The Fund does not invest in hedge funds.
The Fund’s
benchmark index is the ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill
Index.
Principal Risks of the Fund |
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. The investment program of the Fund is speculative, entails substantial risks and
includes alternative investment techniques not employed by
traditional mutual funds. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. The Fund’s investment techniques (if
they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the
entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which the Fund may employ in its
investment program can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Fund’s investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of the Fund will be
successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment
processes of the Fund will be exercised in a manner that is
successful or that is not adverse to the Fund. An
investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any
government agency. Investors should carefully consider these risks before
investing.
In addition, the Fund’s NAV may fluctuate substantially over time.
Because the Fund attempts to approximate the return and risk
patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds, the Fund’s performance may potentially be lower than the returns of the broader
stock market. Accordingly, the Fund should be considered a speculative investment entailing a high degree of risk and is not suitable for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks are presented
below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Absence of Regulation Risk. The Fund engages in over-the-counter (“OTC”) transactions, which trade in a dealer network,
rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision
of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized
exchanges.
Commodity Sector Risk. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities. The value of
commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as
drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic,
business, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial
metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked investments in which
the ART Subsidiary enters into may involve counterparties in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the ART Subsidiary's, and therefore the
Fund’s, share value to fluctuate.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security afforded by transacting
through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions.
Therefore, in those instances in which the Fund enters into
uncleared OTC transactions, the Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not
perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay
interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. The credit quality of the Fund’s portfolio securities or instruments may meet the Fund’s credit quality requirements at the time of
purchase but then deteriorate thereafter, and such a deterioration can occur rapidly. In certain instances, the downgrading or default of a single holding or guarantor of the Fund’s holding may impair the
Fund’s liquidity and have the potential to cause significant deterioration in net asset value (“NAV”). These risks are more pronounced in connection with the Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of options, futures, forwards,
swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in
losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price
and leveraged so that small changes in the value of underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other
party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in
more traditional securities and instruments.
Expenses Risk. By investing in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”)), partnerships, and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) (“Underlying Funds”) indirectly through the Fund, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the
expenses of those Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also the expenses of the Fund.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation; less public information;
less stringent investor protections; less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards; and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund
invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other
governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory
actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the
value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the
sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay
or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations,
which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates
may fluctuate significantly over short