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          RIZE

          USA Environmental
          Impact

          UCITS ETF (LUSA)

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          Fund Summary

          The Rize USA Environmental Impact UCITS ETF (LUSA) seeks to invest in the most innovative and impactful US companies that potentially stand to benefit from developing and applying solutions that address the world’s most pressing climatic and environmental challenges. This includes leaders and innovators across clean water, EVs, renewables and hydrogen, energy efficiency, waste and the circular economy and nature-based solutions. LUSA has been designed to address the six environmental objectives set out in the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities: (1) Climate Change Mitigation; (2) Climate Change Adaptation; (3) The Sustainable Use and Protection of Water and Marine Resources; (4) The Transition to A Circular Economy; (5) Pollution Prevention and Control; and (6) The Protection and Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystems. LUSA seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Foxberry SMS USA Environmental Impact Index.

          Key information

          • AUM ($USD): 10,204,582
          • TER: 0.45%
          • ISIN: IE000PY7F8J9
          • Base Code: LUSA
          • SFDR Classification: Article 9
          • MSCI ESG Rating: A

          Investment Case

          Our planet faces unprecedented threats, with rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, retreating sea ice cover, acidifying oceans, degrading soils, drying aquifers and increasing occurrences of droughts and floods. Simultaneously, the exploitation and degradation of Earth’s remaining natural resources, habitats and biodiversity continue unabated. Johann Gottlieb Fichte, in “The Vocation of Man”, highlighted the butterfly effect, emphasising how small changes can have far-reaching implications in complex systems. Our planet, as a complex system, now experiences fundamental alterations due to our persistent assault on its health and vitality. The evidence is undeniable: microplastics in Antarctic ice, the collapse of Canada’s last intact ice shelf and severe wildfires in California. Our balance with nature has been lost, necessitating the restoration of a thriving future for both people and nature. By making nature our ally, we can restore the rich and biodiverse world we inherited. Our first-of-its-kind investment strategy and ETF – Europe’s first US environmental impact ETF – provides investors with exposure to the most innovative and impactful US companies that are tackling the world’s most pressing climatic and environmental challenges. Companies across clean water, EVs, renewables and hydrogen, energy efficiency, waste and the circular economy and nature-based solutions that hold the promise of a greener future.

          Why LUSA?

          • Favourable Growth Prospects
            LUSA is Europe’s first US environmental impact ETF, and provides investors with exposure to US companies that are developing innovative and impactful solutions in clean water, EVs, renewables and hydrogen, energy efficiency, waste and the circular economy and nature-based solutions.
          • Powered by Sustainable Market Strategies®
            LUSA is purpose-built in collaboration with Sustainable Market Strategies, an independent ESG intelligence firm based in Montreal, Canada, and leverages their unique insights and proprietary classification system of US companies that are aligned with the environmental objectives set out in the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities.
          • Unconstrained Approach
            LUSA’s composition transcends classic sector and size classifications by tracking a US theme.
          • ETF Efficiency
            In a single trade, LUSA delivers access to US companies that are favourably positioned to ride the tailwinds of the environmental impact opportunities theme.

          Thematic Classification

          LUSA invests in US companies within the 10 sub-sectors of the Environmental Impact Opportunities thematic classification which have been extrapolated out of the 6 environmental objectives of the EU Taxonomy. The classification was built in partnership with sustainability experts Sustainable Market Strategies and is an enabling taxonomy designed for the investment and research communities with the aim of identifying the earth’s major environmental challenges and the most impactful companies and business activities that offer solutions to them.

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          USA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

          Renewable Energy Generation

          Renewable Energy Equipment

          Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels

          Energy Efficiency Solutions

          Electric Vehicles and Green Transport

          Climate Resilience Solutions

          Clean Water

          Circular Economy Solutions

          Pollution Control

          Nature-Based Solutions

          Performance

          CHART (%)
          TABLE (%)
          Rize USA Environmental Impact UCITS ETF
          Foxberry USA Environmental Impact Index

          Capital at risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of your investment and income generated will vary, your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

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          Capital at risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of your investment and income generated will vary, your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

          Top 10 Holdings

          Full fund holdings
          Name ISIN Weight CCY
          SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC COMUS83417M10451.78%USD
          GE VERNOVAUS36828A10161.75%USD
          AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW COM.US03042010331.64%USD
          DANA INC COMUS23582520521.62%USD
          VERISK ANALYTICS INC COMUS92345Y10641.62%USD
          REPUBLIC SVCS INC COM.US76075910021.58%USD
          RADIUS RECYCLING INCUS80688210601.57%USD
          WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INCUS94274910251.57%USD
          NEXTRACKER INCUS65290E10101.49%USD
          AUTODESKUS05276910691.47%USD

          Fund Details

          Net Assets USD 10,204,582
          NAV per share USD 4.7822
          Shares Outstanding 2,133,888
          Total Expense Ratio 0.45%
          Inception 17/08/2023
          ISIN IE000PY7F8J9
          Base Code LUSA
          Base Currency USD
          Index Name Foxberry SMS USA Environmental Impact Index / FXBYLUSA
          Thematic Classification SMS Environmental Impact Opportunities Thematic Classification
          Index Replication Method Physical – full replication
          Income Treatment Accumulating
          No. of holdings 87
          UCITS Yes
          Domicile Ireland
          Issuer ARK Invest UCITS ICAV
          Promoter ARK Invest International Ltd
          Manager IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited
          Investment Manager IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited
          Depositary / Custodian Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Ireland) Limited
          ISA Eligible (UK) Yes
          SIPP Eligible (UK) Yes
          Reporting Fund Status (UK) Yes
          Equity Fund (DE) Yes
          SFDR Classification Article 9

          Registrations

          • Austria
          • Denmark
          • Finland
          • Germany
          • Ireland
          • Italy
          • Luxembourg
          • Netherlands
          • Norway
          • Spain
          • Sweden
          • Switzerland
          • United Kingdom

          Listings

          Exchange Currency Listing Date SEDOL Bloomberg Ticker RIC
          Borsa Italiana EUR 14-Jun-24 BS4CNG4 VITU IM VITU.MI
          Deutsche Börse Xetra EUR 25-Aug-23 BLD19S7 RIZJ GY RIZJ.DE
          London Stock Exchange USD 29-Aug-23 BLD1921 LUSA LN RILUSA.L
          London Stock Exchange GBP 29-Aug-23 BLD19Y3 UVNG LN UVNG.L
          SIX Swiss Exchange CHF 05-Mar-24 BLD19T8 LUSA SE LUSA.S

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