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	1,647.73	-1.93	-4.17	1.25	9.00	21.13	45.89	10.68	11.76	-1.54	6.91	20.42
NAV	1,485.39	-1.69	-3.51	0.99	6.45	15.53	36.42	9.10	9.59	-1.22	5.64	14.53
Difference		0.24	0.66	-0.25	-2.55	-5.60	-9.47	-1.58	-2.17	0.33	-1.27	-5.88
* 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NAV	0.78	3.58	3.86	8.42	4.66	2.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Difference	-1.58	-1.68	-0.68	-4.21	-0.17	-1.40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 -3.58%	1Yr Disc -7.35%	3Yr Disc -6.12%	5Yr Disc -5.89%	Rel Disc Range (3yr) 71.65%
Mkt Yield 7.31%	Lev Adj NAV Yield 6.41%	After Tax Yield* 6.49%	Est Tax Friction* 0.82%	3Yr NAV Volatiliy 27.09
1 Yr RoC 55.16%	3 Yr Dest RoC 25.46%	Leverage 12.61%	Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.41%	Beta (2yr) 1.11
Equity Exposure 88.99%	Bond Exposure 9.32%	# Holdings 67	Cash Weighted Duration 0.04
Comp NAV TR -0.88%	Comp Discount 1.72%	Net Assets (M) 1,040	Liquidity - 90d (K) 3,022
* 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

67 Funds

Ticker	Name	Sponsor	Allocation	Discount	Market Yield	RoC(1yr)	Leverage	Net Assets	Liquidity (90d)
EXG	EV Tx-Mgd Glbl Divr Eq Incm	Eaton Vance	0.65	-1.38	7.39	91.83	0.00	3,071	6,480
BST	BR Sci & Tech Tr	BlackRock	0.63	4.30	4.80	8.01	0.00	1,369	4,509
BDJ	BR Enh Eq Div Tr	BlackRock	0.63	-3.72	6.10	6.55	0.00	1,901	4,668
ETY	EV Tx-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	0.66	2.81	7.28	78.02	0.00	2,051	4,319
QQQX	Nuv Nasdaq 100 Dyn Owrt Fd	Nuveen	0.64	2.69	6.27	95.71	0.00	1,193	3,190
ETV	EV Tx-Mgd By-Wrt Opp Fd	Eaton Vance	0.64	6.10	8.13	96.25	0.00	1,413	4,552
NFJ	Virtus Div Int & Prm Stgy Fd	Virtus	0.63	-10.78	6.21	36.71	0.00	1,540	3,181
ETW	EV Tx-Mgd Glbl By-Wrt Opp	Eaton Vance	0.64	0.00	8.07	47.34	0.00	1,162	3,412
BXMX	Nuv S&P 500 By-Wrt Inc Fd	Nuveen	0.63	-3.58	6.14	56.08	0.00	1,511	2,862
EOS	EV Enh Eq Incm Fd II	Eaton Vance	0.63	-0.44	5.25	61.34	0.00	1,129	2,215
ETJ	EV Risk-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	0.66	13.24	7.84	79.55	0.00	656	2,335
BOE	BR Enh Glbl DivTr	BlackRock	0.64	-7.24	6.21	45.95	0.00	841	2,044
STK	ClmbSlgmn Prm Tech Gwth Fd	Columbia Mngmt	0.67	6.27	5.38	0.00	0.00	515	1,879
KYN	KA Nrg Infra Fd	Kayne Anderson	0.93	-9.64	7.03	100.00	26.67	1,194	4,743
CEM	CB MLP & Midstream Fd	Franklin Templeton	0.98	-14.25	6.67	100.00	28.90	456	1,948
TYG	Tortoise Nrg Infra Corp	Tortoise	0.92	-20.43	4.78	100.00	26.20	427	1,445
FEI	FT MLP & Nrg Incm Fd	First Trust	0.89	-8.87	7.78	78.37	18.86	383	1,378
FEN	FT Nrg Incm & Gwth Fd	First Trust	0.86	-2.10	8.32	96.47	19.53	286	1,102
KMF	KA NextGen Nrg & Infra	Kayne Anderson	0.84	-19.14	5.01	30.81	25.71	419	978
EMO	CB Nrg Midstream Opp Fd	Franklin Templeton	0.98	-18.21	6.61	100.00	28.90	374	1,394
NML	NB MLP & Nrg Incm Fd	Neuberger Berman	0.93	-19.52	3.56	100.00	13.40	351	783
GER	GS MLP & Nrg Renaissance Fd	Goldman Sachs	0.94	-15.14	5.71	53.56	0.00	222	746
NTG	Tortoise Midstream Nrg Fd	Tortoise	0.91	-22.47	4.84	100.00	25.00	216	788
RQI	C&S Qlty Incm Rty Fd	Cohen & Steers	2.87	-3.37	6.31	0.00	26.10	2,113	6,488
IGR	CBRE Clr Glbl Rel-Est Incm Fd	CBRE Clarion	2.92	-7.46	6.91	66.90	22.18	1,094	3,451
AWP	Abd Glbl Prmr Prop Fd	Aberdeen	2.75	-7.86	7.73	65.75	16.64	576	2,879
BSTZ	BR Sci & Tech Tr II	BlackRock	1.10	-3.19	5.13	12.42	0.00	3,227	6,861
AOD	Abd Tot Dyn Div Fd	Aberdeen	1.04	-8.47	6.87	1.89	0.84	1,158	2,960
IGD	Voya Glbl Eq Div & Prm Opp	Voya	1.04	-6.46	8.08	74.08	0.00	513	2,293
BGY	BR Enh Intl DivTr	BlackRock	1.05	-5.56	6.29	61.85	0.00	712	1,568
HGLB	Highland Glbl Alloc Fd	Highland Capital	1.16	-23.58	9.46	4.38	27.45	259	1,705
GLQ	Clough Glbl Eq Fd	Clough	0.90	-12.01	11.62	0.00	32.72	208	1,621
IDE	Voya Infra Ind & Matrls Fd	Voya	0.99	-4.25	7.40	74.34	0.00	213	1,422
EOD	WF Glbl Div Opp Fd	Wells Fargo	1.08	-2.73	9.28	0.00	16.00	254	1,380
BMEZ	BR Health Sci Tr II	BlackRock	2.15	-3.85	6.06	5.86	N/A	3,363	6,704
HQH	Tekla Health Invstr	Tekla	2.00	-2.27	8.00	0.00	0.00	1,143	3,712
THW	Tekla Wld Health Fd	Tekla	2.12	5.01	8.68	100.00	20.91	571	3,394
THQ	Tekla Health Opp Fd	Tekla	2.08	-1.63	5.87	31.91	19.47	966	2,252
GDV	Gabelli Div & Incm Tr	Gabelli	2.78	-9.28	5.19	0.56	10.00	2,536	4,522
EVT	EV Tx-Adv Div Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	2.71	-0.33	6.42	2.36	18.50	2,000	3,155
ETG	EV Tx-Adv Glbl Div Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	2.83	-4.94	5.98	28.55	19.20	1,651	2,640
BCX	BR Res & Com Stgy Tr	BlackRock	2.71	-3.87	5.23	66.59	0.00	843	4,136
GGN	GAMCO Glbl Gd NtrRes Incm	Gabelli	2.86	-5.29	9.57	83.61	12.00	620	3,569
NRGX	PIMCO Nrg & Tac Cr Opp Fd	PIMCO	3.13	-12.00	5.55	79.90	15.91	622	1,578
CSQ	Calamos Stgc Tot Rtn Fd	Calamos	1.35	2.62	6.99	0.00	28.34	2,664	4,276
GLO	Clough Glbl Opp Fd	Clough	1.27	-7.26	11.09	8.79	32.91	409	2,811
NIE	Virtus AG Eq & Convt Incm Fd	Virtus	1.35	-9.10	5.21	0.00	0.00	889	1,894
CPZ	Calamos Lng-Srt Eq & Dyn Incm	Calamos	1.37	-6.53	7.52	0.00	20.50	436	1,748
ZTR	Virtus Tot Rtn Fd	Virtus	1.44	6.29	9.63	75.63	26.13	446	1,888
RIV	RiverNorth Opp Fd	RiverNorth	1.35	3.91	11.45	30.00	7.41	183	1,749
CLM	Cornerstone Stgc Val Fd	Cornerstone	1.11	10.80	17.19	40.24	0.00	1,184	16,084
USA	Liberty All-Star Eq Fd	ALPS	1.49	8.76	9.33	0.00	0.00	1,711	9,309
CRF	Cornerstone Tot Rtn Fd	Cornerstone	1.10	12.50	16.94	44.28	0.00	600	8,184
RVT	Royce Val Tr	Franklin Templeton	1.32	-9.41	6.53	4.95	3.56	2,069	3,771
TY	Tri-Cont Corp	Columbia Mngmt	1.33	-9.41	2.88	0.00	2.00	1,923	1,001
BIF	Boulder Gwth & Incm Fd	Boulder	1.39	-13.68	3.07	2.41	12.88	1,515	1,228
DNP	DNP Sel Incm Fd	Virtus	1.39	8.11	7.50	18.22	26.82	3,243	7,512
UTG	Reaves Util Incm Fd	W.H. Reaves	1.35	2.96	6.26	0.00	16.84	1,806	6,203
UTF	C&S Infra Fd	Cohen & Steers	1.29	2.01	6.80	11.42	26.10	2,511	5,778
DPG	D&P Util & Infra Fd	Virtus	1.36	1.02	10.06	63.36	29.80	522	2,272
BUI	BR Util Infra & Pwr OppTr	BlackRock	1.35	5.89	5.61	25.74	0.00	493	1,572
GUT	Gabelli Util Tr	Gabelli	1.46	79.02	7.81	100.00	26.00	270	1,490
IAE	Voya AP Hi Div Eq Incm Fd	Voya	3.22	-6.57	9.16	81.25	0.00	120	442
IHD	Voya Emrg Mkt Hi Div Eq Fd	Voya	3.22	-6.81	8.91	80.50	0.00	165	508
FDEU	FT Dyn Euro Eq Incm Fd	First Trust	3.36	-9.02	5.33	42.94	22.87	256	457
CUBA	Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fd	Herzfeld Cuba	3.42	-14.31	10.06	100.00	0.00	42	128
BTO	JH Fin Opp Fd	John Hancock	2.92	1.24	6.12	0.00	14.40	667	1,975

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