Fund Description and Objective
The Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equities of highly innovative companies in the developed world. It is an actively managed exchange-traded fund.
The fund invests Knowledge Leaders, those companies that possess deep reservoirs of intangible capital as a result of their history of investing in knowledge-intensive activities like R&D, brand development and employee education. Academic research has proven highly innovative companies have a tendency to generate excess returns in the stock market, and it is these excess returns the investment team aims to capture in the portfolio.
The team selects a diversified mix of the most liquid large- and mid-cap Knowledge Leaders from the developed world, including North America, Europe and Asia. Recommended for core exposure to developed world equities.

Key Facts

(as of 9/28/2023)

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KLDW
Equity
Global Large-Stock Blend
07/07/2015
0.75%
$123,513,199
3,200,001
100
NYSE Arca
46143U849
$38.60
$38.60 | 0.23%
$0.00 | 0.00%
$38.62
$0.02 | 0.04%
0.08%
Steven Vannelli, CFA

Performance

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. NAV prices are used to calculate market price performance prior to the date when the Fund first traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Market performance is determined using the bid/ask midpoint at 4:00pm Eastern time, when the NAV is typically calculated. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. For the fund’s most recent month end performance, please visit www.knowledgeleadersfunds.com/kldw. Performance may reflect fee wavers in effect; in their absence, the rate of return may have been lower.

The NAV is the ETF’s per share. The market price is the price that the ETF share currently trades in the secondary market.

Alpha-Seeking Focus

Many investors expect an ETF’s results simply to match those of a benchmark index. We designed the Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF for investors who seek more. KLDW seeks to transform the excess returns of highly innovative companies into portfolio alpha. We test for outperformance by measuring alpha, or excess returns against a benchmark. The chart below compares KLDW’s alpha generated to Developed Markets indexes – with and without the U.S. – over the same period.

Trailing 5 years, as of 8/31/2023. Inception date 7/7/2015. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For the comparison, all data above is benchmarked vs. the Morningstar Developed Markets Large-Mid Cap Index. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

Risk Metrics
(as of 8/31/2023 - Trailing 5 Years)

 
KLDW
Morningstar DM Large-Mid Cap Index
 
Return
4.37
7.99
Beta
0.95
1.00
Alpha
-3.12
0.00
Correlation
0.97
1.00
Overall Capture Ratio
0.88
1.00
Standard Deviation
18.09
18.35
Sharpe Ratio
0.23
0.41
Treynor Ratio
2.70
6.20
Sortino Ratio
0.32
0.60

Allocations
(as of 6/30/2023)

Allocations by Sector


Allocations by Country

Top 25 Holdings
(as of 6/30/2023)

Allocations are subject to change
Portfolio Weighting %
Heidelberg Materials AG
1.59
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp
1.45
Synopsys Inc
1.36
Mitsui Chemicals Inc
1.34
Amphenol Corp Class A
1.31
Screen Holdings Co Ltd
1.26
Daicel Corp
1.22
Nestle SA ADR
1.13
Ebara Corp
1.09
Meiji Holdings Co Ltd
1.07
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
0.98
Industria De Diseno Textil SA Share From Split
0.95
Denso Corp
0.94
Volvo AB Class B
0.93
Genuine Parts Co
0.92
Emerson Electric Co
0.92
Interpump Group SpA
0.91
Capcom Co Ltd
0.90
voestalpine AG
0.90
Atlas Copco AB Class A
0.90
Cisco Systems Inc
0.87
OMRON Corp
0.86
Nifco Inc
0.86
Pernod Ricard SA
0.84
Lam Research Corp
0.84

What is the Knowledge Effect?

The Knowledge Effect is the tendency of highly innovative companies to generate excess returns in the stock market. It is a market anomaly based on decades of academic research. To learn more, read our white paper, The Knowledge Effect: Excess Returns of Highly Innovative Companies.

Definitions

Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus or summary prospectus that contains this and other information about the Funds is available by calling 844-428-3525 and should be read carefully.

Equity securities, such as common stocks, are subject to market, economic and business risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate. Currency Risk is the risk that the values of foreign investments may be affected by changes in the currency rates or exchange control regulations. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks such as social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation. Investing in emerging markets involves different and greater risks, as these countries are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than securities markets in more developed markets. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Index.

Holdings are subject to change.

Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF is distributed by IMST Distributors, LLC

Shares of the Funds may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, shares are not individually redeemable, and may only be redeemed directly from the Fund by Authorized Participants, in very large creation/redemption units. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of an ETF will develop or be maintained. Shares may trade above or below NAV.

The Morningstar Developed Markets Large-Mid Cap Index is a subset of large-cap and mid-cap stocks in the Morningstar Developed Markets Index, a broad market Index representing 97% of Developed Markets equity market capitalization. It is used here to measure performance of the ETF because it represents the closest available approximation for the selection universe of the ETF.

The Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Large-Mid Cap Index measures the performance of Developed Markets ex-US equity markets targeting the top 90% of stocks by market capitalization

© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Knowledge Leaders Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar, Inc. or any of its affiliates (all such entities, collectively, “Morningstar Entities”). The Morningstar Entities make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Knowledge Leaders Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in mutual funds or ETFs generally or in the Knowledge Leaders Funds in particular or the ability of the Knowledge Leaders Funds to track mutual fund or ETF market performance. THE MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEADERS FUNDS OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN.

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