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28 February 2018
ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF TECH
Investment ObjectiveThe Fund aims to provide investors with a return that (beforefees and expenses) tracks the performance of the Morningstar®Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM (the“Index”).
Index DescriptionThe Morningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat FocusIndexSM provides exposure to technology sector companies withMorningstar Economic Moat Ratings of ‘wide’ or ‘narrow’ thatare trading at low market price/fair value ratios. Economic MoatRatings are a measure of quality that relates to the sustainabilityof a company’s competitive advantages. Wide moat companiesare positioned to sustain economic profits for at least 20 years,narrow moat companies, for at least 10. Moat ratings and fairvalue estimates are determined through independent researchconducted by the Morningstar Equity Research team.
About TECHTECH tracks the performance of the Morningstar® DevelopedMarkets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM by holding all of theshares that make up the index, in the proportion closelymirroring the index. Because the Morningstar® DevelopedMarkets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM contains only liquidshares listed on major exchanges, TECH is highly liquid.Investors should consider the liquidity of the underlying assets asa more accurate measure of an ETF's liquidity than the on-exchange volumes. ETFs can be bought and sold like any othershare through normal brokerage accounts. The minimuminvestment requirement is just one ETF unit.
ETF Securities AustraliaETF Securities Australia is an expert, independent provider ofaccessible investment solutions. We use transparent and costeffective investment solutions to enable Australian investorsachieve their desired outcome, while also intelligentlydiversifying their portfolios. We also act as a dedicated source ofactionable investor knowledge for Australian investors and theiradvisers.
Product InformationProduct Name ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF
Issuer ETFS Management (AUS) Limited
Legal Form Managed Investment Scheme
Underlying Exposure Equities - global developed markettechnology sector
Custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (SydneyBranch)
Stock Lending No
Launch Date 11 April 2017
Management Fee 0.45% p.a.
SMSF Eligible Yes
Distributions Semi-annual
*Distributions will only be made out of income received by the Fund and there is noguarantee that there will always be such income for distribution to investors.
Benchmark Information
Index Name Morningstar® Developed MarketsTechnology Moat Focus IndexSM
Index Provider Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd
Base Currency USD
Bloomberg Code MSDITMNU
Website http://indexes.morningstar.com
Trading InformationExchange Australian Securities Exchange
Exchange Code TECH
Currency (Trading) AUD
Bloomberg Code TECH AU
IRESS Code TECH.AXW
ISIN AU00000TECH1
Index PerformanceHistorical index performance based on investment from 01 March 2013 to 28 February 2018. This information is denominated in AUD.
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Note: The index performance shown here is a net total returnindex. For net total return indices, at the close of the tradingday a security is quoted ex-dividend, dividends are reinvestednet of any withholding taxes across the entire index inproportion to the current weightings. Past performance is nota reliable indicator of future results.
Index Returns* YTD 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 5 Years
Morningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM 9.2% 34.6% 32.9% 16.9% 19.7%
*Returns for periods greater than one year are annualised.
Country Allocation of the Index
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87.8%
8.1%4.1%
Top 10 Holdings1 ServiceNow Inc. 4.81%
2 Veeva Systems Inc A 4.65%
3 Red Hat Inc 4.55%
4 Adobe Systems Inc 4.47%
5 Workday Inc. A 4.23%
6 Microsoft Corp 4.18%
7 Seek Ltd 4.13%
8 Salesforce.com 4.12%
9 Blackbaud Inc 4.05%
10 Sensata Technologies Holding NV 3.97%
This document is communicated by ETFS Management (AUS) Limited ("ETFS") (Australian Financial Services Licence Number 466778). This document may not be reproduced,distributed or published by any recipient for any purpose. Under no circumstances is this document to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy,any securities, investments or other financial instruments and any investments should only be made on the basis of the relevant product disclosure statement which should beconsidered by any potential investor including any risks identified therein.
This document does not take into account your personal needs and financial circumstances. You should seek independent financial, legal, tax and other relevant advice havingregard to your particular circumstances. Although we use reasonable efforts to obtain reliable, comprehensive information, we make no representation and give no warranty that itis accurate or complete.
Investments in any product issued by ETFS are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Neither ETFS, ETFSecurities Limited nor any other member of the ETF Securities Group guarantees the performance of any products issued by ETFS or the repayment of capital or any particular rateof return therefrom.
The value or return of an investment will fluctuate and investor may lose some or all of their investment. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.TheMorningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM was created and is maintained by Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar, Inc. does not sponsor, endorse, issue, sell, orpromote the ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF and bears no liability with respect to that ETF or any security. Morningstar® is a registered trademark of Morningstar, Inc.Morningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM is a service mark of Morningstar, Inc.The Morningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM
was created and is maintained by Morningstar, Inc and is licensed to ETFS Management (AUS) Limited by Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd (ABN: 95 090 665 544, AFSL: 240892),a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. Neither Morningstar, Inc. nor Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. sponsors, endorses, issues, sells, or promotes ETFS Morningstar GlobalTechnology ETF, and neither Morningstar entity bears any liability with respect to that ETF or any security. Morningstar® is a registered trade mark of Morningstar, Inc.Morningstar® Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus IndexSM is a trade mark of Morningstar, Inc.