The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Underlying Index), which measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600 (the Parent Index) and consists of those stocks in the Parent Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics, as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the Index Provider or SPDJI), a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. The growth characteristics used by the Index Provider include three-year change in earnings per share over price per share, three-year sales-per-share growth rate and momentum (12-month percentage share price change). To the extent that earnings, sales and price data is not available for the above-listed time periods, the Index Provider will use shorter time periods in accordance with the Index Provider's methodology. The Underlying Index represented approximately 51 percent of the market capitalization of the Parent Index as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, stocks must have a market capitalization between dollar 900 million and dollar 5.8 billion for initial inclusion in the Parent Index; this range and constituents' market capitalization may fluctuate depending on the overall level of the equity markets.