Company Nikkei 225 Exchange Traded Fund

Nikkei 225 Exchange Traded Fund (the Fund) is an index-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Japan. The Fund is an open-end stock investment fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nikkei stock price average of 225 stocks (NIKKEI 225), calculated by the NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN, INC. The Fund invests in the component stocks of the NIKKEI 225 and stocks which are scheduled to become such component stocks, intending to construct and maintain the portfolio, which is similar in composition to the NIKKEI 225. The asset manager of the Fund is Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.