Strategy. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of the value of its total assets in securities of the Underlying Silver Miners Index. The Underlying Silver Miners Index is designed to track the performance of: (i) companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue and/or assets from mining, production, development, or exploration of silver (Silver Mining Companies); and (ii) publicly traded closed-end trusts that invest 50% or more of their assets in physical silver (Silver Trusts). The Underlying Silver Miners Index generally consists of 30 to 50 constituents. While the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its total assets in securities of the Index, it is also has the policy to invest at … Show more… The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of the value of its total assets in securities of the Underlying Silver Miners Index. The Underlying Silver Miners Index is designed to track the performance of: (i) companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue and/or assets from mining, production, development, or exploration of silver (Silver Mining Companies); and (ii) publicly traded closed-end trusts that invest 50% or more of their assets in physical silver (Silver Trusts). The Underlying Silver Miners Index generally consists of 30 to 50 constituents. While the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its total assets in securities of the Index, it is also has the policy to invest at least 80% of the value of its total assets in Silver Mining Companies and Silver Trusts. The mix of the Funds investments in Silver Mining Companies and Silver Trusts will vary, including each time the Underlying Silver Miners Index is rebalanced, but at all times the Fund will have concurrently significant exposure to securities issued by Silver Mining Companies and significant exposure to securities issued by Silver Trusts. These investment policies may be changed without shareholder approval, upon 60 days notice to shareholders. Silver Mining Companies are identified through the use of a proprietary selection methodology that may include a review of industry publications, sell side research, and fundamental research, as well as meetings with management. Silver Mining Companies in this eligible universe are included in the Index subject to the following restrictions: All securities must have a company level minimum free float market capitalization of $30 million to become components of the Index and must maintain a minimum free float market capitalization of $25 million to remain in the Underlying Silver Miners Index. New and existing index constituents must have an Average Daily Traded Value of at least $20 thousand over the preceding 3-month period. As of the semi-annual index selection dates, (i) the weighting of the largest individual company, by free float market capitalization, may not exceed 24% of the value of the Index, (ii) the weighting of physical silver is set to 17.50%, (iii) the aggregate weighting of all constituents over 5% of the value of the Index is capped at 49%, (iv) the weighting of no other individual company may exceed 4.75%, and (v) the aggregate weighting of any security with assets and/or revenues greater than 25% but les s than 50% tied to the silver industry is capped at 15% and the individual weighting of any of these securities is capped at 4.75%. At each step, the excess weight is redistributed pro-rata to each Index Component that has not already reached a previous weighting cap. This is a free float adjusted market cap-weighted index. An intensity score is calculated for each company to determine the percentage of revenue or assets that is attributable to silver. Free float market capitalization is used to weight companies with an intensity score greater than 50%. Companies with an intensity score of 25% - 50% are given an adjusted market capitalization by multiplying the intensity score and its free float market capitalization, and the companys weight in the Index is determined by its adjusted market capitalization . If multiple share classes exist for a company , the following preference order is followed: If the company is already included in the Underlying Silver Miners Index, the existing share class is retained. In all other cases, the most liquid share class is considered for inclusion in the portfolio. Silver Trusts are trusts created to invest and hold substantially all of their assets in physical silver, such as the Sprott Physical Silver Trust, which is managed by Sprott Asset Management LP ("SAM LP" or the "Sponsor"), an affiliate of the Adviser. SAM LP, the Adviser and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures designed to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing decisions related to the Sprott Physical Silver Trust. See Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Underlying Silver Miners Index consists of securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers, including securities of issuers located in emerging and frontier market countries as defined by reference to the MSCI Country Classification Standards. Emerging markets are countries that are transitioning from the develop ing phase to the developed phase. Frontier markets are countries that are more established than the least developed countries but still less established than the emerging markets. A significant portion of the Underlying Silver Miners Index consists of securities of Canadian, Australian and Mexican issuers. The Underlying Silver Miners Index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a semi-annual basis in June and December. Deletions from the Index may be made a t any time due to changes in busin ess, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, suspensions, de-listings and spin-offs. The Underlying Silver Miners Index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. The Fund employs a passive management investment strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser and sub-adviser, ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the Sub-Adviser), generally will use a replication methodology, meaning they will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to the weightings in the Index. However, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may utilize a sampling methodology under various circumstances, including when it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Underlying Silver Miners Index. The Adviser expects that over time, if the Fund has sufficient assets, the correlation between the Funds performance, before fees and expenses, and that of the Index will be 95% or better. A figure of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in investments that are not included in the Index, but that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser believe will help the Fund track the Underlying Silver Miners Index. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. In addition, in replicating the Index, the Fund may from time to time invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in one or more sectors. It is expected that as of January 31, 2025, 82.5% of the Funds assets will be invested both in the mining industry and the silver mining sector. The index provider is Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider), which is not affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Index Provider and SAM LP co-developed the methodology for determining the securities to be included in the Index and the Index Provider is responsible for the ongoing maintenan ce of the Index. SAM LP will provide certain services in connection with the Index including identifying and providing the Index Provider with constituents eligible for inclusion and their respective classification in the Index. The Fund may engage in securities lending. Show less