Creation Unit Clause Samples

Creation Unit. All references to “cash” shall refer to US Dollars (“USD”). The number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit of each Fund is set forth in the Prospectus. Creation Units of Shares may be purchased only by or through an Authorized Participant that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Company and the Distributor. The Prospectus provides that Creation Units generally will be sold in exchange for an in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and an amount of cash computed as described in the Prospectus (the “Cash Component”), plus a purchase “Transaction Fee” as described in the Prospectus, delivered to the Company by the Authorized Participant for its own account or acting on behalf of another party. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Requirement constitute the “Creation Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for Shares of any Fund of the Company. References to the Prospectus are to the then current Prospectus as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Prospectus. This Agreement is intended to set forth certain premises and the procedures by which the Authorized Participant may purchase and/or redeem Creation Units of Shares (i) through the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced to effect purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, such processes being referred to herein as the “CNS Clearing Process,” or (ii) outside the CNS Clearing Process (i.e., through the manual process of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) (the “DTC Process”). The procedures for processing an order to purchase Shares (each a “Purchase Order”) and an order to redeem Shares (each a “Redemption Order”) are described in the Company’s Prospectus and in Annex II to this Agreement. All Purchase and Redemption Orders must be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Prospectus and Annex II hereto, as each may be amended by the Company from time to time. An Authorized Participant may not place a Purchase Order before the fifth (5th) Business Day (as defined below) following execution and delivery to the Distributor of this Agreement and notification by the Distributor of the Authorized Participant's status. An Authorized Participant may not cancel a Purchase Order or a Redemption Order after an order is placed by ...
Creation Unit. The number of Fund Shares presently constituting a Creation Unit of each Fund is set forth in Annex I. Creation Units of Fund Shares may be purchased only by or through an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor and is either a participant in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or a broker-dealer or other participant in the Continuous Net Settlement System (the "CNSS") of NSCC. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the Participant to create or redeem one or more Creation Units of Fund Shares or to sell or offer to sell the Fund Shares. To purchase a Creation Unit, an authorized DTC participant or CNSS participant generally must deliver to a Fund a designated basket of equity securities (the "Deposit Securities") and an amount of cash computed as described in the Fund Documents (the "Balancing Amount"), plus a purchase transaction fee as described in the Fund Documents (the "Transaction Fee"). The Deposit Securities and the Balancing Amount together constitute the "Fund Deposit" The amount of such Transaction Fee shall be determined by the Trust or investment adviser 02/19/2025 SL1 2641980v3 116141.00001 to the Trust in accordance with the Fund Documents. In lieu of Deposit Securities, a Fund may (in its sole discretion) issue Creation Units for an All-Cash Payment. The Distributor shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Trust or the investment adviser to the Fund to provide prior written notice to Participant of any change to the Transaction Fee. In the case of each Fund that invests in international or global equity securities, the Participant understands and agrees that the Trust has caused the "Custodian" (as such term is defined in the AP Handbook) to maintain an account with the applicable sub-Custodian for such Fund in the relevant foreign jurisdiction to which the Participant shall, pursuant to instructions provided by the Fund or its Custodian, deliver (or cause to be delivered) the Deposit Securities for itself: (i) in connection with any Creation Order; (ii) with any appropriate adjustments as advised by such sub-Custodian or Fund; and (iii) in accordance with the instructions provided to Participant in writing by the sub-Custodian or the Fund regarding particular terms and conditions applicable to such account in such jurisdiction. The Participant shall not be required to comply with terms and conditions of which it has not been provided prior written notice. Nothing in this Agreement shall obl...