* Rounded to two decimal places with respect to SPX and GDX and rounded
to three decimal places with respect to RTY.
On the date hereof, based on the terms set forth
above, the estimated initial value of the notes is $955.66 per $1,000 in principal amount. However, as discussed in more detail below,
the actual value of the notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted with accuracy.
You should read this document together with the
product supplement dated March 26, 2021, the prospectus supplement dated April 20, 2020 and the prospectus dated April 20, 2020. This
document, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the notes and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous
oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas,
structures for implementation, sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or other educational materials of ours or the agent. You
should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in Additional Risk Factors Relating to the Notes in the product supplement,
as the notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting
and other advisers before you invest in the notes.
You may access these documents on the SEC website
at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website
is 927971. As used in this document, "we", "us" or "our" refers to Bank of Montreal.
An investment in the notes involves significant
risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Reference Assets. These risks are explained in more detail
in the “Additional Risk Factors Relating to the Notes” section of the product supplement.
Additional Information Relating to the Estimated Initial Value of
the Notes
Our estimated initial value of the notes on the
date hereof that is set forth on the cover hereof equals the sum of the values of the following hypothetical components:
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The internal funding rate used in the determination
of the initial estimated value generally represents a discount from the credit spreads for our conventional fixed-rate debt. The value
of these derivative transactions are derived from our internal pricing models. These models are based on factors such as the traded market
prices of comparable derivative instruments and on other inputs, which include volatility, dividend rates, interest rates and other factors.
As a result, the estimated initial value of the notes on the Pricing Date was determined based on the market conditions on the Pricing
Date.
The Reference Assets
All disclosures contained in this pricing supplement
regarding the Reference Assets, including, without limitation, their make-up, method of calculation, and changes in their components and
their historical closing levels, have been derived from publicly available information prepared by the applicable sponsors. The information
reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, the sponsors. The sponsors own the copyrights and all rights to the Reference Assets.
The sponsors are under no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the Reference Assets. Neither we nor
BMOCM accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of and Reference Asset or any successor.
Information provided to or filed with the SEC under
the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to any Reference Asset that is an ETF may be obtained through the SEC’s
website at http://www.sec.gov.
We encourage you to review recent levels of the
Reference Assets prior to making an investment decision with respect to the notes.
The S&P 500® Index
The S&P 500® Index is intended to provide
an indication of the pattern of common stock price movement. The calculation of the level of this Reference Asset is based on the relative
value of the aggregate market value of the common stocks of 500 companies as of a particular time compared to the aggregate average market
value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943.
S&P calculates this Reference Asset by reference
to the prices of the constituent stocks of this Reference Asset without taking account of the value of dividends paid on those stocks.
As a result, the return on the notes will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the constituent stocks of the
S&P 500® Index and received the dividends paid on those stocks.
Computation of the S&P 500® Index
While S&P currently employs the following methodology
to calculate the S&P 500® Index, no assurance can be given that S&P will not modify or change this methodology in a manner
that may affect the Payment at Maturity.
Historically, the market value of any component
stock of the S&P 500® Index was calculated as the product of the market price per share and the number of then outstanding shares
of such component stock. In March 2005, S&P began shifting the S&P 500® Index halfway from a market capitalization weighted
formula to a float-adjusted formula, before moving the S&P 500® Index to full float adjustment on September 16, 2005. S&P’s
criteria for selecting stocks for the S&P 500® Index did not change with the shift to float adjustment. However, the adjustment
affects each company’s weight in the S&P 500® Index.
Under float adjustment, the share counts used in
calculating the S&P 500® Index reflect only those shares that are available to investors, not all of a company’s outstanding
shares. Float adjustment excludes shares that are closely held by control groups, other publicly traded companies or government agencies.
In September 2012, all shareholdings representing
more than 5% of a stock’s outstanding shares, other than holdings by “block owners,” were removed from the float for
purposes of calculating the S&P 500® Index. Generally, these “control holders” will include officers and directors,
private equity, venture capital and special equity firms, other publicly traded companies that hold shares for control, strategic partners,
holders of restricted shares, ESOPs, employee and family trusts, foundations associated with the company, holders of unlisted share classes
of stock, government entities at all levels (other than government retirement/pension funds) and any individual person who controls a
5% or greater stake in a company as reported in regulatory filings. However, holdings by block owners, such as depositary banks, pension
funds, mutual funds and ETF providers, 401(k) plans of the company, government retirement/pension funds, investment funds of insurance
companies, asset managers and investment funds, independent foundations and savings and investment plans, will ordinarily be considered
part of the float.
Treasury stock, stock options, equity participation
units, warrants, preferred stock, convertible stock, and rights are not part of the float. Shares held in a trust to allow investors in
countries outside the country of domicile, such as depositary shares and Canadian exchangeable shares are normally part of the float unless
those shares form a control block.
For each stock, an investable weight factor (“IWF”)
is calculated by dividing the available float shares by the total shares outstanding. Available float shares are defined as the total
shares outstanding less shares held by control holders. This calculation is subject to a 5% minimum threshold for control blocks. For
example, if a company’s officers and directors hold 3% of the company’s shares, and no other control group holds 5% of the
company’s shares, S&P would assign that company an IWF of 1.00, as no control group meets the 5% threshold. However, if a company’s
officers and directors hold 3% of the company’s shares and another control group holds 20% of the company’s shares, S&P
would assign an IWF of 0.77, reflecting the fact that 23% of the company’s outstanding shares are considered to be held for control.
As of July 31, 2017, companies with multiple share class lines are no longer eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500® Index. Constituents
of the S&P 500® Index prior to July 31, 2017 with multiple share class lines were grandfathered in and continue to be included
in the S&P 500® Index. If a constituent company of the S&P 500® Index reorganizes into a multiple share class line structure,
that company will remain in the S&P 500® Index at the discretion of the S&P Index Committee in order to minimize turnover.
The S&P 500® Index is calculated using a
base-weighted aggregate methodology. The level of the S&P 500® Index reflects the total market value of all 500 component stocks
relative to the base period of the years 1941 through 1943. An indexed number is used to represent the results of this calculation in
order to make the level easier to use and track over time. The actual total market value of the component stocks during the base period
of the years 1941 through 1943 has been set to an indexed level of 10. This is often indicated by the notation 1941-43 = 10. In practice,
the daily calculation of the S&P 500® Index is computed by dividing the total market value of the component stocks by the “index
divisor.” By itself, the index divisor is an arbitrary number. However, in the context of the calculation of the S&P 500®
Index, it serves as a link to the original base period level of the S&P 500® Index. The index divisor keeps the S&P 500®
Index comparable over time and is the manipulation point for all adjustments to the S&P 500® Index, which is index maintenance.
Index Maintenance
Index maintenance includes monitoring and completing
the adjustments for company additions and deletions, share changes, stock splits, stock dividends, and stock price adjustments due to
company restructuring or spinoffs. Some corporate actions, such as stock splits and stock dividends, require changes in the common shares
outstanding and the stock prices of the companies in the S&P 500® Index, and do not require index divisor adjustments.
To prevent the level of the S&P 500® Index
from changing due to corporate actions, corporate actions which affect the total market value of the S&P 500® Index require an
index divisor adjustment. By adjusting the index divisor for the change in market value, the level of the S&P 500® Index remains
constant and does not reflect the corporate actions of individual companies in the S&P 500® Index. Index divisor adjustments are
made after the close of trading and after the calculation of the S&P 500® Index closing level.
Changes in a company’s total shares outstanding
of 5% or more due to public offerings are made as soon as reasonably possible. Other changes of 5% or more (for example, due to tender
offers, Dutch auctions, voluntary exchange offers, company stock repurchases, private placements, acquisitions of private companies or
non-index companies that do not trade on a major exchange, redemptions, exercise of options, warrants, conversion of preferred stock,
notes, debt, equity participations, at-the-market stock offerings or other recapitalizations) are made weekly, and are generally announced
on Fridays for implementation after the close of trading the following Friday (one week later). If a 5% or more share change causes a
company’s IWF to change by five percentage points or more, the IWF is updated at the same time as the share change. IWF changes
resulting from partial tender offers are considered on a case-by-case basis.
License Agreement
We and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P”)
have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement providing for the license to us and certain of our affiliates, in exchange for a fee,
of the right to use the S&P 500® Index, in connection with certain securities, including the notes. The S&P 500® Index
is owned and published by S&P.
The license agreement between S&P and us provides
that the following language must be set forth in this pricing supplement:
The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted
by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, Standard and Poor’s Financial Services LLC or any of their respective affiliates (collectively,
“S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the holders
of the notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the notes particularly
or the ability of the S&P 500® Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to
us with respect to the S&P 500® Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of
S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its third party licensors. The S&P 500® Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P
Dow Jones Indices without regard to us or the notes. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take our needs or the needs of holders
of the notes into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not
responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the notes or the timing of the issuance or
sale of the notes or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the notes are to be converted into cash. S&P Dow
Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the notes. There is no assurance
that investment products based on the S&P 500® Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns.
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its subsidiaries are not investment advisors. Inclusion of a security or futures contract within an
index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security or futures contract, nor is it considered
to be investment advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial
products unrelated to the notes currently being issued by us, but which may be similar to and competitive with the notes. In addition,
CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the S&P 500® Index. It is
possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the notes.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY,
ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500® INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES
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OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO
RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY US, HOLDERS OF THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500® INDEX OR WITH RESPECT
TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST
TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND US, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS
OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks
have been licensed for use by Bank of Montreal. “Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P 500®” and “S&P®”
are trademarks of S&P. The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P and S&P makes no representation regarding
the advisability of investing in the notes.
The Russell 2000® Index
The Russell 2000® Index was developed by Russell
Investments (“Russell”) before FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) and Russell combined in 2015 to create FTSE
Russell, which is wholly owned by London Stock Exchange Group. Russell began dissemination of the Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg L.P.
index symbol “RTY”) on January 1, 1984. The Russell 2000® Index was set to 135 as of the close of business on December
31, 1986. FTSE Russell calculates and publishes the Russell 2000® Index. The Russell 2000® Index is designed to track the performance
of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. As a subset of the Russell 3000® Index, the Russell 2000® Index
consists of the smallest 2,000 companies included in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance
of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies. The Russell 2000® Index is determined, comprised, and calculated by FTSE Russell without regard
to the notes.
Selection of Stocks Comprising the Russell
2000® Index
All companies eligible for inclusion in the Russell
2000® Index must be classified as a U.S. company under FTSE Russell’s country-assignment methodology. If a company is incorporated,
has a stated headquarters location, and trades on a standard exchange in the same country (American Depositary Receipts and American Depositary
Shares are not eligible), then the company is assigned to its country of incorporation. If any of the three factors are not the same,
FTSE Russell defines three Home Country Indicators (“HCIs”): country of incorporation, country of headquarters, and country
of the most liquid exchange (as defined by a two-year average daily dollar trading volume) (“ADDTV”) from all exchanges within
a country. Using the HCIs, FTSE Russell compares the primary location of the company’s assets with the three HCIs. If the primary
location of its assets matches any of the HCIs, then the company is assigned to the primary location of its assets. If there is insufficient
information to determine the country in which the company’s assets are primarily located, FTSE Russell will use the primary location
of the company’s revenue for the same cross-comparison and assigns the company to the appropriate country in a similar fashion.
FTSE Russell uses the average of two years of assets or revenues data to reduce potential turnover. If conclusive country details cannot
be derived from assets or revenues data, FTSE Russell will assign the company to the country in which its headquarters are located unless
the country is a Benefit Driven Incorporation “BDI” country. If the country in which its headquarters are located is a BDI,
it will be assigned to the country of its most liquid stock exchange. BDI countries include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Cook Islands, Curacao, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar,
Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and Turks and Caicos Islands. For
any companies incorporated or headquartered in a U.S. territory, including countries such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands,
a U.S. HCI is assigned. “N-Shares” of companies controlled by entities in mainland China are not eligible for inclusion in
the Russell 2000® Index.
All securities eligible for inclusion in the Russell
2000® Index must trade on a major U.S. exchange. Stocks must have a closing price at or above $1.00 on their primary exchange on the
“rank day” in May of each year (timetable is announced each spring) to be eligible for inclusion during annual reconstitution.
However, in order to reduce unnecessary turnover, if an existing member’s closing price is less than $1.00 on the last day of May,
it will be considered eligible if the average of the daily closing prices (from its primary exchange) during the month of May is equal
to or greater than $1.00. FTSE Russell adds initial public offerings (IPOs) each quarter to ensure that new additions to the institutional
investing opportunity set are reflected in representative indexes. A stock added during the quarterly IPO process is considered a new
index addition, and therefore must have a closing price on its primary exchange at or above $1.00 on the last day of the eligibility period
in order to qualify for index inclusion. If an existing index member does not trade on the rank day, it must price at $1.00 or above on
another eligible U.S. exchange to remain eligible.
Royalty trusts, limited liability companies, closed-end
investment companies (companies that are required to report Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, as defined by the SEC, including business
development companies, are not eligible), blank check companies, special-purpose acquisition companies, exchange traded funds, mutual
funds and limited partnerships are ineligible for inclusion. Preferred and convertible preferred stock, redeemable shares, participating
preferred stock, warrants, rights, installment receipts and trust receipts are not eligible for inclusion in the Russell 2000® Index.
Annual reconstitution is a process by which the
Russell 2000® Index is completely rebuilt. On the rank day of July, all eligible securities are ranked by their total market capitalization.
The largest 4,000 become the Russell 3000E Index, and the other FTSE Russell indexes are determined from that set of securities. Reconstitution
of the Russell 2000® Index occurs on the last Friday in June or, when the last Friday in June is the 29th or 30th, reconstitution
occurs on the prior Friday. In addition, FTSE Russell adds initial public offerings to the Russell 2000® Index on a quarterly basis
based on total market capitalization ranking within the market-adjusted capitalization breaks established during the most recent reconstitution.
After membership is determined, a security’s
shares are adjusted to include only those shares available to the public. This is often referred to as “free float.” The purpose
of the adjustment is to exclude from market calculations the capitalization that is not available for purchase and is not part of the
investable opportunity set.
License Agreement
“Russell 2000®” and “Russell
3000®” are trademarks of FTSE Russell and have been licensed for use by us.
The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted
by FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the notes or any member of the
public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the notes particularly or the ability of the Russell 2000®
Index to track general stock market performance or a segment of the same. FTSE Russell's publication of the Russell 2000® Index in
no way suggests or implies an opinion by FTSE Russell as to the advisability of investment in any or all of the securities upon which
the Russell 2000® Index is based. FTSE Russell's only relationship to the Issuer is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of FTSE Russell and of the Russell 2000® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE Russell without regard to
the Issuer or the notes. FTSE Russell is not responsible for and has not reviewed the notes nor any associated literature or publications
and FTSE Russell makes no representation or warranty express or implied as to their accuracy or completeness, or otherwise. FTSE Russell
reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, amend, terminate or in any way change the Russell 2000® Index. FTSE
Russell has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the notes.
FTSE RUSSELL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR
THE COMPLETENESS OF THE RUSSELL 2000® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND FTSE RUSSELL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. FTSE RUSSELL MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER, INVESTORS,
OWNERS OF THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE RUSSELL 2000® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FTSE RUSSELL
MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSELL 2000® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED HEREIN WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING. IN NO EVENT SHALL
FTSE RUSSELL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF
The VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF is an investment
portfolio maintained, managed and advised by Van Eck Associates Corporation. The VanEck Vectors® ETF Trust is a registered open-end
investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF. The VanEck
Vectors® Gold Miners ETF is classified as a "non-diversified" investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance,
before fees and expenses, of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®. Information about the VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF filed
with the SEC can be found by reference to its SEC file numbers: 333-123257 and 811-10325 or its CIK Code: 0001137360. Shares of the VanEck
Vectors® Gold Miners ETF are listed on the NYSE Arca under ticker symbol "GDX."
The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®
All information in this document regarding the NYSE®
Arca Gold Miners Index®, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, is derived
from publicly available information. Such information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, ICE Data Indices, LLC (“IDI”).
Neither we nor any of our affiliates has undertaken any independent review or due diligence of such information. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners
is maintained and published by IDI. IDI has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue the publication of, the NYSE®
Arca Gold Miners Index®.
The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® is a rules-based
index designed to measure the performance of highly capitalized companies in the gold mining industry. The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners
Index® includes common stocks, ADRs and GDRs of selected companies that are involved primarily in mining for gold or silver ore and
that are listed for trading and electronically quoted on a major stock market that is accessible by foreign investors. Generally, this
will include exchanges in most developed markets and major emerging markets, and will include companies that are cross-listed, e.g., both
U.S. and Canadian listings. IDI will use its discretion to avoid exchanges and markets that are considered “frontier” in nature
or have major restrictions to foreign ownership. The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® includes companies that derive at least 50%
of their revenues from gold mining and related activities There will be a 10% buffer built in so that companies already existing in the
index will only be removed from the index in the next review if their gold mining revenues fall below the 40% level. It should be noted
that the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® will maintain an exposure to companies with a significant revenue exposure to silver mining
in addition to gold mining. The IDI will ensure, solely through the company selections in the index rebalances, that the percentage of
the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® weight that will consist of these “silver-tilted” companies will not exceed 20%.
Only companies with market capitalization greater
than $750 million that have an average daily trading volume of at least 50,000 shares over the past three months and an average daily
value traded of at least $1 million are eligible for inclusion in the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®.
For reasons of practicality, IDI has the discretion
to not include all companies that meet the minimum levels for inclusion. These include, but are not limited to, pending corporate actions,
litigation or geo-political events that may affect a given stock. In addition, IDI has the discretion to include companies that do not
meet the minimum levels for inclusion, if it determines that by doing so it maintains the quality and/or character of the index.
The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®’s
was assigned a base date of Decemeber 19, 2002 and a base value of 500.00.
Calculation of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners
Index®. The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® is calculated using a modified market capitalization weighting methodology.
The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® is weighted based on the market capitalization of each of the component securities, modified
to conform to the asset diversification requirements, which are applied in conjunction with the scheduled quarterly adjustments to the
NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® and described below as Diversification Rule 1 and Diversification Rule 2.
The NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® is reviewed
quarterly so that the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® components continue to represent the index’s objective of measuring
the performance of highly capitalized companies in the gold mining industry. The NYSE Arca may at any time and from time to time change
the number of securities comprising the group by adding or deleting one or more securities, or replacing one or more securities contained
in the group with one or more substitute securities of its choice, in the event of certain corporate actions or if, in the NYSE Arca’s
discretion, such addition, deletion or substitution is necessary or appropriate to maintain the quality and/or character of the NYSE®
Arca Gold Miners Index®. Changes to the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® compositions and/or the component share weights in the
NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® typically take effect after the close of trading on the third Friday of each calendar quarter month
in connection with the quarterly index rebalance.
At the time of the quarterly rebalance, the weights
for the components stocks (taking into account expected component changes and share adjustments), are modified in accordance with the
following procedures.
Diversification Rule 1: If any component stock exceeds
20% of the total value of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®, then all stocks greater than 20% of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners
Index® are reduced to represent 20% of the value of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®. The aggregate amount by which all component
stocks are reduced is redistributed proportionately across the remaining stocks that represent less than 20% of the index value. After
this redistribution, if any other stock then exceeds 20%, the stock is set to 20% of the index value and the redistribution is repeated.
If there is no component stock over 20% of the total value of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index® to start, then this Diversification
Rule 1 is not executed.
Diversification Rule 2: The components are sorted
into two groups, large components have a starting index weight of 5% or greater (“large components”) and small components
start at under 5% (“small components”)(after any adjustments for Diversification Rule 1). If, after Diversification Rule 1
above is run, there are no large components, this Diversification Rule 2 is not run. Alternatively, if the starting aggregate weight of
the large components after Diversification Rule 1 is run is not greater than 45% of the starting index weight, then Diversification Rule
2 is not executed. If Diversification Rule 2 is indeed executed, then the (1) large group and (2) small group will represent 45% and 55%,
respectively, of the final index weight. This will be adjusted for through the following process:
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The weight of each of the large stocks will be scaled down proportionately (with a floor of 5%) so that the aggregate weight of the
large components will be reduced to represent 45% of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®. If any large component stock falls below
a weight equal to the product of 5% and the proportion by which the stocks were scaled down following this distribution, then the weight
of the stock is set equal to 5% and the components with weights greater than 5% will be reduced proportionately.
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The weight of each of the small components will be scaled up proportionately from the redistribution of the large components. If any
small component stock exceeds a weight equal to the product of 4.5% and the proportion by which the stocks were scaled down following
this distribution, then the weight of the stock is set equal to 4.5%. The redistribution of weight to the remaining stocks is repeated
until the entire amount has been redistributed.
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Components will be removed from the NYSE® Arca
Gold Miners Index® during the quarterly review if (i) the market capitalization falls below $450 million, or (ii) the average daily
trading volume for the previous three months is lower than 30,000 shares and the average daily value traded is lower than $600,000 for
the past three months. In conjunction with the quarterly review, the share weights used in the calculation of the NYSE® Arca Gold
Miners Index® are determined based upon current shares outstanding modified, if necessary, to provide greater index diversification,
as described above. As ag general rule, the index components and their share weights are determined and announced prior to taking effect
according to the timing set forth in the methodology, however emergency actions may require IDI to deviate from the normal scheduling.
The share weight of each component stock in the index portfolio remains fixed between quarterly reviews except in the event of certain
types of corporate actions. The NYSE Arca may substitute stocks or change the number of stocks included in the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners
Index®, based on changing conditions in the industry or in the event of certain types of corporate actions. If changes are made, the
index divisor may be adjusted to ensure that there are no changes to the index price as a result of non-market forces.