Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk exists when a particular investment is difficult to purchase or sell. If the Fund invests in illiquid securities or current portfolio securities become illiquid, it may reduce the returns of the Fund because the Fund may be unable to
sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.
Management Risk.
The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio. In managing the Fund’s portfolio holdings, the Sub-Adviser applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but
there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results.
Market Risk.
Securities held by the Fund are subject to market fluctuations. You should anticipate that the value of the Shares will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio.
Market Trading
Risk. The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for the Shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the
Fund. Any of these factors may lead to the Shares trading at a premium or discount to the Fund's NAV.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities, which are subject to call (prepayment) risk, reinvestment risk and extension risk. In addition, these securities are susceptible to an unexpectedly high rate
of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool, which may adversely affect their value. The risk of such defaults depends on the quality of the mortgages underlying such security, the credit quality of its issuer or guarantor, and the nature
and structure of its credit support. For example, the risk of default generally is higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages, which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make
timely mortgage payments.
Municipal
Securities Risk. Litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on the ability of an issuer of municipal
securities to make payments of principal and/or interest. Political changes and uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders can significantly affect municipal securities.
Because many securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the
financial condition of an individual municipal issuer can affect the overall municipal market. If the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) determines that an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements,
interest from the security could become taxable and the security could decline significantly in value.
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 investment could cause greater
fluctuations in 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.
Operational Risk.
The Fund is exposed to operational risks arising from a number of factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed
or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund and the investment adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate
to address these risks.
Options Risk. Options or options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to
correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its
objectives. The successful use of options depends on the
Sub-Adviser’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the
Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, as well as in TBA transactions, which may significantly increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. A portfolio turnover of 200%, for example, is equivalent to
the Fund buying and selling all of its securities two times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate (such as 100% or more) could result in high brokerage costs for the Fund and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a
taxable account.
Preferred Securities
Risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain
period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may
lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase
Agreements Risk. In the event of the insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to the Fund or, in the case of a reverse repurchase
agreement, the securities sold by the Fund, may be delayed. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. If the Fund reinvests the proceeds of a
reverse repurchase agreement at a rate lower than the cost of the agreement, entering into the agreement will lower the Fund’s yield.
Real Estate Securities Risk. Investing in securities of real estate companies includes risks such as: fluctuations in the value of the underlying properties; defaults by borrowers or tenants; market saturation; changes in general and local economic
conditions; decreases in market rates for rents; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage funds; increased competition, property taxes, capital expenditures, or operating expenses; and other economic, political or regulatory
occurrences, including the impact of changes in environmental laws, that may affect the real estate industry.
Restricted Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in restricted securities, including those that may be resold only in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended. Regulation S
securities are securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers initially offered and sold outside the United States without registration with the SEC. Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for specific Regulation S securities may vary. Delay or
difficulty in selling such securities may result in a loss to the Fund.
Risk of Investing in Loans. Investments in loans are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. Default in the payment of interest or principal on a loan will result in a reduction in its value. Although the loans in which the Fund may invest
generally are secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that such collateral will satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily
liquidated. In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower, access to the collateral may be limited by bankruptcy or other insolvency loans. There is no organized exchange on which loans are traded and reliable market quotations may not be readily
available. Therefore, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation of loans than for securities with a more developed secondary market. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain loans, the market may be subject to
volatility, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, decreased liquidity and extended trade settlement periods, any of which may impair the ability to sell loans within a desired time frame or at an acceptable price. Extended