AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund (SIZ)

Overview

The investment is designed to deliver performance results that closely match the price and yield results, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Size Index. This approach involves the fund investing a minimum of 80% of its net assets, along with any borrowing for investment purposes, in the common stock that represents the long positions in the underlying index. Concurrently, it undertakes to sell short a minimum of 80% of the short positions identified in the underlying index. Through these actions, the fund aims to maintain long and short securities positions in approximately equal dollar amounts. The primary goal of adopting a market neutral index is to mitigate the impacts of general market fluctuations on the fund's performance. This strategy is indicative of an effort to balance investment risks and returns by taking advantage and managing both upward and downward market movements.

Products and Services

• Market Neutral Size Index Tracking

  This service involves closely following the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Size Index. By aligning the fund’s investments with the index’s composition, it attempts to mirror its price and yield performance, prior to deducting fees and expenses. The objective is to achieve a balanced exposure to the securities within the index, effectively allowing investors to benefit from both rising and falling market segments.

• Long and Short Position Management

  The fund commits at least 80% of its net assets to acquire long positions in securities listed in the underlying index and similarly sells short at least 80% of the securities identified for short positions in the index. This dual strategy of maintaining long and short positions in corresponding dollar amounts is central to the fund's market-neutral approach. It establishes a hedge against market volatility, aiming to limit the portfolio's exposure to general market movements and enhance the potential for risk-adjusted returns.