Introducing EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend ETF.

HILO is an exchange traded fund (ETF) based on the 30-stock Indxx Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend Index, an index designed to provide broad emerging markets exposure to higher income, lower beta stocks as compared to the MSCI Emerging Market Index.

LEARN MORE


Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

HILO

HILO is a passive ETF designed to provide high income and to be significantly less volatile than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index through the utilization of low beta stocks. HILO is broad based with exposure to multiple countries and sectors with quarterly income distributions. Additional risk criteria correlated to the MSCI Emerging Market Index limits concentration in any position to 5% and country exposure to a maximum of 5 positions. HILO does not use any options, derivates or leverage in attaining its income distribution.


Fund Objective

The EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend exchange-traded fund (ETF) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend Index.

Key Statistics

(As of 9/30/2011)
ETF Ticker (NYSE):
HILO
 
Bloomberg Index Ticker:
IHILOT
 
Inception Date
8/4/2011
 
Net Expenses*
0.85%
 
Index Holdings
29
 
Index Average Market Cap
$8.7B
 
Index Median Market Cap
$5.7B
 
Index Dividend Yield
6.73%

Index Industry Breakdown

(As of 9/30/2011)
Industry
Weights
 
Mobile Telecommunications
13.9%
 
Fixed Line Telecommunications
13.5
 
Electricity
12.9
 
Industrial Transportation
9.8
 
Construction & Materials
9.5
 
Personal Goods
8.5
 
Oil & Gas Producers
5.6
 
Real Estate Investment & Servi
5.6

Index Country Breakdown

(As of 9/30/2011)
Country
Weights
 
South Africa
15.6%
 
China
15.0
 
Thailand
14.0
 
Brazil
12.3
 
Malaysia
10.9
 
Mexico
9.4
 
India
5.6
 
Philippines
4.8
 
Hungary
4.8
 
Czech Republic
2.7

Top 10 Holdings - Holdings are subject to change

(As of 9/30/2011)
Company (Ticker)
Weights
 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (KIMBERA MM)
5.9%
 
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (VIV US)
5.2
 
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PHI US)
4.8
 
Total Access Communication PCL (DTAC TB)
4.8
 
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (MTEL HB)
4.8
 
DiGi.Com Bhd (DIGI MK)
4.3
 
Pretoria Portland Cement Co Ltd (PPC SJ)
4.0
 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (EBR/B US)
3.6
 
Public Bank Bhd (PBK MK)
3.6
 
Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV (TELMEXL MM)
3.6
Download

Fund Literature

 
 
 
 

Performance

(As of 9/30/2011) 1-Month
(%)
3-Month
(%)
Year-to-Date
(%)
1-Year
(%)
Since
Inception (%)**
Total Returns
(Net Asset Value)
(11.64)

N/A

N/A N/A (14.07)
Total Returns
(Market Price)
(13.54) N/A N/A N/A (15.10)
Indxx Low Volatility
Emerging Markets
Dividend Index
(10.88) (13.06) (9.18) (5.14) (13.27)

*Gross expenses of 1.64% are reimbursed to keep from exceeding 0.85% of net assets. This agreement will remain in effect and will be contractually binding at least until July 10, 2012.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

About Us

Our Approach

Emerging Global Advisors (EGA) is an asset management company specializing in truer exposures to emerging market assets. Our precise focus allows investors to target emerging market investment opportunities and avoid or minimize portfolio overlap.

Our current product offering is designed to enable investors to participate in the ownership of businesses within emerging markets, which have unique risks and opportunities. Thus, we are committed to selecting or helping develop investment exposures that allow more accurate targeting of important emerging market opportunities. We look to bring first-to-market product innovations that are driven by research and insights from our understanding of the factors that are turning emerging markets into more developed markets. It is this approach that facilitates building more useful portfolio construction tools.

This sort of thought process combined with traditional financial analytics underpins the development of our product offering.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

EG/A   |   News   |   ETF Data   |   ETF Literature

Bios: a snapshot

Marten S. Hoekstra
Chief Executive Officer

Marten Hoekstra joined Emerging Global Advisors in 2011. He was most recently CEO of UBS Wealth Management Americas and a member of the Group Executive Board. He worked 26 years at UBS, including a predecessor firm, PaineWebber. After 2001, he held various management roles in Zurich and the United States on the executive committee of the firm's Global Wealth Management & Business Banking unit, including Deputy CEO. He was also Head of Market Strategy and Development for UBS' wealth management businesses outside of North America. He became a member of UBS' Group Managing Board in July 2002. He previously served as a Director of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Marten S. Hoekstra is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

Robert C. Holderith
President

Robert Holderith founded Emerging Global Shares in September 2008. He previously held several executive positions at ProFund Advisors, lastly as Managing Director, Institutional Sales and Investment Analytics serving on the company's ETF Steering, Product Development, Strategic and Tactical Distribution, and Product Launch teams. Earlier, he spent nine years at UBS, where he led a variety of product, asset management, and senior sales initiatives. As a senior member of UBS' wealth management team, he helped develop the firm's first ETF models and an advisory ETF Portfolio Management platform. He has been using ETF products, modeling ETF portfolios, and has developed numerous ETF-based business models since 2000.

Robert C. Holderith is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

Richard C. Kang
Chief Investment Officer &
Director of Research

Richard Kang has served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research since the company's founding in 2008. Previously, he was CIO of ETFx Indexes LLC, a boutique index provider focused on alternative investments (alternative asset classes, alternative indexing methodologies, alternative themes and strategies) that he helped found. Earlier, he was CIO at Quadrexx Asset Management, a start up fund-of-hedge-funds, and co-founded Meridian Global Investors, an investment counseling firm managing globally diversified portfolios including both traditional and alternative asset classes primarily through the use of passive instruments. He has consulted for various asset allocators as well as fund managers in the areas of hedge funds and ETFs, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.

Richard C. Kang is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

Contact Us

EGShares
470 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016


Email: [email protected]
PHONE: 1-888-800-4EGS (4347)

 

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

ETF Literature

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4EGS (4347) or click here to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

Distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.