Strategy. The Board of the Trust approved the closure and liquidation of the Fund. After market close on August 12, 2024, the Fund will cease the creation and redemption of Creation Units (as defined herein). Trading in the Fund will be halted prior to market open on August 13, 2024. Proceeds of the liquidation are scheduled to be sent to Fund shareholders on or around August 15, 2024 (the Liquidation Date ). While the Fund is in the process of liquidating its portfolio, which is anticipated to commence prior to August 12, 2024, the Fund will hold cash and securities that will not be consistent with its investment objective and strategies and is likely to incur higher tracking error than is … Show more… The Board of the Trust approved the closure and liquidation of the Fund. After market close on August 12, 2024, the Fund will cease the creation and redemption of Creation Units (as defined herein). Trading in the Fund will be halted prior to market open on August 13, 2024. Proceeds of the liquidation are scheduled to be sent to Fund shareholders on or around August 15, 2024 (the Liquidation Date ). While the Fund is in the process of liquidating its portfolio, which is anticipated to commence prior to August 12, 2024, the Fund will hold cash and securities that will not be consistent with its investment objective and strategies and is likely to incur higher tracking error than is typical for the Fund. Furthermore, the Trust cannot assure that there will be a trading market for Fund shares between market close on August 12, 2024 and the Liquidation Date because Fund shares will not be traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. ( NYSE Arca ) during that period. Shareholders may sell their holdings of the Fund on NYSE Arca until market close on August 12, 2024 and may incur the usual and customary brokerage commissions associated with the sale of Fund shares. As of the Liquidation Date, shares of the Fund will be individually redeemed. If you hold Fund shares on the Liquidation Date, the Fund will automatically redeem your shares for cash based on the net asset value of the Fund as of the close of business on August 12, 2024, which will include any dividends or distributions calculated as of that date. Prior to the Liquidation Date, the Fund seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property Index TM (the Underlying Index ), which is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded property companies domiciled in developed countries outside of the U.S. The Underlying Index includes large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies and may change over time. As of March 31, 2024, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the real estate industry or sector. The components of the Underlying Index are likely to change over time. As of March 31, 2024, the Underlying Index was composed of securities of companies in the following countries or regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (the U.K. ). BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Funds investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to beat the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by aiming to keep portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the Fund. Representative sampling is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of an applicable underlying index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of an applicable underlying index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index ( i.e ., depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index) and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BFA believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index. Cash and cash equivalent investments associated with a derivative position will be treated as part of that position for the purposes of calculating the percentage of investments included in the Underlying Index. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Underlying Index before fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of any collateral received). The Underlying Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the Index Provider or SPDJI ), which is ? independent of the Fund and BFA. The Index Provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. Industry Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments ( i.e. , hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry. Show less