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Because of their narrow focus, sector investing tends to be more volatile than investments that diversify across many sectors and companies.
Concentrated investments in a particular sector tend to be more volatile than the overall market and increases risk that events negatively affecting such sectors could reduce returns, potentially causing the value of the Fund’s shares to decrease.
Financial Services Sector concentration are subject to government regulation, deterioration of credit markets, losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and losses resulting from investment activities.
Technology companies, including cyber security companies, can be significantly affected by obsolescence of existing technology, limited product lines, and competition for financial resources, qualified personnel, new market entrants or impairment of patent and intellectual property rights that can adversely affect profit margins.
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Frequent trading of ETFs could significantly increase commissions and other costs such that they may offset any savings from low fees or costs. Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss.
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