Strategy. The Series, under normal circumstances, invests at least 95% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of HSBC Holdings plc (the Company). The Series will not invest directly in the Company. ADRs are receipts, issued by an American bank or trust issuer, which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Generally, ADRs, issued in registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. The Series invests in the ADRs of the Company (the Portfolio Securities) and a currency swap (the Currency Hedge Contract) designed to hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the English pound (Local Currency). The Currency Hedge Contract is with a counterparty acting as principal. … Show more… The Series, under normal circumstances, invests at least 95% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of HSBC Holdings plc (the Company). The Series will not invest directly in the Company. ADRs are receipts, issued by an American bank or trust issuer, which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Generally, ADRs, issued in registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. The Series invests in the ADRs of the Company (the Portfolio Securities) and a currency swap (the Currency Hedge Contract) designed to hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the English pound (Local Currency). The Currency Hedge Contract is with a counterparty acting as principal. The notional value of the Currency Hedge Contract is adjusted daily based on the current value of the Portfolio Securities. Although ADRs are U.S. dollar denominated and traded on U.S. exchanges, they are still subject to currency risk because changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect their value. The Currency Hedge Contract is designed to minimize the impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Local Currency. The Currency Hedge Contract will be marked to market and settled daily based on the notional value of the Currency Hedge Contract as of the settlement time on a particular day and the change in the value of the Local Currency in relation to the U.S. dollar (Exchange Rate) from the settlement time on the prior business day to the settlement time on the current business day. Changes in rates of the Local Currency compared to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the value of the Currency Hedge Contract. If as a result of a change in the value of the Local Currency relative to the U.S. dollar, the Currency Hedge Contract increases in value, the counterparty will pay the Series an amount in U.S. dollars equal to the increase in the value of the Currency Hedge Contract. If the Currency Hedge Contract decreases in value, the Series will pay the counterparty an amount in U.S. dollars equal to the decrease in the value of the Currency Hedge Contract. In order to obtain any necessary amount of cash, the Manager may sell Portfolio Securities. The Series will maintain amounts not invested in ADRs in cash or cash equivalents, including money market funds. The Currency Hedge Contract is subject to counterparty risk in that if the counterparty fails to make any payments, the Series could incur a loss. As a result of mark to market payments or otherwise, the ratio of Portfolio Securities to Shares will vary over time. For example, upon formation, a Series Share might be equal to one Share of the ADR. If the mark to market payments for the Currency Hedge Contract would require the Series to sell ADRs in order to make a payment to the counterparty, each Series Share would equal less than one Share of the ADR. As a result of the sales of an ADR, the net asset value of the Series and, correspondingly, the fractional amount of ADRs represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Series. The Series does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The Series is non-diversified and therefore may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified Series. HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England. HSBC Holdings plc provides a variety of international banking and financial services, including retail and corporate banking, trade, trusteeship, securities, custody, capital markets, treasury, private and investment banking, and insurance. HSBC Holdings plc is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by HSBC Holdings plc pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the SEC file number 001-14930. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy, and information statements and other information regarding the issuer at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding HSBC Holdings plc may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither the Series nor the Manager are responsible for the content in such other sources. Show less