Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. From inception, February 8, 2012, to the most recent
fiscal year end, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Underlying Index is a subset of the MSCI
Emerging Markets Index. The Underlying Index generally represents approximately 50% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and consists of those securities classified by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) as most representing the growth style. Securities
classified as growth style generally tend to have higher forecasted earnings growth rates, lower book value to price ratios, lower forward earnings to price ratios and lower dividend yields than securities representing the value style. MSCI uses a
specialized framework to attribute both value and growth style characteristics to each security within the Underlying Index. Each security is evaluated based on certain value factors and growth factors, which are then used to calculate a value score
and growth score. Based upon these two scores, MSCI determines the extent to which each security is assigned to the value or growth style. It is possible for a single security to have representation in both the value and growth style indexes;
however, no more than 100% of a security’s float-adjusted
market capitalization will be included within the combined style framework.
As of June 30, 2012, the Underlying Index
consisted of issuers in the following 21 emerging market countries or regions: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and information technology companies. The component companies include mid-capitalization companies. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree
to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time.
The Fund generally invests at least 80% of its
assets in securities of the Underlying Index or in depositary receipts representing securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BFA believes will
help the Fund track the Underlying Index and in other investments, including future contracts, options on futures contracts, options and swaps related to the Underlying Index, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised
by BFA or its affiliates.
The Fund invests
all of its assets that are invested in India through a wholly owned subsidiary located in the Republic of Mauritius (the “Subsidiary”). BFA will serve as investment adviser to both the Fund and the Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated,
the term Fund, as used in this Prospectus, means