December 2007 to
September 2013. Mr.
Rubin also served as Senior Portfolio Manager of ProFund Advisors LLC since
November 2004 and Portfolio Manager of ProFund Advisors LLC from April 2000
through November 2004. Mr. Rubin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
designation. Mr. Rubin received a master’s degree in Finance from George
Washington University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from
Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania.
For
additional information concerning First Trust and the Sub-Advisor, including a
description of the services provided to the Fund, see the Fund’s
SAI. Additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other
accounts managed by the portfolio managers and ownership by the portfolio
managers of shares of the Fund is provided in the SAI.
Management
Fee
Pursuant
to an investment management agreement between First Trust and the Trust, on
behalf of the Fund (the "Investment
Management Agreement"), First Trust
oversees the Sub-Advisor’s management of the Fund’s assets and pays the
Sub-Advisor for its services as Sub-Advisor. First Trust is paid an annual
unitary management fee by the Fund equal to 0.85% of the Fund's average daily
net assets and is responsible for the Fund’s expenses, including the cost of
transfer agency, sub-advisory, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and
other services, but excluding fee payments under the Investment Management
Agreement, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected
with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution and service fees
payable pursuant to a 12b-1 plan, if any, and extraordinary
expenses.
Effective November
1, 2022, as approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the management fee paid
to First Trust will be reduced at certain levels of Fund net
assets (“breakpoints”). See the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information for more information on the breakpoints.
A discussion
regarding the Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement and
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement is available in the Fund’s
Semi-Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal period ended February 28,
2022.
How
to Buy and Sell Shares
Most
investors buy and sell shares of the Fund in secondary market transactions
through brokers. Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the
secondary market on one or more national securities exchanges. Shares can be
bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded shares.
There is no minimum investment when buying shares on the Exchange. Although
shares are generally purchased and sold in “round lots” of 100 shares, brokerage
firms typically permit investors to purchase or sell shares in smaller “odd
lots,” at no per-share price differential. When buying or selling shares through
a broker, investors should expect to pay brokerage commissions, investors may
receive less than the net asset value of the shares because shares are bought
and sold at market prices rather than at net asset value, and investors may pay
some or all of the bid-ask spread for each transaction (purchase or sale) of
Fund shares. Share prices are reported in dollars and cents per
share.
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund will pay out redemption proceeds to a redeeming
authorized participant within two days after the
authorized participant’s redemption request is received, in accordance with the
process set forth in the Fund’s SAI and in the agreement between the authorized
participant and the Fund’s distributor. However, the Fund reserves the right,
including under stressed market conditions, to take up to seven days after the
receipt of a redemption request to pay an authorized participant, all as
permitted by the 1940 Act.
For purposes of the
1940 Act, the Fund is treated as a registered investment company,
and
the acquisition of
shares by other registered investment companies and companies relying on
Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act is subject to the restrictions of
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act and the related rules and
interpretations.
Book
Entry
Shares
are held in book-entry form, which means that no share certificates are issued.
The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is
the record owner of all outstanding shares of the Fund and is recognized as the
owner of all shares for all purposes.
Investors
owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its
participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all
shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or
indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of
shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of share certificates
or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a
registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of
shares, you must rely