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Summary Prospectus November 12, 2025 As supplemented February 2, 2026 |
DoubleLine Securitized Credit ETF
Ticker: DSCO
Before you invest, you may wish to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its principal risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and the most recent reports to shareholders, online at doubleline.com/documents/fund-documents/. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (855) 937-0772 or by sending an e-mail request to DoubleLine at [email protected].
This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the Fund's Prospectus and SAI, both dated November 12, 2025, each as supplemented from time to time.
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Investment Objectives
The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide income. The Fund's secondary investment objective is total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the fee table or example below.
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | None | |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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| Management Fees | 0.49% | |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None | |
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Other Expenses1 |
0.00% | |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2 |
0.01% | |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.50% |
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, which are based on the expenses of the Predecessor Fund (as defined in the section titled "-Performance") for its most recent fiscal year restated to reflect current fees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
| 1 Year | $ 51 | |
| 3 Years | $160 | |
| 5 Years | $280 | |
| 10 Years | $628 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year of the Predecessor Fund (as defined in the section titled "-Performance"), the portfolio turnover rate was 31%.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securitized credit investments. For purposes of this 80% policy, securitized credit investments include investments that offer exposure to pools of mortgages, loans, receivables or other
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assets, such as agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities (including commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations), asset-backed securities of any kind (including collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")) and other similar securities representing interests in or that are backed by cashflows from various assets, such as loans, leases and warehouse facilities, and related instruments. For these purposes, securitized credit investments include debt obligations that may be backed by (i) the cash flows from a pool of debt obligations or other income-producing investments or (ii) a single income-producing investment, and such obligations may be tranched (i.e., issued in multiple classes of obligations with different credit or other characteristics) or untranched. Securitized credit investments may also be referred to as "structured product securities" or "structured products." The Fund may invest in securitized credit investments directly or indirectly, for example, by investing in derivatives or synthetic instruments with underlying assets that have similar economic characteristics to the securitized credit investments in which the Fund may make direct investments.
The Fund's investments may be allocated across a variety of securitized credit investments, including mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities, and CLOs. There is no limit, however, on the percentage of the Fund's net assets that may be invested in any portion of the securitized credit market or any particular type of securitized credit investment. The Fund expects normally to invest in a combination of investment grade, below investment grade, and unrated debt instruments. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit quality, duration or maturity, and the securities may have fixed, floating or variable interest rates.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets, at the time of purchase, in securities rated below investment grade (securities rated Ba1 or below by Moody's Ratings and BB+ or below by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, Inc.) and unrated securities, including those judged by the Adviser to be of below investment grade quality. High yield corporate bonds and certain other fixed income instruments in which the Fund may invest are commonly known as "junk bonds." Such "junk bonds" also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics.
Mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund may invest include, without limitation: mortgage-related securities of any maturity or type, including residential or commercial mortgage-backed securities, those guaranteed by, or secured by collateral that is guaranteed by, the United States Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored corporations, and privately issued mortgage-backed securities; pass-through securities, including government, private, and multiclass pass-through securities; stripped mortgage securities (interest-only and principal-only securities); inverse floaters; commercial real estate CLOs; Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits ("REMICs") and Re-REMICs (which are REMICs that have been re-securitized); and those backed by collateral such as non-performing and/or re-performing loans, non-qualifying mortgage loans, and single asset, single borrower loans.
The other asset-backed securities in which the Fund will invest include, without limitation: obligations backed or supported by leases of various types, including leases of real, personal and other property (including those relating to aircrafts, containers, railroads, telecommunication, energy, and/or other infrastructure assets and infrastructure-related assets); securities backed by receivables from credit card agreements and automobile finance agreements; home equity sharing agreements; student loans; consumer loans; home equity loans; mobile home loans; boat loans; loans of any type that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans ("covenant-lite" loans); income from other non-mortgage-related income streams, such as income from business and small business loans, project finance loans, renewable energy projects, personal financial assets, timeshare receivables and franchise rights; and CLOs, including CLOs backed by any of the previously mentioned assets or instruments, such as CLOs backed by covenant-lite loans.
In pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund may also invest directly in residential or commercial real estate loans, individually or in pools of loans, which loans may include senior mortgage loans and mezzanine loans, second lien loans or other types of subordinated loans, any of which may be covenant-lite. In selecting among available residential or commercial mortgage-backed securities, the Fund expects to consider, among other things, available yield, duration characteristics, collateral quality, level of correlation to other risk assets, supply/demand technicals, and sponsor quality. With respect to asset-backed securities, the Fund also expects to seek diversified opportunities with varying risk/return profiles across different sectors of that market. The Fund will seek CLOs that offer, among other characteristics, attractive yields, diversification within the underlying pool of loans, and quality management. The Fund may invest in any level of the capital structure of an issuer of mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities, including subordinated or residual tranches and the equity or "first loss" tranche.
The Adviser monitors the duration of the Fund's portfolio securities to seek to assess and, in its discretion, adjust the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. The Adviser seeks to manage the Fund's duration in accordance with the Fund's objectives based on the Adviser's view of, among other things, future interest rates and market conditions. While the Adviser retains broad discretion to modify the Fund's duration within a wide range, the Adviser will normally seek to construct an investment
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portfolio for the Fund with a dollar-weighted average effective duration of zero or greater. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income instrument that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. Effective duration is a measure of the Fund's portfolio duration adjusted for the anticipated effect of interest rate changes on bond and mortgage prepayment rates as determined by the Adviser and may vary significantly from time to time.
Although the Fund will normally invest principally in securitized credit investments, the Fund may invest in other debt instruments of any kind, including cash or cash equivalents. The Adviser expects to allocate and re-allocate the Fund's assets among securitized credit investments with varying characteristics in response to changing market, financial, economic, and other conditions in an attempt to construct a portfolio that to achieve income and total return. In addition to the instruments described above, the Fund's principal investments may include, among others, (i) U.S. Treasury obligations, (ii) other securities or other income-producing instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored corporations (including inflation-protected securities); (iii) real estate investment trust ("REIT") securities (equity, preferred or debt); (iv) distressed and defaulted securities; (v) payment-in-kind bonds; (vi) zero-coupon bonds; (vii) corporate bonds and other corporate obligations, including high yield debt; (viii) custodial receipts; (ix) short-term, high quality investments, including, for example, cash equivalents, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, certificates of deposit, bank time deposits, repurchase agreements, and investments in money market mutual funds or similar pooled investments; and (x) other instruments bearing fixed, floating, or variable interest rates of any maturity. The allocation of the Fund's assets to different sectors and issuers will change over time, sometimes rapidly, and the Fund may invest without limit in a single sector or a small number of sectors of the fixed income universe.
The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions and other instruments of any kind for hedging, risk management purposes or otherwise to gain, or reduce, long or short exposure to one or more asset classes or issuers. The Fund may use derivatives transactions with the effect of creating investment leverage. The Adviser may seek to manage the dollar-weighted average effective duration of the Fund's portfolio through the use of derivatives and other instruments (including, among others, inverse floaters and U.S. Treasury futures contracts). The Fund may incur costs in implementing hedging or duration management strategies, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in hedging or duration management strategies or that any hedging or duration management strategy employed by the Fund will be successful.
The Fund may enter into contracts to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time ("forward commitments"), including securities it does not currently own, in furtherance of its strategies, including for any kind of hedging purposes. Forward commitments include a variety of transactions, including when-issued, delayed delivery and to-be-announced transactions ("TBAs"). The Fund may enter into forward commitments (purchases or sales) for any investment purpose, including to acquire securities for its portfolio, to increase or reduce the Fund's investment exposure (i.e., leverage), to reduce or hedge its investment exposure, to manage the Fund's duration, credit quality, and/or liquidity, to take a short position, or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into. The Fund may seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls), which may create investment leverage.
The Fund may pursue its investment objectives and obtain exposures to some or all of the asset classes described above by investing in other investment companies, including, for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies and ETFs, including other investment vehicles sponsored or advised by the Adviser or a related party of the Adviser. The amount of the Fund's investment in certain investment companies may be limited by law or by tax considerations.
Portfolio securities may be sold at any time. By way of example, sales may occur when the Fund's portfolio managers determine to take advantage of what the portfolio managers consider to be a better investment opportunity, when the portfolio managers believe the portfolio securities no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities, when the portfolio managers perceive deterioration in the credit fundamentals of the issuer, or when the individual security has reached the portfolio managers' sell target.
Principal Risks
The value of the Fund's shares will vary as its portfolio investments increase or decrease in value. Therefore, the value of your investment in the Fund could go down as well as up. You can lose money by investing in the Fund. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.
The principal risks affecting the Fund that can cause a decline in value are:
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active management risk: the risk that the Fund will fail to meet its investment objective and that the Fund's investment performance will depend, at least in part, on how its assets are allocated and reallocated among asset classes, sectors, |
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underlying funds and/or investments and that such allocation will focus on asset classes, sectors, underlying funds, and/or investments that perform poorly or underperform other asset classes, sectors, underlying funds, and/or available investments. Any given investment strategy may fail to produce the intended results, and the Fund's portfolio may underperform other comparable funds because of portfolio management decisions related to, among other things, the selection of investments, portfolio construction, risk assessments, and/or the outlook on market trends and opportunities. |
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asset-backed securities investment risk: the risk that borrowers may default on the obligations that underlie the asset-backed security and that, during periods of falling interest rates, asset-backed securities may be called or prepaid, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest proceeds in other investments at a lower interest rate, and the risk that the impairment of the value of the collateral underlying a security in which the Fund invests (due, for example, to non-payment of loans) will result in a reduction in the value of the security. |
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cash position risk: the risk thatto the extent that the Fund holds assets in cash, cash equivalents, and other short-term investments, the ability of the Fund to meet its objective may be limited. Cash equivalents and other short-term investments include short-term U.S. Treasury securities, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and money market funds. |
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cash transactions risk: Unlike most other ETFs, the Fund may, from time to time, effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in shares of the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind. |
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collateralized debt obligations risk: the risks of an investment in a CDO depend largely on the quality and type of the collateral and the tranche of the CDO in which the Fund invests. Normally, collateralized bond obligations, CLOs and other CDOs are privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CDOs may be illiquid. In addition to the risks associated with debt instruments (e.g., interest rate risk and credit risk), CDOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that the Fund may invest in CDOs that are subordinate to other classes of the issuer's securities; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. |
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counterparty risk: the risk that the Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative contracts and other instruments entered into by the Fund; that the Fund's counterparty will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations; that the Fund will be unable to enforce contractual remedies if its counterparty defaults; that if a counterparty (or an affiliate of a counterparty) becomes bankrupt, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery or may obtain limited or no recovery in a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding. To the extent that the Fund enters into multiple transactions with a single or a small set of counterparties, it will be subject to increased counterparty risk. |
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debt securities risks: |
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credit risk: the risk that an issuer, counterparty or other obligor to the Fund will fail to pay its obligations to the Fund when they are due, which may reduce the Fund's income and/or reduce, in whole or in part, the value of the Fund's investment. Actual or perceived changes in the financial condition of an obligor, changes in economic, social or political conditions that affect a particular type of security, instrument, or obligor, and changes in economic, social or political conditions generally can increase the risk of default by an obligor, which can affect a security's or other instrument's credit quality or value and an obligor's ability to honor its obligations when due. The values of lower-quality debt securities (including debt securities commonly known as "high yield" securities or "junk bonds"), including floating rate loans, tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes. Certain debt securities in the lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics by certain rating agencies. The values of securities or instruments also may decline for a number of other reasons that relate directly to the obligor, such as management performance, financial leverage, and reduced demand for the obligor's goods and services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the obligor and the value of its assets. |
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extension risk: the risk that if interest rates rise, repayments of principal on certain debt securities, including, but not limited to, floating rate loans and mortgage-related securities, may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Securities that are subject to extension risk generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their values to fall sharply. |
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interest rate risk: the risk that debt instruments will change in value because of changes in interest rates. The value of an instrument with a longer duration (whether positive or negative) will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a similar instrument with a shorter duration. Bonds and other debt instruments typically have a positive duration. The value of a debt instrument with positive duration will generally decline if interest rates increase. Certain other investments, such as inverse floaters and certain derivative instruments, may have a negative duration. The value of instruments with a negative duration will generally decline if interest rates decrease. Inverse floaters, interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and repayment assumptions about those investments. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest rate volatility and liquidity risk. Fiscal, economic, monetary or other government policies or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate risks associated with interest rates, including changes in interest rates. Further, in market environments where interest rates are rising, issuers may be less willing or able to make principal and interest payments on fixed income investments when due. |
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prepayment risk: the risk that the issuer of a debt security, including floating rate loans and mortgage-related securities, repays all or a portion of the principal prior to the security's maturity. In times of declining interest rates, there is a greater likelihood that the Fund's higher yielding securities will be pre-paid with the Fund being unable to reinvest the proceeds in an investment with as great a yield. Prepayments can therefore result in lower yields to shareholders of the Fund. |
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defaulted securities risk: the significant risk of the uncertainty of repayment of defaulted securities (e.g., a security on which a principal or interest payment is not made when due) and obligations of distressed issuers (including insolvent issuers or issuers in payment or covenant default, in workout or restructuring or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings). Such investments entail high risk and have speculative characteristics. |
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derivatives risk: the risk that an investment in derivatives will not perform as anticipated by the Adviser, may not be available at the time or price desired, cannot be closed out at a favorable time or price, will increase the Fund's transaction costs, or will increase the Fund's volatility; that derivatives may create investment leverage; that, when a derivative is used as a substitute for or alternative to a direct cash investment, the transaction may not provide a return that corresponds precisely or at all with that of the cash investment; that the positions may be improperly executed or constructed; that the Fund's counterparty will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations; or that, when used for hedging purposes, derivatives will not provide the anticipated protection, causing the Fund to lose money on both the derivatives transaction and the exposure the Fund sought to hedge. |
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emerging market country risk: the risk that investing in emerging markets, as compared to foreign developed markets, increases the likelihood that the Fund will lose money, due to more limited information about the issuer and/or the security; higher brokerage costs; different accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; less developed legal systems and thinner trading markets; the possibility of currency blockages or transfer restrictions; an emerging market country's dependence on revenue from particular commodities or international aid; and expropriation, nationalization or other adverse political or economic developments. |
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ETF related risks: |
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Authorized Participant concentration risk: as an ETF, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at net asset value ("NAV") only in a large specified number of shares called a "Creation Unit." Only a limited number of institutional investors (known as "Authorized Participants") are authorized to purchase (or create) and redeem shares directly from the Fund. 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 NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. |
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secondary market trading risk: as an ETF, shares of the Fund trade on an exchange, the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange"). 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. |
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absence of active market: although the Fund's shares are currently listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will |
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| develop or be maintained by market makers or Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants are not obligated to execute purchase or redemption orders for Creation Units. In periods of market volatility, market makers and/or Authorized Participants may be less willing to transact in Fund shares. The absence of an active market for the Fund's shares may contribute to the Fund's shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV. |
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early close/trading halt/delisting risk: trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for other reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of the Fund inadvisable. Additionally, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses. The Fund must satisfy various standards established by the Exchange in order to ensure that Fund shares can continue to be listed for trading. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met. |
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trading in fund shares is subject to expenses: most Fund investors will buy and sell Fund shares on the Exchange or on another secondary market. When buying or selling shares of the Fund, investors typically will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares (the "bid" price) and the price at which a seller is willing to sell shares (the "ask" price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the "spread" or "bid/ask spread." |
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fund shares may be sold short: shares of the Fund, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with short selling activity. |
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Fund shares may trade at prices other than NAV: shares of the Fund trade on the Exchange at prices at, above or below the Fund's most recent NAV. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The trading price of the Fund's shares fluctuates continuously throughout trading hours in response to relative supply of and demand for Fund shares on the Exchange and the underlying value of the Fund's portfolio holdings or NAV. As a result, the trading prices of the Fund's shares may deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility, including during periods of high redemption requests or other unusual market conditions. ANY OF THESE FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, MAY LEAD TO THE FUND'S SHARES TRADING AT A PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT TO NAV. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Fund shares may result in shares trading at a significant premium or discount to NAV and/or in a reduced liquidity of a shareholder's investment. During such periods, shareholders may be unable to sell their shares, may pay significantly more than NAV when buying Fund shares, or may receive significantly less than NAV when selling Fund shares. |
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financial services risk: the risk that an investment in issuers in the financial services sector or transactions with one or more counterparties in the financial services sector may be adversely affected by, among other things: (i) changes in governmental regulation, which may limit both the amounts and the types of loans and other financial commitments financial services companies can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain; (ii) fluctuations, including as a result of interest rate changes or increased competition, in the availability and cost of capital funds on which the profitability of financial services companies is largely dependent; (iii) deterioration of the credit markets; (iv) credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers, especially when financial services companies are exposed to non-diversified or concentrated loan portfolios; (v) financial losses associated with investment activities, especially when financial services companies are exposed to financial leverage; (vi) the risk that any financial services company experiences substantial declines in the valuations of its assets, takes action to raise capital, or ceases operations; (vii) the risk that a market shock or other unexpected market, economic, political, regulatory, or other event might lead to a sudden decline in the values of most or all companies in the financial services sector; (viii) events leading to limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse |
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developments that affect financial institutions or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, leading to market-wide liquidity problems; and (ix) the interconnectedness or interdependence among financial services companies, including the risk that the financial distress or failure of one financial services company may materially and adversely affect a number of other financial services companies. |
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focused investment risk: the risk that a fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in a particular market, industry, sector, group of industries or sectors, country, region, group of countries or asset class is, relative to a fund that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio, more susceptible to any single economic, market, political, regulatory or other occurrence. This is because, for example, issuers in a particular market, industry, region, sector or asset class may react similarly to specific economic, market, regulatory, political or other developments. The particular markets, industries, regions, sectors or asset classes in which the Fund may focus its investments may change over time and the Fund may alter its focus at inopportune times. |
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foreign currency risk: the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments denominated in foreign currencies. |
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foreign investing risk: the risk that investments in foreign securities or in issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets, as compared to investments in U.S. securities or in issuers with predominantly domestic market exposure, may be more vulnerable to economic, political, and social instability and subject to less government supervision, less protective custody practices, lack of transparency, inadequate regulatory and accounting standards, delayed or infrequent settlement of transactions, and non-U.S. taxes. If the Fund buys securities denominated in a foreign currency, receives income in foreign currencies, or holds foreign currencies from time to time, the value of the Fund's assets, as measured in U.S. dollars, can be affected unfavorably by changes in exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies. Foreign markets are also subject to the risk that a foreign government could restrict foreign exchange transactions or otherwise implement unfavorable currency regulations. In addition, foreign securities may be subject to currency exchange rates or regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions, tariffs or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, reduced liquidity, and delays in settlement. |
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high yield risk: the risk that debt instruments rated below investment grade or debt instruments that are unrated and of comparable or lesser quality are predominantly speculative. These instruments, commonly known as "junk bonds," have a higher degree of default risk and may be less liquid than higher-rated bonds. These instruments may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of high yield investments generally, and less secondary market liquidity. |
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inflation-indexed bond risk: the risk that such bonds will change in value in response to actual or anticipated changes in inflation rates in a manner unanticipated by the Fund's portfolio management team or investors generally. Inflation-indexed bonds are subject to debt securities risks. |
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investment company and exchange-traded fund risk: the risk that an investment company or other pooled investment vehicle, including any ETFs or money market funds, in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of its shares. The Fund's shareholders will indirectly bear the pro rata portion of an investment company's fees and expenses. To the extent the Adviser determines to invest Fund assets in other investment companies, the Adviser will have an incentive to invest in other DoubleLine funds over investment companies sponsored or managed by others and to maintain such investments once made due to its own financial interest in those products and other business considerations. A decision to invest in other investment companies sponsored or advised by the Adviser or a related party of the Adviser involves a conflict of interest because any such investment may benefit the Adviser directly or indirectly, including, for example, by affecting the fees the Adviser or its related parties earns from providing services to the other DoubleLine fund or by providing scale to such other DoubleLine fund that the Adviser or its related parties service or sponsor. |
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large transactions risk: the risk that certain account holders, including the Adviser or funds or accounts over which the Adviser (or related parties of the Adviser) has investment discretion, may from time to time own or control a significant percentage of the Fund's shares. The Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a portion of their Fund shares, including as a result of an asset allocation decision made by the Adviser (or related parties of the Adviser), will adversely affect the Fund's performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities or invest cash when the Adviser would not otherwise choose to do so. In addition, a large number of shareholders collectively may purchase or sell Fund shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly. Redemptions of a large number of shares |
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may affect the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, increase the Fund's transaction costs, and accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or gains to shareholders. Shareholder redemptions can only be effected in Creation units of the Fund. |
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leveraging risk: the risk that certain investments by the Fund involving leverage may have the effect of increasing the volatility of the value of the Fund's portfolio, and the risk of loss in excess of invested capital. |
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limited operating history risk: the risk that a fund has a limited operating history to evaluate and may not attract sufficient assets to achieve or maximize investment and operational efficiencies. |
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liquidity risk: the risk that the Fund may be unable to sell a portfolio investment at a desirable time or at the value the Fund has placed on the investment. Illiquidity may be the result of, for example, low trading volume, lack of a market maker, or contractual or legal restrictions that limit or prevent the Fund from selling securities or closing derivative positions. During periods of substantial market disruption, a large portion of the Fund's assets could potentially experience significant levels of illiquidity. The values of illiquid investments are often more volatile than the values of more liquid investments. It may be more difficult for the Fund to determine a fair value of an illiquid investment than that of a more liquid comparable investment. |
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loan risk: the risk that (i) if the Fund holds a loan through another financial intermediary, or relies on a financial intermediary to administer the loan, its receipt of principal and interest on the loan may be subject to the credit risk of that financial intermediary; (ii) any collateral securing a loan may be insufficient or unavailable to the Fund, because, for example, the value of the collateral securing a loan can decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate, and the Fund's rights to collateral may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws; (iii) investments in highly leveraged loans or loans of stressed, distressed, or defaulted issuers may be subject to significant credit and liquidity risk; (iv) a bankruptcy or other court proceeding could delay or limit the ability of the Fund to collect the principal and interest payments on that borrower's loans or adversely affect the Fund's rights in collateral relating to a loan; (v) there may be limited public information available regarding the loan and the relevant borrower(s); (vi) the use of a particular interest rate benchmark may limit the Fund's ability to achieve a net return to shareholders that consistently approximates the average published Prime Rate of U.S. banks; (vii) the prices of certain floating rate loans that include a feature that prevents their interest rates from adjusting if market interest rates are below a specified minimum level may appreciate less than other instruments in response to changes in interest rates should interest rates rise but remain below the applicable minimum level; (viii) if a borrower fails to comply with various restrictive covenants that may be found in loan agreements, the borrower may default in payment of the loan; (ix) if the Fund invests in loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans ("covenant-lite" loans), it may have fewer rights against the borrowers of such loans, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default; (x) the loan is unsecured; (xi) there is a limited secondary market; (xii) transactions in loans may settle on a delayed basis, and the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale, which may result in sale proceeds related to the sale of loans not being available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations until potentially a substantial period after the sale of the loans; and (xiii) loans may be difficult to value and may be illiquid, which may adversely affect an investment in the Fund. The Fund may invest in loans directly or indirectly by investing in shares of the DoubleLine Floating Rate Fund and in either case will be subject to the risks described above. |
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market risk: the risk that markets will perform poorly or that the returns from the securities in which the Fund invests will underperform returns from the general securities markets or other types of investments. Markets may, in response to governmental actions or intervention or general market conditions, including real or perceived adverse political, economic or market conditions, tariffs and trade disruptions, inflation, recession, changes in interest or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment, or other external factors, experience periods of high volatility and reduced liquidity. During those periods, the Fund may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions, and may have to sell securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, and potentially at unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such periods. Market risk involves the risk that the value of the Fund's investment portfolio will change, potentially frequently and in large amounts, as the prices of its investments go up or down. During periods of severe market stress, it is possible that the market for some or all of the Fund's investments may become highly illiquid. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest rate volatility and liquidity risk. Please see "debt securities risks - interest rate risk" herein for more information. |
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mortgage-backed securities risk: the risk that borrowers may default on their mortgage obligations or the guarantees underlying the mortgage-backed securities will default or otherwise fail and that, during periods of falling interest rates, mortgage-backed securities will be called or prepaid, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest proceeds in other investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of a mortgage- |
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backed security may extend, which may lock in a below-market interest rate, increase the security's duration, and reduce the value of the security. Enforcing rights against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults. The values of certain types of mortgage-backed securities, such as inverse floaters and interest-only and principal-only securities, may be extremely sensitive to changes in interest rates and prepayment rates. The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities that are subordinate in their right to receive payment of interest and repayment of principal to other classes of the issuer's securities. |
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operational and information security risks: an investment in the Fund, like any fund, can involve operational risks arising from factors such as processing errors, human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, failures in systems and technology, changes in personnel and errors caused by third-party service providers. The rapid development and increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence in the financial services industry, including machine learning technology and generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, could exacerbate these risks. The occurrence of any of these failures, errors or breaches could result in investment losses to the Fund, a loss of information, regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage or other events, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Fund. While the Fund seeks to minimize such events through controls and oversight, there may still be failures that could cause losses to the Fund. |
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real estate sector risk: the risk that real estate-related investments may decline in value as a result of factors affecting the real estate sector, such as the supply of real property in certain markets, changes in zoning laws, delays in completion of construction, changes in real estate values, changes in property taxes, levels of occupancy, and local, regional, and general market conditions. Equity REITs, which invest primarily in direct fee ownership or leasehold ownership of real property and derive most of their income from rents, are generally affected by changes in the values of and incomes from the properties they own. Mortgage REITs invest mostly in mortgages on real estate, which may secure, for example, construction, development or long-term loans, and the main source of their income is mortgage interest payments. Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. A hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of equity REITs and mortgage REITs, generally by holding both ownership interests and mortgage interests in real estate, and thus may be subject to risks associated with both real estate ownership and mortgage-related investments. Along with the risks common to different types of real estate-related investments, REITs, no matter the type, involve additional risk factors, including poor performance by the REIT's manager, adverse changes to the tax laws, and the possible failure by the REIT to qualify for the favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. REITs are not diversified and are heavily dependent on cash flow earned on the property interests they hold. |
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restricted securities risk: the risk that the Fund may be prevented or limited by law or the terms of an agreement from selling a security (a "restricted security"). To the extent that the Fund is permitted to sell a restricted security, there can be no assurance that a trading market will exist at any particular time, and the Fund may be unable to dispose of the security promptly at reasonable prices or at all. The Fund may have to bear the expense of registering the securities for resale and the risk of substantial delays in effecting the registration. Also, restricted securities may be difficult to value because market quotations may not be readily available, and the values of restricted securities may have significant volatility. |
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securities or sector selection risk: the risk that the securities held by the Fund will underperform securities held in other funds investing in similar asset classes or comparable benchmarks because of the portfolio managers' choice of securities or sectors for investment. To the extent the Fund allocates a higher percentage of its investment portfolio to a particular sector or related sectors, the Fund will be more susceptible to events or factors affecting companies in that sector or related sectors. For example, the values of securities of companies in the same or related sectors may be negatively affected by the common characteristics they share, the common business risks to which they are subject, common regulatory burdens, or regulatory changes that affect them similarly. Such characteristics, risks, burdens or changes include, but are not limited to, changes in governmental regulation, inflation or deflation, rising or falling interest rates, competition from new entrants, and other economic, market, political or other developments specific to that sector or related sectors. |
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short position risk: the risk that an increase in the value of an instrument, index or interest rate with respect to which the Fund has established a short position will result in a loss to the Fund. |
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structured products and structured notes risk: the risk that an investment in a structured product, which includes, among other things, CDOs, mortgage-backed securities, other types of asset-backed securities and certain types of structured notes, may decline in value due to changes in the underlying instruments, indexes, interest rates or other factors on which the product is based ("reference measure"). Depending on the reference measure used and the use of multipliers or deflators (if any), changes in interest rates and movement of the reference measure may cause |
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significant price and cash flow fluctuations. Application of a multiplier is comparable to the use of financial leverage, a speculative technique. Holders of structured products indirectly bear risks associated with the reference measure, are subject to counterparty risk and typically do not have direct rights against the reference measure. Structured products are generally privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws and may be thinly traded or have a limited trading market and may have the effect of increasing the Fund's illiquidity, reducing the Fund's income and the value of the investment. At a particular point in time, the Fund may be unable to find qualified buyers for these securities. Investments in structured notes involve risks including interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. |
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U.S. government securities risk: the risk that debt securities issued or guaranteed by certain U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities, and sponsored enterprises are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and so investments in their securities or obligations issued by them involve credit risk greater than investments in other types of U.S. government securities. |
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valuation risk: the risk that the Fund will not value its investments in a manner that accurately reflects their market values or that the Fund will not be able to sell any investment at a price equal to the valuation ascribed to that investment for purposes of calculating the Fund's NAV. The valuation of the Fund's investments involves subjective judgment. Certain securities in which the Fund may invest may be more difficult to value accurately, especially during periods of market disruptions or extreme market volatility. Incorrect valuations of the Fund's portfolio holdings could result in the Fund's shareholder transactions being effected at an NAV that does not accurately reflect the underlying value of the Fund's portfolio, resulting in the dilution of shareholder interests. |
Please see "Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks - Principal Risks" for a more detailed description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
Performance
DoubleLine Securitized Credit Fund, a series of DoubleLine Funds Trust (the "Predecessor Fund"), was reorganized into the Fund on January 30, 2026 following shareholder approval (the "Reorganization"). The Fund commenced operations as an ETF as of that date and, as result of the Reorganization, adopted the performance and financial history of Class I Shares of the Predecessor Fund. Performance shown below is based on the investment objective and investment strategies utilized by the Predecessor Fund, which are the same as or substantially similar to those of the Fund. While the Predecessor Fund was managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, the Predecessor Fund had the same portfolio management team as that of the Fund.
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund (and the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to the Reorganization) by showing how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table below shows how the average annual total returns of the Fund's shares for the periods shown compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. The Fund's (and the Predecessor Fund's) past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations (which had applied to the Predecessor Fund since inception), performance would have been lower for the Predecessor Fund. Had the Predecessor Fund been structured as an ETF, its performance may have differed. Updated information on the Fund's investment results, including its NAV per share, can be obtained at no charge by calling (855) 937-0772 or by visiting the Fund's website at www.doubleline.com.
During the periods shown above, the highest and lowest quarterly returns earned by the Fund's shares were:
| Highest: | 7.53% | Quarter ended 6/30/2020 | ||
| Lowest: | -17.76% | Quarter ended 3/31/2020 |
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The Predecessor Fund's fiscal year end was March 31. The Fund's fiscal year end is September 30. The year-to-date total return for the Fund's (the Predecessor Fund's) shares as of September 30, 2025 was 5.57%.
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2024)
| One Year | Five Years |
Since Inception (September 3, 2019) |
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Return Before Taxes |
10.61% | 1.08% | 1.11% | |||
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Return After Taxes on Distributions |
7.78% | -1.18% | -1.11% | |||
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
6.22% | -0.18% | -0.14% | |||
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
1.25% | -0.33% | -0.41% |
The Fund's after-tax returns as shown in the above table are calculated using the historical highest applicable individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates for the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-advantaged account, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, after-tax returns shown are not relevant to your investment. The "Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares" may be higher than other return figures because when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of shares of the Fund, a tax deduction is provided that may benefit the investor. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents securities that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, taxable, and dollar denominated. This index covers the U.S. investment-grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. These major sectors are subdivided into more specific indices that are calculated and reported on a regular basis. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Investment Adviser
DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP is the investment adviser to the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
The portfolio managers for the Fund are:
| Name |
Experience with the Fund |
Primary Title with the Investment Adviser |
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Morris Chen |
Since the Predecessor Fund's inception in September 2019 | Portfolio Manager | ||
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Andrew Hsu |
Since the Predecessor Fund's inception in September 2019 | Portfolio Manager | ||
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Ken Shinoda |
Since the Predecessor Fund's inception in September 2019 | Portfolio Manager |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Individual Fund shares may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker or dealer at a market price. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the "bid/ask spread"). Information on the Fund's NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads is available on the Fund's website at www.doubleline.com.
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Tax Information
The Fund's distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account (IRA). If you invest through such tax-advantaged arrangements, you may be taxed later upon withdrawal from those arrangements.
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), the Fund, the Fund's Adviser, and the Fund's distributor or any of their affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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