About Us

ITEQ ETF Partners

ITEQ ETF Partners LLC is a specialized firm focused on supporting investment in Israeli technology company equities by global investors. It is affiliated with BlueStar Global Investors LLC, a New York-based investment research firm. Under its BlueStar Indexes® brand, it develops unique market and sector indexes focused on Israeli asset classes. BlueStar is also a leading provider of research on the Israeli capital markets and helps facilitate investment strategies for accessing those markets.

BlueStar’s full-time professionals have more than 55 years of investment experience, and together with BlueStar’s advisory board, the company oversees a suite of benchmark indexes used by both passive and active investment managers.

Partners

ETF Managers Group LLC

ETF Managers Group is revolutionizing the marketplace by empowering issuers to launch their ETF products with the support of a seamless, fully managed, private label service tailored to fit their unique needs. ETFMG provides accelerated entry to market for all ETF types, targeted wholesaling and marketing. For more information about the ETFMG family of exchange traded funds and services visit us at www.etfmg.com

Adviser for the Fund, ETF Managers Group, LLC is a leading Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) private label services company. ETF Managers Group offers a full range of ETF product services to the asset management community including commodity pool ETPs as well as both active and passive ETF funds. The services provided include product operations, regulatory, financial and compliance management. ETF Managers Group offers active marketing and dedicated wholesale services for all ETF product types.

TASE

Established in September 1953, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) is an efficient one-stop shop for the Israeli securities industry, hosting an increasingly sophisticated range of products available to investors, including shares, corporate bonds, treasury bills and bonds, index-tracking products and derivatives. TASE is a fully-automated exchange with a central order book trading system, providing clearing, settlement and depository services to local and international investors.

BlueStar Indexes

BlueStar Indexes is a subsidiary of BlueStar Global Investors LLC, a research-focused financial firm that specializes in the Israeli capital markets. BlueStar’s mission is to develop investment strategies that provide global institutional and retail investors efficient access to the full range of Israeli asset classes

FAQ

Who is ITEQ ETF Partners?

ITEQ ETF Parrtners serves as the Sponsor and/or Business Manager to the funds. Please see our About Us page for more information.

What makes the ITEQ ETF distinct?

The ITEQ ETF is the first to allow investors to exclusively invest in the Israeli technology sector. The ETF is based on the TA-BIGITech™ index, which utilizes a proprietary index construction methodology to offer the broadest, deepest and most diversified exposure to the Israeli technology sector.

Should I use a market order or limit price order when buying or selling the ITEQ ETF?

While a limit price order will not guarantee an execution, it could offer the investor more protection from an unfavorable execution price, especially on the market open.

Are options available on the ITEQ ETF?

Currently, there are no currently options listed for ITEQ Partners’ ETF.

How often does the ITEQ ETF distribute dividends?

The Fund pays dividends, if any, from its net investment income to investors at least quarterly. Each Fund distributes net capital gains, if any, annually.

Can dividends from the ITEQ ETF be reinvested?

Brokers may make available to their customers who own a Fund’s shares the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole shares of that Fund. Without this service, investors would receive their distributions in cash.

Who are “Authorized Participants”?

Authorized Participants are entities selected by an ETF’s sponsor, generally market makers and large institutional organizations, who are allowed to create and redeem shares of an ETF.

How does the creation/redemption process work?

In the event of a creation, the Authorized Participant acquires the individual constituents that the ETF is comprised of on the open market, and deposits them with the custodian, which in turn issues the Authorized Participant the corresponding amount of Creation Units of the ETF (each Creation Unit is the equivalent of 50,000 shares of said ETF). The mechanics of the redemption process are the opposite in that the Authorized Participant deposits Creation Units of the ETF with the custodian in exchange for the individual constituents.

What are the potential tax advantages of the ITEQ ETF?

Due to the index investment nature of ETFs, they tend to experience lower portfolio turnover, making them less likely to realize capital gains, which must be paid to investors on an annual basis. Additionally, by only allowing for the creation and redemption of funds by Authorized Participants at Creation Unit multiples, fewer taxable events occur in the day-to-day portfolio management. When fund creation/redemption transactions are of the in-kind security variety, the result is a non-taxable event for the fund.

Which tax forms will investors receive to file their taxes?

A 1099 form will be issued by your broker.

Is ITEQ ETF Partners’ ETFs hedged to the US dollar?

Global ETFs provide exposure to the currencies associated with the markets of each underlying security and therefore, are not hedged to the US dollar. However, in global ETFs, underlying components of US traded securities have US dollar exposure.

Why do NAVs and closing market prices differ?

As described in the prospectus, the NAV is calculated by a standard methodology. Typically this is set when the ETF’s underlying securities’ markets close. The closing market price however is the recorded last price of the trading day. This price tends to reflect the supply and demand at the time of market close. The ITEQ ETF Partners’ ETF can trade as late as 4:00 p.m. ET during the normal trading day session, however, in light volume ETFs, its last trade can occur much earlier in the day.

Where is the closing price on the Fund pages derived from?

The closing price listed on the Fund pages is the primary closing price on the primary exchange that the fund trades on.

Why should I sign up for ITEQ ETF Partners’ email alerts?

By signing up for ITEQ ETF Partners’ email alerts, you will receive press releases, product news, events, and more. Registration is free and can be cancelled at any time.

How Can I Help the Environment?

ITEQ ETF Partners encourages you to ask your broker for a digital copy of the Prospectus instead of a physical paper version. Talk to your broker today to find out how you can “Go Green”. Digital versions of the prospectus also add the benefit of the search function for ease of finding and navigation throughout the document.

Does ITEQ ETF Partners have a Privacy Policy?

Yes, please read the ITEQ ETF Partners Privacy Policy.