owner of such options the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares of the underlying reference asset at a specified strike price. This strategy reduces the Fund's opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the underlying instrument. In general, the maximum amount of loss the Fund may experience from a call spread is equal to the difference between the written and purchased strike prices, less the net credit received.
As the price of call options rise along with the price of the underlying asset, the Fund's short position in calls will decrease in value as the market rises, potentially offsetting a portion of the equity portfolio gains. Call options written by the Fund will typically have a strike price that is above the current price of the reference asset, and the call options purchased by the Fund will typically have a strike price that is higher than the strike price of the short option positions. If the market price rises above the strike price of the purchased call options, the Fund may be able to re-participate in equity market gains.
Distribution Strategy: Generally, the Fund will make monthly distributions consisting of net premiums from its options overlay strategy and investment income less expenses. While the Fund seeks to provide monthly distributions, there is no guarantee that distributions will always be paid or will be paid at a relatively stable rate. Economically, the distributions can represent income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital. The Fund may not have any net capital gains to distribute. The final tax character of distributions (income, capital gain and/or return of capital) will be reported on Form 1099-DIV.
It is anticipated that a significant portion of the Fund's distributions may represent a return of capital for tax purposes. A return of capital is not taxable, but it reduces the shareholder's basis in the Fund's Shares, which reduces the loss (or increases the gain) on a subsequent taxable disposition of shares. Once a shareholder's cost basis is reduced to zero, further distributions will be treated as capital gain. Additional sources of distributions may include, but are not limited to, income received from investments that provide exposure to equity securities of companies that pay dividends. However, no assurance can be given regarding the future tax character of the Fund's distributions.
Since yield is a percentage of NAV and NAV may change because of the return of capital, actual cash distributions made by the Fund may decrease, even when yield is constant, due to the declining NAV, declines due to the amount of the return of capital or other factors.
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The Fund's Main Investment Risks
The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser's expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.
An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.
The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund's NAV, market price, performance and ability to meet its investment objective.
Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company's financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund's portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund's securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, supply chain disruptions, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics or the threat or potential of one or more such factors and occurrences.
Strategy Risk. The adviser may not be successful in managing the Fund with a lower level of volatility than the Index. Depending on market conditions during a particular time in a market cycle, the Fund's volatility at that time may not be lower than that of the Index. Because the Fund seeks lower relative volatility, the Fund may underperform the Index, particularly in rising markets. Options premiums generated by the Fund will vary dependent on the prevailing volatility. When volatility increases, both premiums and the potential for capital appreciation also increase, but when volatility decreases, premiums and the potential for capital appreciation also decrease.
Options Overlay Strategy Risk. When the Fund enters into call spreads, it receives cash in the form of a net credit. The net credit is the difference between the premium received by the Fund from the sale of the call options and the cost of buying the long, further out-of-the-money call options. This strategy reduces the Fund's opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the underlying instrument. In general, the