Cybersecurity ETF Comparison

YTD PErformance

CIBR vs. VCLO

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Fund distinctives

What makes VCLO unique?

OFFENSE
Tech-native management

Actively managed by Silicon Valley's boutique investment firm. Ex-engineer CEO/CIO. First-principles approach to selecting projected winners.

the power of CALLS
DEFENSE
Put option overlay

Systematic Nasdaq + QQQ put option overlay. Aimed at protecting capital and even boosting performance through extreme tech sector drawdowns.

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AT A GLANCE

CIBR

VCLO

Investment Objective & Strategy

The First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index.

The Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors. It includes companies primarily involved in the building, implementation, and management of security protocols applied to private and public networks, computers, and mobile devices in order to provide protection of the integrity of data and network operations.

CIBR is passively managed.

The Simplify Volt Cloud and Cybersecurity Disruption ETF seeks capital appreciation.
It aims to be exposed to the most disruptive companies in cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity.

The fund aims to invest heavily across CloudFlare stock and CloudFlare call options and Crowdstrike stock and Crowdstrike call options.

A modest put option overlay is designed to help mitigate against sharp market drawdowns.

VCLO is actively managed.

Inception Date

7/6/2015

12/28/2020

AUM
(as of 10/31/2021)

$5,502,274,430

$15,796,371

Expense Ratio

0.60%

0.95%

Month End Performance
(as of 10/31/2021)

3 Month

10.08% NAV
10.18% Market Price

37.64% NAV
37.38% Market Price

Since Inception

17.71% NAV
17.74% Market Price

54.33% NAV
55.96% Market Price

Quarter End Performance
(as of 9/30/2021)

3 Month

4.41% NAV
4.32% Market Price

2.85% NAV
-0.22% Market Price

1 Year

40.50% NAV
40.39% Market Price

N/A

5 Year

20.41% NAV
20.41% Market Price

N/A

10 Year

N/A

N/A

Since Inception

16.09% NAV
16.09% Market Price

9.96% NAV
11.03% Market Price

Fund Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved. 

The order and selection of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

CYBERSECURITY COMPANIES RISK. Cybersecurity companies are companies that provide products and services intended to protect the integrity of data and network operations for private and public networks, computers and mobile devices. Like other technology and industrials companies, cybersecurity companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies, short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins, loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. These companies may also be smaller and less experienced companies, with limited product lines, markets, qualified personnel or financial resources.

PASSIVE INVESTMENT RISK. The Fund is not actively managed. The Fund invests in securities included in or representative of the Index regardless of investment merit. The Fund generally will not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. In the event that the Index is no longer calculated, the Index license is terminated or the identity or character of the Index is materially changed, the Fund will seek to engage a replacement index.

INDEX PROVIDER RISK. There is no assurance that the Index Provider, or any agents that act on its behalf, will compile the Index accurately, or that the Index will be determined, maintained, constructed, reconstituted, rebalanced, composed, calculated or disseminated accurately. The Index Provider and its agents do not provide any representation or warranty in relation to the quality, accuracy or completeness of data in the Index, and do not guarantee that the Index will be calculated in accordance with its stated methodology. The Advisor’s mandate as described in this prospectus is to manage the Fund consistently with the Index provided by the Index Provider. The Advisor relies upon the Index provider and its agents to accurately compile, maintain, construct, reconstitute, rebalance, compose, calculate and disseminate the Index accurately. Therefore, losses or costs associated with any Index Provider or agent errors generally will be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. To correct any such error, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out an unscheduled rebalance of the Index or other modification of Index constituents or weightings. When the Fund in turn rebalances its portfolio, any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing will be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. Unscheduled rebalances also expose the Fund to additional tracking error risk. Errors in respect of the quality, accuracy and completeness of the data used to compile the Index may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, particularly where the Index is less commonly used as a benchmark by funds or advisors. For example, during a period where the Index contains incorrect constituents, the Fund tracking the Index would have market exposure to such constituents and would be underexposed to the Index’s other constituents. Such errors may negatively impact theFund and its shareholders. The Index Provider and its agents rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of issuers included in the Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Fund nor the Advisor can offer assurances that the Index’s calculation methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included issuers. Unusual market conditions may cause the Index Provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance, which could cause the Index to vary from its normal or expected composition. The postponement of a scheduled rebalance in a time of market volatility could mean that constituents that would otherwise be removed at rebalance due to changes in market capitalizations, issuer credit ratings, or other reasons may remain, causing the performance and constituents of theIndex to vary from those expected under normal conditions.Apart from scheduled rebalances, theIndex Provider or its agents may carry out additional ad hoc rebalances to theIndex due to unusual market conditions or in order, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index constituents.

NON-CORRELATION RISK. The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and may incur costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s portfolio holdings may not exactly replicate the securities included in the Index or the ratios between the securities included in the Index.

For all risks please see Fund Website for Prospectus.

As with all funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Many factors af ect the Fund’s net asset value and price of shares and performance.

The order and selection of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

Cloud Computing Companies Risk.
Cloud Computing companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. These companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. In addition, many Cloud Computing companies store sensitive consumer information and could be the target of cybersecurity attacks and other types of theft, which could have a negative impact on these companies. As a result, Cloud Computing companies may be adversely impacted by government regulations, and may be subject to additional regulatory oversight with regard to privacy concerns and cybersecurity risk. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. Cloud Computing companies could be negatively impacted by disruptions in service caused by hardware or software failure, or by interruptions or delays in service by third-party data center hosting facilities and maintenance providers. Cloud Computing companies, especially smaller companies, tend to be more volatile than companies that do not rely heavily on technology. The customers and/or suppliers of Cloud Computing companies may be concentrated in a particular country, region or industry. Any adverse event affecting one of these countries, regions or industries could have a negative impact on Cloud Computing companies. 

Cybersecurity Companies Risk. Cybersecurity companies are companies that provide products and services intended to protect the integrity of data and network operations for private and public networks, computers and mobile devices. Like other technology and industrials companies, cybersecurity companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies, short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins, loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. These companies may also be smaller and less experienced companies, with limited product lines, markets, qualified personnel or financial resources. 

Active Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that the investment management strategy may not produce the intended results and may negatively impact Fund performance. The adviser’s overlay strategy will not fully protect the Fund from declines in the market. 

Derivatives Risk. Options are a derivative investment. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index.

Option Risk. As the buyer of a put or call option, the Fund risks losing the entire premium invested in the option if the Fund does not exercise the option.

Limited History Risk. The Fund is a new ETF and has a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund's portfolio may focus on a limited number of investments and will be subject topotential for volatility than a diversified fund.

Disruptive Innovation Risk. Companies that the adviser and sub-adviser believe create and capitalize on disruptive innovation and developing technologies to displace older technologies or create new markets may not in fact do so.Companies that initially develop a novel technology may not be able to capitalize on the technology. The Fund may invest in a company that does not currently derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies, and there is no assurance that a company will derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies in the future. A disruptive innovation or technology may constitute a small portion of a company’s overall business. As a result, the success of a disruptive innovation or technology may not affect the value of the equity securities issued by the company.

For all risks please see Fund Website for Prospectus.

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The purpose of this information obtained by Volt Equity, LLC, the Volt ETF's investment adviser, is to provide Investors with a means to evaluate VCLO compared to another ETF based on a similar asset class.  The comparison information shown was obtained from the compared ETF's web site. It is important to note that funds will react differently to market conditions and have differing investment objectives, strategies, characteristics and risks which can be found in their respective prospectuses.  Investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal.  The information shown is not intended to be a recommendation or solicitation to buy, hold or sell any security. Performance alone should not be relied upon as the sole basis for making an investment decision.

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