URNM Sprott Uranium Miners ETF
SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF USIG iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLV iShares Silver Trust USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF USO United States Oil Fund LP
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
SOXS Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
SPAB SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF VBR Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
SPDN Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPEM SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF VDE Vanguard Energy ETF
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
SPIB SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
SPIP SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF VFH Vanguard Financials ETF
SPLB SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF WCLD WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF XBI SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF XHB SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
VPL Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

 

Schedule 1 (cont.)
Pre-Clearance still required for ETFs eligible for de minimis exception
Ticker Company Name Ticker Company Name
VRP Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF XLRE Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund
VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
VTV Vanguard Value ETF XME SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF XSOE WisdomTree EM ex-State-Owned Ent Fund
VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
VV Vanguard Large-Cap ETF YINN Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares