03. Equity Income Index

About the Index

(1) US Equity, Non-US Equity, Specialty Equity and Hybrid / Balanced Funds groupings according to CEFdata.com with regular distributions monthly or quarterly without a large year-end distribution in both of the past two calendar years. (2) Removing Preferred Equity, Single Country Funds. (3) Funds with US + Non-US Bonds exposure combined under 40%. (4) Top 50% ranked by 90-day average trading dollar ($) liquidity. (5) If there are only 1-3 funds in a group then combine all of these funds equal weight into a double allocation (estimated at 15.2% as each grouping is currently about 7.7% per group, but could change over time). (6) Remove current commodity funds as they are both liquidating in 1Q17; however, allow future commodity funds if they meet the other index criteria. For groups according to CEFdata.com with at least 3 funds, keep them grouped and give each group an equal weighting of the underlying funds. If there are less than 3 funds in the remaining group add them to a separate group. This group will have the double allocation mentioned previously. The index constituents will be rebalanced each quarter.

Index Performance

	Current($)	Previous Day(%)	1 Week(%)	1 Month(%)	3 Month(%)	6 Month(%)	1 Year(%)	3 Year(%)	5 Year(%)	MTD(%)	QTD(%)	YTD(%)
Price	1,677.33	-1.28	-2.12	-5.89	-3.73	-1.22	25.31	12.99	11.36	-1.53	0.35	22.58
NAV	1,508.05	-0.76	-1.38	-4.95	-3.19	-0.98	18.80	10.67	9.15	-0.14	1.07	16.28
Difference		0.52	0.74	0.94	0.53	0.24	-6.51	-2.32	-2.21	1.39	0.72	-6.30
* Periods greater than 1 Year are annualized. ** On Inception Date (12/30/16), Index Price was $1,000 and NAV was $1,000.00

2021 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2021
Price	2.36	5.25	4.55	12.64	4.83	3.58	1.25	9.94	23.83	-0.47	2.55	-3.35	-1.35	5.54	-3.44	-	-	-	-
NAV	0.78	3.58	3.86	8.42	4.66	2.18	0.70	7.69	16.76	0.17	1.56	-3.15	-1.46	5.20	-3.79	-	-	-	-
Difference	-1.58	-1.68	-0.68	-4.21	-0.17	-1.40	-0.55	-2.25	-7.07	0.65	-0.99	0.20	-0.11	-0.34	-0.34	-	-	-	-
2020 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2020
Price	-1.07	-11.61	-23.74	-33.31	16.48	4.95	0.26	22.56	-18.26	2.57	3.56	-4.48	1.46	-1.90	17.64	4.67	20.79	22.55	0.17
NAV	-1.90	-8.84	-21.85	-30.11	14.43	4.86	0.67	20.80	-15.58	3.98	3.08	-3.96	2.94	-0.78	13.06	4.26	16.96	20.40	1.65
Difference	-0.83	2.76	1.88	3.19	-2.05	-0.09	0.42	-1.76	2.68	1.41	-0.48	0.52	1.49	1.12	-4.58	-0.41	-3.83	-2.15	1.47
2019 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2019
Price	13.70	1.76	1.62	17.58	2.12	-4.95	6.38	3.26	21.41	0.90	-2.93	3.04	0.91	1.27	1.15	3.56	6.07	7.04	29.96
NAV	9.97	1.97	1.63	13.96	1.41	-4.72	5.58	2.01	16.26	-0.12	-1.83	1.88	-0.11	1.39	0.96	3.70	6.16	6.04	23.28
Difference	-3.73	0.20	0.01	-3.62	-0.71	0.22	-0.79	-1.24	-5.16	-1.02	1.10	-1.16	-1.02	0.13	-0.19	0.14	0.08	-1.00	-6.68
2018 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2018
Price	3.20	-4.81	-1.70	-3.44	2.61	0.83	-0.06	3.39	-0.17	2.50	1.36	-0.71	3.15	-9.03	2.81	-10.37	-16.17	-13.54	-13.68
NAV	3.73	-6.10	-1.10	-3.67	2.00	1.17	-0.22	2.97	-0.81	3.41	0.76	-0.39	3.80	-6.67	1.65	-8.04	-12.77	-9.46	-10.19
Difference	0.53	-1.29	0.60	-0.23	-0.60	0.35	-0.16	-0.42	-0.64	0.91	-0.60	0.33	0.65	2.35	-1.16	2.33	3.41	4.08	3.49
2017 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2017
Price	4.91	3.26	0.59	8.97	3.36	0.32	1.23	4.97	14.38	2.49	-1.14	2.88	4.24	-0.41	-0.55	3.11	2.12	6.45	21.76
NAV	2.39	2.74	0.54	5.76	0.87	0.23	1.09	2.21	8.10	2.35	-0.47	1.71	3.61	-0.10	1.33	1.64	2.89	6.60	15.23
Difference	-2.53	-0.52	-0.05	-3.21	-2.49	-0.09	-0.13	-2.76	-6.29	-0.13	0.67	-1.18	-0.63	0.31	1.88	-1.46	0.77	0.15	-6.53
2016 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2016
Price	-7.52	0.42	8.11	0.40	4.50	0.79	2.57	8.03	8.46	4.12	-0.03	0.12	4.21	-3.87	0.93	1.69	-1.33	2.83	11.52
NAV	-6.13	-0.69	6.78	-0.46	3.18	1.08	1.58	5.95	5.46	3.29	-0.37	0.59	3.52	-2.77	0.50	2.31	-0.03	3.49	9.14
Difference	1.39	-1.11	-1.33	-0.86	-1.32	0.29	-0.98	-2.08	-3.00	-0.83	-0.33	0.47	-0.69	1.10	-0.43	0.61	1.30	0.67	-2.38
2015 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2015
Price	-0.10	3.63	-2.06	1.40	1.80	-0.51	-3.74	-2.51	-1.15	-2.39	-5.93	-5.94	-13.63	9.45	-3.02	-2.77	3.20	-10.87	-11.89
NAV	-0.60	3.35	-1.65	1.04	2.23	-0.11	-3.10	-1.05	-0.03	-0.45	-5.74	-4.87	-10.74	7.09	-1.92	-3.17	1.70	-9.22	-9.24
Difference	-0.50	-0.28	0.41	-0.36	0.43	0.40	0.63	1.46	1.12	1.93	0.20	1.07	2.90	-2.36	1.10	-0.40	-1.50	1.65	2.65

Performance Chart

Discount

Characteristics

PORTFOLIO Weighted Average Data
Discount -2.45%	1Yr Disc -3.41%	3Yr Disc -5.05%	5Yr Disc -4.94%	Rel Disc Range (3yr) 70.41%
Mkt Yield 8.27%	Lev Adj NAV Yield 7.39%	After Tax Yield* 7.30%	Est Tax Friction* 0.97%	3Yr NAV Volatiliy 26.77
1 Yr RoC 50.64%	3 Yr Dest RoC 23.14%	Leverage 12.45%	Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.35%	Beta (2yr) 1.10
Equity Exposure 90.23%	Bond Exposure 8.38%	# Holdings 65	Cash Weighted Duration 0.04
Comp NAV TR -0.63%	Comp Discount 2.99%	Net Assets (M) 1,053	Liquidity - 90d (K) 2,616
* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%.

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation as reported by each fund's sponsor as of the last reporting period.

Constituents

65 Funds

Ticker	Name	Sponsor	Allocation	Discount	Market Yield	RoC(1yr)	Leverage	Net Assets	Liquidity (90d)
BST	BR Sci & Tech Tr	BlackRock	0.62	-7.48	6.06	7.08	0.00	1,716	7,048
EXG	EV Tx-Mgd Glbl Divr Eq Incm	Eaton Vance	0.66	0.60	8.21	51.81	0.00	3,032	5,631
ETV	EV Tx-Mgd By-Wrt Opp Fd	Eaton Vance	0.66	2.89	8.29	98.85	0.00	1,531	4,446
BDJ	BR Enh Eq Div Tr	BlackRock	0.64	-4.36	6.22	6.55	0.00	1,877	3,487
ETY	EV Tx-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	0.67	1.21	7.83	44.55	0.00	2,133	3,360
NFJ	Virtus Div Int & Prm Stgy Fd	Virtus	0.67	-9.95	5.85	25.85	0.00	1,619	2,715
QQQX	Nuv Nasdaq 100 Dyn Owrt Fd	Nuveen	0.68	1.10	6.12	76.92	0.00	1,293	2,914
EOS	EV Enh Eq Incm Fd II	Eaton Vance	0.66	2.45	7.03	24.33	0.00	1,143	2,061
ETW	EV Tx-Mgd Glbl By-Wrt Opp	Eaton Vance	0.64	0.86	8.25	34.26	0.00	1,128	2,084
BXMX	Nuv S&P 500 By-Wrt Inc Fd	Nuveen	0.66	-4.26	5.98	64.47	0.00	1,562	2,073
ETJ	EV Risk-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	0.65	3.71	8.60	75.10	0.00	654	1,661
BOE	BR Enh Glbl DivTr	BlackRock	0.65	-8.79	6.45	18.54	0.00	823	1,560
CII	BR Enh Cap & Incm Fd	BlackRock	0.67	-2.97	5.80	0.35	0.00	935	1,492
KYN	KA Nrg Infra Fd	Kayne Anderson	0.92	-13.42	9.11	100.00	26.39	1,122	4,074
FEI	FT MLP & Nrg Incm Fd	First Trust	0.93	-7.72	8.51	39.18	21.04	346	1,432
TYG	Tortoise Nrg Infra Corp	Tortoise	0.94	-23.09	6.71	100.00	24.10	416	1,681
CEM	CB MLP & Midstream Fd	Franklin Templeton	0.92	-15.51	7.31	100.00	29.41	422	1,207
KMF	KA NextGen Nrg & Infra	Kayne Anderson	0.92	-19.47	7.97	74.57	26.74	412	944
FEN	FT Nrg Incm & Gwth Fd	First Trust	0.94	-2.34	8.99	90.08	21.27	266	801
EMO	CB Nrg Midstream Opp Fd	Franklin Templeton	0.93	-19.55	7.15	100.00	30.03	352	1,049
NTG	Tortoise Midstream Nrg Fd	Tortoise	0.97	-20.88	7.77	100.00	21.70	209	919
NML	NB MLP & Nrg Incm Fd	Neuberger Berman	0.95	-21.04	3.92	100.00	15.10	358	719
RQI	C&S Qlty Incm Rty Fd	Cohen&Steers	3.04	-4.36	6.00	0.00	24.10	2,247	4,905
IGR	CBRE Clr Glbl Rel-Est Incm Fd	CBRE Invst Mgmt	3.02	-8.43	6.73	57.81	20.36	1,134	2,363
AWP	Abd Glbl Prmr Prop Fd	Aberdeen	2.90	-7.20	7.75	58.50	15.00	570	1,889
BSTZ	BR Sci & Tech Tr II	BlackRock	1.17	-6.37	6.19	6.70	0.00	3,103	4,426
AOD	Abd Tot Dyn Div Fd	Aberdeen	1.20	-10.28	7.19	0.49	0.00	1,128	2,131
GLQ	Clough Glbl Eq Fd	Clough	1.17	0.21	11.47	0.00	39.48	247	1,318
BGY	BR Enh Intl DivTr	BlackRock	1.20	-6.58	6.65	31.83	0.00	681	1,348
IGD	Voya Glbl Eq Div & Prm Opp	Voya	1.20	-9.22	8.26	65.58	0.00	517	1,485
HGLB	Highland Glbl Alloc Fd	Highland Capital	1.17	-23.53	9.75	0.00	10.20	251	692
EOD	WF Glbl Div Opp Fd	Wells Fargo	1.29	-3.01	9.02	0.00	15.60	259	951
BMEZ	BR Health Sci Tr II	BlackRock	1.82	-8.22	7.53	5.04	N/A	2,836	3,600
HQH	Tekla Health Invstr	Tekla	1.89	-0.48	8.87	32.60	0.00	1,032	2,521
THQ	Tekla Health Opp Fd	Tekla	2.16	-1.54	5.85	30.33	18.71	968	1,989
THW	Tekla Wld Health Fd	Tekla	2.01	5.22	9.02	98.99	17.50	548	1,530
GDV	Gabelli Div & Incm Tr	Gabelli	2.82	-9.56	5.13	0.09	14.00	2,572	3,479
ETG	EV Tx-Adv Glbl Div Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	2.86	-1.70	7.28	15.33	18.50	1,663	2,630
EVT	EV Tx-Adv Div Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	2.87	0.47	7.01	0.00	18.20	2,036	2,556
BCX	BR Res & Com Stgy Tr	BlackRock	2.89	-5.69	5.26	56.70	0.00	854	2,329
GGN	GAMCO Glbl Gd NtrRes Incm	Gabelli	2.87	0.00	9.57	75.56	13.00	579	2,183
NRGX	PIMCO Nrg & Tac Cr Opp Fd	PIMCO	2.96	-15.04	5.35	76.05	16.50	669	1,845
CSQ	Calamos Stgc Tot Rtn Fd	Calamos	1.27	1.99	6.66	1.93	28.79	2,850	3,569
GLO	Clough Glbl Opp Fd	Clough	1.15	0.53	11.36	0.00	39.68	454	2,133
RIV	RiverNorth Opp Fd	RiverNorth	1.20	0.79	12.29	8.88	10.79	288	2,707
NIE	Virtus AG Eq & Convt Incm Fd	Virtus	1.23	-11.03	5.04	0.00	0.00	940	1,523
CPZ	Calamos Lng-Srt Eq & Dyn Incm	Calamos	1.12	-7.74	8.97	0.00	20.79	398	1,094
ZTR	Virtus Tot Rtn Fd	Virtus	1.23	3.77	10.27	64.27	26.00	430	1,172
CLM	Cornerstone Stgc Val Fd	Cornerstone	1.57	41.63	15.44	42.55	0.00	1,183	18,248
USA	Liberty All-Star Eq Fd	ALPS	1.28	0.51	10.66	0.00	0.00	1,974	9,559
CRF	Cornerstone Tot Rtn Fd	Cornerstone	1.57	41.71	15.31	32.07	0.00	603	8,997
RVT	Royce Val Tr	Franklin Templeton	1.42	-9.16	17.11	0.00	3.11	2,074	3,388
ASG	Liberty All-Star Gwth Fd	ALPS	1.36	5.28	8.60	0.00	0.00	429	2,304
TY	Tri-Cont Corp	Columbia Mngmt	1.46	-10.14	3.45	0.00	1.90	2,021	1,468
UTG	Reaves Util Incm Fd	W.H. Reaves	1.43	0.46	6.89	0.00	17.26	2,098	8,179
DNP	DNP Sel Incm Fd	Virtus	1.41	14.67	7.34	29.87	25.13	3,148	4,775
UTF	C&S Infra Fd	Cohen&Steers	1.43	2.67	6.80	11.42	27.90	2,497	3,834
DPG	D&P Util & Infra Fd	Virtus	1.47	4.92	9.94	71.93	28.66	509	1,326
BUI	BR Util Infra & Pwr OppTr	BlackRock	1.43	1.60	5.73	31.22	0.00	531	1,580
GUT	Gabelli Util Tr	Gabelli	1.45	92.79	7.48	95.50	27.00	264	854
IAE	Voya AP Hi Div Eq Incm Fd	Voya	3.19	-10.66	10.80	80.22	0.00	106	422
IHD	Voya Emrg Mkt Hi Div Eq Fd	Voya	3.32	-7.53	10.11	81.88	0.00	147	439
FDEU	FT Dyn Euro Eq Incm Fd	First Trust	3.22	-13.45	5.89	14.83	22.91	243	497
CUBA	Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fd	Herzfeld Cuba	3.10	-16.22	20.09	100.00	0.00	37	142
BTO	JH Fin Opp Fd	John Hancock	3.29	6.34	5.29	17.07	14.05	736	1,582

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