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MarketVector Indexes Licenses REIT Index to Tidal to Capture REIT OpportunityMarketVector IndexesTM ("MarketVector") announces the licensing of the iREIT®-MarketVectorTM Quality REIT Index (ticker: IRET) to Tidal Investments, LLC ("Tidal"), highlighting MarketVector's ability to provide customizable indexes in varying sectors for clients across the globe. In partnership with Tidal, leading real estate analyst Brad Thomas, CEO of Wide Moat Research, launched the IRET ETF (ticker: IRET) built on an index Brad designed with MarketVector. This unique product invests in REITs across all property sectors, utilizing fundamental analysis to provide investors with exposure to diversification, potentially higher yields, and a focus on quality and value investing. "As a prolific income-focused writer on Seeking Alpha with over 115,000 followers I'm honored to provide my readership base with a REIT ETF focused on reliable and predictable income. Our index is designed to provide diversified property sector and geographical exposure while targeting constituents with the best quality and value attributes. As the chief architect for the index, my number one goal is to ensure steady and growing income so investors can be more confident about their real estate investments," said Brad Thomas, CEO Wide Moat Research. "Gearing up to support the launch of the IRET ETF in partnership with MarketVector and Brad Thomas is truly exciting for us at Tidal Financial Group. We're thrilled to offer investors an opportunity to access quality REITs through this innovative product," said Gavin Filmore, CRO of Tidal. REITS have historically held up during high inflationary environments and the index focuses on quality businesses and yield enhancement for all-weather exposure leveraging a systematic six-pillar approach. The index provides exposure to a range of real estate companies including self-storage, which investors look to as an inflation hedge, as well as hotel stocks. "The real estate sector has been hit by multiple shocks over the last few years from e-commerce's threat to the retail sector to the work-from-home trend's threat to the office sector," said Josh Kaplan, Head of Research at MarketVector. "Nonetheless, real estate remains an important component of well-diversified portfolios seeking both capital appreciation and income. The methodology driving this index will fill a gap in the US-listed real estate ETF market by seeking to provide investors with a diversified portfolio of leading REITs that have been rigorously screened for quality and valuation factors." For more details on the iREIT®-MarketVectorTM Quality REIT Index (ticker: IRET) and other offerings, please visit MarketVector website.
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About MarketVector Indexes - www.marketvector.com
About Tidal Investments, LLC - www.tidalfinancialgroup.com
About Wide Moat - www.widemoatresearch.com
"Before investing you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus. Please read the prospectuses carefully before you invest." Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible. REIT Risk. A REIT is a company that owns or finances income-producing real estate and meets certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), as more fully described in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). Through its investments in REITs, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in the real estate market, including decreases in property revenues, increases in interest rates, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, legal and regulatory changes, a lack of credit or capital, defaults by borrowers or tenants, environmental problems and natural disasters. Concentration Risk. The Fund's investments will be concentrated in the real estate industry. As a result, the value of Shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares that invest in securities of companies in a broader range of industries. Preferred Stock Risk. Investing in preferred stocks of REITs is subject to general market and issuer-specific risks, as well as interest rate risk due to their fixed or variable return rates. Models and Data Risk. The composition of the Index is heavily dependent on proprietary quantitative models as well as information and data supplied by third parties ("Models and Data"). New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions. Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. Distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
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