Investment Objective: |
The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 50 Index (the Underlying Index ), which measures the stock performance of high dividend paying companies listed in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore. The Underlying Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities, excluding real estate investment trusts ( REITs ), issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis. Dividend yield is calculated using a stock s indicated annual dividend (not including any special dividends) divided by its price. The Underlying Index universe is defined as all companies in the S&P BMI country indices for Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore for the represented markets with non-negative trailing 12-month earnings-per-share. The top 50 stocks by indicated dividend yield are included in the Underlying Index, subject to buffers designed to limit turnover by favoring current constituents. Constituent weightings are assigned annually based on indicated annual dividend yield, with the weightings of any individual company capped at 10%. |