Index returns are not Fund returns and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses. Certain indices may take into account withholding taxes. Investors can not invest directly in the Index. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested.
An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, RMB Bonds, Bond Connect and the CIBM Direct Access Program, Renminbi currency, Chinese Banking Industry, PRC tax, sovereign bond, financial sector, government-related bond, utilities sector, credit, interest rate, subordinated obligations, foreign securities, special risk considerations of investing in Chinese issuers, emerging market issuers, cash transactions, market, operational, sampling, index tracking, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount, liquidity of fund shares, non-diversified and index-related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Investments in mainland China may be subject to local customs, duties and rights of ownership, which might change at any time should policy makers deem them in China's best interest. As the Fund invests in securities denominated in Chinese Renminbi, changes in currency exchange rates may negatively impact the Fund's return. Emerging market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks.
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